COBOL Financial sytems developer, Computer Operations Manager

Carolyn Speyer

Mobile: +353-**-***-**** Email:

********@*****.***

Address: * ******** *******, *****, **. Kildare

Capability Statement

I have been involved in IT for 30 years, 19 of which have been programming,

analysis, architecture and mentoring. I am comfortable dealing with all

areas of the software development lifecycle and equally comfortable with

both business and technical users.

My specialties however are

. System design and technical analysis

. Project training and development

. Problem solving and application support

Software/Technical Skills

COBOL, DB2, MVS/CICS, JCL, PL/1, VSAM, Microsoft Office

Career Outline

. Operations Support Team Leader - Credit Union Australia 2012 -

2013

. Senior Technical Analyst - Nova Ljubljanska Banka 2002 -

2012

. Senior Analyst Programmer - Bankwest 2000 - 2002

. Analyst Programmer - Financial Network Services 2000 -

1997

. Analyst Programmer - Westpac Superannuation Services 1997 -

1996

. Analyst Programmer - GIO Building Society 1996 -

1994

. Home Building Society

. Programmer 1994 - 1992

. Mainframe Operator 1992 - 1988

. Computer Operator - Chamberlain John Deere 1987 -

1985

. Computer Operator - Andersen Agencies 1984

. ECL Australia

. Operations Supervisor 1984

. Computer Operator 1983

Qualifications

. Certificate Computer Programming - TAFE 1981 -

1982

Career History

Credit Union Australia April 2012 - Oct 2013

Nucleus Operations Support Team Leader

Lead a team of 6 staff who dealt with

. Call centre for project staff problems

. Running of all batch SIT and UAT testing processes

. Management and batch processing of 6 test environments

. Set up and maintenance of project tellers and peripherals

Responsible for

. Training and support for bank staff

. AH support roster

. Liaising and problem solving with vendor

Major Projects include:

. Replacement of CUA legacy system with new TCS Bancs Core banking

system April 2012 - Oct 2013

Nova Ljubljanska Banka May 2002 - April 2012

Senior Technical Analyst

Returned to NLB in May 2002 as an BaNCS subject matter expert and Senior

Technical Analyst during the planning and implementation phase of their

legacy systems upgrade. I was retained by the bank when the FNS service

agreement expired in 2010.

Job requirements:

. Mentoring and training of bank staff

. Technical Team Leader

. Functional analysis and specification

. Technical analysis and specification

. Application coding and problem solving

. 24hr on-call Production support

. Application performance analysis and tuning

Major Projects include:

. Customisation and implementation of BaNCS software to NLB requirements

. Analysis and customisation of software to integrate 4 NLB Daughter

banks data and processing

. Analysis, customisation and implementation of software for conversion

from Slovenian Tolar to EURO monetary unit.

. Analysis, customisation and implementation of software for Slovenian

entry to SEPA - Single European Payment Area.

. On-going mentoring and education of NLB staff

Core Banking Systems (subsidiary of Bankwest) May 2002 - Feb

2000

Senior Analyst Programmer

I was employed as a technical consultant and programmer to bring their core

banking system into multicurrency and SWIFT compliance for international

marketing.

Job Requirements:

. Mentoring and training of technical and business staff

. Technical Team Lead

. Functional analysis and specification

. Technical analysis and specification

. Application coding and problem solving

Major Projects include:

. Customisation and implementation of CBS system for HBOS system upgrade

. Education of HBOS business staff

. Mentoring and knowledge transfer of technical HBOS staff

Financial Network Services June 1997 - Feb

2000

Analyst Programmer

As a core banking system vendor, I was employed by FNS to provide both

onsite and remote technical support and customisation to their client base.

Job requirements:

. Mentoring and training of onsite staff

. Functional analysis and specification

. Technical analysis and specification

. Application coding and problem solving

Major Projects include:

. Nova Ljubljanska Banka Slovenia - Analysis and customisation of gap

requirements for upgrade of legacy systems to BaNCS

. ANZ Bank Melbourne- Analysis, customisation and support of rollout to

the 27 countries of thee banks Asia Pacific network.

. On-going problem solving and support for NOVIT Bank

. Analysis, support and customisation of BaNCS base system

Westpac Superannuation May 1996 - June

1997

Analyst Programmer

Employed to provide on-going support and customisation of the CLOAS

superannuation system.

Job requirements:

. Technical analysis and specification

. Application coding and problem solving

Major Projects include:

. On-going customisation to comply with Australian superannuation

regulations

GIO Building Society June 1997 - Feb 2000

Analyst Programmer

Employed as subject matter expert and analyst of RBS Core Banking system.

Job requirements:

. Functional analysis and specification

. Technical analysis and specification

. Application coding and problem solving

. 24hr Production support

Major Projects include:

. Customisation and implementation of GIO legacy system to RBS system

. On-going support, customisation and maintenance of RBS system

Home Building Society June 1988 - Feb 1994

Analyst Programmer

Initially employed as a mainframe computer operator from 1988 - 1992 then

moved into programming on the Joint Services RBS Core banking system.

Job requirements:

. Application coding

. 24hr Production support

Major Projects include:

. On-going support, customisation and maintenance of application system

Referees

Ross McGrath

Core Systems Banking Applications Manager

CUA

P: 07 3031 5515 (Ext: 5515)

E: ****.*******@***.***.**

Level 3, 175 Eagle Street

BRISBANE QLD 4000

Zdravko Gole

BaNCS Team Development Manager

Nova Ljubljanska Banka

P: +386********

E: *****@***.**

Smartiska 132

Ljubljana, Slovenia 1000

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