1. ShilpaRanganathan ships.r@gmail.com
Mobile:+6590089054
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Experience summary:
• 8+ years of experience as a Mainframe Professional.
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing the product development lifecycles from design &
development to testing, deployment and support.
• Responsibilities include Estimation, Analysis, Coding, Review, Testing and implementation.
Work Experience:
• Currently working at Barclays Bank as a contractor - employed with Capgemini Singapore,
from July 13, 2015.
• Worked in Infosys from May 05, 2014 till April 09, 2015.
• Worked in Fidelity Information Services from August 2011 till May 2014.
• Worked in IBM as a Developer from December 2007 to August 2011.
Software skills:
Domain Experience Banking and Finance, Remarketing
Primary Skills Business Analysis, COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM
Secondary Skills REXX, Easytrieve, MQ, Websphere Data Interchange
Databases DB2
Tools File-aid, Xpediter, CA7, Endevor, Auto-Balance, QMF Spufi, JIRA
Products Card Collection systems, Debt Manager, Systematics
Architecture GN Architecture
Achievements:
• Appreciated by Barclaycard UK for having successfully completed ricing Transparency projects
under stringent timelines.
• Team of 9 in Infosys Ltd where my role was Technology Lead, won award for 'Best
Implementation' in 2015.
• Received “Make a Difference” award for my performance in Citizens project.
Academics:
• Completed B.E in Telecommunications with an aggregate of 67% from BMS College of
Engineering, Bangalore - 2007 (Affiliated to VTU, Belgaum)
• PUC 1 and 2 – completed with 91% from National College, Jayanagar, Bangalore in year 2003.
• High School – completed with 95% from Sri Kumaran Children’s Home, Bangalore in Year
2001.
2. Experience Profile:
Company 1: Barclays Bank
Working with Card collection system of Barclays - Debt Manager as a Technology
Consultant.
DM - 6 – Debt Manager, Barclaycard Duration: 1.2 years
Customer name: Barclays Bank
Domain: Banking
Skills Used: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, Endevor, Expeditor, QMF
Project Description: Collection systems of Barclaycard for Spain, Portugal, US and UK that
manages accounts in collections and recoveries.
Role Description: Technology Consultant
Responsibilities include:
• Understanding the Cards business domain - plans available to customers, delinquency/pre-
delinquency criteria, router strategies, collections and recoveries payments, charge-off /
write-off criteria for all countries supported by Debt Manager.
• Requirement gathering from end business users, creation of Functional Specification document,
Technical Specification document, components design, estimation and timelines.
• Plan, Schedule and coordinate activities related to the project with business users.
• Coding, building, review of code, test cases, UTP’s, implementation plan etc. to ensure
adherence to standards and requirements. Coordination with offshore testing team in India.
• Post implementation support
Company 2: Infosys Limited.
Worked for client Royal Bank of Scotland in the RXD project - Rainbow Cross-Reference
Database as a team lead.
RXD – Rainbow Cross Reference
Database Applications
Duration: 1 year
Customer name: Royal Bank of Scotland
Domain: Banking
Skills Used: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, CICS, Endevor, Expeditor, QMF
Project Description: Managing the Cross-reference Database application in RBS and
William & Glynn banks
Role Description: Technology Lead
Responsibilities include:
• When the new bank William and Glynn was created as subsidiary of RBS, a new cross -reference
Database was needed to be created and maintained that contained feeds from multiple facets of
the bank.
• Creation of application design, high level technical specifications, components design, estimation
and timelines to fit in the new requirements.
• Plan, Schedule and coordinate activities related to the project with onsite coordinator
3. • Coding, building, review of code, test cases, UTP’s, implementation plan etc. to ensure that they
adhere to standards and requirements
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures for the project
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the business processes supported by the system
• Analyzing and fixing all the post-implementation issues
Company 2: Fidelity Information Services
IMPACS, S T & TAX Applications Duration: 2 years
Customer name: Citizens
Domain: Banking
Skills Used: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS, Endevor, Expeditor
Project Description: Managing the Systematics Products like checking - IMPACS (Integrated
Monetary Processing Account System), Savings - ST (Savings-Time) and Tax Applications
Role Description: Senior Developer
Responsibilities include:
• Analyze the current functionality, processes and arrive at the functional and design modifications
required to fit in the new requirements into the mainframe applications
• Plan, Schedule and coordinate activities related to the project with onsite coordinator
• Review code, test cases, UTP’s, implementation plan etc. to ensure that they adhere to standards
and requirements
• Involved in preparation of low-level design and complete project deliverables on time.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures for the project
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the business processes supported by the system
• Involved in preparation of implementation plans and analyzing/fixing post-implementation issues
Company 3:IBM
Remarketing and Finance Application Duration: 3.5 Years
Customer name: IRFS (International Remarketer Finance System)
Domain: Remarketing
Skills Used: COBOL, JCL, Visual Basic, PL1, Easytrieve, WDI, MQ
Project Description: IRFS is an application that remarkets IBM products using a chain of
financiers, dealers and suppliers to companies, using mainframes as its backend technology.
End users are clients who buy products from IBM whose credit availabilities are calculated us ing a
network involving invoices coming in from MQ queues/mailboxes, processed using DB2, COBOL
and PLI, table updations and data format interchange.
Role Description: Responsibilities include:
4. Developer:
• Receiving the User requests & creating the design specs.
• Clarification of doubts with the user.
• Coding and Testing
• Interaction with the user, providing support for the deliverable and active involvement in meetings
with end users and team members
As backup production support resource:
• Rapid analysis and debugging of live production code.
• Resolution of Sev-1s and Sev-2 tickets raised for production issues.
Management skills:
• Developed other skills such as Agile, QPACE etc.
• Have completed trainings: Reviews and Inspections, Metrics, Estimation Methodologies.
• Used IBM products such as Rational ClearQuest, Rational Team Concert and Rational Portfolio
Manager, JIRA
Achievements:
• Completed IBM certifications for these 3 DB2 skills:
DB2-700 : DB2 Family fundamentals with a score of 89%.
DB2-702 : DB2 Database Associate with a score of 80%
DB2-730 : DB2 Database Administrator with a score of 88%
• Completed AML training (Anti Money Laundering) and the US Banking (101) Certification with a
score of 83%.
• Consistently received high ratings and reviews in all companies amid the 7+ years of work
experience.
Strengths:
• Very good communication skills. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Focused team player.
• Good analytical skills and problem solving skills with creativity and self-confidence
• Willingness to learn and adapt
Personal details:
Name : Shilpa Ranganathan
Contact Information : 16-172, Blk 26C, Jalan Membina, Tiong Bahru, Singapore - 166026
Notice : 1 month
Visa : Employment Pass