Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Interests
Taichi and Yoga Practitioner, Tree Hugger, Numismatics collector, Passionate Dancer and a Mentor
Timeline
Gaethri Gautama

Gaethri Gautama

Manager II Software Development
Chennai,TN

Summary

A highly seasoned and experienced Mainframe application developer and manager with core knowledge in Merchant Acquirer processing and exceptional skills in Analysis, Design, Coding, Application development, Maintenance, Audits and Team management. Handling major project deliveries across location, adept at troubleshooting the production issues and provide timely solutions. Lead teams by strategy, value and strong communication skills. Ensuring quality control at every stage of project SDLC life cycle and result oriented to meet deadlines. Able to function independently or as part of a team, an able leader and an effective collaborator. Currently as Manager II, Software Development with FISERV with over 19 years of total experience in mainframe application development and been involved with full project life cycle efforts. Presently leading Funding , Statements, Change release, Merchant Account Initiation applications with a 15 member team size. A “Great Place To Work” trained manager and a vibrant DEI champion responsible for driving Enterprise Resource Group(ERG) for LGBTQ+ inclusion for Fiserv Chennai location. A wellbeing champion who drives wellness initiatives by creating collaboration while investing in passion and wellbeing.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Manager II , Software Development

Fiserv
10.2019 - Current

Firm Critical Projects Handled:

· Build Platforms for the Legal separation of BAMS Joint Venture dissolution between BANA and Fiserv

· SunTrust to Truist Bank Merger conversion

· Fiserv 51 to PNC Bank conversion

· CIBC and NBC Bank new FSP creation

· First data Canada Membership Project

Specialist, Application Development

BNYMT
09.2014 - 09.2019

Was Leading Pershing Regulatory Reporting India team. The application generates various critical reports which are used by Pershing regulatory business to perform various regulatory filings and calculations required by regulatory bodies such as Federal Reserve, SEC, FINRA, NYSE and KPMG. These data files are also used to support the parent (BNYM) regulatory obligations such as: Basel III, Liquidity Coverage ratio, TIC reporting, etc. These time bound reports are SLA driven to meet regulatory deadlines can have a regulatory, compliance and/or financial impact to the organization.

Firm Critical projects Delivered:

15c3-3 Automation of Regulatory Reserve calculation
Collateral Fire Power


Project Leader

BNYMT
07.2010 - 08.2014

Project leader for Position and Balance Accounting Service (PBAS) captures input feeds from various billing systems and creates journal entries and in-turn feeds to the Bookkeeping system (BKPG) which is the main journal processing system for Pershing which takes journal inputs from all the other applications.


Critical project Implemented:

CITI equity compensation automation (Pershing) Citi Equity compensation automation (Citi ECS) rewards some of its employees with Stock award and Stock option program. Citi sends a standard input file via NDM with number of stock or options which are rewarded, Cost basis information, Tax information, Information of employee account which receives the reward and Citi facilitation account information from where the shares has to be moved to employee account.

Team Lead

BNYMT
09.2005 - 06.2010

Started as mainframe application developer and became team lead for the Pershing Customer Billing System which provides a uniform automated Asset-based billing process for Managed Accounts. The Management Fees component of the project provides a variety of processing methods to enable the Correspondent base to have the maximum flexibility in applying fees and allocations. This system allows IBD to set up fee schedules with different billing and distribution set up The Correspondent base is afforded sufficient time to review and approve both assets and fees to ensure completeness and accuracy. Responsibilities include enhancing the PCBS system online screen features; modifying the programs with updated business requirements like fee calculation changes, account start bill date restriction, Time and Dollar fee calculation changes etc. Resolving adhoc issues reported like printing of required notification for IBD, termination of accounts, guide to set up account details in such a way to invoke required features in application, generating reports, pulling data etc.


Major project Implemented

CITI Annual Account Fee Project -CAAF (Pershing)

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science - Computer Science

Karpagam Engineering College, Anna University , Coimbatore
04.2001 -
  • Graduation with Distinction, 2005
  • 7.9 GPA/CGPA
  • A “Great Place To Work” trained manager
  • DEI champion driving ERG for LGBTQ+ inclusion


Skills

Operating systems:IBM Z/OS, Windows

Interests

Taichi,Yoga Practitioner, Book Reader, Swimmer, Tree Hugger, Numismatics collector, Passionate Dancer and a Mentor

Taichi and Yoga Practitioner, Tree Hugger, Numismatics collector, Passionate Dancer and a Mentor

Always in a search to fulfill my soul sought extra curricular activities which has enriched my inner world. Each year i target to learn a new skillset.

Timeline

Manager II , Software Development - Fiserv
10.2019 - Current
Specialist, Application Development - BNYMT
09.2014 - 09.2019
Project Leader - BNYMT
07.2010 - 08.2014
Team Lead - BNYMT
09.2005 - 06.2010
Karpagam Engineering College, Anna University - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Computer Science , Computer Science
04.2001 -
Gaethri GautamaManager II Software Development