JOHN F.

RIGO
1365 Van Houten Avenue, Apt. 2
Clifton, NJ 07013
Home 862-591-1609
Cell 973-493-5004
jr2618e6@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Resourceful, results-driven Senior Programmer Analyst with
18+ years experience leading and contributing to insurance,
banking, brokerage and tax reporting projects for
organizations such as UBS Financial Services and Prudential
Securities. Broad mainframe and client/server background
spans the prototype development of several major commercial
applications, including PRUSERVE, a world-class financial
call center system and Windows World Open Award Winner.
* Outstanding ability to gather and translate complex
user requirements into practical, cost-effective software
solutions.
* Thrive in both independent and collaborative work
environments.
* Innovative problem solver, adept at developing online
and batch programs of varying complexities.
* Track record of partnering with business leaders,
technical teams and vendors to plan, integrate and execute
project plans on time/budget.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES: COBOL/COBOL II, Visual Basic 6/5/3, Java/JDK
1.2/ JavaScript (Training), HTML/DHTML/XML (Training)
DATABASES: DB2/SQL, VSAM/IDCAMS, SQL Server, MS Access,
Oracle 8i, Ideal-Datacom DB, IMS 6.0
PLATFORMS: IBM 30XX, IBM ES9000/3090/3083/OS/390; Windows
NT 4.0/98/95, Windows XP Professional
SOFTWARE/TOOLS: MVS-ESA, CICS, Stored Procedures, MQSeries,
ActiveX/ COM, Visual SourceSafe, Crystal Reports, TSO/ISPF,
VSAM,Z OS/MVS JCL/Utilities, Intertest (batch/online)
CA7/CA11 Job Scheduler, FTP, MicroFocus Cobol, ChangeMan,
QMF, SPUFI, Librarian, Zeke, Xpeditor, IBM-Debug, PL/SQL,
MS Office/Project
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
J2 SOLUTIONS INC., Bergenfield, NJ; 11/2008 - 12/2008
SENIOR PROGRAMMER/ANALYST (Consultant); 2 months
Engaged to provide services to client ConEdison of Orange
and Rockland Counties in NY. Worked closely with Project
Leader and business users on a number of business-critical
projects. Performed analysis of technical specifications to
design, code, create and document test cases, enabling
production turnover of system enhancements for user
approval.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Instrumental in entire project's life cycle of on-line
and batch applications for both the Gas Mobile Dispatch
(GMD) and the Gas Inspection and Maintenance (GIMS) systems,
utilizing COBOL LE, CICS, MQSeries, DB2 and Stored
Procedures. Provided on-line and batch support, maintenance
and upgrades to system.
CHUBB & SON, Whitehouse Station, NJ; 01/2008 - 06/2008
PROGRAMMER/ANALYST; 6 months
Played vital role on projects in 2 Commercial Insurance
Departments, CCI and MRG. Effectively translated complex
business requirements into practical technical
specifications; also contributed to coding, testing and
production implementation.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Equally successful in independently managing
assignments for the CUES Underlyer System in MRG as well as
collaborating with team for development on CUSTOMARQ System
in CCI .
Environment: COBOL II, JCL, IBM Utilities, Stored
Procedures, DB2 v8, IMS .0, TELON, IMS 6.0
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, Weehawken, NJ; 03/2005 - 08/2007
LEAD ASSOCIATE/PROGRAMMER; 2 years 5 months
Vital technical and leadership resource on business-critical
tax reporting projects, entailing maintenance of multiple
systems generating 1099, 1042 and 4806A/B/C statements for
clients and the Internal Revenue Service.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Partnered with IRS Tax Reporting Department business
analysts to accurately gather program specifications and
business requirements.
* Effectively coordinated employees and consultants on
core development projects, including a batch COBOL II, VSAM
and DB2 sub-system that created 1099 correction statistics
process and reports.
* Met rapid project delivery timelines involving system
modifications for annual compulsory IRS Tax Law changes
prior to "Instant Replay" year-end activity summary
processing.
* Consistently met user expectations by working round the
clock for a period of 5 months every tax season to supply
24/7 systems and production support.
Environment: COBOL, JCL, IBM Utilities, VSAM, Stored
Procedures, DB2 8/7
Consultusa LLC, Pittsburg, PA; 11/2004 - 03/2005
SENIOR PROGRAMMER/ANALYST (Consultant); 4 months
Client: New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company
Key contributor to design, coding, testing and upgrade of
client/banking systems.
Environment: COBOL II, CICS, VSAM, DB2, Stored Procedures
CREATIVE VISIONS III SOLUTIONS GROUP, Bloomfield, NJ;
07/2002 - 09/2003
SENIOR PROGRAMMER/ANALYST (Consultant); 1 year 2 months
Delivered a wide variety of client/server Web-enabled
systems for diverse clientele.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT:
* Created a full scale, 3-tiered eCommerce Website for an
object oriented Java-based client portfolio account
reporting system spanning inventory management, sales,
customer accounts and ordering.
Environment: Visual Basic 6.0, ActiveX, J2EE, Java 2.0,
JDBC, JSP, Servlets, Javascript, COBOL II, CICS, ADO, SQL
Server, MS Access, Oracle, HTML, DHTML, CSS, DB2, Stored
Procedures
PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES, New York NY; 02/1997 - 07/2001
SENIOR PROGRAMMER/ANALYST; 4 years 5 months
Led development of mainframe and client/server brokerage and
financial services applications, including Command Visa Gold
Debit Card Fraud Management and PRUSERV financial call
center system.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Directed a large-scale consulting team in the prototype
development for PRUSERV through the life cycle utilizing a
COBOL, CICS/DB2/VSAM and IBM MQSeries messaging back-end
that triggered Stored Procedures and a Visual Basic 6.0/Web
Browser GUI front-end.
* Collaborated with DBAs to develop and modify SQL Server
and DB2 database designs, increasing performance 25%.
Environment: COBOL, COBOL II, CICS/DB2/VSAM, IBM MQSeries,
Visual Basic 6.0, ActiveX, J2EE, Java 2.0, JDBC, JSP,
Servlets, FTP, SQL Server, DB2
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
From 1989 - 1997, held Programmer/Analyst positions with
United Parcel Service and Loews Corporation.
EDUCATION Montclair State University
B.A., Business Management, completed 75 credits to date
Chubb Institute
Diploma, Advanced Web Development, 03/2004
Diploma, Computer Programming, 03/1989