SUMMARY

• Around 10 plus years of total IT experience with 8 years in IBM Mainframe, Design of functional, technical specifications, Application Development, Maintenance, Testing, and Quality control & Project Management of business applications in Mainframe systems.
• Information technology professional with strong expertise and over rich experience in application development, maintenance & support on Mainframe systems with 5 years of experience as Team lead.
• Experienced in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, REXX and EAZYTRIEVE. Extensively worked on IBM Mainframe, developing COBOL based applications providing production support and maintenance of existing Systems.
• Extensive hands on experience in mainframe tools like File - Aid, File Master, Xpediter & Intertest, Debug tool, IDCAMS, QMF and SPUFI.
• Participated in complete Software development Lifecycle, analysis of business and functional specifications and formulation of Detail Design writing Technical Specifications followed with construction through deployment.
• Expert in assisting with overall planning of team activities including identification of tasks, resource allocation, scheduling and development of comprehensive work plans
• Involved in identifying issues (such as scheduling, scope, staff) and proposing solutions to keep activities on schedule.
• Has Good knowledge in Business workflow on various hardware platforms and operating systems.
• Involved in all the activities in the System Development life cycle form the preparation to Go Live and production support.
• An analytical, quick learner, Self starter, hardworking individual with excellent communication skills and natural ability to work in a team.
• Experienced in Defect investigation, Tracking and Fixing
• Assisted with overall risk management including identification of risks, defining mitigation strategies, implementing approved mitigation strategy, and ongoing monitoring of risks
• Involved in Mentoring/training Users/Clients
• Expert in Performing analysis activities - Working with other departments/customers and vendors to determine the scope of system changes and document business and system requirements.
• Responsible in facilitating meetings, performing project administration (such as time and cost monitoring, issue management, status reporting), managing and directing team activities from both a strategic and tactical perspective, and making key project decisions
• Ability to multitask and very flexible in adjusting to people, circumstances and responsibilities, hard-working with an ambitious and realistic attitude. Good interpersonal skills and a team player
• Worked in diversified business domains with 4+ years of experience in Health Care & PBM services, 3 years in Logistics & Travel and Transportation domain
• Expert in documentation using MS tools (Word, Excel, Project and Access).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Developer

Responsibilities:

• Communicating with Project Stakeholders in all phases of the engagement - Initiation, Planning, and Execution & Monitoring & Control.
• Involved in Mentoring/training Users/Clients
• Working with various cross dependent systems and external vendors to determine the scope of system changes and document business and system requirements
• Provided key input in creating the functional design.
• Direct and manage the Change Control process for the project as a whole by facilitating group meetings, one-on-one interviews and corresponding through emails with work stream owners to discuss the impact of change request on the project.
• Perform risk analysis of the requirements to identify the key business risk areas for the project and prioritize the application development and testing.
• Prepare Detail Design or Technical Specification from the BRD/FRD obtained from business, present them in the review meeting, implement the changes after approval, followed with testing, IT/QA/UAT support till deployment.
• Work with the offshore team, coordinating with them in getting the deliverables done with good quality & ensuring delivery on schedule without any SLA slippage.
• Skilled in conflict resolution, performance evaluation, facilitating diverse learning, and building productive relationships with Steering committee and senior management.
• Presented periodic Metrics to the senior management to show the progress, constraints and dependencies in the project.
• Followed HIPPA regulations while handling client data and use to undergo training on HIPPA data privacy certification every year.

Confidential

Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

• Prepare Detail Design or Technical Specification from the BRD/FRD obtained from solutions, present them in the review meeting, implement the changes after approval, followed with testing, IT/QA/UAT support till deployment.
• Any further maintenance on the deployed changes are support defect management process. My involvement here is analyzing the defect, identifying the solution, prepare & present the in the review meeting, implement the changes after approval, followed with testing & deployment.
• Presented periodic Metrics to the senior management to show the progress, constraints and dependencies in the project.
• Provide production support for IRA application on all kinds of support.