Tulika Kumari

Santee Risk

• Gained hands-on exposure to InsureMO platform, complementing core Guidewire expertise.
• Performed self-learning, exploration, and analysis of InsureMO’s product offerings to understand digital insurance product modeling.
• Worked on building and evaluating product structures within InsureMO for client-specific use cases.
• Participated in InsureMO vendor sessions and client calls to clarify doubts, gather business requirements, and seek technical guidance.
• Contributed to requirement analysis and solution discussions, aligning InsureMO capabilities with client needs.

Copper Point

• Contributed to implementation and enhancement projects in Guidewire PolicyCenter.
• Worked extensively on Data Model, Underwriting, Product Designer, PCF, and Forms.
• Responsible for defect resolution and change request implementation.
• Actively participated in Agile ceremonies including daily Scrum calls and sprint reviews.
• Collaborated with Business Analysts to clarify requirements and provide technical inputs.
• Proficient in using project management and version control tools such as GitLab and JIRA.

The Hartford

• Continued to manage core configuration responsibilities while mentoring a junior team member, guiding them through PolicyCenter integration setup and Gosu-based configuration tasks.
• Enhanced reusability and scalability of configuration components, promoting Guidewire best practices such as extension entities, typelists, and rules to minimize custom code.
• Led troubleshooting of complex integration scenarios, resolving cross-layer issues between front-end channels, DTOs, and PolicyCenter entities.
• Streamlined integration contracts and collaborated closely with UI and external teams to ensure consistency, reliability, and maintainability of data flows.
• Actively contributed to process improvement and knowledge sharing, increasing team efficiency and ensuring adherence to architectural standards.

• Configured edge-layer integration APIs within ProducerEngage, leveraging PolicyCenter web service APIs to enable seamless external producer channel connectivity for quoting, binding, and policy transactions.
• Designed and implemented Gosu-based Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) to support structured and secure data flow between front-end channels and PolicyCenter, aligning with Guidewire’s data model.
• Authored business rules using the Guidewire Rules Engine (Gosu rules and validation rules), enforcing business logic and ensuring data integrity across key PolicyCenter processes.
• Collaborated with UI teams to define integration contracts via PCF files, input sets, and view entities, exposing PolicyCenter data consistently across layers.
• Troubleshot and resolved configuration-level integration issues, including Gosu class logic bugs, PCF data binding issues, and entity/view object mapping inconsistencies.
• Supported full lifecycle integration testing, including configuring test data, mocking service calls using SoapUI/Postman, and validating behavior via PolicyCenter debug logs.

The Kemper

• Provided production support and implemented enhancements, ensuring ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement of existing systems.
• Collaborated with clients and business analysts to gather and analyze feature requests and business rule updates, translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Conducted impact analysis by reviewing system behavior, identifying risks, and communicating potential changes to stakeholders for clarification and mitigation.
• Designed and developed optimized, maintainable code following industry best practices to deliver approved enhancements efficiently.
• Performed thorough unit testing to validate functionality, accuracy, and performance prior to QA handover.
• Supported QA teams during testing cycles by analyzing and resolving defects promptly, ensuring high-quality deliverables within project timelines.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to facilitate smooth transitions from development to production deployments.