EXPERIENCE Note:

• Application software: LIFE/400 (Insurance), System/21(ERP ) , BPCS(ERP), MAPICS(ERP ), DataStream (Asset Management)

• Languages: COBOL/400, SMART/400, COBOL, SQL, SQL/400, QUERY/400, RPG/400, RPGLE/400, ILE, CL/400, CL/ILE, CICS, DL/I, C++, PHP

• Utilities: Source Entry Utility (SEU), Programming Development Manager (PDM), Data File Utility (DFU), Report Layout Utility (RLU), ALDON/CMS & JIRA(Issue & bug tracker), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Screen Design Aid (SDA), Qlickview (BI Tool)

• Hardware and O/S: IBM Mainframes - MVS, Z/OS AS/400 - OS/400 I refresh my knowledge on Mainframe COBOL/CICS/DB2/VSAM/JCL/TSO etc. almost daily basis for 1-2 hours in the hope of switching back to IBM Mainframes from IBM iSeries Senior Software Engineer (Dec 15 – Present) Software company Sri Lanka I have been working remotely for a US based company and have been involved in designing, coding, testing and maintenance work on AS400 software, using RPG ILE, RPGIV, embedded SQL, service programs, etc. on IBM AS400. Since June 2023, I have been spending sometime in automation testing, and have been using JMeter, Cypress, Gitlab, VS Code, Jira etc. Senior Software Engineer (May 15 – Nov 15) SysComm Solutions Sri Lanka I was involved in the modernization of DPI telecom billing system using RPG ILE, RPGIV, embedded SQL, service programs, Turnover, Hawkeye etc. on IBM AS400 for 2 US Frontier Telecom client.

• Convert native I/Os to SQL in RPG programs

• Experience with Billing Cycle / Auto charge Menus to run billing cycle, pre-bill , reset etc. jobs

• Use Hawkeye, debugging etc. to investigate and fix issues

• Replace old style RPG logic with RPG/FREE statements, modules, service programs

• Unit testing & Preparation of Test plans / test results for before / after changes