MOHAMMAD AKBAR KHAN

Phone: +91-8956068303
E-mail: xlviii.ronin@gmail.com

CURRENT STATUS:

• Designation: Software Engineer

• Technical Forte: Mainframe, COBOL, JCL, Vision Plus, Easytrieve
• Tools Used: Changeman, OPC, TWS, Xpeditor, Endevor, File Aid, CA7
• Exposure: CICS, SAS, Oracle 9i, Rexx
• Duration: Working in HSBC since June 2009
• Role: Software Engineer
• Organization: HSBC GLT (http://www.hsbcglt.com), Pune
• Experience: 4 years

WORK EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW:

• Working for HSBC GLT since June 2009 till date

• Worked in 4 GRV(HSBC’s Global Code) releases back to back in various capacities

• Worked for TCS’ client GE Money UK between March 2007 to May 2009,
o GE Money (http://www.gemoney.com/)
GE Money is part of the global GE network, a company with AAA rating and
global lending experience.

• Well-versed with financial and credit card jargons such as cycle days , card action ,
reports, reconciliations, balancing, buy-now-pay-later plans, loans and so on.

• Worked in different roles from Team member, Team leader to Client Liaison in charge.

• Performed various functions like:- Impact Analysis, Retrofitting, Migration, Batch

Monitoring, Real Time Debugging i.e. Abend Solving, Batch Tuning, Batch Scheduling,
Resolution of Business Tickets, Resolution of Defects, Code Review, Change
Management, Preparing of TS and FS after Requirement Analysis, Coding, Unit Testing,
Integration Testing, Optimization, Automation :- Ideas for new tools and their
implementation, Training new joinees

• The preferred choice to be a part of start up teams that are responsible for the transition of
a new project from the existing vendor.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

 • Responsible for driving productivity and adoption of best practices in the project.

PROJECT DETAILS:
14. Project Name: RBS Conversion
• Duration : From Jan 2011 till date
• Role : Senior Team Member (Team size 16)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, CA7
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Infrastructure Management – Creating Region for testing and Conversion
o S.I.T and U.A.T Batches- Real-Time Abend Resolution, Defect Resolution
o Optimization- Creating Batch Schedules, Processes and reducing Batch Timing

13. Project Name: GRV 4.11 SIT

• Duration : From Oct 2010 till date
• Role : Senior Team Member (Team size 16)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, TWS
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Region Build- FCT PCT requests, Job Scheduling
o S.I.T Batches- Real-Time Abend Resolution, Defect Resolution
o Creating REXX/ Easytrieve tools for automation:- e,g. Automail

12. Project Name: Proof of Concept Model JCL

• Duration: From Aug 2010 till Sep 2010 (50%)
• Role : POC (Team Size 5)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, TWS
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Reducing the need of 2200 JCL in GRV schedule.
 o All 2200 JCL now exist only logically, pointing to generic JCL thereby reducing
the cost of staging and moving them in Endevor.
o Tool to update TWS database for the above setup
o Testing and validating the setup through multiple batch runs.
o Preparation of Approach and Implementation Documents, UTR and UTP.

11. Project Name: SAS-FM SIT

• Duration: From Aug 2010 till Sep 2010 (50%)
• Role : POC (Team Size 3)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, TWS
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Building on the GRV 4.10 setup to test the SAS FM module
o S.I.T Batches- Real-Time Abend Resolution, Defect Resolution

10. Project Name: Automation

• Duration : From July 2010 till Aug 2010
• Role : POC (Team Size 3)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, TWS
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Building on the GRV 4.10 setup to test the new automated scripts
o Revisiting the batch schedule that ran for 12+ hours (Received appreciation for
reducing batch timing to 33% of the original i.e. 4 hours)
o S.I.T Batches- Real-Time Abend Resolution, Defect Resolution

9. Project Name: GRV 4.10 SIT

• Duration : From March 2010 till July 2010
• Role : POC (Team Size 16)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, TWS
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Region Build- FCT PCT requests, Job Scheduling
 o S.I.T Batches- Real-Time Abend Resolution, Defect Resolution
o Creating REXX/ Easytrieve tools for automation:- e,g. XPED Setup

8. Project Name: GRV 4.9 SIT

• Duration : From October 2009 till March 2010
• Role : Team Member (Team Size 16)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus, CICS, REXX
• Tools used: Endevor, Xpeditor, File Aid, Easytrieve, TWS
• Client: HSBC
Key Activities:
o Region Build- FCT PCT requests, Job Scheduling
o S.I.T Batches- Real-Time Abend Resolution, Defect Resolution
o Creating REXX/ Easytrieve tools for automation:- e,g. Date-Roll tool

7. Project Name: GRV 4.8

• Duration : From September 2009 to October 2009
• Role : Team Lead (Team Size 2)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus V8.34, CICS, VSAM
• Tools used: Endevor, File-Aid, Xpeditor
• Client: HSBC
FDI releases compliance versions in accordance with the latest legal requirements
dictated by Master/VISA. The client needs to assess its impact on home grown code
before adopting it. Our team was responsible to for impact analysis, retrofitting and
testing. Migration was carried out o Endevor from Changeman.
• Key Activities:
o Impact Analysis for CMS
o Retrofitting
o Writing JCLs as per TWS standards
o Testing

6. Project Name: GRV 4.7

• Duration : From July 2009 to August 2009
• Role : Team Member (Team Size 15)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus V8.33, CICS, VSAM
• Tools used: Changeman, File-Aid, Xpeditor
• Client: HSBC
FDI releases periodic enhancements to incorporate new functionalities. The client needs
to assess its impact on home grown code before adopting it. Our team was responsible to
for impact analysis, retrofitting and testing.
• Key Activities:
o Retrofitting for CMS
o Re-evaluation of code level conflicts
o Testing
o Amending Impact Analysis Document and Code

5. Project Name: Risk Management

• Duration : From March 2009 to April 2009
• Role : Team Lead (Team Size 2)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Linux, SAS
• Tools used: VNC
• Client: GE Money
The Risk Management team runs a variety of SAS jobs on a Linux Server for reporting
purposes to support the core Credit Card business; my job was to provide support for
management, maintenance and enhancement activities.
• Key Activities:
o End to End Change Execution (Requirement Analysis, Coding, Testing,
Implementation)
o Business Ticket resolution (User Queries)
o Batch monitoring and Support
o Error Resolution (Permanent and Temporary)
o Improvements in the existing setup (Have successfully automated a number of
manual jobs)
o User Administration (Granting/Revoking Access)

4. Project Name: Statement Rerun Reduction

• Duration: From September 2008 to February 2009
• Role : Team Member (Team Size 2)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus V8.17, CICS, VSAM
• Tools used: Beta 92,91 , OPC, Changeman, File-Aid
• Client: GE Money
This project was an off shoot of the Productivity Improvement Drive, at every statement
cycle, the Targeting team prepares some masks/layouts for the actual printing. These are
applied to various accounts as per pre-set criteria. Now when they sent to a third party for
printing, they send back a report is which shows how many statements fell under which
 mask. If these volumes do not match the expected volumes the output is discarded and
the Targeting team re-defines the criteria. The whole statement cycle is run again
manually. This project was commissioned to put a check to this. An online screen is
maintained in which the expected range between which the volumes per mask should fall
is maintained. The batch part processes the statements and matches and in the end tallies
the expected volumes with actual volumes. If the there is a mismatch a report is sent to
the targeting team giving a detailed breakdown and a request to redefine their parameters
again. No statement is transmitted for printing till the mismatch is resolved. The program
was implemented across 2 LPARs on 5 streams each.

• Key Activities:
o Requirement Analysis
o Preparation of FS and TS
o Coding/Development
o Testing
o Implementation
o Support

3. Project Name: Incorrect Auth Removal

• Duration: From May 2008 to August 2008
• Role : Team Member (Team Size 4)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus V8.17, CICS, VSAM
• Tools used: Beta 92, 91, OPC, Changeman, File-Aid
• Client: GE Money
There were a number of cases in which a transaction got duplicated and had to be manually
removed from the file, creating a problem in tracking and auditing. We created a screen
through which the target file can be changed online and the changes will automatically be
recorded in a report that would be mailed to the Business.
• Key Activities:
o Requirement Analysis
o Preparation of FS and TS
o Coding of Reporting Program
o Testing
o Implementation

2. Project Name: User Audit

• Duration: From March 2008 to April 2008
• Role : Team Member (Team Size 1)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus V8.17 (Giant jolly)
• Tools used: Beta 92, 91 ,OPC , Changeman, File-Aid, Easytrieve
• Client: GE Money
 To track down the users who are viewing the account details of customers too frequently.
This may indicate an attempt at data theft. Such users will be listed according to the
frequency of their attempts.
• Key Activities:
o Requirement Analysis
o Preparation of FS and TS
o Coding
o Testing
o Implementation

1. Project Name: Mainframe application support, UK

• Duration: From March 2007 to February 2008
• Role : Team Member (Team Size 10)
• Solutions Environment: Mainframes OS/390, Vision Plus V8.17, VSAM, CICS
• Tools used: Beta 92,91,OPC, Changeman, File-Aid, Easytrieve
• Client: GE Money
GE Money UK issues PLCC as well as Master Cards to its customers. GE Money UK
uses Vision PLUS 8.17 for Credit Cards account processing. GE Money UK has
customized all products to its business needs. TCS provides support to both online and
batch functionality of all the three products used in GE Money UK.
• Key Activities:
o Batch monitoring and Support
o Error Resolution (Permanent and Temporary)
o Batch improvements and enhancements (Was awarded for reducing the run
time of ASM program to 25% of its original duration)
o Reporting
o Change Management (FS TS review, Code review, Implementation and Support)

TECHNOLOGY/ TOOLS WORKED WITH:

• Hardware: IBM OS/390

• Software: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Mainframe, Vision Plus, CICS, VSAM
Tools: Mainframe tools
o File tools: File aid
o Compiler/Debugger: Xpeditor, Changeman, Endevor
o Scheduler: OPC, TWS, CA7
 o Reporting tools: B91, B92, SAR
o Connect direct: NDM
Languages: COBOL, Easytrieve, JCL

KEY LEARNINGS FROM PROJECTS:

 Gained good knowledge of the Vision plus systems and screens. This system is used
to resolve most of the incidents and tickets raised.
 Real Time resolution of error in Production with in the SLA.
 Got a vast experience in activities like
o Requirement Analysis
o Code Review
o TS FS Review
o Coding
o Abend Solving
o Batch Running
o Issue/Query Resolution with the use system knowledge and experience.
o Change Management
o Testing
o Implementation
o Reporting
o Optimization
o Batch Scheduling

 Gained rich experience in understanding overall GE Money Credit card Business.

 Experience of managing/supporting an installation
 Experience of end to end solution delivery

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

12th in 2001 with 79% from City Montessori School.

10th in 1999 with 85% from Sherwood Academy.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION

Oracle Certified Associate (DBA)

B. Tech (Computer Science) from Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology

(an ISO 9001:2000 certified institution) affiliated to Uttar Pradesh Technical University.
in 2006 with 63.36%.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

1st prize at All India Innovative Ideas Contest held at Srishti’05, I.I.T. Roorkee.

Awarded Scholarship by Deputy Prime Minister Mr. L. K. Advani in 2003

Assembled a 50 node Cluster Computer that scored ~50 Gflops on Linpack benchmark
(to put it in a perspective: India’s 1st supercomputer Param scored 500Gflops)

PERSONAL DETAILS

DoB : 18th July 1984

Sex : Male
Nationality : Indian
Passport Number : G8856456
Permanent Address : 91, Mangalpuri, Ismailganj, Lucknow 227105
Marital Status : Married

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.

DATE

PLACE Mohammad Akbar Khan