Level Software Developer

Guidewire PC Developer (Configuration and Rating)

SHIVA KUMAR VANGA

Email: *****************@*****.***

Contact: +1-512-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To secure a position as a Guidewire Policy Center Configuration Developer where I can use my expertise to develop and maintain high-quality software solutions.

SUMMARY:

7+ years of experience in developing and configuring enterprise-level software applications. Extensive experience in software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies and agile methodologies. Expert in Guidewire Policy Center configuration, rating, and customization. Extensive Experience in IT industry, involving software design, analysis and development.

Sound knowledge of working with Guidewire Standards-based Templates (SBT)

Have worked on Gosu Queries and Gosu code (Java Version 11).

Strong understanding on various Commercial and Personal line LOBs.

Hands on experience in developing all the configuration concepts of user interface such as Pcfs, Forms, UW rules, Entities, Activity Patterns, Business Rules etc.

Worked on various validations, enhancement classes.

Worked on different SOAP based Web Services - CAD, Experian.

Have strong analytical skills with proficiency in debugging and problem solving.

Experience in Product Designer – Creating coverages, exclusions, conditions, modifiers, Question sets and System Tables.

Hands on experience in customizing the OOTB functionality as per the Business requirements.

Hands on experience in developing and creating custom Batch Processes.

Involved in working with SQL to query database for validations.

Familiarity with SVN and TFS Version Control Systems.

Good knowledge on Workflows.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement complex software applications.

Strong understanding of business requirements and detailed design of the application.

Good knowledge on internal rating like creating rate books, parameter sets, rate routines and rate tables.

Participated in code reviews and contributed to process improvements.

Created and executed unit tests and test scripts to ensure high-quality code delivery.

Having a good working experience in Power BI in generating the reports to visualize the data in different aspects.

Worked with QA team to identify and resolve defects in a timely manner.

Mentored and trained junior team members on Guidewire Policy Center.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Core Java, Gosu

RDBMS: My SQL, H2, SQL Server.

Web Technologies: SOAP Web Services.

Applications and Tools: Eclipse, GW Studio, SVN, TFS, GIT, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, JIRA, Power BI

Insurance Products: Guidewire Policy Centre 10.0.1.

Application Server: Tomcat, Web Logic

CERTIFICATIONS:

Specialist Certification – PolicyCenter 10.0 Configuration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

Hastings Mutual Insurance Company (HMIC) Jan 2022 – April 2023

Guidewire PC Config and Rating Developer

Coordinated the efforts of gathering the business requirements, analysis and issues tracking.

Had extensively worked on UI screens, business rules and the data model changes.

Have worked in team as well individually to complete many business requirements.

Customizing Desktop and Search screens.

Implementing enhancements for various entities by adding new functionality as per requirement in the project.

Creating new Pages, Pop-ups, detail views, list views, Worksheet Screens per requirement in the project.

Developed Page Configuration Files (PCF) for various modules.

Have worked on creating Rate Books, Rate Tables and Rating algorithms to rate the coverages.

Worked on few SOAP based integrations to retrieve the data from external application and save data to guidewire entities.

Prepared Technical specification documentation for code and design changes.

Configured UI issues, Required documents and Activities.

Unit testing the developed modules and resolving the issues identified as part of unit testing.

Developed customized batch process.

Interacted with client on requirement clarifications and scrums.

Worked on UAT BUG fixes.

Refactoring the code as per the Guidewire Standards for the entire project.

Implemented workflow as per the business requirements.

Have worked on code merging activity from prod version to latest version.

Environment: Guidewire Studio Policy Centre Version 10.0, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 19, SOAP UI, SVN, Octopus.

Pekin Insurance May 2022 – Jan 2022

Guidewire PC, BC and Rating Developer

Participated in Project inception phase for getting the technical requirements from Client.

Participated in RDW’s as part of the sprint and providing the sizing of each US.

Interacting with client counterparts and functional experts to understand the complete requirements and incorporate changes during the development phase.

Configuring new screens, creating Gosu Script, Enhancement classes according to requirement

Updating the data model changes and coding the requirements.

Implementing enhancements for various entities by adding new functionality as per requirement in the project.

Creating new Pages, Pop-up's, detail views, list views, Worksheet Screens per requirement in the project.

Developed Page Configuration Files (PCF) for various modules.

Ensure quality deliverables in time through project tracking and monitoring.

Participated in code review sessions to ensure proper coding standards are followed.

Worked on Billing Center Delinquency module workflows which will send event message to Policy Center to cancel the policy.

Worked on various Billing related issues for different scenarios.

Worked on performance related issue to reduce the quote time by 4 sec.

As part of Utah expansion worked on creating the rate books for Utah state wide and configured rating algorithms, rate tables and parameter sets.

Environments/Application/Tools: Guidewire Studio Policy Center Version 9.0.5, GIT, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 17

New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group (NJM) Oct 2018 –Apr 2022

Guidewire PC Configuration Developer

Participated in Project inception phase for getting the technical requirements from Client.

Participated in RDW’s as part of the sprint and providing the sizing of each US.

Interacting with client counterparts and functional experts to understand the complete requirements and incorporate changes during the development phase.

Worked on complex User stories to meet the business requirements.

Configuring new screens, creating Gosu Script, Enhancement classes according to requirement.

Configured Policy center with tight document/imaging support, new screens, revised assignment logic and other standard rules/screens/Ui changes.

Created the widgets and configured the widget’s attributes like widget value, dropdown contents.

Updating the data model changes and coding the requirements.

Implementing enhancements for various entities by adding new functionality as per requirement in the project.

Creating new Pages, Pop-up's, detail views, list views, Worksheet Screens per requirement in the project.

Developed Page Configuration Files (PCF) for various modules.

Ensure quality deliverables in time through project tracking and monitoring.

Participated in code review sessions to ensure proper coding standards are followed.

Worked on performance related issue to reduce the quote time by 4 sec.

Environments/Application/Tools: Guidewire Studio Policy Center Version 9.0.5, TFS, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 17

Direct Line Group Aug 2016 – Sep 2018

Guidewire PC Developer

Worked on various development functionalities like Time Stamp, Taxes on Fess, Promos and Discounts.

Involved in configuring Product model (Coverages, Exclusions, Question Sets, Conditions)

Worked on the implementation of Forms, Under Writing Rules.

Worked on Renewal Activity Patterns, Audit functionality.

Hands on experience in developing Custom Batch Jobs.

Created PCFs for various User stories.

Screen Enhancements, designed and developed various screens related to popup’s which is used to view, edit or update the data of a particular object.

Have worked on both class based and rule based validations for all the transactions.

Worked on creating UW rules along with authority grants.

Created activity patterns and developed the triggering logic and activity assignment logic.

Unite testing the developed user stories and running code narc application to ensure the code is developed as per the guidewire standards.

Good Experience in debugging the application by running the server in debug mode and having the experience in usage of log4J to persist the data in log files.

Environments/Application/Tools: Guidewire Studio Policy Center Version 9, SVN, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 12, Jenkins

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Bachelors Of Technology in Computer Science, JNTU, India (2013 – 2016) - 75.15%

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