RAVI KUMAR TANKALA

(C) 309.532.9552 (H) 309.981.1389 (W) 309.735.4510 (Email) ravi.tankala@hotmail.com / ravi.tankala@yahoo.com

Around 11 years of experience in Information Technology industry with substantial experience in Analysis, Design, Development and Testing of application software under IBM Mainframe ystems! Major Strengths: "urrently wor#ing as $nsite % $ffsite % offshore coordinator! &or#ed as 'ro(ect )eader, enior ystems Analyst, Information Analyst, and 'rogrammer Analyst! 'osses* good interpersonal s#ills #een understanding of fundamental business processes and shall be able to determine existing and future information needs of any large multi location organi+ations! ,aving good domain #nowledge in Insurance, Manufacturing, -etail, Ban#ing, Investments Ban#ing, and ecurities and Trading sectors! ,ands on experience on technologies such as IBM Mainframes, "$B$), ."), DB/, 0 AM, "I" , ')%1, 12320A% A4-, 2A 5T-I202, 4ile6Aid, 23D20$-, $ptim, A 2MB)2-, ",A312MA3, 0I I$, 'A30A)2T, 0 , 7'2DIT2-, "A6I3T2-T2 T, "A6 Datacom, "A68, "$3T-$)6M, "A60I2&, A02- , D 4, 2.2 , "I" $M21A3$3, BM", DB/ &$-9 B23",, "A6'-$2DIT, DB/6')ATI3:M, ':4I, ;M4, "$3T-$)6D, "lear ;uest, M 6'ro(ect, 'rimavera, )otus 3otes, hare'oint, Test Director, ;uality "enter, T2 and "rystal -eports s#ills! 2xcellent experience in all phases of oftware Development )ife "ycle such as development of software re<uirement specifications, software design specifications, coding the tas#s, testing the components, integrating the modules and deploying the applications! 'roficient in obtaining pro(ect re<uirements from user and manager, formulating the re<uirements into design specs, preparing system specifications, assigning tas#s to team members, and trac#ing pro(ect progress! In6depth #nowledge of <uality processes such as 2I6"MMI and <uality procedures to comply audit re<uirements! 2xperience in /=x8 'roduction support, and experience in Incident, 'roblem and change management process! 1ood experience in pro(ect planning, scheduling, estimation, resource and wor# allocation, ris# identification and mitigation plan, product delivery and communication 2xcellent "lient Management, 2xperienced in building effective winning%successful relationships with both customers and development%testing%support teams! 2fficient in liaising issues with )ine Mangers and 'ro(ect management teams! &or#ing closely with support teams and deployment of the applications and providing necessary handover to support teams during pre6post production implementations! 2xperience in various stages of 'ro(ect Management life cycle >'MI methodologies? in order to ensure that deliverables, deadlines, <uality standards and client expectations are met! ,andled multiple pro(ects simultaneously, "apable of multi tas#ing and wor#ing in highly tight pro(ect deadlines and executing duties while being observed by customer and user communities! 2xperience in defect analysis, trac#ing and defect closure of the applications using Test Director and ;uality centre! Education: Master of "omputer Applications >M"A? from Andhra :niversity, India, 1@@A! Bachelor of cience >B! c B 2lectronics? from Andhra :niversity, India, 1@@C!

Technical Skills:

2xtensive #nowledge of IBM Mainframes >"$B$), ."), DB/, 0 AM, "I" , ')%1, 12320A% A4-, 2A 5T-I202, 4ile6Aid, 23D20$-, $ptim, A 2MB)2-, ",A312MA3, 0I I$, 'A30A)2T, 0 , 7'2DIT2-, I3T2-T2 T, "A68, "$3T-$)6M, "A60I2&, A02- , "A6Interest, "A6 Datacom, D 4, 2.2 , "I" $M21A3$3, BM", DB/ &$-9 B23",, "A6'-$2DIT, DB/6')ATI3:M, ':4I, ;M4, "$3T-$)6D, T2, 0isual Basic C!D%E!D, M Access,

Development%2nhancement%Testing %'roduction upport activities! ;uality igma? compliance >"MM G E

"ross6functional team )eadership arbanes6$xley > $7? compliance G guidelines

$racle 8!F, "lear ;uest, M 6'ro(ect, 'rimavera )otus 3otes, hare'oint Test Director, ;uality "enter, and "rystal -eports =!C
"ustomer -elationship

'ro(ect 'lanning, Management

taffing and

Project E !erience:

State Farm Insurance Company Federated Data Warehouse, Bloomington, IL, USA, Testing Project Lead/SM 01/2008 - Till Date
Data &arehouse in the tate 4arm Insurance implemented by providing the data from different domains and this is referred as 4ederated Data &arehouse >4D&?! The current environment is combination of )egacy sourced and Domain sourced methods of providing data to 4D&! The 4D& and domains use the same Business Architecture in following the Insurance Application Architecture >IAA? model, where as each )egacy system defined its own model and definitions! 4D& provides huge amount of data within tate 4arm for different Mar#eting activities along with facilities li#e planning of resources for better results! 4D& is the one of the biggest Data &arehouse ever constructed in any company worldwide! The 2nterprise Accountability Data Mart facilitates the proper management and planning efforts in maintaining the 'olicies in 4orce and its expenses for underwriting purposes of the tate 4arm organi+ations! This application is built using 2T) product of 12320A% A4- G Informatics! "ontri#ution As an onsite % offsite % offshore coordinator, responsible forH )eads the Testing team within the Application team and wor#s with pro(ect teams to ensure standard <uality practices%processes are followed! :tili+es in6depth #nowledge of technological alternatives and business system re<uirements to recommend innovations that enhance and%or provide a competitive advantage to the organi+ation! 'rovides feedbac# and technical guidance to pro(ect managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business ob(ectives! -esponsible for develop Test 2stimations, Test chedules, Test trategy, Test 'lans, Test "ases and involvement in peer reviews of documents!

Actively participating pro(ect re<uirements and review the business and functional re<uirements, once re<uirements baselines then determine what tests will be needed and prepare the acceptance test cases! -eview the pro(ect design documents and once design documents reviewed then prepare the system test cases! "onduct system, acceptance G integration testing more than / cycles as per the re<uirements! As an onsite coordinator responsible for distribution of the tas#s to the offsite%offshore team on priority base! "onducting downstream users meeting for their testing re<uirements and send the tested outputs to downstream for the testing! ystem%-egression test suite preparation for regression%system testing of the application! -esponsible for develop Test 2stimations, Test trategy, Test 'lans, Test "ases and involvement in peer reviews of documents! 'rovide training for new team members on testing procedures, coding, test security, and accommodations! -esponsible for testing the application developed using "$B$), "I" , ."), DB/, Assembler, ')%I, 0 AM, 12320A% A4-! -esponsible for Defect logging, trac#ing and management! "onduct the -oot "ause Analysis meetings based on the defects logged during testing the applications and providing 'ermanent olutions! upports 're G 'ost implementation testing for new%enhancements of the software products! Technical En$iron%ent: "$B$), "I" , ."), DB/, Assembler, ')%I, 0 AM, 12320A% A4-, 4ile6Aid, 'latinum, ':4I, "ontrol6M, "ontrol6D, T2, A , I%$ , "lear ;uest, hare'oint, Test Director, $ptim, and )otus 3otes!

Bear Stearns Companies Inc., Legal ! "om#liance S$stem, %e& 'or(, %', USA, Technical Project Lead/SM , 10/2006 01/2008
The Bear tearns "ompanies Inc! is the parent company of Bear, tearns G "o! Inc!, a leading global investment ban#ing, securities trading and bro#erage firm! ince 1@/F, the firm has helped corporations, institutions, governments and individuals reach their financial ob(ectives! The company*s business includes corporate finance and mergers and ac<uisitions, institutional e<uities and fixed income sales and trading, securities research, private client services, derivatives, foreign exchange and futures sales and trading, asset management and custody services! Through Bear, tearns ecurities "orp!, it offers financing, securities lending, clearing and technology solutions to hedge funds, bro#er dealers and investment advisors! ,ead<uartered in 3ew 5or# "ity, the company has approximately 1D,CDD employees worldwide! "ontri#ution As a Technical 'ro(ect )ead, responsible forH Distribution of the tas#s on priority base! tudying and analy+ing the business enhancements! Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients Interacting with the Business :sers for clarifications and re<uirements! ,elping other Team members for their technical issues! Design and Development, "oding using "$B$), DB/, 0 AM, .") Testing 6 :nit Testing G Integration Testing -esponsible for overseeing the ;uality procedures related to the pro(ect!

Technical En$iron%ent: "$B$), "I" , ."), DB/, 0 AM, "A68, "A6Intertest, 4ile Manager, 'latinum, ':4I, "A61lobal 0iew, AM, DB/, 0 AM, Auto ystem Test Tools such as ")I T*s and I%$ 1!=

!lectronic Data Systems "!DS#, 02/200$ 10/2006

lectrolu) *ome Products, USA, Technical Team Lead/SM ,

4$": is an 2-' pac#age developed by A I >American tandard Institute? which is being used by 2lectrolux ,ome 'roducts which comprises of sub6modules li#e $rder 'rocessing, Accounts -eceivables, Accounts 'ayable, Manufacturing and Inventory "ontrol! 4$": application resides on IBM Mainframe and programming languages used are "$B$), "I" , and .")! The databases are 0 AM and DB/! 4$": application involves both the batch window as well as online window! The scopes of the pro(ect wor# are 2nhancements to incorporate new business needs G $n6 "all 'roduction upport! "ontri#ution As a Technical Team )ead, was responsible forH $n6call 'roduction upport! tudying and analy+ing the business enhancements! Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients Interacting with the Business :sers for clarifications and re<uirements! "ommunicate with the client for the understanding the business re<uirements! ,elping other Team members for their technical issues! Design and Development, "oding using "$B$), "I" , DB/, 0 AM, .") Testing 6 :nit Testing G Integration Testing -esponsible for overseeing the ;uality procedures related to the pro(ect! Technical En$iron%ent: "$B$), "I" , ."), DB/, 0 AM, "A68, "A6Intertest, 4ile Manager, 'latinum, ':4I, "A61lobal 0iew, A , DB/, 0 AM, and I%$ 1!=

Co-operati%e Financial Ser%ices, "o+o#erati,e Ban(, U-, Sr. S$stems Anal$st, 08/200& 01/200$
"o6$perative Ban# is formally part of "o6$perative 4inancial ervices >"4 ?! "4 is one of the biggest financial services in :9! "4 maintains different ocieties along with "o6 $perative Ban#! Main :pdate is the one of the main part in this Ban#ing system, it runs each wor#ing day to update details on the Main 4iles It was developed in6house, the first modules being implemented in 1@E@! 'rograms are a mixture of "$B$), Assembler and 2asytrieve and also some of them in "I" ! The programs run in batch on the Mainframe! 4iles used by the daily update program are a mixture of 0 AM and e<uential! Main :pdate itself is not used by business areasJ output of Main :pdate which is passed to other systems which are accessed by almost all business areas! "ontri#ution As a r! ystems Analyst, was responsible forH tudying and analy+ing the business enhancements! Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients Interacting with the Business :sers for clarifications and re<uirements! ,elping other Team members for their technical issues! Design and Development, "oding using "$B$), "I" , "A6DATA"$M, 0 AM, .") Testing 6 :nit Testing G Integration Testing -esponsible for overseeing the ;uality procedures related to the pro(ect! 4

Technical En$iron%ent: "$B$), "I" , ."), 2xpeditor, 4ile6AID, Alchemist, D;-5, "A6Datacom, and 0 AM!

D4 II,

I'( Insurance, USA ! Belgium, "ustomer /e#orts, S$stems )ecuti,e, 0&/2002

08/200&

I31 1roup has ac<uired three insurance companies to form I31 Insurance Belgium! The ob(ective of this Alliance pro(ect is to build an integrated software environment! I am Member of the team for non6life insurance pro(ects consisting of Auto Insurance, ,ealth Insurance, 4ire Insurance, third party liability insurance and wor#men compensation insurance! Identify the enhancement re<uirements to serve the current and proposed products! cope also involves developing generali+ed product setup module to enable the users to define all the existing and the new products! The data migration and building interfaces to all the participating system is also in the scope of the pro(ect! A three6tier architecture, service6based components and reuse of the legacy codes are the most important features of this pro(ect! The application covers various phases in the life cycle of a policy namely Admin, Maturity, 'ayouts, "ommissions and tatements etc! The applications are based on IBM mainframe and the applications to be maintained areH A"2 , D % AM , -' , :ltimate tatements, and "ustomer -eports! "ustomer -eports is the combination of Access -eport, chedule A%CCDD, and Money 4und! In general, these reports or statements contain financial activities of the participants and sponsors for a given reporting period! "ontri#ution As a Technical Team Member% ystems 2xecutive, was responsible forH Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients Interacting with the Business :sers for clarifications and re<uirements! Design and Development, "oding using "$B$), 0 AM, .") Testing 6 :nit Testing G Integration Testing -esponsible for Impact Analysis, "hanging the 'rograms G "opy members -esponsible for ystem tudy of 0A-IA > Motor Insurance? -esponsible for Impact Analysis, "hanging the 'rograms G "opy members -esponsible for overseeing the ;uality procedures related to the pro(ect! Technical En$iron%ent: "$B$), ."), 0antage, 2xpeditor, 4ile6AID, 2ndevor, Ie#e, Tivoli, 0 AM, M 6$ffice, 22", "$$)H 1en, IDM , M 6'ro(ect and $ %F@D

T)T) Steel, In*ia, Flat Products "om#le), Programmer, 0+/2000

0,/2002

The 4lat 'roducts "omplex >4'"? is the main group for handling the production related data! The data in this system is maintained for in the form of ma#ing the "A T, )AB, "$I) and B:3D)2! 4or this the TATA T22) has opted for the A' Interface and in which the /C to FD applications are affected! The data from the Main 4rame servers is provided to the A' Interface and monitoring of the production through the verification of the inputs given to the system! The inputs are of different types and some of them are 'hosphorus, ilicon, Manganese and proportionate mixture of all the chemicals and the gases! The applications include many in "$B$) "I" DB/ and " '! The 23D20$- tool and .") is being used for the generation of all the applications! "ontri#ution As a 'rogrammer, was responsible forH Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients Interacting with the Business :sers for clarifications and re<uirements! -esponsibility for maintaining the legacy system as a #ey member for of the interface! -esponsibilities for coding new intermediate applications! 5

-esponsibilities for testing the developed % changed applications in test environment and moving them into production environment after all the I $ standards formalities li#e ";A >"hief ;uality Analysis? etc!,

Technical En$iron%ent: "$B$), ."), "I" , DB/, " ', 2ndevor, and $ %F@D

Dre*-in- Corporation o. In*ia /t*., In*ia, Management In0ormation S$stem, Programmer, 0$/1+++ 0+/2000
Management Information ystems >MI ? is one of the ma(or departments in the Dredging "orporation of India )imited! MI department handles 6 Inventory ystems, 4loating and $ffshore 2mployees "laims ystem, Dredgers Maintenance ystem, 'ayroll systems! "ontri#ution As a 'rogrammer, was responsible forH Analysis of the specifications provided by the clients -esponsibilities for coding new intermediate applications! -esponsibilities for Internal 'ro(ects! "lient site for implementation! Technical En$iron%ent: M 0isual Basic C!D%E!D, M Access, $racle 8!F, and "rystal -eports =!C I%%igration &etails: 0isa % &or# permit tatus B ,16B 0alid till /D1/!