Yuvraj Kadam Sr. RPG400 Programmer/Analyst
510-677-4577
Yuvk@rediffmail.com
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Summary : AS/400 (iSeries/System i) Business Analyst / Programmer having 10+ years of experience in RPG, Cobol, MAPICS, JDA, WMS, BPCS, Lawson, Movex, Data3, JD-Edwards, JWalk & Java.

Educational Qualifications : Completed Successfully Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics And Telecommunications from Pune University in 1998.

Professional Qualification : IBM Certified AS/400 Professional Trained at IBM Authorized Training Partner.(Certificate No. 6914).

Computer Skills
Hardware Platform : AS/400 V5 R2 M0 (i Series).
RDBMS : DB2/400, Ms-Access.
Languages : RPG/400, RPG ILE, COBOL/400, CL/400, RPG Free, Embedded SQL, XML, Java, .Net.
Tools : Synon, Qry/400, SQL, Ms-Project, Ms-Office, XMLSpy, JWalk, APlus, PFE, DBU, Visio, Stored Procedures, MQ Series, Cognos BI, Lotus Notes, WDSC, FTP, DDM, Hawkeye, AS/SET.
Job Scheduler : Robot, AJS, Tivoli, Native scheduler.
ERPs : SAP, Oracle, Mapics, JDA-MMS, BPCS, Lawson, MoveX, Data3, WMS(PKMS), EDI.
SCM Tools: : Aldon, VSS, MKS-Dimensions, Rational ClearCase, TurnOver, Implementor
JAVA 2 : Applets, JDBC, AWT, Swing, Multithreading, Networking, XML Spy.

Completed successfully PSP (Personal Software Process) & CMM (Capability Maturity Module) training from SEI, Carnegie Mellon University. Involved in IDR(Initial Document Review) & Interview processes for attaining SEI CMM Level 5 in Mentorix Ltd. Familiar with SOX compliance.

About PSP: The Personal Software Process is a disciplined approach to improving one's software development process. It consists of a series of cumulative exercises such as:
Time and Defect recording Software Size measurement
Software Size estimation Statistically based estimation using Proxies
Time estimation and project scheduling Process management
Design and Code reviews Quality management through defect reduction
Design notation, techniques, verification Scaling up the PSP to larger projects

Have Application & Security Audit experience on BPCS, MAPICS & JD Edwards systems.


Projects Experience:

Mervyns, CA Oct 2006 Till Date
Sr. Technical Analyst

Working in Supply Chain team as Sr. Technical Analyst-Supply Chain. Work involves customization of some programs & creation of new programs related to WMS (Manhattan Associates PKMS) system. Worked on JDA-WM interface issues & purge processes in WM. Also worked on a reporting project as Cognos BI Developer. Responsible for Design, develop, test, deploy and maintain Cognos reports in SQL server and AS/400 environment.

Did development in RPG for Gift Card System.Visited warehouses, tried to understand issues faced by different users & reviewed standard operationg procedures. Helped Business Analysts on AS/400 operations & troubleshooting. Working on Mervyns-Amazon e-commerce interface programs & Quick Check Vendor Compliance project. Worked on Synon, stored procedures, SQL, MS-Project, FTP & IFS.

Platform : AS/400 V5 R2 M0 (i Series).
Software : RPG ILE, RPG/400, Cobol/400, Embedded SQL, CL/400, RPG Free, .Net, Lotus Notes.
Responsibility : Analysing user tickets, creating requirement documents, System Analysis, helping Jr.
Technical Analysts with programming & testing, migrating programs from test to production environment using Aldon.


Christmas Tree Shops Inc., Massachusetts Feb 2006 To Oct 2006
Software Engineer.

Worked in development team. Work involves migration of programs & files from old WMS (Manhattan Associates PKMS) system to the JDA MMS system. JDA is implemented in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc, which acquired Christmas Tree Shops. Worked on Synon.

Platform : AS/400 V5 R2 M0 (i Series).
Software : RPG ILE, RPG/400, C/400, Embedded SQL, CL/400 and DB2/400, RPG Free, Lotus Notes.
Responsibility : Creating Business Requirement Documents(BRDs), System Analysis, SDLC Software Development, Coding, Testing and Implementation.



GAI-Tronics Corporation (A Hubbell Company), PA Dec 2004 To Feb 2006
Software Specialist

Worked in production support & maintenance of ERP packages Mapics, Data3 & BPCS. Work involved interaction with business people all over the USA. Worked on MAPICS 6.02 extensively as well as on MAPICS Configurator.
Worked on Onsite-Offshore model. Worked as Onsite Coordinator between offshore team members in Mumbai, India and the business users in U.S. Made con-call arrangements between various business teams. Worked on Jetform, WDSC for IDE & XML Spy for data parsing. Also worked on SAP & Oracle Interface Project for data, field mapping & migration from old AS/400 systems to new ERP systems.

Platform : AS/400 V5 R1 M0 (i Series).
Software : RPG/400, CL/400, C/400, DB2/400, RPG Free, Embedded SQL.
Responsibility : User requirement study, System Analysis, Documentation, Software Development, Coding, Testing and Implementation.


Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (SEI-CMM Level 5) Dec 2003 To Dec 2004
Sr. Consultant

Worked on Vista ERP for Hewlett-Packard, USA. Project involves transitioning of applications from the client site to offshore for production support and Enhancements. Worked on EDI packages called GIS(Gentran Integration Suite) & EXTOL. Softlanding Turnover was used for change management.

Platform : AS/400 V5 R1 M0 (i Series).
Software : RPG/400, RPG ILE, CL/400 and DB2/400, EDI, MQ Series, Embedded SQL, Lotus Notes.

Responsibility : Understanding the applications, Knowledge transfer of the applications to be supported
Documentation review and Technical Review, Enhancements to the modules as per requirement, Generation of documents required for Offshore Production support


Mentorix Ltd. (SEI-CMM Level 5) June 2002 to Dec 2003
System Analyst.

Customization of JDA, CIMS green screen & JWalk GUI packages for client NCS Pearson, USA. Work involved understanding the functionality of various modules, preparing functional specifications and detail design specifications for various SAR's, performing unit testing of various patches, being fixed earlier, participating in various brain storming sessions.

Jun 2002 To Sep 2002 & Jan 2003To Dec 2003
Project CIMS
Client NCS Pearson, USA
Platform : AS/400 V5 R2 M0 (i Series).
Software : RPG/400, RPG ILE, CL/400 and DB2/400, EDI, RPG Free, Embedded SQL.
Responsibility : User requirement study, System Analysis, Documentation, Software Development, Coding, Implementation and Testing.
Tools : Synon, SDA, DFU and RLU, Query/400, JWalk, SDLC.

Oct 2002 To Dec 2002
Project Concert Business
Client NCS Pearson, USA
Role Consultant on the Client Site for Setup and Development
Size 3
Software & Tools Lawson ERP (Lawson Insight II Environment Release 7.3.3, Lawson Application Version 8.0.2), Micro Focus COBOL 4.0.3.3, MKS Tool Kit, Html, JavaScript, XML.
Database SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition, Oracle 8i
Platform Windows 2000

Responsibilities assigned were:
• Installation, Implementation & Setup of Lawson Products and database.
• Upgradation of Lawson Environment and Applications
• Customization of Lawson system for existing clients for Finance, HR & Payroll.
• Testing the application on Windows.


Datamatics Ltd. Jan 2001 To Jun 2002
Client: Suzuki Parts Europe for Suzuki, Germany
Sr. Programmer

Worked with as a. This project is designed by IBM Japan. Work involves development & customization of this project.

Platform : AS/400 V4 R4M0.
Software : RPG/400, RPG ILE, COBOL/400, CL/400 and DB2/400.
Responsibility : User requirement study, System Analysis, Documentation, Software Development, Coding, Implementation and Testing (Test plans & Logs).
Tools : SDA, DFU and RLU,Query/400, SDLC.

Steps involved are:
1. Preparation of Work Capsules according to Client requirements identifying which programs are to be modified & inspecting links for files used in those programs. Sending Work Capsules to client (Suzuki, Germany) & get it approved by them.
2. Preparation of Detail Design Document, Sending Detail Design Document to client (Suzuki, Germany) & get it approved by them.
3. Coding & Testing of Programs for specific requirement.

Modules handled:
-Order Entry, Receipt. -Purchase Order, Inquiry. -Stock Control.
-Price Setup. -Master Maintenance. -Data Conversion.
Work also involved using MS-Project Software.


Integrand Information Systems Ltd. Jun 2000 To Jan 2001
Client: Johnson & Johnson Ltd. Mumbai, India
Software Engineer

The job involved customization of BPCS ERP (Developed by System Software Associates, Inc. Chicago, ILL.) & subsequent programming.

Platform : AS/400 V4 R4 M0.
Software : RPG/400, RPG ILE, CL/400 and DB2/400, MQ Series.
Responsibility : User requirement study, System Analysis, Documentation, Software Development, Coding, Implementation and Testing (Test Plans & Logs).
Tools : SDA, DFU and RLU, Query/400, SDLC.

Modules handled:
MPS (Master Production Scheduling) MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) INV (Inventory Management)
CST (Cost Accounting) MDM (Manufacturing Data Management)
SFC (Shop Floor Control) API (Advanced Process Industries)
PUR (Purchasing) CAP (Capacity Planning)
COM (Configurable Order Management) SYS (Systems Menu)
BOM (Bill Of Material)


Aristocrat Ltd. (ISO 9001), Mumbai, India Aug 1998 To May 2000
Software Engineer

Customization of Lawson M3 (Previously known as MoveX) ERP.

The job involved Customization of Lawson M3 (Previously known as MoveX). Did lot of programming in RPG/400, CL/400. File maintenance (add, update, delete) & writing new programs as per customer requirements. Worked on following modules:

Manufacturing Operations Customer Sales and Service Business Process Management
System Foundation Supply Chain Manangement

Platform : AS/400 V3 R7 M0.
Software : RPG/400, CL/400 Java and DB2/400, MQ Series.
Responsibility : User requirement study, System Analysis, Documentation, Software Development, Coding, Implementation and Testing.
Tools : SDA, DFU and RLU, Query/400, SDLC.

It also involved generation of necessary reports using MS-ACCESS & Query/400.