SUMMARY

• 12 plus years of experience in the IT industry in Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing and Maintenance in Mainframes Technologies and regular Office management tools, Operating systems like MVS
• Functional expertise in development of components skills applied to programming, analyzing and understanding the Projects
• Nearly 12 plus years of experience on COBOL, IDMS, IMS DB, DB2, CICS, QMF, SPUFI, JCL, SAS, PL/SQL, SQL, REXX, CICS. Worked on Technical Tools like FILE - AID, XPEDITOR, SDSF, SSO, NDM, CHANGEMAN, STROBE File-AID for DB2, File-AID, CA7 for IMS DB, Abend-AID and Xpediter
• Expertise in version control tools like Change Man, WORKBENCH
• Good working experience on RDBMS (DB2) and SQL Server
• Good knowledge of VSAM, Quality Center
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills while handling teams in offshore-onshore model and tracking the project deliverables, Team Building/Relationships and Analytical & Systems Thinking
• Performed multiple roles across all the phases of software development life cycle as well as managing end to end deliverables
• Strong in Leadership Skills, Team Building/Relationships and Analytical & Systems Thinking
• Extensively worked with Mainframes and Testing Tools technologies like DB2, COBOL, CICS, JCL and VSAM
• Expertise in MVS utilities and toll such as TSO/ISPF, IDCAMS, SPUFI, FILE AID, CHANGEMAN, EXPEDITOR, SAS, STROBE, AFP
• Expertise in Requirements Planning & Management, Requirements Analysis & Documentation, Requirements Communication and Solution Assessment & Validation.
• Debugging batch and online programs using Xpediter, Debug tool
• Experience in all phases of SDLC/STLC, Project Management, Software Practices and Standards
• Expertise in designing test plans, test cases and design documents
• Expertise in Validation Technical Requirement, Business Requirement and Test Scripts
• Expertise in designing Test plans, Test Scenarios, Manual Test Cases, Conditional Test Cases and UAT Design Documents
• Provided 24/7 production support to Mainframe system, which includes support during night batch run, providing temporary fix to JCLs during batch abends to avoid delay
• Supported maintenance of several applications in handling of User Requests, System Enhancements, front-end and back-end interface modifications
• Worked on various optimization practices and process improvement techniques
• Excellent skills on Office Tools like MS Word, Excel

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages/Scripting: COBOL, JCL, VBA, CICS

Operating Systems: Z/OS

Databases: DB2, SQL Server, IDMS

Tools: Xpediter, ChangeMan, File-AID, File aid-Db2, File aid-IMS, Abend-AID, SPUFI, QMF, ISPF/TSO, NDM, Quality Control, Vantive, BMC Remedy, ITUP Prism

Online Interfaces: CTG, Java Interface for CICS Program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Senior programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in all the phases of software development and end to end module delivery
• Develop Batch programs using COBOL, IDMS, DB2 technologies to eliminate IDMS from programs
• Develop Online programs using COBOL, CICS, IDMS and DB2, MQ series to eliminate IDMS from programs
• Analyze & understand the program functionality that’s using IDMS and remove the IDMS to replace with DB2 and maintain program functionality and optimization to enhance performance
• Coding and development in COBOL, IDMS, DB2 and CICS as per the detailed design
• Use of XPEDITOR for program debugging to fix abends and issues
• Worked on Requirements Analysis & Documentation, Requirements Communication and Solution Assessment & Validation
• Analyzing the modules, doing impact analysis and providing estimates for new implementations
• Problem identification, troubleshooting and implementation of technical changes for Request Framework software
• Perform lead role to design solutions for small and large efforts. This includes coding, testing, implementation and support of Programs
• Modify & develop complex information systems involving most phases of systems analysis and programming
• Analyze, design, code and document programs and enhancements
• Participate/Conduct in code walkthroughs to ensure programs meet the specified quality standards
• Developing or enhancing CICS Online programs using TDQ/TSQ/MQ
• Developing CICS Online program for CTG/Java web interface
• Provide system support during implementation and fix any issues that come as per severity
• Provide guidance, training and mentorship on business impact of systems supported, technical designs, development of best practices and IS processes and tools
• Utilized COBOL, DB2, IDMS, DMLO, CICS, JCL, TSO, Xpediter debugger, DB2I, file aid, Abend aid, Web Interface, Java program communication for Online CICS program

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in all the phases of software development and end to end module delivery
• Develop Batch programs using COBOL, IDMS, DB2 technologies for new programs
• Analyze & understand the program functionality and maintain program functionality and optimization to enhance performance
• Coding and development in COBOL, IDMS, DB2 and CICS as per the detailed design
• Worked on Requirements Analysis & Documentation, Requirements Communication and Solution Assessment & Validation
• Analyzing the modules, doing impact analysis and providing estimates for new implementations
• Problem identification, troubleshooting and implementation of technical changes for Request Framework software
• Perform lead role to design solutions for small and large efforts. This includes coding, testing, implementation and support of Programs
• Modify & develop complex information systems involving most phases of systems analysis and programming
• Analyze, design, code and document programs and enhancements
• Participate/Conduct in code walkthroughs to ensure programs meet the specified quality standards
• Provide system support during implementation and fix any issues that come as per severity

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Technical Lead (Programmer)

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in all the phases of software development and end to end module delivery
• Developed Batch programs using COBOL and DB2
• Coding and development in COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL and CICS as per the Detailed Design
• Made use of XPEDITOR for program debugging for abends/Live defects
• Worked on Requirements Analysis & Documentation, Requirements Communication and Solution Assessment & Validation
• Analyzing the modules, doing impact analysis and providing estimates for new projects
• Problem identification, troubleshooting and implementation of technical changes for Request Framework software
• Review design documents, code, LLD and Walk-thru of functional and Technical Specifications, Unit and System Test Results
• Performing chain testing, System Testing, Mainframe Quality Assurance Test results for each release
• Perform Technical Specifications documentation, Coding/Testing, unit test plans and Chain and System test support
• Have been using Change Man as versioning control tool to keep track of Mainframe components like JCL, PROGRAM, CTC, PROCEDURE, COBOL components etc
• Application Developments, enhancements and modification
• Unit testing of the developed/modified program
• Writing SQL queries and extract the data from DB2 Tables
• UAT Support along with support for post-production validation
• Review design documents, code, LLD and
• Providing technical support and coordination among team
• Working as Mainframe Tech Lead, managing team of 10 people working Confidential offshore locations.
• Project Sizing, Estimation and Capacity planning Confidential the project level
• Co-ordination with Business, technology teams and Subject Matter Experts in Requirement analysis, planning and preparing Functional and Technical specifications.
• Preparation of deliverables like High Level design, Requirement traceability matrix, Design artifacts, Test Planning with support of ST& UAT.
• Reporting to Onsite and/or the Client and Mentoring the Team members as part of the project.
• Daily work allocation to the Team members and monitoring the progress.
• Preparing the Project Plan and track the Project progress/updates as required.
• Providing Knowledge Transition about Application flow and Business process for new Team members.
• Collecting Project Quality Metrics and reviewing the same for process improvement
• Preparation of defects reports, PM RUS Reports, SCM compliant Defect Prevention reports like 5 Why analysis reports, Fish Bone Diagram
• Created JCL's for the recoveries that must be done for usages with invalid data and the usages that were rated incorrectly
• Extraction of Reports for Tracking & Trending the variance in Billing

Environment: MVS, z/OS, COBOL, SAS, DB2, IMS DB, JCL, PL/SQL, File-AID, Change Man, SPUFI, ISPF, VSAM, SQL, Xpeditor, NDM, Abend-AID, RACF, REXX, FTP, Quality Center, Vantive,, BMC, RD Trac, AFP, STROBE and SPUFI

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathering business requirements, preparing functional and technical specifications by understanding business requirements
• Analyzing business requirements and identifying solutions for the same
• Involved in coding and testing
• Performing Impact analysis of Business needs/requests
• Creating test documents for capturing test results
• Developing test plans and Testing of enhancements
• Creating plans & review them to perform the Unit testing, System Testing & integration testing
• Documentation as per TDUP guidelines for each milestone
• Supporting system test for reviews of ST plan and analyze/resolve any defects, participate in defect calls to resolve them
• Taking care of the implementation activities
• Resolving production abends
• Coding and development in COBOL, VSAM, JCL and IMS DB as per the Design.
• Preparation of unit test plans
• Execution of Unit test plans and verification of the test results thereby ensuring quality delivery
• Newly coded JCL, Proc and Control Cards for running batch applications
• Prepare and run Embedded SQL queries on the database to verify data using SPUFI, QMF.
• Used Xpediter for the debugging the large code with multiple subprograms and logged / tracking defects in Quality Center.
• Developed optimized coding, unit testing and quality documents and tested COBOL, VSAM, DB2, JCL jobs and programs.
• Created test plans as per business and user requirements. Responsible for manually testing the entire application for system process functionality and business logic.
• Involved in Functionality, UNIT, Chain, Regression, System, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) testing during the various phases of the application

Environment: COBOL, JCL, IMS DB, Change Man, File-AID, Fileaid-IMS, Xpediter, CICS

Confidential

Technical Associate

Responsibilities:

• Preparing Design documents for the flow of changes based on the analysis as per the Quality Procedures.
• Enhancing the existing Code as per requirement
• Developing test plans and Testing of enhancements
• Documentation as per the quality procedures
• Supporting SIT, UAT & Regression
• Taking care of the implementation activities
• Implementation of the enhancements in the real time environment
• Created Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases for assigned modules
• Created and Executed Test Cases manually as well as verify the actual results based on expected results.
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing and End to End Testing
• Documented and reported all found defects in Quality Center
• Provided validation of data through SQL queries
• Prepared reports like Defect Statistics and Tracking, Weekly and daily status reports.
• Involved in Functionality, UNIT, Chain, Regression, System, UAT (User Acceptance Testing) testing during the various phases of the application

Environment: COBOL, JCL, FILEAID, SPUFI, XPEDITOR, ABEND-AID,VSAM, CHANGEMAN eClerx Serivces Limited. (Pune, India)

Confidential

Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Extracting data from E-Commerce sites & analyzing them
• Development of Web Based Macros for data extraction
• Maintaining the list of products on SQL Server database
• Analyze Pricing data & preparation of pricing Charts for better understanding
• Preparation & presenting Pricing report on 1000’s of Product and Mapping the performance with Other competitors
• Suggesting price changes by the WAPP reports generated & graphical representation of the performance on a weekly basis
• Suggesting changes & Delivering Timely forecasts for change in trends

Environment: Mainframe- VBA, Ms-excel, MS SQL server 2008