1. BIRA CUNHA
1122 Marshall Drive
Euless, Texas 76039-3085, USA
817-803-2202 (Home)  817-689-6751 (Cell)
biracunha@gmail.com
cunha1603@hotmail.com
PROFILE
Software Developer with extensive experience in applications development and systems support in large
scale cross-platforms national / international implementation projects. Strong knowledge of mainframe
environment, analyzing, designing, coding, testing and debugging new and existing software. Self-
motivated and consistently pursuing new challenges to stretch abilities, expand knowledge, and bring
outstanding results. Strong organizational skills and goal orientation, on achieving maximum quality and
product reliability. Recognized for accountability, determination, and teamwork. Quick learner who is
motivated by challenges. Expertise includes but not limited to:
 Completing projects within budget and scheduled completion date
 Detail orientation and carefulmanagement of projects
 Strong analytical and debugging skills
 Agile and Scrum Interaction Methodology, with Full software development lifecycle.
 Customer Focus / Travel Industry Business Knowledge
 Functional & Technical Skills with Significant TPF programming experience.
TECHNICAL SKILLS/ NO LIMITED TO:
Languages:
Assembler / Macro Assembler
 SPM / TPFDF
 TARGET-C / ISOC
 APEA Architecture
 ATBIM Macros - (EDIFACT)
Development/Tracking Tools:
 VM/CMS / AIS
 IBM TPF Toolkit/ZTPF GI
 Merant PVCS
 DWNGChange Management
 Rally
Microsoft Office:
 Excel
 PowerPoint
 Word
 MS Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SABREINC.,Southlake, Texas 2000-2009 / 2010-
Software Developer
Developing and maintain applications using C-370, ISOC, SPM, TPFDF,Assembler languages. Apply
technical skills and expertise to support projects with Southwest Airline.
Project/Organization: Southwest Customer Care Development. (March, 2015)
 Analyze, design, code, test, and implement applications in a timely and efficient manner in
accordance with corporate procedures and standards.
 Modify and debug programs, use Step by Step tracing to isolate and resolve problems.
 On-Call duty support.
Project/Organization: Air Connectivity (Dec 2013- March 2015)
Developed and maintained applications using C-370, ISOC, SPM,TPFDF, to support Air Connectivity.
 Analyze, design, code, test, and implement solution to support Air connectivity products as:
Direct Access / Direct Connect Availability
Multi Access
 Modify and debug programs, use Step by Step tracing to isolate and resolve problems.

2. Software Release Manager
Project / Organization - Payment Solutions
 Responsible for supporting the Project Manager during implementation and Maintenance of Payment
Solutions.
 Responsible for creating Release Instance Record using DWNG tool and assure that the production
implementation process follow the organization guidelines.
 Responsible for representing the team on the leadership review meeting, to obtain approval for
implementation in production and loading in testing environments.
 Ensures that configuration best practices are utilized.
 Responsible for Application deployment on Linux test environment.
ROMACK – CONTRACT AT SABRE INC., Southlake, Texas May/2009 – Aug/2010
 Analyzed, developed, validated and supported automated test scripts for zTPF project.
 Working on zTPF project, analyzing programs, mapping into functional groups by identifying
products and associate application packages.
 Coordinated and facilitated the execution of PRS automated test scripts for zTPF regression tests.
 Converted manual test cases into automated test scripts utilizing QC/QTP test tools.
 Enhanced automated test scripts for new projects.
SABRE INC.,Southlake, Texas 2000-2008
Project/Organization: Pre Reserve Seat and Checking Systems.
Developed and maintained applications using C-370, ISOC, SPM,TPFDF, ATBIM macros, Assembler.
Apply expertise to complex projects in support of seat reservations and check-in systems.
 Analyzed, designed, coded, tested, and implemented applications in a timely and efficient manner in
accordance with corporate procedures and standards.
 Modified and debugged programs using Step by Step tracing to isolate and resolve problems.
 Analyzed requested changes and performed maintenance to existing applications.
Recognitions:
 As project team member, by the outstanding performance and lasting contribution in a project that
streamlined an interactive product between Sabre and other GDS.
 As individual work, for taking initiative on identifying and applying changes to save a significant
cost in INPUT/OUTPUT processing between mainframe and web application.
 As individual work, for the efforts on identifying and applying a solution for a problem that existed
with the Passenger Record.
 As individual work, reduced 48% of processing time by improving program access database.
 As individual work, created new idea that triggered a project which enabled the travel agent to
perform seat blocking for passengers in advance.
 As project team member, by the determination, dedication and teamwork in implementing an
industry-leading innovation in the Electronic Upgrade product.
Programmer AMERICAN AIRLINES, Dallas Fort worth 1994 – 2000
System Analyst VARIG BRAZILIAN AIRLINES, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1984 - 1994
LANGUAGES: Portuguese,English and Spanish (reading and some speaking)
STATUS: US Citizenship.
EDUCATION: Economic Sciences – Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil