SUMMARY

• Confidential has 12+ years of extensive experience in requirement analysis, system design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance and support Confidential Mainframe Java/Middleware and Microsoft tools and technologies.
• Well conversant in designing and development of various legacy software applications on Mainframe system from all types’ mission critical software applications development from small to large scale.
• Responsible for new system development, enhancement of existing systems, managing and coordinating efforts of team members involved, and overseeing all cycles of the Software Development Life Cycle from Requirement analysis through Implementation.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of COBOL, JCL, REXX,MVS, VSAM, DB2, IMS, CICS, File Aid, SPUFI,QMF, REXX, CA7, FTP, TSO/ISPF, LIBRIAN,CHANGEMAN, Endevor IMS DB/DC and Confidential Websphere products.
• Development and production support of batch and on - line applications using COBOL, CICS, IMS DB/DC, VSAM, JCL, Xpediter, TRACEMASTER, CA-Intertest and DB2.
• Expertise in various utilities like SYNCSORT, SELCOPY, CA-Easytrieve Plus, STROBE and Code generator TELON.
• Worked on automation functionality using REXX facilities for improving team’s productivity/efficiency of the project in turn it provide cost benefits to project.
• Experience working on the project built using the Agile Methodology. Involved in the estimate planning, design discussions and scrum meetings for the project.
• Experience on Confidential Infosphere (DataStage, Quality Stage) / Information Analyzer 8.1.
• Design and developed web/internet based client server applications using J2EE SWING, JavaScript, WebSphere, HTML,CSS and DB2 using client-server and n-tier architecture.
• Exposure to the ISO Quality Procedures, SOX guidelines and CMMI Guidelines related to the Software development life cycle. Also understanding in QMS (Quality Management System) and ITIL (IT infrastructure library).
• Strong knowledge in troubleshooting, performance tuning, analytical skill, forward-thinking and visionary leadership skill.
• Quick learner and adaptable to changing environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: MVS/ESA, OS 390, z/OS, WINDOWS 2003/98/00/XP/VISTA, UNIX, LINUX

Languages & Tools: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, IMS DC, CICS, FILE-AID, XPEDITER, LIMA, CA-7, TELON, INSTALL/1,REXX, SELCOPY, TSO, ISPF, PL/1, MQ Series, SAS, Confidential Infosphere Data stage, CA-Intertest, CA-Easytrieve Plus, Jetform, Assembler, C, C++, Visual Basic .NET, ASP.NET, IIS, JAVASCRIPT, HTML, XML, WebSphere, Visual Studio .NET, Visual Source Safe, BTEQ,TCP/IP,MS Office 2003/2007,Java J2EE, Thunderhead Now, MS VISIO

Relational Databases: DB2, IMS DB, TERADATA, ORACLE 7.0, SQL SERVER 2005, MS ACCESS 2003/2007

DOMAIN EXPERTISE: RETAIL BANKING, AUDIT & COMPLIANCE APPLICATIONS, SECURITIES & DEPOSITORY SERVICES FINACIAL DOMAIN, TREASURY, HALTHCARE, AUTOMOBILE, RETIREMENT & EDUCATION, RETAIL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Nashville, TN

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated meetings & acted as the liaison between the Businesses and IT group by performing tasks to interpret the requirements and verification of business requirements to the application to ensure that the technical solution is satisfactory.
• Participate in product requirements review sessions with business; understand the assumptions, dependencies and constraints.
• Identify project scope, develop project charter, engage key stakeholders, define and coordinate SDLC-related activities, communicate changes and progress, build commitment, overcome resistance, and lead project team.
• Provided cost effective and best performance architectural solution to existing legacy application with respect to ALIP product integration
• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates current and proposed application enhancements against enterprise business requirements and internal customer needs
• Communicate the business needs clearly to internal teams in the form of use-cases, sequence diagrams and process flows, as needed
• Fulfills role as a liaison between users, vendors and technical staff as needed
• Worked the techspecs, analysis, design and coding, testing, implementation and warranty support of the required changes.
• Worked on new CICS webservice to make web services call to ALIP policy admin system
• Worked on technical changes for billing payment applications using COBOL,DB2, Easytrive, Assembler, VSAM,JCL.

Technologies Used: z/OS, DB2 10.0,COBOL, Easytrive,CA-7,IOF, CICS, CICS Web services, Assembler,JCL, Panvalet, CA Intertest, TSO, ISPF, FTP,ABEND-AID, SPUFI, VSAM, JAVA,XML.WSDL,SYNCSORT, Strobe, Confidential Websphere MQ (MQ series), Confidential WebSphere Information Integrator 8.2.PUTTY, Datapower XI50.

Confidential, Columbus

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed/enhanced business features and functions, perform base level support activities on saving and actuary application for batch and online support.
• Worked as a lead programmer analyst, performing analysis, providing efficient coding recommendations, documenting flows, specs and test plans, implementing coding solutions, testing, debugging, production implementations, workflow development, risk management, and post-implementation review.
• Involved in writing detailed Functional document and Technical document, identify integration points and review technical specifications created by other developers with the team and across interfacing teams.
• Optimized job performance by carrying out Performance Tuning Methods for mainframe batch/ETL jobs.
• Developed business modules in Cobol/CICS/DB2/MQ programs including DB2 store procedures for saving applications.
• Created/modified over 4 REXX execs, with calls to ISPF and SCLM services.
• Worked on development of CICS SOAP Web services for frontend Java and .Net application on SOA environment.
• Worked as a Web Component Developer to code in Java and J2EE technologies using MVC spring framework and Hibernate for responsive web design using CSS3/HTML5 framework.
• Worked on business reports using thunderhead( XML,Java script,DB2) - using Business object studio, Business Content studio and Admin).
• Developed test cases and performed unit testing using JUnit.

Technologies Used: z/OS, DB2 9.0,COBOL, IOF, CICS, JCL, Endevor, Xpediter, Install/1, TSO, ISPF, FTP,ABEND-AID, SPUFI, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Strobe, SOAP,REST/JSON, Confidential Rational Architect, SOAP UI,SPRING, Java/ J2EE, JSP, Java Script,CSS 3,HTML, Hibernate 3.5.3/3.5.3.2 , Spring 3.0.5/3.0.5.0 , Confidential WAS, Linux, Thunderhead Now 5.1, Confidential BPM Suite, BMC MainView DB2 Monitoring Tool, Confidential Websphere MQ (MQ series), Confidential WebSphere Information Integrator 8.2.PUTTY, Confidential InfoSphere Information Server V8.1.1 Suite

Confidential, Charlotte

Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Providing 24/7 production support on batch and online processing for the business application of Reference Data System(11 applications)
• Problem triage management, issue resolution, root cause analysis, research, reporting, support of change activity, escalations and communications to senior management within the Confidential Reference Data Systems Production support environment, assists in the establishment of processes and procedures for our applications, also responsible for production monitoring and on-call support rotation.
• Writing technical specifications, Coding, debugging, review the functionality and testing, analyze the adequacy and applicability of the new project initiatives/production fixes/performance improvement.
• Providing support of high impacting priority SEV1/SEV2/SEV3 incidents and problem inside and outside of RDS space.
• Providing support and follow up on all problem management or impacting issues.
• Providing support of all database reorgs, monthly and integrated release for new business initiatives.
• Lead Production application issue resolution and system enhancement development efforts from requirement gathering and analysis through implementation.
• Implemented backend API Web Services for new interfaces/channels across different enterprise applications.
• Worked on string pattern log search from mainframe log datasets using REXX/SYNCSORT/JCL that is used for analyzing request/response of OAG messages.
• Created Batch Services in REXX, Controls the input and output of information to and from a file, REXX using run in batch,REXX code used to create JCL’s for copy GDG file to other GDG files while migrating from one system to other system.
• Worked on automation testing functionality using REXX facilities while building JCL, Issuing commands, trapping output, reformatting output and then customized output.
• Involved in 24/7 ETL Production Support of batch applications, maintenance, troubleshooting, problem fixing and ongoing enhancements.
• Designed parallel jobs using various stages like Aggregator, Join, Transformer, Sort, Merge, Filter and Lookup, Sequence.
• Knowledge of Data Warehouse Architecture and Designing Star Schema, Snow flake Schema, Fact and Dimensional Tables, Physical and Logical Data Modeling using Erwin.
• Played an integral part in the building of a multi-server, multi-database enterprise Data warehouse using DataStage ETL (extact, transform and load) tools and DB2 z/OS to load legacy business data and send data capture files to downstream and upstream systems.

Technologies Used: Z/OS, DB2 9.0, COBOL, CICS,IMS DB/DC, CA 7,JCL, Endevor, XPEDITER, FM DB2, TSO, ISPF,REXX, ABEND-AID, SPUFI, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Strobe, MQ series, CICS web services, EZtrieve, XML, XGEN, WSDL, SOAP, Freeze, MAXIMO,JAVA J2EE,CA 7, Confidential Websphere, Confidential InfoSphere Information Server V8.1.1 Suite DataStage, QualityStage, ETL, Confidential MDM,Oracle 11g,Linux 5.8.CA Introscope, Bladelogic, ORACLE 11g,TOAD,SOAP UI, Confidential RAD,SVN, Confidential Metadata Work Bench, Business Glossary, QREP, SQL Developer 4.0, B2B Messaging,PUTTY, Autosys 4.5, Erwin

Confidential, New York

Solution Architect/Senior Programmer Analyst/Onsite Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Providing 24/7 production support on batch and online processing for the business application.
• Conduct a study of the current Funds Transfer System application and BNYM’s customer specific business rules and practices, user requirements and preparing specifications in the area of Funds Transfer System and Customer Billing system.
• Report any functional gaps in existing applications and suggest business process improvements .
• Designing and development of various software applications (batch and online processing) on Mainframe system using COBOL, DB2, IMS DB/DC, CICS, MQ Series, EZtrieve and DB2 store procedure as well as project implementation.
• High level Business requirement and Detail design of technical document preparation, Fedwire, CHIPS and SWIFT Message Format Mapping Change, Test plan preparation, Review of test plans, unit, integration testing and UAT support.
• Work with the on-site technical lead and off-shore team for functional enhancements & application interface development and delivery
• Writing technical specifications, coding, debugging and testing, analyze the adequacy and applicability of the computer output.
• Work on providing modifications to ultimately ensure functionality of the product.
• Project Management- on-site/ off-shore development, interfacing with application developers and business areas.

Technologies Used: OS/390, DB2 9.0, COBOL, UTS, CICS,IMS DB/DC, JCL, Endevor, Tracemaster, InSYNC, TableBase, TSO, ISPF, ABEND-AID, SPUFI, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Strobe, MQ series, CICS web services, EZtrieve, XML, XGEN, WSDL, SOAP, Freeze Frame, SUNGARD, Java J2EE,Power Builder, ESP, Remedy.

Confidential, Columbus

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed/enhanced data maintenance features and functions, perform base level support activities for saving application.
• Worked as a lead software developer, performing analysis, providing efficient coding recommendations, documenting flows, specs and test plans, implementing coding solutions, testing, debugging, production implementations, workflow development, risk management, and post-implementation review.
• Provided technical guidance and coordinating efforts with other areas of IT and business users.
• Developed business modules in Cobol/DB2 programs including DB2 store procedures for data cleanup, data integrity and archive project on saving applications.
• Worked extensively on performance application performance tuning using strobe.
• Worked on data migration/conversion business modules for data integrity project.
• Worked on various complex business modules for Actuarial Reporting System and Annual Statements.
• Worked business reports using Crystal Report tool
• Worked on Xcel macro for data maintenance and automation.

Technologies Used: z/OS, DB2 9.0, COBOL, IOF, CICS, JCL, Endevor, Xpediter, Install/1, TSO, ISPF, ABEND-AID, SPUFI, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Strobe, SOAP, Crystal Report 2008.

Confidential, Iowa

Lead Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Deal with clients to determine needs and requirements and preparation technical design & specification for project.
• Designed and developed the business modules using COBOL II, SAS, DB2, VSAM, JCL and SMD.
• Developed a new additional ordering system for Packaging & Distribution using COBOL,DB2 and SAS
• Designed and developed students/school/district level reporting system and dashboards using QMF procedures, SAS and COBOL from various DB2 databases.
• Developed a scoring and aggregation business modules using Cobol, SAS and DB2
• Performed complex problem solving and system maintenance.
• Providing development and production Support for the Applications to both online and batch process.
• Develop OMR scan programs for Confidential high-speed scanners
• Leads coordination efforts with co-workers, clients, operations, technical support and venders’ relationships.
• Leading and taking ownership of project delivery and implementation.

Technologies Used: Z/OS, DB2,COBOL, SAS, CICS, JCL, Changeman, SMD, APF, Xpediter, QMF, Team track, TSO, ISPF, ABEND-AID, FILE-AID,SPUFI, WFM, VSAM,SYNCSORT, Sourceforge, WebSphere,MS ACCESS 2007.

Confidential

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed the business modules using COBOL II, CICS, DB2 and SPF2 (screen generator).
• Developed a new CICS screen using SPF2 and program for searching shopping articles and business modules for quality planning, quality inspection and quality control for items.
• Designed and developed monthly invoice reporting system using QMF procedures and REXX from various DB2 databases.
• Developed real-time Data synchronization system for distributed Point-of-Sale application.
• Providing development and production Support for the Applications to both online and batch process.
• Time Estimation of projects and task assignment to teams, and tracking for project delivery
• Preparing project status report to PMO on weekly and monthly basis.
• Conducting Functional checks and Impact analysis of the application programs.
• Preparation of Preliminary System Design and Business Design Requirements Document.
• Performed Program and Project technical specification of business requirements
• Performed major modifications screens and programs for new business requirement
• Design Test Plan, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, System and Performance Testing
• Preparing Technical/Quality Documentations for project.
• Review and analyze use cases and requirements. Propose, design and implement solutions along with estimates that meet the business requirement
• Define, document and review processes to help in smooth roll-out of a release in production.
• Leading and taking ownership of project delivery and implementation.

Technologies Used: COBOL, PL1, SAS, CICS, JCL, MAESTRO, SDF2, BETA 92, CA-INTERTEST, STARTOOL, QMF, SERVICE DESK (HP), PDSMAN, TSO, ISPF, ABEND-AID, POWER BUILDER, and VB.NET, DB2.

Confidential

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed the modules using COBOL II, IMS DB/DC and DB2
• Designed and developed the portion of Annual standard Costing system for national companies.
• Developed new transactions and screen for processing of additional functionality of IBAN using IMS DC, DB2 and COBOL
• Wrote new DB2 and IMS programs/JCL/Control cards for plant data separation to newly set up national companies in purchasing system.
• Time Estimation & resource planning for projects using tool Microsoft Project
• Have lead various teams in the development and implementation of various projects
• Providing development and production Support 24 X 7 for the Applications to both online and batch process.
• Worked on software upgrades roll out from OS/390 to z/OS and DB2 8 to DB2 9 version.
• Have lead large Data conversion projects to facilitate new business requirements
• Enhancements to business intelligence and data warehousing ETL modules to satisfy user requests related to quicker business decision making strategy using Teradata - BTEQ
• Conducting Functional checks and Impact analysis of the application programs on new projects.
• System, technical architectural design and review of new project releases.
• Unit Testing of IO modules, Integration Testing, Design Test Plan of User Acceptance Testing, System and Performance Testing of software components and Implementation in Production
• Preparing Technical Documentations on new manufacturing plant separation launch projects.
• Coordination between offshore and Onsite team for requirement gathering
• Working on Baseline Minor/Medium Enhancement, Developing new Programs to satisfy ad-hoc requests of business.
• Amending existing programs according to changes in business needs.
• This involves all the phases of software life cycle viz., Business requirement analysis, Preparing Program specification, UTP Preparation, Coding, Unit Testing, System Testing, Peer review and Implementation in Production, following the Quality Procedures, CMMI and SOX Guidelines through out the life-cycle.
• Involved and implemented best quality process as Project Quality Leader (PQL)
• Involved in fully in System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and estimation of the development project using function point & WBS.
• Preparing weekly and monthly project status report to clients.
• Responsible for maintaining configuration management strategies
• Involved in Disaster Recovery plan/test activities

Technologies Used: COBOL, JCL, PL1,SPUFI, QMF, SELCOPY, TELON, LIMA, REXX, CHANGEMAN, ABEND-AID, MANAGE NOW, PKZIP, IMS DB/DC, DB2, STROBE, JETFORM, MQ Series, Assembler, Teradata, BTEQ and MOBIUS.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Design of workflow as per the Business and user requirements using UML.
• System analysis of existing programs, coding new programs and provided extensive support for the entire project
• Conducted Functional checks and Impact analysis of the application programs.
• Leading team technically and reviewed their developed components
• Modification of the I/O modules for conversion to DB2 for claim management system.
• Coding of new programs using COBOL II, IMS DB and DB2 for data migration and data correction from IMS database.
• Designed and Developed new JCL for data upload into DB2 tables
• Developed new designed system for data processing to work for DB2 system the same as previously IMS system.
• Design Test Plan, System and Performance tuning of I/O modules with web enabled interfaces.
• Code walk through for the impacted components before migrating the elements into Production
• Implementation of delivery software component in production

Technologies Used: COBOL, JCL, IMS DB/DC, PANVALET, CA-Easytrieve Plus, Visual SourceSafe, UML and DB2

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Wrote new modules to extract/transform data into files with specified formats for Basel II report system using COBOL, VSAM and DB2
• Wrote and scheduled FTP jobs to send feeds to down stream system
• Develop Loan Overdraft Report for Risk & Credit Control department. Update the Report logic. Program written in COBOL for CICS accessing DB2 and IMS database.
• This system computed the interest for investors of foreign currency deposits. Rates were different for each type of currency and changed daily.
• Impact analysis of software components while new changes added to existing functionality and Designing test cases
• Developed Data Warehousing ETL Software components for risk analysis reporting on distributed system.
• Preparing Technical Document for new projects
• Unit Testing, Integration and System Testing and Performance tuning
• Project Delivery & Implementation of delivery software component in production
• Project coordination with offshore team members

Technologies Used: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, FILE-AID, SYNCSORT, OS 390 and DB2

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coded a large portion of Virtual Wholesale system to allow other company’s inventory to be available for other customers
• Coding new batch programs for projects using COBOL, CICS, VSAM and DB2.
• Developed DB2 stored procedures & Code review for other team member’s development task
• Creation and tailoring of JCL’s to execute the jobs in the testing and production environments
• Wrote JCL using SYNCSORT for generating reports and data extraction modules.
• Modules were written in JCL, COBOL II, under CICS utilizing DB2, VSAM.
• Developed new JCL/Control cards/procedures for data manipulation and report generation
• Developed new Search utility program to assist development task using REXX
• Unit Testing and System testing (Design, Review, Testing)
• Preparing and updating technical artifacts for new projects (TC & PS)
• Handled enhancement of change requests for the existing application which involves online screens, batch and online programs
• Working on Baseline minor development work, developing new Programs to satisfy ad-hoc requests of business, amending existing programs according to changes in business needs. This involves all the phases of software life cycle viz., Business requirement analysis, Preparing Program specification, UTP Preparation, Coding, Unit Testing, System Testing and Implementation in Production, following the Quality Procedures and CMM Guidelines throughout the life-cycle.
• Problem Solving - Interacting with the user to identify the problems, requirement study, analyzing the problem against existing system design, constructive feedback to the design group, impact analysis of the desired changes, monitoring the change process & implementation support.
• Worked on created JCL’s, written own Functions in REXX, placing them in batch script to improve team’s productivity and avoiding repetitive task.

Technologies Used: JCL, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, File Aid, File Aid-IMS and DB2, CUSTOMER/1, OS 390