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PRATEEK CHATURVEDI

PRATEEK CHATURVEDI

London

Summary

A Dynamic Product Consultant with over 8 years of extensive experience in the IT industry, specifically specializing in Guidewire Policy Center for the past 8 years.

Expertise in Integration and Configuration, years of hands-on involvement.
Possesses exceptional Communication and Influencing skills, allowing me to effectively engage with stakeholders and drive impactful outcomes.
Consistently delivering advisory solutions to diverse insurance carriers, establishing a proven track record of success.
Approaching every task with unwavering commitment and enthusiasm.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Engineer

Direct Line Insurance Group
09.2022 - Current
  • Implemented Home Line as per requirements and advised solution approach for Policy Center V10.
  • Collaborated with a Business Analyst to analyze Policy Center requirements and provide feasible solutions using standard Guidewire practices and coding standards.
  • Proficient in publishing and consuming APIs (REST and SOAP) to integrate Guidewire applications with external systems. Published REST API in Policy Center which is being used to provide initial quote prices for DLG own brands and partner brands for customers on Price Comparison websites.
  • Developed Edge API which facilitates integration and interaction with external systems and applications. It allows for the seamless exchange of data and enables various functionalities across the Guidewire platform, including Quote, Policy Change, Renewal, Policy, and Account handlers.
  • Led end-to-end integration of the Payments module by integrating Policy Center with third-party merchant payment gateways and Developed and executed the binding workflow based on real-time payment status updates, ensuring seamless transitions between quote and policy issuance.
  • Implemented robust pre- and post-bind contingency mechanisms to handle payment failures, retries, and edge cases. Additionally, configured underwriting rules to align with various payment scenarios and ensure compliance with business and risk guidelines.
  • Experienced in configuration domain, created PCF’s, specialized in data modeling.
  • Worked on creating custom batch and work queues. Optimizing batch processes for improved performance using techniques like pagination and chunking.
  • Familiar with Guidewire Cloud architecture and concepts, including environment management, configuration-as-code, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Understand the use of Edge APIs, Cloud Connectors, and Webhooks for integrating Guidewire Cloud with third-party services.
  • Writing Robust GUnits to provide a standardized way to measure and represent data across different modules within Guidewire, ensuring consistency in how information is handled.
  • Familiar with Guidewire Cloud observability features such as logging, metrics, and alerting using tools like AWS cloud watch and understand cloud deployment pipelines.
  • Build AWS Cloud watch alarms to monitor application health and issues.
  • I have gained extensive knowledge on AWS services such as Secrets Manager, code build, S3 bucket.
  • Designed the Low Level design for every integration implemented to maintain observability.

Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited-PwC
03.2020 - 08.2022
  • Experienced Guidewire developer worked on the transformation of Commercial and Personal lines for major US insurance carriers.
  • I lead a team of 5 engineer on the integration where I was responsible for delivery of the user stories and enhancing the team working capability.
  • Managing project timelines, resources and deliverables to ensure successful implementations.
  • Acting as a bridge between stakeholders and the technical team to ensure requirements are accurately captured and met.
  • Mentored the team to get proper knowledge or helping them towards defining a proper solution using best practices.
  • Proficient in agile methodology and certified as a Guidewire developer. Got two promotions within a span of two years.
  • Establishing testing protocols and reviewing test results, co-leading release activities for testing and production environments.
  • Encouraging feedback from the team and stakeholders to identify areas for improvement.
  • Implemented message queues within Policy Centre to facilitate diverse transaction execution.
  • Developed contingencies for post-quote and pre-quote release.

Junior Product Specialist

Cognizant Technologies Solution
05.2018 - 02.2020
  • Java developer with extensive knowledge in Policy Centre through Guidewire training.
  • Improved integration and configuration of Policy Centre, provided application support during releases.
  • Implemented batch framework and proficient in writing GOSU queries for data extraction and changes using pointers.

Software Engineer

Metadesign Solutions
09.2017 - 03.2018
  • Trained in Angular 4, JavaScript, and Adobe plugins.
  • Created Adobe plugins for automating operations in Illustrator.

Education

Bachelors of Technology -

Inderprastha Engineering College
01.2016

Skills

  • SQL
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Agile methodologies
  • Code development
  • GOSU
  • AWS

Certification

  • Certified Guidewire Developer (Aspen and Banff)
  • Certified Integration Specialist

Language Known

English
Hindi

Personal Details

  • DOB: 12th March 1993
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Software Engineer

Direct Line Insurance Group
09.2022 - Current

Senior Associate

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited-PwC
03.2020 - 08.2022

Junior Product Specialist

Cognizant Technologies Solution
05.2018 - 02.2020

Software Engineer

Metadesign Solutions
09.2017 - 03.2018

Bachelors of Technology -

Inderprastha Engineering College
PRATEEK CHATURVEDI