Missions Mainframe : Postulez aux offres de mission déposées

Aperçu d'expériences de Nick,
freelance MAINFRAME résidant dans ?

• Contractor.

  Eclipse Outsourcing Ltd, Hinckley Work undertaken
  Jan 2001 - Jan 2012

  support and development work on the client's outsourced TNT (the distribution company) Financial and Accounting systems, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Transfer Pricing, Name and Address and Common Entities systems.
  Recent Projects:
  Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of mainframe-based system to provide up-to-date details of customer shipping history (known/unknown shipper) from mainframe and interface to UNIX-based process for processing US-inbound consigments.
  
  Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of mainframe-based system to derive up-to-date details of customer orders from mainframe and interface to Java-based system for managing new customers.
  
  Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected system issues affecting mainframe and distributed systems regarding known/unknown shippers.
  
  Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected system issues affecting mainframe and distibuted systems regarding customer debtor status.
  
  Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected system issues affecting loss of customer data between mainframe and distributed UNIX systems.
  
  Analysis, design, development, testing and provision of solution for permanent software resolution for long-standing deep-rooted and interconnected mainframe system issues regarding incorrect overwriting of checked consignment weight and volume issues adversely affecting end-client income.

  Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing, HP Service Desk, Service Now, Lotus Notes, Word, Excel.

• Equifax Card Solutions Ltd, Leicester Work undertaken
  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  development work on the client’s FBS card processing package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly CAIS, Conversions into FBS, Collections, Test Data Creation/Maintenance system, Loans.

  Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing.

• Creation Financial Services

  Ltd, LeicesterWork undertaken
  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  development work on the client’s ALAMO card processing package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Y2K work and conversion onto FBS package.

  Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, VSAM, JCL, DB2, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing.

• Sears Clothing Ltd

  LeicesterWork undertaken
  Jan 1998 - Jan 1998

  development and support work on the UNIPAY Payroll package, running on an IBM mainframe platform - mainly Y2K investigation, product upgrades, statutory maintenance, tax code tapes.

  Main skills used – COBOL, CICS, UNIPAY, VSAM, JCL.

• Safeway Stores PLC, Hayes
  Jan 1993 - Jan 1997

  Permanent employee. (Analyst/Programmer -> Senior Analyst/Programmer)
  Worked in - Human Resources team, responsible for developing and supporting in-house developed Human Resources System (H.R.S.), a Peterborough Software supplied Payroll system (UNIPAY) and Pensions systems then in support area, Business Services, responsible for supporting Finance, Property and Human Resources systems. All systems ran on IBM mainframe platform.Main development projects worked on - Several full project life cycles - Pay Review, Executive Payroll, Pensions Service Factor, Payroll Adjustments, Labour Costing, Absence Reporting, Automatic Labour Scheduling, Y2K of Human Resources system.
  
  Main support tasks carried out – Unipay product upgrades and statutory maintenance, Unipay-based union-negotiated depot wage reviews, day support co-ordinator.

  Main skills used - COBOL2, CICS, DB2, CSP, SQL, UNIPAY, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing.

• Permanent employee. (Trainee Programmer -> Senior Designer)

  British Shoe Corporation, Leicester
  Jan 1985 - Jan 1993

  Worked in - Warehouse Systems team, responsible for developing and supporting in-house developed Warehousing systems. All systems ran on IBM mainframe platform.Main development projects worked on - Several full project life cycles within Stock Location, Picking Lists, Condensing, Bulk Sortation, Clean Invoices and Cost Wages systems.

  Main skills used - JSP-COBOL, COBOL1, CICS, DL1(IMS DB), VSAM, JCL, Systems Analysis, Design and Testing, JSP.

• Overnight support.

  aujourd'hui

  Ongoing training and supervision of junior staff.