SUMMARY

• EDI Specialist with extensive knowledge of designing, analyzing and implementing EDI specifications and procedures; with sound familiarity with ANSI ASC X12 standards, EDIFACT standards, using GENTRAN software.
• Worked on Map Editors of the Gentran UNIX, AI (Application Integration) and VMP (Visual Map per) which is used to develop production maps for the various Customers and suppliers (XML - IDOC, X12-IDOC, EDIFACT-IDOC, TRADCOM-IDOC, FLATfFILE-X12 and vice versa) belonging to various regions such as EMEA and US.
• Excellent Mapping skill set. Handled complicated looping in Gentran Map Editor and Worked as a Mapper on various X12 and EDIFACT based transaction sets including 850, 810, 855, 856, 820, 823, 862, 830, 997.
• Expertise in outbound and inbound communication protocols like FTP, SFTP and AS2.
• Played a major role in developing and testing the entire EDI system.
• Improving productivity and efficiency of the EDI system, resulting in a reduction in costs and an increase in sales
• Great exposure to Connect Enterprise UNIX, MOVEit, OFTP for secured data transfers.
• Excellent interaction with all levels of management, customers, development team members and vendors.
• Quick to learn about new business industries and models. Ability to successfully work and lead under tight deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Strong systems integration skills with: EDI . Technical breadth allows for quick ramp up of any software application. Served as application specialist, trainer, and end-user for some of the applications listed below.

Software: UNIX, EDI, Gentran, Remedy.

Translators: Gentran Unix, Application Integrator, Visual Mapper.

Standards: ANSI X12, EDIFACT,VDA and Tradacoms.

Non-Standards: Flat-file, CSV, IDOC, XML and Proprietary

Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, DB2, Microsoft Access 2000/XP

Protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, SOAP, SMTP, LAN and WAN

Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95, Red Hat Linux 7.3, UNIX and AIX 5.3

Languages: C#.Net, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, AJAX, OLEDB, ODBC, ADO, ActiveX, Web Services, WCF, RESTFUL Webservices, HTML, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, SQL and PL/SQL

Methodologies: Agile SCRUM, Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tech. Lead EDI

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Served as a team lead responsible for developing a Supply Chain EDI (ANSI X12) processing system between the Confidential and External customers
• Monitoring of existing EDI Systems production activities.
• Ensured the smooth flow of EDI business documents by troubleshooting user and EDI system issues in a timely manner.
• Understand the existing Business in terms of functional aspect.
• Map development and production support and performing every possible function related to Gentran that includes the following:
• Setting up and maintaining Trading Partner Relationships. Comm.via VAN, FTP.
• Map Development for both inbound and outbound Transactions like 850,855,856,810,997 using AI Mapper, especially all the complex 856 maps.
• UNIX/Gentran shell scripts as and when needed.
• Establish link between SAP system and Gentran using ALE.
• Developing interfaces for both inbound and outbound Transactions and to provide the customization as per the client requirement.
• Testing the maps with production data and compare the output files
• Involved in unit testing, Integration Testing, system testing
• Performed Defect Tracking and resolution
• Provided user acceptance testing support for all maps.
• Maintain documentation such as procedures, flowcharts and guidelines with Documentum according to new compliance requirements.
• Customer Communication and co-ordination in onsite offshore teams

EDI Programmer/Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand the existing Business in terms of functional aspect.
• EDI team member for map development and production support and performing every possible function related to Gentran that includes the following:
• Setting up and maintaining Trading Partner Relationships. Comm.viaVAN, FTP.
• Map Development for both inbound and outbound Transactions like 850,855,856,810,997 using AI Mapper UNIX shell scripts as and when needed.
• Developing interfaces for both inbound and outbound Transactions.
• Testing the maps with production data and compare the output files
• Involved in unit testing, system testing, defect logging.
• Customer Communication and co-ordination in onsite offshore teams

EDI Programmer/Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing functional specs for all the customer/suppliers maps.
• Responsible for handling Gentran production issues
• Development of new maps (Inbound/Outbound/Generic) maps according to the client specifications
• Developing interfaces for both inbound and outbound Transactions.
• Played a major role in developing and testing the entire EDI system.
• Testing the maps with production data and compare the output files.
• Handled tickets based on the priority and informed the issues to the customer with in stipulated SLA’s & Finding root cause of problems
• Involved in creating 500 Trading partners in Gentran.
• Involved in client teleconferences and customer Interaction.
• Involved post live support

EDI Support/ Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring of EDI Systems production activities for both EMEA and US instance
• Trouble shooting and reporting the root cause analysis to the customers as per the SLA.
• Ensured the smooth flow of EDI business documents by troubleshooting user and EDI system issues in a timely manner.
• Providing support to the EDI customers with various Business strategies.
• Analysis of development requests received from the customer and defining the time frame for development and delivery
• Develop the AI and VMP maps for various Standards like X12, EDIFACT, TRADACOM, VDA, which translate EDI data to Application Files and Application Files to EDI data
• Create INBOUND and OUTBOUND flows for each SBG. This includes creating TP setup, deploy the maps and end to end flow creation.
• Created functional specifications documents as per the client requirements.
• Handled many outages i.e., stopped and started the server and tested the B2B flow.
• Involved in unit testing, system testing and defect Tracking.
• Lots of process check and quality are performed and these are unique to all the customers we serve.
• Customer Communication and co-ordination in onsite offshore teams
• On-time deliverables are taken care and tracked effectively.