Summary:

• 5 years of demonstrating strong analytical and problem solving skills in analysis, design, development, review, testing and maintenance of Mainframe and HOGAN® applications and banking solutions.
• Worked as an onsite coordinator and technical lead in Dallas, USA
• Worked on requirements and technical analysis, high and detail-level design and development.
• Possess good communication, interpersonal, analytical and leadership skills.
• Worked extensively on MasterCard® regulatory compliance projects.
• Mentored and managed a team of 4 developers.

Experience:

• Dec '06 to Oct '09: Worked as Sr. Application Development Engineer for Confidential
• Sept'05 to Dec'06: Worked as a Software Developer for Confidential
• July'05 to Sept'05: Worked as a graduate trainee for Confidential

Technical Skills:

Languages

JCL, COBOL, CICS, MVS, Basic JAVA, C - Programming, C++, Python, SQL, MQ , XML, REXX.

Database

DB2, VSAM, IMS, SQL, RDBMS

Operating System

MVS, Z-OS, Win2000, MS-DOS

Version Control

MS-Visual Source Safe, Change Man

Areas of Knowledge

MAINFRAME concepts along with strong knowledge of CSC HOGAN®

Debugging tools

CA-Expeditor (Online/Batch), IBM Debug

File Handling Tools

CA-FileAid, IBM-File Manager

Reporting Tools

Easytrieve, SPS(HOGAN)

Version Control

Librarian, Change Manager

Quality Tracking Tools

RADAR, Team Tracker

Testing Tools

Winrunner( basic), CA- Verify

Analysing Tools

CA-Abend Assist, IBM-Fault Analyzer

Tools

IBM-Expeditor (online and Batch), File-Aid, Librarian, CA7, IBM-File Manager,
IBM-Debug tool, ABEND ASSIST, REXX, VSAMS, IBM-CLIST, SMS(HOGAN).

Certifications:

Completed the following certifications:

• Product Knowledge framework, for CSC HOGAN® base product (2008).
• Indian Institute of banking and finance, Basics of Banking (2007).
• Indian Institute of banking and finance, Credit Card operations (2009).
• Mainframe technical certification with Grade A (Infosys Tech ltd.) (2006).
• Certification in Banking Domain with Grade A (Infosys Tech Ltd.) (2006).

Card and merchant systems (CAMS II) for CSC HOGAN®

Client

Confidential

Location

Dallas, USA & Noida, India

Skill Details

HOGAN, COBOL, DB2, SQL JCL and
other MAINFRAME concepts

Platform

MAINFAME

Role

Senior Applications Engineer, Analyst

Details of the Project:

• Supports virtually every form of card and electronic-oriented transaction requirement for issuers and merchant-acquirers.
• Highly effective tool set for leveraging product and profit opportunities for financial institutions.
• Products, ranging from proprietary access cards to full-function branded cards.
• Products can be modified quickly and easily to support a variety of pricing and processing options.
• It supports development of new products by using robust Rules Engine to develop online, real-time business rules definitions.
• The domain consists of the complete card processing cycle including the latest functionalities like virtual cards and proximity chips.

Responsibilities:

• Requirement analysis and designing the system.
• Development and testing of code and setting standards for the same.
• Configuration control activities
• Knowledge management
• Part of quality management and implementation of CMMI.
• Trained the team and other teams' organization wide on IBM- File manager, Process control dictionary processing and conversions.

Automated credit application processing system (ACAPS)

Client

Confidential

Location

Pune, India

Skill Details

COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, EASYTRIEVE and other MAINFRAME concepts

Platform

MAINFAME

Role

Applications Engineer, Analyst

Details of the Project:

• Browser-based system that handles credit operations in connection with a variety of loan products. CBC also offers flood determination and various screening services.
• Replaced the existing application CAPS (Credit application processing system) in Bank Of America.
• Deals with the origination, sale and servicing of mortgage loans (Home Equity Loans & Home equity Line of credit) secured by either residential or commercial real estate.
• Interacts with various systems such as Bureau link, Strategy Manager, File repositories and ALS (Advance Loan System).
• The domain consists of loan origination, fulfillment and Servicing, general US banking structure and Mortgages.
  

• Requirements and impact analysis, converting high level functional specifications totechnical specifications, creation of unit test plans and development and testing of code.
• Effort estimation for other team members and task assignments for them and mentoring the new joiners.
• Configuration management and knowledge management.
• Handling enhancement issues at analysis and research level
• Quality analysis and control

Education:

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech Hon.) in Electronics and Electricals

Accomplishments:

• Ranked 2nd in the U. P. Technical University, India in Baccalaureates.
• Received the 'Star of HOGAN' award for outstanding performance in projects at CSC.
• Received the\'Giraffe Award - For sticking my neck out' being pro-active and collaborative.
• Received the 'Best trainer award' for trainings delivered on 'Umbrella' architecture and various HOGAN® fundamentals.
• Received an award for scoring among top 1% in training at Infosys Technologies Ltd.
• Received a merit scholarship from 'Bharat Vikas Parishad' a national level program for scoring highest in high school.
• Created REXX tools for the team for mainframe backup maintenance and various other jobs.
• Organized various technical and cultural events at professional and academic level successfully and have been a proactive member of the recreation and social services committee.