SUMMARY:

• Broad professional experience. A project executor with demonstrated exposure in full life - cycle implementations with skills in planning, executing SDLCs in application ranging from Manufacturing, Finance, Banking, Y2K and Retail in Client/Server
• J2EE, SAS and Data Warehouse environments. Worked as a Lead Developer and with Offshore teams. Handled code-archiving and code walkthrough. Energetic self-starter with effective communication skills, excellent analytical, organizational, and creative skills and finding innovative solutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: Java 1.6, JSP 1.2, Servlet 2.3, JavaScript, and J2EE standards, such as JSF, JDBC, JNDI, JMS, Javamail and LDAP, WSAD 7.0, Cognos Impromptu 7.3, C, Unix K/C-Shell Scripts, HTML, and SQL(DB2/Oracle), PL/SQL, Base SAS, SAS CDD 6.2

Dev. Tools: RAD7.5, J2EE 1.4, Cognos Impromptu, Eclipse Kepler, Erwin 7.3, Visio, Oracle SQLDeveloper, TOAD, SAS Data Integration Studio(DI Studio), SAS Enterprise Guide (EG), SAS Web Report Studio, SAS Management Console (SMC).

Databases: Oracle 11g, DB2 UDB 9.2, VAX-RdB, SYBASE, and INFORMIX

Hardware: IBM AIX Servers, Pentium, Sun Solaris Servers, VAX & INTEGRAPH Workstations.

OS: Linux (SUSE, Debian), UNIX (AIX V4.0/5.0, SCO-Unix, Ultrix, Sun-Solaris), Windows, OpenVMS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

IT Solutions Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in the Enterprise Customer Risk Rating (ECRR) application. Created java ETL programs in the back-end to Interface the SAS application to the Hadoop ETL application. Worked with the Offshore team in testing of the ETL solution.
• Developed Java reporting applications for ECRR using JSON on Eclipse in the back-end to supplement SAS functionality.
• Created various Unix Shell script jobs in SUSE Linux in ECRR, for execution of all the java jobs and sql scripts being used by the application.
• Created the ECRR Reporting schema, reports and Materialized Views using Oracle SQL and SAS Web Report Studio tool. Worked with the Off-shore teams in the development and enhancement of the SAS reports based on the Oracle Materialized Views.
• Handled the code archive process using the MKS tool. Proposed two development branches, for phase1 and phase2 code. Acted as the gate-keeper in distributing code from MKS to the various ECRR test environments in packages (including Pre-production and Production).
• Have hands on experience in Metadata, Mid and Compute Tiers in SAS. Trouble shooting SAS related issues by working with System, network, Web application Server and Database administrators and SAS Technical Support. Prepared SDP for ITS to deploy SAS CDD application DR environment. Applied hotfixes and maintenance patches as per business needs. Actively supported running scoring jobs in the test environments, during and after work hours to support Business needs. Worked as a Backup to the Environment Administrator in Managing Pre-Production Instance and 6 Development instances of SAS 9.4.

Confidential

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed the database for the J2EE based SalesFlash application. Coded the app using Java, JSF, JDBC and Javamail. Used J2EE Patterns in the code. Based on factors uploaded; this application estimated the sales of the various stores at 5:00pm daily. Emails were sent to the Sears Leadership Team (SLT) to their Blackberrys. Created ETL procedures in Java to upload files from Unix.
• Designed and developed the database and the code for the Menswear Scorecard extracts in DB2 SQL and Shell scripts in the data warehouse environment.
• Managed a team of 3 developers in the migration of all Websphere RAD6.0 applications (.ears and java code) to RAD7.5. Tested various components of JSF, Servlets, JavaScript, JNDI, JMS, JDBC and DB2 version 9.2.
• Managed the spec-gathering and code-updating responsibilities in the J2EE based EstimateRecorder project to send emails regarding the Daily Sales to the Sears Leadership team (SLT); Emails were sent using Javamail, to be viewed on BlackBerrys by the SLT team to help them make informed decisions on strategies to increase sales for the company. Actively supported the application in production for the entire term.
• Led a team of 3 programmers in the development of the Electronics Scorecard project within the Data warehouse environment. Designed the Database and also completed the coding for the project . Conducted code-walkthrough with the junior programmers. Supported the application in production during the transition period. Created the reports using the Cognos Impromptu tool.
• Worked as the Lead Developer for the Beauty Advisor Scorecard update project within the Data warehouse environment. Mentored 3 developers in the areas of coding, design and data modeling and creation of UNIX shell scripts. Made changes to this project to help coach associates towards increasing the revenues/sales for the company in the cosmetics dept. Updated all the Cognos Impromptu reports to cater to the addition of the card-share metric in the scorecards. Conducted code-walkthrough with the junior programmers. Fully supported the application in test and in production environments.
• Deployed the ‘Sears Beauty Registry’ application into staging and production environments. Coordinated efforts with other technical groups and the business, to get the infrastructure set up and get the application tested under various load conditions. Created Web services for the application to be used by various other online java applications. Created various support documentation ( Fail-over, etc.. ) for application support.
• Worked as the Lead Developer in the Design Phase of the Java-based DASG (Daily Associate Sales Goal) Project. Directed and Incorporated the Core J2EE Patterns in the design. Designed the Online and Card Swipe processes. Mentored two junior programmers and was also involved in the coding of the project using RAD6.0, JSF, EJB, JMS and Java. This application was instrumental in helping associates gauge/improvise on their their selling capabilities and thereby helped increase the sales in the stores. Actively supported the Java application in the test and in production environments for the entire term.
• Designed and developed the ACES data model and DB2 SQL for extracting customer data, to be sent to the vendor for the auto-telephonic survey. Created the reconciliation and reporting processes for the ACES system, using Unix shell scripts and DB2 SQL.
• Designed and Developed the database schema and the Unix K-Shell script based Server jobs and Screens for the J2EE-based, Templates application using WebSphere 5.0 (Java, JSP, Servlets & JavaScript). Created/Published reports for Templates using Cognos Impromptu V7.2.
• Designed and developed the database in DB2 UDB for the Performance Scorecard and the BA (Beauty Advisor) Scorecard applications and the Cognos Impromptu reports with drill-down and drill-up capabilities. Supported the application in production and tutored the supported personnel.
• Designed the database in DB2 UDB and developed batch jobs for the J2EE-based RMW Retail Portal. Upgrade the portal to provide links to the Searsnet Portal, telephone directory and email systems.
• Developed the entire UNIX back-end server jobs for the Retail Promotional Planner (RPP) application using C, K-Shell scripts, DB2 UDB and AIX V4.0.Successfully upgraded the RPP system to in corporate Workteams involved with the Montreal Fashions group.

Confidential, BOSTON, MA

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked at Putnam Investments in the support and enhancement of Server-side Client/Server based Financial applications in UNIX based C-shell scripts.
• Undertook the technical impact analysis and enhancement of a large Cobol/C++ based applications, to study the compliance of the application for year 2000 compatibility for Putnam Investments, Down Jones at New Jersey and Nellie Mae in Boston, using DCL, VAX-C and OpenVMS..
• Worked with the Application Support Team at BankBoston in the support and enhancement of the GUI Client/Server based Retail Workstation (RWS) application using BANKPRO and OS/2.
• Designed, Developed and Implemented the Version Control System and other utilities for effective code management and migration of the Bankpro code for the RWS application. Developed navigation diagrams to help test the application with a few assorted scripts.

Confidential

Sr. Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysed, Designed, Developed and Implemented, enterprise-wide information systems for Corporate/Worldwide Finance and Logistics divisions and Financial Actuals (FACT) of DEC using C, COBOL, DCL, RdB, VAX-SQL and OpenVMS.
• Consulted at Singapore Telecom, on behalf of DEC Singapore, in the support and enhancement of the Client/Server based COMRADE application in C, SYBASE and ULTRIX. Installed the database in kit form and automated the nightly backup of the database.
• Coded programs for the SWAN (Software Accounting) application in C, COBOL, DECforms, VAX-SQL and OpenVMS.

Confidential

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Purchase Control System for the client - India Seamless in UNIX, C and SYBASE.

Confidential

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Bill of Materials (BOM) module and the Sales Order Module for the Manufacturing based CIMPLER project in C, UNIX and INFORMIX.
• Developed the Professional FlowCharting system for client-demonstration purposes using XWINDOWS, C, UNIX and INFORMIX.
• Created test sequences for testing VT100/240 compatible terminals in C and UNIX.