Experience Summary

• Sr. IBM Mainframe Application developer, with 10 years of hands on experience in Application Development/Design, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Implementation and Production Support of various IBM Mainframe systems.
• Extensive experience in the IT industry, involved with full project life cycle, complete Software Development Life Cycle SDLC.
• Extensive Knowledge in requirement gathering, analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, integration deployment, documentation and maintenance of IBM Mainframe applications.
• Experience working in the domain of Retail, Insurance, Financial and Banking applications. Extensive hands on experience on IBM Mainframe Application programming.
• Excellent working knowledge in Core Application design, Development, Testing and Production support. Developed programs which deal with MQ's. Experience working on developing DB2 Stored Procedures, online CICS tools, SOLA Service Oriented Legacy Architecture templates.
• Ability to multi-task work across different applications. Diverse work experience with different functionalities of the application, with Development and Production Support projects.
• Experience working on the project built using the Agile Methodology. Involved in the estimate planning, design discussions and scrum meetings for the project.
• Good knowledge in HADOOP Technology HDFS, HBASE, HIVE, PIG MapReduce using Java Linux.

Key Competencies

• Excellent strengths are my interpersonal skills by working in well diverse business settings. Experience in handling projects in various roles as Team Member, Team Lead, Technical Specialist, Programmer and Software Consultant.
• Received the Value/Accolades award. The highest recognition in Farmers Insurance Group.
• Excellent Team building, Project management, Analytical, Interpersonal and Communication skills.
• Hands on experience with OS/ 390, Z/OS, ISPF, VS COBOL II, DB2, CICS, MQ Series, JCL, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Easytrieve, File Aid, Xpeditor, InterTest, Endevor, BMC, DB2, IBM Utilities, SOLA and CA-7.
• Project delivery of various sizes, performance tuning, production support, trouble shooting.
• Extensive experience working with Insurance, Retail, Financial and Banking applications.
• Perform impact analysis and provide solutions to user's change requests.
• Extensive experience working as an onsite coordinator attending the project review meetings with Clients gathering requirements, preparing High Level Design HLD , Low Level Design LLD , transitioning the requirements and design to offshore for the Build activity.
• Excellent working knowledge in DB2.
• Hands on experience creating tables and stored procedures.
• Experience in conducting Joint Application Development JAD Sessions.
• Production implementation upon successful user acceptance testing.
• Able to handle multiple projects concurrently.
• Very good experience in trouble shooting and system performance tuning.
• Update QMS Quality Management System documents like Project initiation, Project action plan, Detailed Requirements Specifications, Impact Analysis, File Specifications, System Run Chart flow chart , Data Base Requirements, Program Specifications, Operation Manual, Program Development, Coding, Unit Test Plan, System Test plan, Inter System Test plan, Implementation plan and Post implementation check.
• Undergone training in Time Management, Project action Planning, Cross culture, interacting with client, Assertiveness skills and Effective Team meetings.
• Worked in SEI-CMM Level 5 Organization.
• Self -motivated, highly committed to responsibilities and ability to work independently. Ability to perform well within cross-functional teams.
• Got Trained in HADOOP Technology HDFS, HBASE, HIVE, PIG MapReduce using Java Linux.

Skills Summary

• Operating Systems: OS/390 V2R10, Z/OS Windows, Ubuntu
• Hardware: IBM Mainframe S390, Windows.
• Software Products: MVS/ESA-Version 5.2.2, VS COBOL-II, IBM MQ Series 5.3,
• XML, HTML, SQL, JCL, Ezytreive, REXX, CICS V4.1.0, CA-7,
• TSO / ISPF, IBM, Utilities, Java, Pig, Hive, Hbase, Mapreduce.
• Databases: DB2, IMS DB, Hadoop.
• Access Methods: VSAM.
• OLTP: CICS, IMS DC Telon .
• Tools: Endevor, Telon, Smartest, File-Aid, Insync, Expeditor,
• File Manager, DB2CA, CA7 and Ratabase 1.5.
• Domain Expertise: Banking Applications, Finance Payroll Processing,
• Retail Supply Chain and Insurance Policy Administration.

Professional Experience

• Project/Technical Leader for Farmers Insurance Group -
• Business Analyst/Application Developer, Tesco HSC -
• Application Developer, Perot Systems -

Engagement Overview

Confidential

Role: Project/Technical Leader

Commercial On-Line Systems Confidential

• is used for Policy Management by the Commercial Service Centers and by the Agent through the Commercial Agent Direct Input Confidential
• enhancement. Additional components and facilities have been added to the basic CLS Package. All maintenance is done by the Commercial Programming section.CLS provides:
• On-line screens for data capture and inquiry
• Premium determination Rating
• A work in process control mechanism Workflow
• Policy analysis support Worksheets
• Policy detail record feeds to batch processing

Business Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Finance and Audit Team on the Policies Premium and Billing which is a Batch Systems.
• Supporting Policy Processing Online Systems which is a CICS Online Systems also has MQ Interfaces and Web Service Interfaces .
• Supporting the Backend Processing Systems which is Pseudo CICS Systems.
• SPOC for External Systems as Claims, e-Business and Bureau's.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Involved in Writing Technical Requirements as a Client.
• Handling Team Size of 6 Members in Co-ordinating the Major Projects.
• Analyzing Preliminary System Design and preparing detail design document
• Preparing coding specification document and Coding.
• Preparing Unit test scripts, Unit testing.
• Peer reviews of the Team Members
• Resolve queries of team members
• Report project progress to management
• Review and deliver assignments on time
• Ensure an excellent quality of deliverables and efficiency in meeting deadlines for all assignments.
• Performing Batch optimization.
• Reviewing in assisting and fixing critical production abends.
• Proposing Suggestions for the existing Process Improvement.
• Modified and written new JCL, PROCs, COBOL and CICS programs for CAP application.
• Experience working with VSAM Variable length record files.
• Prepared process diagrams using Ms Visio.
• Developed JCL's to FTP data files from Mainframes to other interfacing systems on Unix/windows.
• Involved in testing mainframe backend programs using XML from frontends.
• Experience working in SharePoint environment as part of work.
• Involved in modifying and creating new COBOL copybooks.
• Performed unit testing of the source code developed.
• Worked on VSAM datasets in CICS as well as batch programs.
• Involved in Testing Batch cycles.
• Experience in using Endevor for source control.
• Participated in weekly status meetings, and conducted walkthroughs for team members. Involved in End-to-End testing for major releases.
• Experience using CA7 to gather batch job details.

Technical Environment:

Confidential

Easytrieve Plus, JCL, VSAM, MQ, Ratabase1.5, Web services and CICS

Confidential

Role: Project/Technical Leader

Delphi is a leading global supplier of mobile electronics and transportation systems, including powertrain, safety, steering, thermal, and controls security systems, electrical/electronic architecture, and in-car entertainment technologies. Engineered to meet and exceed the rigorous standards of the automotive industry, Delphi technology is also found in computing, communications, consumer electronics, energy and medical applications. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., Delphi has approximately 171,000 employees and operates 159 wholly owned manufacturing sites in 36 countries with sales of 26.4 billion in 2006.

Business Responsibilities:

• Supporting the End Users on the Payroll related Issues which involves supporting the Delphi Employees Pay Stubs and Overtime systems Overview.
• Supporting the Warehouse Ordering System Supply Chain and Invoice Generation which is initiated by SAP Application.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Production Support for the Payroll Applications and Supply Chain Application.
• Analyzing Preliminary System Design and preparing detail design document.
• Preparing coding specification document and Coding.
• Coordinating with onshore and within the team.
• Review and deliver assignments.
• Preparing Unit test scripts, Unit testing,
• Peer reviews.
• Resolve queries of team members
• Report project progress to management
• Ensure an excellent quality of deliverables and efficiency in meeting deadlines for all assignments.
• Report project progress to management
• Ensure an excellent quality of deliverables and efficiency in meeting deadlines for all assignments.
• Experience using CA7 to gather batch job details.
• Reviewing in assisting and fixing critical production abends.

Technical Environment:

COBOL, JCL, DB2 and CICS

Confidential

Role: Business Analyst/Application Developer

• Tesco is one of the world's leading international retailers. Tesco stands tall as UK's leading retailer and the third largest retailer in the world arena. Tesco is operating more than 2300 stores across 13 countries in the world.
• This requirement involves designing of New Screens and programs which are developed in Mainframes which will support in UNIX and MF Environment for supporting the New Tesco stores in USA and Turkey.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing the Technical Requirements and passing it to the Team for Development.
• Handling a Team Size of 8 Members Responsible for their Code Review and Quality Documents .
• Coordinating with onshore Team on the Business Requirements and sharing the same to Team Members.
• Worked on DB2 stored procedures.

Technical Environment:

JCL, MF COBOL, DB2 Involves DB2 stored procedures , Telon IMS DC .

Confidential

Role: Business Analyst/Application Developer

• The Continuous Replenishment CR Programme is part of the Tesco Supply Chain. It is the computer application that determines the quantities of stock to be delivered to stores from depots and suppliers, in order to maintain appropriate stock levels in Tesco stores. Its functions include:
• Maintaining a Real time book stock of products in stores generating a Forecast of expected sales based on sales history providing an Online system enabling the business to view all aspects of CR, including the ability through various 'controls', to influence stock ordering calculations. Producing 'Orders', of the required stock to be delivered to stores.

Business Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Supply Chain Main Modules Sales Forecasting, Order Routing, Order Calculation and Promotions .
• Trained Many Resources on Business Knowledge and Technical on Telon .
• Coordinating with onshore Clients Leads of the 4 Modules on the Requirements and Updating the Progress Status.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing Preliminary System Design and preparing detail design document
• Review and deliver assignments.
• Preparing Unit test scripts, Unit testing.
• Peer reviews
• Resolve queries of team members
• Report project progress to management
• Ensure an excellent quality of deliverables and efficiency in meeting deadlines for all assignments.
• Helping the Production Support Team when Business Critical Jobs abends.

Technical Environment:

JCL, COBOL, DB2, Telon IMS DC .

Confidential

Role: Application Developer

The client for this project is Bank of Ireland, Dublin and Ireland. BOI is the largest bank in Ireland and is in the business of retail banking. The scope of work for this project includes Euro compliance of 9 applications as per BOI Euro conversion strategy. The activities involved are impact assessment, renovation, unit testing, change function testing and system testing. Our Role is to Convert IMS DB Calls into equalent DB2 Statements.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and providing detail design documents to the team members.
• Develop Service Level Objects which will connect to database and JSP pages

• Coding , Unit testing
• Assigning work to team members, peer reviews
• Preparation of CMM Quality Documentation
• Status updates to PM and onsite coordinator.
• Ensure an excellent quality of deliverables and efficiency in meeting deadlines for all assignments.
• Reviewing in assisting and fixing critical production abends.

Technical Environment:

JCL, COBOL, DB2, Telon IMS DC .

Confidential

Role: Application Developer

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, a nation wide provider of health care services, through its subsidiaries owns or operates 111 acute care hospitals and related businesses serving communities in 17 states. The company, which is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, employs approximately 104,000 people nation wide. Tenet provides central support services to its hospitals from a Dallas-based operations centre.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and providing detail design documents to the team members.

• Coding, Unit testing
• Assigning work to team members, peer reviews
• Status updates to PM and onsite coordinator.
• Ensure an excellent quality of deliverables and efficiency in meeting deadlines for all assignments.

Technical Environment:

COBOL, MVS, JCL, VSAM, DB2, and CICS