Fabian Bode
Application Developer 100%
Experience
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 yearsApplication Developer 100%
- Implementation and rollout of never-ending batch processes with new DB2 tables.
- Adding new validations in CICS screens for minor account holders and legal representatives.
- Creating refund credits without existing accounts in all lines of business without delete flags but with a death date for at least one account holder.
- Handling special cases in refund credits with certain booking types and/or inactive payment methods.
- New batch process for buying and selling individual and pooled or implied transaction costs via third parties.
- Loading order volumes and spread rates.
- Annual cost rate updates.
- Performance optimization of batch programs due to initialization routines.
- Adjusting authorizations/powers of attorney at the main account level rather than subaccount 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%
- Supporting the health insurance policy system including issue and production fixes.
- Introducing new processes for undeliverable mail.
- Implementing digitalization and an online file system.
- Rolling out a booklet for policies.
- Supporting health insurance claims systems including issue and production fixes.
- Implementing new partner and document logistics processes due to internal changes and optimizations.
- Migrating vested policies into the partner portfolio.
- Launching BKV cards for group contracts.
- Generating subsidy certificates.
- Introducing new health subsidy tariffs.
- Offering document proposals for customers over 60.
- New partner service ‘setDispatchPreferences’.
- New partner service ‘findPartner’.
- Introducing loyalty bonuses for full insurance.
- Launching an electronic broker portal.
- Checking contribution increases and adding zero-contribution policies.
- Setting up a general error-logging database from the PKV and accident legacy systems.
- Adding error monitoring in the user interface.
- Developing a prototype account statement ‘NEW’ for legal requirements.
- Reporting commission payments for canceled, inactive and reinstated policies across all lines of business.
- Introducing Index Invest and SafeSmart products in life insurance.
- Status message for Safe&Smart IXI volume estimates preview/follow-up.
- New endorsement printout for Index Invest contracts with dynamic features.
- Migrating CoreLife to the new system with contract reorganization.
- REZ collection/Riester migration.
- Consumer loan reorganization with new contract setup.
- Introducing an error reporting system for the Restkredit and CoreLife migrations.
- Bug fixes in composite dialogs.
- Upgrading programs to a new Cobol compiler version, including syntax changes for 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%
- Supporting partner and broker systems day-to-day and production fixes using Cobol, Assembler and DB2.
- Migrating consumer loan contracts from IMS/DB to DB2 with Cobol.
- Adding partner contract history tables using Cobol and DB2.
- Migrating partner database and updating interfaces with Cobol and DB2.
- Providing support and administration.
- Introducing duplicate checks and merging partner addresses using Cobol.
- Adding a sanctions screening dialog and batch sanction lists with Cobol and DB2.
- Migrating partner attributes tied to partners using Cobol and IMS DB.
- Migrating auto insurance contracts with third-party partners using Cobol and DB2.
- Migrating creditors using Cobol and VSAM.
- Business analysis for adding an open items dialog from SAP FS-CD exkasso/inkasso.
- Analysis for adding a dunning and blocking dialog from SAP FS-CD inkasso/exkasso.
- Implementing the open-items dunning and blocking dialog in SAP FS-CD using ABAP and Cobol.
- Creating SAP FS-CD reports for the open-items dialog in ABAP and Cobol.
- Creating SAP FS-CD reports for dunning and blocking in ABAP and Cobol.
- Adding bank code and account checks during a bank merger with Cobol and DB2.
- SAP FS-CD development of function modules for purpose recognition in inkasso using ABAP.
- Customizing purpose recognition in FS-CD.
- Migrating SEPA bank details from the life insurance line into the partner DB using Cobol, DB2 and Assembler.
- Adjusting and rewriting claims processing programs and production support using Assembler and Cobol.
- SEPA converter switch to IBAN/BIC using Cobol.
- Analyzing, designing and building a broker interface from broker to FS-CD using Cobol and ABAP.
- Migrating HUK claims using Cobol, IMS-DB and DB2.
- Enhancing learning routines in the payment run FS-CD using ABAP and updating to IBAN.
- Switching bank accounts in FS-CD to IBAN for exkasso/inkasso using ABAP.
- Migrating partner master data from ICIS using Cobol, IMS-DB, DB2 and VSAM.
- Replacing VSAM files with DB2.
- Replacing VTAS files with 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%
- Analyzing the existing content management system and creating a business and technical design for rewriting the CMS in Cobol under IMS/DB, TSO, ISPF and DB2.
- Reviewing existing Rexx procedures in the CMS.
- Analyzing Cobol programs in the CMS under SWT01.
- Coding new requirements for the CMS based on the design.
- Documenting and debugging 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 Lead 5%, Analyst 5%
- Business and technical design for adding late-payment rules and interest to the patent fee accounting system.
- Writing and documenting a cross-team requirements spec for test procedures and production rollouts.
- Redesigning database structures to add new member countries in the patent fee accounting system.
- Updating online and batch programs accordingly.
- Analyzing and designing new reports on lapse conditions, patent lifespans and mortality rates for controlling and budgeting.
- Building a DB2 database extraction in Cobol for the CDW1 data warehouse.
- Developing new SAS programs and marts for controlling.
- Converting an old IMS/DB with patent fee rates to DB2 with Cobol.
- Business analysis and design for a batch process between fee management and controlling to monitor revoked patents and their impact on fee income.
- Coordinating new production release rollouts.
- Troubleshooting, administering and fine-tuning SQL access to DB2.
- 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%, Test Analyst 10%
- Analyzing and updating programs for the Y2K conversion in the consumer loan system.
- Developing and documenting the technical conversion.
- Introducing the euro currency in the consumer loan system.
- Updating screensets for the consumer loan system.
- Implementing a product maintenance dialog for property insurance based on an existing design.
- Converting CICS maps to Java screensets.
- Including source code analysis and optimization across various areas.
- Developing new Java screensets for the property insurance maintenance dialog.
- Debugging the consumer loan system.
- Skills: MVS, Cobol, TSO, ISPF, CICS, DB2, Java
Dec 1998 - Feb 2001
2 years 3 monthsSystem Analyst 5%, Application Developer 95%
- Coordinating and implementing the Y2K conversion for life insurance.
- Program analysis, planning, development and testing for a new tariff generation in life insurance.
- Implementing single-premium life insurance into the policy system based on the design.
- Euro conversion in the life insurance area.
- Skills: CICS, Cobol, TSO, ISPF, DB2, Assembler
Mar 1998 - Nov 1998
9 monthsApplication Developer 100%
- Optimizing Java programs and screensets across various areas.
- Skills: Java, JBuilder, Visual Café
Jul 1996 - Apr 1998
1 year 10 monthsSystem Analyst 5%, Application Developer 95%
- Business analysis for extending the interface from life insurance to reinsurance.
- Checking coverage limits.
- Rewriting a legacy system from Assembler to Cobol in life insurance.
- Optimizing batch jobs and JCL.
- Extending and maintaining reinsurance programs.
- Skills: Cobol, Assembler, Rexx, DL1, VSAM, CICS, JCL, MVS, TSO, ISPF
Oct 1995 - Jun 1996
9 monthsAdministration 100%
- Implementing 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 project manager for migrations. My work covered insurance, government agencies and banks. My main focus was developing and maintaining new and legacy applications on the mainframe using Cobol, CICS, IMS and DB2.
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
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