Prashant Kumar

PROJECT NAME - HUMANA (A US- based Healthcare insurance company)

• Assisted in developing project plans and timelines for various initiatives.
• Coordinated meetings between clients and internal teams to ensure alignment.
• Designed, implemented, deployed, tested and troubleshooted applications on IBM Mainframes using COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, TOPAZ, WINDSURF(AI assistant), ISPW technologies.
• Developed, tested and debugged COBOL programs for mainframe applications.
• Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Performed unit testing of all developed programs and documented results.
• Implemented changes to existing software components as required by customer requests.

Project Name- ELEVANCE HEALTH (A US-based Healthcare insurance company)

• Managed a team of 6 members to provide technical and functional support.
• Developed and maintained technical documentation for software systems.
• Conducted code reviews to ensure high-quality code was produced that adhered to coding standards.
• Mentored junior developers on coding best practices and standards.
• Managed multiple tasks within tight deadlines while ensuring quality control throughout the process.
• Coordinated testing and validation procedures through software development lifecycle.
• Delegated tasks and supported junior team members for client calls and meetings.
• Analyzed and fixed Service Requests based on Business requirements, debugging code for defects and providing proper code fixes for production installation.
• Executed comprehensive quality assurance and peer review activities.
• Ensured timely delivery of tasks and resolution of queries by coordinating with onsite lead.

Project Name- ELEVANCE HEALTH (A US-based Healthcare insurance company)

• Investigated production issues reported by users and provided timely resolutions.
• Collaborated with team members to ensure successful project completion within timeline constraints.
• Developed, tested, and maintained software applications using mainframe technologies.
• Implemented new features into existing software solutions.
• Helped junior developers with debugging code and technical support.
• Performed unit testing on application components prior to release.
• Resolved complex issues related to software applications quickly and effectively.
• Utilized Agile methodologies to manage project timelines and deliverables efficiently.

Project Name- HANOVER INSURANCE (A US-based property & casualty insurance company)

• Coordinated bug fixes with internal teams in order to resolve customer issues quickly.
• Developed and implemented software solutions to meet customer needs.
• Performed unit tests and integrated system tests to validate functionality against design documentation.
• Analyzed business requirements, created technical specifications, and designed functional prototypes.
• Monitored performance metrics to identify areas where additional support is needed.
• Participated in code reviews to maintain high-quality software development standards.
• Assisted in developing project plans by coordinating resources from multiple teams.

Project Name- Royal Bank of Canada ( A Canadian Financial services company)

• Played a key role in the development and enhancement of RBC's home ground Credit applications OLMS and OLBB.
• Provided instructions for Job abends and analyzed the root cause.
• Designed, coded, and tested for maintenance changes.
• Managed and conducted quality assurance and peer review processes.
• Coordinated with onsite lead to ensure timely delivery of tasks and resolution of queries.
• Coached and guided new team members in their project tasks.
• Facilitated knowledge transfer to assist new team members