OBJECTIVE:

• To work in a competitive and challenging work environment and to continue developing my skills and apply my varied skill set in order to achieve excellent results for the organization.

SUMMARY:

• I am a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) has 20 Years of intensive IT experience in the Project Management (Initiation, Planning, Estimation, Execution, Monitoring Control, and Closing) and Software Development (System Study, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Warranty, Production Support, Infrastructure, Migration and Performance Tuning (Optimization)) of Business Software Applications on both IBM Mainframe and Windows Platforms.
• Technical and Functional Expertise in Windows Platform based applications include Duck Creek, BizTalk, Informatica, SQL Server, Cognos, VB.NET, HTML, Java and IBM Mainframe Platform based applications include COBOL, DB2, CICS, IMS DB/DC, VSAM, JCL, FILE - AID, TSO/ISPF, EZTRIEVE, QuikJob, EXPEDITOR, MQSeries, File-Manager etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management: Agile/Scrum and Waterfall Methodologies.

Hardware: IBM-3090, IBM-390 Systems, AS/400, UNIX System, and INTEL Systems.

Operating System: sz/OS, OS/390, OS/VS, UNIX, WINDOWS XP/Vista/7

Languages: Enterprise COBOL, Microfocus COBOL, COBOL/390, COBOL II, DB2/SQL, IMS DB/DC, CICS, JCL, REXX, CLIST, Vision Report (QuikJob) v15.0, EZTREIVE, HTML, MQSeries, Eztrieve, Microsoft .NET (VB, C#), JAVA, FOXPRO, CLIPPER, dBASE IV

Databases: SQL Server 2012, Sybase 12.5, ORACLE v8.0, DB2 v8.0, IMS-DB v6.1, VSAM, MS-Access

Data Warehousing: IBM Cognos 8.4, Informatica v9.5.1, Business Objects v5.0, Erwin v3.2

Reporting: IBM Cognos 8.4, Framework Manager, Crystal Reports 10, Oracle Developer 2000, SQL*Reports 1.1, CSF (Custom Statement Formatter) 4.1, AFP, Stream Weaver 6.01, FINALIST 7.4

Debugging: IBM Debug, IBM Fault Analyzer, XPEDITOR, ABEND-AID, BTS, INTERTEST

Configuration: Endevor 7.0, ELIPS 4.2 (Extended Librarian Interactive Productivity Services), Visual Source Safe, PVCS.

Software Tools: TSO/ISPF 4.8, FILE-AID 8.0, BTS 2.1 (Batch Terminal Simulator), SDSF (System Display Search Facility), SYNCSORT, SCLM, FDRDSF 5.4 (Fast Dump Restore Dataset Fuctions), Telon Test Facility, QMF 7.0, SPUFI, PLATINUM, DCLGEN, STROBE (Performance Tuning), IBM File Manager 10.1

System Analysis: Structured Systems Analysis & Design, Structured Programming, Quality Assurance, ISO 9000.

OthersShare: Point, Lotus Notes 5.0, MS-Project, Visio, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-Powerpoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NJ

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed a group of 7 team members at onsite and 10 team members at Offshore in implementing new lines of business and other Web/Client Server based systems using SDLC process and Production support
• Developed new Enterprise Applications, Data Warehousing systems and Supported existing applications
• Worked closely with Business and Application users in gathering and managing the Scope of the projects
• Developed Project Plans based on the analysis on Scope, Cost and Time requirements with quality needs
• Estimated resource needs, hire, develop and manage to effectively support the work
• Identified Risks, developed response strategies and managed them throughout the projects
• Developed Issue Logs, tracked them on daily basis and implemented corrective and preventive actions
• Assisted in Design and Architecture of a New proprietary Operational Data Store for the organization
• Delivered all new Lines of Business in scheduled time and within allocated budgets
• Worked with Enterprise wide cross-functional teams to keep the teams focus on goals of the projects
• Effectively plan meetings and communicated with all stakeholders for discussing status, issues and solutions
• Managed changes to the project using Change Control process
• Developed detail and Dashboard reports on project status and issues to PMO and Senior Management.
• Implemented SOX control procedures in all projects and support services
• Developed and managed Release and Implementation plans and managed schedule for successful production implementations
• Developed project artifacts and documentation and in-charge of managing in a shared location

Environment: .NET Framework, Windows, Duck Creek, Informatica, BizTalk, Microsoft .NET Framework, C#.NET, Web Services, HTML, ASP.NET, IIS, SQL Server, XML, XSLT, FTP.

Confidential, New Jersey

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing a group of 8 team members at onsite and 12 team members at Offshore
• Implemented Agile and Waterfall Project Management methodologies based on the needs of Project
• Developed and Rolled-Out Enterprise Level Applications within Domestic and International locations
• Designed and developed Data Warehousing systems and provided support for existing applications
• Managed Infrastructure, Change and Release management of systems and applications
• Planned and Estimated Cost, Schedule and Work effort involvement for all executed projects
• Directed and assisted team in Development/Enhancement activities including Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Implementation and Production Support
• Developed Technical and Business documents based on requirements from users.
• Managed stakeholders expectations and provided solutions that best suits their needs
• Performed Quality Assurance for validating deliverables; developed test-cases and test-plans and checklists
• Provide 24/7 Primary Production Support (Online Day and Batch Processing Night) ; Quarterly and Year End Production Coverage
• Managed Configurations of Systems, Software, Database Migrations and Upgrades between flat forms; Software Version and Inventory control
• Performed analysis on Application Tuning and CPU Optimization to effectively utilize system resources
• Provided support for downstream Interface Systems and Sub Systems Support
• Implement Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) control procedures throughout the project/production services
• Developed Implementation plans for product releases in production, UAT and Development Environments
• Developed the team to enhance the skills on business and technical functions
• Worked as a member with senior level management (PMO, Portfolio, and Program) for developing and implementing processes, standards, share project status, and issues
• Developed Lessons Learned and Project Artifacts; Managed in secured location for sharing with users

Environment: IBM-zSeries Mainframe, .NET Framework, Windows, Enterprise COBOL, Micro Focus COBOL, IBM zOS, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, SDSF, SYNCSORT, ENDEVOR, QMF, SPUFI, DCLGEN, FILE-MANAGER. Microsoft .NET Framework, VB.NET, HTML, ASP.NET, VB.NET, IIS, SQL Server Sybase, JavaScript, Crystal Reports, MS-Access, IBM Cognos, Framework Manager, SSIS.

Confidential, NEW YORK, NY

Project Lead & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible as an Onsite Team Leader managing a group of 5 team members at an Offshore site promoting systems development and technical support
• Planning and Estimation of Work effort involvement
• Development/Enhancement activity including Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Implementation and Production Support.
• Develop System Design Specifications (CSD) based on Business Requirements (BSD) from users.
• Enhance and Develop Application Software; perform a full project life cycle testing.
• Preparing data dictionary for validating the functionality of various consumer products.
• Identifying potential production problems and providing solutions to avoid abends.
• Provide 24/7 Primary Production Support (Online Day and Batch Processing Night); Quarterly and Year End Production Coverage.
• Software / Database Migrations between flat forms; Software Version and Inventory controlling.
• Application Performance Tuning (CPU optimization) to effectively utilize the production and system resources.
• Interface Systems / Sub Systems Support for Application Users.
• Interacting with Product / Actuarial / System Departments and resolving their problems/issues.
• Scheduling Special processing Jobs; Generating Adhoc Reports (Select Runs).
• Maintenance of Quality Assurance on product deliveries.
• Implement software products in production; Perform ENVR and EXAM online region testing.
• Organize s for the team mates to enhance the skills on business and technical functions.
• Develop Abend Procedures on Batch Cycle for the Systems Area to analyze and resolve the production Abends.

Environment: IBM - 390 Mainframe, COBOL/390, IMS DB/DC, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, REXX, CLIST, Vision Report (Quick Job), MQ Series, HTML, JAVA, CSF, STREAM WEAVER, TSO/ISPF, FILE-AID, BTS, SDSF, SYNCSORT, SCLM, ELIPS, FDRDSF, EXPEDITER, QMF, SPUFI, DCLGE