CURRICULUM VITAE

Bala Trinadh J
E-mail : BALA.MUNNA007@gmail.com
Mobile : 09886627077

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

 Having 2+ years of IT experience on Mainframe platform working in Development,

System Testing & Production Support.
 Mainframe developer with good understanding of COBOL, JCL, DB2 & VSAM.
 Good working exposure on CICS mapping and programming concepts.
 Hands on experience in using Tools like Endeavor, Insync, Tracemaster.
 Hand on experience in preparing UTCs, UTRs, UTPs, STCs, STRs, STPs.

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 Worked as Software Engineer at IBM, Bangalore from May’ 2008 to till date.

ACADEMIC PROFILE:

 B.E from Andhra University in the year 2008.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems : MVS, Z/OS

Languages : VS-COBOL II, JCL
Database : DB2
Access Method : VSAM
Tools : Endeavor, Insync, Tracemaster.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
PROJECT # 1

Project Name : Regence BCBS

Client : Regence
Role : Team Member
Duration : May’ 2008 to till date.

About Client:

Regence is 2.5 million members, here for our families, co-workers and neighbors, helping
each other be and stay healthy and provide support in time of need. And we've been here
for members more than 90 years.

Regence is a nonprofit health care company. We offer individual and group medical,
dental, vision and life insurance, Medicare and other government programs, and
pharmacy benefit management.

We are the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain Region, serving

members as Regence BlueShield of Idaho, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon,
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah and Regence BlueShield (in Washington). Each
plan is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Description:

Regence BCBS is maintenance and enhancement module. It is a healthcare project. In this project
my role is in the Membership. It consists of both Online and Batch processing. Online screens
developed in CICS were used to enter/view membership details. The membership information
was stored on VSAM files and COBOL, JCL was used to process the membership(CMS) details
in Batch environment. The CMS performs several general functions for Regence. These functions
include:
1. CMS - It maintains group eligibility data
2. MIP - It maintains Individual eligibility data
3. Co-ordination with CPS (Claim Processing System) also.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Developer I held the following responsibilities:

 Understanding the low-level design document.

 Preparing unit test cases and preparing test data.
 Coding of Batch programs.
 Unit testing of Batch jobs and online maps.
 Attending weekly status meetings.
As a production Supporter and Test Co-ordinator I held the following responsibilities:
  Co-ordinate the Production and Test cycle & handle the abends.

As a System Tester I held the following responsibilities:

 Preparation of STP & STC from the Business Requirements.

 Validate the reports after running the jobs as per the test request sent by the developer.
 Do Performance testing for onlines.
 Do the thorough regression testing for all the SR's & make sure that the system is
behaving as per the business requirements.
 Review of STP & STC documents created by the other team members.
 Ensure the system test results are delivered as per the timeline.
 I have used defect tracking tool Clear Quest and maintained a defect log which helps in
reducing recurring defects.

Environment: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, Insync, Endeavor,Tracemaster.

Client focus/partnership:
I have built credibility and gained trust from the client by delivering good quality work.
I have received decent and satisfactory support and coordination back from the client. Moreover,
I have maintained this relationship with clients to gain their continuous support, involvement and
contribution.

I have created one job to extract the records from monthly input files depend on Destination id’s
or group numbers, which will decrease the time to read the files from tape and in -future feed jobs
runs 5 mins instead of 1 hour. Every year we are expecting 20 feeds. In production with this job
we can release 20 Hrs. CPU time for other jobs (Per month).

I have got appreciation in many SR's for delivering the system test results in time from the
Business.

Teamwork & Collaboration:

In the REGENCE project, I have worked closely with other Team members. I always asked other
team members if I could help finish any tasks when I had finished my own work. When I was not
sure about the solution, I asked the opinion from the team and shared my opinions with the team
when needed.
I presented my lessons learnt and my experience to the team and encouraged them to exchange
what they have learnt from the project so that we can avoid the same mistakes and the whole team
can improve together. During this phase, I was also able to demonstrate my leadership skills.
With limited resources and time, there were lot of pressures from the client and other teams, we
have helped and supported each other to withstand the pressure and get through the difficulties
together.
Professional Effectiveness:
I have consistently completed the clocking to REGENCE project punctually and correctly
according to IBM policy. In doing so, I have helped generate revenue to GBS, and therefore IBM
in my home country. I have also been submitting expense forms on the first day of claimable
month, which helps speed up the process of handling billings and collections.

I have actively participated in team meetings while working on the REGENCE project.

I have demonstrated my ability in fast learning and enthusiasm in searching for knowledge by
myself in order to get more understanding about the design and be able to provide good
consulting and answer the client’s questions. As I did not get involved in collecting the user
requirement at the beginning phase of the project, I have had to make a special effort to fully
understand the design and then use it to solve the problems effectively.
In this phase, I have learnt a lot about Health Care Business System and also I have completed the
AHM 250 certification. I have successfully completed the DB2 Fundamental certification.
Besides knowledge about Healthcare, I have also gained knowledge on project management
during his phase.
I always seek suggestions and help from the senior consultants in IBM to handle difficulties in
the project, for example, I asked for advice from sravan who was a test consultant during System
testing for how to create claims and process claims to completion of System testing.