SUMMARY

• Experienced with Project Management activities. Has led teams of 15+ member size.
• Extensively worked as a Consultant and Technical lead with over 10 Years of IT experience, by involving in the requirement gathering, Architect, design, development and testing of IBM Mainframe solutions using COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, CICS, EXPEDITOR, CONTROL - M, SAR, QMF, COPMAREX, OPC scheduler, Change man, Endeavor, IBM utility, Unix etc.
• Extensively worked as a Technical lead with over 4+ Years of IT experience, by involving in the requirement gathering, Architect, design, development and testing of SAP-EDI and Mainframe-EDI solutions using OpenText GXS Application Integrator, IDEA(IDX) Van, Liaison VAN, WebSphere Data Interchange 3.2 tool, WebSphere Data Interchange 3.3 tool, Axway FTP Software, MFT software and EDI formats like IDOC, XML, ANSIX12 and EDIFACT
• Expertise in the full cycle of software development including Requirements Analysis, Program Design, Development, Unit testing, System Testing, Integrated Testing, Maintenance and Documentation with Strong programming skills with and Sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experienced in B2B and A2A in requirement gathering, Architect design, development, integration and Testing of applications Development/Analyst/Production Support/Managing EDI Implementations as Consultant and Lead.
• Having good knowledge with MFT (Managed File Transfer tools)
• Coordinate work for and with other Business Analysts, coordinate Unit Testing tasks, work with Trading Partners for connectivity issues; liaison between customers and corporate staff or between IT and Business Units; perform system matrix testing.
• Worked extensively on user requirement gathering, gap analysis and development of technical and functional specs and Implementations.
• Hands on experience in preparing Business Requirements Document, Technical Design Documents, reviewing test cases, test plans
• Excellent knowledge of ANSI X12, EDIFACT and IDOC.
• Good understanding of EDI/HIPAA transaction sets like 850, 810,820,860,865,856,812, 864, 844, 845, 849, 830, 870, 864, 824, 214, 211, 215, 858 and 997 among others
• Good understanding of EDIFACT transaction sets like ORDERS, ORDRSP, INVOIC, DELFOR and DESADVamong others.
• Developed Data Transformation maps for both Inbound, Outbound.
• Established new trading partners to increases EDI activity for both customers and suppliers.
• Performed the Testing of the Maps developed using MAP Editor.
• Connectivity establishment between two trading partners on various Data transport types like AS2, HTTP/HTTPS and FTP/SFTP.
• Having knowledge on Axway, IDX, Open text and Liaison.
• Good knowledge on SAP-SD, SAP-EDI, SAP-LX and the data flow related to the ERP.
• Good Understanding of Onsite-Offshore model.
• Have very strong analytical and problem-solving skills for the reported EDI Issues.
• Capability to adapt and learn new tools and applications and flexible to change.
• Creative and resourceful in generating new ideas and solving problems, ability to meet stringent deadlines and possess ability to quickly master new concepts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Z/OS, OS/390, Windows, Unix and SAP

Languages: COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, SAS, REXX

Databases: DB2, Sybase

Mainframe tools: FILE AID, EXPEDITOR, MQ, CONTROL-M scheduler, SAR, ISPF, SPUFI, QMF, IBM debugger, Changeman, Endevor, Start tool, Comparex

EAI/Integration Tools: Opentext GXS, IBM Websphere Data Interchange 32 and 33, Cyclone, Lens, Axway

EDI Documents: 850,810,860,865,820,830,856,844,845,849,864,870,214,211,812,215,997, ORDERS, ORDCHG, DESADV, INVOIC and ORDRSP

Online: CICS

Version Control tools: Changeman and Endevor

VAN’S: IDX (IDEA), GXS

EDI Standards: ANSI X12 and EDIFACT

File Formats: XML, SAP IDOC, CSV and Flat files.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Nashville, TN

SAP-EDI and Mainframe-EDI Consultant

Environment: Mainframe (Cobol, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM and MQ), Sybase, SAP-EDI, Open text GXS, SAP, Web Sphere Data Interchange 3.2, Web Sphere Data Interchange 3.3, Axway FTP software tool, IDX van, GXS van, LIAISOAN van

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the requirements and developing the maps accordingly.
• Interacted with clients, trading partners and SME’s on a daily basis to gather the product requirements.
• Coordinate with Internal customers for Input and Output files for testing purpose.
• Follow best practices in the form of coding while developing the map as well as while generating the specification.
• New Trading Partner Onboarding.
• Production support and Maintenance.
• SPOC for all EDI issues.
• Logged into SAP R/3 System and executed transaction codes like we05, we02, we19, va02, va03, VT02, VF02, bd87,cg3z.
• Both X12 and EDIFACT transaction mapping includes 850, 810, 860, 865,856,820, INVOIC, DESADV, ORDERS.
• Development of map packages included vast variety, such as Flat-EDIFACT, EDIFACT-FLAT, FLAT-X12, X12-FLAT, XML - Flat, Flat - XML mapping and 80 byte file maps
• Working on Change requests.
• Supporting all the EDI interfaces.
• Creating the Trading partner profile.
• Create Unit test cases and integration system test cases and execute the same.
• Effectively handing the team.
• Involving in CAB meetings.
• Was responsible for scheduling and management of tasks including Resource & time allocation in HP-PPM
• Gathered requirements for new business requirements like onboarding a trading partner, creating process flow for EDI 820, allowing Third party/collect orders via EDI.
• Provided development estimates as input to multiple project plans.
• Defined, developed and documented business requirements to ensure that the client’s business processes are captured.
• Create design documents for the projects and forward them to offshore document for further execution.
• Create test plans for unit testing, system testing and follow the SDLC process during all phases of the project.
• Trading partner configuration, Envelope profiles creation, Development of EDI Maps using
• IBM WDI (Websphere Data Interchange) to convert to (or) from ANSI X12 format to
• Schneider’s internal format known as Application Data Format (ADF).
• Have written Mainframe Cobol programs to convert ADF format to Schneider Legacy
• Application format and written JCL’s to Xcom and FTP the processed EDI data to Unix and
• Windows systems for further processing.
• Enhanced the Business modules written in COBOL to incorporate Schneider’s changing functional /business requirements in Order Processing System Quote to Cash (Q2C).
• Designed Business process and developed the modules (i.e.) Development of EDI Maps to format data to be further processed by Schneider Legacy Applications order processing system and Remittance system
• Established and maintained communications and trading partner routings.
• Involved in upgrade of Cyclone commerce (Schneider) EDI gateway to Version 5.9.
• This activity required creation of trading partner profiles to communicate with Schneider VAN’s
• IDX activant and Sterling commerce.
• Involve in problem management to find out the frequently occurring issues and provide a permanent fix for them.
• Provided warranty support/hyper care for 4 weeks after go live and resolved all the outstanding issues by proper analysis and debugging.
• Involved in production support activities such as analyzing/fixing job abends, resolving data issues, connectivity issues, mapping issues, and business impact issues.

Confidential, Erlanger, KY

EDI and Mainframe Project Lead

Environment: Mainframe (Cobol, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM and MQ), Sybase, SAP-EDI, Open text GXS, SAP, Web Sphere Data Interchange 3.2, Web Sphere Data Interchange 3.3, Axway FTP software tool, IDX van, GXS van, LIAISOAN van

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the requirements and developing the maps accordingly.
• Interacted with clients, trading partners and SME’s on a daily basis to gather the product requirements.
• Coordinate with Internal customers for Input and Output files for testing purpose.
• Follow best practices in the form of coding while developing the map as well as while generating the specification.
• New Trading Partner Onboarding.
• Production support and Maintenance.
• SPOC for all EDI issues.
• Both X12 and EDIFACT transaction mapping includes 850, 810, 860, 865,856,820, INVOIC, DESADV, ORDERS.
• Development of map packages included vast variety, such as Flat-EDIFACT, EDIFACT-FLAT, FLAT-X12, X12-FLAT, XML - Flat, Flat - XML mapping and 80 byte file maps
• Working on Change requests.
• Supporting all the EDI interfaces.
• Creating the Trading partner profile.
• Create Unit test cases and integration system test cases and execute the same.
• Effectively handing the team.
• Involving in CAB meetings.
• Was responsible for scheduling and management of tasks including Resource & time allocation in HP-PPM
• Gathered requirements for new business requirements like onboarding a trading partner, creating process flow for EDI 820, allowing Third party/collect orders via EDI.
• Provided development estimates as input to multiple project plans.
• Defined, developed and documented business requirements to ensure that the client’s business processes are captured.
• Create design documents for the projects and forward them to offshore document for further execution.
• Create test plans for unit testing, system testing and follow the SDLC process during all phases of the project.
• Trading partner configuration, Envelope profiles creation, Development of EDI Maps using
• IBM WDI (Websphere Data Interchange) to convert to (or) from ANSI X12 format to
• Schneider’s internal format known as Application Data Format (ADF).
• Have written Mainframe Cobol programs to convert ADF format to Schneider Legacy
• Application format and written JCL’s to Xcom and FTP the processed EDI data to Unix and
• Windows systems for further processing.
• Enhanced the Business modules written in COBOL to incorporate Schneider’s changing functional /business requirements in Order Processing System Quote to Cash (Q2C).
• Designed Business process and developed the modules (i.e.) Development of EDI Maps to format data to be further processed by Schneider Legacy Applications order processing system and Remittance system
• Established and maintained communications and trading partner routings.
• Involved in upgrade of Cyclone commerce (Schneider) EDI gateway to Version 5.9.
• This activity required creation of trading partner profiles to communicate with Schneider VAN’s
• IDX activant and Sterling commerce.
• Involve in problem management to find out the frequently occurring issues and provide a permanent fix for them.
• Provided warranty support/hyper care for 4 weeks after go live and resolved all the outstanding issues by proper analysis and debugging.
• Involved in production support activities such as analyzing/fixing job abends, resolving data issues, connectivity issues, mapping issues, and business impact issues.

Confidential

Mainframe Technical Lead

Environment: Mainframes Z/OS, OS/390, COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, CICS SAS, MQ-SERIES, CHANGEMAN, Start-tool, Control-D/V, OPC-Scheduler IBM-debugger and Comparex.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate activities related to the project.
• Analyze the current functionality, processes and arrive at the functional and design modifications required to fit in the new requirements into the mainframes applications.
• Responsible for Production (and Development) Batch Cycle support with the responsibility of solving batch abends. I am responsible for Production Batch Cycle support with the responsibility of solving batch abends.
• Executing the projects independently following the full SDLC, which included analysis, preparing test plans, coding, testing, and implementation as well as documenting the changes in very stringent time schedules
• Prepare test data
• Execute the Test Cases as per the plan.
• Analysis and solution for performance improvement of system
• Prepare documentation for system and flowcharts for Job flow
• Communicating with USER for issue resolutions
• Responsible for identifying and resolving project risks, issues and problems
• Daily communication with Onsite/Client through mail and conference call for status and issues
• Provide inputs for estimation
• Active participation in team meeting and task kick off meeting
• Consistently following of Quality Procedures and Processes followed by the company
• Providing clarifications to the user inquiries
• ADHOC job preparation for report generation

Confidential

Mainframe Technical Lead

Environment: Mainframes Z/OS, OS/390, COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, CICS SAS, MQ-SERIES, CHANGEMAN, Start-tool, Control-D/V, OPC-Scheduler IBM-debugger and Comparex.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate activities related to the project.
• Analyze the current functionality, processes and arrive at the functional and design modifications required to fit in the new requirements into the mainframes applications.
• Responsible for Production (and Development) Batch Cycle support with the responsibility of solving batch abends. I am responsible for Production Batch Cycle support with the responsibility of solving batch abends.
• Executing the projects independently following the full SDLC, which included analysis, preparing test plans, coding, testing, and implementation as well as documenting the changes in very stringent time schedules
• Prepare test data
• Execute the Test Cases as per the plan.
• Analysis and solution for performance improvement of system
• Prepare documentation for system and flowcharts for Job flow
• Communicating with USER for issue resolutions
• Responsible for identifying and resolving project risks, issues and problems
• Daily communication with Onsite/Client through mail and conference call for status and issues
• Provide inputs for estimation
• Active participation in team meeting and task kick off meeting
• Consistently following of Quality Procedures and Processes followed by the company
• Providing clarifications to the user inquiries
• ADHOC job preparation for report generation