Engineer Software

Bindu Patre Neelakanta

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Somerset, NJ 08873

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

Cell: 732-***-****

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Over 4 years 2 months of work experience in Mainframes technology.

• Well acquainted with complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) on Mainframe systems and requirement scoping, design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, support, documentation and effort estimation.

• IBM Certified Database Associate.

• Have worked in all facets of application development and testing in telecom domain.

• Proficient in JCL, COBOL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, AllFusion Gen, Quality Center, ClearQuest, QMF, SPUFI, RTLS, File-Aid, Guardien, CE Access and TSO/ISPF.

• Ability to analyze and solve problems quickly in short time frame.

• Excellent communication skills and team player with analytical, problem solving, interpersonal and time management skills.

• Ability to assume responsibility and work independently as a pro-active team member.

IT SKILLS

Platform/Technologies Mainframes

Programming Languages JCL, COBOL, SQL, CICS

Tools AllFusion Gen, Quality Center, ClearQuest, QMF, SPUFI, RTLS, File-Aid, Guardien, CE Access, TSO/ISPF

Databases/File Systems DB2, VSAM, Sequential files

Operating Systems MVS, Windows XP

EDUCATION

Graduation Institution University Period

Bachelor of Engineering (Information Science) Siddaganga Institute of Technology Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India 2003 - 2007

EMPLOYMENT

Designation Company Location Duration

Delivery Software Engineer MphasiS, an HP Company Bangalore, India Feb 2010 - Feb 2012

Associate System Engineer IBM India Private Limited Bangalore, India Oct 2007 - Feb 2010

ASSIGNMENTS AND WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Client:

Telstra (Australian telecommunication company)

Application:

MICA (Mobile Integrated Customer Accounts)

Duration:

Jan 2008 - Feb 2010 in IBM

Feb 2010 - Feb 2012 in MphasiS, an HP Company

Environment/Languages:

Mainframes, JCL, COBOL, SQL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, AllFusion Gen, Quality Center, ClearQuest, QMF, SPUFI, RTLS, File-Aid, Guardien, CE Access and TSO/ISPF

Description:

MICA is a mainframe application which does almost all functionality for a Mobile Services and Customers. MICA does activation and other transactions like port, churn, technology transfer, migration etc. of prepaid and postpaid services. MICA runs call pricing for all the calls made by a service and bills postpaid services. MICA also has the functionality of taking the payment from different payment agencies. This application creates and maintain customer details and does different customer management activities. MICA also creates and manages SIMs and services, provision and de-provision network and non-network products for accounts and account services. MICA maintains a record of different dealers and service providers and it is responsible for a part of dealer’s commission system of Telstra.

Responsibilities:

Application Developer

• Analyzing the Solution Design / Technical Specification document and developing the solution.

• Preparing Unit Test Plans.

• Developing new programs and enhancing the existing programs using design documents under the major release and non-release tasks using COBOL, JCL, DB2 and AllFusion Gen.

• Performing unit testing and documenting the test results.

• Preparing Application Specification Document for specific procedures.

• Conducting peer reviews.

• Worked as a MTIC (MICA Test Incident Control) resource during system test phase analyzing the defects raised by system test team and fixing them, if required and performing defect management activities.

• Analyzing and fixing the post implementation bugs.

• Providing estimates for the CRs.

• Preparing daily status reports and weekly status reports.

• Designing the development standards, guidelines and checklists.

• Providing business and after hour development support during SIT, UAT and deployment as required.

System Tester

• Worked in all phases of testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Progression Testing and Regression Testing.

• Taken complete ownership of a CR until its completeness.

• Provided testing estimates for a CR.

• Prepared Test Plan documents and Test Summary Reports.

• Preparing Test Scenarios, uploading them in Quality Center and scheduling them.

• Execution of Test Scripts.

• Reviewed test results and deliverables.

• Providing business and after hour testing support during SIT, UAT and deployment as required.

• Defect analysis and retesting in limited time constraints.

• Tracking defects using Quality Center and ClearQuest tools, identifying the root causes and implementing the action items.

• Preparing daily status reports and weekly status reports.

• Designing the testing standards, guidelines and checklists for the deliverables.

• Attending system test and defect meetings and providing weekly updates to be included in the Status Reports.

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS

• IBM Certified Database Associate - DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family Fundamentals (Exam 700).

• Mainframes training provided by IBM for new joiners attended during October 2007 to December 2007.

RECOGNITIONS

• Winner of Spirit of Winning - The Summit Individual Award for June 2010 in MphasiS, an HP Company.

• Winner of Spirit of Winning - The Summit Individual Award for April 2011 in MphasiS, an HP Company.

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