Praneetha has over 10 years of experience as a project lead and team lead in mainframe projects. She has extensive experience in project management, estimation, planning, and metrics reporting. She currently leads a team of 5 people and is responsible for major project implementations and production support. Praneetha has a technical background in languages like COBOL, JCL, VSAM, and DB2 and tools like Endevor, Debugger, and Changeman. She has worked on projects in insurance and healthcare domains for clients like Cognizant, Travelers, and UnitedHealthGroup.

1. RESUME
Name : PRANEETHA V D.O.B-18/06/1984
Mail : vpraneetha@gmail.com
Phone : +919500077409.
Experience Summary
A Project Lead having about 10+ years of experience in Mainframe and project management. Have extensive exposure in Project
management, estimation, project planning using MPP, Metrics management etc. Excellent problem solving skills with a strong technical
background and good inter personal skills.
Professional experience
10 + years of work experience in Mainframes
6+ year From 19th Oct 2009 till Date at Cognizant Technology Solutions
Product Management - H-E-B Grocery
Team Lead
Core responsibilities
 Responsible for major project implementation and Production support activity.
 Involved in organization interviews.
 Handling a team of 5, tipping them technically in all reporting applications.
 Handling ALL the process related activities and audits (internal/external).
 Project status reporting, offshore and onsite meetings.
PMO RELATED Exposure
 Project management - Calculating and creating the revenue report and cost profitability ratio for
the project.
 Resource Planning and management - Forecasting the future project opportunity, plan resource
allocation and Create service orders on account level.
 Have extensively worked on Project Planning using MPP.
 Have prepared and managed Metrics reports using Prolite, Cognizant 2.0 (in-house tool) and
client tool
 Involved in preparing weekly executive summaries to client team.
 Interaction with client on Project Portfolio
 Point of Contact for Process Innovation Workshop
Technical Exposure
 Involved in major projects design phase.
 Key resource in the team to train developers and implement defect free code.
Used Environments
Language COBOL,JCL,VSAM,DB2, Mainframe Focus
Tools CAFM, ENDEVOR, IBM Debugger, ICETOOL ,Changeman
Mar 2012 till date Loss sensitive - Travelers P&C Insurance, U.S.
Team Lead
Core responsibilities
 Responsible for major project implementation and Production support activity.
 Handling a team of 5, tipping them technically in all reporting applications.
 Responsible for all project management activities of the total team. Reporting directly to the senior manager.
 Resource management - allocation into the various development projects within the team release wise, resource intake
into the team based on interviews as required.
 Reporting and Check write SME –Requirement explanation to the team during the project phase.
 Handling ALL the process related activities and audits (internal/external).
 Project status reporting, offshore and onsite meetings.
PMO RELATED Exposure
 Have extensively worked on Project Planning using MPP.
 Have prepared and managed Metrics reports using Prolite, Cognizant 2.0 (in-house tool) and client tool
 Involved in preparing weekly executive summaries to client team.
 Interaction with client on Project Portfolio
 Point of Contact for Process Innovation Workshop
 Trainer in Functional Point Estimation.

2. Technical Exposure
 Involved in major projects design phase.
 Key resource in the team to train developers and implement defect free code.
Used Environments
Language COBOL,JCL,VSAM,DB2, Mainframe Focus
Tools CAFM, ENDEVOR, IBM Debugger, ICETOOL, COGNOS
Sr. Programmer Description
Oct 09 to Mar 2012 1099 IRS - Wellpoint Financial Applications , Masaon, U.S
Associate - Project
Core responsibilities
 Responsibility to lead 12 application with 24 team members from different location.
 Analysis of business requirements, design, coding and unit testing of code.
 Involved in business related issues, as this project as such requires more analytical and business knowledge of the
domain.
 Resolving high priority and complex issues with business interaction
PMO RELATED Exposure
 Have extensively worked on Project Planning using MPP.
 Have prepared and managed Metrics reports using Prolite, Cognizant 2.0 (in-house tool) and client tool
Technical Exposure
• Involved in understanding the existing code functionality, getting the business change requirement and amending the code to
meet the business needs.
• Clearing code bugs and abends to improve on system functionality
Used Environments
Language COBOL,JCL,VSAM, DYL280
Database DB2
Tools File-Aid, File Manager, Changeman, Endevor, IBM Debugger
3.2 year From 02 Aug 2006 till 9th Oct 2009 in Accenture Service Pvt Ltd
Apr 08 to Oct 09 Commercial Property - Nationwide P&C Insurance , Desmoines, U.S
Sr. Programmer
Core responsibilities
 Analysis of business requirements, design, coding and unit testing of code.
 Coding include writing new COBOL programs, unit testing and bug fixing.
 System testing including preparing test scripts, manufacture data for testing, testing the functionality and verification
of test results.
 Communication and Training.
Technical Exposure
• Was also involved in coding new COBOL programs and setting up JCL’s to run in batch mode to meet the new business
needs.
Used Environments
Language COBOL,JCL,VSAM
Tools File-Aid, Changeman, IBM Debugger
Jul 07 to Mar 08 TOPS/SOS - United HealthGroup Health Insurance, U.S.
Sr.Programmer
Core responsibilities
 Analysis of business requirements, design, coding and unit testing of code.
 Coding include writing new COBOL programs, unit testing and bug fixing.
 System testing including preparing test scripts, manufacture data for testing, testing the functionality and verification
of test results.
 Communication and Training.
Technical Exposure
• Was also involved in coding new COBOL programs and setting up JCL’s to run in batch mode to meet the new business needs
• Solve high severity defects and Prepared Recreate document, initial analysis document, Tech Spec, Unit test plan
for the same

3. Used Environments
Language COBOL,JCL,VSAM
Tools File-Aid, Endevor, Xpeditor
Oct 06 to Jun 07 Data Re-Architecture - United HealthGroup Health Insurance, U.S.
Programmer
Technical Exposure
 Involved in Minor enhancement for meet the new business needs
 Solve high severity defects and Prepared Recreate document, initial analysis document, Tech Spec, Unit test plan for the
same
Used Environments
Operating System MVS/ESA
Language COBOL,JCL,VSAM
Database DB2
Tools File-Aid, Endevor, IBM Debugger
Organizational
Excellance Process Innovation, Process Audit
 Involved myself in Process innovation activity which helped us to save the dollar amounts and also helped to manage
and motivate team members.
 Co-ordination towards Process innovation helped us to raise Project Innovation index from 25% to 77%.
 Conducted workshop to make create awareness on Process Innovation.
 Team was suffering to meet the requirements from the process side before when we received quite a few OBs/NCs,
which I made sure to reduce and show our project in GREEN all the time in PHS reports.
 POC for all MPP related activities.
Education
Details of academic qualification
Achievements
 Got Best Outgoing student award for the year 2005-2006
 ASE super achiever award for my excellent performance at Accenture Service Pvt Ltd Bangalore.
 Got the nomination of Star performer for my excellent performance and quality work at Accenture Service Pvt Ltd
Chennai
 Received Celebrating Performance for the Best CAR Co-ordinator at Accenture Service Pvt Ltd Chennai
 Received Spot light Awards and Associate of the Quarter thrice for best performance at Cognizant Technology
Solutions.
Certifications
 Certified in Mainframe Beginner Level program(COBOL,JCL,VSAM,CICS)
Year Qualification Details
2004- 2006 M.Sc. (Applied Science)
Information Technology
Secured qualification through Kongu Engg College –
Erode- Anna University with a overall score of 82%
2001-2004 B.Sc. (Applied Science) Computer
Technology
Secured qualification through Kongu Engg College –
Erode- Bharathiyar University with a overall score of 78%
2000-2001 XII Std Secured 82% in XII Standard Matriculation exam
1998-1999 X Std Secured 78% in X Standard Matriculation Examination

4.  Certified in basic health care fundamentals(HC101, TOPS beginner curriculum, SOS Curriculum)
 Certified in IBM-DB2-700 and IBM-DB2-703
 Certified in basic commercial property insurance
Non- Technical Skills
Non- Technical Skills
Sports : District player in Ball Badminton (School).
Languages Known : English
Others : Interested in Music (One of the member in College Orchestra and won many singing competitions),
Doll making and Embose painting.
Personal Details:
Personal Traits
 Rapid Learner, analytical and problem-solving skills
 Ability to work independently and with a team
 Ability to handle multiple roles and work effectively under pressure
 Capable of moulding and upgrading self to the ever changing professional environment
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