106 Gorecki Place
Cary, NC 27513
Home: (919) 461-8541
Mobile: (919) 452-9535
E-Mail: rfarese@nc.rr.com
SUMMARY
Information Technology professional with nearly twenty years in the computer industry. Experienced in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), specifically business and system analysis and requirements generation, system design, development testing, and production and end user support. Specific concentration on systems integration, application development and maintenance. Personal strengths and capabilities include leadership, project management and supervision, communication, coordination, application development, application methodology and change management, and exposure to healthcare and insurance applications and terminology.
SKILLS
SDLC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft SharePoint Team Services 2001, Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2003, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Internet Explorer, TestDirector, QAHiperstation, Playback, MVS/ESA, JCL, TSO/ISPF, VSAM, CICS, Xpediter, Change Man, Omegamon, Abend-Aid/FX, File-Aid, Snag-It, Adobe Acrobat
WORK EXPERIENCE
Medco Health Solutions - Franklin Lakes, NJ
Business Analyst, Jul 2006 - Oct 2006 (Contract)
- Gathered and documented functional requirements for Mainframe and Web health care applications
- Created Use Cases for functional requirements to be used by Developers and QA Teams
- Participated in peer reviews of business requirements, functional requirements, technical requirements and test plans
- Assisted QA Team with development of test plans, reviewed test plans for accuracy, and approved testing results
- Assisted Developer Team with technical requirements creation
- Worked with business and customers to analyze and determine best solutions
- Primary tools utilized included: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, TSO/ISPF
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Uniprise, UnitedHealth Group - Basking Ridge, NJ
Sr. IS Systems Analyst, Jul 2003 – Feb 2006 (Permanent)
- Served as QA Analyst on large Mainframe and Web health care applications
- Application types tested included: Claim, Eligibility, Provider, Financial, and Member Portal
- Utilized TestDirector for test plan development, defect tracking and defect resolution
- Utilized QAHiperstation (TSO) and QAHiperstation+ (Windows) to create
re-executable test scripts - Participated in peer reviews of business requirements, functional requirements, technical requirements and test plans
- Involved with all testing life cycle phases, including system, integration, regression, end-to-end, user acceptance and production readiness
- Served as QA Release Lead for mainframe and web health care applications
- Performed project management for large software releases
- Primary tools utilized included: Word, Excel, Visio, FrontPage, SharePoint, TestDirector, QAHiperstation, TSO/ISPF
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IBM Global Services, IBM - Cranford, NJ
IT Application Architect, Jul 1997 – Apr 2003 (Permanent)
- Gathered and developed business requirements and system specifications
- Designed, coded and maintained Mainframe health care applications
- Performed unit testing of Mainframe health care program code
- Assisted QA Team with development of test plans and user documentation
- Applications worked on included: Claim, Eligibility, Provider and Financial
- Provided Mainframe application data mapping and validation
- Provided business and system analysis for Mainframe health care applications
- Worked with business partners and customers to determine application changes
- Developed, packaged and scheduled software releases from test to production environment
- Used ChangeMan source management tool for coding and software release
- Supported multiple Mainframe CICS and Batch applications
- Created JCL for development and production purposes
- Created standard and ad hoc reports using SAS software
- Primary tools utilized included: Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, TSO/ISPF, CICS, ChangeMan
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Prudential HealthGroup, Prudential Insurance Co. of America - Roseland, NJ
Programmer Specialist / Acceptance Tester, Jun 1987 – Jun 1997 (Permanent)
- Gathered and developed business requirements and system specifications
- Provided business and system analysis for Mainframe health care applications
- Worked with business partners and customers to determine application changes
- Designed, coded and maintained Mainframe health care applications
- Performed unit testing of Mainframe health care program code
- Provided Mainframe application data mapping and validation
- Assisted QA Team with developing test plans and user documentation
- Developed, packaged and scheduled software releases from test to production environment
- Used ChangeMan source management tool for coding and software release
- Supported multiple Mainframe CICS and Batch applications
- Created JCL for development and production purposes
- Investigated and resolved production problems using Xpediter, ADS, Omegamon and Abend-aid/FX tools
- Created standard and ad hoc reports using SAS software
- Served as QA Analyst on Mainframe health care applications
- As QA Analyst, was responsible for test plan development, defect tracking and defect resolution
- Application types tested included: Claim, Eligibility, Provider and Financial
- Utilized Playback to create re-executable test scripts
- Primary tools utilized included: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TSO/ISPF, CICS, ChangeMan
EDUCATION
- Rutgers University - Newark, NJ
- Essex Catholic High School - East Orange, NJ