EDI / B2B Messaging Applications Specialist with over 12 years of extensive experience in developing, maintaining, and supporting EDI operations, systems, scripts and processes using EDI B2B solutions, standards and tools. Specialized in Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain. Strong technical & business background with over 12 years ‘experience encompassing the complete lifecycle of project – design, development, testing, validation, deployment and support with strong focus over the last 8 years in EDI, Transactions, mapping, EDI Security and Compliance format. Creative Business Analyst with broad-based background in highly competitive and dynamic organizations. Recognized as decisive leader and excellent team player. Committed to forming strong, productive teams.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Systems Analyst
Mastery Logistics Systems
Chicago, IL
07.2022 - 11.2024
Served as SME for EDI and API integration solutions.
Contributed
Collected data in field, evaluated findings and produced reports and presentations.
Completed comprehensive end-to-end testing of integration solutions for diverse business needs.
Collaborated with designers, developers and engineers to bring technical solutions to life.
Met with non-technical stakeholders regularly and broke concepts down into relatable terms.
Made significant technical and functional contributions to entire product development lifecycle for infrastructure and customer-facing solutions.
Supported customer implementations and confirmed success through identification and application of repeatable best practices.
Customized and presented IT solutions to principles, controllers and managers across the enterprise, explaining expected benefits and capabilities.
Implemented changes based on feedback from users and management teams.
Assisted in developing training materials for users on new systems or upgrades.
Supported post-deployment activities such as troubleshooting, bug fixing, data integrity checks.
Performed functional testing of software applications during development cycles.
Designed procedures for data migration between different platforms and systems.
Collaborated with developers and designers to create user interfaces that meet customer expectations.
Developed strategies for collecting customer feedback about system usability.
Provided technical support for end-users regarding system usage issues.
Created test plans for new applications to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established standards.
Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to IT systems development and implementation.
Diagramed and charted problems to facilitate comprehensive analysis.
Troubleshot and resolved problems with programs and systems.
Monitored system performance and identified potential issues with TMS
Developed and implemented integration solutions to meet customer requirements.
Reviewed technical designs to ensure accuracy and completeness of integration tasks.
Maintained existing integrations, troubleshooting issues and providing support.
EDI Business Analyst
Mode Transportation, Quest(Pragma Edge)
Houston, TX
03.2021 - 07.2022
Established and supported communication with product users and suppliers to share information
Provided efficient technical support during and after implementation for EDI/FTP configurations and setup
Support and Maintenance of existing EDI system
Monitoring and administered EDI system/application,trouble shooting edi failures Identified and recognized opportunities and resolved problems related to EDI
Maintain customer and business facing Portals within B2B Integration System Prioritized customer requirements and maintained continuous improvement through customer feedback
Acted effectively as point-of-contact on status of EDI transactions from internal and external customers
Educated and trained staff of assigned business areas on EDI applications
Developed and prepared EDI documentation and guidelines for internal and external use
Experienced in EDI standard formats (ANSI 4010 or 5010) and key EDI transaction sets such as204,990,210, 810, 824, 820, 850, 855, 856, 860, 864, 837,835 ,270,277 997 and others
Managed projects and served as primary liaison between client and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines.
Boosted company productivity and customer satisfaction by streamlining or eliminating inefficient processes.
Conducted root cause analyses to formulate countermeasures to business missteps and improve operations.
Worked with cross-functional resources to implement direct marketing programs to increase customer base.
Reviewed company software and business programs to determine value and assess viability in live environment.
Identified key growth and contribution opportunities for business.
Recommended improvements to existing or proposed systems to enhance solution functionality.
EDI Analyst
XPO(Archents India Pvt Ltd)
Hyderabad, India
03.2019 - 03.2021
Performed root cause analysis on transmission issues.
Monitored records and files transmissions to customers to ensure smooth and error-free deliveries.
Built, maintained and troubleshot electronic data interchange customer maps.
Minimized issues by helping train customer service team members in methods for supporting EDI activities.
Developed and strengthened business partner and customer relationships.
Developed and managed project plans while providing status updates to management.
Maintained quality-focused performance benchmarks and schedules when directing project teams.
Prepared and presented technical proposals for clients.
Created, oversaw and updated policies, information, standards and guidelines on regular basis.
Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
EDI Analyst, Onsite Lead
XPO Logistics(Archents)
Dublin, OH
01.2011 - 06.2014
Troubleshot and resolved problems with programs and systems.
Performed root cause analysis on transmission issues.
Performed peer reviews of technical projects, providing feedback to production staff and senior personnel.
Built systems for multi-site deployment environments by incorporating characteristics of network architecture and available support systems.
Sr.Software Engineer
HSBC Global Technology
Pune, India
09.2008 - 04.2010
Resolving Trouble ticket, Batch Scheduling and monitoring, Interface with Vendors for problem management and test case design, Application upgrade and Change management process
Assist Documentation team for user guides and technical documentation One HSBC – Gold Suit for UAE
System upgrade & Enhancement for HSBC Business element UAE
Gold Suite is a collection of various retail Banking applications which was developed in HSBC
Universal Banking Core 8 version
An application Suite that contains Core Banking and Lending,
Database abstraction , Channel Downtime reduction, HFE2, Mobile Text Banking, HFE2.2,
Signature Scanning, CRMS , Payments , Trades
Based on the Enhancement and up gradation already deployed successfully in other countries this gold suite is upgraded with much better performance as before
The entire back end is running in I series (Codes Written in RPGLE, CLLE
Environment) and communicating to front end and third party through either Connect Direct or
MQ
Roles and responsibilities include SIT, UAT and production support, Taking care of Change requests, Working with Vendors for problem solutions and Patches
Monitoring overnight batch and analyze for desired performance results
Decide and apply standing data maintenance.Reliable documentation for all the changes made in the system
Major Support to HSBC Payment applications GPS(Global Payment System), GLE(Global Liquidity Management) and GBS(Global
Billing System) Was Handling QA (Quality Analyst) Role for this Project.
Sr. Software Engineer
DHL(UST Global)
Trivandrum, India
11.2005 - 09.2008
Client is a Fortune 500 Logistic Giant
Application LWMS (Logistics Ware House Management System) which is customized to its business needs developed and Enhanced in AS400 Technology Cycle Count For inventory Management (Phase 1 ,2,3 and 4 ) The project is the biggest and the most challenging of all projects ever executed by US Technologies on AS/400 technologies for this Client
Cycle Count in a nutshell The business environment will help to choose which type of stock count is appropriate for each of their Owners (Customers) in their warehouse
This new menu option allows the warehouse managers to associate a Warehouse to count with a strategy that may be based on the stock owner’s requirements
Roles and responsibilities include Requirement gathering ,feasibility study ,Estimation ,Design, Development , Creating test plans, Testing , Integration testing , SIT ,UAT ,Production Support
Mentored and developed junior developers and engineers to increase productivity.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Civil Engineering
Mahatma Gandhi University
Skills
Profound knowledge of EDI (X12 , EDIFACT, JSON, XML)standards in Logistics , Health care and Supply Chain
Strong functional knowledge on TMS/ WMS system
Sterling(IBM) B2B integrator, Orderful , Cleo Harmony, Sterling File Gateway, Gentran iseries , IBM Inflight, Lightwell frame work , IBM Partner Engagement Manager, Pragma Edge Community Manager
Proficient with EDI translators, EDI Mapping,FTP,SFTP,AS2 standards,
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in Analysing Business process Using sterling GPM and BPML
Understanding on REST API , Insomnia and Postman
Hands-on experience in implementing EDI Partners in Gentran on the iseries
Onsite Coordinator Strong knowledge on Quality Management Products like Jira, Service Now
Activities like System Testing , Root cause analysis , Configuration Management, External
Good at People management and coordinating Skills,
IBM AS/400, Change Management, DB2/400, GPS, Access, OS/400, RPG, TroubleShooting
Programming Language(s) : Control Language Program (CLP), CL
ILE, RPGIII, RPGIV, RPG ILE Free Format, Query/400, SQL in
NDM file transfer Development Tools :
SEU,RLU,SDA, Sterling EDI Mapper EDI
Experience in Agile/Scrum Methodologies
Continuous improvement, EDI, Management, Windows, Quality Management, Technical
Production Support/Team Lead experience
Documentation, Training Manual Development
Agile expertise
Cross-functional collaboration
Accomplishments
DBCS System Enhancement Project - Testing The scope of the project includes changing the existing environment of the Logistics Warehouse Management Systems so as to accept the DBCS language and undertaking required system enhancements
The scope of the project includes to test impact , design Changes and enhancement of
LWMS (Logistic Ware house Managemen System) to support DBCS Environment
EDI Batch Maintenance new job creation This is complete development project to facilitate this new automated EDI Branch Amendment functionality for a
Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
This includes creation of a number of CL programs to facilitate the job
The objective of this project is to create a new Inbound EDI Branch Maintenance message and process which will offer the same (change) functionality as on the menu
Order Allocation Strategy This project will develop a new strategy, which will recognize the preference to pick full pallets and cartons from the ‘Bulk’ locations, and a limited number of ‘Eaches’ from the ‘Forward Pick’ location
In addition to this, this project will enable the user to set up a pick strategy at the item code level based on the rules on how different item codes are allocated
Project details can be elaborated upon request
Certification
IBM Certified Specialist for iSeries RPG ILE Programmer