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Anchal Chitlangia

Vancouver,British Columbia

Summary

Anchal has 15+ years of IT Industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill sets. Below is summary of her current role. Forward-thinking Assistant Director generates high-quality work. Leverages tenacious approach and strong attention to detail to drive success. Service-oriented and performance-driven with excellent organizational, multitasking and problem-solving skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Vancouver, Canada
08.2022 - Current
  • Participated actively in decision making processes at a high level within the organization.
  • Maintained positive relationships with stakeholders by responding promptly to inquiries, requests and complaints.
  • Monitored budgeting, forecasting, planning and reporting activities of the department.
  • Led and drove collaboration with internal teams and partners to meet expected timelines, budget and quality standards.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with clients to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Provided timely responses to customer inquiries, requests, and complaints.
  • Maintained long-term, profitable relationships with clients through problem solving, issue resolution and recommendation of new products and services.
  • Identified new business opportunities through research and analysis of client needs.
  • Negotiated contracts with clients for various services.
  • Served as an escalation point for unresolved customer issues or disputes.
  • Ensured that all contractual obligations were fulfilled according to agreed timelines.

Senior Manager – Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Vancouver, Canada
02.2021 - 08.2022
  • Manage Service delivery of Application Services, Testing center of excellence, and Automation center of excellence through global Delivery teams.
  • Partner with Client for strategic alignment and identify potential areas where Cognizant can help to achieve business objectives.
  • Established overall Automation center of Excellence for Customer to leverage modern low code no code platforms for automation solutions. Conducted Hackathons for customer for to increase adoption of automation platform.
  • Work with clients to define their problems and co-create solutions.
  • Performed Six R (Retire, Re-platform, Rehost, Rearchitect, Repurchase and Retain) , assessment on all applications to identify potential application which can be moved to cloud.
  • Initiated Technology modernization program to upgrade and remediate On Prem applications which were out of support from software and hardware currency.

Manager – Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
San Ramon, USA
10.2016 - 02.2021
  • Responsible for overall Managed Service Delivery for Applications support under AMS Engagement with global Delivery team.
  • Managed complex third party upgrades of Fleet system which helped in reducing system outages and timely availability of system for Fleet operations.
  • Drive continuous service improvement through script-based automation and created web portal for reporting of savings through Service improvements to Client.
  • Participated in project governance meetings and worked closely with Business and IT stakeholders for successful completion of projects.
  • Planned for end-to-end software upgrade for legacy out of support application.

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services
Chicago, United States
02.2012 - 09.2016
  • NA Delivery Lead for AGCS Property and Liability Landscape, which contained 90+applications
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions with senior consultants on potential business opportunities.
  • Developed strategies for improving customer service experiences across multiple channels.
  • Technical/ Functional assistance to team in order to resolve problems and issues that arose.
  • Worked upon Business proposal for Projects.
  • Project Status report to Stakeholders.
  • On-shore & Offshore team management & deliverable planning.
  • Data analysis and reconciliation for system out of balances which occurs as part of Daily / Monthly batches
  • Solution architecture for re-occurring issues and new business of North America application.

Software Engineer

Sun Life India Service Centre Private Limited
Gurugram, India
08.2010 - 02.2012
  • End to end development and bug fixes of Power builder application upgrade for Window 7 Migration.
  • PowerBuilder integration with Mainframe system using OLE integration.
  • Application development using Object Oriented techniques -inheritance, polymorphism and encapsulation.
  • SQL optimization for performance improvement
  • Involved in End to End Implementation of Enhancements / Bugs.

Software Engineer

Interglobe Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Gurugram, India
08.2007 - 08.2010
  • Developed front end interface in PowerBuilder using the objects such as window, datawindow, datastore and OLE object. All the object oriented methods are extensively used. Tree Views/List Views/Multiple tabs and lot more presentation methods are used.
  • Successful Implementation of PCI- DSS (Payment card industry data security standards) in PowerBuilder application and database using Sybase Encryption.
  • Enhancement of PowerBuilder application for email functionality using SOAP
  • Successful development and deployment of Application package using install shield as development platform.
  • Involvement in Technical review of low level design of Enhancements.
  • Participated in requirement gathering discussion with client.
  • Design and enhancement of Systems considering system performance.
  • Involved in Design, Code, Test and Implementation plan reviews.
  • Analyzed solutions and coding fixes for software problems.
  • Provided technical support to customers regarding product usage and troubleshooting issues.
  • Conducted full lifecycle software development from planning to deployment and maintenance.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality assurance throughout the development process.
  • Monitored system performance and troubleshoot issues in production environment.

Education

BACHELOR’S DEGREE - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Sobhasaria Engineering College, Rajasthan University
06-2007

Skills

  • PowerBuilder, Salesforcecom, Apex, Visualforce Pl/sql, shell scripting, Batch scripting, Python, InstallShield, JSON, XML, Heroku, CC&B
  • Windows XP, 2003, 7, 10, Server 2007, Server 2012, Server 2015, Macintosh, UNIX
  • ORACLE, SQL Server, Sybase, SQL Anywhere, BigID
  • Budget Management
  • Systems Development
  • Key Relationship Management
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Proposal Writing
  • Process Improvement
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision-Making

Software Courses Certification

  • Salesforce, Certificate, 2018
  • Vlocity, Certificate, 2018
  • Heroku, Training, 2018
  • Bigid, Training, 2019
  • PowerBI, Training, 2020
  • SAFe5.0, Training & Certificate, 2020

Projects

Pacific Gas & Electric – Customer Care Application Development and Maintenance, 01/20/2017 – Till Date, San Francisco, CA, Windows XP, 2003, 7, 10, Server 2007, Server 2012, Server 2015, Windows XP, 2003, 7, 10, Server 2007, Server 2012, Server 2015, PowerBuilder11.5, Salesforce.com, Pl/sql, shell scripting, Batch scripting, Python, Visualforce, Perl scripting, UNIX, Tivoli, JSON, XML, Vlocity, Heroku, AWS, CC&B, Winzone – WinZone is Cognizant’s corporate-wide, Customer Relationship Management platform - a Cognizant specific, customized version of Salesforce. Like all CRMs, it is used to gauge the health of pipeline of opportunities. WinZone is much more than just our pipeline "system of record” - it contains key tools, processes, and enablement features. Using WinZone effectively, Ms Chitlangia tracks all open opportunities, create new opportunities, engage various service lines for RFP’s and proposal. This Tool is also used for tracking of renewal and expansion opportunities. Ms. Chitlangia also leverage this tool for capturing customer NPS feedback & rating. Winzone is also leveraged by Ms. Chitlangia for Account planning exercise based upon customer priority and by engaging various service lines. CLRM (Contract life cycle Risk Management)- CLRM's purpose is to drive improved financial and operational outcomes by managing risk and enabling improvements throughout the contract lifecycle. Ms. Chitlangia uses CLRM to enable tracking, management reporting and analytics on contract compliance. Ms. Chitlangia leverage this tool for fulfilling monthly , Quarterly , semi – annual and yearly contractual commitments with customer. UPT (Unified pricing Tool) – This Tool is used for creating pricing models for customer for Fixed price and fixed capacity execution types. For each deal which is priced for customer needs to be uploaded to UPT sheet for revenue and Margin outlook based upon various factors impacting customer need. Ms. Chitlangia’s role is to ensure UPT sheet is completed for each deal and priced based upon several factors like Type of deal, Seat, Location , resource load , contingency , discount , Travel and Expense , client and cognizant benchmarking rates . After populating details in UPT sheet its model for customer need and finalized along with delivery team for final quotation to customer. UPLF (Unified P&L Forecast) - UPLF offers a common window for P&L Commit, instead of sequential commits for Revenue and Margin. Ms. Chitlangia leverage this to commit revenue and Margin forecast for PG&E on monthly basis. Aetna Medicare – WCAG 2.0 standard compliance, 10/03/2017 – 12/31/2017, Chicago, IL, iPad, Android tablet, Windows XP, 2003, 7, 10, IOS, WCAG 2.0 standards, XML, JSON JavaScript , CSS, Aetna Medicare – WCAG 2.0 standard compliance Project was created for enhancing IOS, Android and Web applications to support WCAG 2.0 standards. As part of this projects 7 applications was reviewed and updated to meet WCAG 2.0 standards., Aetna is one of largest medical service provider supports - individuals, employers, health care professionals, producers and others with innovative benefits, products and services. Here are brief of services offered by Aetna - Medical, pharmacy and dental plans, Medicare plans, Medicaid services, Behavioral health programs, Medical management, Anchal played role of Team lead for Aetna Medicare – Accessibility compliance. Involved in Accessibility requirements and design for ADA compatibility. Responsible for GUI and CSS changes. Key Responsibilities were – Design, Business requirement gathering, Meeting with Aetna auditing team and review of application and changes, Stakeholder reporting. Application Development & Support - APLUS, COSMOS, ACD , React, GLV, IHOS, 02/29/2012- 09/30/2016, Bangalore (India), Chicago, IL (USA), Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Win 7, Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Win 7, PowerBuilder 10.5 Sybase ASE 15.7, UNIX, Tivoli, Shell scripting, Oracle 11g, CA Report Builder, Salesforce, IBM Cast-Iron, Visual basic, Citrix, Powermart, Service-now, Sybase Replication server, XML, Batch scripting, PL/SQL, Application Development & Support - APLUS, COSMOS, ACD, RE-Acct, GLV, IHOS . These applications-maintained end to end Policy and claim lifecycle of Property, liability and Auto line of Business., AGCS North America Landscape contains set of 25 PowerBuilder Client server-based applications to achieve end to end processing of Policy and Claim life cycle for Global Corporate clients. These applications provide following functionalities - Policy creation / maintenance, Broker maintenance, claim processing, re-insurer accounting, general posting, staging for reporting, check generation & reconciliation. There are various reporting and documentation for each stage for data reconciliation and validation., Development of complex pieces of Application using PowerBuilder; Key expertise in PowerBuilder Upgrade, OLE, JSON, XML integration, PFC driven application development and support. Writing database stored procedures, functions and triggers to implement business logic using Transact-SQL. Responsible for setting up and maintaining Sybase Database development, pre-production environments. L2 & L3 support for Business-critical applications. Data analysis and reconciliation for system out of balances which occurs as part of Daily / Monthly batches. Solution architecture for re-occurring issues and new business of North America application. Developed and Implemented fix for critical business issue which improved system stability. Development and automation of ad-hoc reports using Sybase ASE, Tivoli and Unix script. Technical Subject matter expertise for North America application landscape. Technical Assistance to team to resolve problems and issues that arose. Application and database tuning. Worked upon Business proposal for new enhancements and Projects. Sunlife Financials – Claim Builder & Life CAD, Ireland, 02/29/2012- 09/30/2016, Gurugram (India), Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Win 7, Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Win 7, PowerBuilder 11.5, SQL Server 2005, Oracle 11g, UNIX, Control M, Shell script, LifeCAD System provides functionality to create new Life & Annuity Policies for Sunlife Systems. Claim Builder provides end to end functionality of Death & Annuity claim processing; this system integrates with various systems (like Mainframe, Oracle, SQL server 2005) for real time policy data. This system also integrates with third party check printing applications. This application generates various Documentations and reports for claim user. It also integrated with MIS reporting to generate reports for management., SUNLIFE Financials is Canadian Financial services company provides Life Insurance and Annuity policies to customer world wild., End to end development and bug fixes of Power builder application upgrade for Window 7 Migration. PowerBuilder integration with Mainframe system using OLE integration. Application development using Object Oriented techniques -inheritance, polymorphism and encapsulation. Solely Developed small PB app for error trapping to improve application stability. SQL optimization for performance improvement. Involved in End to End Implementation of Enhancements / Bugs. L3 Production support & Development. CrossCheck Travel Enterprise InterGlobe Technologies, 08/21/2007- 08/20/2010, Gurugram ( India), Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Win 7, Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Win 7, PowerBuilder versions from 8 / 10.2/10.5/ 11.5, ASA 8.0, SQL Anywhere 10, EAServer 4.2, 5.3, 6.3, Install Shield, Install Aware, VB Script, Unix, CrossCheck Travel Enterprise is a flexible and easy to use Client Management and Mid-Office travel accounting product. A Comprehensive accounting system that includes Key features as - Cashbook, multi-trip E-payments, Bank reconciliation, Account payables and Account receivables. It also keeps track of all services availed by a passenger during a trip. CCTE handles all the transactions done using various payments modes efficiently., Travelport is a Travel Commerce Platform, focused on providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions. Travelport platform enables travel providers, travel agencies, corporations and developers to search, share, buy and sell travel. This increases profitability and drives commercial success for every customer in our B2B travel network., Developed front end interface in PowerBuilder using the objects such as window, datawindow, datastore and OLE object. All the object-oriented methods are extensively used. Tree Views/List Views/Multiple tabs and lot more presentation methods are used. Successful Implementation of PCI- DSS (Payment card industry data security standards) in PowerBuilder application and database using Sybase Encryption. Enhancement of PowerBuilder application for email functionality using SOAP. Successful development and deployment of Application package using install shield as development platform. Involvement in Technical review of low level design of Enhancements. Participated in requirement gathering discussion with client. Design and enhancement of Systems considering system performance. Involved in Design, Code, Test and Implementation plan reviews. Enhanced the functionality of tool with Specific requirements of new OE (New Zealand and Hong Kong). Performance tuning Application for Legacy Data Import.

Accomplishments

  • Revenue Performance of Year - 2023
  • Best MLEU team for overall Delivery - 2023
  • Culture Award - 2023

Timeline

Associate Director

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2022 - Current

Senior Manager – Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2021 - 08.2022

Manager – Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions
10.2016 - 02.2021

Assistant Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services
02.2012 - 09.2016

Software Engineer

Sun Life India Service Centre Private Limited
08.2010 - 02.2012

Software Engineer

Interglobe Technologies Pvt. Ltd
08.2007 - 08.2010

BACHELOR’S DEGREE - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Sobhasaria Engineering College, Rajasthan University
Anchal Chitlangia