SUMMARY

• Worked primarily in the Mainframe technology and recently supporting and maintaining application using Open text Exstream and FileNet.
• Strong expertise in maintaining, migrating, developing, analyzing and testing programs using COBOL, PLI, JCL, VSAM, CICS, IMS - DB, DB2 and ISPF
• Successfully worked for four major business-like Retail, Insurance and University.
• Involved in the Preparation of Test Plan and Test cases.
• Developed end-to-end solutions to clients covering the full life cycle of software design process including requirements definition, design, coding, testing, implementation and maintenance.
• Have excellent documentation on business requirement skills
• Well experienced in oral and writing communication with the customers and peers
• Good knowledge and experience in analytical and operations skills
• Have good listening, observational and questioning skills to provide solutions for critical business issues.
• Fast learner when comes to learning any technology

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: COBOL, PLI, JCL, CICS, Ezytrieve, Rexx

Application: MS OFFICE, Visual Studio

System: IBM Mainframe

Operating System: MVS, Windows, Z/OS

Databases: IMS-DB, VSAM, DB2, MS-Access

Software Products and Tools: OpenText Exstream (Dialogue and Command Center), Mainframe Documerge, Mainframe Ezytrieve, Mainframe Changeman, Mainframe File-Aid, Mainframe DMS and SQL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Maryland

Mainframe Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Support and maintenance for nearly 30 application using Open text Exstream and IBM FileNet (storing PDF documents).
• Integration and improvement of end to end workflow of the application including different SOAP services like Tibco (File-transfer, Composite services (EDGS & EDMS)), HPX (Hypertext System) and FileNet (storing PDF documents).
• Provide 24/7 support to end user by scheduling new job and rerunning the existing job.
• Involved in the maintenance of few application whose programs where developed in COBOL and PLI. maintained few of the JCL Jobs related to the application.
• Worked closely with SMEs, product manager and business users to quickly scale up to resolve issues and help with successful application availability.
• Create design documents to build application features as per business needs.
• Communicate with Business Analyst and Business to understand their needs and requirements.
• Provided analysis and fix for the recurring Incidents by understanding the Business and workflow.
• Worked closely with the application team member and provided support when required.
• Analyzed job failures as quickly as possible meeting the SLA.

Confidential

Mainframe Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a mainframe developer for the client application which involved converting the program from PLI to COBOL.
• Involved in analysis of the IMS-DB databases and calling the same in the changed COBOL program based on screen requirement.
• Was involved in design, development and production support activities for the application managed under a tight SLA for application availability.
• Worked closely with SMEs, product manager and business users to quickly scale up to resolve issues and help with successful application availability
• Provided project with excellent and appreciated software design skills, experienced in debugging complex issues and providing solutions.

Confidential

Mainframe Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Impact Analysis and preparing Design documents.
• I have worked in different modules such as Interface, DIPS and Report generation of PARIS.
• Retrieved data from OMNI for report generation as per Clients requirement.
• Using DIPS programs, we have sent data to the Front-End application called CAFÉ from OMNI.
• Analyzing the Enhancements to the existing System as specified by the customer.
• Preparation of Functional and technical documents for the enhancement requests.
• Project maintenance and enhancement activities Unit testing and System testing
• Participating in Internal Audits and make sure that the project is as per standards
• Participating in Daily, Weekly meetings with Customer.
• Supporting Team members on specifications and technical difficulties Resolving Critical Production Support
• Taking care about the Quality processes followed in the project.
• Ensuring timely deliveries of work requests.
• Solved many ITRS and got the client and Onsite appreciation.

Confidential

Mainframe Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote COBOL - DB2 Programs as per requirements.
• I have also worked in various modules such as Return checks, Second Sales Pull, VSAM - DB2 Conversion Projects, etc...as per client’s requirement.
• Responsible for system analysis, design, development and debugging.
• I was involved in developing various Cobol Programs.
• I was responsible for testing individual program modules.
• I was also involved in coding JCL (job control language) programs for testing application programs and preparing various test cases and test data.
• Analyzed DMS coded panels and converted to CICS-PLI programming. developed tools in REXX to ease the conversion of DMS/CICS/VS to CICS
• Involved in developing various screens using BMS (basic mapping support). coded screens using BMS coding technique.
• Converted the user exits used in DMS to complete CICS call without affecting the functionality of the code.
• Responsible for testing individual program modules.
• Involved in coding JCL (job control language) programs for testing application programs.