Markus Zadel - IT Consulting / Mainframe System Development

Langerwehe, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Sep 2024

3 months

IT Consulting / Mainframe System Development

VPV Lebensversicherung-AG

Extended the 'VUX' interface for claim payments to SAP FS-CD to include cancellation postings and RPTs
Processed 'non-service periods' on the IT side in the legacy system for both manual and automated claim entry
Extended the 'electronic application' (ELAN) interface
Decoupled the 'financial accounting' functionality in the legacy system
Developed in COBOL and SQL (Oracle DB) on IBM AIX
Agile project management using Jira and Confluence

Apr 2024 - Present

1 year 10 months

IT Consulting / System Development

Compeople / DVAG

Managed and enhanced the policy interfaces to supply customer and contract data
Developed in COBOL and SQL (DB2) on z/OS
Used IBM z/OS tools and JCL
Agile project management using Jira and Confluence

Apr 2018 - Mar 2024

6 years

System Developer

VPV Lebensversicherung-AG

Maintained and enhanced the proprietary policy and claims management (legacy composite insurance system)
Automated workflows and digitized composite claims processes
Decoupled the legacy software and extracted peripheral functions like in-/exkasso, commission processing, and central partner
Developed in Visual COBOL, COBOL, and SQL (Oracle DB)
Used IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM AIX, shell scripting, and Content Composer
Agile project management using Jira and Confluence

Jan 2007 - Mar 2018

11 years 3 months

System Developer

Aachener Bausparkasse AG

Maintained and enhanced the proprietary contract management system for building savings, credit, and liabilities business
Worked with Visual COBOL, COBOL, Natural, RPG, and assembler
Handled in-/ex-kasso, payment transactions, and SEPA purpose analysis
Performed PL/SQL, Oracle DB, and Adabas/Natural database administration
DB2 programming with Natural, RPG, and assembler
Used IBM z/OS, Fujitsu Siemens BS2000, IBM AIX, ADABAS, Predict, IBM Rational ClearCase, Natural Security, Git, GitHub, M/Text, and Jira

Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

2 years

IT Coordinator

1.FC Köln GmbH & Co. KG

Managed external IT service providers and coordinated various projects
Provided user support for banks and insurance companies, supported ticketing systems and fan shops
Used Confluence, M/Text, Content Composer, Oracle Toad, and Visual Studio Code

Jun 2004 - Dec 2004

7 months

Mainframe Application Developer

SUH AMB Generali Informatik Services GmbH

Support and enhancement of the 'Life Insurance Calculation Engine' in the field service system
Development of test drivers for policy and claims management
Programming in COBOL and embedded SQL (DB2)
Automation and digitization on IBM z/OS
Interface support with IBM z/OS tools and DB2 DBeaver

Summary

I have over 20 years of experience in host IT consulting, system development, and mainframe programming with a wide range of technologies, tools, DBMS, and platforms.

Professional experience in the banking and insurance environment in both small and large projects and areas: