1. A.B. PRABHU RAJ
Mob: +91-9632 830 830
E-mail: prabhuraj.ab@gmail.com
Professional Summary:
An IT Professional with strong Business acumen in the field of “Banking & Financial Industry” with
Oracle/SAP expertise. Currently working with IBM India P Ltd and worked in ‘Canara Bank of India’, one
of the Leading Nationalized Banks in India for over 20+ years, which includes 18 + years of expertise in the
field of Information Technology related to Banking and Financial Industry (Core functional expertise in BFSI
Domain).
A Diversified Technical Expertise of Technology in the field of Development, Testing, Project Management and
E2E Solutions
A few notable assignments include:
 Development and Implementation of Oracle/ERP Applications and Testing the functionality and performance
of the Applications manually.
 Software packages and System audits assessing the strength and weaknesses of the current systems and
Procedures,
 Recommending Change Management/Risk management to eliminate the risks and strengthen the control
systems.
 Software Quality professional-having performed the role of Delivery Project Manager, Test Manager, Project
Quality Analyst, Test Architect, Senior Test Engineer & Developer, E2E Solutions for new Opportunities and
Have rich experience in managing the large team.
 Strong experience and result-oriented professional in solutioning for AD&I – AMS and CS&I
Opportunities in different Industries and Technologies
Domain Expertise:
• Over 20 years of core Banking, Financial & Insurance Industry experience including all the major
areas:-
• Branch/Retail banking, Industrial / Corporate banking, Loans/Advances and Forex portfolios,
• Very rich domain experience in Payment Systems, with expertise in RTGS/SWIFT and EFT.
• Experience in Development and successful Implementation of Payment Systems
• EDP Admin, Software Development & Implementation, Business/ System Analysis
• Experience in Quality processes.
• Strong foundation in SDLC, STLC concepts and Computer Policy & Planning etc.
Software skills:
RDBMS: Oracle - 9i, 8.x, 7.3,Forms and Reports 4/6i,DB2 ,MF and FoxPro
LANGUAGES: PL/SQL, SQL.
ERP: Oracle- /Financial/Banking Applications and FI-CO Modules.
O.S: UNIX, MS – Windows,MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & MPP
Certifications:
• CSTM-(Certified Software Test Manager from STQC)
• ISTQB–(International Software Testing Qualification Board Certified Tester-(F)-Level)
• UNIX (AIX) – IBM Certification.
• DB2–IBM Certification.
• NCFM–NSE’S Certificate in Financial Markets–From National Stock Exchange of India.
• RDBMS, Software Quality Assurance, Software Testing Certificates-Brain Bench
• Oracle-SQL Certification from Oracle Corporation.

2. • IBM Certified Senior IT Specialist
• IBM Certified Quality Ambassador
• ITIL V3 Certification.
Trainings:
• Project Management Principles program-WWPMMP-(99G,54G and 10G)
Academic:
• MBA in Finance & Banking (VMU)
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University)
• Diploma in Computer Applications (ICS).
Awards/Achievements:
1-BRAVO Award for Excellent Leadership, Perseverance and Commitment during System
Testing for IBM India HR Application Capacity planning initiative.
2-BRAVO Award for Successful delivery of Broker Dealer ML project with Zero UAT
Defects.
3-BRAVO Award for Successful delivery of Project Compass with Zero UAT Defects.
4-BRAVO Award - For Excellency in Leadership, Perseverance and Commitment for E2E Project Delivery of
CDS-FNPA.
5-Excellent Employee Award throughout the Career in the Canara Bank of India and ARIECO Dubai
Organizations.
6-Ecellent Employee Award in D2K Reports & Designed/Developed and Delivering with Zero UAT
defects for MIS, ALM, RTGS, EFT, FICO, HRIS AND CD CRM Apps Projects.
Summary of Experience:
Project : GBS-Solutioning (SIH – ADI/AMS) July’2013 to Till Date
Company : IBM India- Services Integration Hub - GBS Global Solutioning
Role : Solutioning Manager
Tools used : SDM GPE Costing / Pricing /RCA /PMT /Estimation/GS Risk.
Description of the Opportunities & Project Responsibilities:
As Lead Solution Manager for Complex AMS Renewal for large BFM domain. Opportunities
were spread across multiple delivery towers, Geographic's and GDC Responsible for leading
complex technology driven solutions, in the Application Maintenance environment, and
inclusion of IBM’s best of breed assets / Accelerators and solutions. Lead Application
Development, Production Support and Maintenance of mission-critical applications in Core
Banking & Entire Banking Modules, Financial, Capital Markets, Risk Management, General
Ledger, Forex, Regulatory Reporting, Derivative Finance and Relationship Profitability.
Strong experience and result-oriented professional in solutioning for AD&I – AMS and CS&I
Opportunities in different Industries and Technologies predominantly in FSS-BFSI domain,
Have supported deals lead by GBS and GTS, and also have worked as core Lead Solution
Manager and focal point for across the Global Opportunities in FSS/BFSI & Other cross
Domain global opportunities as well.
Solution Management professional with a proven track record of exceeding Customer
expectations and objectives, in the Banking & Financial Markets Solutioning team of IBM
Global Business Services-SIH and handles large AMS Solution opportunities E2E solutioning
life cycle & solutioning phases (Shaping/Optimization & Excellence) for IBM clients
worldwide with good Experience blending delivery with pre-sales parameters to develop
Optimum Solutions. Has extensive international experience in Banking & Financial Services
Sector, interacting with various geographies and cultures.
Client Experience Examples and Handles the following Opportunities/Clients across the Global:

3. Asia Pacific /Australia /UK /USA /Canada /Poland /Hungary /Singapore/ Saudi Arabia/UAE
/SA /Mexico Countries by handling more than $1500 MN TCV
DBS |Bank of America |Citi Bank Group |American Express Bank |Royal Bank of Canada |
Bank of Montreal |Standard Bank of SA |Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |Firt Atlantic
Merchant Bank |Bank of Commonwealth |Ameriprise Financials |Commonwealth Bank of
Australia |Bank of America Merrill Lynch |SunTrust Banks INC |Citi Group Hungary |HSBC
Holdings PLC |Deutsche Bank PBC S.A. Poland |Reliance Corporate IT Park |Northern Trust
|American Express Travel |Nationwide Building Society |Indian Bank-India |Al-Rajhi Bank-
Saudi/UAE |HSBC Bank-USA |MUFG Union Bank NA-US |Bank Polska KASA-Poland |DBS Bank Ltd-
Singapore |CANARA BANK-India |The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd |Etihad Airways-UAE |State of
California-US Government etc...
Project : Rushmore Project from Sept’2009 to July’2013
Company : IBM India/USA
Client : Lincoln Financial Group,Fortwayne,USA
Size : 150+ team members
Role : Delivery Project Manager /Delivery Manager/Program Manager
Environment : Java Server Pages, DB2 8.1, Mainframe, Java 2,J2EE, Unix,Oracle, Sap
Tools used : Manual/Automation Testing, Rational Portfolio Management,
Test/Quality Management tools.
Description of the project
Lincoln Financial Group Account, it’s a Financial and Insurance domain project, sells a wide variety
of financial products and solutions through financial advisors like mutual funds, managed accounts,
retirement solutions, life insurance plans, savings plans, institutional investments and
comprehensive financial planning and advisory services, having the strength, stability and
experience in customer needs.
Responsibilities:
• Overall responsibility for the delivery of the Project deliverables for the projects assigned
• Participate in Change Request Management Process
• Management responsibilities for entire SDLC & STLC activities and ensure overall quality
deliveries
• Coordinating with onsite counterpart, development and testing team in getting the KT and
Setting up the team to perform quality work.
• Understanding the project objectives and develop Project Plans, Estimation and resource plans,
and tracking the project execution for cost, quality, scope and schedule compliance.
• Periodic reviews of Project Milestones for ensuring adherence to overall Project plans, and
timely delivery of projects as per the client requirements.
• Managing the execution & Monitoring and controlling through out the project life cycles.
• Develop best practices and standards for the project and team.
• Ensuring compliance to process, policies and procedures by the team and contribution to
process improvement.
• Acquire, motivate, lead, mentor and manage the Team.
• Involved in daily, weekly and monthly meetings with different stakeholders (AM, DM and Team)
and Reporting the status to DPE,AM & DM, on a regular intervals
• Managing the Defects, Risks and Issues log for each project. Defining the platform quality gates
and mechanisms for prevention and earlier detection of SLA issues.
• Ensuring that financial targets of the project & group are met, variances are minimized and
reasons for variances are known, business reviews are conducted as per scope of the business.
• Enabling the team to innovate and create strong partnership with other groups

4. • Preparing/Generating/submitting the metrics and Performance measurement baselines and
analysis.
• Effectively delivering and implementation of critical business applications /Solutions
• Proven ability to lead, coach and provide leadership to staff, including development of goals,
objectives and performance success criteria.
• Ability to isolate, identify and diagnose performance issues and make suitable
recommendations.
• Experience in working with internal / external auditors and senior management.
• Flexibility to handle pressure of multiple top priority initiatives and issues and able to work
independently. Expertise in various software Development methodologies like Agile & SCRUM.
• Very strong organizational skills with a meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proven ability in managing core functions of Test of an engineering team & relevant experience
with Quality Assurance/Quality Control processes.
• Staffing and Ramping up the team to the desired level.
• Developing high competency teams,Minimizing attrition and Capability maximization.
Project : Deutsche Bank-Germany from April’2009 to Sept’2009
Company : IBM India/Germany Bangalore
Client : Deustch Bank, Germany
Size : 55 member team
Role : Project Manager/Test Manager
Environment : Java Server Pages, DB2 8.1, Mainframe, Oracle, Java 2 ,J2EE, Unix
Tools used : Manual/Automation Testing, Test Director, Rational Portfolio
Management, Rational Clear Quest/Case & Quality Management tools.
Description of the project:
Germany’s, Largest Bank Deustch Bank Project, supports numerous applications that include:
Retails lending, commercial loans, Consumer Finance loans, Mortgage loans, Collateral loans,
Securities loans, Business loans, Real Estate loans and all kind of Financial Applications, These
existing applications have change in their functionality as well as performance issues to be taken
care of.
Responsibilities:
• Business requirements analysis and System requirements analysis and Reviews.
• Preparation of Master Test Plan, RTVM (Requirement Traceability & Verification Matrix).
• Setting up of Test Environment, acquiring human resources, imparting training and education
to testing team.
• Delegation of activities, and monitoring team for undergoing KT (Knowledge Transfer session),
preparation and execution of test cases.
• Daily status call with the team members and weekly status call with the onsite Team/DM and
Interacting with the clients to full fill their requirements.
• Preparation of Quality Control plans and Coordinating with Internal Quality auditors to meet the
quality goals of the project
• Preparation and submission of Project Metrics data and Coordinating with Internal Metrics,
status reports and coordinating onsite team.
• Carrying out size and effort estimation, using different project management techniques and
methodologies.
• Creating Project plan / schedules, Resource Plan, tracking the project execution for cost,
quality, scope and schedule compliance.
• Coordinating across various functions to align and ensure a successful delivery of the project.
• Staffing and Ramping up the team to the desired level.
• Developing high competency teams,Minimizing attrition and Capability maximization

5. Project : IBM India HR and Non HR Project from April’2007 to April 2009
Company : IBM India Bangalore
Client : IBM, USA
Team Size : 18 member team
Role : Project Test Manager/Domain Expert/SME/QCM
Environment : Java Server Pages, DB2 8.1, Lotus Notes 7.0, Java 2 and J2EE
Tools used : Manual Testing and MS Excel for defect tracking and
Rational Portfolio Management and Rational Clear Quest and
Quality Management tools.
Description of the project
IBM India HR Applications supports numerous applications that include: Payroll processing,
Separations, IT Proof, ILPS, EPICS, Transfer tool, PDDB, HRIS and Non HR Applications around 160
applications (Financial and Non Financial Applications). These existing applications have
change in their functionality as well as performance issues to be taken care of.
Responsibilities:
• Business requirements analysis and System requirements analysis and Reviews.
• Preparation of Master Test Plan, RTVMs (Requirement Traceability Verification Matrix).
• Setting up of Test Environment, acquiring human resources, imparting training and education
to testing team.
• Delegation of activities, and monitoring team for undergoing KT (Knowledge Transfer session),
preparation and execution of test cases.
• Daily status call with the team members and weekly status call with the PM and Interacting
with the clients to full fill their requirements.
• Preparation of Quality Control plans and Coordinating with Internal Quality auditors to meet the
quality goals of the project and Preparation of schedule, cost and resources estimations for the
project.
• Preparation and submission of Project Metrics data and Coordinating with Internal Metrics
Analysts.
Project : CD-CRM (COMPREHENSIVE DATA & SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE IN CREDIT RISK
MANAGEMENT)-GENERAL BANKING Project from June’2006 to April’2007
Company/Client : CANARA BANK-KAPURTHALA, JALANDHAR Circle -PUNJAB
Team Size : 15 member team
Role : Manager/Officer/Leader for IT
Environment : Java Server Pages, Java 2 and J2EE,DB2 8.1,Oracle/D2K
with Manual Testing and MS Excel for defect tracking
Description:
Objective of the Project is in terms of Reserve Bank Of India guidelines on Credit Risk Management
of Regular and NPA Accounts, a need for establishing a consolidated and error free database on
Loans and Advances was felt. In this regard Bank has embarked upon a prestigious project called
“CD-CRM” to establish comprehensive Data Ware house on credit related matters, This would help
the Bank to generate various statutory, standard, dynamic and various MIS reports as a decision
tool.To adopt a standardized approach for computing Capital Adequacy, strengthen collection of
collateral/security details of loan accounts, strengthen the limit structure and include Risk rating as
a parameter, to implement masters for Customer, Advances, Collateral, NPA related accounts Bills
purchased and Non-Fund Based Business at a central data base and to generate various
information as a decision support tool from a central location.

6. Roles & Responsibilities:
As a Project leader, I have taken care of smooth functioning of the application, Implementation,
Testing Manually and configuring as per the Banks/Branches requirements and SRS, I have taken
care of the application whether it has been designed/developed to meet the Bank-Branches, Circle
Offices and Head Office (Controlling Office) and Data Migration, Data creation, Data verification &
Updation, Data extraction and data correction.
My responsibilities to handling the project Analytical/Implementation/Development phases of
Projects/Applications In Banking/Financial industry, An industry in a multi-location Environment,
like we have got Banking network of through out the country, I have got enough experience/skills
in managing client, resources and their requirements, as in charge of managing the day-to-day
activities of the entire project. I am able to manage both the process definition and the mass
deployment project and their overlaps and also able to manage teams sitting in remote locations.
And I have software project management experience, with a large team, Ability to work in a fast-
paced work environment, Self-motivated and excellent attention to detailed excellent
communication skills with ability to deal with senior people in the organization.
Strong analytical problem solving skills, thorough working knowledge of the SDLC and STLC
process and its application within small and large IS projects. A very good understanding of
customers and products in the area of Global Markets and Extensive experience in working with
Global Market front-office users, Liaise with senior management and key stakeholders, Gather
user/business functional and technical requirements, Document business and technical processes,
Write business requirement definition and functional specifications in particularly in Forex/General
banking transactions, Conduct workshops/training, fit gap analysis and process mapping, business
cases/cost benefit analysis, Prepare Master Test plans, Test cases and Execution. Oversee
deployment and assist in resolving related issues. Successfully designed and implemented the
requirements in many medium/large projects. Good customer focus ability to provide an
appropriate level of customer service to users and ensuring agreed service levels (SLAs).
Manager/Assistant Manager - ARIECO Dubai. Jan’2003 to June’2006
ARIECO – Dubai is an International Financial Exchange house based in Dubai, which is in a joint partnering, and
Managed by Canara Bank from India. To handle the International Banking Business Transactions based in Dubai
with this Banking Partner for Canara Bank and other Banks in India covering the purview from other neighboring
countries handling various international currencies.
My Responsibilities included the following : -
• Implementation of RTGS and EFT Applications (i.e;ERP Applications) (Electronic transfer of funds &
Real Time Gross Settlements)
• Commercial Bank of Ceylon Money Transfer packages (Transferring Money Electronically to
Srilanka/Bangladesh)
• Wall street money Transfer Package - through this package Handling of Telegraphic Transfer money in
all the currencies through out the world
• Western Union Money Transfer Package (Sending/Receiving the money through out the world in all the
currencies
• Express Money Transfer Packages & Mail Transfers,
• Money Exchange Package of the Company for issuing the Demand drafts,
• Bank Transfers and Maintenance of Packages

7. • IT Systems and IT security
• Guidance to the customers with regard to Foreign Exchange dealings (India) and
Educating customers about banking facilities & transactions.
• Educating the customers for investment in the right place and advising them to put/deposit their money
with appropriate place, explaining them regarding various NRI’s deposit schemes, eligibility of loans, tax
exemptions schemes/investments, explaining about the anti money laundering activities, adhering the
Central Bank guidelines of Dubai /RBI guidelines and know your customers guidelines for making
smooth banking business transactions.
Canara Bank - Department of Information Technology Bangalore.
EDP Officer/Manager. June’1998 – Jan’2003
As an EDP Manager/Officer held the responsibility for Implementation and Leading the Development Team
for all the development of IT Packages.
• Responsible for Computerization of Canara Bank branches with regard to Software Access Controls,
Physical Access Controls, Contingency Planning, Parametric Controls, Data base Administration, Backup
and Recovery, Logical Access Controls etc.
• Business recovery plan, Disaster recovery plan, formulation and testing the functionality/performance of
the applications. Providing security policy to the organization in computerized area and ensuring
compliance thereof.
• Preparation of conversion/migration plans for implementation of new Software and Implementation of
developed packages.
• Architecture – Well versed in application development and proficient in design. Well conversant in all the
software development / Implementation life cycle.
• Ensuring Quality standards in SDLC process. Formulation of Internal Audit methodology, policies,
systems in information systems area. Y2K Compatibility for all the packages being used. Initiated and
was responsible for Establishing VSAT connectivity for the Bank for internal / external usage of the
network, and sharing the network of the Bank through IDRBT and other Banks for making Banking
transactions.
As IT Team Leader my responsibilities included the following:
• Support/Administration for entire EDP and Other Sections in the Circle Office of the bank.
Administration of mail server, Daily backups, OS support/administration and also, Implementation and
maintenance of packages developed for user sections at Administrative offices,
implementation/development and maintenance Oracle/ FoxPro/ COBOL based packages for user section
at the administration offices and used to modify the packages or modules as per user sections
requirements.
• Conducted system requirement study of packages running at all administrative units of the bank,
Designed and developed the packages in Oracle 8i/9i as back end with developer 2000 as front end for
Canara Bank and also implementation of Oracle financial Packages for the real time modules like
• General ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts receivables, Sundry assets, Sundry Liabilities, General
Charges, Branch adjustment accounts, Clearing section, Electronic Clearing, Foreign Exchange, Transfer
Waste, Day Book, Agricultural advances, General advances, Bills Purchasing, Balance sheet, P& L acct
and supporting sheets for Balance sheet preparation etc, the same as been well appreciated by Canara
Bank Management, Instrumental in designing various forms and innumerable reports for Management
Information System and Designed/developed and Implementation of Packages like Management
Information Systems, Internal Control System and Inspection, Asset Liability and Management, Balance
Sheet Analysis, P&L Statement, Priority Sector Advances, RBI/Flash Statements, Demand Draft
Consolidation/Reconciliation and Inter Branch Accts Reconciliation modules.

8. Was actively involved in the implementation projects of integrated software packages under CLIENT
SERVER Architecture of ORACLE based applications in entire network of the Bank in India, starting
with configuration of PC’s, installation of Database and application forms/reports, user training for
various modules and thereby ensuring package is running LIVE within the set time limit apart from the
above, in all the projects
As a Team Leader and database administrator was responsible for installation and upgradation of Oracle
software creation of customized Databases at users sites including all types of objects, users
creation,roles,system security monitoring and optimizing the performance of Database Import and Export
of Databases formulating backup & recovery strategies for all the applications. Recovered Databases
under different Scenarios / situations performance Tuning activities requirement analysis and a through
system study and physical design of the Database Mapped user requirements to Oracle application
features.
• Conducting Audits for the Software’s like IBBS (Integrated Branch Banking Software), PINS (Personnel
Inventory System) and above mentioned modules various integrated as well as standalone Software
systems.
• Handled Data warehouse applications in a large scale and complex projects in our bank, successful data
warehouse implementations and that involve in Oracle platforms, RDBMS, tools data mining and
reporting S/W, and excellent exposure to software developments solutions in financial sector and
implementation including various technical platforms.
Canara Bank – Spl. Industrial Finance Branch.
Technical Officer. Aprl’1995 – June’1998
Handled various types of Deposit accounts /Advances accts /Corporate Advances/Industrial Advances– Analyzed
the cost - benefit of these funds to the organization and managed these accounts to present a win-win situation for
both to the bank as well as to the customers.
Maintained a good rapport with high net worth clients and serviced their accounts. This has enabled me to retain
these customers with the Bank.
Handled various Technical aspects of the Bank for sanctioning of loans and pre sanction and post sanction aspects
taken into account, and technical viable reports and inspection of units and giving technical feasible steady
reports, conducting stock inspection/ godown. Inspection and verifying current assets and fixed assets and
preparing /verifying financial statements and fixing Drawing powers/Limits and ensured that Banking
transactions are done within the parameters/guidelines issued by the bank and government time to time.
Guided and trained the juniors on various aspects of Banking Regulations/ Transactions, and also General
Banking portfolios of the customers and ensured proper documentation and Transactions being carried out.