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Kavitha Venkatesan

Aubrey

Summary

Looking for a position with a growing company that provides me an opportunity to excel in my professional career in a mutually beneficial manner by using best of my skills, abilities and experience in the field of Guidewire, Development and Business analysis. 8+ years of overall working experience as a Business analyst, Guidewire consultant and as a Java developer. Relevant experience in Guidewire Applications for 4 years. Involved in working closely with clients, providing support to the technical team as an analyst, Requirement Gathering/Analysis, Documentation, Testing and Implementation of projects in Insurance domain. Worked on PCF configuration, Rules, GOSU for Guidewire (Policy Center) Configuration. Expertise in creating or modifying Database Entities, Extended entities, Typelists and Type Categories, generate Data Dictionary etc. Worked on editors in the Guidewire Studio to modify PCF files, including various screen components like Input Set, Detail View, List View, Card View, List Detail View. Worked on creating or modifying locations like Popups, Exit Points, Location Group and Page. Proficient with analyzing Information system needs, evaluating end-user requirements, custom designing solutions, troubleshooting for the applications and presentations. Profound knowledge on Arrays, Gosu Queries, Business rules and Enhancements, Gosu classes, Field validation etc. Worked across various Policy Administration System processes like Submission, Policy Change, Renewals, Cancellation/Termination, Reinstatement, Rewrite. Worked on Product Designer to make Product Model changes like adding coverage, setting visibility conditions based on Product etc. Hands on experience in all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC). Involved in code and design of various Guidewire components like PCF’s, plug-ins, Batch jobs, Messaging and different components of Guidewire Suite. Coordination with the onsite and offshore team in time deliverables and Point of Contact for DEV & Test team for Business and System related queries. Experienced in the implementation of SOAP and REST Web Services in GOSU and consumption of web services from external systems. Excellence in providing comprehensive solutions for client requirements with strict adherence to industry standards. Self-starter with Effective communication skills, collaboration & team building skills and interested in learning new technical concepts quickly. Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment. Driven to deadlines.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Policy Centre Configuration Developer

American Modern Insurance Group
08.2018 - Current
  • Company Overview: American Modern is a widely recognized, national leader in the specialty insurance business. With close to 50 years experience in the manufactured housing insurance sector, the company delivers specialized products and services for residential property and the recreational market. One of our newest lines is pet health insurance. The company is headquartered in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. Website: http://www.amig.com/
  • Interact with the Subject matter experts and Business analysts on a continuous basis gathering requirements and suggesting better solutions according to the agile methodology of Application Development.
  • Maintained proficient level of communication in team and involved in complete software development life cycle.
  • Provide the effort estimates for all configuration and interface requirements to the client in coordination with technical team.
  • Part of Production Support team wherein I analyze the logs of production environment and find & update to fix the errors spotted.
  • Participated in Iteration Planning and Meetings(on Product model) for the new release.
  • Facilitated the discussions for the better productivity.
  • Assisting the testing team in authoring test scenarios and coming up with estimates based on functionality.
  • Worked on the Product Model development for 3 different LOB’s (Auto, Property and Dwelling Fire).
  • Analyzing the complete system functionality through use case documents and preparing requirement documentation for system functionality, business requirements and business rules.
  • Took an active role in participating various meetings and brain storming sessions to analyze and evaluate the requirements.
  • Doing RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and sending daily/weekly reports to QA manager.
  • Create, update and maintain documentation related to requirements, process flow charts, elevated level system architectural diagrams, test plans, meeting minutes and action items.
  • American Modern is a widely recognized, national leader in the specialty insurance business. With close to 50 years experience in the manufactured housing insurance sector, the company delivers specialized products and services for residential property and the recreational market. One of our newest lines is pet health insurance. The company is headquartered in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. Website: http://www.amig.com/

Policy Centre Developer

Icare Inc, Australia
05.2015 - 06.2017
  • Company Overview: icare (Insurance & Care NSW) is a Public Financial Enterprise governed by an independent Board of Directors that delivers insurance and care services to the people of New South Wales. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life outcomes, including helping people return to work.
  • Analyzing and understanding the requirement and developing the use case.
  • Worked on Data model area which includes creation of custom entities, extending entities, type lists.
  • Worked extensively on configuration including designing and developing system and screens, creating and extending entities/data model, PCFs, business flow rules and validations.
  • Have a basic knowledge on Integration part including Web Services, Batch process and Plugins.
  • Ensuring the tools used by the project team (Dash works, Jira, SharePoint) are aligned and will support the strategic goals of the project.
  • Created detail view, entities, extended entities, subtypes, input sets, list views, typelists, Atomic widgets etc.
  • Provide technical and troubleshooting support to system users to ensure production system up time and continued user access to systems.
  • Worked on Arrays, Gosu Queries, Business rules and Enhancements, Gosu classes etc.
  • Coordination with the onsite and offshore team in time deliverables and Point of Contact for DEV & Test team for Business and System related queries.
  • Critical, High, medium and low priority call logs/tickets to get fix within due date.
  • Icare (Insurance & Care NSW) is a Public Financial Enterprise governed by an independent Board of Directors that delivers insurance and care services to the people of New South Wales. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life outcomes, including helping people return to work.

Education

Computer Science

Annamalai University
03-2010

Skills

  • Java
  • GOSU
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Jquery
  • Java 15
  • Java 16
  • JSTL
  • Guidewire Studio
  • MyEclipse
  • IntelliJ 12
  • Eclipse

Timeline

Policy Centre Configuration Developer

American Modern Insurance Group
08.2018 - Current

Policy Centre Developer

Icare Inc, Australia
05.2015 - 06.2017

Computer Science

Annamalai University
Kavitha Venkatesan