SUMMARY

• Mainframe developer with around 7 years of IT experience in mainframe development supporting business solution software and analyzing business operations.
• Mainframe Application Development experience with around 6 years of experience in developing, maintaining, supervising and supporting mainframe legacy applications.
• Developed transaction which use modern frontend UI and backend mainframe transaction, to re - use and retain core logic in legacy while giving user a modern UI.
• Extensive experience in design, coding testing and implementing in COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS DB, IMS DC, DB2 and VSAM. Good grasp on MPP/BMP, Batch and Online System of Mainframes.
• Extensive experience in analysis, design, development, testing, UAT and deployment cycles of mainframe development.
• Experience in proposing solution for business requirement and driving project from scratch to support the requirement.
• Performed pivotal roles to improve the efficiency of the mainframe team as well as the business operations.
• Tuned DB2 queries used by web front end which improved the response time considerably. Got appreciation from client for the same.
• Proposed solutions for performance improvement and got appreciation for the same.
• Working directly with business users and understanding their requirements from the new system.
• Handling deployment coordination activities between different team i.e. business and other technical deployment teams to take care of our project deployments which includes web, mainframe and database components.
• Creating data model for the project
• Excellent Inter-personal skills and a quick learner. Ability to get along with the team well and can handle client issues at all stages of the development process.
• Have managed project through all phases right from Requirement analysis, design, coding, System testing, UAT along with customer communication.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to build professional relationships with peers and superiors, and work comfortably with both business and technical professionals.
• Experienced in Agile as well as Waterfall model of SDLC.
• Individual Awards for outstanding performances at organization level.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

IBM Mainframe: PL/I, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, IMS DB, IMS DC, FILE - AID, SPUFI, QMF, REXX, RACF, SORT, TSO/ ISPF, SQL, IBM ODM (Operational Decision Manager), JES2/ JES3, OS/390, Z/OS, PDL, RPG, FTP, OMVS, OPC, SCLM, Changeman, Endevor, CA7

Management Tools: TSRM, RTC, RDz for System Z

Mobile Technologies: Android (Beginner), IBM Work light

Cloud Technologies: Cloud.java, Bluemix

Web Technologies: Java, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery mobile

Databases: MySQL, SQLite

Methodologies: Agile Methodology, Waterfall Model

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Denver, CO

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Working as Mainframe Developer for the project, designed and developed mainframe components for the project and batch jobs to load the data from different sources.
• Gathering the Requirements from VISA and Master Card
• Analyze, Design & created the processes for the requirements
• Analyze mainframe existing process and create technical specification for offshore team.
• Coordinating with offshore team for assignment of work and gathering deliverables.
• Working closely with business users to get their requirement from the new system
• Worked on a GSA process and VISA Project

Environment: COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, Endevor, SPUFI, SQL, CA7, SyncSort, FileAid, Service Now

Confidential, Austin, TX

Freelance Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Freelance Mainframe Developer for the project, designed and developed mainframe components for the project, created new DB2 tables (Relational Database) and batch jobs to load the data from different sources.
• Modify IMS transaction to meet UI needs. This transaction is being called by Java
• Meeting with business users and understanding their requirement.
• Analyze mainframe existing process and create technical specification for offshore team.
• Creating functional requirement for web team.
• Writing design specifications to create new Online Mainframe Transaction using IMS DB, COBOL and DB2.
• Coordinating with offshore team for assignment of work and gathering deliverables.
• Working closely with business users to get their requirement from the new system
• Worked on Change Request & Maintenance projects involving COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, IMS DB/DC and Focus reports.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, Web Services, QMF, SPUFI, DB2, IMS DB/ DC, Java.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Development team for setting up the Back-End process i.e., setting up of whole new Database System.
• Have Created a new API called PENPLAN and created the services using WS4D.
• Analyzed & code the programs for generating the reports using PL/I & JCL.
• Created the Test Plans for all the modules for the Backend and Front-End Teams to test.
• Played a good Team Player role by assisting the Front-End Team as well mentored the members of the team for coding the required programs / writing the Queries using SQL.
• Got Appreciation from the clients for completing the project before the deadline & for supporting the maintenance team even after delivering the project if required.

Environment: COBOL, PLI, DB2, JCL, XML, SFTP, SQL, QMO, WS4D, IMS DB, PDL, DL/I, TSO, ISPF.