SUMMARY:

• Technically sophisticated and management professional with a pioneering career reflecting strong leadership qualifications with “hands - on” IS expertise. Maintain focus on achieving bottom line results while formulating and implementing advanced technology and business solutions to meet a diversity of needs on time. Team based management style, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Having over 13 years of experience in IT industry on different technologies & tools line Open Connect and mainframe systems in the areas of Analysis, Coding, Testing, Maintenance and support on IBM Mainframes using VS COBOL II, COBOL/400(iSeries), Micro focus Cobol, SQL, JCL, DB2, CICS, IMS DB/DC, MVS, VSAM, syncsort, MQ Series, UNIX(Shell scripting), FTP, NDM, HOGAN(CIS, PEM),Teradata, CASEGEN and TELON.
• Experienced in full cycle of software Development (SDLC) including Requirement Analysis, System study, Documentation, Program Design, Development, Testing, Maintenance, Support and in the preparation of Project estimation matrix.
• Experienced in Healthcare - I/P/D EDI ANSI X12 Transaction data and NASCO Claims processing system and extensively experienced on edits, claims, back-end processing systems of NPS.
• Strong experience on NASCO applications like HIQK, HEHK,HZMK,HRBK,TPOL etc.
• Extensive experience on Open Connect architecture (IDE Configure), and Benefit File Manager(BFM).
• Strong experience on Oracle PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, triggers, C#.Net, VB Application, Asp.Net, Visual Studio 2008 and PVCS.
• Having good experience with most DB2 Interactive utilities like SPUFI (SQL Processor Using File Inputs) SQLGEN, QMF (Query Management Facility), data analysis, DB2 Stored Procedures and with other DB2 utilities.
• Having good experience on Hogan (CIS,PEM) and having wide knowledge on the entire Hogan Umbrella (CIS,ODS,DDA/TDA,PAS,PEM).
• Well versed in Database design, Normalization Techniques and Database loading.
• Well experienced in Technical Support, debugging, Technical documentation and Production support on (24X7) and in schedulers CA-1, CA-7 and C-11.
• Well experienced on various tools like File-Aid, ELIPS, Endevor, SPUFI, IBM DEBUG tool, QMF, Xpeditor, STAR Tool, SAR, Insync, SmartTest, Changeman, TSO, ISPF, Panvalet, DF SORT, other IBM utilities, Clear case and Clear Quest and Productivity tools (MS Office - MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel and MS Visio).
• Testing skills include Unit, System, Integration, Regression testing and User Acceptance testing as well as development, execution and maintenance of test plans, test cases and test scenarios and worked with Standard test tools (QC) to support QA testing.
• Have good experience in RUP and used Rational Requisite pro and Rational Rose.
• Having good experience and knowledge on HIPAA related transactions (EDI) - 837(Claims), pre-HIPAA formats UB92 and well versed with HL7 message processing.
• Experienced in conducting corporate trainings on IMS DB, TELON, and HOGAN.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills, strong understanding of fundamental business processes, excellent Communication and Problem solving skills.
• Good experience in Healthcare, Hospitality, Banking, Credit Card, Retail, Telecomm and Manufacturing domains.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: IBM Main Frames, PCs

Operating Systems: TSO, MVS/ESA, WINDOWS, Z/OS, IBM OS/390, OMVS (UNIX System Services,Shell scripting)

LANGUAGES: COBOL II, iSeries Cobol, Micro Focus Cobol, SQL, PL/I, XML, C, Java ScriptsCLIST, Easytrieve, VB,VBA, VB scripting, TCP/IP, TERADATA,C# AND UNIX

TOOLS & UTILITIES: File Aid, Endevor, Change Man, Xpeditor, IBM Debug tool, STAR Tool, InsyncManage now, Hogan, Elips, TSO, ISPF, Abend Aid, Dump Master, DFSORTsync sort, SPSF,CA-1, CA-7, CA-11, Infoman, QMF, SPUFI, Panvalet, TelonCasegen, Lotus Notes, Outlookpress, CITRIX and Productivity tools (MS Office - MS word, MS Power Point, Control-M, MS Excel and MS Visio), ASG-Smart Test, SUPRTOOL, File Manager, Exstream Dialogue, Clear Case, Clear QuestBFM and Open Connect(JHLLPI).

DATABASES: DB2, RDMS, IMS DB, SQL SERVER, AS400, VSAM, ORACLE (PL/SQL)

FRONT END SYSTEMS: CICS, IMS DC, HTML

DATAWARE HOUSING TOOLS: Business objects, Crystal Reports, Data Stage and Cognos

SPECIALIZATION: COBOL II, Micro Focus Cobol, iSeries Cobol, CICS, JCL, VSAM, MVS,IMS DB/DC, DB2, MQ Series, FTP,NDM, TELON, CASEGEN and Hogan(CIS and IDS), C#.Net, Asp.Net, Visual Studio 2008

APPLICATIONS: HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE, BANKING, CREDIT CARDS, TELECOMM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in conducting the interview sessions with the business end users and gathering & writing the Business requirements and prepared the Business requirement documents(BRD) and getting the sign-offs from the users.
• Involved in preparing the estimation matrix at the project level.
• Responsible for Initial Analysis, Impact Analysis, Gap Analysis
• Prepared the process flow diagrams, preliminary class diagrams for the system in UML and Use Cases using Rational Rose.
• Involved in writing the Technical Requirement Documents(TRD) and getting the sign-offs from users.
• Preapred the Requirement Tracebility matrix for both business and technical requirements
• Co-ordinated with the development and offshore testing team.
• Responsible for preparing the Test Strategy document, Test matrix, Test Scenarios, Test cases for Unit, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in preparing the UAT Test data for NASCO projects and conducted the UAT result review sessions and getting the sign-off from the users.
• Involved in project’s end to end testing and also in Release management meetings to move the opportunities in to production.
• Involved in post production support and in getting the sign-off to post production.

Confidential, MI

Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing the Technical Requirement Documents(TRD) and getting the sign-offs from users.
• Preapred the Requirement Tracebility matrix for both business and technical requirements
• Co-ordinated with the development and offshore testing team.
• Responsible for preparing the Test Strategy document, Test matrix, Test Scenarios, Test cases for Unit, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in preparing the UAT Test data for NASCO projects and conducted the UAT result review sessions and getting the sign-off from the users.
• Involved in the project end to end testing and also in Release management meetings to move the opportunities in to production.
• Involved in post production support and in getting the sign-off to post production.

Confidential, NJ

Bussiness Analyst/ Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in conducting the interview sessions with the business end users and gathering & writing the Business requirements and prepared the Business requirement documents(BRD) and getting the sign-offs from the users.
• Involved in preparing the estimation matrix at the project level.
• Responsible for Initial Analysis, Impact Analysis, Gap Analysis
• Prepared the process flow diagrams, preliminary class diagrams for the system in UML and Use Cases using Rational Rose.
• Involved in writing the Technical Requirement Documents(TRD) and getting the sign-offs from users.
• Preapred the Requirement Tracebility matrix for both business and technical requirements
• Co-ordinated with the development and offshore testing team.
• Responsible for preparing the Test Strategy document, Test matrix, Test Scenarios, Test cases for Unit, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in preparing the UAT Test data for NASCO projects and conducted the UAT result review sessions and getting the sign-off from the users.
• Involved in the project’s end to end testing and also in Release management meetings to move the opportunities in to production.
• Involved in post production support and in getting the sign-off to post production.

Confidential, South field, MI

BussinessAnalyst/ Application Developer/Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in understanding the Business requirements from business end-users and prepared the Business requirement documents.
• Involved in preparing the estimation matrix at the opportunity level.
• Responsible for Initial Analysis, Impact Analysis, Gap Analysis, High Level Design and preparation of Software Architecture Document.
• Prepared the process flow diagrams, preliminary class diagrams for the system in UML and Use Cases using Rational Rose.
• Responsible for preparing the Test Strategy document, Test matrix, Test Scenarios, Test cases for Unit, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
• Prepared the UAT Test data for both LOCAL and NASCO and also created worksheets on behalf of CSR.
• Involved in preparing the User Interface Pages and developed both for real-time Job scheduling and reporting processes using ASP.Net.
• Involved in the database design and writing queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.
• Developed the various NASCO transactions at the panel level on JHLLPI Application Programming Interface (API), conducted Unit level, Integration and User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in peer review and verifying the Debrief reports which generates as a result of execution of different opportunities.
• Involved in CSR’s end to end testing and also in Release management meetings to move the opportunities in to production.
• Involved in preparation of user manuals for the use of Business users.
• Responsible for scheduling daily jobs, weekly jobs for the different opportunities according to the Business User requirement.
• Responsible for maintaining the web application tool and making enhancements to the web Application tool developed using C#.Net, ASP.Net, Visual Studio 2008, Oracle database, XML and Web Services.
• Job duties include upgrading the version changes and making further system Enhancements to the third party tools being used such as Open Connect (Terminal Emulator supporting IBM Mainframe 3270 terminal developed using Java Open Source Code), Attachmate Macro editor.
• Involved in promoting the version changes to the source code and promoting these Changes to the production server and maintaining the source code under PVCS.

Confidential, South field, MI

Senior Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in understanding the Business requirements from business end-users and prepared the Business requirement and low level design documents.
• Involved in preparing the estimation matrix at the Edit (Condition Code) level.
• Prepared the process flow diagrams, preliminary class diagram for the system in UML and use cases using Rational Rose.
• Involved in preparing the User Interface Pages and developed both for real time Job scheduling and reporting processes using ASP.net
• Developed the Claims Adjudication transaction on Open Connect’s (JHLLPI) Configure and deployed the web service on Open Connect’s Sli Connect Web Server.
• Involved in preparing the claims adjudication business logic using C#.
• Developed the presentation layer and GUI framework in HTML and Client-Side validations were done.
• Responsible for automating the edits are E185, E245, E221, E915, M103 and ICD-9CM, R462C.
• The Review Codes that are automated on Local claims processing system are RC P129, RC L711, RC SPTT, RC L275, RC L927, RC L212, RC L585, RC LC84A and RC L280.
• Involved in creating and used Data Access Objects (DAOs) for the transfer of data from the Database to the front end and vice versa.
• Involved in the database design and writing queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.
• Involved in promoting the version changes to the source code and promoting these Changes to the production server and maintaining the source code under PVCS.

Confidential

Senior Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in modifying the existing Micro Focus Cobol programs to provide consistency in claim processing by changing the translation logic.
• Involved in creating new jobs and modified the existing jobs using UNIX shell scripting and SUPRTOOL.
• Involved in coding and code reviews.
• Involved in resolving the CRs.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing and moved to production by using Teamtrack system.

Confidential, Bethesda,MD

Senior Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the meetings for the requirement gathering and prepared the application and technical documents for enhancements & new functionality accordingly.
• Involved in developing code using COBOL,DB2 and IMS DB/DC from the scratch for the new IMS Screens.
• Responsible for changes to the existing code of already existing IMS screens.
• Coded the new subroutine using DB2.
• Involved in configuration management by using Clear Case, debugging by using IBM Debug Tool, accessing the databases both DB2, & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing queries by using SPUFI and QMF.
• Involved in preparing the Test cases for Unit, System and Integrational level.
• Involved in Unit testing and prepared the UTR with the test results.

Confidential, Baton Rouge, LA

Senior Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Designed the development modules, preparation of Test specifications for both unit and system testing.
• Performed analysis on work requests.
• Performed enhancements to the existing system as specified by the customer.
• Responsible for changes to existing code, coding new COBOL routines using DB2 & IMS DB and changed JCL’s accordingly.
• Changed the online (CICS) screens to introduce the new fields according to the new requirement and done the manipulation on output record by using DFSORT/MVS.
• Prepared application and technical documents for enhancements & new functionality.
• Involved in configuration management by using Endevor, debugging by using Xpeditor, editing and managing PDS by using Start Tool and accessing the databases both DB2 & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing queries by using SPUFI.
• Involved in testing Mainframe Claim processing Batch jobs using JCL’s.
• Involved in system and Integration testing and support QA testing by using Quality Center (QC).
• Code reviews and performance analysis and suggesting the recommendations

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Senior Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Project Planning, Module Management, Scheduling and Estimation.
• Designed the development modules, preparation of Test specifications for both unit and system testing.
• Coding and implementation by COBOL II, JCL, IMS DB/DC and testing the flow of the code at Unit, Integration and System Test level and its coverage using TCA. TCA is also used for analyzing the test cases and to verify whether the test case has covered the logical path or not and modified the COBOL/400 programs on COIN system and NATURAL programs on AMERI systems.
• Prepared JCLs and JCL Procs for the requirements and also involved in EPF(Emergency Production Fix).Involved in communicating with the Message queue Manager to interact with the systems other than GDAS by using MQ series.
• Involved in getting the data from dispatcher system by executing UNIX commands on OMVS.
• Involved in configuration management by using ChangeMan, debugging by using Xpeditor,accessing the databases both DB2, IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing queries by using SPUFI.
• Code reviews and performance analysis and suggesting the recommendations to enhance the performance of the existing application.
• Involved in development and enhancement activities by using the design document and also the final delivery note during the code review phase.
• Involved in scheduling batch jobs by using Control-M.
• Solved the Maintenance and Information requests and involved in fixing the production tickets(24/7) .
• Participated in internal quality audits and make sure that the activities in the project are as per standards.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the preparation of BCP (Business Continuity Plan) and attended Meetings with the user at the time of requirement generation.
• Prepared High level and Low-level designs from the requirements.
• Programming in COBOL, DB2, IMS DB and HOGAN using design specification.
• Changed the datagroups and created PCDs under HOGAN Umbrella.
• Created the new HOGAN online screens using IMS DC and also done modifications for the existing screens.
• Created the activities under the PEM(HOGAN Core Banking system).
• Worked with the Cobol-Hogan programs (Cobol programs with the PEM calls).
• Programming in Easytrieve to extract the data from the CUSTAGG and COIN Systems.
• Prepared JCL’s and JCL Procs for the requirements.
• Testing the system at Unit, Integration and System Test level. Preparation of Test Result Documents of the tested cases in all the test phases.
• Standardization of the code work as per the requirements using TCS tool ASA (Automated Standard Analyzer).
• Configuration management using ELIPS (Extended Librarian Interactive Productivity Services).
• Involved in debugging by using Xpeditor, accessing the databases both DB2 & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing the queries by Using SPUFI.
• Testing Coverage of the system after each enhancement using TCA (Test Coverage Analyzer).
• Involved in scheduling batch and online jobs through Control-M.
• Tracking of project status, generated project metrics and project reports using IRIS tool to reduce defects and improvement of productivity
• Participated in internal quality audits and make sure that the activities in the Project is as per standards.

Confidential, UK

Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared application and technical documents for enhancements & new functionalityAnd performed analysis on work requests.
• Participated in daily, weekly meetings with client at the offshore location.
• Programming in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2 in the TELON environment using Design specification.
• Prepared JCL’s and JCL Proc’s for the requirements to load huge volume of data(Teradata) into a database.
• Involved in configuration management by using Endevor, debugging by using Smart test, accessing the databases both DB2 & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid,
• executing and testing queries by using SPUFI and editing & managing PDS by using Start Tool.
• Prepared and performed Casting of the ENDEVOR Packages.
• Involved in resolving the Abends by taking the help Dump master, Abend-Aid and SAR to find out the location, reason and more details of the Abend occurred.
• Performed the testing at Unit and Integration level.
• Preparation of Test Result Documents in the performed test phases.
• Coordinating with Onsite team regarding clarifications.

Confidential, Cedar Rapids, IA

Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Handled the request according to the Client Specifications.
• Participated in daily and weekly meetings with the client.
• Involved in analysis and modifications to the existing code in COBOL II, JCL, IMS DB/DC & DB2 and co coordinated with DBA’s in the database updates.
• Used JCL, PROC, VSAM files, Control cards, Easytrieve to perform day-to-day maintenance job.
• Involved in configuration management by using Endevor, debugging by using Xpeditor, editing and managing PDS by using Start Tool and accessing the databases both DB2 & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing queries by using SPUFI.
• Changed the online (CICS and IMS DC) screens to introduce the new fields according to the new requirement and done the manipulation on output record by using DFSORT/MVS.
• Involved in developing and formatting the reports according to client requirement by using QMF.
• Used VB scripts to write functions that are embedded in or included from HTML pages and interact with the Document Object Model (DOM) of the page, to perform tasks not possible in HTML alone.
• Involved in preparing Test Scripts for the levels of Unit, System and Integration Testing.
• Involved in Unit, System and Integration Testing and prepared Test Results.
• Involved in Supporting QA Testing by using Mercury Test Director.
• Involved in peer review and ensured timely deliveries of work requests.
• Participated in regular Quality audits at the time project delivery to ensure defectless and successful conclusion of the initiative.

Confidential, Smyrna, TN

Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Handled the request according to the Client Specifications.
• Participated in daily and weekly meetings with the client.
• Involved in analysis and modifications to the existing code in COBOL II, JCL, IMS DB/DC & DB2 and co coordinated with DBA’s in the database updates.
• Involved in configuration management by using Endevor,debugging by using Xpeditor, editing and managing PDS by using Start Tool and accessing the databases both DB2 & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing queries by using SPUFI.
• Changed the online (CICS and IMS DC) screens to introduce the new fields according to the new requirement and done the manipulation on output record by using DFSORT/MVS.
• Involved in developing and formatting the reports according to client requirement by using QMF.
• Involved in preparing UTP’s (Unit Test Plan) and review.
• Involved in Unit Testing and Regression Testing and prepared Unit Test Results.
• Ensured timely deliveries of work requests and involved in quality auditions.

Confidential, Smyrna, TN

Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the analysis of the business requirement and prepared the technical Documentation according to the Client Specifications.
• Participated in daily and weekly meetings with the client.
• Involved in analysis and modifications to the existing code in COBOL II, JCL, IMS DB/DC and DB2.
• Involved in configuration management by using Endevor, debugging by using Xpeditor, Editing and managing PDS by using Start Tool and accessing the databases both DB2 & IMS DB and file edit by using File-Aid and executing and testing queries by using SPUFI.
• Changed the online (CICS and IMS DC) screens to introduce the new fields according to the new requirement and done the manipulation on output record by using DFSORT/MVS.
• Involved in developing and formatting the reports according to client requirement by using QMF.
• Involved in preparing Test cases and review of the same done by peers.
• Involved in Unit Testing and preparing Unit Test Results.
• Involved in peer review and ensured timely deliveries of work requests.