Technical Project Manager Mainframes Resume

Title
Technical Project Manager Mainframes

Primary Skills
Mainframe, Java, Project management

Location
US-MI-Detroit (will consider relocating)

Posted
Jun-06-09

Professional Summary:

Rajesh has 12 Years of work experience in the IT industry.Certified in IBM Mainframes & Project management with a strong technical back ground in Mainframe technologies like Cobol/CICS/DB2/VSAM/Adabas. Specialized in development and implementation of Web based, Internet/Intranet, client/server, distributed architecture.Development Methodologies like SDLC, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Agile Software Development, Scrum Methodology, RUP. Well versed with Microsoft office, Microsoft Project, VB, Tandem Technologies. Application knowledge of Banking & financials, Systematic, Insurance, Health care. Familiar with SQA, CMM procedures and documentation required for overall project management through out all phases.

Experience is in Implementing Enhanced Banking software for Credit card business (Using systematic applications like Impacs, ALS interfacing with Vision Plus Modules like CMS/TRAMS/MBS) across countries for GE Clients in an effort to standardize and provide better service to the customers, in the cadre of Assistant Project manager operating from Asia Technology Office located in US managing a team .

Summary of Certifications:
• PMP certified -- 5 years of Project Management experience.
• SIX SIGMA Methodologies -- Green belt certified.
• Woked as Global administrator for CHANGEMAN tool for Vision Plus on Mainframe Technologies.

Academic Qualifications
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical from Andhra University,India.

Technical Skills
PLATFORMS HP-9000, IBM PC Compatibles, IBM ES/9000, IBM S/390, Tandem Guardian Systems,AS400

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES VS COBOL II, CICS, SQL, PL/SQL, TACL, SCOBOL, ADL, NATURAL, Java, J2EE, EJB, JDBC, JSP, Web/Application Server WebLogic 9.1,

OPERATING SYSTEMS MVS/ESA, OS/390, UNIX, Linux,MS-DOS, Windows-xx, Tandem, MVS/VSE

DATABASES
DB2, Non StopSQL, Dbase, Oracle 8, MS SQL Server 7, VSAM, ADABAS
SOFTWARE PACKAGES and Tools MS-Office, Revolve 2000, Impact 2000, PVCS, Expeditor, Endeavor, ISPF, TSO, File Aid, Micro strategy DSS Suite, COGNOS (Impromptu, Power Play, Transformer), Inspect, Panavalet, Easytrieve
Application Areas Banking, Insurance, Mortgage, Airlines, Travel & Tourism, Billing
Certifications Cobol Certified Programmer, IBM Mainframe professional, IT Project Manager
Quality Standards
And Models ISO 9001-3, CMM, PCMM, CMMI
Mainframe Tools File-Aid, Infoman, Pdsman, Changeman, Endevor , ESP,Dyl280, TSO/ISPF, CA-7, QMF, Comparex, Xpeditor, Intertest, , Endevor, ,CA7, OPC



Major Strengths

? Experience in diversified application development using COBOL, REXX, DB2, CICS, C, SAS, IMS, SQL, IDMS, Stored Procedures, QMF, SPUFI, JCL, VSAM, MVS, OS/390, Endevor, Xpeditor, File-Aid, TSO, ISPF/PDF, SDF, CLIST, Comparex, SuperC, and Easytrieve.

Expertise in developing and maintaining mission-critical applications in various functional areas such as Banking applications, Credit card processing, Auto Insurance, Health care and manufacturing.

? Expertise in analyzing existing applications and preparing estimates and designs for better performance and improved functionality.

? Demonstrated success in improving over all productivity and quality of processes and products.

? High level of technical competence using development and testing tools.

? Demonstrated success in capturing and analyzing business requirements and converting them into functional requirements.
? Ability to convert functional requirements to technical requirements.
? Demonstrated success in developing and implementing systems using required skills and tools available.
? Unit, Integration, Regression, System and User Acceptance Testing skills.
? Very strong in Change Management Process on the mainframe
? Update QMS (Quality Management System) documents like Project initiation, Project action plan,
? Detailed Requirements Specifications, Impact Analysis, File Specifications, System Run Chart (flow chart), Data Base Requirements, Program Specifications, Operation Manual, Program
? Development, Coding, Unit Test Plan, System Test plan, Inter System Test plan, Implementation
? plan, Post implementation check and User rating

? Create test cases for the user acceptance test and co-ordinate with the users during UAT

? Production implementation upon successful user acceptance testing

? Involved in Disaster Recovery Plan exercises on mainframe applications

? Able to handle different projects concurrently

? Very good experience in trouble shooting and system performance tuning

? Perform and schedule regular housekeeping jobs to housekeep database records, in order to avoid the problem of database area .

? Full time first level production support for mainframe applications and always given high priority for the production issues. Analyze the production problems and take the action immediately.
? Perform code changes or data patching if necessary and all the QMS documents to be updated accordingly. If the issues due to other teams, co-ordinate with the other teams to follow up to solve immediately. And inform management on up-to-date status



1. Major Life Insurance Company based at Milwaukee, WI, USA
Client : Northwestern Mutual, WI
Role: Project Manager/ Project coordinator
Duration: Mar'07 to till date

The NM Company. is a leading provider of Life Insurance, annuities and asset management products for the accumulation, preservation and transfer of wealth. The company offers a broad portfolio products and services to help meet the needs of affluent and high-net-worth individuals and of institutions. Company products are available through a wide variety of third-party financial advisors and consultants.
• This project has been based on the analysis of the policyholder Services processes. Based on the analysis of the Process, the key area of improvement identified was reduction In cycle time which will lead to Cost Avoidance. The Solution Identified for the same is the Conversion of Some of the Transactions from Batch to Drip mode.
• Windows Vista Upgrade project is to distribute and install the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system to all systems in the Field including delivery and install of Vista remediated infrastructure and business applications so that field staff is able to leverage NM business applications, computing technologies, hardware devices, third party applications and desktop infrastructures that require latest operating system to support the sales and servicing activities of the business.
• Windows Visa, the next Microsoft desktop operating system, will be released at the end of 2008. This project will research the impacts of Vista to begin formulating Northwestern Mutual's strategy for adoption. The research project does not expect to resolve all identified issue, but will use the identified issues to estimate the magnitude of work to prepare and make decisions about rollout strategy. This project is funded by below-the-line support budgets so work will be completed as time permits.
• Distribute and install the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system to all systems in the Field and Home Office including delivery and install of Vista remediated infrastructure and business applications So that: The field and home office staff are able to leverage NM business applications, computing technologies, hardware devices, third party applications and desktop infrastructures that require latest operating system to support the sales and servicing activities of the business.

Contribution
• Project Scheduling, Monitoring and Control:
• Provide input and review for development of schedule, work breakdown structure, estimates and work packages during the different phases of a project.
• Provide input and review of project estimates.
• Maintain the project schedule and ensure all tasks are updated at the agreed upon time.
• Work with the project/program manager to complete all required documentation in the client's Defined Process.
• Manage the overall process throughout the project life cycle.
• Oversee management of scope changes, trends and change notices initiated from the project management system and review time and cost implications.
• Operational responsibility for cross functional integration of project datawith other systems especially finance, purchasing and contracts.
• Develop timely, accurate, in-depth analysis of organizational cost and schedule data, provide corrective action recommendations.
• Develop and implement project cost and schedule baselines, report variance,raise issues and risk.
• Develop, track and report contractor accruals, track and monitor acquisition commitments.
• Develop strategic planning schedules and provide support to project management in cost, schedule, performance measurement, and forecasting and variance analysis.
• Apply appropriate metrics and tools for project control.
• Recognize and evaluate actual or proposed changes to any aspect of project scope or schedule.
• Provide Document Management with the project management tool for all project collateral.
• Project Monitoring and Control/Risk Management:
• Analyze risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action with the Program/project manager.
• Manage change to preserve business plan commitments; initiate review if projects must change.
• Communicate risks to project teams, escalate issues and risks for mitigation.
• Facilitate regularly scheduled project meetings for the project team, workgroup, executive steering committee, and risk planning and change control.
• Provide Executive reports to program/project managers to use in making strategic decisions on project portfolio.
• Budget Management: Maintain accurate time estimating and tracking for all organizational projects to verify the Planned Value, Actual Cost, Earned Value, Schedule
• Variance, Schedule Performance Index and Estimate at completion.
• Manage the transfer of cost data from financial, accounting, and procurement systems to the organizational project control system. Coordinate the correct classification for expense and capital expenditures for all project tasks and have approved by accounting.
• Provide cash-flow analysis reports.

Technical Environment: IBM S/390,IBM PC,Windows 98/2000, COBOL, PL/1, SAS, MVS, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, SQL, PL/SQL, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, PDSMAN, DYL280, Infoman,Changeman,Comparex,Strobe,Assembler,Visio,Intertest, Abend-Aid and MS OFFICE packages, Java, J2EE, EJB, JDBC, JSP, Middleware Technologies EJB 2.0 / 3.0,Unix.

2. Major Auto Insurance Company based at Bloomington, IL, USA
Client : Statefarm, IL
Role: Project manager/Onsite cordinator
Duration: Mar'06 to Feb'07

Involved in all phases of software development life cycle and maintenance for the following projects at Echo Agency services.
ACMS is the system that manages all transaction data retrieved from an agent's ECHO and sends it to the operating divisions. ACMS is the link between the ECHO and the division. ACMS systems execute in the regional offices. ACMS does not do any processing on the ECHOs. Two systems are utilized:
Overnight flow -- processes all ECHO transactions retrieved during the nightly regional office initiated retrieval process.
Immediate flow - processes Claim and Agent E-Mail transactions that are retrieved throughout the day. The Claims system executes approximately every 5 minutes. The Agent E-Mail system executes approximately every 30 minutes.
Functions
• Checks for completeness of transaction transfer
• Route out-of-office transactions (multi-region agents).
• Process & Transmits transactions to all divisions
• Print general memos.
• Produce various transaction reports.
• Retain 13 months of transaction history
Contribution
• Demonstrated ability in the following areas: Solid mix of business and technical capabilities, Ability to identify opportunities and propose solutions, Clear, articulate and confident written and verbal communication skills, Strong presentation skills, Sound report writing skills, Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities.
• Leverage new technology, alliance, Practice in order to charter new areas of growth
• Handling issues and escalations for existing projects in the account
• Coordinating Delivery of existing projects from offshore
• Maintain a profitable offshore leverage ratio in the account
• Provide reports, metrics to senior management
• Handling Billing, Invoicing, accounts receivables etc
• Recruiting, staffing, Hiring for existing as well as new positions
• Consolidation of the employee issues with respect to HR and finance
• Project management - Provide guidance to onsite leads and act as a point of contact for offshore projects.
• Strong project management and delivery skills and Strong facilitation skills.
• Answering business partners queries and requests (ASMS & PT FLOW).
• Leverage new technology, alliance, Practice in order to charter new areas of growth.
Handling issues and escalations for existing projects in the account
Coordinating Delivery of existing projects from offshore. Maintain a profitable offshore leverage ratio in the account. Provide reports, metrics to senior management. Provide guidance to onsite leads and act as a point of contact for offshore projects.
• Responsible for ensuring the Quality procedures related to the project.
• Configuration management and document control

Technical Environment: IBM S/390,IBM PC,Windows XP/2000, COBOL, PL/1, SAS, MVS, JCL, IMS,DB2, CICS, VSAM, SQL, PL/SQL, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, PDSMAN, DYL280, Infoman, Changeman, Comparex, Strobe, Assembler, Visio, Intertest, SeQual, TestDirector, ClearQuest, Abend-Aid and MS OFFICE packages, Java, J2EE, EJB, JDBC, JSP, Middleware Technologies EJB 2.0 / 3.0.

3. GE Consumer Finance -- Vision Plus (Credit card processing)
Client : GECF
Role: Project manager
Duration: Apr '04 to Feb'06

ChangeMan implementation is basically implementation of ChangeMan tool on applications running on different Mainframe LPARs (Logical Partitions).
ChangeMan is being currently implemented for GE - Australia, Hungary, Czech, Denmark, Poland, Mexico, Japan, Thailand. ChangeMan is a version control tool that is similar to most of the mainframe version control tools like Endevor. ChangeMan will be implemented on all the GE-Vision plus (Credit card) sites all over the Globe. The main use of having ChangeMan software is to have a standard process for source management right from Development till migration into Production.

GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc.(GEFA)
System : This project has been based on the analysis of the policyholder Services processes.Based on the analysis of the Process, the key area of improvement identified was reduction In cycle time which will lead to Cost Avoidance. The Solution Identified for the same is the Conversion of Some of the Transactions from Batch to Drip mode.

IHB (In-house billing)
IHB Database tuning (IHB Sub-system involves exhaustive DB2 usage, tables were restructured to efficient usage),
IHB Green screen for product addition (provided green screens for addition/maintenance of Vendor Products in IHB),
IHB Billing parameters (provided billing parameters to IHB user that gave flexibility in billing an account holder)
IHB Invoicing Green screen for settlement control (provided green screens for manual settlement for settlement control team), this project involved CICS and DB2 usage.
Migration of retail services merchant to Card services.
Enhancement services reports (project involved creation of new reports for enhancement services).
Technology used - Mainframe, Vision plus, CICS, IBM MQ series, VSAM.

Contribution:
Involved in the ChangeMan study and implementation for Finland/Gold /Russia/Swiss for Vision plus regions for the following Vision Plus Applications.
• Manage the project assignments to the assigned scope, schedule, and cost
• Develop, monitor, and manage to project plans
• 9 Products with more than 150 business requirements
• Total 800+ entities were moved to Production in 3 Releases
• 30,000 + hours of effort
• 0 Post Delivery Defects
• Responsible for entire delivery of the project end to end
• Coordinated with different IS teams including Actuarial, NB, POS
• Created project plan for 3 releases and stick to the schedule w/ 0% deviation
• Managed change controls throughout the Life Cycle of the project
• Provided accurate status and dashboard for upper management highlighting cost, schedule, and quality metrics
• Always led the team from front providing solution at crisis
• Created detailed level planning including implementation planning, testing strategy, Actuarial testing planning
• Analysis of Functional Specifications
• Preparation of Technical Specifications
• Preparing Unit Test Cases

Technical Environment: IBM S/390,IBM PC,Windows 98/2000, COBOL, PL/1, SAS, MVS, JCL, DB2, IMS,CICS, Adabas,VSAM, SQL, PL/SQL, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, PDSMAN, DYL280, Infoman,Changeman,Comparex,Strobe,Assembler,Visio,Intertest, Abend-Aid and MS OFFICE packages, Web/Application Server WebLogic 9.1, Presentation Tier Technologies Swing, JSP.

4 .FAS -- Financial Authorization System
Role : Project lead/Onsite coordinator
Duration: Jan 02 -- March 04

FAS is a vision plus subsystem which deals with authorization of all types of transactions. It's a 24-7 subsystem which accepts, declines, the incoming transaction with appropriate authorizations codes. I have worked in FAS for following projects
CNP ( Card not present) -- Project involved a functionality to allow customer to make purchase even if they are not able to produce their credit card at the time of purchase by using their SSN , driving licences number as their identification.
Toolbars Replacement -- This project introduced a new interface so that back end (Mainframe) can interact with front end (e-champs) for FAS application.
Technology used Mainframe, Vision plus, CICS, IBM MQ series, VSAM.

As a Team Leader, responsible for the following:
Contribution
• Responsibilities include System Study, Requirement Analysis, Design, Coding of New DB2 and Cobol Programs and Testing
• Was involved in extensive Embedded SQL Programming during the course of developing new DB2 / COBOL 85 programs for the COMMERCIAL domain.
• Developed DB2 report programs for the CORPORATE domain.
• Conversant with using configuration control tool - Endeavor.
• Used SQL processor QMF to evaluate SQL batches of SQL commands.
• Involved in performance tuning of DB2/COBOL programs.
• 24 X 7 Production Support On call.
• Enhancement Activities are implementation based on new requirements
• Analyzed the reasons and made permanent fixes based on the criteria used in the various clauses of the SQL statements in the program.
• Prepared test plans for testing applications involving DB2 programs.
• Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Involved in Design and Estimation of the requirements.
• Improving quality and increasing productivity

Technical Environment: IBM S/390, IBM PC, Windows NT/95, COBOL, PL/1, SAS, MVS, JCL, IMS,DB2, CICS, VSAM, SQL, PL/SQL, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, XPEDITER, FILE-AID, PDSMAN, DYL280, Infoman,Changeman,Comparex,Strobe,Assembler,Visio,Intertest, Abend-Aid and MS OFFICE packages,VAG tool, Presentation Tier Technologies Swing, JSP.

5. WPS(World wide production system, Malaysia)
Client : Agilent Technologies formerly known as HP
Role: Software consultant
Duration: Jan '00 to Dec'01

WPS provides schedulers a tool to plan production build. It takes into consideration fresh goods inventory FGI, backlog (orders), ship demand forecast (SDF), fresh build and other manufacturing constraints.
Generate first pass build plan based on FGI, SDF, backlog, and fresh build. It provides accurate information to all other interfacing systems and entities Worldwide for component group. This system is used to forecast a production plan based on the Input from other systems like SHIP DEMAND FORECAST, COSMOS and availability of materials in Stores and WIIP.

Contribution
• Responsible for enhancement of program specifications based on business rules provided by users and made modifications to batch and online programs using COBOL, C, CICS, DB2, IMS, IDMS, SAS, and JCL.
• Analyzing Business requirements and developing functional requirements
• 24 X 7 Production Support On call
• Abends resolution and proactive support
• Performing Code-Walk-Troughs'.
• Enhancement Activities are implementation based on new requirements
• Disaster Recovery Planning
• Involved in Design and Estimation of the requirements
• Improving quality and increasing productivity
• Writing and executing Test Cases and Test Plans
• Acceptance and Performance testing
• Communicating with the other Interface teams like Financial, Materials and Human Resources.

Environment:
• COBOL, CICS, PLI, IMS, DB2, IDMS, JCL, SAS, HP 3000, Image database, Windows NT.

6. DBP(Dental Benefit Provider, USA)
Client : DBP
Role : Software consultant
Company : Akshay Software technologies
Duration: Aug ' 98 to Dec'99

This system provides Life reinsurance to various organizations for providing dental benefits to their members. Has the following two phases.

Enhancements on the present system.
1. DDS review Module.
2. Health Insurance association application.
3. Claims History Module.
Enhancement on DDS-MODULE covers additional programs for the verification of various functionalities before providing reinsurance to its members.
Enhancement on Health insurance association application covers setting up of amounts for different locations as per regulations provided by the government and adjudicating a claim.

Contribution
• Converted the Programs and Control cards to make them Y2K compliant
• Performed validation & analysis of modified programs and control cards using VIASOFT
• Writing passer programs to test the programs and control cards in year 2000
• Analyzing the results by comparing the results with the original and modified programs respectively
• Analysis and Generation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial and/or performance reports

Environment:
• COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL

7. Walker Interactive System
Role : Software consultant
Company : Wipro Ltd USA
Duration: Dec'97 to Jul'98

The project is for a leading software company in USA involved in development of Integrated and Interactive Financial System on mainframe platform. TAMARIS is a customizable Business Accounting Package having 5 modules viz., Procurement (Purchase order management, Accounts Payable Management and Inventory Management), General Ledger, Asset Management, Account Receivable and Project Cost Management. The scope of the project includes System Testing of new releases. The project is executed offshore via satellite to the client site.
Contribution
Programmer (Module Procurement, Specifications, Unit testing & Documentation)

Environment: COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL

Certifications
PMP, Sixsigma, IBM mainframes


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