PremKumar D
Coimbatore
Summary
Results-oriented Application Developer with over 7 years of experience in the full application lifecycle, specializing in DataStage, Autosys, Mainframe, BizTalk and SQL within healthcare and insurance domains. Expertise in driving process improvements and facilitating communication among clients and stakeholders. Strong leadership abilities focused on fostering team collaboration and delivering innovative solutions.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Associate
CNO Financial Group
Coimbatore
01.2026 - Current
- Re-engineered mainframe systems based on optimized future state flow.
- Developed design documents for all impacted programs and JCLs.
- Conducted impact analysis on all identified programs, procs, and JCLs.
- Identified affected programs, procs, and JCLs due to system changes.
- Prepared current and future state process flow diagrams for clarity.
- Analyzed existing mainframe system to identify areas for enhancement.
Senior Associate
Western & Southern Financial Group
Coimbatore
08.2023 - 12.2025
- Prepared functional specifications and technical design documents for new initiatives, facilitating clear communication of project requirements and expectations.
- Conducted impact analysis to identify and prioritize modules affected by client business requests, ensuring timely response to client needs.
- Developed new programs and enhanced existing features based on client requirements.
- Created test strategies and test cases to ensure software quality.
- Performed requirement analyses, designed documents, and executed COBOL coding, unit testing, and integration testing.
- Developed and implemented Easytrieve code modules from inception.
- Monitored weekly and monthly batch jobs, efficiently resolving abends to maintain system stability and minimize downtime.
- Utilized debugging tools such as Abendaid and XPeditor for troubleshooting.
Associate
Western & Southern Financial Group
Coimbatore
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Collected job runtimes for nightly batch processes and scheduler dependency reports using Pivotor tool to support operational analysis.
- Identified long-running or high CPC-consuming jobs on critical path during peak periods, requesting strobe reports.
- Analyzed strobe reports to uncover application optimization opportunities.
- Calculated CPU savings and created presentation deck for client meetings to communicate optimization opportunities.
- Reported opportunities to shift jobs before or after peak times without affecting SLAs.
- Conducted testing of COBOL and Easytrieve program changes to ensure reliability.
- Compiled a document list of jobs involved in critical path job flows.
- Completed testing of unique patterns and presented solutions for COBOL and Easytrieve programs to enhance application performance.
Associate
Emblem Health Care
Coimbatore
02.2022 - 03.2023
- Automated processes, enhancing performance of existing workflows.
- Prepared functional specifications and technical design documents to guide development.
- Delivered defect-free outputs from offshore teams within deadlines.
- Analyzed enhancement scope, conducted impact analysis, and proposed feasible solutions.
- Monitored daily, weekly, and monthly batch jobs, resolving abends promptly.
- Provided daily status reports to business analysts, ensuring project transparency.
- Clarified requirements by interacting with clients and business users, facilitating effective communication.
- Acted as primary on-call support during offshore hours, resolving urgent production issues promptly.
Programmer Analyst
Emblem Health Care
Coimbatore
04.2018 - 01.2022
- Utilized Autosys scheduling tool for scripting and hands-on management of IBM DataStage.
- Monitored job sequences and executed jobs with parameters in DataStage.
- Coordinated offshore production support activities, overseeing job monitoring and managing change requests to ensure seamless operations.
- Resolved customer tickets within defined SLAs using SCCD tool, enhancing service delivery and customer satisfaction.
- Prepared detailed RCA reports for escalation and higher-level review.
- Addressed file failures by coordinating with vendors for resubmission.
- Facilitated installation of WebStrat and McKesson applications across multiple departments, improving accessibility and functionality for users.
- Reviewed eSaws tickets to ensure member and provider information visibility on portal.
Education
BSC - Information Systems
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore04-2017
Skills
- Production Support
- Application Support
- COBOL programming
- Easytrieve development
- Core Java development
- DB2 database management
- MySQL and H2 databases
- Linux and Unix
- Agile/WaterFall methodologies
- MS Office Suite
- Client relationship management
- System troubleshooting
Tools
- Autosys
- Datastage
- RunDeck
- Tivoli
- EDI-BizTalk
- TSO/ISPF
- Endeavour
- ChangeMan
- File-Aid
- Abend-AID
Certification
• My SQL
• Core Java
• Splunk Certification
• GEN AI Overview
• Core Java
• Splunk Certification
• GEN AI Overview
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 12/11/96
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
- Tamil
- English
Timeline
Senior Associate
CNO Financial Group
01.2026 - Current
Senior Associate
Western & Southern Financial Group
08.2023 - 12.2025
Associate
Western & Southern Financial Group
05.2023 - 07.2023
Associate
Emblem Health Care
02.2022 - 03.2023
Programmer Analyst
Emblem Health Care
04.2018 - 01.2022
BSC - Information Systems
PSG College of Technology