RITA MURPHY

687 Royer Place Atlanta, Georgia 30342             (404) 668-8734                     ritajmurphy@gmail.com   _____________________________________________________

 

OUTSTANDING ABILITIES

A focused and results-oriented Senior Programmer Analyst with excellent decision making abilities; a positive attitude with the ability to work independently under minimal supervision; a goal-driven team player with a proven track record of “getting the job done” on a timely, accurate, and cost effective basis; dynamic leadership qualities and excellent communication skills.

 

OBJECTIVE

More than 8 years IBM mainframe experience using COBOL batch and online structured methodologies and full SDLC deliverables seeking to obtain a position as a programmer analyst utilizing my exceptional analytical, problem solving, and interpersonal skills.  Open to mastering newer technical languages/skills.

 

STRONG TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages

Other

Applications

COBOL;  COBOL II; SQL/DB2

OS/JCL; CICS; IBM Utilities; VSAM; TSO/ISPF; File-Aid;  Xpediter; EDS Utilities; Syncsort 

Credit Card Processing; Inventory System Processing; MS Office Tools; Internet Explorer

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHESAPEAKE, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia                                                                                                     2004‐ Present

Accounts Payable Manager

Responsibilities include: analysis, creation, and presentation of weekly cash flows; data entry and

processing of all invoices for payment; invoice problem resolution.

 Accomplishments: Uncovered embezzlement and fraud by CFO of company.

 

CERTEGY, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia                                                                                                     2000‐2004

Senior Systems Analyst, Card Services and Global Development

Responsible for multiple Credit Card processing batch and online system enhancements which included: analysis of system requirements using mainframe COBOL II, CICS, VSAM file processing, DB2, JCL, File-aid, Expediter, various IBM Utilities, TSO/ISPF; peer walk-through presentations of system changes; coding; unit/system testing; regression testing; implementation; automated job submission; documentation following System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) procedures and standards.

 

EQUIFAX, INC., Atlanta, Georgia                                                                                                           1999‐2000

Systems Analyst, Y2K Implementation Team

Responsible for batch and online analysis and coding changes of all aspects of the system for the year 2000 date changes using mainframe COBOL II, CICS, JCL, DB2,  TSO/ISPF which included: unit/system testing; regression testing; JCL changes; and documentation.

 

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS (EDS), INC., Atlanta, Georgia                                                     1997‐1999

Systems Engineer, General Motors Division

Responsible for batch and online system enhancements of the Inventory System for the GM account which included: gathering of client requirements; analysis; system design; coding using mainframe COBOL II; PL/1; JCL; File-aid; EDS Utilities; unit/system testing of all system changes; ongoing production support.

Accomplishments: Recognized at Corporate level for superior performance in the organization and implementation of GM’s Disaster Recovery Drill

 

EDUCATION

Marywood University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Scranton, PA

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics; Certificate of Minor, Computer Science