VIJAY KARTHICK VIDHYAPATHI

As Technical Manager,

• Coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders including leadership, Program
• Executed operational enhancements and support for new business post-approval application, ensuring incident resolution and problem analysis.
• Coordinated release and deployment of code to production, maintaining alignment with operational standards.
• Developed solutions for system enhancements to accommodate new product types and regulatory changes.
• Decommissioned redundant code and optimized queries to improve overall system performance.
• Modernized Mainframe Claims Income Loss Summary by calling Java API using PL/1- JSON.
• Monitoring Kafka Pods up and running, taken care of TIF works, certificate expiry by upgrading versions in ran pipeline and merged to main branch.

As Release Manager:

• Coordinated with cross-functional stakeholders including leadership, Program managers, Business, Products, Engineers and Testers, managing production implementations.
• Managed release planning and deployment coordination for production releases.
• Performed ChangeMan audit validations and package verification.
• Coordinated code promotions across multiple testing environments.
• Created and managed Enterprise Release Option (ERO) releases.
• Coordinated approvals with Engineering, Development, Batch, and Business teams.
• Created DBR requests for DB2 schema modifications.
• Raised and managed ServiceNow Change Requests.
• Presented production releases before EDCAB for approval.
• Reviewed enhancement requirements with business stakeholders.
• Conducted requirement analysis and recommended technical solutions.
• Coordinated offshore and onsite deployment activities.
• Prepared and executed unit, functional, and process testing.
• Performed defect analysis and coordinated issue resolution.
• Ensured release compliance and successful production implementation.

Project: RICOH, Vantage Fund Merger, PAC, BENE, Claims, Connext, DSS, SMART, CDB & NIPR

Responsibilities:

• Developed and enhanced COBOL, SAS, Perl, and SQL applications.
• Executed DB2 SQL queries for production troubleshooting.
• Developed audit reports and user-request programs.
• Executed ABC phases and rejected payment processes.
• Developed web service interface programs.
• Created insurance policy applications.
• Loaded policy information into ALP and Mainframe systems.
• Migrated LifeComm applications to DXC.
• Prepared test plans and test cases.
• Performed coding, testing, implementation, and production support.
• Coordinated with offshore teams.
• Mentored new team members.
• Environment: COBOL, SAS, JCL, VSAM, DB2, SQL Developer, Perl
• Domain: Insurance

Project: Project Charger

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements.
• Migrated LifeComm systems to DXC.
• Developed COBOL and SAS enhancements.
• Executed multiple migration validation cycles.
• Performed testing and production implementation.
• Environment: COBOL, SAS, JCL, VSAM, DB2
• Domain: Insurance

Project: AIG Life AE – DSS15.0, LifeComm86, LifeComm90 & WSM K46

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance and production support.
• Requirement analysis and technical design.
• COBOL and SAS development.
• DB2 troubleshooting.
• User support during testing cycles.
• Production implementation.
• Effort estimation.
• Code reviews.
• Team mentoring.
• Environment: COBOL, SAS, JCL, VSAM, DB2
• Domain: Insurance

Project: AG Dallas – ULA Maintenance & Production Support

Responsibilities:

• Real-time production support.
• Incident analysis and resolution.
• Enhancement development.
• COBOL coding and DB2 query execution.
• Functional and technical design.
• Testing and deployment.
• Offshore and onsite coordination.
• Knowledge transfer and mentoring.
• Environment: COBOL, JCL, VSAM, DB2, DYL280
• Domain: Insurance

Project: Assembler to COBOL Conversion

Responsibilities:

• Converted Assembler copybooks to COBOL.
• Converted application programs.
• Performed unit testing.
• Resolved integration testing abends.
• Supported migration activities.
• Environment: COBOL, Assembler, JCL
• Domain: Banking