Profile :

Mainframe Lead Developer

• Above twelve years of experience in IT Complete Lifecycle of Software Development including Requirement analysis, System study, Program Design, Development, Unit testing, System, Integration Testing, System Maintenance and Documentation. Development and testing of applications in Mainframe and Web environments as developer to Architect roles.
• Good knowledge of tools like File - Aid, Insync, Viasoft ESW, Millennium Dynamics Inc, CA-Realia, MF-Revolve, EDI, IBM Datastage ETL, Panvalet, RACF, Changeman, Platinum.
• Develop automated processes using REXX and SAS to query DB2 z/OS system catalog tables in order to generate DDL statements and security grants to recreate the objects in another subsystem. Utilize REXX and SAS to generate load, unload, copy and Runstat jobs.
• Lead project development over a full life cycle. Specific technical experiences in Mainframes and Web based Technologies. Experience with COBOL, JCL, VSAM, MS Access, DB2, Stratus and IBM Utilities. Well versed with the interface between CSF and Mainframe.
• Certified Software Quality Analyst CSQA since June 2005.
• Responsibilities include analyzing business requirements, researching and resolving technical problems, designing technical solutions, documenting and implementing technical solutions and providing 24X7 production supports for the mainframe based systems.
• Self-motivated and high target oriented individual with application development experience on IBM Mainframes using VSAM, DB2, UDB, SQL, ADABAS, Stored Procedures, IMS, JCL, Endevor, File-Aid, Easytrieve, Xpediter, Teradata, REXX, CICS, AllFusion GEN
• Conversant in Software Development Life Cycle, ISO 9001 SEI CMM 5 quality procedures.
• Sound knowledge in using IBM utilities like SORT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER etc. Expert in development, maintenance of batch programs in COBOL and testing with appropriate JCL.
• Good Understanding of product lifecycles and the Comprehensive Delivery Process

Accomplishments

• CSQA - Certified Software Quality Analyst from QAI.
• Valid since 6/18/2005, NUMBER: 17934
• Brain Bench Certified COBOL Programmer.
• Certified in Mathematics Aptitude.

Technical Skills:

Operating systems

MVS/ESA, OS2/WARP, VMS, Windows 95/98,NT/XP, MS-DOS

Programming

COBOL, JCL, Assembler, C PL/1, CICS, REXX, CSP, CLIST, SQL, SAS 9.2

Scripting

HTML, XML, Java Script, Omni Script, TSL

Databases

DB2 v8.0, IMS/DB, VSAM, DB Datacom, IDMS, Teradata, ADABAS

Software Q/A

SDLC Testing, Testing Strategy

Software Tools

File-Aid, Insync, Viasoft ESW, MDI, CA-Realia, MF-Revolve, Panvalet, Gen, Endevor, Xpediter, Platinum, Intertest, Changeman, Omni, CA-7, Control M

Automated Tools

Win-Runner 8.0, Quick Test Pro 8.0, Quality Center

Hardware

IBM ES/9000, IBM S/390, Z/OS, IBM 3090, Z-800, IBM-PC, Pentium II, Dell

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Mainframe Tech Lead

Project: Anchor Finance System

Confidential is one of leading Pharmacy Benefit Management PBM and healthcare company that operates into Healthcare services and Online Pharmacy, Medco. Anchor enables the Financial Systems to process billing and pricing of the services and drugs provided to its members, claims processing, finance, Reports, Letters and Checks processing. As a MF Lead, my responsibilities deal with Client Interaction, Requirement Analysis, Design, Code Analysis and Unit Testing and Implementation of the Anchor Finance System and Interfaces Processes to incorporate changes and to retrieve the data using SQL, DB2 and generating output files for EDW using COBOL, DB2, JCL, IBM Utilities, and Endevor in Mainframe environment.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing and Implementation of Anchor Finance System and its Interfaces Houston and EDW Processes for ESRX.
• Studying and understanding Functional and Business requirements for the Anchor Finance System and other Interfaces process for ESRX to design and development and testing.
• Accessing DB2 database thru SQL and tested using SPUFI and QMF in Dev, Test and Production regions.
• Status meetings with Customer Project Management for activity and schedule discussions to meet deadlines.
• Tests performed manually in different stages and environments Development, Test, prior to moving to Production followed by thorough reviews to meet the ESI standards.
• Performed thorough Design and Test Results reviews and coding walkthroughs along with ViewDirect reporting and got them signed-off by the respective ESI Tech Leads.
• Coordinating with Off-shore team on a daily basis for knowledge base and status, helping them in understanding requirements, design, coding and testing to mentor them to meet the deliverables timelines.
• Published an understanding Document for Anchor Finance with HIPAA compounds and ESRX processes.

Confidential

Mainframe Lead

Responsibilities

• Requirement Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing and Implementation of Conversion, Finance and Interfaces Processes for MOSP.
• Studying and understanding Functional and Business requirements for the Finance, Conversion and Interfaces process of MOSP for design and development and testing.
• Accessing DB2 database thru SQL and tested using SPUFI and QMF in test and production regions.
• Status meetings with Customer Project Management for activity and schedule discussions to meet deadlines.
• Tests performed manually in different stages and environments Development, Test, prior to moving to Production followed by thorough reviews to meet the BCBSM standards.
• Performed thorough Design and Test Results reviews and coding walkthroughs along with Docutext and got them signed-off by the respective Tech Leads in BCBSM.
• Coordinating with Off-shore team on a daily basis for knowledge base and status, helping them in understanding design, coding and testing and mentoring them to deliverables in a timely manner.

Environment: IBM z/OS, S/390, MVS, COBOL, DB2, JCL, PROC, CA-7, File-Aid, SPUFI, QMF, NDM, Endevor, Expediter. Confidential

Mainframe Lead Developer

Responsibilities

• Analysis, define RACF for HOS applications towards security in MVS Host environment.
• Accessed IDMS database thru DMLO for the right IDMS data
• Develop automated processes using REXX and SAS v9.2 and utilize REXX and SAS to generate unload, load, copy, and Runstat jobs. Familiar with Active MQ and Teradata.
• Studying and Understanding Functional and Business requirements for the Field Supervision system, Customer Account and Order Review process, Trade Suitability and FSPEND.
• Working towards Problems/issues and supporting the FSD system for Web to Legacy.
• Written test cases from the test requirements and identified test data.
• EDI ANSI X12 data and Mainframe Gentran mapping and Data modeling was done.
• Other systems worked towards Problems/issues are the MFD, IDS, PMF and CFP systems
• Test performed manually in different stages and environments Development, Clone, prior to moving to Production. Tracking the ICE Chain while testing in progress.
• Involved in review meetings Functional and test cases and UI benefits.
• SAS reporting for the FA and Branch Office basis.

Environment: IBM z/OS, S/390, MVS, COBOL, DB2, IDMS, JCL, CA-7, File-Aid, SAS v9.2, REXX, RACF, MQ, SMP/E, Abend-Aid, CMOD, SPUFI, Platinum, Teradata, EDI, Xpediter.

Confidential

Lead Mainframes Analyst

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of Mainframes maintenance and support developers.
• Responsible for Business Home and Host Blue Plans and Functional Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Test and Supporting in the MVS environment.
• Role of client interaction, business meetings, providing Business and functional knowledge base to the developing team, mentoring, leading the team towards goals for quality product with peer reviews. Familiar with all ITS transactions viz. SF, DF, RF and NF.
• Ownership on deliverables and the deployment of developed system in the production environment, Data staging using ETL tool and Pro-Serv utility.
• Test Support activities include monitoring the daily, weekly and monthly jobs for the completeness of cycle and creating the Job abend logs on daily basis to notify the management. Mapped EDI ANSI X12 data to Mainframe Gentran.
• Created necessary status reports and Monthly performance status tracking matrices.
• Support involves creating missing datasets and GDGs, providing overrides, Scheduler corrections and changes for preventive and corrective measures for better performance of the ITS system. Experience with COBOL, JCL, MS Access, DB2, IBM Utilities, VSAM and Stored Procedures in Mainframe environment.
• Involved in change control meetings and scheduled changes, technical reviews and fine tuning of the system. Data modeling and Data migration from DB2 to Teradata.
• Setting up of new Jobs, scheduling using Control M and reviewing the status maintaining and updating the system documentation.
• Coordinating with Off-shore team on daily basis for knowledge base and status, helping them in design, coding and testing, mentoring them to deliverables in timely manner.

Environment: IBM Z/OS, S/390, MVS, COBOL, VSAM, C, Oracle, JCL, CA-View SAR, Control-M, File-Aid, IMS/DB, CA-Dispatch, Changeman, Exstream Dialogue, Easytrieve, SAS v9.2, EDI, Omegamon, Mainview, Teradata, Omni Plus, Visio, Xpediter.

Confidential

Senior Mainframes Programmer

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Business and Functional Requirement Analysis, Design, Development and testing manually in the MVS environment.
• Responsible for client interaction, providing Business and functional knowledge base to developing team, mentoring, leading the team towards goals for quality product with peer reviews.
• Ownership on deliverables and the deployment of developed system in the production environment with UI benefits.
• Involved in System Analysis and existing data model and suggest for valid Database changes for better performance in Web to Legacy.
• As this is first time programmers are using this version of COBOL, conducted training sessions and guided all application developers throughout the project and with AllFusion Gen 7.0 and 7.5.
• Created necessary status reports templates and other status tracking matrices.
• Involved in technical reviews and fine tuning of the system.
• Involved in change control meetings and usage of change management.
• Setting up necessary project folders, reviewing status, Maintaining and updating system documents

Environment: IBM ZOS, S/390, MVS, COBOL, DB2 8.0, VSAM, JCL, CA-7, CA-View, SAS v9.1.3, RACF, CSP, INSYNC, JavaScript, XML,REXX, UNIX, Intertest, MQ, AllFusion Gen

Confidential

Project Lead / Analyst

Responsibilities

• Project leading the team of Mainframe developers.
• Working with Client at DCX, Detroit for Requirements gathering for MPPS module.
• Responsible for Business and Functional requirement analysis, design, development and testing manually in the MVS environment for the new Web System.
• Involved in applications analysis and existing data model.
• Worked with Systems Operations team to take care of different compiler versions available to compile different types of programs Batch, on-line, IMS and DB2 etc in Endevor in Test and Production stages with CSP programming.
• Prepared Enterprise C, COBOL standards document, which will explain all necessary code changes, JCL changes and Proc changes
• Prepared estimations for all financial applications and work plan along the testing methods.
• Prepared different conversion approaches for different types of programs based on their basic functionality.
• Created check lists for code changes, JCL changes, Proc changes and for other requirements to satisfy the latest compiler.
• As this is first time programmers are using this version of COBOL conducted training sessions and guided all application developers throughout the project.
• Created necessary status reports templates and other status tracking matrixes.
• Involved in technical reviews and in change control meetings
• Setting up necessary project folders, reviewing status, Maintaining and updating system documents
• Took responsibility for the activities in project plan and prepared high-level design document and test plans for execution of project.
• Coordinating with Off-shore team on daily basis for knowledge base and status, helping them in design, coding and testing, mentoring them to deliverables in timely manner.
• Preparing necessary change management request documents

Environment: IBM OS/390, MVS, COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL, CA-7, CA-View, IMS, SAS v6, File-Aid, Oracle, Web Focus, C, C, MS Visio, MS Project, MQ Series, VMS, ENDEVOR