Monica M. Banag
Address:        #3 Angeles Street, Krus na Ligas, Quezon City, Philippines, 1101
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Application Developer
6 years’ Experience in COBOL Development / Enhancement
Core qualifications
Operating Systems
:
IBM OS/390, MS Windows
Programming Languages/Tools
:
COBOL, JCL and Endevor
Databases
:
DB2 and IMS
Application Development Software
:
TSO/ISPF
Other skills
   
Creating tools using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) in MS Excel
Basic knowledge coding in Visual Studio C# .NET
Work Experience
IBM Solutions Delivery                                                               August 2013 to Present
Global Delivery Center, Philippines
Building J, UPA Technohub
Quezon City, Philippines
Project:
Anthem Legacy Claims (Previously named as Wellpoint)
US health care managed company that aims to improve the lives of the people they serve and the health of their communities.
Team/Task Description:   April 2019 - Present
Application Developer – Mainframe
Development tools: TSO/ISPF, Endevor, JCL, QMF, COBOL, DB2, CICS and Online Screen
Duties and Responsibilities:
As part of Modern to Traditional Migration, develop new or enhance programs based on the given requirements in a short period of time.
Create test data using Frontend/Online screen for the Unit Testing. 
Supported SIT/Test team testing to fix defects and issues.
Support on parallel testing to run series of jobs to create test data.
Projects/SSCR Team Description:   May 2014 – April 2019
Application Developer - Mainframe
Development tools: TSO/ISPF, Endevor, JCL, QMF, COBOL, DB2 and CICS
Duties and Responsibilities:
Create new and enhance modules based on low-level designs ensuring that the code complies with design specifications and project standards. 
Create test data that can be used by multiple test phases. Develop functional and volume tests. 
Support SIT/Testing Team and Fix defects found. Update the Design Document based on the fix generated on testing phase.
Fix issues/ bugs found by the onshore counterpart. 
Update the Design Document based on the fix generated on testing phase and perform PDM (Parallel Development Manager) to ensure all elements are sync in Design Document.
Ensure all project requirement documents were created and updated in time before code drop. 
Send all job details and what fix done on the job abended to the whole team for the updates before the shift ends,
Ensure to update Job Abended Metrix for the all job abends handled within the shift for the audit every month.  
      
Other tasks:
Create tools using VBA in MS Excel and help other teams to make their repeating tasks more efficient and faster. 
Perform CM audit every Month release, check all project documents handled by PH and IN (India/Onshore) and ensure all the required documents for every projects are uploaded with correct details.
Provide PEER,PDM and LO review approval in every project request sent by PH and IN(India/Onshore).
Production Support: Standby every weekend for the calls from the Operations for the abended Job details and ensure to fix all detected errors/issues within the SLA and send instructions to the Operations to run jobs or post late jobs in the production.
Project Description:   September 2013 – April 2014
Light-On Monitoring tasks
Clear Quest
Production Support (Weekdays)
Environment
Development tools for mainframe: TSO/ISPF, Endevor, JCL, QMF, COBOL and IMS
Duties and Responsibilities
Ensure all LO Monitoring and Adhoc task are done every day.
Ensure all critical jobs run went fine and report all errors/issues that will affect the production system.
Perform CQ analysis/debugging and send it for review within the SLA.
Production Support: Standby everyday for the calls from the Operations for the abended Job details and ensure to fix all detected errors/issues within the SLA and send instructions to the Operations to run jobs or post late jobs in the production.
Send all job details and what fix done on the job abended to the whole team for the updates before the shift ends,
Ensure to update Job Abended Metrix for the all job abends handled within the shift for the audit every month.  
Provide PEER, PDM and LO review approval in every project request sent by PH and IN(India/Onshore).
Education
2008 - 2013    Bulacan State University 
                      City of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines
           Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering (BSCPE)  
             
ON the job training
April  2012 - June 2012   Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
                                         Student Trainee  -Technical Training Division
                                         TelTEC Building, Boni Ave., Mandaluyong City
character references
Available upon request.
  
         I hereby certify that the above information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
       Monica M. Banag