Supply Chain Set Up

Vinutha N.S

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Contact # : 971-***-****

Experience Summary

Vinutha has 13.6 years of IT experience and it includes about 13.3 years of strong experience in EDI.

Good working knowledge on EDI/EAI tools such as Sterling Integrator, Gentran Visual Integrator and application Integrator 5.3 and 6.2, WTX,ITX. GXS, Cleo, BizTalk, Biz Manager.

Good knowledge on MFT tools such as Sterling File Gateway. Worked on Sterling Secure Proxy,

Connect direct of version 4.2, Connect Enterprise. Knowledge on Sterling Control Centre.

Good knowledge about end to end EDI flow between a Customer and a Supplier.

Strong supply chain management experience.

Good knowledge on EDIFECS,Extol, Webmethods, MQ(MessageQueue),WDI and Axway ST

Strong in analysis, design and implementation. Good knowledge about EDI cycle

Experience in writing VB scripting for automation using SAP TAO(Testing Acceleration and Automation) and UFT(Unified Functional Testing) tools.

Good in bash and korn shell scripting

Worked on REST API’s and integration between Sterling Integrator and SOA(Service Oriented Architecture)

Strong in understanding the customer requirements and finding the best possible solution

Expertise in implementation of transactions namely 850,860,864,820,824, 855, 856 and 810

Worked on healthcare transactions 837 I/P/D,834,270,271, 276,277.

Knowledge of health care, insurance, banking, logistics, retail, manufacturing and Pharmaceutical industries

Strong mapping knowledge in ANSIX12 and EDIFACT standards

Expertise in implementation of EDI standards like X12, EDIFACT and TRADACOMS

Well versed with EDI standards EDI communication protocols namely AS2, SFTP, FTP, FTPs, HTTP, HTTPS

Good Programming skills on C,C++ and core Java

Very good knowledge on business process and development of the same as per business requirements.

Well aware of quality processes which include code review, documentation testing

Reviewing of maps developed by the team members. Writing the test cases and testing for all the possible unit test cases.

Good knowledge on migration of maps from Visual Integrator/Application Integrator to Sterling Integrator.

Worked on migration mapping projects from WDI and See burger to Sterling Integrator

Knowledge on Agile Scrum Software development methodology.

Involved in the partner profile management, IDOC processing, Sales order /Invoice and shipment and maintaining synonym tables related to partners.

Expertise in implementation of EDI standards like X12, EDIFACT and TRADACOMS

Domain knowledge of the Consumer Goods,footwear, apparel industry and Retail industry

Good Communication skills. Worked on various ANSI X12 transaction sets like 204,210,214,301,211,824,850,855,810,315,310,844,849,820,860,812,864,880,940,945,997,990,875

Worked on various EDIFACT transactions like ORDERS,DESADV,INVOIC, DELIVERY etc

Worked on Tradacoms,Odette standards. Worked XML,idoc,database, csv, vda,flat file, delimited mapping.

Extensive Experience in integrating Trading Partners into SI/GIS

Updating the property file as per the business process developed

EDI integration with SAP. Working knowledge on SAP modules like OM,DL,PL,FI

Strong knowledge on BPML and mapping using map editors

Importing, exporting of maps,bps,codelists,configurations

Synonym table creation in Gentran. Codelist creation

Configuration of Connect direct nodes on SI, netmap xref configuration on SI and SSP.

Worked on GIT Hub version controlling tool.

Mailbox set up, connect direct nodes configuration, Netmap Xref configuration on C:D

VAN configuration. Services and adapters configuration.

Good experience on PL/SQL.

Experience in BP development using BPML and GPM

Good knowledge on different modules of SAP such as PL,OM,DL,FI.Knowledge on SD and Order to cash, Make to GR flows

Fairly good knowledge on the different T-codes of SAP in different modules.

Worked with different ERP systems like Oracle Transport Management(OTM), SAP

Education and Certifications

Title of the Degree with Branch

College/University

Year of Passing Percentage

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications

UBDT College of Engineering, Davanagere

2009 78.5

Technical Skills

Hardware /Platforms:

Windows XP/2000/ NT, UNIX

Middleware(EAI)Technologies and Tools

EDI Standards

Database

ERP Systems

GIS 4.3, SI 5.1, SI 5.2,SI 5.2.6,Gentran 5.3 and 6.0, WTX 8.4.1, ITX,SFG,Connect Enterprise,Extol, Seeburger, WDI, SSP

X12, EDIFACT and TRADACOMS

MySQL,DB2, MSSQL,MSAccess

SAP,Oracle

Certifications and Training

IBM Certified Solution Implementer for SI

Training in Sterling Integrator Data Mapping and EDI Processing

Relevant Project Experience

Project #1

Project Name : B2B application development and support

Client : Hub Group/Unyson/ Mode Transportation

Tools : Sterling Integrator 5.2,SFG,SSP,SCC, ITX, Casestack systems CSIL, Admin, Cleo Clarify

Role : Lead,developer and support member

ERP :Oracle 6.4.2

Database : MS Access 2016, MS 365

Duration : Feb 2017 to till date

Location : Oak Brook, IL

Project Objective

Project Description:

The project has multiple systems and divisions within Hub group and multiple integration and file transfer tools/suites are used Ex: SI, SSP, SSC,MFT,EDIFECS,WTX for B2B integration.

Client description:

Hub Group is a transportation management company that provides multi-modal solutions throughout North America, including intermodal, truck brokerage and logistics services. The company owns a third-party logistics company (Unyson); CaseStack, Estenson Logistics, Choptank, NSD, Tagg Logistics and Hub Group Trucking, which provides intermodal freight transport and drayage services

Responsibilities:

Understanding the requirements and making the map changes for carriers and customers.

Developing the maps from the scratch using ITX (WTX version of 8.4.1) and making the changes to the existing maps using WTX and SI map editor of version 8.03.0.

Hosting the meetings, training, managing, and reviewing and fixing the work done by offshore team.

Enhancing and modifying the existing global business process to improve the overall performance.

Working on PGP encryption and decryption.

Development of maps in ANSI X12 EDI (Electronic Data Integration) standard for different transaction type such as 204, 214,990,210,212,850,855,860,864,870,404,410, 944,943,940,820,824,996 etc.

Developing Warehouse transactions like 940, 846,945,943,944,947

Troubleshooting EDI errors and communication issues.

Working with clients like Home Depot, Lowes, Amazon, Walmart, Target,Costco, Nike etc

Casestack system activities and troubleshooting using CSIL and admin tools.

Assisting Choptank, Tagg Logistics and NSD partners. These are the companies acquired by Hub Group.

Helping Supply Chain analysts and Client Development Managers with the confirmation and fix page errors by resolving the EDI data issues.

Understanding the business of Logistics, Warehouse management.

Creating the mailboxes, envelopes, groups, permissions, routing rules, user accounts, codelists, SSH profiles in SI (Sterling Integrator) 5.2.6.9

Developing maps from flat file to EDI, XML to EDI vice versa conversions.

Monitoring production system and troubleshooting the production failures.

Production deployment of maps, envelopes, input/output data cards, codelists, business processes, profiles, mailboxes etc.

Setting up AS2 profile and partnership.AS2 certificate upgradation and troubleshooting.

Scheduling the processes.

Integrating client system with trading partners with REST and SOAP services.

Monitoring system health in test, development, and production environments. Troubleshooting all the production issues.

Addressing the incidents and change requests created on Cherwell and the IBM lotus notes.

Using Git Hub for version controlling. System monitoring using Sterling Control Center and monitoring Sterling Secure Proxy and Sterling Integrator.

Terminating the business processes using Linux commands. Also working with Linux commands for various server operations.

Co-ordinating with application teams such as OTM –UNYSON, InfoTrack, TM, SOA, Infinium, ERP and TPS and get the issues fixed.

Setting up the scheduled and unscheduled outages of trading partner and ensuring that the connectivity works fine between Hub and the carriers/Customers after Outage/maintenance completion.

Working on one-one request from trading partners/internal application teams.

Involving in unit, system, functional, customer end to end testing for any system changes for smooth cut-over to production.

Creating test cases for different scenario to ensure the quality code.

Identifying the issues and working with customers and carriers to get the issues fixed.

Working on the incidents from different teams, creating the problems for the issues on Cherwell ticketing system and resolving them.

Monitoring AS2, HTTP, FTP, SFTP errors. Integration of SI with OTM system.

Maintaining and updating SI inventory for trading partners.

Taking care of system maintenance. Integration of SI with SOA system. Configuring API communication and onboarding API customers.

Functional, unit and integration testing with Oracle Transportation System, TM, TPS and SOA.

Helping implementers and fix issues for them.

Scheduling and coordinating meeting with the trading partners to fix any test, development and production environment issues.

Addressing adhoc requests from internal teams and external partners.

Enabling the schedulers for business processes.

Performing maintenance activities of different servers – SI (Sterling Integrator, SSP (Sterling Control Centre), SSP (Sterling Secure Proxy)

Developing the specifications for map development using the tool EDIFECS SpecBuilder 8.3.

Analyzing the data for WTX (WebSphere Transformation extender) maps using Analyzer of EDIFECS.

Working on high priority issues including rail, truck and ocean shipping.

Performing different operations available in EDIFECS such as Data Generator, Migrator, Data comparator, Data Editor etc. for map development and testing.

Preparing the functional and technical documents/specifications.

Map development and business process development and enhancements based on requirements using Sterling Integrator.

Taking care of all production support related activities. Updating the database tables using SQL queries. Writing SQL queries for business activities.

Working with business, application teams and partners to fix the issues.

Monitoring the jobs of TM and TPS system and alerting the concerned teams if there are any failures.

Communication set up between Hub Group and the trading partners via, FTP/SFTP/API/AS2 etc.

Setting up SSH Profile, Trading Partner Transports, Identities, Document Exchange, Packaging for internal and external communication.

Writing the queries to make the changes in the SI system.

Creating the alerts in SCC to monitor Sterling Integrator.

Services and Adapters group configuration in SI dashboard.

Coordinating with the onsite onboarding, development, backend application teams and the offshore teams and resolving the issues.

Working on EDI HQ /Supplypike system integration and migration to Sterling Integration

Resolving issues in TruckMate and Cleo systems.

Resolving warehouse issues.

Chairing the meetings to discuss issues, impediments, best practices and resolution.

Attending the meetings for system design, Integration and architecture of B2B (Business to Business) System.

Answering the calls from trading partners, business, operations, account management, collection, account payable etc. teams, understanding the issue, analyzing and working on resolution of the issues and working with different teams as applicable.

Relevant Project Experience

Organization: Cognizant Technology Solutions

Project #2

Project Name : Connect Enterprise to SFG migration

Client : Capital One

Tools : Sterling Integrator 5.2,SFG 2.2,SSP

Role : Lead and developer

Duration : August 2016 to till Jan 2017

Location : Plano,TX

Project Objective

Project Description:

It is a migration project from Connect Enterprise to SFG.The activities involved in this project are understanding the scripts running on the Legacy system Connect Enterprise with Connect Direct and implementing the equivalent file transfer solution on Sterling File Gateway, SI and SSP.

Client description:

Client is an American bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, loans, banking and savings products

Responsibilities:

Understanding the current system. Identifying the scripts/File agent rules for the migration from Connect direct on Connect Enterprise to connect direct on SFG.

Understanding the scripts referred by FA rules of Connect Enterprise and implementing equivalent MFT solution on SFG

Coordinating with the implementers and managing the offshore team.

Training and reviewing the work done by offshore team.

Configuration of Connect direct nodes on SI, netmap xref on SI and SSP

Creating SFG partners for MFT. Implementing mailbox and SFTP/FTPS file transfers on SFG.

Creating the migration worksheet for the File agent rules.

Carrying out the route test to ensure the implemented solution is correct.

Migrating of Legacy FA rules/Scripts on Connect Enterprise and enabling the scripts for SFG forwarding.

Monitoring cut over file transfers and fixing the issues.

Carrying out research of the scripts and data mining.

Working on the critical and high priority issues

Maintaining story board(sprint) documents.

Working with offshore team to make them understand about the requirement and helping them implement logic

Required process checks and review procedures are performed to ensure the quality of the deliverables provided to the customers

Project #3

Project Name : Converse

Client : Nike

Middleware Tools : Sterling Integrator 5.2

ERP : SAP

Role : EDI Developer and Business Analyst

Duration : October 2014 to July 2016

Location : Beaverton OR and North Andover, MA

Project Objective

Project Description:

The activities involved in this project are the gathering the requirements by interacting with business and developing the maps as per the Legacy system and making the changes as per the requirements and the role also involved end to end testing, unit testing

Client description:

Client is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment.

Responsibilities:

Requirements gathering at onsite

Development of maps based on maps in Legacy system Experia and the tool Extol

Coordinating with other middleware and support teams to work towards issue resolution

Unit testing. Autosys job monitoring.

Working knowledge of SAP different T-codes.

Data extraction using SPLUNK

Involved in end to end testing with customer

Envelopes creation and making the changes as per the business

Writing test cases for the maps developed

Sharing the knowledge on X12, IDOCS, EDIFACT Standards

GXS configuration for communication with external partners.

Developing both Inbound and Outbound maps based on the requirement

Unit testing and Quality testing and validation of the result

Making the changes in existing maps as per the customer’s requirements and fixing the defects.

Working on the critical and high priority issues

Working with offshore team to make them understand about the requirement and helping them implement logic

Preparing source to destination mapping specification

Required process checks and review procedures are performed to ensure the quality of the deliverables provided to the customers

Troubleshooting of business process errors

Working on further map changes, & enhancements, testing the map and deploying in the Development environment for system testing

Reviews of all the changes carried out

Testing of the developed maps locally on Map Editor

Carrying out extensive testing of the data transformation

Project #4

Project Name : FDS-CBO

Client : Family Dollar Stores

Middleware Tools : Sterling Integrator 5.1, Sterling File Gateway

ERP : Oracle

Role : EDI Developer and support member

Duration : November 2013 to September 2014

Location : Bangalore, India

Project Description:

Family Dollar is a retail project and Sterling Integrator is being used as middleware to integrate its various EDI trading partners and other functional applications. ANSI X12 EDI format is being used to exchange business data to and from the customer. Oracle is the ERP system. Family Dollar uses Sterling File Gateway to transmit the EDI/Non-EDI files to partners and AS2 to transmit EDI files.

Client description:

Family Dollar is a variety store chain in the United States. With 10,000 locations, it is the second largest retailer of its type in the United States. Family Dollar is headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina and where it employs 1,400 people and Family Dollar’s total head count is 50,000

Responsibilities:

Development of business processes as per the requirement

Partner set up in Sterling File Gateway

Template creation

Routing channel creation

Monitoring of production system

AS2 partners set up

Onboarding OTM partners

Handling one to one requests from partners

Closely working with Family Dollar’s internal teams to get the tasks done whenever required

Maintaining the existing EDI supplier setups for trading partners and changing them on requests

Developing both Inbound and Outbound maps based on the requirement

Unit testing and Quality testing and validation of the result

Making the changes in existing maps as per the customer’s requirements and fixing the defects.

SSH profile creation of partners

Monitoring of AS2, SFG and SFTP errors

Troubleshooting the production issues

Setting up the partners for PGP encryption/Decryption

Monitoring of file transmission through Sterling File Gateway

Developing the business processes for file transmission using SFTP, FTP

Creating the user accounts of SI

Development of the processes for Cloud project

Envelope creation

Project #5

Project Name : Philips_Legacy_Factory_Wave1_S

Client : Philips Electronics Nederland BV

Middleware Tools : Gentran 5.3 and 6.0, Mercator, MQ series, SAP PI+ See burger

ERP : SAP R/3

Role : EDI Developer and support member

Duration : June 2012 to October 2013

Location : Bangalore, India

Project Objective

Project Description:

Philips has selected SAP software, an enterprise resource planning system, to manage their primary functions. Gentran is being used as middleware to integrate its various EDI trading partners like Wal-Mart, Home Depot etc. and other functional applications. ANSI X12 and EDIFACT EDI formats are being used to exchange business data to and from the customer.

Client description:

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs over 122,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 22.6 billion in 2011, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.

Responsibilities:

Understanding of existing client system

Requirements gathering and solution approach

Analysis and Design: preparing design specifications

Trading Partner Profile set up

Melding of transactions of partners

SAP configuration set up

Closely working with SD (Sales and Distribution) and MM (Material Management) teams to get the required documents or tasks done. Ex. Getting ORDRSP, DESADV, INVOIC, ZORDRSP triggered with required details in those transactions etc.

Explaining the SD team about the idoc structure and the contents of the idoc

Maintaining the existing EDI supplier setups for trading partners and changing them on requests received by the Philips Clients

PCM set up in Gentran

Working on EDI Transactions (EDI X12 850, 855,810,856, 844, 849,860) between Client and Trading Partners

Developing both Inbound and Outbound maps based on the Implementation guide

Checking for successful loading of orders into SAP system

Involved in end to end testing i.e. working with internal teams to get the SAP idocs triggered from SAP system and loading of ORDERS into SAP system and trading partners to define EDI requirements and opportunities. Analyze and implement trading partner mapping, workflow and processing procedures.

Preparing test cases and developing test data to test maps

Unit testing and Quality testing and validation of the result

Involving in Customer Testing

Creating MRS(Mapping requirement specification) for Map Development

Involving in go-live activities. Making the changes in existing maps as per the customer’s requirements and fixing the defects.

Preparing installation notes

Conducting meeting with clients to get the update and provide the status

Following the Agile Scrum methodology for development

Resolving the production issues. Troubleshooting of issues in Gentran 5.3 and 6.0

Project #6:

Project Name : Sterling Commerce

Client : Sterling Commerce, an IBM Company

Technologies and Tools used : Sterling Integrator

Role : EDI Developer and support Member

Duration : Dec 2010 to May 2012.

Location : Bangalore, India

Project Description:

This is a development project using Sterling Integrator integration tool. The mapping development is a part of Rapid Solution Centre in IBM. There were many clients like Hub Groups, Lenovo, Nychomed, Micron, Westwood, Whirlpool, Watts, Church Dwight, Watts, and Allied Electronics etc. This project required development of maps in different standards such as ANSI X12, EDIFACT and TRADACOMS. This project also required production support for maps after going live.

Client Description

Sterling Commerce, an IBM company, provides business-to-business (B2B) commerce solutions that enable the sharing of information among people, business systems, and enterprise systems. The company offers integration products and services through its Business Integration Suite, that address the business problems corporations face when seeking to integrate business processes internally and externally with their customers, partners, and suppliers. Sterling Commerce also provides supply chain execution solutions through its Selling and Fulfillment Suite that streamline the commerce lifecycle. In support of its solutions, the company also supplies education, consulting, implementation, customer support services, and complete outsourcing of B2B commerce solutions. Clients include companies and organizations in retail, healthcare, banking, distribution, financial services, logistics, manufacturing, local and federal governments, and communications and media sectors. Headquartered in the American city of Dublin, Ohio, Sterling Commerce has offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Sterling Commerce was acquired by IBM in 2010

Responsibilities:

Handled Team of 2 and met the client requirements on daily basis

Worked on EDI Transactions (EDI X12 850,855,856, 810,860,301,310,315, 204,214,210 and 997 etc...) transactions between Client and Trading Partners

Worked on 837 I/P/D,834,270,271 healthcare transactions.

Worked on map development in EDIFACT, TRADACOMS and XML

Developed maps based on Specification, Implementation guide & MRS

Involved in Unit and Integration Testing

Prepared test cases and developed test data to test maps

Uploading Maps to GIS

Creating code lists required

Map development in CSV, positional etc. formats

Communicating with clients to get the update and provide the status

Worked on different flat files (SAP IDOC, Delimited file, positional file)

Reviewing the Map and MRS developed by other Team Members

Continuously interacting with other processes to pick up best practices and making improvements in the existing processes

Ensure On time delivery of all reporting requirements of Client

Understanding the business flow of retail domain

Development of business processes.

Addressing the tickets/incidents and resolving them

Worked on Axway Secure Transport 5.3.3

Worked on multiple assignments for different clients like Nycomed, Westwood, Hub Group.

Project #7:

Project Name : PepsiCo

Client : Peosico

Technologies and Tools used : Sterling Integrator

Role : EDI Developer

Duration : June 2010 to Nov 2010

Location : Bangalore, India

Project Description:

This is a support project using Sterling Integrator as integration tool.

Client Description

PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York. PepsiCo has interests in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. PepsiCo has since expanded from its namesake product Pepsi to a broader range of food and beverage brands, the largest of which included an acquisition of Tropicana Products in 1998 and the Quaker Oats Company in 2001, which added the Gatorade brand to its portfolio.

Responsibilities:

I was working as a support member. As part of this project, I was making the map changes

Changing the envelopes.

Codelist update

Updating MRS.

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