Mainframe Developer
Resume:
Srinivasan Samraj
Email: ************@*****.***
Ph #: 347-***-****
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
. Senior developer with 13+ years of IT Experience; Presently associated
with ERP & ERP Corp (IBM) as a senior developer - Initiation, execution &
delivery of projects end-to-end in Mainframes technologies
. Strong technical skills & experience in z/OS, TSO/ISPF, MVS, COBOL, DB2,
IMSDB, JCL, VSAM, FILE-AID, XPEDITOR, CICS, MQ Series CAPFRAME, ENDEVOR,
Teradata /QMF, CA7 and SPUFI
. Excellent Client-facing skills with 6+ years of experience with Insurance
and Health Care Clients in US (including WellPoint, CNA Insurance,
AllState Insurance)
. Strong Domain knowledge in Insurance, Health Care, Capital Market and
Banking.
EDUCATION
. Masters of Philosophy Management, Alagappa University, Tamilnadu, India
-2009
. Masters of Business Administration, Bharathiyar University, Tamilnadu,
India -2001
. Bachelor of Computer Sciences from Bharathiyar University. Tamilnadu,
India -1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company Designation From To
ERP & ERP Corp (IBM) Developer May-2012 Till date
HCL technologies Developer Sept-2010 Apr-2012
Syntel Pvt Ltd developer Dec-2004 Aug-2010
Synova Innovative Programmer Analyst July-2004 Dec-2004
technologies(IBM)
Maxwell Info solution(EDS) Developer Nov-2001 April-2004
Technical Skills:
Languages COBOL, COBOL II, CICS, JCL
Database DB2, VSAM, IMSDB
Operating Systems MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, OS/2/390, z/OS, DOS,WINDOWS 9X/XP/VISTA/7
Mainframe z/OS TSO/ISPF, GDG, File-Aid, Teradata/QMF, SPUFI, Xpediter,
ENDEVOR, SDSF, IDCAMS, File-DB2, IMSDB, Capframe, Changeman,
Intertest
Communications FTP, SFTP, MQ Series
Microsoft & other MS Project Plan, MS Office, VISIO, Lotus Notes, Sametime
application Tools
Domain Knowledge Healthcare, Banking, Insurance, Securities and
Telecommunication
Operating Systems MVS/XA, MVS/ESA, OS/2/390, z/OS, DOS,WINDOWS 9X/XP/VISTA/7
Certifications:
Insurance RPS & 401(k) plans certification program.
IBM HIPPA Fulfillment Program. (Health Insurance portability and
Accountability Act -1996)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Client: Wellpoint Blue cross Blue shield, Wallingford, CT.
May 12 - Present
Project: ACES Benefits
The ACES Benefit System (ABS) is a client server application that
provides Inquiry and Maintenance functionality for ACES Benefit data (CT,
ME & NH). It has a Windows based front-end written in Visual Basic running
on the desktop, and an IMS transaction based back-end, written in COBOL,
running on a mainframe. The method of communication between the two is MQ
Series
ABS system contains almost all the information regarding products sold and
serviced by Anthem for the states of Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and
Virginia. The data stored here is used by a large number of applications
within ACES. Systems such as Customer Service (MCW), Enrollment and Billing
(E&B), Contract Services, E-Business, IVR and Data Warehouse use interfaces
into the system to access product information. External feeds are sent
to specialty business such as Dental, Prescription Drugs and Behavioral
Health, as well as to Benefit Document publishing system xPression.
Examples of information contained are co-pays, coinsurance percents,
adjudication rules, individual and family maximums & coverage levels.
Role: developer
Responsibilities:
. Involving in Requirement Analysis, estimation, preparing technical design
document, coding, Unit testing, system testing & implementing packages.
. Reviewed SDLC deliverables like BTRD, TDD, UTP & UTR and delivering to
client.
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMSDB and tools used
are File-Aid, File-DB2, MQ Series, Endevor for version control, Imsxpert
for debugging, SPUFI/ Teradata/ QMF.
. Coordinated with client for queries and responsible for delivery.
. Developed and prepared documentation for Design, testing and program.
. Extensively involved in application software analysis, architecture,
design, development, testing, implementation and quality assurance.
. Taken care of project planning, assigning tasks and monitoring
activities.
. Prepared, monitored and Contributed in Effort / schedule metrics review
meeting with senior management.
. Improved the application performance by enhancing existing DB2 SQL
queries.
Client: Citicorp North America Inc, Jersey City, NJ.
Sep 10 - April 12
Project: US Custody
US custody handles all the online trade initiated by users till the trade
gets settled. Astra Interface is the critical application that receives and
processes all incoming trade messages. It provides multi-currency, multi-
branch architecture, for a consistent product set to all clients, having a
global presence in over 70 markets. Full Direct and Global Custody
capability with SWIFT ISO 15022 compliant covering Settlements; Instruction
Processing; Validation & Market Matching; Confirmations; Trade life Cycle;
Statements & Messaging; Corporate Actions; Income; Reporting; and full
static data maintenance.
Role: Developer
Responsibilities:
. Involving in Requirement Analysis, estimation, preparing technical design
document, supporting and guiding team in coding, Unit testing, system
testing & implementing packages.
. Reviewed SDLC deliverables like FRD, TDD, UTP & UTR and delivering to
client.
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2 and tools used are
File-Aid, File-DB2, MQ Series, Changeman for version control, Intertest
for debugging, SPUFI.
. Coordinated with client for queries and responsible for delivery.
. Developed and prepared documentation for Design, testing and program.
. Extensively involved in application software analysis, architecture,
design, development, testing, implementation and quality assurance.
. Taken care of project planning, assigning tasks and monitoring activities
with Microsoft Project Plan and PMsmart application.
. Prepared, monitored and Contributed in Effort / schedule metrics review
meeting with senior management.
. Improved the application performance by enhancing existing DB2 SQL
queries.
Client: John Hancock - Syntel, Chennai, India
Mar 09 - Aug 10
Project: JHRPS - Mainframes
JH Retirement Planning Services (JH RPS)
JH RPS provides retirement planning services for corporate houses with less
than 500 employees through an unbundled mode of service for both allocated
and unallocated lines of business. JH RPS has been in the management of
qualified retirement plan market since 1980.
Business request related to generation of reports & extracts, supporting &
maintaining the Record keeping system Apollo with minor enhancements.
Role: developer
Responsibilities Undertaken:
. Improved the application performance using SQL Dependency caching.
. Implemented Design and Run time error handling.
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2 and tools used are
File-Aid, File-DB2, Endevor, Xpeditor and SPUFI.
. Send the task status report to the onsite manager by weekly.
. Single point of contact between customer and offshore team members.
. Provided code review and confirm existing coding standard.
. Supported existing code and make necessary changes.
. Created unit test for Business layer components.
. Requirement Analysis & Task Estimation.
. Reviewed SDLC deliverables like DFS, DD, UTP & UTR.
. Managed ME team's Task & queries checklist to Onsite Co-ordinator &
Client.
. Involved in planning, assigning and coordinating all ME tasks.
Client: C.N.A, Chicago, IL.
Jun 08 - Feb 09
Project: HR & Finance
CNA, second largest commercial insurance provider in the United States is
using the HR & Finance systems.
The HR & Finance process all the financial transactions take place in
C.N.A, also takes care of accounts balancing & Report generation for all
the downstream systems & Third parties.
Role: Developer
Responsibilities:
. Participate actively in all phases of the project including estimations,
planning and analysis, design, development, testing and implementation.
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2 and tools used are
File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor, SPUFI.
. Provided code review and confirm existing coding standard.
. Supported existing code and make necessary changes.
. Onsite - Coordination, Providing the Business solutions to the customer.
. Check and review the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and
executing the test cases.
. Involving in the Requirement, Design & Defect review meetings.
. Keep track of the new requirements from the project.
. Send the task status report to the onsite manager by weekly.
. Single point of contact between customer and offshore team members
. Engaged in production support and bug fixing on the development in the
supplement drops.
. Development & execution of Unit Tests.
Client: Allstate, Chicago, IL
Mar 07 - May
08
Project: ACT
Encompass ACT claims system is the claims division of the Allstate
Insurance. It has More than 1.2 million customers in 42 states. It is
available through more than 2,800 independent insurance agents having more
than 2,300 employees. There are more than $1.7 billion in personal
insurance written premium. They are one of the largest personal insurance
brands in America.
Role: Developer
Responsibilities:
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB and tools used
are IMSXPERT, File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor and SPUFI.
. Provide code review and confirm existing coding standard.
. Support existing code and make necessary changes.
. Onsite - Coordination, Providing the Business solutions to the customer.
. Onsite - Coordination of projects from Requirement gathering, Impact
analysis, providing estimation, designing, coordinating with offshore
team to complete DCUT.
. Check and review the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and
executing the test cases.
. Taken Responsibility in System testing, Integration testing and UAT.
. Implementing project in production.
. Check and review the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and
executing the test cases.
. Involving in the Requirement, Design & Defect review meetings.
. Keep track of the new requirements from the project.
Client: C.N.A, Chicago, IL.
Jun 05 - Feb 07
Project: ACT
CNA, second largest commercial insurance provider in the United States, ACT
Automated claims Transaction is a very significant application that takes
care of all the financial payment for the claims.
The ACT processes all the Claims creation financial transactions in C.N.A,
payments to the Insured and also takes care of accounts balancing & Report
generation for all its downstream systems & Third parties.
Role: Developer
Responsibilities:
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB and tools used
are IMSXPERT, File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor, SPUFI
. Provide code review and confirm existing coding standard.
. Support existing code and make necessary changes.
. Onsite - Coordination, Providing the Business solutions to the customer.
. Check and review the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and
executing the test cases.
. Involving in the Requirement, Design & Defect review meetings.
. Taken Responsibility in Estimation, tracking tasks from Requirement till
delivering on time with quality.
. Single point of contact between customer and offshore team members
. Creating unit test for Business layer components.
Client: Deutsche bank- Syntel, Chennai, India
Jan 05 - May 05
Project: DTAZV file processing
Deutsche bank is one of the nation's largest banking services in Germany.
DTAZV file processing is the critical system built to edit and process data
for giving the quality of data to the system.
Role: Programmer Analyst
Responsibilities:
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2 and tools used are
File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor, SPUFI.
. Supported existing code and make necessary changes.
. Prepared the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and executing the
test cases.
. Involved in the Requirement, Design & Defect review meetings.
. Taken Responsibility in Estimation, tracking tasks from Requirement till
delivering on time with quality.
. Developed work estimates and delivery commitments
. Prepared Unit Test Plans and test results.
. Involved in CIT, Integration testing support, production deployment.
. Software Development Scope and Feasibility of a Defect or Change Request.
Client: Telstra, Australia
July 04 - Dec 04
Project: AXIS
Telstra is a noted Tele communication service provider in Australia. Axis
is the prominent application in Telstra Telecom which handles landline
service for Telstra. It handles from the new request creation and till the
completion of the request.
Role: Programmer Analyst
Responsibilities:
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2 and tools used are
File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor, SPUFI
. Support existing code and make necessary changes.
. Prepared the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and executing the
test cases.
. Involved in the Requirement, Design & Defect review meetings.
. Taken Responsibility in Estimation, tracking tasks from Requirement till
delivering on time with quality.
. Developed work estimates and delivery commitments.
. Prepared Unit Test Plans and test results.
. Involved in CIT, Integration testing support, production deployment.
. Software Development Scope and Feasibility of a Defect or Change Request.
Client: EDS, Chennai - Maxwell
Nov 01 - Apr 04
Project: NACOS
NACOS is internal project for EDS, where it maintains all Employee details.
It handles from the new request when a new employee joins and till the
employee quits the company the records are maintained in the system
Role: Developer
Responsibilities:
. Worked in the environment of COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2 and tools used are
File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor, SPUFI
. Prepared the Detail Design Document, UTP test cases / and executing the
test cases
. Prepared Unit Test Plans and test results
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