Fabian B.
Application Developer 100%
Experience
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 yearsApplication Developer 100%
- Implementation and introduction of never-ending processes in batch with new DB2 tables.
- Implementation of new plausibility checks in Cics screens for minor account holders and legal representatives.
- Creating refund credits without inventory in all categories without a deletion flag but with death date for at least one account holder.
- Handling special cases for refund credits with certain posting types and/or inactive payment methods.
- New batch process for buying and selling individual and pooled or implicit transaction costs via third-party providers.
- Order volume import of spread rates.
- Annual cost rate update.
- Performance optimization due to initialization processes in batch programs.
- Adjustments to permissions/powers of attorney on main account level and not sub-account level.
- Skills: Cobol, PL1, Cics, DB2, Eclipse, JCL, Z/OS, TSO/ISPF, JIRA, Confluence, Git, Toad, Stored Procedures, Postman, VScode
Jul 2018 - Dec 2022
4 years 6 monthsApplication Developer 80%, DB Design and System Support 20%
- Maintenance of the health insurance policy application including issue and production fixes.
- Introduction of new processes for undeliverable mail.
- Implementation of digitalization and the online file.
- Introduction of a booklet for policies.
- Support of the health insurance claims application including issue and production fixes.
- Implementation of new partner and document logistics processes due to internal changes and optimizations.
- Migration of VPs into the partner inventory.
- Introduction of BKV card for group contracts.
- Creation of subsidy certificates.
- Introduction of new subsidy rates for health insurance.
- Introduction of offer document for those over 60.
- New partner service 'gibVersandVorgabe'.
- New partner service 'suchePartner'.
- Introduction of loyalty bonus for full coverage.
- Introduction of electronic broker portal.
- Review of premium increase and introduction of zero BAP.
- Introduction of a general error logging database from the PKV and accident core system.
- Introduction of error monitoring from the dialog.
- Development of a 'NEW' account statement prototype due to legal requirements.
- Analysis of commission payments for cancelled, inactive, and reinstated policies across all lines.
- Introduction of Index Invest and SafeSmart products in the life insurance area.
- Status notice Safe&Smart IXI volume estimation preview/review.
- New addendum printout for Index Invest contracts with dynamics.
- Migration of CoreLife/new system with contract reorganization.
- REZ debt collection/recovery Riester migration.
- Residual credit with contract reorganization.
- Introduction of an error reporting system for the Residual Credit and CoreLife migrations.
- Bug fixes in the composite dialog.
- Conversion of programs to the new Cobol compiler version.
- Including syntax adjustments due to new features.
- Skills: Cobol, PL/1, Assembler, DB2, Tabex, IMS/DB, CICS, JCL, MVS, TSO/ISPF, SCLM, MQ Series, Dopix, Xpediter, IDZ, JIRA, Confluence
Sep 2009 - Jun 2018
8 years 10 monthsApplication Developer 70%, Business Analyst 15%, DB/System Support 15%
- Support of partner and broker systems daily operations and production fixes. Cobol, Assembler and DB2.
- Migration of residual credit contracts from IMS/DB to DB2 using Cobol.
- Introduction of an account partner-contract history using Cobol and DB2.
- Migration of partner database including interface adjustments in Cobol and DB2.
- Support and administration.
- Introduction of duplicate check and consolidation for partner addresses. Cobol.
- Introduction of a partner sanction dialog including batch sanction lists using Cobol and DB2.
- Migration of partner attributes on the partner. Cobol and IMS DB.
- Migration of motor vehicle contracts with third-authorized partners in Cobol and DB2.
- Migration of creditors using Cobol and VSAM.
- Business concept design for the introduction of an open items dialog from SAP FS-CD debt collection/recovery.
- Business concept for the introduction of a dunning and blocking dialog from SAP FS-CD debt collection/recovery.
- Implementation of the open items dunning and blocking dialog from SAP FS-CD debt collection/recovery in ABAP and Cobol.
- Implementation of SAP FC-CD reports for the open items dialog in ABAP and Cobol.
- Implementation of SAP FS-CD reports for dunning and blocking in ABAP and Cobol.
- Introduction of a bank code-account check during bank mergers using Cobol and DB2.
- SAP FS-CD development of function modules for payment purpose identification in collection using ABAP.
- Customizing of payment purpose identification in FS-CD.
- SEPA migration of bank accounts from the life insurance line into the partner DB using Cobol, DB2, and Assembler.
- Program for claim/benefit adjustments/rewrite and production support in Assembler and Cobol.
- SEPA converter migration to IBAN/BIC using Cobol.
- Analysis, design and implementation of a broker interface from broker to FS-CD using Cobol and ABAP.
- Migration of HUK claims using Cobol, IMS-DB, and DB2.
- Expansion of learning clarification in the payment run FS-CD using ABAP and IBAN conversion.
- Conversion of bank account information in FS-CD to IBAN for incoming and outgoing collections using ABAP.
- Migration of partner master data from ICIS using Cobol, IMS-DB, DB2, VSAM.
- Replacement of VSAM files to DB2.
- Replacement of VTAS files to DB2.
- Skills: Cobol, PL/1, IMS/DB DC, DB2, CICS, JCL, MVS, TSO/ISPF, Changeman, Rexx, VSAM, Panvalet, ABAP, SAP FS-CD, FI-CO, Assembler
Mar 2009 - Aug 2009
6 monthsBusiness Analyst 70%, Application Developer 30%
- Analysis of the existing content management system and development of a functional specification and technical design for the rewrite of the CMS in Cobol under IMS/DB, TSO, ISPF, and DB2.
- Analysis of existing Rexx procedures in the CMS.
- Analysis of Cobol programs in the CMS under SWT01.
- Programming of the new requirements for the CMS based on the functional specification.
- Documentation and bug fixing in the existing CMS.
- Skills: Cobol, Rexx, IMS/DB, DB2, JCL, MVS, SWT01, TSO/ISPF
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009
7 yearsSystem Architect 5%, Application Developer 85%, Project Manager 5%, Business Analyst 5%
- Functional specification - development of a functional and technical design for the implementation of 'late payment rules' and 'interest' in the patent fee accounting system.
- Development and documentation of a cross-team requirements specification to ensure adherence to test procedures and production implementations.
- Redesign of database structures for the introduction of new member countries into the patent fee accounting system.
- Adaptation of online and batch programs.
- Functional analysis and design of new statistical programs on 'lapse conditions', durations, and mortality rates of patents for controlling and budget planning.
- Development of a DB2 database extraction in Cobol for the CDW1 in the data warehouse.
- Development of new SAS programs and marts for controlling.
- Conversion of an old IMS/DB with patent payment rates to DB2 in conjunction with Cobol.
- Functional analysis/functional specification for the implementation of a batch process between fee management and controlling.
- This batch process is used to monitor 'revoked patents' and their impact on fee revenues.
- Coordination of new production release rollouts.
- Troubleshooting, administration, and fine-tuning of SQL access on the DB2 database.
- Skills: MVS, Cobol, TSO, ISPF, PL/1, JAVA, CICS, DB2, Windows Rexx, Tivoli, Lotus Notes, JCL, SAS, WA-Administrator
Mar 2001 - Feb 2002
1 yearApplication Developer 90% and Test Analyst 10%
- Analysis and adaptation of programs for the Y2K conversion in the outstanding loan system.
- Development and documentation of the technical conversion.
- Introduction of the euro currency in the outstanding loan system.
- Conversion of the screensets for the outstanding loan system.
- Implementation of a product maintenance dialog for the property insurance line based on an existing functional specification.
- Migration of CICS maps to Java screensets.
- Including source code analysis and code optimization in various areas.
- New development of Java screensets for the product maintenance dialog in the property insurance line.
- Bug fixes for the outstanding loan system.
- Skills: MVS, Cobol, TSO, ISPF, CICS, DB2, Java
Dec 1998 - Feb 2001
2 years 3 monthsSystem Analyst 5% and Application Developer 95%
- Coordination and implementation of the Y2K conversion for life insurance.
- Program analysis, planning, development, and testing for the introduction of a new rate generation for life insurance.
- Introduction of single-premium life insurance into the policy system based on the functional specification.
- Euro conversion in the life insurance area.
- Skills: CICS, Cobol, TSO, ISPF, DB2, Assembler
Mar 1998 - Nov 1998
9 monthsApplication Developer 100%
- Optimization of Java programs and screensets in various areas.
- Skills: Java, JBilder, Visual Cafe
Jul 1996 - Apr 1998
1 year 10 monthsSystem Analyst 5% and Application Developer 95%
- Analysis for expanding the interface from the life insurance area to reinsurance.
- Review of coverage amounts.
- Rewrite of an old system from Assembler to Cobol in the life insurance area.
- Optimization of batch processes and JCL.
- Extension and maintenance of the reinsurance programs.
- Skills: Cobol, Assembler, Rexx, DL1, VSAM, CICS, JCL, MVS, TSO, ISPF
Oct 1995 - Jun 1996
9 monthsAdministration 100%
- Implementation of IBM standard software.
- Skills: OS/2, IBM standard software
Summary
Over the past 30 years I have worked as an application developer, system designer, system analyst, test specialist, business analyst, and in project management on migration projects. My work covered insurance, government agencies, and banks. My main focus was developing and maintaining new and legacy applications on the mainframe with Cobol, CICS, IMS and DB2.
Languages
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