Thomas J. Ciccone
1018 Pleasance Grove · Peachtree City, GA 30269
tjciccone@gmail.com · 770-486-5159
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomciccone
Team or Project Lead – Systems Development
Financial Document Design · Metavante CSF · Advanced Function Presentation
Qualifications Summary
Accomplished technical project leader with over fifteen years of experience in
commercial data processing involving strong analytical, design and programming
skills for a variety of business applications using IBM MVS/ESA systems.
Particular expertise in mainframe development of complex financial statements
and related documents. Dedicated, results-driven leader with extensive
experience in the financial services industry.
Ø Mainframe:
COBOL 390, COBOL II, IBM Utilities, MVS JCL, VSAM, TSO/PDF, SAS, Changeman,
File Aid, Startool, SAR, CA7, $avers, IOF, SDSF, CA-Intertest Batch, DYL280,
Advanced Function Presentation, AFP/API, OGL, PPFA, Graphical Data Display
Manager (GDDM), CSF (Custom Statement Formatter), split_AFP2PDF, Cyberfusion, ConnectDirect,
Streamweaver, Print File Generator (PFG).
Ø Desktop
Applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft
Access, Microsoft Outlook, Visio, CSF Workshop, LOTUS Notes, Fastest, Page
Segment component of Elixir, Adobe Photoshop, Introductory lectures on Exstream
Dialogue.
Ø Hardware: IBM
3370, MVS/ESA, IBM PC(W/DOS, OS/2, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000,
Windows 95, Windows NT, VMS/OS, LAN, Open MVS.
Wells
Fargo & Co. (formerly Wachovia) – Charlotte, NC 2008-2010
Senior
Technical Consultant, Core Banking Technology
Project Leader responsible for major modifications of print
programs, JCL and JCL transmission protocol, intensive testing and intra and
extra company coordination. Central figure in the conversion of legacy AG
Edwards Infoprint system to new in-house system utilizing Exstream Dialogue
technology. Utilized my technical expertise and documentation skills to explain
operations and processing between different departments, different environments
and different languages (UNIX, Windows, IBM Mainframe, NDM, FTP, COBOL, JCL,
ASCII and EBCDIC formatted data). Created and maintained all documents
necessary to move projects through the entire life cycle, including Technical
Statement of Work (TSOW) project details and estimates for beginning project
approval, unit testing, Business partner and user acceptance preparation and
reviews, Metavante FasTest verifications, post production verifications and
follow-up documentation. Maintained common reference information in a shared
server area to help others obtain information on different applications and to
help with the life cycle project implementation procedures.
Ø
Responsibilities include complete system
conversion design, analysis, coding testing, implementation, user coordination.
Intensive hands on and sign off responsibilities of components made up of
mainly new and modified JCL batch and transmission job streams, modified Cobol
programs, AFP resources, data analysis and data integrity.
Ø
Setup connectivity and data transfer profiles between
AG Edwards UNIX server and Wachovia test and production mainframe boxes via
ConnectDirect.
Ø
Responsible for converting PC images in jpg,
gif, and tif formats to AFP page segments via Elixir.
Ø
Used post-processing Streamweaver logic to
reformat and redirect AFP output data using Finalist mail processing data and
to enhance the output printing and reprint functionality.
Ø
Create and enhance the ability to archive output
print streams via Mobius archiving application.
Ø
Implemented several new processing flows and
enhancements to existing flows in coordination with operations and CA7
scheduling team.
Ø
Provided secondary support for the mainframe
Performance Statement System within the Wachovia Securities Division.
UBS Financial Services, Inc. – Weehawken, NJ 2007
Project Manager
Provide maintenance and production support for various
mainframe applications and jobs in the Corporate Employee Financial Services
(CEFS) department. Create and maintain documentation of existing and new jobs
for ongoing maintenance and other staff members' reference. Work with Business
Users and other technical personnel to transform business requirements into
functional specifications using ADP (Application Development Process)
methodology. Participate in the development process, Quality Assurance cycle,
and implementation to ensure that company standards are followed. Coach and
mentor other team members in AFP and PPFA coding.
Ø Analyze, design, present and implement
enhancements to Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) confirm delivery method.
Automated several processes which saved cost of having it processed manually.
Ø Authored system documentation for entire
Corporate Employee Financial Services (CEFS) systems including confirms,
advices, labels and statement data collection.
Ø Promoted cross-training for staff to develop
technical skills and systems knowledge, flexibility for project assignments,
and provide back-up expertise.
Ø Added more accountability to senior
management and business users via detailed status reporting.
Prudential
Financial – Newark, NJ 1996-2007
Technical Project Leader – Managed Accounts Consulting Group
(2004-2007)
Provide team leadership for design and development of
detailed quarterly performance monitors. Participate in analysis, prototyping,
testing and results analysis. Solely responsible for coordinating print and
distribution of nearly half a million documents each quarter for both third
party and internal clients and brokers.
Ø
Converted PDF data generated by split_afp2pdf
via UNIX subsystem to use new software offered in release v4.63 of CSF.
Ø
Project leader and chief engineer (full
life-cycle analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, support) responsible for
Managed Accounts Quarterly Accounts Monitor output and distribution systems.
Coordinated all testing between business users (internal and external), systems
area, print facility and distribution center.
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Designed and developed the process to convert
several variable page financial statements from AFP format to PDF (for Acrobat
Reader). Using basic shell scripts transferred indexed AFP data from MVS to
UNIX Sub System where split_afp2pdf translator modules parsed individual PDF
files into specific directories. Upon user approval, these directories were
then “tar”red (tape archived) and NDM to an external business partner.
Ø
Designed two variable page international mutual
fund statements by converting from AFP/API format using CSF technology. CSF
components necessary for this application included OMR and 3 of 9 bar-coding
via ROC, house-holding, run statistics and indexing (ACIF) for online viewing.
Responsible for developing hierarchy, report definition, data definition and
interface program on both projects. All painting done with CSF Workshop.
Technical Project Leader – Transfer Agency (1996-2004)
Sole AFP programmer for transfer agency applications. Design
and develop financial media such as confirms, letters, statements, certificates
required by several business units within the agency.
Ø
Designed low account balance letter using CSF
technology for variable page duplex printing using CSF technology.
Ø
Using IBM’s AFP/API, designed, developed and
maintain seven detailed variable page Mutual Funds Statement Systems (Target,
Target II, PPA, Preference, Strategist, PruChoice, PruPreferred and Mutual Fund
Choice). As the lead AFP programmer, was involved in the full project life
cycle: definition of user requirements, preparation of program specifications,
coding and testing of modules, preparation of procedures, system and user
acceptance for these products. Educated a junior-level programmer in AFP/API
calls to assist on several of these projects.
Ø
Designed and developed a Customer Re-Allocation,
Billing and Welcome Letter System. This system processes letters for new
accounts coming into the program and existing accounts re-allocating from fund
to fund. These letters are created using PPFA and OGL. This system has been
cloned and used by other groups in the firm. Re-engineered this system to use
CSF technology.
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Assisted in completing year 2000 system
modifications for all wrap-fee mutual fund systems.
Prudential
Securities, Inc. – New York,
NY 1993-1996
Senior Programmer Analyst – Transfer Agency
Ø Perform
multifaceted programming and analysis from code development through acceptance
testing on several mutual fund fee reporting projects.
Ø
Enhanced and support a Wrap Fee Commission
System. This system tracks trades that meet a $10,000 threshold on an account
level and transmits the fee to a centralized system.
Ø
Designed, developed and implemented a Finder's
Fee System. This system tracks a plan's assets and produce reports and
commission feeds to be processed by another data center within the company.
Ø Designed,
developed and implemented a daily cash flow system to calculate time-weighted
performance for Target and PruChoice quarterly statements.
Supermarkets
General Corp. – Carteret, NJ 1988-1993
Department Manager – Retail
Progressed through increasingly responsible positions,
advancing from non-management to supervisory positions.
Ø Consistently
exceeded previous year’s sales and maintained sanitation standards. Responsible
for loss prevention, shrink reduction, cash control, budgets, supervising and
scheduling five to ten employees.
The Chubb Institute of Technology – Parsippany, NJ
Certificate – Computer Programming, 1993
Kean University – Union, NJ
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Fine Arts – Graphic Design, 1987