SUMMARY:

• Over 8+ years of experience in Mainframe COBOL DB2 Development, EDI Mapping, Enhancement, production support & maintenance including analysis of requirements, systems analysis, design, development, support, testing, implementation, and documentation.
• Extensive Knowledge on B2B integration, 24X7 production support, testing, implementation, and documentation of information systems.
• Extensive experience in - trading partner setup / on-boarding, mapping specifications and documentation, troubleshooting, problem resolution, customer / vendor / internal customer data issue resolution, interface development for import / export of EDI data.
• Extensive experience in developing transaction sets in EDI and data mapping and data conversion across like Logistics, Distribution, Finance, Shipping system and Logistics, Transport Management System.
• Demonstrated proficiency in EDI ANSI X12, X12 & EDIFACT standards. Experienced in Order management system, Retail, Shipping system and Logistics, Transport Management System industry providing Business Process Assessment, Requirements Gathering, Gap Analysis, Implementation and Testing.
• Experienced in Data Mapping and Data Conversion using Gentran and SI Mapping tools.
• Expertise in Unit and Trading partner testing and Implementation Management.
• Facilitated stakeholder meetings to identify and deliver the projects on time. Supported each Release plan and post Release/Change request review.
• Knowledge of different communication protocol such as AS2, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and IBM VAN.
• Implementation of new software, upgrades and the regression testing before migration to production.
• Hardworking, enthusiastic, Self-starter, result-oriented team player with an ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• DB2 0 00-700 and ITIL v3 Foundation certified

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Mainframe Cobol/DB2 Development
• B2B Trading Partner /Vendor On-boarding
• MVS EDI Gentran Mapping
• 3020, 3030, 3040, 3050, 4010, 40 30 and 50 10 X12 Conversions
• Communication Protocols
• Retail, Shipping system and Logistics
• JCL, COBOL, VSAM, DB2, CICS Sterling Integrator 5.2 /5.0 Gentran MVS
• EDI Map Development 24/7 production support EDI ANSI X12, EDIFACT
• AS2, FTP, VAN, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP Testing Troubleshooting
• ITIL Performance Tuning Production Support

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

EDI Translators: MVS Mainframe Gentran Basic 6.0, Sterling B2B Integrator 5.0/5.2.

EDI Standards: EDI X12(ANSI), EDIFACT, XML, VICS.

Communication Protocols and Other tools: FTP, HTTP, SFTP, HTTPS, AS2, VAN, TCP/IP, MS Visio 2000, Micro Focus Cobol, SPUFI, Platinum, File-AID, Control-D, Control-M, Docutext, Axway cyclone software, Connect Enterprise Mainframe, SSH client & BMC Remedy

EDI Transaction Sets: ANSI X12 EDI transactions 204, 210, 214, 990, 300, 301, 310, 315, 322, 404, 997, Custom Manifests (309,350,353,355), 810, 820, 832, 845, 846, 850, 855, 856, 867, 990 and 99 7, EDIFACT, VICS, SAP IDOCS.

Databases: IBM DB2 SPUFI/QMF, IMS DB DC

Programming Languages: COBOL, Micro Focus Cobol, JCL, SQL, Pro C.

Domain Knowledge: Supply Chain Management - Order management system, Shipping system and Logistics, Transport Management System

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Edi COBOL Developer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• COBOL DB2 Analysis, Requirement and core development changes for EDI 300, 301, 310, 315, 210, 214, 990, 997, Custom Manifests (309,350,353,355) for equipment moves and Bill of Lading events as required by customers. Changes involved COBOL/DB2 with FTP transmissions
• Project Lead managing a team at onshore and 6 at offshore.
• Responsible for Technical analysis and design, code and testing co-ordination
• Involved in code review for code developed by both onshore and offshore team.
• Involved in regular meetings with both onshore and offshore teams and setting up priorities for both.
• Document systems and programs enhanced, developed and implemented.
• Responsible for on-boarding trading partner profile and review test file, translating company codes into customer’s desired codes, map testing, monitor go live process and 24/7 production support.
• Processing knowledge in Change Control Process - Elite and ConnectWise for handling customer queries, break-fix and enhancement issues.
• Working as communication person between trading partners and company towards gathering information and building relationship with trading partner and bringing resolution for problems in production issues for ocean (350, 353, 355, 300, 301, 310, 315).
• Provide technical support of the EDI Cobol development, mappings, interfaces, and testing.

Software: DB2/QMF, CICS/BMS, XPEDITOR, z/OS COBOL, SCLM change management

Confidential, Santa Ana, CA

Sr. COBOL Developer

Responsibilities:

• Apple Consigned Inventory project involves Pro C, Cobol IMS Db2 Development.
• Involved in Analysis, Coding, Unit Testing, Regression Testing, Implementation.
• Responsible for Technical analysis and design, code and testing co-ordination
• Involved in code review for code developed by both onshore and offshore team.
• Involved in regular meetings with both onshore and offshore teams and setting up priorities for both.
• Document systems and programs enhanced, developed and implemented.

Software: DB2/QMF, IMS DB, XPEDITOR, Intertesting, z/OS COBOL, change management

Confidential

EDI Cobol Developer

Responsibilities:

• COBOL DB2 Analysis, Requirement and core development changes for EDI 850, 855, 832, 846, 856 and 86 7 Transactions.
• Deals with the implementation of B2B (EDI) integration between Confidential and its External Suppliers & Customers.
• Transaction Map designing and installation.
• Developed the Mapping specification documents with the help of the business team.
• Extensively worked on developing and testing the order management system documents like 850, 855, 832, 846, 856 and 86 7.
• Coordinating with partner’s(Customers/Vendor) & Business users on new B2B-EDI implementations
• Involved in different phases of release plans deployment and implementation.
• Making sure that the EDI map implementation, partner on-boarding, and availability of release plans are happening on time.
• Identified the gaps while in the process of internal testing and did the Gap resolution.
• Fixed the defects which occurred during testing by changing the mappings in Gentran.
• Sat with the business team to analyze and develop the different scenarios to test the documents according to those scenarios.
• Created Trading partner profiles, new maps and modified existing maps using sterling integrator Map editor and deployed the maps on to Gentran.
• Gave production support and monitored the flow of documents on a daily basis.

Software: Gentran, DB2/QMF, IMS DB, XPEDITOR, Intertesting, z/OS COBOL, change management

Confidential

Production support

Responsibilities:

• Lead 9 member of offshore team to provide 24*7 Lights On support on B2B system.
• Provided resolutions to all LO support issues with no SLA violation.
• Job Monitoring and resolving the abends within the SLA.
• Active monitoring and troubleshooting issues in both inbound and outbound data flow.
• Coordination with Confidential on planning and execution of all production support activities.
• Provided guidance and groomed the novices.

Software: Gentran, C:E Mainframe, DB2/QMF, IMS DB, XPEDITOR, Intertesting, z/OS COBOL, change management

Confidential

Production support and Maintenance

Responsibilities:

• Analysis and development of Cardmember Posting and Billing Module.
• This module is a comprehensive system that handles: Credit Card Functionality such as computation of charges/fees and all kinds of promotions that make a Cardmember.
• Lead training sessions for team members covering project standards and security policies.
• Handled support activities like monitoring jobs, proper communication of production status to the Client.
• Worked on Production tickets and Business Research Request.
• Fixing Production issues, developing code for new enhancements.
• Testing: Unit Testing, Integration Testing for all the code changes.
• Proposal of permanent code changes according to the new requirement/prod issues.

Software: DB2/QMF, z/OS COBOL, change management