SUMMARY:

• Have more than 15+ years of experience in the Information technology industry as iSeries Systems Engineer, AS400 Admin, AS400 Programmer/Analyst, AS400 Operator, EDI Specialist, Desktop Support and Network Support.
• Expertise in Administrating, Maintaining, Installing and configuring software and hardware on iSeries and Windows.
• Scheduling and processing batch jobs using IBM Job scheduler and Robot scheduler.
• Trouble shooting and fixing all printer issues including Intermec & SATO barcode label printers on iSeries.
• Trouble shooting and fixing system and user related errors, monitoring system operator message queue using Robot console, responding to messages, escalating messages to broadcast list using Robot alert.
• Configuring and maintaining daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and custom backups using Robot save and IBM BRMS options. Expertise in configuring LTO1 LTO2, LTO3 and LTO4 tape drives on AS400/iSeries.
• Monitoring all system resources, memory shared pools etc, Configuring and maintaining windows network servers on AS400.
• Monitoring and maintaining AS400 consoles and LPARs. Configuring, maintaining and monitoring AS400 communications.
• Expertise in designing, developing and maintaining existing applications using CL, CLP, CLLE, RPG IV, RPGILE, Freeform RPG, SQL/400 etc.
• Expertise in configuring and maintaining Robot, Reveal, Turnover, Elite, TLAshford, Fastfax EDI etc.
• Expertise in performing annual Disaster Recovery tests with Sungard as per SOX requirements.
• Have hands on experience in managing windows network servers and Linux network servers in enterprise environment. performing daily backups of Intel servers using Veritas backup Exec and CommVault applications to SpectraLogic T120 LTO3 tape vaults, IBM 3581 LTO1 - 4 tape drives and to HP G2 Autoloader tape drives, maintaining backup tapes on and offsite as per SOX requirements.
• Have hands on experience in Maintaining, Configuring windows printers and Barcode label printers etc…
• Have hands on experience on network applications like, VMWare, Maintaining windows virtual servers, Maintaining EMC SAN, FalconStor SAN appliance, DigiData SAN, InfoTrend SAN.
• Expertise in implementing full life cycle of EDI solutions for customers using EXTOL INTEGRATOR, and GENTRAN as a tool on AS/400 platform, MERCATOR and EXTOL Business Integrator on windows platform.
• Having different manufacturing industrial experience like Footware, Textile/Apparel, Auto Parts, Transportation, Food, Housing, Tile etc,
• Ability to write technical documentation, create Cross Functional, Work Flows, Charts & Graphs Visio Diagrams and participate in meeting and involved in presentations and training sessions.
• Good Communication skills and flexible to adapt to any new environment and work on any project.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• RPGIV, RPGILE, CL, CLP, CLLE, FreeForm RPG, Embeded SQL
• Synon/Cool2e Developer
• BPCS, PKMS, HFA, Robot, TurnOver, TLAshFord, Elite etc
• Extol, Gentran, Mercator Invois/TLE/Harbinger
• Crystal Reports Data Reports
• MS Visio 2007/2003
• Windows 2008/2003/2000 and XP, UNIX, Linux and VMWare
• SQL Server 2008/2005, Oracle 9i, MS Office 2007/2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Deerfield Beach, FL

Senior iSeries/AS400 Developer and Admin

Responsibilities:

• Involved in complete Life Cycle including analysis, design and development, and testing for Ecommerce project.
• Currently involved in system migration and upgrade process. Upgrading from v5r3 to v6r1 with HMC and 3 LPARS.
• Also working on ecommerce project to rewrite order entry, Advance ship notice, invoices, order status processes to support any kind of environment like EDI, CRM, FTP and at same time give ability to end users to maintain and fix errors without involving IT support with log maintenance system.

Environment: OS400 v6r1, RPG400, RPGILE, CL, CLLE, Fast fax, Extol.

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Senior iSeries/As400 Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed three partitions (LPAR’s) and consoles performing tasks such as updates and saves.
• Responsible for security, software, hardware, device configurations and communications on all AS400s.
• Managed installation of all software PTFs, software and hardware upgrades.
• Managed all devices and security on all AS400s.
• Maintained and administered Robot Scheduler, Alert, Console and Save. Maintained and administered Reveal Messaging and Scheduler.
• Responsible for configuring and administering Turnover change management and Turnover helpdesk applications. Installing, configuring and managing WebSphere 6.0. IBM 3580 Tape drives configuration and support.
• Maintain, configure and support D/R and HA environments.
• DBU/ DFU /PFE file editors, FTP - configure, monitor. Create and maintain all user access security, ifs, imaging, web sites and fax/400.
• Setup and maintained flexible user queries using CL and Query Manager.
• Created and maintained QM management queries for operations support.
• Responsible for nightly, weekly, monthly and yearly backups.
• Monitoring active jobs, job queues, and out queues. Symbol MSI support -- field reps (scanners, repair).
• Configured and managed barcode label printers.
• Implemented new full life cycle EDI solution using Extol EDI integrator on AS400, using BPCS and HFA ERP systems. Responsibilities includes installing Extol, creating file sets, setting up trading partners, communicating jobs, creating maps.
• As a Sr. EDI lead, responsible for upgrading Extol, applies patches, supporting EDI team to fix errors on AS400. Responsible for configuring and maintaining EDI communication devices, jobs on AS400.
• Enhanced existing EDI interface programs to capture all kinds of errors for EDI invoices, ASNs to send alert messages to EDI support email account and to EDI support cell phone.
• Responsible for configuring and maintaining Extol portal and upgrading Trusted link.
• Designed and implemented LAN Network installation. Performed installing, configuring and troubleshooting Linux, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP. Managed EMC SAN, Flacon Stor SAN, Digidata SAN and Infotrend SAN solutions.
• Responsible for creating and deploying desktop images using Symantec Ghost.
• Configuring and managing SpectraLogicT120 & HP Autoloader G2. Configuring and managing Network backups using Symantec (Veritas) Backup Exec & Commvault applications.
• Heavily involved in VMWare administration, Responsible for maintaining all Dell power edge 2950 servers, blade servers, RAS servers. Maintaining Cognos and SQL server applications and databases.
• Installing Operating System and Server software. Troubleshooting and maintenance of Desktop PC's, Laptops and Printers. Sharing printers in network. Configuring wireless access on laptops to access Internet using TCP/IP. Implementation of TCP/IP and related Services-DHCP/DNS/WINS.
• Creating user ID's and assigning permissions as per project requirements. Installing and handling Apache, Samba, and FTP.
• Installed and configured Enterprise Linux server.
• Installed and configured Oracle BPEL application on Linux server.
• Installed and configured Extol Business Integrator on Linux server for EDI.

Environment: OS/400 v6r1, RPGILE, Freeform RPG, CLLE, Robot, Reveal, TLAshford, HMC, TurnOver

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Senior iSeries/AS400 Developer & Admin

Responsibilities:

• Enhanced existing EDI interface (RPG, RPGILE, CL, CLP, Freeform RPG and DDS) programs to capture all kinds of errors and audit functional acknowledgements for EDI invoices, EDI ASNs to send alert messages to EDI support email account and to EDI support cell phone.
• Enhanced full life cycle EDI tracking using MS Access databases to capture EDI invoices, ASNs and PO related errors.
• Enhanced programs to process documents received via FTP and reprocess the data and send documents via MQSeries to another internal facility.
• Created EDI interface to capture ASN shipment data from PKMS system to EDI system for DOT Foods, Supervalu and Shamrock.
• Created new 820 document process and programs to automate and support export/import, TLE/Inovis Trading Partner Relationships, User Files Definitions and Translation Formats from one system to another system for Walmart and BankOne.
• Created new programs to automate sending/receiving TLE/Inovis EDI Mailbox Data by communication session number from production system to test/development system and vice versa.
• Created new EDI 856 maps for customers, Supervalu and Amphire, using TLE/Inovis Visual Mapper.
• Enhanced existing 820, 812, 856 and 850 EDI interface programs, Created and maintained new strategy queries.
• Created, modified and maintained new trading partner relationships, new user file definitions, and new translation formats.

Environment: OS400, RPG400, CL, MQSeries, JDEdwards OneWorld, PKMS, Fastfax, FormtasticShowcase Strategy, TLE (Inovis or Harbinger), Cyclone (For AS2), Extol

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior AS400 Developer, EDI Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed 210, 204 and 214 maps from USF Holland, USF Dugan, USF Bestway, USF Redstar and USF Reddaway systems for trading partners to consolidate mapping interface by trading partner to create a one new consolidated mapping interface on corporate ( Confidential ) system.
• Wrote work flows in webMethods for EDI (X12) transactions.
• Played a key role in webMethods implementation for Confidential .
• Wrote de-coupled processes using Trading Networks, B2B Built-in services.
• Designed, developed flows for EDI, Secure FTP channels for all major business transactions. Created and configured Web Services for external and internal systems.
• Configured services for billing interfaces in B2B webMethods technology and services. Developed application architecture specifications and requirements for integrated webMethods application.
• Defined a long-term architecture strategy for Confidential, identifying key gaps in the existing systems and devised an implementation plan to address these issues.
• Technologies included Oracle 9i,Windows NT/2000 Server, WebMethods.

Environment: LTL 400, FMS, Gentran, Extol, TLE, InHarbinger, OS/400, RPG, RPGILE, CL, CLP, CLLE, SQL/400 etc…

Confidential, St. Augustine, FL

Senior EDI Specialist, AS400 Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating new trading partners, Partner Groups, Partner transactions and maps in GENTRAN EDI system.
• Also responsible for daily EDI transactions monitoring and fixing any EDI transaction errors on daily basis.
• Installed TL Ashford Barcode label GUI software and Bartender.
• Created UCC128 Barcode labels using TL Ashford barcode label software and Bartender.
• Automated downloading EBIS files, from AS400 to PC and then uploading to ftp site by creating AS400 CL programs and MS DOS Batch programs.
• Created basic reports using RPG IV and RPG ILE. Created turnover helpdesk tasks on AS/400, for the user issues, problems and requests.
• Communicated with the user to resolve their issues, problems and requests. Generated MS Access reports for the helpdesk issues. Responsible for fixing and maintaining MS Access Database problems.
• Responsible for converting Twin-ax AS400 printers to IP AS400 printers, configuring wireless access points for RF guns, adding roaming and local user profiles to windows 2000 active directory, maintaining user profiles in Novell network.

Environment: American Software Inc (ASI), WMS, Extol, Gentran and Turnover (Helpdesk), OS/400RPGIV, RPGILE, CLLE, CL, CLP etc.

Confidential, New York, NY

AS400 Programmer & EDI Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated the EXTOL Integrator product for EDI business solution and was instrumental in implementing the EXTOL Integrator product for the company’s EDI business requirements.
• Designed and implemented the new EDI system for the client using AS/400 based EDI System, EXTOL. Involved in analysis, design, and creation of New EDI system for the client.
• Created Message Definitions, Message Classes, Maps, Code tables, File sets, scripts, Trading partner setup, Unit testing and Functional testing for different kinds of standard formats within EXTOL limitations.
• Wrote the interface programs to move data between EXTOL and Textile Conversion Order system. Converted 004010 version maps to 004030 version maps.
• Responsible for setting up an interface in EXTOL to send/receive EDI messages and translates into database files using EXTOL maps.
• Automated the EDI System to receive the documents from the Networks and to send the documents to the Networks to reduce network maintenance charges.
• Responsible for all types of EDI transactions maintenance on daily basis.
• Created basic as400 reports using RPG IV and RPG ILE.
• Upgraded AS/400 system from version V4R2 to V4R5.
• Installed and applied PTFs, and installed IBM fax and host on demand licensed programs.
• Configured the AS/400 modem to send faxes from AS/400, created CL and RPG programs to capture generated spool files and to send those spool files by fax on the fly and configured IBM Host on demand server on AS/400.
• Evaluated Confidential solutions and Trailblazer's Internet EDI packages.
• Moved Home Depot, Meijer, Loews, and Wal-Mart trading partner’s regular VAN communications setup to Internet communications setup to cut the costs of regular VAN charges using Trailblazers EDI INT (AS1 and AS2)

Environment: OS/400, EXTOL Integrator and EW Turtell (Textile Conversion Software)

Confidential, New Rochelle, NY

AS400 Programmer / Analyst, EDI Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Converted 003070 old Version maps to 4010 (Y2KCompliant) Version.
• Responsible for all types of EDI transactions maintenance on daily basis.
• Fixed EDI mapping problems to reduce the Charge backs.
• Created new trading partners.
• Worked on various IBM Network Applications like QRS Keystone, QRS Pass Key, and IBM Passport.
• Worked on GE Network application Net-connect.

Environment: OS/400, RPGIV, CL, CLP, EXTOL

Confidential, Miami, FL

Synon2e Developer / EDI Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all types of EDI transaction maintenance on daily basis.
• Converted 004010 version maps to 004030 version maps.
• Changed some database files field lengths for EDI Shipment and EDI Invoice files in SYNON/2e model.
• Compiled and moved all effected objects to production.
• Fixed all errors related to NRF color codes and NRF size codes and uploaded QRS & GE catalogs.
• Fixed KWI ftp file, uploading to AS400 system problem by manually uploading KWI file to AS400 system by ftp. Detached 997(FA) maps from all trading partners. Deleted all 997(FA) maps and attached FAGRPRCV default 997 map for all trading partners. Attached new logs for all inbound FAs by unwrapping all inbound FAs for all trading partners. Processed all inbound FAs by translating all FAs.
• Created some SYNON programs to dump the EDI data directly into order entry file and to generate reports.
• Fixed sending as400 spool files by e-mail from as400 problem.

Environment: OS/400, Synon2e, EXTOL and Footwear Management Software