Chris Lawton

About Chris Lawton

Embraces change & with international experience : USA, United Kingdom, New Zealand.Solution designer, with significant development background and experience.Highly experienced in agile/kanban work process, and also waterfall SDLC.USA based - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (US citizen). Currently working with TD Bank USA ltd (contract), conversion specialist across multiple applications, BSA, including complex items, and performance test approach lead. System SME and writing solution requirements, for example, senior lead on developing requirements for FDIC compliance for Core systems.Previously with ANZ New Zealand, as Core Solution Designer, maintaining & constantly upgrading and enhancing Bank\'s FIS/Systematics Core Banking systems. Working in New Zealand, and Little Rock USA, and Philadelphia USA.Solution Designer on Core upgrade analysis & design work, P&V testing, and Containment testing.Previously (2011), Portfolio Tech Lead, Deposits, National Australia Group Europe (NAGE), Scotland UK. Worked at NAGE for 7 years, mostly as an independent contractor, subject matter expert and tech lead on Deposits Core Banking (Sytematics) systems. Involved in training staff in IMPACs, and making decisions in terms of the design, development and maintenance aspects of IMPACS and other associated applications. Was instrumental in several large scale projects, including a convergence of two banks, and developments of major functionality, often as a technical build lead, or tech lead.Specialties: VisionPlus, Fidelity, FIS, Alltel, IMPACS, Systematics, Cobol, Cics, VSAM, Easytrieve, JCL, Endevor, FileAid, SAS, RPI, API, SMartTest, Expeditor, PARMS, GN, IMPACS, CEDF, TestDirector, Excel, Rapid Development, Certified ICAgile Professional, FDD, Archimate.

Experience

1. Contract Business Systems Analyst

   Cognizant

   Oct 2024 — Present

   Assignment with TD Bank USA.

Education

• Kapiti College, New Zealand (University Entrance)

  Diploma, Business Computing

  1986 — 1986

• Victoria University of Wellington

  Diploma in Business Computing, Information Technology

  1987 — 1988

Skills

• Business Analysis
• Portfolio Management
• Cobol
• Requirements Analysis
• Mvs
• Roadmap
• Software Design
• Testing
• Z/Os
• System Testing
• Easytrieve
• Process Improvement
• Project Delivery
• Ibm Mainframe
• Ibm Utilities
• Impact Assessment
• Requirements Gathering
• IT Strategy
• User Acceptance Testing
• Microsoft Office
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Fidelity
• Fileaid
• Rapid Development
• Integration
• Endeavor
• Hp Quality Center
• Certified Icagile Professional
• Cics
• Job Control Language (Jcl)
• Software Project Management
• Vsam
• Agile Methodologies
• Jcl
• Visio
• Quality Center
• Sas
• Technical Leadership
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture