Ganesh Anantharaman acqfog@r.postjobfree.com, 651-***-****

SUMMARY

IT professional with around 22 YEARS of experience in software management, analysis, design and development.

Experienced in working on all phases of Software engineering lifecycle inclusive of leadership roles in project management.

Performed as a Business Solutions Architect & Technical Analyst and created use cases, data models, BPR documents, Process Flow diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams and other technical and user documentation for clients.

Performed as a Functional Tester and Software Quality Controller roles on major applications.

Worked with teams on Process Management and Standards control

Experienced in Banking & Financial Applications including General Banking, Ledgers, Foreign Exchange, Credit Card applications, Loan Processers, Collateral Management and Production Systems, Insurance and Production Systems and Unemployment Insurance systems

Certified ADVANCED COBOL professional and have worked on several versions of COBOL from mainframes to Windows based systems.

Well versed in Banking and Foreign Exchange studies and undertook a course on Advanced Trade Finance.

Designed and developed multiple Banking products under Mainframes and as DLLs under Windows and products for Foreign Exchange applications for leading Banks.

Experienced in Database conversion projects, including data migration between DB2, MS SQL Server, MS Access and Oracle databases.

Provided continuous customer support on many of the developed applications.

Provided COBOL and Appbuilder/HPS (repository based) software training to teams on a regular basis

Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and active team player, flexible and adaptable to any environment and working standard.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages

COBOL (multiple versions), Visual Basic, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#.NET, Natural, JCL, Appbuilder, HPS, Java, HTML, XML, ASP, ‘C’, PL/SQL, Foxpro, Dbase, PL/1

Operating Systems

MVS, OS/390, Windows, UNIX/AIX

Design & Development Tools

Intertest, Expeditor, FielAid, SPUFI, QMF, HPSExped, Catman, DB2 Trace, Endevor, Clearcase, Crystal Reports, VisualSourcesafe, TestDirector, Design/1, VISIO, MS Project, SnagIT, RuleView Debug, ActiveX Controls, DLL, COM/DCOM, SQL Processor,

ERWin, WB Modeler, ReqPro, Enterprise Architect, IBM Quickplace, MS Sharepoint

Interfaces etc.

CICS, TSO/ISPF, Expeditor, FileAid, SPUFI, Nebula, ADO, ADO.NET, IBM Websphere, WBI Interfacing, MQ Series, Eicon Aviva, Bluezone Integrator

Functional Apps

FOREX, International Trading, Life/Auto Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, LoanProcessor, Collateral Tracking, Premium Builder, Account Manger, Swift Messaging, BankMaster(Kindle), Credit Card Processing, Payments/Billing, ScreenScraping, Y2K Compliance.

Database/File Systems

DB2, VSAM, SQLServer, DB2, Oracle, MSAccess, ADABAS, Relativity, Btrieve, Dbase

EDUCATION / TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS

B.S in Mathematics (University of Madras, India) - 1992

Post Graduate Studies in Computer Applications (NCC, UK) - 1992

Certification in Advanced COBOL (Computer Society of India) – 1993

Advanced Diploma in IBM Mainframe concepts and studies (DSRC, India) - 1993

Training in FX and Trade Studies (ANZ Grindlays Bank, India) - 1995

Certification in Microsoft .NET Technologies and Studies (NIIT, India) - 2002

Advanced training in Appbuilder/HPS (repository based techno.) (BPHX, Europe) – 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WA Employment Security Department, Olympia, WA Jul’ 08 – present

NGTS (Next Generation Tax System) – Lead Business Analyst/ Solutions Architect /Business Functional Tester

Unemployment Insurance application for the state of Washington which includes maintaining WA employer’s details and calculates tax rates, Experience Rating, Employer Wage Reporting & Tax Payments, Accounting, Tax and Payment Collections, Compliance and Appeals. Developed in .NET technologies with SQL Server databases, with interfaces to the benefits systems and external applications

Responsibilities

Facilitation of Joint-Application Development (JAD) sessions, elicitation of requirements, conducting meetings to refine and classify requirements

Business Process Modeling & Design, developed Process flows, business design specs and data flow diagrams, data modeling and data conversion from the existing system

Created and managed process documents, solution frameworks and standards

Traceability of requirements, design specs (use cases, business rules, interface specs etc.), packaging and formal submission of the specifications to the client

Worked with and trained business analysts to transfer knowledge and developed design approach and standards.

Worked with the development, testing, data conversion, training and knowledge transfer teams to ensure quality of the application.

Worked proactively with other project teams to resolve common issues, identify risks and resolution of the issues.

Create Test scripts, Test cases and execute test cases and furnish results

Environment

VB.NET, SQL Server, Oracle Imaging, Biz talk, Enterprise Architect, MS Office products, Visual Studio, TFS

MN Department of Motor Vehicles, St.Paul, MN Nov’ 13 – Apr’14

MNLARS (License and Registration System) – Senior Business Analyst (worked short term for the above duration)

Driver License Registration application for the state of Minnesota which includes registering and maintaining Customers, driver licenses, dealers license and inspection details, handles compliance rules and citations, interfaces with the other state and federal departments to share driver and compliance details and includes daily, monthly and on-demand reporting.

Responsibilities

*Lead Joint-Application Development (JAD) sessions, refining and detailing high level requirements.

*Business Process Modeling & Design, developed Activity diagrams, use cases, business rules and wireframes for supporting the detailed requirements

*Supporting the data modeling and conversion teams towards conversion rules and data models

*Used HPs EDGE framework and Application Lifecycle Management platform for all phases of the system life cycle

*Traceability of requirements, design specs (use cases, business rules, interface specs etc.), packaging and formal submission of the specifications to the client

Environment

VB.NET, SQL Server, UML Models, ALM, Axure RP7, Xmind, MS Office products, Visual Studio, TFS, EGDE Framework

PA Dept. of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, PA Jun’ 07 – Jun’ 08

PA-UCMS (Unemployment Compensation Modernizing System) – Lead Business Analyst

Unemployment Insurance application which stores, maintains PA employers and employee data and processes employee unemployment benefits claims. It includes Employer Registration and Maintenance, Experience Rating, Employer Wage Reporting & Tax Payments, Accounting, Tax and Payment Collections, Compliance, Employee Claims, Adjudication, Monetary Determinations, Benefit Payments and Appeals. Developed in Java technologies with DB2 databases, with interfaces to the mainframe DB2 systems and database

Responsibilities

Study requirement specs and involved in the Business Process Mapping & Design.

Lead and facilitate Joint-Application Development (JAD) sessions to elicit requirements and document findings in predefined specifications.

Involved in developing Use Cases, Process flows, Business Rules and tasks and data flow diagrams, traced the requirements to the design specifications

Facilitated meetings with client partners to identify, refine and document interface specifications where data exchange with external entities were involved

Work cooperatively with other business analysts to transfer knowledge and develop documentation standards and managed common processes.

Worked with management and clients to document and negotiate scope changes.

Track issues and resolutions to completion.

Worked proactively with Development, QA, Training and Knowledge transfer teams to resolve common issues.

Environment

Java, DB2, Erwin, WBM Data Modeler, Business Office products, DB2,TestDirector.

Country Insurance, Arden Hills, MN Apr’ 06 – Feb’ 07

BuROS (Report Ordering System) & Streamline – Senior Software/Technical Analyst

Auto/Property Insurance application which orders Customer Credit reports, Motor Vehicle and Claims reports from “ChoicePoint” which is a National Database of Motorists details and stores them on local tables for creating auto policies to customers. Also handles claims of customers against incidents. Developed with the front end on VB.Net and communicates to the mainframe DB2 database through a Web based interface (IBM Websphere) and COBOL programs on the mainframe. Data requests and responses between the platforms are handled by MQ Series.

Responsibilities

Study requirement specs and liaise with Business Analysts, Development team, QA, training teams and the Client to define and document design specifications

Participated in Business Analysis (Use Cases, Test Cases, Scripts, creating presentations etc.)

Involved in Technical Design, Code Development and Integration testing and participated in the WebSphere Business Modelling using tools (formerly Holosofx) for purposes of modeling client report order processes.

Designed MQ formats formats and message data structures for Mainframe /WBI communication.

Created documents for user manuals and exception handling

Environment

COBOL II, Visual Basic.Net, ADO.Net, WBI, Crystal Reports, DB2, CICS, JCL, Intertest, FileAid, SPUFI, Design/1, MQ Series, IBM Websphere, TestDirector.

Legal and General, RedHill, UK Sep’ 05 – Feb’ 06

FPF – PSSL (Future Product Framework – Pension Simplification) – (Senior Software Analyst)

Insurance and Pensions application which handles pensions, claims and insurance for clients. Current Enhancements include processing for government policy changes. Developed in Appbuilder/HPS which is a code generator and convertor and COBOL, it is hugely repository based and serves as a common solution and storage. Repository is controlled by HPS Enterprise Server.

Responsibilities

Involved in High Level Design of changes, Technical Design and Architecture, Build, Unit testing and Integration testing

Participated in Application Develop sessions with Business & Technical teams, created Use cases, Data Models, Process flow diagrams etc.

Designed Screen changes, Impact analysis of HPS rules, designing components & rules code

Developed and Unit tested the components in Appbuilder and COBOL integrating with the Mainframe host and database

Involved in design and creation of screen formats and remediation

Environment

Appbuilder/HPS, COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL, Xpeditor, HPSXped, RuleView Debug, File-Aid, QMF, Design/1, TestDirector.

Blue Phoenix Solutions, Cyprus/Denmark May’ 04 – Sep’ 05

Terra – CoreBank - Core Banking Application - Senior Technical Analyst

Complete Generic Banking application developed for a group of 80 banks in Denmark and Norway and includes retail, wholesale, club member systems and card processing. Developed in Appbuilder which is a code generator and convertor and COBOL, it is hugely repository based and serves as a common solution and storage for all the member banks. Repository is controlled by Nebula, a version generator repository tool.

Responsibilities

Assisted in designing components & rules code and developed screens and program code.

Participated in the Database modeling, Use cases, generic routine handlers.

Designed, Developed and Unit tested the components integrating with the Mainframe host and database.

Involved in design and creation of screen formats and remediation.

Trained a team of developers on Appbuilder and CoreBank concepts.

Environment

COBOL, Appbuilder/HPS, Nebula, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, Xpeditor, File-Aid, SPUFI, Catman, QMF, DB2 Trace.

Omniscient Systems Inc., Philadelphia, PA Nov’ 02 – Feb’ 04

TransIT/TrackIT – Freight Handling System - Team Leader, Design & Development

A total Solution for Freight Forwarding Industry which provides integrated solution to Freight forwarding industry in areas like Air Exports & Imports, Ocean Exports & Imports and Accounting. TrackIT is a web enabled thick client application which interfaces with TransIT for tracking shipments online.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 8 developers and responsible to obtain business requirements, analysis, design, development and project planning and task allocation.

Performed Business Analysis functions with Track plans, Use cases, scripts, Conversion design, validations etc.

Involved in system study for the specific needs of the industry and compared the existing software as to arrive at a solution, which can provide unique and more flexible solution to the industry.

Involved in design and creation of report formats and remediation.

Development and Maintenance of programs with integration testing.

Involved in presentation of Data Flow Diagram’s defining the Object relations depicted using MS Visio and Prototype design, presentation and finalization.

COM objects were developed for Business Logic using Visual Basic and deployed on MTS Server.

Environment

COBOL II, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, Xpeditor, Endevor, WBI, XML, MQ Series, File-Aid, QMF, Visual Basic, MTS, ADO, SQL Server

StateStreet Corporation, Quincy, MA May’99 – Aug’02

*** ETD Indirect FX Processor (Team Leader, Design, Development & QA)

Application identifies and captures Indirect Foreign exchange requests from the Electronic Trade Delivery system. These deals are later inputted into either OMS or a request is initiated with a sub-custodian. It also accepts manual trade entry, offers a tracking & reconciliation feature for ETD generated transactions and those manually input. The database was later converted from MS Access to MS SQL Server 2000 and DB2 with changes involving converting database definition, creating stored procedures for update routines, access and communication routines.

Environment

Visual Basic 6.0, COBOL II, MS Access, SQL Server 2000, DB2, ADO, ODBC, ActiveX, DLL, Crystal reports 7.0, COM/DCOM, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, HTML, ASP, VISIO, SnagIT, TestDirector, Eicon Aviva

*** Repo & Third Party Lending Handler (Team Leader, Design, Development, QA, Support)

Application handles repos and loan collaterals, obtains data from remote sites dealing with the bank from the mainframe, enriches data based on preset conditions and posts them to the mainframe databases through transaction screens. The data is ‘screen scraped’ off the mainframe input transaction screens and stored in the local MSAccess databases. Collateral data is imported from Oracle databases and stored in the Access tables for use by the application. This is processed and posted back to the mainframe screens, which in turn writes them to DB2 databases.

The application creates reports and allows for inquiry on the processed data and errors encountered. Was later enhanced to enable processing of international loans and loan return activity and sends outgoing messages in ISITC 54X SWIFT messaging format. It includes unique processing for Scottish Widows/UK trades and built in security features. Generates Swift formatted tickets and summary reports.

Environment

Visual Basic 6.0, MS-Access, SQLServer 2000, Oracle, DB2, ADO, ActiveX, COM, Swift Messaging, HTML, ASP, COBOL II, Crystal reports 7.0, SnagIT, VISIO, TestDirector, Eicon Aviva.

*** COLTRAK (Loan Collateral Tracking Application) (Team Leader, Design & Development)

Application tracks and reconciles the Collateral positions between State Street and its Brokers. The collateral positions from the banks Broker and State Street are inputted periodically, reconciled, reports generated and messages sent via SWIFT. Collateral data from other locations is imported from Oracle databases and stored in the local tables for use by the application for reconcilement.

Environment

Visual Basic, COBOL II, DB2, TSO/ISPF, Eicon Aviva, MS-Access, ORACLE, PL/SQL, Crystal reports.

*** USD Recon+ (US Dollar Reconciliation System) (Software Quality Assurance)

This is a reconciliation system to reconcile the US Dollar transactions of the forex transactions taking place in the Bank. It involves capturing forex transactions concerning USD currency from subsystems into a central location and “reconciling” them. There are online manual reconciliation procedures and online inquiry screens to view results. The system also generated some reports to view results of the reconciliation.

Environment

OS/390, COBOL II, CICS/MVS, DB2, Xpeditor, Endeavor, SPUFI, QMF, VSAM, FileAID, JCL, TSO/ISPF, TestDirector

State of Washington, Olympia, WA Nov’98 – Apr’99

“GUIDE” (Design, Development & Testing)

GUIDE (General Unemployment Insurance Development Effort) is an system to monitor "Insurance" payments and Claims to unemployed people, calculating Weekly benefits to be paid based on several factors. It records, maintains and reports claims, payments made, claimant information, employer information and insurance related issues and appeals made by the claimants. This system generates daily, weekly and monthly reports.

Responsibilities

Analysis, Developed / Maintained programs in COBOL and NATURAL

Created unit test plans and integration test plans.

User Training on operations and provided 24/7 Customer Support

Monitored incidents regarding to production problems and rectified them

Environment

COBOL II, S/390, CICS/MVS, Natural, ADABAS, JCL, FileAid, Endevor, TSO/ISPF, Xpeditor,

Delaware Department of Labor, Wilmington, DL May’98 – Oct’98

Wages and Tax Charges System & Employee Benefits Operations (Application Development)

Project involved Y2K compliance and maintenance of the application that processed Unemployment Insurance Checks for the Department of Labor. Included all aspects from reporting Payment Disbursements. Initial Claims, and generated ETA H3 Monthly Reports. It processed Monetary Determinations, Claims, Update Charge, Payments, etc. and monitored appeals information and history. Reports were generated periodically to determine claim vs. payments, ratings and employer information.

Responsibilities

Identified, Changed, created test and integration plans and tested programs for Y2K Compliance

Analysed and assisted in changing data flow to suit the changed programs

Designed and Created reports using FOCUS

Expanded multiple files affected by these non-compliant dates

Participated in training users to the changed application and report handling

Environment

COBOL, S/390, CICS/MVS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, FOCUS, SPUFI, FileAID, TSO/ISPF

Lukens Steel, Coatesville, PA Mar’98 – May’98

Production Control and Inventory (Application Development)

Application was an inventory system which tracked raw materials through production and customer data and transactions.

Responsibilities

Identified, Changed, created test plans and tested programs for Y2K Compliance

Expanded multiple files affected by these non-compliant dates

Environment

IBM OS/390, COBOL II, Natural, ADABAS, VSAM, DB2, CICS/MVS, TSO/ISPF, JCL, Xpeditor

Volt Information Sciences, Blue Bell, PA Oct’97 – Feb’98

Directory Management System (Application Design and Development)

Order Entry system for Publishing Telephone directories (Yellow Pages, White Pages and Blue Pages) for a Greek Telephone Company. Multilingual (with over 75 online screens) and had interface to GUI systems, to which there were several uploads and downloads of the data. Also used for the Directory assistance feature of the company. It maintains the charges and payment information and prints several multilingual reports for the published data and financial information.

Responsibilities

Application, program design, developed programs in COBOL and PL1 and general utilities for lookups and validations

Created and maintained multilingual reports using FOCUS and an in-house utility in multiple languages.

Unit testing and Application testing and documented the results and provided User Training and Customer Support

Environment

IBM 3090, O/S Systems, COBOL II, PL/1, CICS/MVS, VSAM, DB2, FOCUS, TSO/ISPF, SPUFI, FileAID

Deutsche Bank, Bangalore, India Jan' 97 - Aug' 97

Worked as a Developer on Interactive Data Management System project which involved general banking functions like savings/current accounts, loans, deposits, charges etc. with interfaces to electronic banking hosts, foreign exchange, swift messaging and trade finance developed in RM-COBOL and Lotus Notes with Oracle and relativity databases on RS/6000, Banyan Vines Network and UNIX AIX

ANZ Grindlays Bank, Madras, India Apr’93 - Dec’96

Worked as Senior Developer on some of the significant projects like BankMaster (created by Kindle Corporation, UK) general banking software - with interfaces to foreign exchange, MIS Systems and Credit Card Manager. Bills and Trade Finance project which involved foreign Exchange, Customer Profitability System project which involved MIS reporting on the Customer and Branch level transactions and positions etc. which were developed using COBOL on Mainframes, VAX, Novell and ICIM 101/400 systems.

CITIBank, Madras, India Jul’92 - Mar’93

Worked as Software Programmer on the Credit Cards and Payments Processing Applications of Citibank Credit cards. Technical environments included COBOL and Foxpro languages on Novell LAN.

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