JAWEED A. SYED
148 DEGRAW AVENUE
TEANECK, NJ 07666
201- 274-6665/ 201-530-0035 JASYED@OPTONLINE.NET

Professional Summary:

A senior proactive Developer Analyst with strong background in business & data communication applications development, enhancement, implementation, production support and managing end user expectations. The applications include real time Securities Order Management & Clearing (EOD), Financial Markets Information collection & Distribution, Health Care / Medical E-Billing & HIPAA EDI Claims Processing, Fund Raising, Disbursement & Check Processing, Statements/Documents Production & Mass Mailing.

Technical Skills:
Hardware Systems: IBM AS/400, I-5 I-Series E-Servers, Wang VS, NCR VRX/IRX Systems, HP9000, DEC VAX, PCS, LAN Servers and Pitney Bowes, Xerox & HP Print Servers/ Systems.

Operating Systems: I-5/OS, OS/400,VS/OS, IRX/VRX, HP/UX, VMS, UNIX, Windows VISTA/XP/NT

Databases: DB/2 UDB, INFORMIX, MYSQL, PACE, TOTAL

Languages: ILE COBOL, COBOL/400, VS COBOL, Micro Focus COBOL, C, C++, SQL (Native & Embedded), SEQUEL, CL, Procedure Language PL, DCL, SCL, ACL, Shell Scripting, ABAP/4, Focus.

Utilities: PDM, DDS, SDA, RLU, SEU, DBU, DFU, AFP, FTP, Data/User Queues & Spaces, CLOB, System API, FIX 4.0,4.2 & CMS Protocol Messaging over TCP/IP & X.25 and other Systems Utilities.

Other Packages: I-Series Navigator, Client Access/Express, Rumba, Blue Zone, Citrix VPN, ALDON & Implementer Change Management, BMC Remedy, IQ, Qport, TAA tools, APLUS, HAWKEYE/PATHFINDER, Keymail, POWER MHS, MHS (Medical /Health Billing), CA Masterpiece Accounting, Payformance Check Printing, PB Smart Mailer, Planet Press, SAP (SD, FI, Data Transfer Workbench), MCBA & IMAG (Integrated Business Applications packages), Microsoft Office (Outlook. Access, Excel, Word, InfoPath, Publisher, PowerPoint).

Education:

Academic:
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Organization & Methods, Operation Research,
OSMANIA University, Hyderabad, India.
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physical & Biological Sciences, OSMANIA University, Hyderabad, India.

Professional Coursework & Training:
Diploma in Software Auditing, conducted by New York University and Coopers & Lybrand.
Diploma in Database Technology, New York University.
Course in CICS, New York University.
NCR Corporate Training (Dayton) in On-Line Systems Design Structured Analysis & COBOL Programming.
Dale Carnegie Course in Personnel Development and Human Relations.
Management & Personal Development courses, American Management Association.



Employment Status: US Citizen.



Professional Experience:

Consulting / Contract Engagements:

Kisnet Corporation, Katonah, NY
July 2009 – September 2009
September 2004 – March 2006

Resolved commitment control & E-Mail issues by modifying programs, quarries and DB2 data files for order processing system in ILE environment. Used ILE COBOL, CL and embedded SQL on AS/400 server.

Modified A/R, Sales & Order Tracking functions for Consumer Products Distributor. Coded, tested, and implemented custom reports for Sales Commissions/Bonus System. Supported Billing and Inventory Control Applications. Development was performed on an AS/400 using COBOL/400 OPM, DB2, SQL and CL.



Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Durham, NC
April 2008 – August 2008

Enhanced, optimized and tested Health Care E-Billing back end server (Data Service Layer) processing, which involve accepting XML inquiry messages from CLOB, heavy invoice & payment transaction retrieval (DB2 data) from POWER MHS system and parsing XML messages on to CLOB. Used ILE COBOL CL, DBU, Embedded SQL, CLOB, Stored Procedures & functions, System & Power MHS APIS, ALDON Change Management on Multiple I-5 (AS/400) Servers.

Scholastic Corporation, Secaucus, NJ
January 2008 – March 2008

Extensively modified Enterprise Data Warehousing and ETL Process Applications. Converted RODIN tables Generating process to Advance SQL mass data extract & update process. Used ILE COBOL embedded Advance SQL, DB2, RODIN, CL and TURNOVER CMS on Multiple AS/400 I-Servers.

Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., New York, NY
June 2007 – November 2007
April 2006 – November 2006

Enhanced and supported Clearing & End of Day System. Used FIX Drop Copies & raw message feed from Proprietary Network’s (BNS) MVS, Stratus, AS/400 Systems and other servicing Securities Exchanges & ECNS. Extracted and processed this raw data on AS/400 Systems to produce reporting & billing information for Clearance Accounting. Added extensions to extract & process data from real time feed modules. Used Multiple AS/400(I-Series), ILE COBOL, CL, FTP, ALDON CMS and REMEDY.

Enhanced, tested & maintained real time Client/Server Brokerage Applications. Developed & implemented live quote enhancements for Order Management & Routing Systems. Which involve accepting FIX Inquiry Messages from Data/User Queues/Spaces, processing service data and parsing FIX Messages to Data/User Queues/Spaces. Enhanced & supported Administrative & Functional tools capabilities. Imported Mainframe Data to AS/400 & electronically parsed for Traders and bank network users. Used ALDON, Remedy, ILE COBOL, C, C++, CL, Data/User Queues, User Space, Systems APIs & FIX Messaging Protocols over TCP/IP on Multiple AS/400 I-Series E-Servers.

ValueOptions, Reston, VA
February 2007 - June 2007.

Modified & implemented NPI related modifications, enhancements and Level 1, & Level 2 Testing of MHS Medical Claims Processing System. Intensive work with HIPAA 835, 837 EDI Medical Claims Processing. Used multiple I-5 E-Server, Blue Zone, Citrix VPN, Implementer Change Management, ILE COBOL, Embedded SQL, SEQUEL, Stored Procedures, CL and other vendor’s utilities.

United Way of Tri-state, New York, NY
August 1999 - August 2004
Sr. Programmer Analyst

Provided primary technical support for back office applications development, maintenance and production.
Successfully automated fund raising and distribution functions including Campaign, Pledge, Disbursement Check Processing, Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT), Automated Clearing House (ACH), & Electronic Reporting (FTP). Automated mass mailings using CASS certified mailing process. Streamlined the production of checks and documents by implementing distributed TCP/IP printing from AS/400 to print servers using Windows and UNIX based software. Supported regional agencies & 33 local United Way users. Used COBOL/400, ILE COBOL, C, CL, SQL (Native, Embedded), TRIGGERS, STORED PROCEDURES, SEQUEL, IQ, QPORT, PDM, DDS, SDA, RLU, SEU, DBU, DFU & AFP on I-5 E-Server.

Key Information Systems Inc. New York, NY
August 1989 – Feb. 1999
Sr. Analyst Programmer

Developed applications software, performed implementation and provided production / user support for various projects undertaken with clients.

WURTH GROUP (Oct. ’96- Nov. ’98): Converted and implemented Sales & Distribution, Financial Applications for SAP 4.0a (SD & FI modules) for an industrial Hardware material supplier from AS/400 to HP9000. Used Cobol/400, MF COBOL, SQL and CL to convert & communicate Legacy applications to SAP Modules and used Data Transfer Workbench, Informix, SQL and ABAP/4 on HP9000 HP/UX.

MCM INC. (Aug. ’89- Feb. ’99): Developed software, performed implementation and provided technical/production support for a 24/7 Financial News Data Center with multiple lines of business operating on three continents. The Data Center supported real time collection, authoring and electronic distribution of financial information to multiple financial newsvendors. The data collection involves data feed from Bridge (Knight Rider) global network, through different computers (Tandem, DEC VAX & Alpha, WANG, Windows /Novell networks & other Data Feeds). The System supported both human and automated authoring applications. The distribution function involve pushing Financial Analytical Data & Live Commentary Text over X.25 Communication with various Messaging Protocols to major newsvendors like Bridge, Bloomberg, Reuters, Telerate, ADP & Market vision Financial News Networks. The complex environment included various mid-range systems, PC networks, densely equipped user desktops and broad variety of vendor equipment. Used VS/COBOL, Procedure Language, Assembler, C and COBOL for applications development for WANG VS, TANDEM, DEC VAX & ALPHA Platforms.