Mainframe Programmer

Mobile #: +1-925-***-****

E-mail : ************.*@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To work in a challenging, dynamic and growing organization, which provide ample opportunity to utilize my professional skill and knowledge, to have a challenging carrier and to improve my knowledge, skill and achieve a greater height and self-development through hard work and sincerity.

EXPERIENCE AND CORE COMPETENCY

IT Professional with 7+ years of experience in Application design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance on Mainframe.

Extensive experience as an Oracle PL/SQL Developer in Analysis, Design and Implementation of Business Applications using the Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS).

Extensive experience and very good skills in ETL tool such as Data Stage 8.5/11.3.

Software implementation experience includes oral presentations, software selection, program / project management, process definition and system implementations. Identified key stakeholders & business opportunities, developed focus and provided tactical business solutions for development and testing effort.

Strong Retail Domain knowledge gained through working with GAP (clothing merchant) and FiatChrysler Automobiles (FCA).

Trained and skilled in AGILE model of software development life cycle and experience in executing projects using AGILE Methodologies for development and testing.

Skilled in using Defect Tracking system like JIRA and HP Quality Center to report, track and update defect status.

Handled projects individually through software development life cycle (SDLC) in WATER FALL model and AGILE Methodologies. Design, Development, Unit Testing, Integration testing and implementation of the project completed by following AGILE methodology successfully but not limited to business case identification, scoping, impact analysis, estimation, project planning, requirements gathering, design, build, test, user acceptance, Project planning, Project management and implementation.

Hands on strong experience in Inventory, Pricing, PROMPT and PFI applications.

Substantial and excellent working experience in CLERITY DELL product which includes all the functionalities of IBM mainframe applications.

Working and development experience inCLERITY TPE, CLERITY BPE and LUW databases.

Strong experience in developing Test Scenarios and Test cases using requirements and design documents while specifying Testing Overview, Approach, Strategy, Scope, Roles and Responsibilities.

Ability to write test cases, test procedures and test scripts from requirements and Use Cases.

Experience in leading the effort for User acceptance testing, functional, regression, Load/Performance testing.

Extensive experience in Legacy technologies (mainframe), DB2, COBOL, JCL, VSAM concepts, CICS and EASYTRIEVE.

Extensive experience in tools such as ENDEVOR, FILE-AID, PANVALET, XPEDITOR, STROBE, Service Center, ESP Scheduling, TOAD, FORTE, REXX, Quality Center, Service Center, JIRA(story tracking and defect fixes).

Good exposure in ESP scripting for scheduling mainframe jobs and UNIX jobs by using scheduling tool ESP.

Excellent troubleshooter, strong communication & interpersonal skills and a committed team player, resulting in excellent rapport with employees and team members and problem solver with solid negotiating skills to help bring team members together.

TECHNOLOGY

Operating Systems : MVS/ESA, Windows XP, UNIX

Programming Languages and Tools : Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EASYTRIVE, CA7, QMF, SPUFI,

REXX, CLERITY TPE,CLERITY BPE

ETL Tools : Data Stage 8.5/11.3

Databases : Oracle 10g/ 9i/8i/7.x, DB2, IMS-DB, VSAM, LUW

Toolsets : FILE-AID, XPEDITOR, DATAVANTAGE,

TOAD, REXX, Strobe, Visio, Microsoft Excel &

Documenting skills, IBM Data studio, VNC Viewer 5, FORTE

Service Management Tools : HP Service Manager

Application Development : Batch Processing, ESP (Job Scheduler), CAWA (Job

Scheduler)

Software/QA testing tools : Mercury Quality Center, Test Director, JIRA for Agile

Development.

Configuration Management tools : Open systems – Serena Dimensions

Mainframe – ENDEVOR and PANVALET

ACADEMIC

B.E Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 1997-2000

CAREER PROFILE

Organization 1: Computer Sciences Corporation Oct 2010 – till Date

Client: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), USA

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, also known as FCA, is an Italian-American multinational and currently the world’s seventh-largest auto maker. The group was established in 2014 by merging Fiat S.p.A. into a new holding company incorporated in the Netherlands with headquarters in London, UK. The holding company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and BorsaItaliana in Milan. ExorS.p.A, an Italian investment group owned by the Agnelli family, holds a 44.31% voting interest in FCA, and 29.19% ownership position.

FCA’s mass-market brands operate through two main subsidiaries: FCA Italy (previously Fiat Group Automobiles) and FCA US (previously Chrysler LLC). The company’s portfolio includes many well-known automotive names including Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Ram Trucks, Abarth, Mopar and SRT. FCA also owns Maserati, Comau, MagnetiMarelli, and Teksid. Today FCA operates in four regions (NAFTA, LATAM, APAC, EMEA).

Project 1:

Role: Application Designer and Sr. Developer at Onsite

Project Name : BenSync and EMRP Process

Project Description:

FCA is changing the employee health care benefits third party vendor from Aon Hewitt to Willis Towers Watson (WTW). The new FCA BenSync process must be able to accept and process files from WTW. As part of this project, creates new modules for WTW BenSync process (For Basic, Dependent, HC, Non-HC and Medicare). FCA team and WTW have agreed upon the file layouts. The new BenSync stream will be modified from the existing process flow.

Environment:

Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EASYTRIVE, REXX, FILE-AID, XPEDITOR, ENDEVOR, PANVALET,

DB2, IMS-DB, VSAM, CA7, Datastage 11.3.

Oracle 11g, SQL * Plus, TOAD, SQL Developer, Shell Scripts, UNIX, Windows XP

Responsibilities:

Working as an Application Designer and Sr.Developer at Onsite.

Involving in requirements phase to understand the Application impact and assisting System Analyst to gather inputs for the preparation of Functional Specification Document.

Doing the Technical Design and preparing the Application Design Specification document as per the Functional requirements.

Walkthrough the Application Design Specification document with different stake holders and obtain the signoff.

High level design - Prepare method of change (technical solution) for individual business requirements and seek approval from Architecture review board.

Developing codes based on the business requirement and complexity using COBOL, JCL and DB2.

Developing codes based on the business requirement and complexity using Data stage 11.3, UNIX and Oracle.

Created PL/SQL stored procedures, functions and packages for moving the data from staging area to data mart.

Handled errors using Exception Handling extensively for the ease of debugging and displaying the error messages in the application.

Create Test Plan document to include test strategies which allows requirements documentation can be easily translated into test scripts.

Carry out System Integration Testing with interfacing applications.

Client: GAP, USA

Leading international Apparel Retailer - has grown from a single jeans store in San Francisco with a handful of employees to an international company with distinct brands. It employs more than 140,000 talented employees worldwide who keep the dynamic business running. This retailer is a blend of a dynamic, fast-paced culture, respect for diversity and a strong support of the communities where they do business. It also works with third party manufacturers and devotes time and energy to help other businesses operate responsibly.

Project 1:

Role: Application Designer and Sr. Developer at Onsite

Project Name : STP-LRM All Brands

Project Description:

The Speed wave Throttle Prioritization (STP) and Logistics Release Management (LRM) systems are presently deployed for the North American Old Navy campuses to assign and maintain a prioritization order of allocated merchandise for release to the RGTI Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). The prioritization algorithms modulate the flow of allocated units that are released to the stores so deliveries do not overload a store’s receiving capacity and so the highest priority available units are released first.The purpose of this project is to implement these automated prioritization processes for all the North America Brands.

Environment:

Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EASYTRIVE, REXX, CLERITY TPE, CLERITY BPE, Datastage8.5/11.3, UNIX

Oracle, DB2, VSAM, LUW

Toad, IBM Data studio, VNC Viewer 5, CAWA (Job Scheduler), Serena Dimensions, Service Now, JIRA (Agile Development)

Responsibilities:

Working as an Application Designer and Sr.Developer at Onsite.

Involving in requirements phase to understand the Application impact and assisting System Analyst to gather inputs for the preparation of Functional Specification Document.

Doing the Technical Design and preparing the Application Design Specification document as per the Functional requirements.

Walkthrough the Application Design Specification document with different stake holders and obtain the signoff.

High level design - Prepare method of change (technical solution) for individual business requirements and seek approval from Architecture review board.

Leading the team of developers for construction, Development and testing phase.

Developing codes based on the business requirement and complexity using COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL, CICS, Datastage 11.3, CLERITY BPE, CLERITY TPE, UNIX, LUW and Oracle.

Coordinating with cross-functional teams for project deliverables.

Create Test Plan document to include test strategies which allows requirements documentation can be easily translated into test scripts.

Carry out System Integration Testing with interfacing applications.

Facilitate UAT testing, working with business partners, when available, to ensure UAT scripts are thorough and testing is completed.

Lead and Guide the team to make sure all deliverables are on target from Inventory perspective.

Co-ordinate with change management team to rollout the changes into production.

Ensure the changes are validated in production with the help of business users.

Provide Warranty support for the changes before the same is transition over to Production support team.

Project 2:

Role: Offshore Lead

Project Name : Test and Respond

Project Description:

Test & Respond (T&R) is pre season product testing used to understand customer demand and inform CC level buys with predicted APS (Average per Store) information. Test & Respond takes some of the guesswork out of a relatively risky business. By putting a small product run in our test stores, we can get a better sense of how our customers will respond to the style, color, wash or silhouette. This, in turn, will allow us to be smarter in the buy and assortment decisions we make.

Environment:

Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EASYTRIVE, REXX

DB2, VSAM

FILE-AID, XPEDITOR,ESP (Job Scheduler), ENDEVOR, PANVALET, Service Now, JIRA (Agile Development)

Responsibilities:

Acted as an Offshore Lead and Senior Developer.

Responsible for Analysis of application programs and various business scenarios, helping the System analyst in preparing the Application Design Document.

Impact analysis of the new requirement or change request on the existing programs.

Prepared detailed technical document for the listed application design for better understanding of the offshore.

Prepared Detail Design Document.

Developed codes based on the business requirement using COBOL, Easytrieve, DB2, JCL, CICS, Datastage 8.5 and Oracle.

Reviewed code changes and Technical documents.

Created Unit test plan/cases, data creation for testing and conducting the unit testing.

Part of the team to ensure all deliverables are on target from Inventory perspective.

Assisted release management team in release activities.

Performed Technical checkout of release after the implementation.

Participated in project meetings as necessary.

Coordinated with change management team to rollout the changes into production.

Ensured the changes are validated in production with the help of business users.

Provided Warranty support for the changes before the same is transition over to Production support team.

Project 3:

Role: Team Member

Project Name : Style Purge

Project Description:

The available legacy style numbers are being depleted as new styles are created to support the

Business needs.The pace at which style numbers are being created has also quickened due to business growth (i.e., acquisitions, new markets, new channels, etc.). At the current rate of style creation, all available style numbers will be depleted by the end of 2011. Without available style numbers, Gap will be unable to create new styles and effectively run the business.

To address the above issue, GAP initiated a style purge project to develop a new purge annual process to reclaim the “non-adopted” style numbers for reuse in the future. The “non adopted” style numbers are the 6-digit styles that have no colors, Commitments and at least 2 year old.

Environment and Tools used:

Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EASYTRIVE, REXX, Datastage 8.5, UNIX

Oracle, DB2, VSAM

Toad, Serena Dimensions, Service Now, FILE-AID, XPEDITOR,ESP (Job Scheduler), ENDEVOR, PANVALET, JIRA (Agile Development)

Responsibilities:

Involved in Complete Software Development Lifecycle Experience (SDLC) from Business Analysis to Development, Testing, Deployment and Documentation.

Analysis and Development of enhancement requests.

Prepared detailed technical document for the listed application design for better understanding

Prepared the Detail Design Document.

Developed and code changes based on Complexity using COBOL, REXX, DB2, JCL and CICS.

Reviewed the code changes and Technical documents

Created Unit test plan/cases, data creation for testing and conducting the unit testing

Assisted release management team in release activities

Part of validation team where performed Technical checkout of release after the implementation

Participated in project meetings as necessary.

Coordinated with change management team to rollout the changes into production.

Provided Warranty support for the changes before the same is transition over to Production support team.

Project 4:

Role: Team Member

Project Name : GAP-ITALY

Project Description:

Gap Europe planned to open GAP and BR stores in Italy- with at least one store of each brand planned to open.

Environment:

Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, CICS, EASYTRIVE, REXX, UNIX

Oracle, DB2, VSAM

Toad, Serena Dimensions, Service Now, FILE-AID, XPEDITOR, ESP (Job Scheduler), ENDEVOR, PANVALET

Responsibilities:

Involved in scoping, requirement gathering & analysis with clients and preparation of Impact analysis, Functional design and Technical Design.

Architected the solution for re-engineering the code bases and involve in all the reviews, development and fixes.

Coded Changes based on the business requirement using COBOL, Easytrieve, REXX, DB2, JCL and CICS.

Modified existing components to accommodate the latest requirements.

Part of the team to ensure all deliverables are on target from Inventory and Pricing perspective.

Involved in preparation of Test Plans, Unit test cases, UAT and Integration test cases.

Tested the new and existing components for the requested functionality.

Reviewed deliverables that include requirements documents, design documents, code, test plans, test results, etc., before being sent to client.

Participated in project meetings as necessary.

Coordinated with change management team to rollout the changes into production.

Provided Warranty support for the changes before the same is transition over to Production support team.

Organization 2: A&S Software Technologies Feb 2010 – Oct 2010

Client: CSC, India

Description:

A&S Software Technologies are engrossed in supporting the corporate in various HR activities to help them in developing up their competencies to build a globally competitive organization. Emphasize at providing reflection to organization, inculcating a learning culture for the wholesome development towardshumanized corporate citizen.

Responsibilities:

Involved in Complete Software Development Lifecycle Experience (SDLC) from Business Analysis to Development, Testing, Deployment and Documentation.

Analysis and Development of enhancement requests.

Prepared detailed technical document for the listed application design for better understanding

Prepared the Detail Design Document.

Developed and code changes based on Complexity using COBOL, REXX, DB2, JCL and CICS.

Reviewed the code changes and Technical documents

Created Unit test plan/cases, data creation for testing and conducting the unit testing

Assisted release management team in release activities

Part of validation team where performed Technical checkout of release after the implementation

Participated in project meetings as necessary.

Coordinated with change management team to rollout the changes into production.

Provided Warranty support for the changes before the same is transition over to Production support team.

Organization 3: NG Guan Seng Industrial Private Ltd Jan2004 –Jun2008

Description:

Foremost packaging support specialist for logistics and packing needs. Established since 1945, Ng Guan Nordstrom Coupon Code 2014Seng Woodworking Industrial Pte Ltd has grown strength to strength with the industries.Over the years, the company has transformed from a traditional wooden crate manufacturer to today's advance logistics packing solutions provider.

Responsibilities:

Worked as the technical officer and part of the heat treatment operations team.

Supervision of the heat treatment machine, ensuring smooth flow in the heat treatment process such as product quality control and general technical issues pertaining to maintenance of the heat treatment machine.

Troubleshooting, dry run testing and critical repairs.

Member of the work improvement team which led towards the implementation of the thermocon software in relation to the monitoring the technical issues of the heat treatment machine.

Organization 4: Sylea Automotive (India) Ltd Nov2000 –Dec 2003

Description:

SyleaAutomotive (India) Ltd. is engaged in manufacturing of auto components. The company is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Responsibilities:

Worked as an Assistant Electrical Engineer.

Ensuring smooth flow in the process such as product quality control.

Troubleshooting, dry run testing and critical repairs.

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