Objective
Associate myself with an Organization, which has potential for both organizational and individual brilliance. I would like to work for an organization, which cherishes these values and can offer me a dynamic and challenging environment.

Professional Summary:

• Mainframe Professional having around TEN years of solid IT experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation of IBM Mainframe projects as LEAD POSITIONS in various industries such as Insurance, Healthcare , Travel, Retail
• Excellent Exposure to the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) that included the Requirements Management, Analysis, Architecture & Design, Development, Testing and Implementation of Software Applications.
• Extensive knowledge of Business Analysis, Software Engineering Process, Rational Unified Process (RUP) and its best practices and Waterfall.
• Expertise in performing Gap Analysis, and Impact Analysis.
• Strong expertise in gathering, analyzing and documenting Business Requirements and Functional Specifications.
• Extensive design experiences in UML, focusing on Use Cases Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Class Diagrams.
• Strong Expertise in designing and developing Use Cases.
• Strong Expertise in managing requirements changes by using Traceability Matrix.
• Strong Technical knowledge of batch and online application development using COBOL, PL/I, CICS, IMS DB/DC, DB/2, SQL, IDMS, ADSO, ASSEMBLER, NATURAL, ADABUS, VSAM and JCL under MVS/WINDOW/LINUX/UNIX Operating System.
• Extensive knowledge in VB, Java, ASP, VB Script, Java Script, SQL Server.
• Supported QA Manager for Preparation of Quality plans, Review of Project plan, Approval of project documents and software work products prior to issue, collection and compliance of project metrics, administering periodic customer satisfaction surveys, all adhering to SEI-CMMI Level 5 quality standards.
• Strong experience in client interaction and understanding business application, business data flow and data relations from them.
• Designing, Development and implementation of Commercial Applications for Industries (i.e. Healthcare, Financial Accounting, Payroll, Inventory Accounting, Air Travel Ticketing and Retail sector).
• Expert in the development of reports and historical data retrievals by using Culprit tool (used for IDMS database), Easytrieve.
• Worked on different Databases like DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, ADABUS, IDMS, IMS DB and MS-Access.
• Expert in Database development skills using SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, Database Functions.
• Highly motivated with the ability to work effectively with teams and as well independently.
• Has been Productive, customer-centric, with good history of delivering robust, maintainable, and scalable software solutions support that aligns with business needs.
• Recognized for dedication and the ability to achieve results.
• Expert at making quick and effective decisions in stressful situations.
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills coupled with experience in interacting with clients.
• Extensive working experiences with Business Users, Senior Management and different technical teams.

Languages : COBOL, PL/I, JCL, C, C++, Java, Natural, SQL, JavaScript, VBScript
Front-end : ADSO, CICS, Visual Basic
DBMS : IDMS, DB2, VSAM, Adabus, Oracle, SQL Server
Utilities : ADSALIVE, Culprit, QMF, SPUFI, Endevor, Panvalet, File-aid, Intertest,
SAR, CA7, NDM, Data Reports, Control-D, Crystal reports,
EASYTRIEVE, Sync Sort, Visual Source, SuperC, Lotus Notes, MQ-Series,
OLQ, DMLO, TSO/ISPF, VISIO, RACF, Cognos, ProJCL

Experience:

Confidential, Washington DC
Role: Systems Analyst/Lead QA Analyst for ITS 10.2 Release from Aug’08 to Present

Confidential Chicago, IL
Role: Systems Analyst/Lead QA Analyst for ITS 10.2 Release and Designing ITS 10.3 Releases from Apr’08 to Aug’08

Confidential
Role: Systems Analyst/Lead QA Analyst for ITS 10.0 and 10.1 Release and Blue-Square) from Apr’07 to Mar’08

Inter-Plan Teleprocessing System (ITS) is a software developed by BCBS Association and released to all the BCBS plans across the US. ITS involved in settling down the claims between the plans when one state member visit’s a doctor in another state. ITS receives data from HOST plan and loads into HOME plan to process the claim in plans local adjudication system.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting end users/BA in understanding the technical needs.
• Involved in testing and implementing the ITS releases 10.0, 10.1, 10.2.
• Involved in identifying the local adjudication system programs which impacts by various ITS releases.
• Developed Functional Specification from the Business requirements.
• Assisted in GAP Analysis with Business Analysts to identify the improving area to meet the end state requirements.
• Comminuted with Integration Teams to clarify technical requirements, including Scope Re-Define and Document Sign-off Control.
• Developed Business Requirement (BRD) and Technical Specifications by using CMG Requirement Traceability Template and UML diagrams.
• Designed and developed Use Cases by following Scenarios and using Microsoft Visio.
• Involved in Analyzing, Developing, Testing of ALIM, HPA, and UPF Applications.
• Supporting in implementing BLUE-Square 2.X and 3.X application (Blue-Square is a web based application developing to slowly replace the ITS. Developed using .NET, Web Sphere and MQ series).
• Developed Test Cases for Unit, System and Regression Testing, involved in Unit Testing with BA together, found and reported all Test Issues & Bugs by using SQL.
• Creating the validation documents/traceability Document to validate the programs after moving to different stages.
• Helped QA Team to understand the technical requirements, and develop High Level Test Scenarios for System Testing.
• Worked closely with Business Analysts for Partner Plan Testing.
• Conducted UAT, documented and reported user feedbacks to management team.

Environment: Z/OS, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, SQL, JCL, SORT, MVS, XPEDITER, Panvalet, Change man, FILE-AID, QMF, SPUFI, NDM, TSO/ISPF, .Net, JAVA, XML.

Confidential, Bentonville, AR
Role: Programmer Analyst (Contract) from Nov’06 to Apr’07

Environment: OS-2, COBOL, DB2, SQL, JCL, SORT, MVS, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, Platinum, Librarian, Queryman (Query processing tool), Java Script, .Net, Java.

Confidential, IL
Role: Programmer Analyst (Contract) from May ’06 to Oct ‘06

Environment: OS-2, COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, JCL, SORT, MVS, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR, Easytrieve, Flight SQL (Query processing tool for OS-2).

Confidential Denver, CO
Role: Programmer Analyst from Feb \'05 to May ‘06

Environment: OS/390, COBOL, PL/I, Natural, REXX, CICS, DB2, ADABUS, Oracle (SQL, PL/SQL), SQL, JCL, SORT, MVS, VSAM, XPEDITER, Control-D, FILE-AID, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR, CA7, SAR

Confidential TX
Role: Associate Programmer (Perot Systems, Dallas, TX) from Oct’03 to Feb’05

Environment: OS/390, VS COBOL II, IDMS, ADSO, JCL, MVS, OLQ, DMLO, TSO/ISPF, ENDEVOR, SORT, CA7, RACF, ADSALIVE, INTERTEST, Culprit, OPAS

Confidential Jamshedpur, India
Role: Mainframe Consultant (Recursion Software Systems) from May ‘01 to Oct’ 03

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, SQL, JCL, SORT, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, TSO/ISPF, and CHANGE MAN, Lotus notes.

Confidential
Role: Client/Server Developer from April ‘00 - April ’01
Environment: Visual Basic, ASP, SQL Server, Data Reports, HTML, DHTML, VB Script, Java Script, Front Page, Interdev, VISIO, Visual Source Safe.

Education:
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications
BS in Engineering
Microsoft Certified Professional in Visual Basic

Achievements:

• Developed various automation tools for preparing test data which saved hundreds of hours in preparing test data.
• Received appreciations from the senior management for taking the initiation of conducting weekly technical knowledge improvement meetings to improve the productivity.

Professional References:
Phillip White Manager BCBS Mississippi
Shaun Lynch Manager BCBS Association