About
Highly accomplished Senior IBM i (AS/400) Consultant with over 10 years of experience in designing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise-scale insurance systems. Expert in COBOL/400, RPGLE, SQLRPGLE, and DB2/400, consistently delivering significant improvements such as 40%+ processing efficiency and 99.99% system uptime. Proven leader in complex system integrations using REST APIs and WebSphere MQ, driving scalable and high-performance AS/400 solutions for critical business operations.
Work
Savvient Global Solutions Pvt Ltd
|Senior Software Engineer
Remote, N/A, India
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Summary
As Senior Software Engineer for FWD Takaful Insurance Malaysia, Manoj oversees core Life/400 and LifeAsia systems, delivering new product functionalities and maintaining high system uptime.
Highlights
Led the delivery of new product functionalities and system enhancements, improving processing efficiency by up to 40%.
Directed L3 production support efforts, including root cause analysis (RCA) and hotfix applications, to maintain 99.99% system uptime.
Designed and integrated REST APIs, XML, and JSON-based interfaces, expanding AS/400 capabilities for smooth data exchange with external platforms.
Collaborated with business stakeholders to translate complex insurance workflows into scalable, high-performance AS/400 solutions.
Mentored 2 junior developers on modular design and performance tuning for AS/400 insurance applications.
Inpleo Sdn Bhd
|System Application Analyst
N/A, N/A, Malaysia
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Summary
As System Application Analyst for MSIG Insurance Malaysia, Manoj analyzed and upgraded core insurance modules, ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing processing accuracy.
Highlights
Upgraded Accidental Claims, Motor, and Commercial Insurance modules, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory standards and claim processing accuracy.
Reengineered COBOL, RPG, and CL-based processes to strengthen operational accuracy and reduce processing latency.
Supported User Acceptance Testing (UAT) execution and production rollouts by addressing critical defects and ensuring system stability.
Designed SQL-based stored procedures to streamline reporting and enable system-to-system data exchange across platforms.
Omnino Solutions Pvt Ltd
|Senior Technical Consultant
N/A, N/A, India
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Summary
As Senior Technical Consultant for Aviva Life Insurance India, Manoj enhanced core COBOL systems and automated financial reporting to improve data accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Highlights
Strengthened core insurance systems by enhancing COBOL modules for claims, maturity, surrender, and commission processing, ensuring system resilience and regulatory compliance.
Automated financial and operational reporting using DB2/400 and embedded SQL, accelerating report generation by 40% and improving data accuracy.
Led a team of 3 developers in enhancing batch job performance and implementing modernization features across policy and claims modules.
Conducted structured Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to resolve production incidents, applying corrective measures with minimal business disruption.
DXC Technology
|Product Developer
N/A, N/A, India
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Summary
As Product Developer for Future Generali India Insurance, Manoj developed high-performance online applications and interactive interfaces, significantly boosting batch job efficiency.
Highlights
Built high-performance online applications and interactive subfile-based user interfaces using COBOL/400 and CL for efficient handling of core insurance operations.
Boosted batch job efficiency by 40% by implementing multithreading (splitters) and optimizing SQL queries and DB2 file structures, reducing system load.
Streamlined the creation of XML-based policyholder communications, improving accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of customer notifications.
Conducted technical knowledge transfer sessions for junior team members and business analysts on COBOL/RPG workflows.
Addicor Technologies Pvt Ltd
|Software Developer
N/A, N/A, India
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Summary
As Software Developer for AXA Insurance USA, Manoj engineered and optimized RPGILE and RPGLE programs and batch utilities, enhancing claims processing and system responsiveness.
Highlights
Engineered modular RPGILE and RPGLE programs and batch utilities to streamline claims processing and backend policy operations.
Tuned DB2 query performance through advanced SQL tuning, reducing data retrieval times by 35% and enhancing system responsiveness.
Enabled seamless real-time communication with external systems by implementing XML and JSON parsing.
Constructed reusable service programs and binding directories, promoting modular design and reducing development time for future enhancements.
CNO Financial Group
|Software Developer
N/A, N/A, US
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Summary
As Software Developer for CNO Financial Group USA, Manoj designed and implemented RPG-based subfile applications, significantly improving customer service and claims operations.
Highlights
Designed and implemented RPG-based subfile applications to efficiently manage customer service and claims operations.
Enhanced SQL queries for faster access to policyholder and transaction data, significantly improving service response time.
Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) execution, implemented exception handling, and ensured smooth go-live transition.
Education
University of South Florida
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Master of Science
Business Analytics and Information Systems
JNTU Kakinada
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Bachelor of Science
Electronics & Communication Engineering
Skills
IBM i Development
IBM i (AS/400), SMART400, COBOL, RPGLE (ILE/FREE), SQLRPGLE, CL, OS400, SEU, DFU, PDM, SDA, RLU, IBM Rational Developer (RDi), Synon 2/E.
Database Management
IBM DB2, SQL.
Integration & Middleware
REST APIs, XML, JSON, Web Services, Stored Procedures, IBM WebSphere MQ, MQ Trigger.
DevOps & Project Management
JIRA, REMEDY, TURNOVER, Aldon, Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, ITIL.
Domain Expertise
Insurance Systems, Legacy Modernization, Regulatory Compliance, Policy Administration, Claims Management, Underwriting Operations.
Key Competencies
Team Leadership, UAT & L3 Support, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), System Tuning, Stakeholder Management, Process Optimization, Data Accuracy.