SUMMARY

• Over Seven+ years of experience in the field of Information Technology, with extensive experience in analysis, design, development, and implementation EDI/B2B Technologies using different EDI and XML file formats using sub - systems like Sterling Integrator, Gentran Integration Suite, GXS Biz Manager and Gentran Server (Windows & UNIX).
• Working knowledge of EDI from Business Requirements Gathering, Application development, Testing, Maintenance, and Production Support.
• Extensive Knowledge on B2B integration, production support, testing, implementation, and documentation of information systems.
• B2B Integration using Sterling Integrator 5.0,5,1,5.2, GIS 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, Gentran Server 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, Sybase EC Map, Oracle EDI Gateway.
• Strong Expertise in development and implementation experience in EDI ANSI X12, HIPAA, EDIFACT, XML,
• Sterling Integrator, Sterling’s Gentran Server on UNIX, Gentran Integration Suite (GIS), GXS Application Integrator Workbench Enterprise Gateway & XML/XSLT applications.
• Expertise in ANSI X12, EDIFACT Standards and implementing EDI Order to Cash transactions 810, 811, 820, 830, 850, 852, 855,856, 860, 861, 864, 867, 835, 837, 270/271, 276/277, 997 etc.
• Set up of AS2, SFTP, FTPS, Web Services Communication between trading partners and VAN.
• Extensively wrote SQL queries and UNIX shell scripts to reduce manual effort.
• Expertise in COBOL, JCL, Sub-files, CL commands, and System commands.
• Experience in Visual Mapper and Application Integrator Mapper.
• Strong knowledge, in mapping EDI formats and SAP applications. Strong Analysis in system specifications and business requirements.
• Configured community, partners, groups, mailboxes, Channels, and templates in Sterling File Gateway.
• Experience with the full life cycle of Software Development (Planning, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Integration, and Support).
• Worked with different file formats including ANSI X12, EDIFACT, XML, CSV and SAP-IDOC etc.
• Extensively worked on HIPAA X12 transactions (270/271, 276/277, 837, 835) and ANSI X12 Transactions (850,846,856,940,810,814,820,856).
• Hands on experience using EDI Products like Sterling B2B Integrator, Gentran, Gentran Integration Suit, GXS
• Strong experience in creating maps using MAP EDITOR to convert data from ANSI X12 to XML, SQL, Flat file, SAP IDoc formats and vice versa.
• Create customized BPs using GIS BPML. Development and Implementation of GIS services and adapters such as FTP, HTTP, SFTP, FSA, SMTP, JDBC, LWJDBC, SFTP, AS2, XSLT, Web services, JMS MQ-Series Adapter and Adapters related to Mailbox on GIS CL2 Command Line, Connect Direct.
• Extensive experience in - trading partner setup / on-boarding, mapping specifications and documentation, troubleshooting, problem resolution, customer / vendor / internal customer data issue resolution, interface development for import / export of EDI data.
• Trading Partner set up in SFG. Configuration ssh2 connectivity methods, authentication certificates.
• Manage the requirements and selection for Trading Partners and Vendors. Experience in Migrating Trading Partner setups with Communication setups toSterlingIntegrator5.1 (GIS) from Gentran Server for Windows.
• Excellent understanding of related customer/channel partner business processes and information flow for both SAP and EDI communications.
• Good knowledge in IBM Sterling Connect Enterprise Experience in working with UNIX environment, Shell scripting.
• Excellent troubleshooting and issue resolution skills.
• Solid Experience in developing Business Process using BPML and GPM.
• Experienced in HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Health Care industry providing Business Process Assessment, Requirements Gathering, Gap Analysis, Implementation, and Testing. Well versed with EDI and HIPAA transactions.
• Successful in meeting new technical challenges and finding solutions to meet the needs of the client
• Highly motivated team player with excellent analytical &problem-solving skills possessing the ability to effectively communicate with higher management and stake holders.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in debugging and problem solving.
• An effective communicator with excellent team management & leadership skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Windows, UNIX and LINUX

Database: Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i, Microsoft SQL server

Mapping Tools: Sterling Integrator 5.0/5.2, Gentran 5.1/5.3/6.0, GIS 4.2/4.3, GXS Mapper 3.12.0Sybase EC Map, EC Gateway, Sterling File Gateway, AFT, MFT, EDIFECS Spec builder, X-Engine, MQ Series.

Programming Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting, C.

EDI Standard: EDI Standard EDI X12 (ANSI), EDIFACT, XML, VICS, BPML, SAP IDOCS, SOAP, ROSETTANET.

Transaction Sets: 835,837,270,271,276,277,278,204,210,214,410,834,810,820, 830, 832, 850,846, 855,856,857,862,879,875, and 997

EDI Mappers: Visual Mapper, GXS Application Integrator and SI/GIS Map Editor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Richmond, Virginia

Sr. EDI Developer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the scope document, understand requirements, and identify the impacted scripts on a high level.
• Create a list of open queries for BSA and track it to closure.
• Prepared Technical Specification Document and identified all impacted objects in detail (WLM changes, Model changes, Scripts, etc.). Ensured that there is traceability for each requirement.
• Present the Technical Design Document to all Stake Holders and finalize the implementation plan.
• Responsible for analysis and drawing the functional specifications out of the given business requirements and breaking the work into several modules.
• Created business process for both inbound and outbound transactions to Oracle and other internal applications as per business needs using Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) and BPML in GXS.
• Responsible in setting up new trading partner setup in GXS Biz Manager based on Party Hierarchies and Transformation of Existing Parties Detailing Profile with Control Numbers.
• Set up various communications using Protocols FTP, HTTP, SMTP and AS2 with trading partners.
• Created maps for Order to Cash transaction sets (834,835,837,271,274,276,277) with Biz mapping using GXS Mapper Version 3.12.0.
• Very Strong experience working on correlation documents (MRS - Mapping Requirement Spec.) with regards to EDI transaction sets 850 (Purchase Order), 855 (Purchase Order Acknowledgement), 810 (Invoice), 856 (Advance Shipment Notice), 865(Purchase Order Change Acknowledgement), 832 (Price/Sales catalog), 846 (Inventory inquiry), 855 (Vendor Managed Inventory), and 869/870 (Order Status inquiry/response), 300/301 (EDI Bookings).
• Conditional Cardinality Mapping, Target Enveloping, Work Fields, Counter Functions, Element Groups & SDQ mapping.
• Creating ODBC map that involve oracle and incoming EDI data. map for EDI to Non-EDI, XML translation.
• Worked on several maps for various X12, EDIFACT, SAP IDOCS and TRADACOM based transaction sets. Excellent Mapping skills. Handled complicated looping in development of various transaction mappings.
• Implemented GXS Mapper Architecture and Promoted Document Definitions and stored maps to Biz Manager Database.
• Worked on EDI reversed maps and standards, uploading user maps, EDI standards to the repository & Importing sample maps, source files for testing.
• Developed maps with EDI X12, EDIFACT for implementing XML Doc Type transactions to Oracle Standard EDI Gateway with Strong experience working on DBMS.
• Import, Export maps to validate XML file and establishing secure link.
• Exchanging information with the party & creating, validating, saving, promoting document definitions.
• Envelope recognition BDD’s, control number management & adding, validating, tracking a node.
• Defining flat file using EDI X12 HL segment processor, HL Structure Builder & Defining XML files using XML tags, syntax notes.
• Worked on Reconciliation, Exceptions, Messaging, Documentation & Archiving Maps in GXS Biz Manager.
• Reading MDN, Trans. Mailbox, Statistical, ebXML, EDI, Party Reports.
• Responsible for LDAP, Audit Log, Gateway Alerts, Maintenance, Certificate Management & Secure External Monitoring.
• Tested maps with unit testing, regression testing in development, quality before turning it to production.
• Worked with Business Analyst for UAT testing, FUT testing, PIT1, PIT2 testing and Framework testing.

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Senior EDI/ Sterling Integrator Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the complete design, development and Implementation and mapping using Sterling Integrator Map Editor for 810, 820, 832, 850, 852, 855, 856, 860, 870, 875, 880, 210, 214, 990 and 997 transaction sets.
• Worked on Migration Project for Migrating Communication setups, Envelopes and Maps GIS to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator.
• Modified business processes to replace retiring services and adapters with new services and adapters.
• Set up communications using different Protocols FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, SMTP and AS2 with trading partners.
• Creating Application Integrator Maps for 210, 214, 810, 820, 832, 846, 850, 852, 855, 856, 860, 870, 875, 880, 990 and 997 etc.
• Developed maps using complex extended rules and standard rules.
• Worked in teams with Business analysts to understand the requirement and develop relevant mapping requirement specifications.
• Responsible for Setting up the new trading partners (Communities, AS2, Code Lists etc) in Sterling Integrator.
• Proficient in creation, modifications, testing of envelopes, maps, business process, service/adapters and set up AS2 communications for various trading partners.
• Implemented end to end integration for more than 100 trading partners.
• Involved in Designed and development more than 200 Maps in various different formats like X12, EDIFACT, CSV, SQL, XML and SAP Idocs.
• Developed design documents and mapping specification (MRS) for the maps.Created both inbound and outbound generic and partner specific EDI business flows.
• Worked on EDI Implementation with new trading partners using Gentran Server on Windows
• Development and modification of various EDI maps using Sterling Integrator for both inbound and outbound transactions like 850, 856 (Pick and Pack, Standard ASN), 860 and 810.
• Hands on experience in AFT and MFT.
• Trouble-Shooting in retrofitting the older version maps and making new 5.2 compatible.
• Perform Gap Analysis on the requirements.
• Creating Acceptance Test Cases and burn test cases.
• During on boarding process worked in teams to resolve critical issues.
• Tested work flow scenarios in Sterling Integrated Dev environment, SI QA Environment and turned into Production environment.
• Responsible to verify all data was successfully processed and trouble-shoot any failures during translation and address the issues to the team.
• Involved in 24x7 Production Support using ITSM tool after Go Live.

Environment: Integrator 5.0/5.2, ITSM, Gentran Server on Windows, Ultra Edit, FileZilla.

Confidential

Sterling Integrator Developer

Responsibilities:

• Interacted actively with Business Analysts on mapping documents and design process for various sources and targets.
• Responsible for AI4.1 to AI 5.2. Migrations of all User/System Maps, Setups in new environment. Trouble-Shooting in retrofitting the older version and making new 5.2 compatible.
• Involved in mapping development in various different formats like X12, EDIFACT, CSV, SQL and SAP Idocs.
• Developed design documents and mapping specification (MRS) for the maps.Created both inbound and outbound generic and partner specific EDI business flows.
• Involved in mapping for 850,864,810,820,856,855,832,210,214,990 Transactions and INVOIC, ORDERS, ORDRSP, CONTRL, DESADV messages for various trading partners.
• Worked on EDI Implementation with new trading partners using Gentran Server on Windows
• Extensive hands on experience in AFT and MFT
• Worked on FTP, FTP/S, HTTP/HTTPS, Web services, SFTP/SSH protocols, PGP encryption and mailboxes during B2B integration.
• Implemented end to end integration for more than 200 trading partners.
• Designed and developed more than 150 Maps in ANSI X12, EDIFACT, XML and SAP Idocs.
• Extensive use of SFTP, FTP, HTTP, Mailbox, File system, Web services, Command Line, JDBC, SOAP, Translation, and system Adapters.
• Supported GIS, SI on Windows 2003 and 2008 with MS SQL database.
• Worked on Migrating Communication setups (AS2, FTP), Envelopes and Maps from GIS 4.3 to SI 5.1.
• Worked on Sterling File Gateway Application for transferring files between partners using different protocols and file formats.
• Migrated Trading partners from Gentran Server (GIS 4.3) to Sterling Integrator 5.2.
• Proficient in using data translation tools IBM GIS 4.3 Version and GIS 5.1 for Windows.
• Responsible for the complete design, development, and Implementation of 850, 846, 204, 990, 214, 210, 997, 940, 810, 820, and 856 transaction sets.

Environment: Gentran Server for Windows, IBM Gentran Integration Suite 4.3, Sterling Integrator 5.2, iSeries (AS/400), FTP, SFTP, AS2, PGP, Ultra edit.

Confidential

EDI Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created and edited maps for various retail transactions including 810, 820, 880, 850, 856, 855, 846, 940, 945, 888, 947 and 856.
• Interacted with trading partners to gather business requirements and also responsible for creating test cases and test scenarios
• Interacted with trading partners and creating standard specifications for various transactions for both inbound and outbound using ANSI X12, EDIFACT (D93A, D96A) standards.
• Created new maps for various transactions using Gentran Integration Suite/Sterling Integrator for both inbound and outbound transactions.
• Developed and implemented managed file transfer (MFT) partner communities, routing ruleset, route provisioning using Sterling File gateway (SFG).
• Created configurations for mailboxes, users, profiles, and auditing for Managed file transfer (MFT) using SFG.
• Experience in implementing Managed File Transfer (MFT) applications to support FTP/SFTP, HTTP, and AS2 file transfer protocols.
• Configured partner profiles for both inbound and outbound for various partners.
• Configured and mapped inbound and outbound documents, which included 810, 820, 824, 850, 855, 856, 860 and 832 using Sterling Integrator BPs (GPM and BPML).
• Based on the reports developed around 100 maps. Grabbed test data from the internal applications to test the Application Integrator (AI) maps. Compared NT/MF files.
• Assistance in-migrating to a new EDI X12 850,810 maps in version 4030.
• Created new mail boxes for various Trading Partners and set the communication for different Trading Partners using different VAN like GEIS, Inovis, etc.
• Created implementation guide lines for all the warehouse transactions using EDISIM.
• Created test data using EDISIM Test data generator for various retail transactions.
• Involved with various teams (order fulfillment, Revenue Management etc.) in creating test scripts for Integration and String testing.
• Equalized the trading partnerships for Home Depot to trade electronically as one.
• Importing and exporting IDOC layouts from SAP to Gentran. Wrote UNIX shell scripts to automate FTP Process.
• Responsible for generating reports out of EDI production life cycle database automated reporting to support daily operations.
• Provided 24X7 production support and involved in various knowledge transfer sessions.

Environment: Sterling Integrator 5.0/5.2, GXS AI & Enterprise, GXS Enterprise Gateway,GXS Trade guide, Gentran server on UNIX 6.0, MS SQL Server(SQL, T-SQL, SSIS), SAP IDOCs, Putty, Ultra Edit, Solaris (KornShell scripting), Perl.