Stan Rakowski

Pay rate: $55/hr C2C

Availability: 2 weeks notice
Interview: 1 day notice.
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42 Bay Ridge Pkwy, 718-833-7240

Brooklyn, NY 11209 srakowski0@aol.com

SUMMARY
A results-oriented Information Systems Professional with experience in analysis, design, development,
implementation and maintenance of business systems. Broad technical knowledge combined with leadership
ability and creative problem solving skills. Effective communicator and technical expert with consistent track
record in delivering bottom-line results.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Hardware: IBM 3090/370 Series, IBM PCs and Compatibles, ES900

Software: IBM COBOL, DB2, CICS, SOA, JCL, MQ Series, VSAM, REXX, EASYTRIEVE, GAMMA,
TSO/ISPF, JCL Utilities, DB2 (IBM) Utilities, DB2 (BMC) Utilities, STORED PROCEDURES,
PLATINUM PRODUCTS, PROEDIT, SPUFI, QMF, FILE-AID/DB2, SYNCSORT,
INTERTEST, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, ENDEVOR, LIBRARIAN, CHANGEMAN, ESP, CA7,
HTML, XML, JavaScript, VB, VB Script, ASP, MSMQ, VISIO, MS-Office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Major Health Care Corporation 09/2009 to current

Tech Lead / Team Lead

Responsibilities include:
Technical Lead managing offshore team. Analysis and development of Integrated Billing System(IBS) and
Integrated Check Writing System (ICW) utilizing Data Warehouse, Teradata, DB2, IBM COBOL and CICS.
IBS/ICW systems provide finance information to more than 60 000 pharmacies.
 Designed new Teradata storages/ DB2 tables, provided solutions for the new data flows, new business logic
was implemented, changes were made to HIPAA 835 Outbound transactions layout, coded new modules to
support functionality changes, allowing efficient data processing and system stability.
 Performed enhancements and improvements on ICW Directs/ Pharmacy Cycle/ Payment Remittance systems,
providing software stability during heavy batch executions.

Software developed utilizing MQ SERIES, DB2 Utilities, PROEDIT, SPUFI, QMF, JCL Utilities, REXX,
EASYTRIEVE, INTERTEST, FILE-AID, VISIO, MS-Office.

Lead Developer at Verizon Wireless 2005 to 01/2009

Reporting Manager: Shiva Ganesh Srinivasan
Joseph Reilly

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Responsibilities included:
Analysis, redesign and implementation of EH (Exception Handling) system utilizing IBM COBOL, DB2, CICS,
and MQ Series.
EH system handles Rating/Billing exceptions using on-lines and automatic resolution process.
 Redesigned EH database, resolving inefficient database structure, improving exception handling by on-line
and batch process, providing better accomodation of future changes.
 Changed on-lines and batch modules, supporting database changes and allowing efficient data process.
 Created new market/data type dependent feed to users database, providing users with complete exception
information and allowing improvements in exception resolution approach.

Analysis, design and development of EDR Conversion process utilizing IBM COBOL, DB2, MQ Series.
EDR Conversion is part of Rating/Billing customer conversion process between Vision and I2K billing systems.
 Designed and implemented EDR conversion process, allowing successful customer data conversion between
two billing systems.
 Provided complete analysis on data validation rules to allow successful converted data flow through Vision
Rating system.
 Created new data streams for conversion markets, providing efficient data process of new and accumulated
data messages (more than 2 billion calls).

Software developed utilizing DB2 Utilities, FILE-AID/DB2, SPUFI, QMF, JCL UTILITIES, SYNCSORT,
EASYTRIEVE, XML, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, ENDEVOR, CA7, VISION, MS-Office.

Senior Programmer/Analyst at Department of Education (NYC) 2002 to 2005

Responsibilities included:
Analysis and development of Employee Information System (EIS) utilizing IBM COBOL, DB2, CICS and
VSAM. EIS is used by school secretaries in NYC to enter time and attendance for over 100,000 school
employees. It also handles related payroll information such as Budgeting, Timekeeping, Personnel, Staffing,
Accounting and booking of payrolls.
 Designed and implemented Timekeeping Summary screens, allowing users to make fully informed decisions.
 Created Accrual Adjustment screens, enabled users to make reason-based corrections and adjustments.
Development and Maintenance of Payroll system utilizing IBM COBOL, CICS, DB2 and Stored Procedures.
Self-designed $10 billion (annual) Payroll system provides payroll processing for NYC Department of Education.
 Designed DB2 database for HBANK screens, insuring data integrity and allowing efficient data processing.
 Performed enhancements and improvements of overtime/deductions modules, providing introduction of new
transactions to the system.

Software developed utilizing IEW/GAMMA, DB2 Utilities, Platinum Products, SPUFI, QMF, JCL Utilities,
INTERTEST, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, LIBRARIAN, MS-Office.

Senior Programmer/Analyst at United Parcel Service (UPS) 1994 to 2002

Responsibilities included:
Analysis and development of Flexible Data Capture System (FDC) utilizing IBM COBOL, DB2.
Mainframe portion of FDC is responsible for maintaining data consistency between DB2, AS/400 and Client
server applications.
 Developed and implemented DB2 data maintenance process to effectively store and maintain customer data.
Design and development of Close Loop Billing System (CLB) utilizing IBM COBOL, DB2 and CICS.
CLB provide revenue recovery of $100 million a year by reconciling what services are billed with what services
were performed.
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 Designed and implemented restart/recovery procedure, resulting in increased stability of DB2 system.
Development and implementation of Turbo Key Entry System (TKE) utilizing COBOL, CICS and DB2.
TKE provides competitive advantage by speeding a key entry process during the peak time.
 Developed On-line programs with fast and efficient means of supporting data key entry process.

Software developed utilizing MQ SERIES, DB2 Utilities, PROEDIT, SPUFI, QMF, JCL Utilities, REXX,
EASYTRIEVE, INTERTEST, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, CHANGEMAN, ESP, VISIO, MS-Office.

EDUCATION
University of Vilnius, Lithuania – M.S. Physics/Mathematics.

SKILLS
Written and spoken fluency in English, Polish, Russian and Lithuanian.

CERTIFICATES
Comp-u-learn, NJ, 2001 – JAVA*PRO.
New York University, NY, 1997 – Web Page Development.

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