ARCHANA GUPTA
Mobile: 09818827233 Tel. (Res.): 011-30623217
E-Mail: [Send email using form at bottom];ctsarchana@gmail.com

~ Software Development ~ Project Management ~

SNAPSHOT

	A result-oriented professional with over 2 years’ experience in
Software Development and Project Management
	Adroit at executing various software quality assurance activities for
enhancing the effectiveness of the application.
	Skilled at maintaining quality standards of functionality.
	Adroit at analysing information system needs, evaluating end-user
requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for the web
applications and presentations.
	Gained experience on the mainframe platform including COBOL, JCL, IMS
DB/ DC, Smart Test, and ENDEVOR, IMS: Session Manager.
	Cognizant Certified Professional in COBOL.
	An energetic, self-motivated Manager with hands on experience in
programming skills, client-server infrastructure, requirements gathering,
application integration and customization.
	Exceptional communication, collaboration & team building skills with
proficiency at grasping new technical concepts quickly and utilising the same in
a productive manner.

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE 

Since Sep’08 at Techmahindra as Software Developer 

Jan’07-Aug’08 at Cognizant Technology Solution as Software Developer 

TECHNICAL
Hardware Platforms		: IBM-Mainframe OS/ 390, VSE
Operating Systems		: MVS/ OS/ 390, DOS, Windows 95/ 98/ 2000/ XP
Languages			: COBOL, JCL,C,SQL
Databases 			: IMS DB/ DC, DB2
Tools and Utilities	IMS		: Session Manager, Endevor, Smart Test,CA-7

FUNCTIONAL 
Software Development
	Interacting with clients for requirement gathering, system analysis &
finalisation of technical/ functional specifications and high level design
documents for the project.
	Designing, developing, testing, troubleshooting and debugging of the
software.
	Ensuring smooth implementation and testing at client location.
	Providing post-implementation, application maintenance and enhancement
support to the client with regard to the product/ software application.

Software Quality Assurance 
	Providing scope, resource and time estimates for projects presented to
QA for testing and analysis.
	Preparing progress reports as appropriate to top management. Working
with business analysis function to ensure QA testing requirements are
appropriately identified and included in the requirements.

Project Management
	Project scheduling and analysis, effort & cost estimation.
	Procuring resource, deploying & allocating.
	Evaluating and assessing requirement of system software.
	Selecting appropriate technologies for development approach.
	Monitoring development activities and reporting project progress.
	Managing and providing technical guidance/ support to the project
team.
	Delivering and implementing the project as per scheduled milestones.



PROJECTS HANDLED 

Title			: US Airways Sceptre Maintenance
Role			: Software Developer
Test Environment      	: IMS Region 
Team Size   		: 12
Duration			: Apr’07-Jul’08
Organisation		: Cognizant Technology Solution (CTS)
Client			: US Airways
Description		: US Airways Sceptre application belongs to the Technical
Operations area at US Airways. This area and application caters to the needs of
inventory management, accounting, aircraft maintenance & aircraft parts
maintenance. The front end of the Sceptre is in IMS DC and most of the UI are
being web enabled keeping the business logic in the backend mainframe. New
programs are being written or older once modified to cater the ever changing
business needs.
Technology		: JCL, IMS-DB/ DC, COBOL.
Tools and Utilities	IMS	: Session Manager, Endevor, Smart Test

Title			: ILC and ISH Changes
Requirement		: ILC and ISH should automatically populate the work control/job
order number, based on the aircraft number, part number and the ATA chapter of
the part number. The user may override this work control/job order number. 

Title			: Screen changes for URM
Requirement		: An unsuccessful records match notification for parts change in
IRF will be introduced on the “Parts Changed Information“screen. A new indicator
will be introduced to ensure verification of affectivity for a component in an
aircraft when this screen comes up.  After the changes, the user will be required
to confirm with IPC whether the component is effective for the aircraft or not
and then update the new indicator by entering ‘Y’ or ‘N’ on the screen.  If the
user clears out the screen without doing anything, then the value of the new
indicator will be set as default to ‘N’.

Role			: Actively Involved in:
	Preparing the design document.
	Work extensively on analyzing and solving problems.
	Analysis of existing code.
	Adding new features in screen and enhancement task.
	Coding and unit testing.
	Provided support for Integration Testing.

Title			: Customer Account & Record Exchange (CARE Application)
Role			: Software Developer
Test Environment      	: COBOL, JCL 
Team Size   		: 15
Duration			:  Sep’08-jan’09 
Organisation		: Techmahindra
Client			: AT&T 
Description		: AT&T Inc. (AT&T), formerly known as SBC Communications Inc is one
of the world's leading data, voice and Internet service providers. 
The services and products offered by AT&T include local exchange services,
wireless communications, long-distance services, data/broadband and Internet
services, telecommunications equipment, managed networking, wholesale transport
services & directory advertising & publishing. Various changes to the CARE system
are required to provide the Interexchange Carriers with correct information,
which will allow the IXC's to appropriately communicate with their customers, and
create & bill correctly.
Technology		: JCL, COBOL
Tools and Utilities		: Mainframe
Requirement		: Modify CARE-MW to accept standard OLI requests as input from
ESPCARE II, and to send a standard OLI response to ESPCARE II.  
Description 		:
	Read CARRINFO
	Read sorted, collected OLI batch input requests created in   XT173BPI
PROC
	Perform A, B and 1 through 5 until end of input: (i.e. repeat A, B, and
1 through 5 for each BNA CIC)
o	If TCSI is BNA, find CIC on CARRINFO file when CIC changes
o	If found and CIC should be authorized for BNA:
	Create HDR record for BNA for CIC
	Convert BNA input request into BNA input record 
	Write all BNA input records created for that CIC to new output dataset
for BNA input
	When CIC changes or at end of file write  appropriate trailer record
for CIC just processed to new output dataset for BNA input 
	Write CARRINFO record for this CIC to new   temporary CARRINFO file
XT173BPI.CARRINFO
	If CIC is not found, then record is not processed and no data is sent
as the CIC is unknown.  
	If CIC is found but is not authorized for BNA, then record is not
processed and no data is sent since a BNA product job for that carrier does not
exist.
	If TCSI is DG, find CIC on CARRINFO file Process is similar to BNA
above
	If TCSI is Recon/ PIC Verify, find CIC on Carrinfo file process is
similar to BNA above
Role			: Actively Involved in:
	Preparing the design document.
	Work extensively on analyzing and solving problems.
	Analysis of existing code.
	Coding and unit testing.

Title			: CTS Entry Level Training
Duration			: Jan’07-Mar’07
Technology		: COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, IBM Utilities
Description		: Entry Level Training program for Fresher.
Role			: ELTP

EDUCATION 

	B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of
Technology, Bhopal 
	H.S.C from C.B.S.E Board 
	S.S.C from C.B.S.E Board 

ACADEMICS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

	Co-ordinator of the sports committee of the girl’s hostel (Kalpana
Chawala Bhawan) in NIT, Bhopal College. 
	Captain of cricket team and also won the match in NIT, Bhopal College.
	Won second prize in throw ball in NIT, Bhopal College. 
	Represented k.V Patna school in Volleyball at regional, cluster, and
Zonal Level. 
	Active member of Drishtant, ISTE and Spic Macay. 
	Participated in “SPORTGALA” in Kalpana Chawla Bhavan sports events.
	Successfully organised the hostel farewell.
	Executive Member, Invitation committee, Technosearch’04 (All India
level technical symposium), MANIT.

PERSONAL DETAILS 

Name:	                                      Archana Gupta
Father’s name:	                        Shri Parshuram Jee
Sex: 	                                      Female
Marital Status:	                        Single
Languages Known:	          English, Hindi
Nationality:	                        Indian
Passport no. 		         F5254566
Current location		          Bangalore   	
Permanent Address:	          Qtr. No - N- 217, 
                                                     Sector No .- 8
 			          R. K. Puram