SUMMARY

• Software Engineer having nearly 11 years of experience in IT Industry, including experience in software design, development, deployment, support and maintenance of Mainframes. Also worked in Microsoft technologies.
• Strong knowledge of mainframe technologies COBOL II, MF COBOL, PL/I, DB2, VSAM, JCL, CICS, SYNCSORT, XPEDITER, INTERTEST, Change man, File - AID, File-Manager, RDZ and REXX.
• As part of my assignments, Involved in interacting with clients, Analysis, Planning and Scheduling, Effort Estimation, Design, Development, Testing, Quality and Delivery activities.
• Worked in Retail, Automotive, Utilities, Insurance, Banking Financial clients and healthcare domains.
• Worked on technologies like Power Builder, Visual Basic 6.0, Sybase and Web Focus.
• Strong experience in Development, Requirements Collection, Business analysis, systems migration, user training and project documentation.
• Experience in web application development using HTML, ASP, ORACLE and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Worked with databases DB2, Oracle, ADABAS, MS-Access, SQL-SERVER and SYBASE
• Experienced in Working with SQL stored procedures.
• Basic knowledge in JAVA
• Having good exposure in company’s quality process and methodologies.
• Good Business Acumen, Team player, Mentor, fast learner, Independent worker.
• Flexible to work at any capacity (Developer thru Project Management)
• Proficient in understanding new technologies, strong problem solving, troubleshooting skills, highly motivated and ability to work as an individual and also as a dynamic member in a team
• Exceptionally well organized, strong work ethics and willingness to work hard to achieve employer objectives

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: OS/390, Windows9X/NT, UNIX

Database: DB2, Adabas, Oracle, SQL Server, MS-Access

Internet Tools: HTML, ASP, CSS

Languages: COBOL, MF COBOL, JCL, PL/I, NATURAL

Others: VSAM, CICS, REXX, Expeditor, Intertest, ENDEVOR, File-Aid, File Manager, PVCS, Insync, Apptune, Strobe, Systematics ALS, Easytrieve, RDz, IBM-CQM, Visual Basic 6.0 and Power Builder

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Boston

Mainframe System Analyst

Environment: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, File AID, Adabas, Natural, Easytrieve, JIRA and AGILE

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the COBOL Module and Preparing Requirements Specification Document
• Preparing analysis documentation of the Reports / Programs in Mainframe Environment
• Preparing Design Process Flow Diagrams, Saving the files from batch run (Both input and output)
• Provide the files based on team request and Other similar professional responsibilities as needed

Confidential - Quincy, MA

Senior Developer / Tech lead

Environment: PL-I, COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, File Master, RDz, IBM-Debugger and IBM-CQM

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirement analysis, impact analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation.
• Modified many COBOL, PLI batch as well as online (CICS) modules for converting DATACOMM calls into Native SQL for better Performance
• Converted Many single Jobs into multithreaded jobs for better performance
• Batch monitoring on the day installation to make sure that the changes are running fine
• Involved in the QREP process for Ledger and Journal tables
• Responsible for coaching, and mentoring junior members in the team
• Onsite-offshore coordination
• Managed a team of 6 members

Confidential

Senior Developer / Tech lead

Environment: COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, File Master, Changeman, IBM-Debugger and E-Cube

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Modified COBOL-DB2 programs and created test batch jobs.
• Resolved many JCL abends during batch job testing.
• Involved in Code Review & Test Review
• Converted few WEBFOCUS programs into COBOL-DB2 modules
• Managed a team of 4 members

Confidential

Senior Developer

Environment: COBOL, CICS, VSAM, Eazytrieve, Intertest and Systematics-ALS

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and executed Conversion / File Fix JCL’s
• Prepared test plan and results for the fixed files
• Created extract and deletion programs using Eazytrieve
• Impact analysis of list of programs / Fields affected
• Attended training on SYSTEMATICS-ALS

Confidential

Team lead

Environment: COBOL, CICS, Db2, Rexx, JCL, VSAM, Intertest, Changeman and DB2

Responsibilities:

• Impact analysis of the Existing COBOL-CICS-DB2 Programs
• Prepared CSD’s Document (Cobol Specification Document)
• Created wrapper modules using Cobol-CICS-MQ Series, which will act as in Interface between Web pages and Mainframe
• Prepared REXX tools for internal usage
• Allocating and reviewing of Task
• Preparing status Report on weekly Basis
• Helped the other team to convert VSAM KSDS files into DB2
• Managed a team of 6 members

Confidential

Team Lead

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, Changeman, Intertest and iPlan

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Involved in Estimation, Activity planning, Project status tracking and reporting.
• Prepared quality related documents like Test Plan, CSR, PSR, Traceability Matrix, Issue logs etc
• Modified many COBOL-DB2 and COBOL-CICS-DB2-VSAM modules
• Created COBOL Conversion programs for Loading SMAC data into SECORE
• Involved in Code Review & Test Plan Review
• Prepared REXX Tools for Internal Usage
• Managed a team of 4 members

Confidential

Senior Developer

Environment: COBOL, DB2, JCL, CICS, VSAM, Smarttest, Panvalet, Ababas and Natural

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Involved in Estimation, Activity planning, Project status tracking and reporting.
• Modified many COBOL-DB2 and COBOL-CICS-DB2 modules
• Responsible for Providing Solutions to the Issues that Arise on Production Batches
• Converted some of the Natural-ADABAS modules into COBOL-ADABAS

Confidential

Senior Developer

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, ENDEVOR, Expeditor

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Service Request which involves minor changes in the system
• Preparing Program Spec
• Preparing Test Plans and Test results
• Responsible for Providing Solutions to the Issues that Arise on Production Batches