THOMAS NOLAN

407 West Main Street, Apt. 110B Huntington, New York 11743
631-351-0001 tn811728@westpost.net
SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST
Customer- and user-focused IT professional with over 15 years of hands-on experi
ence delivering key improvements to businesses processes in the Reinsurance and
Healthcare industries.
Advance business capabilities through expert development of programs and report
s that optimize efficiency and ensure accuracy.
Partners effectively with user community to determine needs and develop enhance
ments that support key operational activities.

Data Warehousing Customer/User Service Project Management

System Management & Development Process Improvements Documentation & Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WHITE MOUNTAIN RE, New York, New York 2001-2009
Leading reinsurance organization with operations in the U.S., Bermuda, and Europ
e.
Senior Programmer Analyst
Lead Developer for Reinsurance Ceded system created and enhanced programs for c
orporate reinsurance system (RSG), while supporting development on the Assume si
de. Directed testing of application departments servers and local machines. Deve
loped key procedural manuals and assisted with staff training.
Key Contributions:
Developed an Assumed to Ceded balance report which ensured the integrity of cri
tical financial information that detail premiums and losses.
Optimized reporting through co-creation of a new Ceded transaction file, which
also supported copying of data to the Data Warehouse.
Led the installation of a creation of an interface between Pick Database and MS
SQL Server, which enabled copying of Ceded transactions to the Data Warehouse.
Developed a program that classified claims to provide advanced tracking of prem
iums and loss data by Catastrophe Codes.
Created local test environments for application development staff which improve
d testing throughput.
Created a Central Test Environment for application staff as well as the user co
mmunity to improve UAT.
Created and continued support of a data file in Webfocus that was used for a ke
y SQL Server table.
RE SYSTEMS GROUP (RSG), New York, New York 1998-2001
Provider of software solutions to the reinsurance industry.
Senior Programmer/Product Consultant
Delivered on-site conversions of client data to RSG systems. Created new report
programs to improve capabilities and updated then-current version of RSG.
Key Contributions:
Ensured success of client data conversion to RSG system through development of
a series of critical conversion programs. Created an Exhibit Report that confirm
ed value of the RSG conversion.
Improved value of system by designing an enhancement to RSG system that produce
d essential client insurance forms.
 Optimized efficiency through development of a feeds process for uploading Clien
ts MGA data to the RSG system.
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ADDITIONAL HISTORY
EXECUTIVE HEALTH GROUP, New York, New York 1997-1998
Provider of medical exams/physicals to client companies employees.
Programmer Analyst
Boosted efficiency through key enhancements to Patient Report programs that ena
bled staff members to send time-sensitive information by fax.
Ensured success and utilization of new capabilities by building strong relation
ships with users, developing procedure manuals, and training staff.
MVP HEALTHPLAN, Schenectady, New York 1995-1996
Provider of employer health benefits plans.
Programmer/Analyst
Programmed in Pick Basic utilizing Computer Science Corporation MHC software pa
ckage.
Enhanced operational performance through development of new report programs for
the Claims Department.
Delivered improved visibility to essential information through creation of a ne
w Authorization screen (for existing MHC software) that showed specifics of Clai
m Authorizations.
VYTRA HEALTHCARE, Melville, New York 1993-1995
Provider of personalized healthcare coverage.
Senior Programmer Analyst
Managed programming needs, including maintenance and upgrades for Authorizatio
n and Provider Relations department. Programmed in Pick Basic using Computer Sci
ence Corporation Managed Health Care System software package.
Optimized information storage through development of a program that transferred
PC database to Sequoia machine overnight.
PCA APPAREL, New York, New York 1989-1993
Clothing manufacturer.
Programmer Analyst
Delivered key improvements to Companys Inventory Control (Cut and Sold) program
, a critical tool used by Sales staff to reflect status of each style sold.
Optimized business transactions through enhancements to, and maintenance of, th
e EDI system updated processes for receiving of Purchase Orders and sending of
Invoices, Ship Notices, and Acknowledgements.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Business Option)
Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
IT Certificate Program Object-Oriented Programming (Hofstra University)
Training Classes in Visual Basic .NET, SQL Server,
SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services and Webfocus
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Machines: Sequoia, PCs, IBM
Operating Systems: DOS, UNIX
Languages: Pick Basic, Visual Basic .NET 2008, Pascal, COBOL
SQL Server WebFocus
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