SUMMARY

• Hands - on, solutions-focused IT Team/Project Leader with extensive experience in designing and developing backend applications using mainframe technologies.
• Excel at leveraging process improvements and emerging technologies to maximize performance for all clients which supporting their individual business needs and objectives.
• Adept at managing all project tasks, including estimating, requirements analysis, gap analysis and scheduling. Proven background in building and managing high-performance onsite and offshore teams through the execution of diverse, deadline-driven project and program tasks.
• Driven by new challenges and the desire to be successful in all endeavors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mainframe Technical Lead & Onsite Coordinator

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is one of the leading retail giant head quartered in Houston, Texas. This project involves handling the data flow and data manipulation within the Confidential Re-Hosted Mainframe (MVS) system at Confidential.
• The MVS system is used for EDI translation to send various forms of EDI to the vendors and customers.
• The MVS system also has data stored in the database which is used for history and audit purposes for Confidential
• The project involves enhancement, maintenance and support of the production system on Mainframe.
• This also includes Level 1 and Level 2 support for the Confidential MVS system.
• Estimation, Requirement gathering, High level design, Code Review, Integration testing, onsite coordination, planning and managing day - to - day activities and interaction with the internal team and client to facilitate smooth implementation of deliverables

Technologies: COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, Micro Focus, PageCenterX, SQL Server

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is looking for to cut their Mainframe cost & solutions for future technology for their Legacy applications running in Mainframe.
• This project involves the Legacy Modernization of many Business processes & reports into windows based platform MicroFocus having SQL Server database as backend.
• As part of this project Mainframe based report processing tool, Viewdirect, is also being replaced with Windows based report processing package called PageCenterX.
• My key responsibilities are to do in-depth analysis of current Legacy functionalities in Mainframe system and come up with the design to implement the corresponding functionalities in the new environment.
• This required to coordinate with customer, Legacy Modernization and offshore folks to implement the best solution within the planned schedule.
• This project also involves requirements gathering, detailed assessment of AS-IS applications, Estimation, Designing, System integration testing, implementation and support, and Coordination with various teams both at onsite and offshore.
• Estimation, Requirement gathering, High level design, Integration testing, onsite coordination, planning and managing day - to - day activities and interaction with the internal team and client to facilitate smooth implementation of deliverables

Software: COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM & ZOS Technologies, Micro Focus, PageCenterX, SQL Server

Mainframe Technical Lead & Onsite Coordinator

Confidential, Woonsocket, RI

Responsibilities:

• CVS is one of the leading Pharmacy giants head quartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
• The purpose of the this project was to utilize new third party provided AWP price maintenance in place of the existing third party provided AWP price maintenance that CVS currently uses.
• The Mainframe Master Drug File processing component will process the existing product price data received by CVS and integrate the new third party AWP prices into the data distributed to various CVS applications from the existing product archives.
• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews and Coordination with various teams both at onsite and offshore

Software: COBOL, CICS, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Easytrieve & ZOS Technologies

Mainframe Technical Lead

Confidential, Mangalore, KA, India

Responsibilities:

• This program change was related to RxConnect Mainframe Tlog Edit and Transformation.
• This included changes to make the RxConnect mainframe processing, commonly called the “TLA” and the existing CX Tlog processing in preparation for the rollout completion of the RxConnect Application and the conversion of the TP/AR system to TPMS.
• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking

Software: COBOL, CICS, VSAM, SYNCSORT, Easytrieve & ZOS Technologies

Mainframe Technical Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The objective of the DGUS Supply Chain Integration project is to integrate the Supply Chain Systems of all the operating companies under the confidential banner - confidential, confidential and confidential.
• An integrated supply chain will help in savings of the order of 334 MUSD over a 10 year period.
• This project is split into 2 phases - DG US Master Data Management Systems (Deliverable 1) and DG US Supply Chain Systems (Deliverable 2).
• The scope of Deliverable 2 is the Supply Chain Systems like Procurement, Distribution, Store Replenishment and Pricing.
• On an on-going basis, all users across DG US will use DG US supply chain systems for conducting business.
• This is a re-engineering project involving requirements gathering, business gap analysis, design, build, testing, implementation and support.
• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking

Software: COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM & ZOS Technologies

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• This project is split into 2 phases - DG US Master Data Management Systems (Deliverable 1) and DG US Supply Chain Systems (Deliverable 2).
• The scope of Deliverable 1 includes all applications that are used to setup the master entities like vendor, Item, Hierarchy and Store.
• This is a re-engineering project involving requirements gathering, business gap analysis, design, build, testing, implementation and support.
• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking

Software: COBOL, EZT, CICS, JCL, VSAM, UFO & ZOS Technologies

Mainframe Technical Lead

Confidential

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The project scope includes analysis, design, development and testing services to convert all programs in the CVS mainframe that belong to active subsystems to support a 5 digit store number instead of 4.
• This project expanded the store numbers across 100+ legacy applications and converted the legacy user screens to a more maintainable technology.
• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking

Software: COBOL, EZT, CICS, JCL, VSAM, UFO & ZOS Technologies

Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The goal of this project is to s treamline the Autos-In-Branches (auto refinance loans) process to eliminate the need for a second credit bureau report at HAF side.
• Since the current credit bureau report pulled by Consumer Lending for the other (non-AIB) loan does not contain the appropriate scoring attributes for an auto loans so this project will change the attributes of credit bureau reports pulled by Consumer Lending to include information needed for auto decisioning and make the Consumer Lending credit bureau report available to HSBC Auto Finance.
• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking

Team Lead,

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The goal of this project is to modify the existing process to create the Cards in Branch (CIB) master compensation file to include changes in source data, marketing programs, and revisions to the criteria.
• The CIB compensation file is used to provide reporting on the state of CIB programs as well as to compensate branch employees cross sell efforts.

Team Lead, Application Developer & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project Management, Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking

Software: COBOL, DB2, IMS, JCL, VSAM and QuickJob

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Currently functionality does not exist to utilize the same credit bureau (agency) during the Vision application as was used for the mail campaign offer.
• Any one of the three credit bureaus (Confidential, Experian, and Trans Union) can be used for the /pre-approved offer and a different bureau could be used for decisioning the application.

Onsite coordinator & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis, Estimation, Design Review, Testing, Implementation, Documentation and Production Support

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• This project was an enhancement of the Streamlining WTD/TUD Codes project.
• There were some critical changes were required to be done due to change in business requirements.

Onsite coordinator & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis, Estimation, Design Review, Testing, Implementation, Documentation and Production Support, Hardware, Confidential Mainframe, Confidential-PC-Compatible, Software, COBOL, DB2, IMS, JCL and QuickJob, Streamlining WTD/TUD Codes

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Streamlining WTD/TUD Codes project’s main objective was to streamline the various WTD and TUD reason codes used by Underwriters and by Account Executives in the branches.
• This also included automating the WTD turndown process at the branch level and eliminating manual processes where applicable.

Team Lead, Application Developer & System Analyst

Responsibilities:Analysis, Business Gap Analysis, Estimation, Design, Reviews, Mentoring, Scheduling and Tracking, Hardware,Confidential, Mainframe, Confidential-PC-CompatibleSoftware: COBOL, DB2, IMS, JCL, VSAM and QuickJob confidential II

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• confidential II project when goes into production would provide the option to the customers taking non-real estate loans to transfer the loan amount directly to their personal bank account.
• This option would be provided for the loans taken thru VISION system and web.

Application Developer, System Analyst & Team Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, Designing, Coding, Testing, Scheduling & Tracking and Documentation, Hardware, Confidential Mainframe, Confidential-PC-Compatible

Software: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, IMS DB, GTM and QuickJobs

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Vision Support project is actually a group of many small projects.
• The purpose of these small projects is to fix any ticket, which is generated due to some production bug.
• This project is an ongoing project and is very critical as well as essential for the smooth functioning of the Client’s loan booking and boarding system.

Application Developer & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, Designing, Coding, Testing and Documentation,Hardware Confidential Mainframe, Confidential-PC-Compatible

Software: COBOL, JCL & VSAM, CICS, DB2 and IMS DB

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The primary object of Payoff Report Improvement v.2 project is to refine Lead Management System reports to provide only the most essential elements required by Sales to successfully plan, execute and report performance of branch retention efforts.

Application Developer & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, Designing, Coding, Testing and Documentation, Hardware, Confidential Mainframe, Confidential-PC-Compatible

Software: COBOL, JCL & VSAM, QUICKJOB

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• The main objective of confidential Restructure Void project was to automate the restructure void process in confidential offices.
• Previously the voiding procedure for confidential Restructured Accounts was done manually from the client’s online Account management system.

Application Developer & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, Designing, Coding, Testing and Documentation, Hardware, Confidential Mainframe, Confidential-PC-Compatible

Software: COBOL, JCL & VSAM, CICS, DB2, IMS DB and MQ

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Confidential was to provide systemic support for requirement 16 of the confidential
• This requirement states that any new real estate secured loan that refinances an existing real estate secured loan within 12 months of its origination may only charge points on new money.
• Changes are mainly done in the processing for Pay Calc/RL Terms window and creditors window of VISION.

Application Developer & System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, Designing, Coding, Testing and Documentation, Hardware, Confidential Mainframe, Confidential-PC-Compatible

Software: COBOL, DB2, IMS DB and VSAM