Summary :
An IBM Certified Application Developer, ISTQB Certified Tester, Six Sigma (YB)
Certified Professional along with certification in domain knowledge of Banking,
Financial Securities & Insurance sector having over 8.0+ years of experience of
Software Development, Maintenance, Support and Enhancement projects in SEI-CMMi
Level 5 assessed, ISO 9001-2001 certified and BS 7799 compliant company
Thorough understanding of project management activity; works closely with
internal and external clients, business analysts, and team members to understand
business requirements; develops and integrates application software, including
unit testing and implementation efforts; continues to maintain and support
software after implementation
Have strong skills in technologies such as IBM/VAX MAINFRAME, COBOL 390, COBOL
II, JCL, CICS, NATURAL, PL/I, EASYTRIEVE, FOCUS, CRYSTAL REPORT, C, C++, JAVA,
JAVA SCRIPT, ASP.NET, VB.NET, UML, SAS, RUP, ADABAS, VSAM, DB2, IMS, IDMS,
TERADATA, SQL, PL/SQL, STORED PROCEDURE, SQL SERVER, TCP/IP, REXX, MVS, z/OS,
OS/390, UNIX, TSO, ISPF, JES2, JES3, SDSF, SPUFI, QMF, CA-7, SQL, IDCAM, FTP,
SYNCSORT, ABEND-AID, INTER-TEST, XPEDITER, CHANGEMAN, ENDEVOR, PANVALET,
PLATINUM, FILE-AID, MQ-SERIES, LOAD RUNNER, WIN RUNNER, QTP, CLARITY,
TEST-DIRECTOR, PVCS, CLEAR CASE, QUALITY CENTER, MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS
PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Outlook
A strong team player possessing excellent communication and having good
analytical skills to identify key issues and provide solution,design and delivery
of technical specification document as per schedule with the ability to manage
multiple projects and responsibilities also having excellent team leading
abilities
Created complex test plans, requirements and design test cases. Managed
execution of different testing phases (unit, integration and system testing)
Thorough understanding of the Six Sigma, SEI-CMMi Level 5, ISO Quality
Standard process
Have successfully executed project with Six Sigma process
Have also worked as Software Quality Assurance and Software Configuration
Analyst in a project
Awarded as Best Performer in his team for his testing, analytical,
communication and problem-solving skill
Domain Knowledge: Retail, Banking, Financial Services & Mortgage-Backed
securities, Health care, Insurance and Telecommunication
Education:
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology with First Class from Mumbai
University, Mumbai, India
Diploma in Retail Banking with First Class from Welingkar Institute of
Management studies, Mumbai, India
Additional qualification:
Have cleared Professional certification program from IBM
o DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Fundamental (Exam 700)
o DB2 UDB V8.1 Family Application Development (Exam 703)
Have cleared ISTQBs (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)
Certified Tester exam
Have cleared Six Sigma (Yellow Belt) Certification program from Quality
Assurance International (QAI), USA
Have cleared Software Engineering (Level I) Certification of Capgemini
University.
Have done Software Immersion Training program (Level I) from Capgemini
University
Have cleared French Language (Level I) certification exam from Alliance
Franηais
Have cleared NSEs (National stock exchange of India) certification in
financial market (NCFM) exam in module financial market A beginner module
Have cleared ISEs (Inter-connected stock exchange of India) certificate
course in Equity, Derivative, personal financial planning & Portfolio
management
Have attended 2-days workshop from ISEs (Inter-connected stock exchange of
India) on Mutual Fund for AMFI certification of NSE (National stock exchange of
India)
Have cleared CST (Competence in Software Technology) exam for Graduate-Level
conducted by NCST (C-DAC)
Have done certificate course in Computer H/W Maintenance and Networking from
Govt. Polytecnic, Mumbai
Training (Technical/ Quality/ Soft Skills) attended:
Business Analyst/Modelling
o Analyzing the problem domain and deriving the solution domain
o Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD) and Object Oriented Programming
(OOP) concepts
o Waterfall (SDLC) model and Rational Unified Process (RUP) comparative study
o RUP iterative phases Inception, Elaboration, Construction and Transition
activities, artifacts and business analyst responsibilities
o Business Modeling How modeling helps deliver quality Reference
o Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Use Cases Overview
o Entity Relationship Diagrams
o Work Flow Analysis
o Activity Diagrams
o Data Flow Diagrams
o Decision Tables
o Class diagrams
Load Runner
Win Runner
Quality Management Service
Configuration Management
Project Quality Lead
ISO 9001:2000
Verification and Validation
Experimental Learning program from Welingkar IMS
Business Communication
Professional effectiveness
Presentation Skill
Time Management
MMS Training (Quality tool)
Advance Excel
Training (Technical/Domain/ Project functional) given:
Cobol Language
Finance Market (Basic)
AXA- IARD system flow
MCI-Backend process
PACE System
Technical Skills:
Language COBOL 390, COBOL II, JCL, CICS, Natural, PL/I, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C, C++,
JAVA, UML
Database DB2, VSAM, ADABAS, IMS, IDMS, TERADATA, SQL SERVER
Utilities/Tools CLARITY, SQL, PL/SQL, RUP, TSO, ISPF, JES2, JES3, SDSF, SPUFI,
QMF, CA-7, SQL, IDCAM, FTP, SYNCSORT, ABEND-AID, INTER-TEST, XPEDITER, CHANGEMAN,
ENDEVOR, PANVALET, PLATINUM, FILE-AID, MQ-SERIES, MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS
PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Outlook
Version Control Tools Visual Source Safe (VSS), Clear Case, PVCS
Reporting Tools EASYTRIEVE, FOCUS, CRYSTAL REPORT
Automation Testing Tools Win Runner, Load Runner, Test-Director, QTP, Quality
Center
Operating System MVS, OS/390, z/OS, UNIX and WINDOWS-9x & 2000
Hardware VAX Mainframe/IBM Mainframe-3090, PC's (Pentium)
Project Details:
Dec 06 Till Date AXA Insurance
Sr. Mainframe Developer
AXA-NSE
Project NSE (New System Saves) covers the design and the realization of the new
system of management of mass saves gathering on only one punt forms the whole of
the distribution networks (offers innovating, costs and optimized productivity of
management, exemplary quality of service), while preserving the history of the
contracts of the applicative system of origin ILIS. The strong constraints of
rise in load induced by the planning of the strategic plan lead the Management of
Project NSE to entrust batches of detailed technical design, development and
assembly
Responsibilities:
Handling team size of 6 members independently
Task allocation, monitoring & successful completion of same within the team
Technical Impact Analysis
Preparation of program specs
Writing code Natural/Adabas
Preparing Natural Screen and other Natural Component
Writing Cobol/DB2 code
Write a code using COBOL/NATURAL programming language
Tested code using Expeditor/ ABENAID, wrote Test Cases and delivered the code
in good quality
Have done version control by using ENDEVOR
Used JCL utilities extensilvely such SYNCSORT
Have browsed DB2 table using PLATINUM
Have written complex PL/SQL query
Used SPUFI extensively to query DB2 table by SQL
Have used TEST-DIRECTOR for defect management
Reviewing the work done by other team member
Reviewing technical and non technical writing
Have done the Unit testing, Integration testing & prepare unit test cases
Defect analysis and management during system testing
Have worked as Software Configuration Manager and Project Quality Lead
Prepared project induction document for new joinee in project
Prepared document on Natural screen development for team
To provide technical (Natural) & functional (Insurance) assistance to team
member
Ensure timely delivery
Status reporting to manager
ENVIRONMENT: IBM MAINFRAME 3090, MVS, DB2, COBOL, CICS, JCL, NATURAL, ADABAS,
SPUFI, QMF, SQL, SYNCSORT, ABENDAID, PLATINUM, TEST-DIRECTOR, ENDEVOR, XPEDITOR.
Team Size: 31
May 06 - Sep 06 AXA Insurance
Sr. Mainframe Developer
AXA-SOF
As part of its Survival of Fittest SOF initiative, AXA plans to improve the
maintainability of products offered by its IARD application (Fire, Accident and
Auto Insurance) by extracting the Business Rules embedded (BRE) in legacy code
and moving the same to a product factory rules engine. The aim of this project is
to retro-document Business Rules from the non-visual part of the Phoenix
front-end (JAVA) application and the IARD backend
Responsibilities:
Analyzed the COBOL/IDMS environment code for rule extraction
Have worked in COBOL program in UNIX environment code for rule extraction
Have done version control by using PANVALET
Have browsed DB2 table using PLATINUM
Used SPUFI extensively to query DB2 table by SQL
Have written complex PL/SQL query
Have done Shell Scripting
Have worked extensively with TERADATA database
Have used Easytrieve to generate report
Have used TEST-DIRECTOR for defect management
Reviewing the extracted business logic, technical and non technical writing
Participating in Quality & Security audit of the project
Asisted manager in Quality document preparation for my group
Ensure timely delivery of the group
Communication with client & other team member
To provide technical & functional assistance to team member
Task allocation, monitoring & successful completion of same within the team
Status reporting to Team Leader
ENVIRONMENT: IBM MAINFRAME 3090, MVS, UNIX, SHELL SCRIPTING, EASYTRIEVE, DB2,
COBOL, CICS, TERADATA, JAVA, PANVALET, IDMS, SPUFI, SQL, ENDEVOR, PLATINUM, TEST
DIRECTOR
Team Size : 24
Feb 06 - April 06 Verizon Business, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Sr. Mainframe Developer
MCI-IPCC
The project is phase 6 of the ongoing Managed Internet Protocol Telephony (MIPT)
initiative. MIPT is one for the products offered under Managed Network Services.
All the work in managing the IP Telephony is handled by the Company for the
Corporate Customers and the present project addresses the software development
effort for the ordering and billing part of the work.
The current objective of the Project Team is:
Rename the Device-id to Product-billing-key
Changing Ent-Inst-Dt to Prod-Inst-Dt
Invoice will have a new field MS-COUNT (comes from the input to the BDR)
Responsibilities:
Analyzing the Backend DB2 table and mapping it with invoice structure
Enhancement of the existing COBOL code
Changing the DB2 tables content as per analysis
Have tested programme by using EXPEDITOR
Have written STORED PROCEDURE
Reviewing Changes done in DB2 tables by team member
Have done version control by using ENDEVOR
Have browsed DB2 table using PLATINUM
Used QMF extensively to query DB2 table by SQL
Preparation of program specs, test cases and delivery
Handling team size of 2 team members
Preparation and review of quality document
ENVIRONMENT: IBM MAINFRAME 3090, MVS, DB2, COBOL, CICS, QMF, SQL, STORED
PROCEDURE, PLATINUM, ENDEVOR, XPEDITOR.
Team Size: 8
October 05 - January 06 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Jersey City, New
Jersey, USA.
Sr. Mainframe Developer
UAF-PACE Interface
The purpose of the SEC/APL Client Data Automation project as regards the UAF is
to allow the entry systems access to a new table that can be accessed through the
UAF system. The UAF system will be enhanced to contain a set of new tables,
which will store SEC/APL account data. This data will be accessed through a new
UAF screens and send data to PACE via MQ series
Responsibilities:
Analysis and SPEC preparation
Understand the present system
Enhancement of the existing and development of new code in CICS/DB2
environment
Preparation of test cases for unit testing
Worked extensively in TSO environment
Have worked on MF COBOL programming
Have done the Exhaustive Integration and overall system testing
Reviewing the work done by other team member
Develop REXX tool to extract relevant data from the data file
Have used CHANGEMAN for version control
Have done exhaustve online testing of CICS/DB2 program by using INTER TEST
Used JCL utilities extensilvely such SYNCSORT
Have browsed DB2 table using PLATINUM
Used SPUFI extensively to query DB2 table by SQL
Have used TEST-DIRECTOR for defect management
Communicating with all team
To provide technical and functional assistance to existing associates
SCM and Security Coordinator for the Project
Defect analysis and management during system testing
Training of new resources
ENVIRONMENT: IBM MAINFRAME 3090, OS/390, DB2, COBOL, MF COBOL, REXX, JCL, CICS,
PLATINUM, CHANGEMAN, QMF, SPUFI, SQL, TSO, ISPF, JES, SDSF, INTER-TEST.
Team Size : 12
April 05 September 05 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Jersey City, New Jersey,
USA.
Sr. Mainframe Developer
UAF-DIER II Interface
DIER 2.0 is a mainframe application that assists in profitability analysis
through out the firm. This application would have an online user interfaces to
maintain the fields as well as a screen for maintenance of reference data. BBH
would like to complete this project in a two-phased approach.
Phase I Implement reference data tables and account maintenance
Phase II Reporting and monitoring
Responsibilities:
Analysis and SPEC preparation
Coding of new online programs, changes to the existing programs in CICS/DB2
environment
Reviewing the work done by other team member
Have used CHANGEMAN for version control
Have worked on MF COBOL programming
Have done exhaustve online testing of CICS/DB2 program by using INTER TEST
Develop REXX tool to extract relevant data from the data file
Used JCL utilities extensilvely such SYNCSORT
Have browsed DB2 table using PLATINUM
Used SPUFI extensively to query DB2 table by SQL
Have used TEST-DIRECTOR for defect management
Have done the Exhaustive Integration and overall system testing
SCM and Security Coordinator for the Project
Defect analysis and management during system testing
Supported to all in the team and co-ordination
Assimilation of functional and technical knowledge
Communicating with all onshore & offshore team member
ENVIRONMENT: IBM MAINFRAME 3090, OS/390, DB2, COBOL, MF COBOl, JCL, REXX, CICS,
PLATINUM, CHANGEMAN, QMF, SPUFI, SQL, TSO, ISPF, JES, SDSF, INTER-TEST.
Team Size : 12
Feb 04 - March 05 Alliance Capital Management Ltd., New York, USA.
Mainframe Developer
Portfolio Accounting Core Engine (PACE)
PACE is a multi currency, portfolio accounting system supporting various
business units. It is interfaced with other Mainframe accounting systems. PACE
facilitates on-line maintenance and inquiry using CICS. The system provides
positions at account and currency level. PACE consists of several programs
written in COBOL II with CICS and the data is stored in the form of VSAM files.
This project is being executed to carry out the maintenance work for PACE. The
scope of the project includes correction of faults, improve performance,
preventive maintenance and adapt to changes in the business environment and
various support activities needed for efficient operation of the system.
A Trouble Report (TR), Informational Request (IR), triggers all the maintenance
activities or Request for Service (RFS) raised by the Client
Responsibilities:
Reviewing, analyzing, modifying, testing, implementing applications additions,
modifications AS per client requests
Analysis and SPEC preparation
Responsible for the high Availability of Financial Reporting System
Coding of new Batch programs, changes to the existing programs in COBOL/VSAM
Have done analysis of COBOL/IMS program
Worked with sotred procedure
Have worked COBOL program with UNIX environment
Have worked on Shell Scripting
Have used CHANGEMAN for version control
Have done exhaustve online testing of CICS/DB2 & COBOL/DB2 program by using
EXPEDITOR
Used JCL utilities extensilvely such SYNCSORT, IDCAM
Have used SDSF to view job status
Have used FOCUS for report generation
Have written complex PL/SQL query
Worked extensively in TSO environment
Used CA-7 scheduler for job Scheduling
Have used TEST-DIRECTOR for defect management
Have worked extensively with TERADATA database
Have used File-Aid to view/edit VSAM file
Have done the Unit testing & prepare unit test cases
Have given Production Support from the offshore
Reviewing the work done by other team member
Production fixes knowledge and issue resolution in co-ordination with team
Participating in Quality & Security audit of the project
Have given training on Financial market to new joinee in project
Communicating with all onshore & offshore team member
ENVIRONMENT: IBM MAINFRAME 3090, MVS, UNIX, SHELL SCRIPTING, VSAM, COBOL, DB2,
IMS, JCL, FOCUS, EXPEDITOR, TERADATA, CA-7, STORED PROCEDURE, SQL, IDCAM, FTP,
SYNCSORT, TEST DIRECTOR, ENDEVOR, TSO, ISPF, JES, SDSF, FILE-AID.
Team Size: 16
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