SUMMARY

• More than 8.7 years of IT experience in Software development with experience ranging in Mainframe development, enhancement, testing and support, Cool Gen development, ab initio development and testing.
• IT experience on IBM Mainframe technology with extensive proficiency in on JCL, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, IMS, IDMS, Easytrieve, Changeman, InterTest, FILE - AID, SCLM, XPEDITOR (Debug Tool), Syncsort, CA7, SPUFI, QMF, ADSO, MQ Series, PLATINUM, ENDEVOR.
• Created new JCL for new programs, coded and tested changes using COBOL.
• Prepared detail design, unit test plan for the new COBOL programs and JCL’s. Utilized Changeman for configuration management.
• 5 years of experience in developing Cool Gen codes for Banking and Finance industry.
• Proficient in creating Training Manual & User Guides
• 3 years of experience in Control-M for Banking and Finance industry.
• 2 years of experience in developing ab initio xfr and testing online screens and batch programs for logistics industry.
• Solid working experience on several databases like DB2, IMS, IDMS, VSAM.
• Extensive experience in developing COBOL codes from scratch involving DB2, IMS, IDMS and VSAM.
• Good working knowledge of major Z/OS, TSO/ISPF Operating Systems
• Worked in various capacities such as Lead Developer, SME, Individual contributor and Team Member.
• Solid working experience of testing throughout the test cycles and releases.
• Solid understanding of complete SDLC workflow.
• Strong extensive experience in version control tools like Changeman, Endevor and ISPW.
• Strong Working Knowledge in Platinum, Xpeditor, File-Aid, Changeman and InterTest
• Worked on File Aid, CA File Master & HP ALM Quality Center 11.0 tools.
• Corporate training in Micro Soft Business Intelligence MSBI tool.
• Presently designated as Senior Developer with TCS, Westlake with responsibilities of Project Lead.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Key Skills: Mainframes, COBOL, JCL, DB2, IMS, IDMS, VSAM, cool gen, ab initio

Operating Systems: Windows, Z O/S

Tools: Change man, ISPW, XPEDITER, InterTest, Endevor, cool gen, ab initio GDEHP ALM QC, File-Aid

Databases: DB2, IMS, IDMS, VSAM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Westlake - OH

Project Lead & Mainframe Developer

Responsibilities:

• Astute Leader with exemplary communication, relationship management, analysis & organizational skills.
• Performed the role as System Analyst and primarily as Mainframe Lead Developer.
• Managed a team of 12 as onsite coordinator between Client SMEs and offshore.
• Worked with the different interfacing teams as a team lead with other vendors as point of contact.
• Developed COBOL code integrated with IDMS and worked on online screen changes using ADS/O
• Worked on enhancing the existing ADS/A structure to customize the existing menu structure at Confidential to tailor screen access by user type.
• Perform code-reviews and test case reviews and ensure timely delivery.

Tools: COBOL, ISPF, HP ALM QC, MQ, IBM Mainframe, VSAM, JCL, Eazytrieve, Panvalet, Endevor, IDMS, ADSO, AFP

Confidential, Memphis - TN

Sr. Developer

Responsibilities:

• Astute Leader with exemplary communication, relationship management, analytical & organizational skills.
• Understood the complete Architecture and provided knowledge transfer to peers about the same for the ongoing migration project.
• Developed COBOL code and JOB from scratch to capture the logs of mainframe data into IMS DB.
• Played the role of a lead developer to migrate the IMS and DB2 data to ab initio oracle database.
• Tested the Online screens for the changes done and compared the results in Mainframe and ab initio; in case of discrepancy, enhanced the xfr, ab initio code.
• Demonstrated the requirement and architecture to peers

Tools: COBOL, ab initio, ISPW, InterTest, File Master, HP ALM QC, COBOL, IBM Mainframe, SQL, SQL query development, JCL, IBM AS400 Iseries.

Confidential, Memphis - TN

Sr. Project Developer

Responsibilities:

• Led, architected and participated in the design, testing and deployment of multiple applications.
• Expertise in handling project end to end solution, i.e. from inception till completion & overall resource planning.
• Performed Peer code review
• Created the high level design document for the project
• Defined the business process workflows for user management by working with onshore project lead.
• Worked with the test team lead to define overall testing strategy and write test cases
• Developed codes from scratch and enhanced codes to enable the requested functionality.

Tools: COBOL, JCL, File-AID, Service Center, SPUFI, ISPF, ab initio GDE, ISPW, InterTest, File Master, HP ALM QC

Confidential

Sr. Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

• Coordination between Client SMEs and offshore.
• Played key leadership role working with the team providing clear direction to team members
• Worked with the test team lead to define overall testing strategy and write test cases
• Supporting the test cycles during the overall Testing phase till implementation.
• Design - Prepare the Technical Design as per functional design
• Test - Available in case any issue comes in assembly testing.
• Written and executed DB2 Queries to extract data from DB2 tables.
• Developed and designed COBOL programs to change data from different clients and input into a DB2 database.

Tools: IMS DB, DB2, ISPF, ab initio GDE, ISPW, InterTest, File Master, HP ALM QC.

Confidential

Developer - Mainframe/COBOL

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements and translated them into functional and technical requirements
• Developed COBOL code from scratch.
• Coordination with onsite lead to finalize the Design document specifications based on Requirement Analysis.
• Involved in preparing the sizing for the project.
• Worked on Business Rule Extraction & Developed several ief codes using cool gen tool.
• Responsible for supporting the complete business flow for various impacted teams and working directly with project management and business teams.
• Responsible for supporting and maintenance post implementation.
• Had the responsibility of allocating tasks and E2E deliverables.
• Gained experience on MQ Series and Control-M.
• Worked on MQ Series transferring data through QM Queue Manager
• Provided knowledge transfer to production support team after implementation.
• Coordination between onshore, Changeman team and DBAs.
• Led solutions engineering that involved process automation and functionality enhancement.
• Replaced time-consuming, error-prone manual processes with elegant and automated solutions documented under DM Saves activities

Tools: COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, XPEDITER, Cool Gen, MQ Series, HP ALM QC, Control-M, CICS, DB2, SQL, JCL, CHANGEMAN