Time Delivery Cobol

Key Skills

Profile Summary

Mainframe Application Modernization/Rehosting

Expertise in Policy admin system

Life & Annuity insurance product

Software Development Lifecycle

Application Enhancement & Re-engineering

Continuous Improvement Methodologies – Iterative, Waterfall and Agile

Quality & Risk Management

Team Building & Leadership

Migration Mainframe application to Azure

Education & Credentials

B.E. (Mechanical) from Visveswaraiah Technological University Belgaum, Karnataka in Sept 2002

Diploma Mechanical engineering from Technical Board, Karnataka in 1998

Soft Skills

A goal-oriented Professional with 15 years of experiences in Mainframe Application modernization (Migration/Rehosting) Successfully managing and controlling entire Project Management Lifecycle including Development & production support Maintenance Projects.

Migration of Source code from Mainframe to NTT data Rehosting tool UNIKIX and Microfocus, changing part of unsupported code (which is in Batch & Dual Cobol, CICS) with alternate/replacement of code, building the code in new environment.

Strong Life and Annuity Insurance Domain Knowledge.

project management and governance experience; proficient in conceptualizing & implementing solutions, scope management, activity sequencing, cost estimation, risk analysis and quality management; successfully worked with global teams including Onsite-Offshore Engagements; Developed applications on Mainframe platform with Cobol,DB2, VSAM and MS SQL as the back end database

Highly skilled in implementing latest Project Management principles, managing project staff, controlling P&L of all projects and delivering projects as per standards of quality, schedule & cost

Performance-driven professional with excellence in client engagement; setting up project delivery strategies and operations readiness for successful project execution following Iterative, Agile & Waterfall methodologies

Strong knowledge of COBOL DB2, SQL Server, Shell Scripting

Proficient in Configuration Management tools such as TFS, Endevor, Changeman

Strong knowledge of Stone bridge Scheduler

Strong knowledge of Batch Cycle Management.

Added value to the efforts of the organization by building high performing teams that excel in delivering business value with high morale & low attrition

Technical Skills

Operating System: z/OS, Windows, Linux,

Environment: Mainframe, Linux, Microfocus Enterprise server, NTT-Unikix, TPE/BPE

Database: VSAM DB2, SQL

Internet Tools: Endevor, File Aid, Xpeditor, SPUFI, Debugging Tool, ALM.

Languages: COBOL, JCL, CICS, Shell Scripting,

Other: Azure Cloud Fundamentals, Dell Boomi, Python, Data Analytics.

Work Experience :

Aug’11- Till Date with NTT data services Ltd. (previously as Dell software services pvt Ltd.). As Development Advisor /Project Lead.

Project: LifeSys – (NTT Data Policy administration system)

Period: Oct 2014 – Till date

Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

Insurance Third-Party Administration (TPA) Services by NTT DATA provide end-to-end business solutions to address these challenges. Our customized solutions include a wide range of products and services to help your organization with any short- or long-term strategic initiatives, including Policy maintenance, Agency management, Commissions, Application processing and case management.

At the heart of our life insurance solutions is LifeSys, our rules-based platform for policy administration. It covers the complete insurance lifecycle, including new business, policy issue, administration, billing, correspondence, claims and reporting.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Software installation TPE/BPE – Products

Subject Matter expert in Life Insurance and Annuity Domain.

Design and development of SOAP/REST API Webservices.

Involved in migrating developer’s legacy program.

Lead developer, mentor, mentor, and onshore-offshore coordinator.

Design architecture level solution of complex problems.

Design and developed code related to new product lunch

Conversion of policies from the other companies

Design and development of SOAP/REST API Webservices.

Maintaining Operation team and PROD/Testing Cycle.

Software installation TPE/BPE – Products

Project : LifeSys – (NTT Data Policy administration system) Migration.

Period : Oct 2014 – Aug 2019

LifeSys Mainframe TPCOBOL (Online) & Batch applications are identified to be migrated to the open systems platform. These applications have common source code used across companies/groups. Mainframe TPCOBOL application is categorized on business functions and sub-functions based upon the analysis and inputs provided by LifeSys SME. Mainframe batch application is categorized on various networks used by the in-house scheduler and non-network activities (Disaster Recovery, File Transfer etc.).

Roles & Responsbilities:

Responsible to have technical discussions with client on Re-hosting assessment.

Regular meetings with client to understand the requirement thoroughly and co-ordinate with the team

Migration of Source code from Mainframe to UNIKIX, changing part of unsupported code (which is in Batch & Dual Cobol) with alternate/replacement of code, building the code in new environment and Unit testing.

Participate in migration, implementation, integration rollout, upgrades, testing, performance tuning, research, and development

Responsible to resolve Application & System integration testing defects.

Performance tuning.

Responsible to create batch cycle & child network workflow. Helps scheduling Jobs dependencies in Target system.

Responsible to create workflow for combined network. FTP etc in target system

Responsible to resolve technical issues identified during Testing, System & Integration testing.

Participated in roll out of application to production.

Responsible to support post-production issue.

Feb’11-July’11 with ITC Infotech. As IT consultant

Worked as a developer and involved in coding as per the Technical specifcation document

Unit testing and code review.

Production support.

July’08-Feb’11 with Mindtree Ltd. As Module Lead

Migration of Source code from Mainframe to UNIKIX, changing part of unsupported code (which is in Gener/OL) with alternate/replacement PL/1 code, building the code in new environment and Unit testing.

Fixing the defects and unit testing.

PL/1-CICS Coding, Unit testing for replacement components.

Involved in pseudo conversional changes, edit Mask, Color issues etc.

Key Result Areas:

Experise in Mainframe Appliation Moderniztion/Rehosting Projects both in Liuux and windows Enviroment, strong Knoweldge on NTT data Rehosting product Unikix and Microfocus server. Succusessfully migrated mission critical application such as SITA, LifeSys to Linux environment using unikix rehost product, Owens & minor and cartus application to Microfocus. Management, Technical Consultancy and Program Management across Insurance domains – Financials & Payments

Initiating & deploying action plans, process improvement measures and best practices entailing Service Delivery Management using latest trends, tools and practices

Spearheading execution of major signature programs from the stage of inception till deployment

Managing project life cycle entailing, RFP response, project estimation, requirements gathering, gap analysis, business process re-engineering, issue resolution & post implementation support.

Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.

Developing project baseline schedules including resource schedules, WBS, execution methodologies, milestones, budgets & workforce requirements

Performing forecasting and costing for new projects and Business As Usual; securing project funds and manpower involving long term ROI analysis

Tracking project key objectives, critical path milestones, and overall project status; initiating actions to identify and resolve project problems/issues

Facilitating end-to-end delivery of the program, meeting internal and external objectives:

Estimation, risk, scope, time, resource, quality and change management

Value-adds, continuous process and productivity improvement

Participate in Technical discussion and create technical requirement document and help to the team to resolving the technical issues.

Working with Business & Functional Leaders and devising strategic plans to enhance operations; implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource / quality/ process/ capacity utilization

Setting out in-house quality standards for various operational areas, ensuring a high-quality customer experience while adhering to the SLAs for their services

Coordinating with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and managing escalations; spearheading various functions to ensure on-time delivery and deployment procedures as per the SLAs.

Prashantha Bhadraseti

Mainframe Application Modernization/Rehosting Project / Application Development & Maintenance Process Enhancement Customer Management Quality Management Team Management

Location Preference: Any Part of USA, India/ Remote

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Strategic Thinker

Collaborative

Team Player

Innovative

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