Business Analyst Project Lead

VARDHANI PARVATAM

Austin, TX

www.linkedin.com/in/vardhani

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SR. MAINFRAME PROJECT LEAD/DEVELOPER

Experienced IT Professional with a proven record for identifying and applying appropriate process and tool enhancements to achieve business process improvements. Collaborative leader and team member with an unwavering job focus and work ethic. Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communicator with ability to engage and solicit input from all stakeholders and deliver clear solution proposals.

Extensive experience on IBM Mainframes as a Sr. Mainframe Project Lead in Analysis, Planning, Designing and Implementation as a part of SDLC methodologies.

As a Sr. Mainframe Developer Proficiency with Coding and implementation of components using Mainframe Technologies

As a Business Analyst Experienced in supporting Business solutions and analyzing Business operations

Through Knowledge on Power BI, CI/CD techniques and Good exposure to AWS Cloud computing.

Excellent working knowledge in Banking, Auto, Insurance and Payments domains.

Good Exposure to SDLC, Agile and Scrum Methodology.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and managerial skills.

Positive work attitude and Self motivated to work independently and as well as in a team.

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SKILLS

Hardware: IBM Mainframe OS/390, IBM PC Compatibles.

Operating Systems: Z/OS, MVS/ESA, MS-DOS, Windows 95/NT.

Primary Skills: Languages SQL, COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, PL/I, IMS DC, DAX.

Databases: DB2, IMS-DB.

Tools & Utilities: Microsoft VISIO, Microsoft Project, TSO/ISPF, File-Aid, Endeavor, Xpediter, Panvalet Intertest, BTS, QMF, CA-7, SPUFI, Changeman, RACF and SDF, JIRA, Power BI Desktop

PROFESSIONAL EXERIENCE

VISA Inc, Austin, TX 06/2019 – Till date

Sr. Mainframe Developer

Technologies: COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, DB2

Tools: File-Aid, Xpediter, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, QMF, SPUFI, CA-7, Connect Direct.

As a Sr. Mainframe Developer

Performed Enhancements and developed new Programs using COBOL, DB2 according to the

Business requirements which helped Business to perform their Changes without any interruption to

their existing functionality.

Converted the mainframe code in to Flowcharts so that team can change the code to open systems.

As a Cyber security analyst

Applied and managed advanced patch management system for various applications within the

VISA Inc

General Motors, Austin, TX 04/2015 – 02/2019

Sr. Mainframe Project Lead/Developer and Business Analyst

Technologies: COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, DB2

Tools: File-Aid, Xpediter, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, QMF, SPUFI, CA-7, Connect Direct, Sterling.

As a IT Mainframe Project coordinator Conducted meetings with Business and User teams to gather requirements, and Experienced in preparing Technical specifications and Business specification documents, which helped the Technical team to develop the Code and Deliver the product in a timely manner.

As a Sr. Mainframe Developer

Performed Enhancements and developed new Programs using COBOL, PL/I and DB2 according to

the Business requirements which helped Business to perform their Changes without any interruption

to their existing functionality.

As a Business Analyst

Experienced in supporting business solutions and analyzing business operations which helped to

achieve the goals of the Project.

VANTIV, Mason, OH 04/2014 – 03/2015

Onsite Project Coordinator

Technologies: MVS/COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, DB2

Tools: Microsoft office, Microsoft VISIO, Microsoft Project, File-Aid, Xpediter, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, COBOL Debugging with Abend-AID, SPUFI, Power BI Desktop, Services and Mobile.

As an Onsite Coordinator

Knowledge transfer and Technical assistance to the offshore team with Business functionality and the new requirements which helped the team to create and develop the code according to the Business needs.

State Street, Boston, MA 02/2012 – 07/2013

State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL 12/2011 – 02/2012

Production Support

Technologies: MVS/COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, DB2, PL/I, Power BI

Tools: File-Aid, Xpediter, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, COBOL Debugging with Abend-AID, SPUFI

Provided 24 x 7 On Call Support and Services on a Rotating Schedule, responding to Support Requests via e-mail/or and telephone which helped the system continues to perform to maximum efficiency.

Providing the Daily, Weekly, Monthly reports to the appropriate users. Researching identifying and resolving the incident and subsequent issues resulting in a major reduction in down time.

Bank of America, Lawrenceville, NJ 08/2010 – 12/2011

Citi Bank Systamatics, Hyderabad, India 03/2009 – 08/2010

Project Lead

Technologies: MVS/COBOL, VSAM, CICS, JCL, DB2, PL/I

Tools: File-Aid, Xpediter, TSO/ISPF, Endeavor, COBOL Debugging with Abend-AID, SPUFI

Interaction with client and business for specifications clarification, Requirement gathering, analysis and estimation. Allocation and division of work among the team.

Designing and developing of new programs with COBOL, JCL, and IMS/DB which helped to deliver the work products to the Client with quality.

State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL 12/2008 – 02/2009

General Motors, Detroit, MI 05/2007 – 04/2008

Mainframe Developer

Technologies: COBOL, DB2, PL/I, JCL

Tools: File-Aid, SPUFI, QMF, XPEDITER, TSO/ISPF

Executing queries on SPUFI. Coding of New Programs and Modification of existing programs as per client requirements using COBOL, PL/I, JCL, CICS, VSAM

Testing of the existing module in the current system as part of the enhancement and maintenance of the existing programs.

State Farm Insurance, Hyderabad, India 04/2004 – 05/2007

FISERV, Bhuvaneswar, India 02/2003 – 04/2004

Mainframe Developer

Technologies: PL/I, IMS DC, JCL, DB2, CICS, COBOL

Tools: File-Aid, SPUFI, QMF, XPEDITER, BTS, Abendaid, TSO/ISPF

Coordinating with the ONSITE team and the client for coding, testing, quality support and the final delivery of the work packets

Coding Using PL/I, IMS DB/DC and JCL. Preparation of Test Plan for the assigned units. Ensuring timely and defect free delivery.

EDUCATION

Master of Engineering in Electronics

India

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communications

India

CERTIFICATIONs

IBM Certification: (000-700) DB2 UDB V8.1 – DB2

Sun Certification: JAVA

PGP In cloud computing from McCombs school of Business

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