Professional Summary

• Mainframe Java Professional having around 20 years of experience in Fortune 500 Companies in Analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of IBM Mainframe and client-server projects in various industries such as Insurance(Auto, P& C, Annuity), Reinsurance, State and Local Government, Financial services and Airline sectors.
• Proficient in IBM Mainframe Technologies such as COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, DB2, EASYTRIEVE, XPEDITOR, INTERTEST, FILEAID ,Sync Sort, Easytrive,... etc in MVS environment and has enough working experience in J2EE, Microsoft .net and UML.
• Having Experience as a Tech Lead/ Programmer Analyst/Onsite Coordinator (Technical Lead) in mainframe and client/server environments.
• Versatile experience in providing 24X7 on call support.
• Expertise in obtaining project requirements from user and manager, formulating the requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Having versatile experience in resource handling, team mentoring, task estimation- scheduling- tracking,
• Full understanding of all phases of Project Life Cycle/SDLC including Requirement gathering, Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Testing, Software quality standards and configuration management and change management and Quality procedures.
• Writing Easytrieve/COBOL/JCL programs for generating adhoc reports and extracts for the businesspersons for important audits and also for other business improvements purposes.
• Expertise in Project documentation , Flow charts, Structure charts, Coding, Testing and Quality audit reviews
• Extensively worked on MS Office Tools (EXCEL, WORD, VISIO, POWERPOINT and ACCESS) and Mercury Interactive.
• Good Programming and Communication Skills with excellent work ethics, easy adaptability to demanding time schedules coupled with positive user interaction and excellent team spirit.
• Exceptional ability to quickly master new concepts.

Technical Summary:
COBOL, JCL, Easytrieve, Rexx, Informatica, VB, ASP, VB Script, JavaScript, HTML,SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting, Ajax,
OLTP: CICS
Databases: DB2, VSAM, IMS, ORACLE 7.X/8i, SQL SERVER, MS-Access
Librarian products: Endevor, Panvalet, Changeman and Control M.
Operating systems: MVS/ESA, OS/390, WINDOWS 95/98/2K/NT, MS - DOS and XP
GUI: Visual Basic 5.0, ASP, Power Builder 7.0

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Certification / Training:

• Training in Java and Object Design, Object Space Inc., Dallas, TX

Project Experience:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA JANUARY2011 to Present
During this period, involved in the following projects as Mainframe Java Developer:

Multicurrency Platform Project
Involved in the Multicurrency platform project, which involved analysis , design, coding interface integrating the existing PNC bank mainframe application into Oracle Flexcube ( Banking Product).Responsibilities include:

• Gathering and analyzing PNC Bank user requirements for Multi-Currency Platform.
• Analysis, designing and coding STX( Suspicious transaction system ) , WTS ( compliance system), FX Ocharlie interface from Oracle Flexcube to PNC bank Mainframe.
• Technical design document created for three Interfaces.
• Oracle Flecube to mainframe interface development involved COBOL Programs, JCLs, PROCs, ISPF/TSO, File-AID, CA Quick Edit and Endevor in IBM ES-3090 under the MVS/ESA operating system, Data base mapping Involved Micro soft Office products, ORACLE DB and ORACLE GI ( Generic Interface ) tool.
• Writing Easytrieve/COBOL/JCL programs for generating adhoc reports and extracts
• from the Oracle Flexcube.

Environment: COBOL, ISPF/TSO, File-AID, Sync Sort, Easytrieve, ORACLE Flexcube, ORACLE DB, UNIX Shell Scripting, Informatica, PL/SQL

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN August 2008 to JANUARY 2011
During this period, involved in the following projects as Mainframe Java Developer:
Integration Project

• Involved in the integration project, which involved integrating the existing LIFE/70 mainframe application into Internet technology. His responsibilities include:
• Gathering and analyzing user requirements
• Converting five applications in the mainframe system by changing JCLs, including Subroutines, ISPF/TSO, MQ Series, File-AID, Change Man, CA Logic Record Facility, IMS and CICS and all OS/VS COBOL to VS COBOL II code for conversion change in IBM ES-3090 under the MVS/ESA operating system
• Creating similar test environments as production baseline for testing JCLs, which included Subroutines and source code of VS- COBOL II program transfers in the test region
• Performing module, system integration, date rollup, parallel, and user acceptance testing for the conversion change

Environment: Subroutines, ISPF/TSO, MQ Series, File-AID, Sync Sort, Easytrieve
ChangeMan, IMS, DB2 Stored Procedures, CICS, and MVS/ESA

Confidential,Trenton,NJ August 2006 to August 2008
SACWIS

• As Performance Test Lead, lead a team in the development and testing of the SACWIS project, which is a transfer of the eWiSACWIS web-based system developed by CGI- AMS and now in use in Wisconsin. The new SACWIS system supports case practice reforms undertaken by the Division of Youth and Family Services to promote child safety and well being, by supporting case tracking and integrated case management. His responsibilities included:
• Developing and testing COBOL batch programs and providing overall technology support across the project

Environment: COBOL, DB2, QMF, SPUFI, MicroFocus Net Express, J2EE 1.3, Struts 1.1, JSP 1.1, Servlets 2.3, JDBC 2.0, JMS, WebServices, JAAS, SQL, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Active-X, MS Visual Basic,AJAX, IBM WebSphere Suite 5.1, Oracle 10g, Shell Scripting, VI Editor, KSH, HP Service center, MS Windows, AIX, and Linux

Confidential, NY August 2006 to April 2007
Financial Management System (FMS/3)

• As Performance Test Lead, lead a team in the testing of the FMS/3 project. The first phase of FMS/3 implementation involved functionality and integration with the Department of Education (DOE) that allows processing of Other Than Personal Services (OTPS) expenditure chain functionality consistent with City-wide accounting and procurement guidelines. His responsibilities included:
• Serving as the Performance Test Lead for IFA and OTPS applications, which included integration, batch, online, query, and reporting tests

Environment: COBOL, AJAX,DB2, JCL, Xpeditor, File-AID, SPUFI, QMF, CICS, J2EE 1.3, JDK 1.4, EJB 1.2, JMS, MQ Series, WebSphere Application Server 5.1, Advantage 3, Oracle 9i, and AIX

Confidential,Norfolk, VA April 2006 to July 2006
MBNA - Retail and Vendor Integration

• As Technical Consultant, involved in the development and testing of the MBNA - Retail and Vendor Integration project. His responsibilities included:
• Coding and testing Payment Channel interfaces - Retail and Vendor Integration assignment using COBOL, JCL, Subroutines, ISPF/TSO, File-AID, DB2, QMF, SPUFI, SQL, REXX, CICS, ChangeMan, and Xpeditor
• Coding conversion file transactions Data Exchange Repository System (DERS) for test and production. All DERS transaction is used for Bank of America to Customer and Customer to Bank of America
• Coding and testing balance and status transfer file programs in Bank of America’s Mainframe and MBNA transition work assignments for payment channel interfaces BIN table subprograms and copy books
• Performing module and system integration testing using Mainframe for Balance and Status file module for MBNA - Retail and Vendor Integration assignment

Environment: COBOL, JCL, Subroutines, ISPF/TSO, File-AID, DB2, QMF, SPUFI, SQL, REXX, CICS, AJAX, ChangeMan, and Xpeditor

Confidential,Ahmedabad , India February 2004 to April 2006
PrimeWire Benefits Administration Application

• As Team Lead, lead a team in the analysis, design, development, and testing of the PrimeWire Benefits Administration application, which integrates all key aspects of employee benefits administration from eligibility and enrollment to reporting and billing reconciliation. His responsibilities included:
• Gathering user requirements
• Analyzing, designing, coding, and testing programs
• Coding various client maps for the PrimeWire benefits administration application on their proprietary language

Environment: .NET Framework, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, SOAP, WSDL, Firewall, FTP, Data Junction tools, and Windows Security