Sridhar Reddy

Cary, NC

adk7ei@r.postjobfree.com

919-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 18 years of experience in Information Technology. Specialized in development of applications in IBM Mainframe, COBOL/II/370, and CICS, VSAM, JCL, Natural, Adabas, MQ Series, XML, Easytrieve, DB2, IMS DB/DC and IBM utilities.

Possesses excellent communication and technical skills and strong sense of personal ownership, accountability and commitment.

Expertise in identifying the application technical components for Jobs/Transactions, Databases, Scheduler entries along with all the interfaces and business processes.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Hardware : IBM PC-AT Compatibles, IBM 3090 and ES 9000.

Operating Systems: OS/390 v2.4/2.8 MVS XA/ESA, MS-DOS, MS-Windows

XP/00/95/98/NT and UNIX.

Languages : COBOL, COBOL-II, CICS, JCL, PL1, NATURAL and EASYTRIEVE

RDBMS : DB2, IMS, ADABAS, MS ACCESS

Tools : TSO/ISPF, Endevor, Panvalet, Changeman, File Aid, IBM web

Sphere MQ, BMP, M4IN, M4DM, SPUFI, Highmark Dbsave,

Rational requisite Pro, Rational Clearquest, FTP, IDT, OTB,

ESP, Abend-Aid, SPUFI/QMF, Elips Librarian,

SPUFI, QMF, RTC, ServiceNow, Netview, ZEKE, CA-7, CA-10.

Debugger : Intertest, Xpeditor

Accessories : Ms-Word, Ms-Excel and MS-office

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Client: BCBSNC, Durham – NC Mar ’18 – Till Date

Responsibilities:

Created new Business edit for BlueE UB04 Institutional Inpatient claims to query diagnosis codes and POA indicator for Principal diagnosis and External cause of injury codes.

Created HIPAA Audit reports generated for each Dental submitter showing accepted and rejected Dental claims separated from Professional claims. HIPAA Audit reports are stored in Mobius.

Working on a updating the Mailbox process to Transition it from NDM to MFT(SFTP) for multiple projects. Created MFT Spreadsheets for transfer of files and setting of CNTLM triggers to Mainframe Jobs.

Turned of Mainframe Jobs from Control-M Scheduler as part of Mainframe footprint reduction project.

Updated PROD DB2 tables for projects

Successfully implemented Decommissioning of Mainframe Applications. obsolete Components from the Legacy Applications in a strategic manner and ensure that relevant Business data from the Legacy applications is not lost.

Assessed the impact of decommissioning on various external and internal interfaces of each application by analyzing the Jobs, Transactions, Databases, Reports, VSAM/Sequential files.

Identified the application technical components for Jobs/Transactions, Databases, Scheduler entries along with all the interfaces and business processes.

Worked on a project to Reduce the number of Tapes in the Tape Catalog by scratching unnecessary Tapes as part of Mainframe footprint reduction.

Created change request for decommissioning the components of software as part of Mainframe footprint reduction.

Coordination of schedules to decommission legacy system without impacting Internal and External Customers.

Environment: MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, DB2, SQL, JCL, VSAM, Panvalet, ServiceNow, RTC Change management, NEXUS, UDeploy, BMC Control-M, Ab-Initio, QMF, File Manager, NDM, SFTP, Mobius.

Client: Labcorp, Burlington – NC Dec ’17 – Jan’18

Responsibilities:

Worked on new Medicare and Commercial ACO’s.

Created results file to be sent to the Clients based on ordering physician’s rooster file.

Created DTR’s, Install plans, SCR’s, TPR’s and new Jobs.

Supported team to convert platform to Hadoop.

Environment: MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, DB2, JCL, Bedrock, Change man.

Client: Metlife, Cary – NC May ’17 – Nov’17

Property and Casualty

Responsibilities:

Coordinating the offshore activities and providing them guidance on day-to-day activities for the Production Support group.

Review Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual reports generated in External reporting application.

Conduct code reviews to maintain quality of code.

Support procedures to decrease client reported ticket/issue turnaround.

Environment: MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, DB2, JCL, IBM Debugger and Changeman.

Client: Highmark, Cary - NC Jul ’08 – Apr’17

OSCAR Claims processing system.

Responsibilities:

Analyzed, design, code and unit test change requests for the claims processing, CPM & Provider systems.

Excellent ability in analyzing business requirements and translating them into comprehensive system design using Rational Requisite Pro.

Worked on change requests and research to enhance OSCAR system to process all lines as received on the incoming claims (999 Lines).

Worked on loading the OPTUM quarterly software updates for Pricing system.

Worked on HIPPA 5010 project, which replaces the health care transaction standard version 4010.

Worked on HIPPA ICD10 compliance project to implement the necessary changes to recognize the new ICD10 Diagnosis and Procedure code sets

Worked on Legacy modernization system to create BD (Blue Devil) components, which enhances system to increase system flexibility and maintainability.

Worked on Process Pending Database Conversion of PROD claims whenever there are database changes

Worked on system defects as part of acceptance testing and also supported the system on post implementation release.

Supported Disaster recovery batch cycle for Highmark.

Worked on an enhancement to validate ITS host Medicare advantage professional and institutional claims to set new suspensions.

Used M4DM to view MVS dumps to work on all system production and Test abends.

Used Rational clearquest for all change requests, research and system defects.

Experience working on integrated systems environment to copy batch and online claims from one region to other using Highmark DBSave utility. Dumped claims from different regions and load it into other regions, used BMP utility to edit and change the claims to process it thru the adjudication cycle.

Querying data from database (SQL) for creating data for unit testing using QMF, SPUFI etc., and creating best unit test scenarios covering all aspects of the business requirements

Worked on customer requests to reprocess suspended claims from production through the adjudication batch cycles.

Worked on reconfiguration of the training system to make it ready after the production releases, which is used for customer trainings.

Prepared technical design document on how to process suspended claims for the claims processing system to be used by other project members

Committed team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, willingness to quickly adapt to new environments & technologies, dedicated to successful project completion and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Used Endevor as the version control utility for moving the programs to production.

Environment: MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, IMS DB/DC, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, FTP, IBM web sphere MQ, BMP, M4IN, M4DM, M4TM, SPUFI, Rational Clear quest, IDT, OTB, ESP, Xpeditor, Trace master and Endevor.

Client: FEDEX, Memphis - TN Jul ’06 – Jun’08

Accounts receivable system (Ocean).

Responsibilities:

Developed programs on Smart post invoice functionality migration to revenue systems. Designed a screen which displays all the Manifest airbills based on Air bill number and Invoice number and another screen which displays the Parcel details based on what sequence number was selected in the previous screen.

Worked in ENABLE project to move OCEAN functional capabilities to ORACLE and other systems (IPAR, RDT, 1Source) which will process the A/R function collections, Payments, A/R related adjustments and write-offs.

Worked on automated Revenue Retrieval process for No Rev Billing automation transactions as part of Project GREEN initiative in order to avoid billing the customer multiple times for the same physical package processed through revenue retrieval. Developed new LU-0 (background MPP) programs to get the input message from the NRB engine, build the message from the old and new IPAR databases and sends it back as a output message.

Worked on Multiplier Project, which is used to achieve best in class Express and Ground multiple-package shipment (MPS). Designed RPAR Automated MPS screens (MPP), which displays the Master and Child tracking numbers and MPS details. Page up and page down logic is used for child tracking numbers.

Used SCS as the version control utility for moving the programs to production.

Environment: MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, IMS DB/DC, DB2, VSAM, JCL, FTP, Xpeditor, File-Aid, MERCURY (QC) and SCS.

Client: ODJFS, Columbus - OH Jan ’06 – June ‘06

Medicaid Management Information System - MMIS.

Responsibilities:

Analyze, design, code and unit test change requests for claims processing subsystem.

Carried out impact analysis for Institutional claims (UB-92) to accommodate a maximum of 999 detail lines in accordance with HIPAA requirement.

Suggested JCL changes to fine tune and streamline production run

Used SCLM as the version control utility for moving the programs to production.

Environment: MVS, TSO/ISPF, COBOL II, CICS, DB2, VSAM, JCL, Xpeditor and SCLM.

Client: Noridian (DHS), Des Moines-IA July ’04 - Dec ‘05

Medicaid Management Information System - MMIS.

Analyzed the existing Prescription Reimbursement Network for redesigning the new Benefit Master that process a pharmacy claim for adjudication.

Worked on date Conversion and calculation programs using DB2 stored procedures.

Greatly involved in understanding of the new design requirements related to the Claims Processing subsystem and implementing them for the Claims Batch cycle.

Task includes full functional testing and fixing problems of common online modules of all claim types (Institutional, Medical and Dental).

Involved in supporting the application in production and responsible for the smooth production job runs.

All the programs are coded and tested in accordance with the business rules and requirements of the KY department of medical assistance services.

Coded new BMP programs (Batch messaging programs) using IMS DC

Also involved in supporting the system test for the Provider subsystem, setting up the JCL Procs in compliance with production Procs and procedures for execution of string test of the programs.

Documentation of all the tasks executed that includes change log, online screen documents.

Environment: IBM S390, MVS, COBOL II/370, IMS DB/DC, DB2, CICS, JCL, VSAM, Connect: Direct, NDM, FTP, MQ Series, Xpeditor, File-Aid, and CA-Panvalet, CA-7 and Abend Aid.

Client: Medi-CAL, Sacramento - CA. Feb’03 - Jun’04

Medicaid Management Information System - MMIS.

Responsibilities:

Successfully resolved all issues identified on the claims sub system include both online and batch process, provided support to Problem Statements, system development notice (SDN), and system changes. Performed Special Quality Assurance Studies.

Used TSO/ISPF utilities to allocate, find, catalog and compare the datasets.

Create/Modify set of Production JCL's, Catalog Procedures (PROC), and Control Card data sets, Input file data from different Production Systems.

Developed, modified several COBOL/VSAM/CICS programs and tested using Xpeditor. Enhancements included development of new maps and screens and analysis of the existing system to make a determination where the modification would be required.

Improved efficiency of Medi-Cal Report Distribution procedures, including establishing tracking procedures for paper and tape reports.

Implemented Procedure Code Modifiers throughout the CA Medicaid system.

Involved in Unit testing, System testing and Acceptance testing.

Migrated programs in Endevor from development region to production region.

Modifying the structure of the copybooks to suit the reorganization and modifying the logic of the impacted programs due to reorganization.

Environment: IBM S390, MVS, COBOL II/370, CICS, DB2, JCL, VSAM, MQ Series, Endevor, Xpeditor, QMF, CA-Pan valet, live link, DYL280, R2W.

Client: TSYS (Department of Education), Columbus - GA. Jul’02 - Jan’03

Student Loan Processing System

Responsibilities:

Involved in Analysis, design, development and testing of programs and Scheduling and handling Production problems.

Designed, coded and supported interfaces from existing PEPS system to DLSS system.

Identification and resolution of problems in the systems and providing additional features as per the Enhancement Change Requests and Development Change Requests provided by the client.

Responsible for planning and execution of all test plans and test cases and system test and user acceptance test. Parallel system run is done to compare the results.

Worked with customers to resolve bug fixing in the existing system.

Held responsibilities to check online transactions and responsible for maintaining and updating all databases.

7*24 production support involving quick fix of user problems.

Environment: IBM 3090, MVS XA/ESA, COBOL II, CICS, IMS, VSAM, MQ Series, XML, SOAP, JCL, File-AID, SPUFI/QMF and Xpeditor.

TRAININGS:

IBM Mainframe Technology Training from Metamor Global Solutions.

Advance Mainframe Concepts & Tools along with a Real time Project from C.B.S.I.

Brain bench Certification in Natural

E-ComAce Training from Genesis Solutions Pvt. Ltd

AUTOCAD and STAAD Trainings from MANI Computer Academy

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s in engineering, C.B.I.T, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 1994

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, The National Institute of Information Technology

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