Mainframe Analyst & Developer / Performance & Capacity Management 

Seeking a position as….
                       
A mainframe specialist , utilizing my technical and analytical expertise to
develop, maintain, implement and enhance mainframe based applications and their
communication with the Web interface.

Summary:

An adaptive, seasoned IT professional with over 4.5 years of experience in all
the phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for mainframe based
application systems.  Over 3 years of experience in performance analysis of
mainframe-hosted applications for a Fortune 500 company.
 
Technical Skills:

Platforms:   	 		Microsoft Windows (9x, XP, 2003), Z/OS, MVS
Programming Languages: 	C, C++, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EasyTrieve PLUS, SAS, REXX
Mainframe Tools: 	FILE-AID, CA-Platinum, STROBE, iSTROBE, Visitrac, Program 
Analyzer, XPEDITOR,  Abend-Aid, TMON for DB2, TMON for CICS, SPUFI, DFSORT,
CA-Fast Load/ Fast Unload, CA-7 Job Scheduler, STARTOOL, VIASOFT
File Organizations: 		VSAM, PS, PDS, GDG
Database Skills: 		DB2, SQL, SQL Server 2005
Web Technologies:	HTML, JavaScript
Additional:	UML, Microsoft Office Suite , Lotus Notes
	                              
Professional experience:

Syntel India Ltd., Senior Programmer Analyst & Project Lead               	
(Jan’08 – Present)

Performance and Capacity Management Team, Humana, USA (Client Site). 
Enterprise Architecture Team , Humana, USA (Client Side)
Continuous monitoring and tuning of all mainframe application areas at Humana. 
Providing recommendations to fine tune the code and queries that access the
database such that performance is substantially improved.
Successful recommendations on over 400 jobs were provided for the year 2009,
helping Humana save on new hardware acquisition and operating costs.
Weekly presentations to the different application teams at Humana on various
technical know-how’s with regards to ‘performance improvement’.
Conceived a performance analysis team at offshore that helped Syntel improve its
visibility as a trusted partner thereby gaining an edge over its competitors at
Humana.
Trained a batch of 100 Syntel resources as a self initiated training based
project by the name of ‘Get aHEAD [Humana Efficient Application Developer]’ on
best coding practices for mainframe applications. This initiative was well
received by both Syntel and Humana.
Leading remotely a team of 5 associates at offshore.
As part of also the Enterprise Architecture team , actively involved in guiding
application teams with efficient and timely implementation of their projects. 
Having a say in new tool acquisitions.

Syntel India Ltd., Senior Programmer Analyst 				(July’07 – Jan’08)

Enterprise Eligibility Team, Humana, USA.
Co-ordination with end-users and subject matter experts in requirement analysis,
planning and preparing functional and technical specifications.
Developing, coding and testing different modules in the system. 
Co-ordination with the offshore on various projects and ensuring their timely
completion.
Performing maintenance and suggesting improvements in the code.
Unit Testing, System Testing and Integration Testing
Documenting all the work done to reporting and client managers. 
Actively involved in all the stages of the software development cycle –
analysis, design, coding, debugging, testing (test plan and test execution),
documentation and maintenance of programs.

Syntel India Ltd., Programmer Analyst & Module Lead 			(Jan’06 – July’07)

 Enterprise Eligibility Team, Mumbai, India
.Successfully lead a team of five during the second half of this tenure.
Coordinating with onsite for task delivery in terms of timely query resolutions,
follow-up and strictly adhering to deadlines.
Converting programs for new compiler versions or other software components.
Investigation of problems reported and answering queries raised by the
customer.
Provided performance improvement recommendations and analysis for codes that had
to be improved for greater efficiency and to meet service level agreements.
Being responsible for timely task delivery in terms of query resolutions and
follow-up
Maintenance/Enhancements activities.
Unit testing, system testing and integration testing of mainframe based
application code.
Technical Documentation

Syntel India Ltd., Trainee 							(Oct’05 – Dec’05)

Mainframe Training Session, Pune, India. 
Comprehensive training on mainframe related tools and technologies. This
training was followed by a competitive test and successful passing of the test
laid the base for project allocation.

Education:

Bachelors, Information Technology, University of Mumbai, India. (2005)
High School, Jai Hind College of Science, Mumbai, India (2001)

Soft skills:

 Enjoy great rapport with clients, colleagues and managers; Effective
communication and interpersonal skills; highly motivated and an excellent team
player. 

Achievements: 
Awarded three promotions and two assignments at Humana, USA within 2.5 years.
Received constant appreciation from reporting client managers for exemplary
performance and dedication to work.  

References:
Available on request.