Catherine Hannah Thangaian

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: COBOL, JCL, SQL, Python, C++.

Databases: IBM DB2, VSAM, IMS, IDMS

Batch Scheduler: Control M, CA7

Utilities: TSO ISPF, File AID, Endevor, CICS, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, SPUFI, QMF, Changeman, Xpeditor

Operating system: Windows, Linux, Android

Highly proficient in Microsoft products, Agile & Waterfall Methodologies, SCRUM, ServiceNow, JIRA

EXPERIENCE

Mainframe Associate Developer - Cognizant Technology Solutions

Project I: Jan 2016- Jan 2019

Client – Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Project Description: The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is one of the largest mutual Life insurance companies in the United States. The company offers wide range of insurance products and services, including life insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, mutual funds, investments, dental and vision. Cognizant is the development and support team of Guardian. This team handles all the maintenance and enhancement related tasks of Guardian and thereby ensuring a stabilized production environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Experienced with the full life cycle of software development: use cases, requirements, high-level design, low- level design, implementation, testing for various packages, and documentation.

Highly experienced in COBOL, IMS, JCL, DF Sort, Endeavor, CICS, Changeman, DB2 database, and SQL Queries.

Production support – provide instant resolution for Job ABEND and ensure no process fails.

Proactively Identify bugs or possible enhancements, which is, in turn, beneficial for the Application. A permanent fix will be done if there are repetitive issues.

Outstanding ability to analyze use cases and complex business requirements processes and translate them to technical documentation.

Driving Client calls on operational performance, risk, and challenges. Present daily status reports, monthly and quarterly reports.

Automating several time-consuming tasks using JCL, Macros, SQL which helps both the business and the project.

In-depth understanding of project lifecycle, including all phases of SDLC including requirement gathering, design, code, test (DEV, UAT, SIT, PROD), implementation, support and documentation using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Worked on automation thus contributing to the dollar savings that was much appreciated by the Client.

A team player who closely coordinates with the team to achieve the goal and value their opinions.

Excellent communication skills with analytical thinking, focused on solving problems, and results-oriented.

Project II: Feb 2019 – Dec 2019

Client – Lincoln Financial Group

Project Description: LFG is an American company. The company divides its operations into four business segments annuities, Life insurance, Retirement Plan services and Group protection. We worked as part of the Retirement Plan Services (RPS) team. The RPS team handles all the maintenance and enhancement related tasks of LFG and thereby ensuring a stabilized production environment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Development of various modules that support administration, processing, and reporting of RPS contracts.

Keeping birds’ eye on the production on 24*7 basis and working on production defects during on call support.

Working on problems to perform RCA on production defects and creating known errors for permanent solution of the defects

Analysing the long running production jobs that occupies major CPU consumption and optimizing the same.

EDUCATION:

Master’s in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada.

GPA: 3.9 / 4 Dec 2020

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication, Karunya University, India.

GPA: 8.76 / 10 May 2015

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Spot award for Aug’17, Dec’17 & Dec’18 for key Automation process implemented.

-(Cognizant Technology Solutions)

CERTIFICATIONS:

Business and Entrepreneurship by Conrad School of Entrepreneurship & Business

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