PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Around15 Yearsof experience in Software Development and Maintenance onIBM AS/400 (iSeries)including 6 years of experience as Project Lead.
• Work experience covering domains that include:Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, Logistics and Healthcare systems
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), having thorough understanding of various phases such as Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development and Testing.
• Expertise in various AS/400 languages and technologies such as RPG/400, RPG/ILE, RPG - FREE, SQL, CL, QUERY/400, SDA, SEU, RLU and DFU.
• Experience in writing SQL queries and Reports using Power BI.
• Strong Knowledge of different software SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, and Agile (SCRUM).
• Experience in design and review of various documents including Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Business requirements document (BRD), Functional Specifications (FSD), and testing documents.
• Experience in all phases of SDLC, including Requirements Gathering, Risk Analysis, Testing, Defect Tracking, and Reporting.
• Proficient communicator and involved in extensive interactions with variety of audiences including Subject Matter Experts (SME’s), Teams, End Users, and Stakeholders.
• Emphasis on requirements gathering through research, interviews, conference calls, workshops, and brain storming sessions.
• Extremely energetic, detail oriented, organized, quick learner, team player with strong analytical abilities, communication skills, interpersonal skills, and problem-solving skills. Holds strong ability to handle multiple tasks, and to prioritize workload.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: RPG/400, RPG/ILE, CL/400, SQL/400

Database: DB2/400, SQL Server

Change Management Tools: Thenon, Turnover and Aldon

Project Tracking: JIRA

AS/400 Tools: Query/400, SDA, RLU, DFU, SEU and AS/SET

Labelling Software: Mark Magic and T.L Ashford

Business Analytics Tools: Power BI

Development Studio: WDS - Web Sphere Development Studio

Operating System: OS/400, WINDOWS XP/2000/NT

Domain Knowledge: Supply Chain, Warehouse and Logistics and Health Care.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Staff Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with SMEs to identify the business requirements.
• Developed technical project documentation including technical & design documents, flowcharts and unit test plans.
• Developed and modified applications using RPG-FREE, SQLRPGLE, CL and ILE concepts
• Co-ordinated with cross functional teams.
• Worked with technical teams and users to complete system integration/user acceptance testing.
• Supported end user issues

Environment: AS/400, RPG-Free, RPG/ILE, CLP, DB2/400, Query/400, SQL/400, Embedded SQL, SEU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Client Access

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Conducted brainstorming sessions, stakeholder interviews to gather business requirements, analyzed, defined the scope and documented them.
• Worked with developers and architected entire application.
• Facilitated DailyScrumMeetings and Sprint Planning meetings.
• Conducted sprint retrospective and followed up on action items for continuous improvement.
• Used JIRA for creating user stories and Project Tracking.
• Prepared Test Plans and Test Cases as per the requirements.
• Co-ordinated System Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
• Prepared SOP documents for business users.
• Created various Power BI dashboards to analyze Shipment Tracking, Supplier Score Cards, Packaging Error Reports.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Creating/Modifying subfile programs, report program, processing programs and embedded SQL programs.
• Developed and modified applications using RPG-FREE, SQLRPGLE, CL and ILE concepts.
• Creating/Modifying scanner or hand-held programs to read the barcodes on the label.
• Thorough testing of the program at all phases of the life cycle.
• Verifying quality aspects of the project as per requirement/standard.
• Ensuring tasks are completed within the stipulated time.

Environment: AS/400, RPG/ILE, CLLE, DB2/400, Query/400, SQL/400, SEU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Bosanova, WDS and Turnover.

Confidential

Senior Application Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Lead a 4-person technical team to ensure timely delivery of tasks, address challenges and provide technical guidance and expertise.
• Recognized by client IT Manager for timely delivery and high standards.
• Creating/Modifying various programs using RPG/400, RPG/ILE, SYNON (COOL: 2E) and CL/400
• Worked closely with the QA team triaging the defects raised daily to ensure smooth testing.
• Writing technical designs, estimating the time
• Review the code created by peer members
• Testing the customized programs.
• Verify the quality aspect of the project as per the requirement

Environment: AS/400, RPG/ILE, RPG/400, CL, DB2/400, Query/400, SQL/400, SEU, SDA, DFU, RLU, SYNON (COOL: 2E) and Client Access

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Was leading a team to in corporate the finance module to the system.
• Development of new finance modules.
• Development of processing programs and maintenance programs using embedded and dynamic SQL
• Writing functional specification, technical design
• Responsible for writing unit test cases and user acceptance test cases
• Extensive involvement in testing the business functionality as per the requirement.
• Assign work to the peer members and get completed on time

Environment: AS/400, RPG/ILE, RPG/400, CL, DB2/400, QRY/400, SQL/400, SEU, SDA & DFU

Confidential

System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• BPCS development and support for Unilever Asia.
• Customization and enhancements of standard BPCS modules & programmed as required by Unilever Countries
• Development of extraction programs, maintenance programs, purge programs and report programs using embedded and dynamic SQL
• Testing of customized programs prior to handover to the users for user acceptance testing
• Technical design, conceptual design, documentation, user notes preparation

Environment: AS/400, AS/SET, RPG/400, CL/400, DB2/400, Query/400, SQL/400, SEU, SDA, DFU, RLU, Client Access