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DEEPIKA KESWANI

SUMMARY

5.5 years of experience in mainframe technology working as a Mainframe developer, Mainframe System Analyst & Client Coordinator.

Knowledge and experience in application development and maintenance on IBM mainframes - COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2, SAS (basics)

Data analysis and presentation tools and techniques such as MS-Excel, MS-Power point, SQL, AQT

Data loading and unloading on IBM mainframe platforms

Project Implementation using Waterfall model.

Experienced in Team handling and a good understating of onsite – offshore model.

Self-initiator with excellent analytical and organizational skills.

Strong ability to work as a team player or independent player and ability to interact with clients.

Strong data collection, analysis and interpretation skills.

Experience in business process analysis and software development life cycle, including analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of software applications.

Additional responsibilities included Quality, trainings, requirement gathering & analysis, client presentations etc.

TECHNCIAL SKILLS

Software Products: IBM mainframes, Z/OS, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, MVS, fundamentals of

CICS, SQL, DB2, Windows XP, Windows Vista, MS office, SAS

Software Tools: SQL, INSYNC, Endevour, ASG, AQT, JOB Scheduler (OPC), TFS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Travelers Insurance,CT Oct 2014 – Feb 2015

PI SA Engagement (L&T Infotech)

Role: System Analayst

Technologies: IBM mainframe, COBOL, JCL, DB2

PI SA Engagement involves analysing current legacy applications and providing solutions for technical difficulties.

Responsibilities:

Analyse the current mainframe system.

Provide solutions for technical difficulties.

Providing technical requirements for the changes.

Creating acceptance criteria for the changes.

Conducting walkthrough with the clients for the requirements.

Resolving queries related to requirements.

Involved in review of code changes.

Guiding offshore resources.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, PA Jun 2011 – Sep 2014

Legacy Application and Maintenance (L&T Infotech)

Role: Senior Mainframe Developer

Technologies: IBM mainframe, COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, DB2

Legacy Application Maintenance revolves around an in-house built Policy Entry and Update system built to serve the complex business requirements of Personal and Commercial Lines of Insurance for a US based Insurance firm.

Responsibilities:

Follow Waterfall SDLC Model for the implementing new requirements.

Analysis of new requirements for personal Property line of insurance.

Creating Estimation, Technical Specification documents for the requirements.

Creating Unit test plan for the requirements and make sure all possible scenarios are covered.

Performing Unit testing for the requirements.

Have done coding for legacy mainframe to Duck Creek Conversion projects using JCL, COBOL, and VSAM.

Have done coding for HMIC (Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company) to NMIC (Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company) migration project using COBOL, CICS, and VSAM.

Have enhanced existing COBOL modules to apply new rates and rules for insurance policies using COBOL, VSAM, CICS and DB2.

Have done coding for insurance report generation using JCL, COBOL and VSAM.

Peer reviews of the deliverables, to assure the quality of deliverables is good.

Coordinator for status calls with client.

Mainframe ABEND handling for batch cycles.

Responsible for incident and defect resolution of the system.

Responsible for conducting Defect Prevention meetings.

Providing training to new associates.

Claims Business MI Reporting (L&T Infotech)

Travellers’ Insurance, Hartford, CT Sep 2009 – Jun 2011

Role: Enhancement Developer, Executor, Module Lead

Technologies: IBM mainframe, SAS, FOCUS, MS Access, SQL, MS Excel

This was a Claim based Reporting Project which involves generating reports for US based Insurance giant Travellers’. The project had 2 broad divisions

Execution of Reports: This involved extracting data from different sources, transforming the data to required form and generating the different monthly, weekly and quarterly reports required by the client in the desired format.

Enhancement: This involved in corporation of different changes required in the reports by the client

Responsibilities:

Report generation for business users, by extracting data from different sources.

Tracking of changes requested in reports.

Involved in the enhancement requested in the reports.

Coordinating with the client for the new reports to be added in the project portfolio.

Involved in peer reviews of the reports delivered to business user.

Monitoring the team to ensure that all the reports due for the day are delivered.

Involved in automation of the manual reports.

EDUCATION

Masters in Science - Computer Science and Information Technology

Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai University (May, 2008)

Professional Memberships / Certifications

IBM DB2 730 certification - May 11, 2011

INS21 (Insurance Domain) Certification - Mar 10, 2010

Recognitions

Received “Achiever of the Month Award” for valuable contribution across Insurance BU at L&T Infotech

Received the “Award for Best Performer in Project Gladiator” phase at L&T Infotech

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