SUMMARY

• Project Lead with a proven track of effective leadership and value demonstrated through 13+ years of experience in managing and architecting enterprise applications in Mainframe environment.
• Having strong experience in Insurance Domain and worked on various projects including New Product Implementations, Re - Engineering, Data Services, and Policy Administration & Production Support.
• Worked on various products including Cyberlife, CLOAS, VRPS and customer homegrown applications like PCTS / GPAY / IDI etc.
• Good experience in leading and managing teams, handled multiple roles like - Developer, Tester, Quality Controller, Business Analyst & Project Lead etc.
• Strong experience in Requirement Analysis and creating Business and Functional requirement documents while working in close coordination with Business.
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple applications concurrently. Strong hands on experience in application development & testing in both Waterfall & Agile Methodologies.
• Excellent knowledge on IBM MF skills like TSO/ISPF, COBOL, DB2, IMS-DM, VSAM, JCL, CICS, REXX etc.
• Worked extensively in COBOL/DB2 Stored Procedures, SQL queries using QMF, SPUFI, DB2i utilities & AQT. Worked closely with DBA's in creating & altering DB2 tables & indexes and DB2 SQL tuning.
• Strong experience in trouble shooting (using RADZ, Xpeditor, Inter-test, Abend-Aid, Fault-Analyzer etc.) and executed various performance tuning and task automation initiatives using (IBM MF Utilities, DB2 Tools, REXX etc.).
• Mainframe version control tools such as CHANGEMAN (CMAN) and PANAPT, Job schedulers CA11, OPCT and Control-M have been extensively used.
• Excellent capability to explore, learn and understand newer business domains and technologies. Commendable analytical/problem-solving skills, fast-learner, committed, hard-working and take initiatives.
• Recognized for performance and project contributions. Consistently achieved high rating in annual evaluations, received various awards in the projects handled.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Z/OS, OS/390, Windows

Environment: Mainframes

Database: DB2, IMS-DB, VSAM

Tools: TSO/ISPF, Change-man, Panapt, RADZ, Xpediter, Intertest, QMF, SPUFI, BMC, DBOSS, File-Aid, File- Manager, HP Quality center, CA11, OPC, Control-M, SAR, SAVRS, SDSF, FTP, NDM, IBM Utilities & DB2 Tools, Abend-Aid, Fault analyzer etc.

Languages: COBOL, PL/I, Assembler, JCL, REXX, Easytrieve, SQL, XML, Java

Middle-ware: MQ-Series, App Watch

OLTP: CICS

Domain: Insurance: Personal (Life, LTC, DI, Pension & Annuity Payments), P&C(Auto)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Project Lead & Senior Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Close coordination with SF Requirements & SME’s on the requirements and resolving any outstanding issues / risks involved in Data ELT process.
• Follow the change process to accurately assess implications to scope, time.
• Assigning, mentoring & tracking tasks handled by offshore team.
• Preparing Technical designs, Unit test plan & Develop components for Data movement & execute Mock Data conversions.
• Conduct reviews of deliverables to ensure completeness & accuracy of the EPAD data movement solutions.
• Ensuring Mock data population & ongoing sync activities were successfully validated.
• Suggest enhancements to tighten processes & ensuring complete POP process fits in given batch window & performance meets the established technical standards.
• Document QC activities & lessons learned from previous Mock’s for future references
• Ensuring flawless delivery of all the deliverables without any slippage in schedule.
• Developed in-house tools for routine task automation in the project.
• Establish “Best Practices” and plan for continuous improvement of processes.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, PL/1, JCL, SQL, XML, DB2, IMS, VSAM, RADZ, File Manager, QMS, SPUFI, SQM, DB2 & BMC Utilities, IBM Utilities(DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), Control-M, Abend-Aid & Fault analyzer, SAVRS, REXX and MQ Series etc.

Confidential, New York

Project Lead & Senior Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Understanding functional requirements, Query tracking & resolution and determine Requirements stability.
• Creating project estimations and project plans, proving directions to offshore team on daily basis.
• Preparation of Technical designs, Unit test plan & construct code as per technical /functional specifications on mainframe technology and setting up test environments.
• Conduct Code reviews, Unit & integration testing for the project scope and quality management activities.
• Maintain code versions by retrofits using Change-man as the version control tool and for documentation SVN as the version control tool.
• Handling client communication for query resolution and signoff's on deliverables.
• Project monitoring and regular status updates.
• Leading all efforts from Onshore to ensuring changes deploy successfully to production and provide warranty support.
• Maintain reusable components to be used across releases as part of the “Value Innovation initiative”.
• Providing functional knowledge and ramping up team for upcoming projects.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, JCL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, Change-man, RADZ, File Aid, Xpediter, QMS, SPUFI, BMC, OPC, DBOSS, DB2 & BMC Utilities, IBM Utilities(DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), REXX, SAVRS, Abend-Aid, HP Quality control and MQ Series etc.

Confidential, Somerset

Senior Mainframe Developer & Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the scope, plan and track the Business Rules extraction part of initiative for all 3 legacy applications.
• Discussions with MetLife team to determine scope. Creating estimations, resource planning & task scheduling and SOW creation.
• Developing guidelines and best practices to ensure Business rules are captured accurately and effectively.
• Conduct reviews to validate the Analysis and Business rules write-ups.
• Mentoring offshore team on rules extraction and monitoring task status on regular basis.
• Handling client communication for query resolution and signoff's on deliverables.
• Participate in discussion from design till validation phases and provide articulate solution to Business and other development & testing teams.
• Responsible for successfully deployment of development activities and providing warranty support.
• Maintain code versions by retrofits using Change-man as the version control tool and for documentation SVN as the version control tool.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, JCL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, Change-man, RADZ, File Aid, Xpediter, QMS, SPUFI, BMC, OPC, DB2 & BMC Utilities, IBM Utilities(DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), SAVRS, Abend-Aid, HP Quality control, MQ Series and App watch etc.

Confidential, Atlanta

Mainframe Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the Business requirements, performing gap analysis, Query tracking & resolution.
• Estimation by analyzing the complexity of the requirements.
• Verify that Test Environment is prepared & maintained.
• Creating & tracking logs as well for keeping track of testing, bugs and fatal defects using HP Quality Center.
• Updated Unit & regression test cases as and when new functionalities or Change requests were introduced.
• Make sure testing is on schedule and identify and work with project management to fix test issues that are delaying implementation.
• Monitor releases and builds going out to production and track production bugs over time.
• Client communication for timely updates on the testing progress.
• Maintained various trackers such as Test case updation, lesson learnt, clarification, know issue.
• Creation of Testing Artifacts, Training Documents and knowledge transition documents.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, JCL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, File Aid, QMS, SPUFI, BMC, OPC, DB2 & BMC Utilities, IBM Utilities(DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), HP Quality control, MQ Series and App watch etc.

Confidential, Richmond

Mainframe Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathering Business requirements, studying the application and collecting the information from developers and Business analyst.
• Analyzing the requirements, performing gap analysis, Query tracking & resolution.
• Writing Test cases and project related documentation.
• Responsible for creating test data and executing test cases, analyzing the expected and actual test results.
• Documenting all testing results along with test cases and test data.
• Creating & tracking logs as well for keeping track of testing, bugs and fatal defects using HP Quality Center.
• Updated Unit & regression test cases as and when new functionalities or Change requests were introduced.
• Involved extensively in various stages of Functional testing and Regression testing for Policy Underwriting & various Inforce processes.
• Client communication for timely updates on the testing progress.
• Maintained various trackers such as Test case updation, lesson learnt, clarification, know issue.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, JCL, IMS, VSAM, File Aid, HP Quality control, IBM Utilities (DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), SAVRS, HP Quality control etc.

Confidential, Lynchburg

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Understand functional requirements, Query tracking & resolution and determine Requirements stability.
• Evaluating the efforts involved for successful implementation of new Products.
• Provide day-to-day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Prepare Technical designs, Unit test plan & construct code as per technical /functional specifications.
• Conduct Code review, Unit & integration testing for project scope.
• Debug defects using Mainframe debugging tools like Xpediter and Data related issues using File-Aid.
• Responsible for managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.
• Maintain reusable components to be used across releases as part of the Value Innovation initiative.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, Assembler, JCL, Easytrieve, VSAM, CICS, Xpeditor, File Aid, CA11, PANAPT, HP Quality control, MQ Series, IBM Utilities (DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), SAVRS, Abend-Aid, HP Quality control and MQ Series.

Confidential, Lynchburg

Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Managing scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project using iGATE Development methodology templates.
• Prepare Technical designs, Unit test plan & construct code as per technical /functional specifications.
• Conduct Code review, Unit & integration testing for the project scope
• Capture time spent on various activities and defects observed. Conducting DP meetings with team to ensure quality in deliverables.
• Providing 24/7 support to Production batch cycles and online regions.
• Timely updating Client on online region delays and sending the Status report of Production cycle.

Environment: Z/OS, Windows, COBOL, Assembler, JCL, Easytrieve, VSAM, CICS, Xpeditor, File Aid, CA11, PANAPT, HP Quality control, MQ Series, IBM Utilities (DFSORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS etc.), SAVRS, Abend-Aid, HP Quality control and MQ Series.