Sundar S M

Overall 16 years of experience with 8+ years experience in Insurance Industry Products like Guidewire InsuranceNow & Exigen Insurance Suite. Playing the role of Guidewire InsuranceNow Product Consultant to one of the top notch Insurance Client in USA for Excess & Surplus Specialty, Private Client, Pet, Management Liability Specialty lines of business. Solid Insurance Product experience in GUIDEWIRE Insurance Now & EXIGEN specifically PAS (Policy Administration System) Top Quality architecture and development skills using latest technologies in Guidewire InsuranceNow Product. Developing and implementing the strategy and tactics for insurance to ensure that qualities of product are met, factoring in impacts across the product. 6 years of insurance business experience with a demonstrated record of accomplishment of timely release of insurance product with high quality. Strong business relationship skill including collaboration, influencing, building strategic partnership with onsite team for product related activities and other business clarification from offshore. Oversees and manages the code quality and deliverable for the team of 10 Guidewire InsuranceNow developer and suggest them for improvisation. Enthusiastic and passionate about building excellent Insurance Product and building great teams. Proven ability to stay within strict deadlines and excellent inter-personal skills and a strong sense of team spirit. Strong functional knowledge in Insurance, Retail and Manufacturing Logistics domains by execution of various Applications. Onsite work experience at Client Location. Core competence in Project Execution including requirement Gathering, Designing, Developing and implementing Insurance Product and deploying Java Application Servers like Web logic, Tomcat. Proven abilities to handle pressure and to provide quick fixes in time. Ability to handle any defects on Java Application in a shorter span of time. Experienced in setting up the development environment for various kinds of Enterprise applications. Solid background in Object-Oriented analysis, SDLC, Agile Methodology and design. Very good at various Design Patterns, UML and Enterprise Applications. Knowledge of MVC Architecture, SOA, Unit Test cases and OOPS Concepts. Extensive expertise in Core Java, J2EE (Servlets & JSP), Struts (2.x), EJB (2.X), Hibernate, JPA, XML, XSL, XML parser, JSON, RESTFUL Web Services. Hands On in HTML, CSS, Java Script, JQuery, Bootstrap, ORACLE (SQL, PL/SQL) Accomplished Technical Architect offering 5+ years' experience in comprehensive design and development of infrastructure and architecture for software projects. Attentive collaborator and communicator from project conception to completion. Creative in devising solutions to improve business operations and meet clients' technical needs. Seasoned team leader possessing the technical and interpersonal skills to provide exceptional project deliverables. Innovative Technical Architect with proven success in software project consultancy and solutions implementation. Multi-talented systems architect with knowledge and determination to deliver actionable and effective business solutions. Thrives in deadline-driven environments with focus on quality and accuracy. Driven Technical Architect with 5+ years of success in conceptualizing technical solutions and system development environments. Focused on working closely with clients to determine technical project objectives, specifications and solutions. Detail-oriented in coding and testing the functionality of deliverables.

• Exavalu Solutions India Ltd, Guidewire InsuranceNow, 06/2021, Present, US Insurance Customer, Core Java, XML, MDA (Model Driven Architecture), JENKINS, GitHub, Eclipse 4.0, JIRA, Guidewire Technical Architect, Design and Implementation: Own system level technical features (non-functional requirements) to minimize technical debt and continuously improve upon the system’s ability to measure and align to quality and compliance standards. Forms design and implementation in GW InsuranceNow Product using Adobe Designer for Personal and Commercial lines of business. Create and maintain systems architecture documentation including models, roadmaps, develop design approaches and best practice standards. Provide technical guidance to project team as appropriate. Track industry trends and maintain knowledge of new technologies to better serve the enterprise's architecture needs. Champion Agile principles, values, and practices. Architecting and designing solutions that solve business problems, while aligning to enterprise standards Works closely with Enterprise Architects, Product Owners, and Software Engineering Agile teams on Guidewire InsuranceNow product.
• Cognizant Technology Solutions, Guidewire InsuranceNow, 02/2014, 06/2021, US Insurance Customer, Core Java, XML, MDA (Model Driven Architecture), JENKINS, GitHub, Eclipse 4.0, JIRA, Product Consultant, Product Consulting: Analyze customer requirements, challenges from an IT and business process perspective by interacting with the customer architects / SMEs and reviewing documentation. Provide recommendations (e.g. product implementation, platform identification, architecture suitability, gap analysis, customization/bolt on development and integration, product maintenance) to address the same; Create the solution architecture; Present the benefits of the solution; Lead Proof of Concept for the business problem; Provide inputs on technical robustness and scalability of the product to the LPC. Design and Implementation: Provide guidance to the team from a product perspective and suggest solutions; Participate and provide inputs in design and architecture reviews; Identify issues & drive them to closure. Handle delivery with minimum escalations. Review all deliverables as per the delivery checklist; Conduct demos for customers as and when required. Innovation: Identify best practices, share and ensure adoption of best practices (e.g. Base rate uploads, Coverage input elements framework.) along with the team; Collate, centralize & institutionalize all solution enablers developed by individual projects. Innovation / Value Adds Implemented in Guidewire InsuranceNow Product
• Opus Software Solutions Ltd, Exigen, 02/2014, 12/2016, Insurance Client, USA, Core Java, Spring, Hibernate, Web Services, Rational Team Center(RTC), Rational Requirement Center (RRC), Quality Center, QTP, Senior Product Specialist – Technology, Application Description: Exigen Insurance Solutions, a leading global provider of core systems and business transformation to insurers, is pleased to congratulate Insurance Client in Northern California, Nevada & Utah (NCNU) Insurance Exchange, on being named a Celent 2013 Model Insurer for transitioning to a new policy administration system with effective change management. The Insurance Exchange implemented Exigen’s PolicyCore and BillingCore solutions for its California auto business as the first phase of a larger replacement and integration project involving six legacy PAS and three legacy billing systems used by the Insurance Exchange. The Insurance Exchange offers personal lines insurance to AIG members through partnerships with AIG clubs in 50 states. The Insurance Exchange insures nearly one million auto policyholders and 1.7 million cars in California alone., Project lead role in terms of technical & functional for Exigen product Mentoring & coaching the team member in terms of functional & technical of Exigen Product. Executing the project based on the Agile Methodology. Coordinating with the onsite team in terms of DELIVERY standpoint. Handled Lobs like AUTO & HOME.

• Guidewire InsuranceNow Integration Professional
• AWS Certified Solution Architect
• Guidewire Certified Claim Center_10.0_Specialist
• Guidewire Certified Digital Integration Certified Specialist - Banff

• Collaborated with team of 10+ in the development of GW InsuranceNow Product
• Achieved 100% results by introducing innovation for newly enhanced tasks.
• Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
• Supervised team of 10+ staff members.