Abid Ahmed

[email protected] 5154664854 Designation: MF Analyst (Programmer)

Mainframe Analyst/Programmer with a proven

track record of effective leadership and value I nd us t r ies
demonstrated through 8+ years of experience in
IT providing Program analysis, programing  Insurance
design, and completing the development as per  Financial Services
as per project timeline with business knowledge
in Insurance, and Financial Services.
Ar ea s of Exper t is e
 Gathering Business requirement and Analysis, writing
new Design document and coding new program based  Analysis of Business Requirement
on designment document, Unit testing new programs,  Writing Design Specifications
System testing support, Production support,
 Develop program as per Design Specification
Application support or enhancement after production
move.  Unit and Integration Testing
 Systems integration Testing support
 Mainframe Programmer – Took ownership of the  Regression Testing support
delivery, timeliness and quality of the Projects  Performance Testing support
assigned. Mentored and managed team members in
 Production Release support
Development and test areas and constantly gave on-
the-job feedback and guidance. Apply my
development leadership and mentoring skills to Exper ienc e a nd Sk ills
challenging projects in a team environment, managed
configuration, and Release management.
 Operating Systems: Windows, and Mainframe
 Having good client interaction in different client  Programming: Cobol, JCL, MQ and JAVA
locations (Farm Bureau Insurance, Nationwide,  Documentation: MS Office, Open Office
Deutsche Bank -Offshore India location and Zurich  Databases: DB2, SQL Server, MySQL
Insurance Company -Offshore India location)  Testing Tools: ALM(QC), QTP
 Web Technologies: HTML, XML, and JavaScript
 Involved in different projects Developments like
Mainframe, Dot net, Java based applications  Policy Center V8, Billing Center V8, Soap, Rally,
Flow dock

Experience Highlights

 Extensive Experience in analysis, design, development, debugging, testing and maintenance of software projects in
Mainframe environment and UI Environment. And have work experience in COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, CICS, CICSPlex,
CICS Web Services.
 Extensive Experience of CICS Channel and Container, working experience of SOA and API Architecture, Working
Experience of CICS Web Services. Also having good experience with MQ and TCP/IP Mainframe networking
configurations
 Extensive Experience in developing new Cobol batch and online programs, developing new JCL jobs and Writing DB2
queries
 Strong aptitude in implementing programing Assurance Standards and programing Methodologies for Large
Enterprise projects using Use Case Documents, Functional Specifications and Business Requirements.
 Map, measure and improve the underlying business processes to ensure effectiveness and efficiency within the
structure of the process, continuing to evolve the framework as the business changes.
 Accountable for meeting deliverables, implementing process and program improvements, and utilizing consistent
methodology that is standard.
 Experience in Managing and developing Software program Strategies and design that runs across different project
teams inside and outside of organizations by implementing Resource and Vendor Management skills.
 Participated in presenting Proof of Concepts to the Clients while working in Testing Services.

 Having experience in different of various applications like Mainframe, Dot net, Java based applications.
Effectively implemented Agile Scrum/Waterfall Software Development Methodologies, Strategies and plans in all
stages of SDLC.
Education

 B. Tech Engineering in computer science JNTU, Hyderabad, India.

Professional Experience

 Working with Mind Zone It Solutions company Iowa, USA from October 2018 to Till Date.
 Worked with CSR Talent Staffing consulting company in Hyderabad, India from April 2014 to Sep 2018.

Projects summary
Project#

Employer Name: Mind zone IT Solutions, Iowa, USA

Project Name: Farm bureau legacy Transition System
Client: Farm Bureau Insurance Company, USA
Time: Oct 2018 to Till Date

Environment/Tools: Assembler, Cobol, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, Soap UI, Change Man, File Manager, HP Quality, HP service
Center, Rally, flow doc, selenium, SVN, CVS CA tools

The scope of this project is to sunset existing legacy system with Guidewire Insurance Suite.
The current legacy systems are nearing end of their lifespan. The outdated legacy systems are complex, difficult to maintain
and any changes to it are time-consuming and expensive. As a result, there is operational inefficiency impacting business
growth. Policy Center provides system-to-system integration between the company and agents, applies rule-based business
logic to risk evaluation, and provides underwriters a unified desktop to manage and monitor the underwriting process
effectively.
Policy Center also enables integration of processes and information between underwriting and claims.
Policy Center supports the end-to-end underwriting and policy administration process,
including new policy applications, renewals, changes, cancellations, and reinstatements.
Independent agents will use Policy Center to enter new submissions and review status for their customers, aided by
integration to existing agency management systems

Responsibilities:
 Responsible for preparing technical design solution document upon the Business Requirement
 Responsible for Developing Batch and online programs using Cobol, db2 and CICS depending upon the TDD
 Responsible for preparing relational and dimensional DB2 data modeling based on requirement
 Responsible for writing DB2, SQL queries with relational databases
 Responsible to works closely with teams (IT and business) to provide solutions to complex issues.
 Responsible to Provide technical direction including problem resolution, implementation, and operational issues
 Responsible to Transfer knowledge to team members through counseling and consultation
 Attending meetings and maintaining the Review meeting Docs.
 Delivering the projects with Client and Company strategies.
 Creation of JCL’s, Proc’s and Pram Files for the Job.
 Casting of Package with all the components and followed it to be moved it to Production

2
Project#

Employer Name: CSR Talent staffing consulting company (IBM), Hyderabad, India
Project Name: AGSS (Property & Casualty, Auto & PUL)
Client: Zurich Insurance Company, Switzerland
Time: Apr 2017 to Sep 2018

Environment/Tools: Quality Center 11.0, MS COBOL, JCL, XML, MF Dialog, MS Visual Basic 6.0, Actuate,
Workbench V 3.2, CITRIX Met Frame Presentation Server with tools like Harvest and Net Express,
Windows XP Professional, VMB, Workbench, MS Visual Studio.

Project descriptions: A Project Involving Transition of Insurance Agency Solutions from OLD green Screens to new GUI
based Screens. The Project is based on Agile Model. AGSS is a programming system developed to replace the existing Sales
and Servicing platform. The new application provides quotes, process new policies and handles servicing of existing policies
for Personal Property Insurance lines. This Application is used by the authorized Property Insurance Agents across
Switzerland.

Project#
Employer Name: CSR Talent Staffing consulting company (IBM), Hyderabad, India
Project Name: Aspen Test – ABFO
Client: Deutsche Bank, Singapore
Time Period: Apr 2014 to Mar 2017

Environment/Tools: Cobol, JCL, DB2, Quality Center 9.2, Test Director 8.0 SP 2, QTP 9.2, JIRA, C++, Java, JDK
1.5&1.6, Oracle 10.2, JBOSS and Windows NT.

Description: Autobahn FO is Deutsche Bank’s web-based electronic trading platform for futures and options execution,
providing access to a comprehensive range of global Exchange Traded Derivatives. Autobahn FO is also capable of providing
access to several cash products.  Autobahn FO offers trading, post trade allocation and real-time market data including
market depth on all major exchanges globally to both internal and external customers worldwide. It gives users the ability to
trade futures, options and equities from a single, unified workstation. Linked to many of the world’s leading exchanges, it
simplifies integration through specialized interfaces where necessary and the use of the industry’s standard protocol, FIX. This
application is also being developed to offer clients similar functionality for the trading of Repos with Global Finance from the
same user interface.

Reference Upon request.