SUMMARY

• Currently working as Mainframe Developer and having 10+ years of experience in Mainframe technologies with project involving Development, Maintenance, Enhancement and testing.
• Experience in handling large complex projects from inception to implementation.
• Having production support experience.
• Extensive experience in SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, Test and Defect Management, Change Management.
• TEMPEffectively and efficiently managed on - site and off-shore resources
• Proficient experience in COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB, CICS, PL1 Easytrieve, SAS also having a good experience in some of teh tools like CHANGEMAN, FILEMASTER, INTERTEST, SDF, JSF, QMF, SPUFI, ENDEAVOR, FILEAID.
• Having good experience on IMS DB(DLI calls and also Command level)
• Strong experience in Insurance Domain.
• Completed below certifications in insurance Domain and Has AINS designation.
• INS21 - Insurance Fundamentals
• INS22 - Personal Insurance
• INS23 - Commercial Insurance
• LOMA 280 - Life insurance fundamentals.
• Excellent noledge of software construction and programming
• Extremely well organized, with proven ability to multitask and prioritize workload.
• Experience on Data stage tool.
• Worked on Oracle database.
• Profound ability to quickly understand complex mainframe systems
• Superior proficiency with mainframe application built with JCL COBOL and CICS
• Good familiarity with MQ Series VSAM and IMS
• Proven ability to work in a high-pressure environment
• Exceptional presentation and organizational skills
• High written and oral communication skills
• Sound problem solving and analytical skill
• Worked on Fiserv Accurate Product.
• Having Knowledge on Sovos Taxport Tool (Convey) - Having US Tax related noledge.
• Having Knowledge on Front office Product.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: IBM PC Compatibles

Operating systems: MVS, ZO/S Windows 98, 2000, XP, Windows 7

Languages: COBOL, Easytrieve, C, SAS

DBMS: IMS DB.DB2

OLTP: CICS

Data Access method: VSAM

Job Process: JCL

Editors: ISPF/PDF

Tools: CHANGEMAN, FILEMASTER, INTERTEST, SDF, QMF, SPUFI, FILEAID, EXPEDITOR, ENDEAVOR

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San antonio Texas

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Confidential TEMPhas three Holders - Life(000001), P&C (000002) and BANK (000017). Each holder TEMPhas its own Tax identification Number(TIN).
• UPCS receives item information through both online entry and interfaces with other systems. UPCS cycle processes on a daily basis Sunday through Friday.
• Chesapeake System Solutions, founded in 1993, is an industry leader in teh development and delivery of automated solutions for financial management.
• Chesapeake unclaimed Property suits consists of various modules. At teh core is teh UPCS system that maintains and manages unclaimed properties.
• UPCS is an automated non-financial framework to maintain and manage unclaimed cheques and properties.
• They normally send cheques, member information’s that possess unclaimed cheques and search letters(send letters to members whose cheques are not claimed).
• Teh inputs to UPCS are from Chesapeake System(UPCS System - Online), Accurate and Peoplesoft(for member info like member no, address) and Search letters.
• UPCS send information’s about cheques to IMCO, Life, Bank, Peoplesoft, Accurate and P & C.
• Certain files are sent to a documentation team called MCM Team. This Team validates teh cheques and information’s from there and send teh data to B2B.
• Involved in writing new COBOL programs and doing changes to existing COBOL programs which uses Database as IMS DB and DB2.
• me am a on call person (24 X 7 Production support) for batch failures of teh application apart from Development.
• Developed and maintained batch/online systems.
• Also responsible for overseeing user acceptance testing for changes related to project including system enhancements,
• Oversaw teh requirements & functional specifications preparation and gave appropriate suggestions
• Involved in all of teh meetings for Preparation of TS (Technical Specifications) based on teh existing functionality and requirements.
• Involved in detailed technical design specification review for enhancing teh batch/Online programs, care was taken to re-use most of teh existing components/modules.
• Oversaw teh Knowledge Transfer to teh offshore team with business functionality and teh new requirements.
• Tracking issues, risks, and any changes to teh project scope and targeted milestones.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Interface Data from Automated underwriting system (front office) and update administrative system (HAL) appropriately.
• Automatically Issue Life Policies approved in Front Office
• Automatically Generate and send approval letter or email
• If member TEMPhas email address, 1 of 6 email templates delivered through SENDS
• IF member TEMPhas no email address or email fails, Life UWT.Iss1 CCS Letter mailed
• Automatically route work flow items
• When "obstacles" to Auto Issue are handled by an MSR, teh process can resume
• Requirement Analysis.
• Coding of new programs of COBOL, CICS, Easytrieve.
• Worked with DB2, VSAM, IMS DB.
• Enhancement of existing programs according to client specs
• Code reviews
• Unit Testing.
• Preparation of Unit Test Plan.
• Preparation of QA audit documents.
• Maps creation using SDF.
• Creation offer setup for each campaign.
• Create Literature rules for each campaign.
• Coordinated closely with teh WEB team for developing new XML tags as needed by Web from mainframe for teh reports to be displayed in teh front end.
• Involved in preparing test plans for Independent Unit testing and System testing To make sure all of teh test cases are covered.
• Setting up Process to be followed from Offshore.
• Closely monitored teh Peer review and following up on logging any issues and track till it is closed.
• Over looked on correct versioning of code by creating and moving teh requests using SCM.
• Status Reporting and Responsible for teh final delivery.
• Tracking issues, risks, and any changes to teh project scope and targeted milestones.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Continue to enable teh blended channel
• Modify annuity acquisition processes on Confidential .COM/Portal and Green Screens for Agency requirements
• Add new replacement forms to sales packets
• Remove Appendix C from teh Issue Packet
• Accommodate NAIC model And other state deviations
• Display agent specific questions on Portal only for WA.
• Ensure NAIC Replacement form is sent for NAIC states
• whether member is replacing teh contract or not if they
• has active life or annuity contracts
• Enable teh reading of teh replacement form to teh member via MSR
• Enable teh reading of teh replacement form to teh member on Confidential .COm
• Provide ability to capture rep attest statement for replacement and sales material
• Identify teh appropriate agents signature to populate on teh form based channel and process.
• Populate MSR signature and date on teh following forms.
• Statement of Existing Coverage Form
• Deviated State Replacement Form
• Counter Agent Signature for Application Form
• Application form for some states
• Enable MSR and member to see teh state specific form
• Enable MSR to document if teh member waives teh right to has teh
• MSR read teh replacement wording and populate teh replacement form
• Collect members responses to replacement questions and populate responses on replacement form
• Collect members signature and date for application and replacement forms
• On verify page, enable edit on replacement responses
• Replacement form will be presented for E-Signature
• Prevent issue of policy without signed forms form teh member
• Collect digitized MSR signature for Income Annuities
• Audit of CCS letters, forms and Confidential .COm content to remove references about Direct Response
• Ability to capture agency replacement requirements for applications created or modified in Green Screens
• Storage of applications for FL and MI for paper packets(non e-delivered)
• Storage of form 62298 and appendix a for NAIC states for paper packets (non e-delivered)
• Storage of deviated replacement forms for non-NAIC states for paper packets (non e-delivered)
• Modify Life acquisition processes on Confidential .com/Portal and Green Screens for Agency requirements
• Provide ability for msr to collect replacement information for changes made while an application is pending(change owner, change amendment state)
• Reports needed for Rep Credit/liability tracking
• Suitability Requirements
• A separate process flow for Non-NAIC states
• Teh ability to e-APp a packet for products where functionality does not exist today
• Teh ability to e-deliver individual forms(eg: counter office, change owner)
• Storage of non- Confidential approved sales material

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• M & P support
• Requirement Analysis.
• Coding of new programs.
• Enhancement of existing programs according to client specs
• Code reviews.
• Unit Testing.
• Preparation of Unit Test Plan.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• 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
• CICS for data capture and display
• VSAM Files for data storage, DB2 for few applications.
• COBOL for application programs
• An extensive set of editing, control, and factor Tables
• Tables are managed by teh Table Management Facility (TMF)

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis.
• Coding of new programs.
• Enhancement of existing programs according to client specs
• Code reviews.
• Unit Testing.
• Preparation of Unit Test Plan.
• Preparation of QA audit documents.
• Maps creation using SDF.
• Creation offer setup for each campaign.
• Create Literature rules for each campaign.

Confidential

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of teh requirements
• Coding new programs and enhancements in batch environment
• Provide teh maintenance support like bug fixing to teh existing business applications
• Code reviews
• Provide unit testing and integration testing support to teh changes
• Status reporting to teh client and management
• Prepare application and technical documentation