Muraleedaaran Rethinakumar
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Experience Summary
* **** *** * ****** of professional experience in software development and testing in travel domain, which includes GDS and Ticketing
Having hands-on experience in automation testing using SELENIUM WEBDRIVER, CUCUMBER, JAVA and Maven
Having good knowledge in API Testing using Postman and use of Jenkins and Git
Having unique skills set to identify Web Elements and in writing customized XPath and CSS Selectors
Experience in Functional, Smoke and Regression Testing
Expertise in areas of E-Ticketing, Interline E-Ticketing and Interline EMD for SITA
Specialized in EDIFACT and TTY messages
Good working knowledge of application development and maintenance in Airline domain
Proficient in Assembly Language, TPF, TPFC and TPFDF
Smart worker while being process oriented, resourceful & innovative
Dedicated and hard-working individual with good communication skills
Fast learner and Good adaptability towards people and working environment Employers
Working as Senior Software Engineer for IGT Solutions Pvt Ltd, Chennai, since August 2018
Worked as Software Engineer for InterGlobe Technologies, Chennai from March 2013 to March 2017 Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Sudharsan Engineering College, Pudukkottai in 2012
(affiliated to Anna University)
Area of Expertise
Operation System TPF 4.1, zTPF, Microsoft Windows
Languages Assembler, OS/390 Assembler – TPF/TPF-C, TPFDF, Core Java Tools HP Quality Center ALM (Application Lifecycle Management), Eclipse, TPF/IDE, TPFGI, VM 4, IBM Toolkit, zTPFGI, zOS, DLTERM, DRN message portal Domain IET-Interline E-Ticketing (ETDB, GDS, Ground Handler, Pass through and Multi-host partition)
EMD-S
Ticketing
EDIFACT Messaging (ETKT, EMD, SSR messages)
Teletype Messages (ETL)
IFM & EFM
Testing Selenium Webdriver, Cucumber, Maven, TestNG Certification
Completed CTFL (Certified Tester Founder Level) training program through Simplilearn online portal Trainings Attended
Mainframe OS OS/390 Assembler – TPF /TPF-C, TPFDF
Open Source Java
Extra-Curricular Activities
Completed Sri Sathya Sai Balvikas Group-3 and participated in various group activities and service activities
Won Spot awards from InterGlobe Technologies for commitment towards work Responsibility
Consulting
Investigation, Requirement Gathering and providing estimate for the enhancements
Deliver quality source code, meeting deadlines with the standards
Troubleshoot and fix complex problems
Prepare test plan, execute test cases and test reporting Additional Responsibilities
Conduct functional training on Interline E-Ticketing
Produce regular and accurate progress reports and represent project status to the Senior Management
Performed Risk Management, project tracking and Audit Project Walkthrough
Title Streamline Revalidation
Client Delta Airlines
Organization IGT Solutions
Project Span Aug 2018 – Present
Designation Senior Software Engineer
Environment DLTERM, VSTERM, Eclipse IDE
Team Strength 4
Description Automation Testing- As part of this project, customer wanted to automate test cases for
Create PNRs and issue tickets
Display the issued tickets, ticket history and revalidation history
Revalidate issued tickets
Display of Revalidated tickets - Host and OA validated tickets
Ticket issuance and Ticket Display via GDS Inbound Message Responsibilities Involved in writing and executing detailed Test Cases, Test Design and Defect management
Locate Web Elements with different types of locators
Implemented BDD through Cucumber
Used TestNG Data Provider for Behavior Driven Testing and Regression Testing
Build tests through maven pom file
Title Interline E-Ticketing
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span May 2013 – Mar 2017
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF, TPFC, TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Interline E-Ticketing enables activating the Interline agreements between various airlines at minimal cost to the airline and also with minimized coding changes. Issuing and handling of E-Ticket which contains flight segments from more than one Airline
Interline E-Ticketing is based on sending pre-defined EDIFACT messages to the partner and receiving acknowledgement or the requested response. Functionalities between Airline to Airline& GDS,
Ticket Issuance (130)
Unsolicited Airport Control (MSG 107)
Pull control request (751)
Change of Status (142)
ETR Display (MSG131)
Ticket History Display (137)
Online Interline File Maintenance
If we are associating ground handler capabilities for the airline (or for ground handler) then, we do these functions
1. Airline push to GroundHandler (733)
2. Ground Handler Pull from Airline (734)
Responsibilities Support customers during their testing
Prepare Scripts (Test and Online System)
Solve all the reported problems by customers on investigating the root cause of the problem
Maintain E-Ticketing Database setups
Create AxP database setups for new carriers
Test and report minor Enhancements
Title Migration of Carriers (IET)
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span May 2013 – Mar 2017
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 3
Description If a carrier is moving away from Worldspan, remove the carrier from the host table If a new carrier is added to Worldspan,
Add the carrier to host table
Create the Axp database (QH & RH) functions and map the ordinals If the carrier is in initial stage of migration, estimate and code to activate that as hosted as well as non-hosted carrier
Responsibilities DBCR, Coding, Testing and Implementation Title Activate QAS GH in 1A for SITA IR carrier
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Jan 2017 – Feb 2017
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Display 3 character GH code when displaying ticket history with coupon status OA CTRL – cc
Where cc is 3 char/2 char carrier code
Responsibilities Coded to display 3 character carrier code in ticket history
Did testing and prepared test cases
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST
Title Allow display of G option in CRT table for E1 partition having 3 character carrier code
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Nov 2016 – Dec 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Display G option in CRT table having 3 character carrier code Responsibilities Coded to display G option in CRT table having 3 character carrier code
Perform testing and prepare test cases
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST
Title Allow creating and displaying of ticket having IFT+4:10 segment with more than 255 bytes
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Sep 2016 – Dec 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Allow creating and displaying of ticket having IFT+4:10 with more than 255 bytes Responsibilities Coded to allow creating a ticket having more than 255 bytes in IFT+4:10 and coded in another program to display the same IFT+4:10 segment
Perform testing and prepare test cases
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST
Title SSRREQ messages to IBS carriers(XQ carrier)
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Sep 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Send SSRREQ messages to KIU system hosted carriers Responsibilities Created and updated the Query host and Reply host script
Raised DBCR and did testing
Title SPE to display the history trail for ETK-CRT’s “L” option. Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Aug 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF, TPFC, TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Coded to display the history trail for ETK-CRT’s “L” option Responsibilities Coded to display the history trail for all changes in ETK-CRT’s “L” option
Perform testing and prepare test case sheet
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST and Production Title SPE to add a new option in the ETK-CRT’s “L” option. Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Jun 2016 – Jul 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF, TPFC, TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description To add and display the new option in ETK-CRT’s “L” option. Responsibilities Coded to add the new value in “L” option to a record field
Access the stored value to display the new value while displaying “L” option
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST and Production Title SPE to allow Ground Handling (GH) push control for Ground Handlers having 3 letter carrier code.
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span May 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Coded to accept three character “Ground Handler” code in the ETR mask to send the Coupon Control to the ground handler.
Responsibilities Compared and estimated the program process flow of allowing 3 letter GH code with 2 letter GH code
Coded and prepared test case sheet
Title EMD Interchange of ARC
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Dec 2015 – Feb 2016
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 2
Description Estimation of message flow for EMD interchange process for refund and void message Responsibilities Estimated to allow EMD refund for ARC interchange with other carriers
Prepared the AxP query host settings script
Co-ordinated with team members for estimation and coding to allow EMD void for ARC interchange with other carriers
Title Development activity for meridian carriers to auto-close coupons that are no longer valid
Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Sep 2015 – Nov 2015
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 4
Description To suspend open coupons on tickets that are considered no longer valid Responsibilities Coded to edit/open auto close option in CRT table for SITA/Navitaire/Meridian carriers
Coded to suspend open coupons that are considered no longer valid by PY carrier with respect to time specified in CRT table
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST and Production
Support customers during their testing
Solve all the reported problems by customers on investigating the root cause of the problem
Title SPE activity to inhibit coupon status change Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span May 2015 – Jun 2015
Designation Software Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 4
Description To inhibit coupon status change for AI- validated tickets Responsibilities Coded to inhibit the coupon status change from FLOWN to OPEN FOR USE with respect to AI validated tickets
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST and Production
Support customers during their testing
Title Development activity for SITA ETDB to/from EMD+ Client Worldspan/Travelport
Organization Interglobe Technologies
Project Span Sep 2014 – Jan 2015
Designation AssociateSoftware Engineer
Environment IBM S/390 Assembler,TPFGI,VM,TPF,TPFDF, Toolkit and zTPFGI Team Strength 4
Description Analyze and code various EMD functionalities with E-Ticketing for SITA EMDA. This will allow our E-Ticketing Database and EMD+ to communicate and keep coupons in sync
Responsibilities Coded for developing Manual COS message to trigger & sync EMD+ database
Prepared Test case scenarios and documented as scripts for unit as well as Integration testing
Implemented the coding changes to LTCUST
Support customers during their testing
Solve all the reported problems by customers on investigating the root cause of the problem
Maintain E-Ticketing Database setups