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Singapore

Singapore

Developer for ICH (Integrated Multi-Channel Host), a standardized system which interfaces with various channels and hosts such as ATM, PIN, alerts, internet banking, cards, retail banking and loans for various countries. Also includes development and production support for additional systems such as Virtual ID, E-Alerts, Electronic Payment System and ATM Cashier Order.

Singapore

Developer of the L3 bug fix, sub-team of the Operations Asia team who handles the fixes related to in-house development bugs found in production. Worked closely with the #SERVICE team, the team which acts as the L1/L2 team for the Wealth Management team. This includes resolution of bugs reported from production related to Olympic, coordination with the users and delivery of fixes in production. This also includes activities such as attending CAB meetings and handovers to production support team once the fix is about to be promoted in production.Handled projects which involve regulatory requirements and reports as mandated by the bank. This includes attending regular meetings, requirements gathering, set-up of necessary parameters and handover to #SERVICE until the delivery of the projects in production.Handled tasks in which Olympic had various interactions with Papyrus, AAA and Kondor.Exposed to the Integrated File System in AS400. Learnt to use the different IFS file manipulation commands along with the Coded Character Set Identifier (CCS ID) to retrieve and store content on stream files.

30 Robinson Road, Singapore 048546

Developer for the Remittance team of the client which handles processing of remittance through various modes of payment for various countries including but not limited to inward and outward payments through various channels such as Global e-banking, loans and bulk processing.Established functional knowledge on various types of inward and outward remittance such as MT101 payment instruction and MT103 and MT202 message formats which undergo straight through processing or requiring verification.Established functional knowledge on remittance processing via interaction with channels such as Message Entry and Routing with Interfaces to Various Applications (MERVA), Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH), Global e-banking, Wall Street, Cards and retail core banking.Developed for multiple Remittance projects using COBOL/400, CL and RPG while also providing documents such as implementation checklist and test plans to ensure quality of work. This also includes resolution of defects kept track via JIRA, UAT support and coordination with users, facilitation of production implementation and production support after implementation in production.Scheduled and monitored Control-M jobs for end-of-day and adhoc job operations as well as monitored jobs through on-site and off-site UAT and production support.Performed SIT and UAT support for the team which handles monitoring of EOD activities for more than eleven countries with multiple environments and providing support and investigation for regression testing.Facilitated vendor-developed projects including coordination with teams involved and promotion and set-up of objects.Facilitated new delta environment set-up for countries which will be supported by the team in ALDON, AS400 and Control-M. This includes coordination of set-up of job systems, job descriptions, ALDON distribution profile, Operator menu and granting of access to other host applications interfacing with the team.

Makati City, Philippines

Developed programs using SMART/400 (System Methodology for Applications in Real Time), a packaged software developed on top of COBOL/400 specifically catered for handling insurance businesses. This includes development of SMART-related applications such as subfile screens, table creation with extra data and extra dated screens, I/O file manipulation, XML-ready reports, schedule and process creation and modification.Knowledgable in SMART/400 commands which aid in configuration management, development and environment navigation.Developer for the Work Request team, the team that handles small enhancements for various countries covering both personal and group policies. Development included exposure to tax computations, file expansion and country-specific changes.Handled production support issues for various countries ranging from simple to complex screen, program or process changes, table amendment, data patching and macro/ script creation.Handled extraction of financial quarterly reports sent to various countries which also includes investigation should an imbalance occur.Skills Used: SMART400, COBOL/400, CL, DB2, SQL

Singapore

Developer for ICH (Integrated Multi-Channel Host), a standardized system which interfaces with various channels and hosts such as ATM, PIN, alerts, internet banking, cards, retail banking and loans for various countries.Handled multiple change requests and production defects simultaneously until production implementation. This includes development of new programs, bug fix resolution for screens, programs, reports and interface files through different applications using COBOL/400, CL and RPG while also providing documents such as implementation checklist and test plans to ensure quality of work.Developed programs for banking alert subscription templates via SMS which includes personal internet banking and ATM transactions.Scheduled and monitored Control-M jobs for end-of-day and adhoc job operations as well as monitored jobs through on-site and off-site UAT and production support.Handled ALDON migration requests until production release for large projects involving vendor-developed objects which include COBOL/400, RPG, C, CL, user and data queues. This also includes end-of-day testing and liaising with other hosts.Facilitated new and delta environment set-up of applications for new countries which will be supported by the team in ALDON, AS400 and Control-M. This includes coordination of set-up of job systems, job descriptions, ALDON distribution profile, Operator menu and granting of access to other hosts interfacing with the team.Provided production and UAT support for various applications and functionalities maintained by the team such as account linking, token issuance, global e-banking and alert subscriptions.Skills Used: COBOL/400, RPG, CL, DB2, ALDON, Control-M, Report2Web, Connect:Direct

Application Renewal Lead/ DeveloperOne of the pioneers in the conversion of 7,000+ legacy programs which include COBOL/400 and CL into COBOL.NET using the Accenture Tools for Migration (ATOM) application, a tool that converts legacy applications into Microsoft .NET web application thru MicroFocus Cobol Compiler.Handled the team which resolves Batch job defects. This includes conversion, analysis, resolution and assignment of Batch job COBOL/400 and CL programs to developers.Pioneered the Batch Job team in handling bug fixes for COBOL.NET batch programs to work in the web application’s batch environment.Implemented COBOL intrinsic functions through Micro Focus Compiler for CBLLE programs.Migrated DB2 physical and logical files to SQL Server 2008 tables and views to incorporate them with the new system.Performed bug fix in both .NET and COBOL sides handling changes to ASP.NET, ASCX user control and COBOL.NET programs in TFS. This includes online, screen and printer COBOL and CL programs. Implemented changes on the data access and presentation layers of the ATOM Framework for COBOL.NET programs to run using ATOM’s Remoting Services.Handled migration of COBOL C/C++ programs which integrate into SAP and CODA into Microsoft Visual Studio C++ programs.Pioneered conversion of COBOL and CL programs into SQL views, user-defined functions and stored procedures which require thorough technical and functional analysis of the existing legacy applications. This includes consideration of how to handle designs such as locking, commitment control and creation of queries to improve the loading time and performance of the programs for both online screens and batch jobs.Resolved data access defects which involve analysis of how COBOL programs access DB2 physical/logical files work together for database designs such as multi-record format, FIFO/ LIFO and locking mechanisms.Skills Used: C#, COBOL/400, COBOL.NET, CL, DB2, MS SQL Server, C++, ASP.NET, TFS, Micro Focus

Windows Azure DeveloperOne of the pioneers in the development and deployment of Proof of Concepts (POCs) for the cloud computing platform of Microsoft Azure with technologies such as Cloud XDrive, Table Storage, Queues and Blob Storage.Implemented python in .NET for a Monte Carlo simulation using IronPython and Google Chart API and deployed the POC in Azure.Implemented the Java API of Azure Storage Services with .NET in Azure with interoperability with Amazon Storage Services (EC2, SQS, SDB, S3). Also implemented the tool for conversion of storage device solution from Amazon to Azure.Involved in the migration of the prototype COBOL.NET application to Azure. This includes an interactive COBOL screen implemented in ASP.NET using ASCX user controls.Led the team in the creation of prototype API and deployment of the site to access Azure’s Cloud XDrive in the web.Involved in the development of tools for ease of access of Azure’s storage services using WPF and Silverlight. This includes the Azure Migration Analysis tool, a windows-based application used by Azure Architects as a guide for Azure-based solutions.Performed exercises in Azure SDK as part of the project’s effort to become skilled in Azure-based assets including Azure storage services and SQL Azure.Assigned as the Build Master for the deployment of Azure applications on the web. This includes deployment of solutions for both Staging and Production environments in the cloud.Adhere to Agile methodology processes such as participation to scrum meetings and daily status reports. Skills Used: Windows Azure, SQL Azure, C#, ASP.NET, Python, Java, Silverlight, Amazon Storage Services, TFS

COBOL Application Architect/ DeveloperHandled the team performing bug fixes for Production Maintenance & Support of the project using COBOL/400, DB2 and CL in the AS/400 environment. This includes performing routine problem analysis, coding program changes and documenting resolutions to enable adequate testing.Able to meet deliverables on time and adhere to project and company SLA thru metrics such as Fix Reliability and Turnaround Time.Conducted process-related activities such as Decision Analysis and Resolution, Post-Mortem Analysis, Root Cause Analysis and team meetings. This includes computation of team metrics for the month and for every maintenance release.Created fix approach documents for fixes applied and performed component and integration testing for fixes applied in COBOL/400. Also performed code and peer review for adherence to standards set by the project.Fixes in COBOL and CL programs include online, screen, printer, physical and logical files and batch-related code changes with others involved interaction between CrossWorlds, SAP, Web and CICS-based applications.Performed enhancements and new development for different maintenance releases of the COBOL application.Designed and resolved complex physical and logical file manipulation involving batch job programs with interaction from US counterparts.Involved in the development of new COBOL programs which served as the alternate for the Java implementation of the programs.Performed and adhered to migration and code configuration management using ALDON in AS/400, HP Kintana and Visual Source SafeHandled integration of COBOL programs to third party applications with technologies such as SAP, Java and .NET.Skills Used: COBOL/400, CL, DB2, ALDON, HP Kintana, Visual Source Safe

Automated Testing DeveloperCreated an Excel spreadsheet report generator used by the project using HP QuickTest Pro to automate retrieval of contents of the XML produced by HP Quality Center to document screenshots for test scripts.Developed automated test scripts for the Web, Java, SAP and COBOL/400 using IBM Personal Communicator from HP QuickTest Pro for the project’s regression test scripts and other repetitive tasks using VBScript as the main language for both Keyword View and Expert View mode.Trained in automated testing tools such as HP WinRunner, LoadRunner and Quality Center.Skills Used: HP QuickTest Pro, HP Quality Center, VBScriptRegression TesterPerformed regression, end-to-end, critical business functions, V5R2, HIPER PTF testing on Web, Java, SAP and COBOL/400 applications.

Performed phone and hands-on PC troubleshooting and network configuration. This involves desktop support activities such as installation of images for new workstations and resolution of daily operational issues encountered by the call center agents.Performed basic telephony operations on Avaya phone lines such as setting up and redirecting extension lines for agents.Skills Used: Remote Desktop Connection, Norton Ghost, Telephony

Bs Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Computer Engineering Students Society (Vice President - External Affairs) Philippine Computer Engineering.

High School

Elementary