NISHANT JAISWAL Ph: +31 686212109 Email: nishantculture@gmail.com

Career Objective

Seeking a position in an organization with opportunities to be part of world-class products/projects, work on latest technologies, play challenging roles and contribute positively to the organization’s growth and in turn grow with it.

Work Experience: 11+ years

Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt.Ltd Jan 2010 – Till DatePhilips EIM, Netherlands – Onsite Project Lead ING Bank, Netherlands –Senior Oracle Developer UBS, Singapore – Onsite Local Project Manger Manulife, Hong Kong – Technical Team Lead

Oracle Financial Services Software Limited July 2007 –Jan 2010Associate Consultant

Infosys Technologies ltd, Pune October 2005 – June 2007Software Engineer

Professional Experience

Experienced Oracle Techno-Functional Consultant with 11+ years’ experience in Project Management, Application

Development and Production support in Banking , Insurance domain and Digital Analytics .

In recent roles worked as Onsite Project Lead for Philips EIM Netherlands, Senior Oracle Developer for ING Bank Netherlands for 6 months, Local Project Manager for UBS RMD Account, Singapore for 3 years and as Onsite Team Lead

for Manulife Hong Kong, for 1.5 years.

Played a key role in setting up the team in Singapore from scratch for Records management account which provides

Engineering and 3rd Level production Support. The Project portfolio spans across 4 geographic locations (Switzerland, US,

UK, Singapore).

Managed and delivered key projects for IDMS EOL Project and GERA EOL for Records Management Account.

Have participated in all phases of SLDC starting from feasibility study and requirement gathering, requirement review, financial

planning, project planning, to assisting end users in testing, documentation and final delivery.

Have worked on end to end development project, application enhancements, migrations and reengineering projects for some

of the largest Banking clients and Insurance firms.

My technical skill set encompasses Oracle (SQL, PL/SQL), Oracle Performance Tuning, Oracle Designer, Unix Shell Scripting,

Oracle Reports, Oracle Forms and IBM Content Manager.

Have experience working in Scrum /Agile Methodology.

An Out-of-the-Box Thinker, working towards continuous improvement in processes, streamlining workflow and creating a

teamwork environment, also possess good communication skills which is required to explain problems and convey solutions to

all stake holders.

As an Associate Consultant for Oracle Financial Services Software Limited. In their Banking Products Division, have

worked extensively on the product Flexcube and key business arena like Retail Banking.

Technical Skills

Front End Oracle reports ,Oracle Forms, Oracle Designer, Oracle Apex,Oracle Apps E-business suiteProgramming Languages SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX shell scripting, Oracle Performance tuning

Domain Banking (ECM), Insurance ,Order ManagementWeb Technologies HTML, XML

ToolsToad , Autosys ,IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler ,Sql Developer, PL/SQL Developer, Putty,

Crontab, CMOD, OpexText, CNOW(ComplianceNow), Content Manger On Demand,

Database Oracle 8i , 9i,10g and 11g

Certification OCA Certification (1Z0-007 Introduction to Oracle9i: SQL) and (1Z0-147 PL/SQL).

Project DetailsProject 1 Philips EIM, Netherlands

Location : Eindhoven ,Netherlands

Role Onsite Project Lead Duration 5 Months ( Current Project)Team Size 4Technology & Tool Oracle(PL/SQL ,SQL), UNIX shell scripting, SQL Loader ,CronTab, Oracle Apex ,

SVN

Description The mission of digital analytics is to deliver insights in consumer behavior and performance to the business, which can support them with data-driven decision-making. This helps to improve the online customer experience and increase sales.

Work Profile As Onsite lead, I am accountable for the performance of my “team “and eliminate any

obstacles that keep the “team” from delivering successful solutions.

Responsible for working with cross-functional resources across the business and external

suppliers on the full range of development from feasibility studies to stable production.

Involved in complex Oracle package development to fetch the data from AdobeSite catalyst

which delivers important KPI’s for Digital Performance Dashboard (DPD).

Utilize ETL tools to help with new client implementation and existing client data extracts.

Followed Scrum / Agile Methodology for Development activities

Proactively monitor database performance and take necessary actions to improve

throughput and stability of the database platform.

Scheduled jobs using CronTab

Project 2 ING Bank, NetherlandsLocation : Amsterdam ,Netherlands

Role Senior Oracle Developer Duration 6 MonthsTeam Size 10Technology & Tool Oracle Designer, Oracle(PL/SQL ,SQL), UNIX shell scripting, IBM Tivoli Workload

Scheduler, Oracle headstart utilities

Description Value Reporter is a dedicated tool to calculate Client Profitability for Management Reporting purposes.Client Profitability for Commercial Banking and domestic MidCorps is measured by Value Reporter, which is a tool developed internally and placed under the responsibility of Finance COO.

Work Profile Involved in the development and enhancement of Value Reporter Using Oracle Designer

Tool.

Provided L3 support for the Value Reporter Application

Developed Forms Using Oracle Designer Tool

Actively involved in the Data model changes as per requirement, ensuring compliance to

design standards, naming conventions and best practices. Also providing insight and

direction to testing and implementation

Involved in the migration of VR Application from Unix (AIX) to Linux env(RHEL)

Followed Scrum / Agile Methodology for Development activities

Involved in Impact Analysis, estimation, design, test case preparation, analysis, Coding and

testing activities

Scheduled jobs using IBM Tivoli Work Scheduler (TWSD)

Project 3 RMD APAC, SingaporeLocation: Singapore

Role Local Project Manager

Duration 35 months

Team Size 12

Technology & Tool Oracle(PL/SQL ,SQL), UNIX shell scripting, OpexText, Content Manger-ondemand,

CMOD ,CNOW, DB2,Autosys , Crontab

Description RMD APAC is Engineering and L3 support for document archiving and archiving system (ECM) for US, APAC and EMEA/CH portfolio.

There are multiple archival systems like GERA, IDMS, CNOW, WMD-CMOD, Content Manger on-demand which are used for organizing and storing an organization's documents and also retrieval of document for four geographic locations (APAC, US, EMEA, and CH).

Work Profile Local Project Manager : Responsibilities Manage the delivery of Production Support Services and enhancements provided to Multiple

Portfolio Applications.

Act as an owner and single point of contact of the respective portfolio, bring in Project

Management Support & Insight to the supported Portfolios.

Provided technical direction to reshape processes & involved in ideation of continuous

improvement. Steered the team to implement the same.

Ensure overall SLA adherence as per the contractual terms, maintain Service Level Metrics,

Weekly/Monthly Dashboards, Financial Forecast

Tasks allocation for the team members and tracking the status of deliverables. Ensure

resources match workloads to lead project task balancing and more productivity.

Provide Monthly Project Forecast and Actual report to Cognizant Senior Manager for

resource billing.

Identify , analyze and properly respond to project risk

Weekly status meeting with Client and Cognizant Senior Manager.

Maintain the knowledge repository for each application

Provide direction to reshape processes & encourage continuous improvement teams to

identify & implement process improvements.

Rolled out several Process Improvement initiatives at the program level; one of the Key

initiatives being the Root Cause Analysis and benefits tracking across the Program, with

tangible benefits in terms of Incident volume reduction and enhanced system usability /

stability.

Handle selection and induction process of new joiners in the team

Project 4 CSMS Manulife, HongkongCustomer Service Management System(CSMS)Location: Hongkong

Role Onsite Team Lead

Duration 16 months

Team Size 5

Technology used Oracle 11g,Oracle(PL/SQL ,SQL), UNIX shell scripting ,Oracle Reports , Oracle forms

Description Manulife has different product lines; based on product they have different source system.

CSMS is a common platform for all the source system which is used by downstream system like DWH (Data ware house), COMS (Customer management system), CCC (Customer Call center), and Agency etc.

This project is a development project involving the Requirement, Design, Coding, Unit Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing phase.

Work Profile Onsite Lead : Responsibilities Onsite Coordinator for CSMS team of 4, and also for CSMS FE (Java) team of 1 member at

offshore. 

Communicating with business users and stake holders for requirement gathering.

Involved in Impact Analysis and estimation.

Involved in design, test case preparation, analysis, Coding and testing activities

Prepare guidelines and checklists for the team and allocate tasks and track issues to closure.

Actively involved in the Data model changes as per requirement, design, ensuring standards,

naming conventions and best practices are met in regards to SQL and documentation, as

well as, providing insight and direction to testing and implementation.

Worked on development and enhancement of Oracle Forms and Reports.

Manage and resolve queries, escalations, conflicts and issues between onsite and offshore

teams to ensure delivery as committed. 

Review of all final deliverables.

Critical bug fixes and ad-hoc report generation.

Conduct Knowledge sharing sessions for new joiners in the project team.

Project 5 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Cooperation, US ,Customer Planning 5Location : Pune

Role Technical Team Lead

Duration 4.5 months

Team Size 8

Technology used Oracle(PL/SQL ,SQL), UNIX, and Congos

Description Customer Planning is about brand profitability that has been a key indicator used by Novartis Management to determine the go-to-market strategy. This drives major decisions such as number of sales force personnel, amount and level of detailing, amount of manufacturing, research budgets.This project is a development project involving the Requirement, Design, Coding, Unit Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing phase.

Project 6 Project :Unisys Upgrade from 11.0.3 to 11i (Unisys ,Japan)Location: Pune

Role Developer

Duration 5 months

Team Size 20

Technology used Oracle Applications, Oracle Database, Forms 6i

Description Oracle Apps E-business suite 11.0.3 to 11.5.10.2 Upgrade. Remediation of Current Business

objects to suit the Upgraded 11 I version.

Project 7 Project Name: Global finance system (GFS) Implementation ProjectLocation : Pune

Role Developer

Duration 4 months

Team Size 5

Technology used Oracle Applications, Oracle Database

Description GFS Implementation Project related to Finance

The data was required to be migrated from legacy system to Oracle system.

Project 8 Project Name: Natixis Consumer Finance, France

Role Developer

Duration 3 months

Team Size 5

Technology used Oracle Applications, Oracle 10g RDBMS

Description Natixis Consumer Finance, a Groupe Caisse D’Epargne subsidiary. Market leaders in Retail

Banking and dynamic players in their local economy

Project involved providing Integration System testing for FLEXCUBE (core banking software) v2.2

and v2.4 (Loans module).

Project 9 Project : Colt Discoverer (Colt, United Kingdom)

Role Developer

Duration 4 months

Team Size 8

Technology used Oracle Applications, Oracle Database ,Unix

Description Colt is a telecom network based out in UK and spread across 13 Countries in Europe.

Project includes Reporting of finance, HR, Order Handling and Fault Management.

EDUCATION

R.M.K ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Anna University B.E (COMPUTER SCIENCE) in 2005 with an aggregate of 70%.

S.B.O.A Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai(HSC) State Board (XIIth) in 2001 with an aggregate of 90%.

M.G.R Adarsh Higher Secondary School, Chennai(SSC) (Xth) in 1999 with an aggregate of 81%.

ABILITIES/STRENGTHS

Played Lawn Tennis and Table Tennis matches at corporate level and won prizes Passionate about learning and willing to explore new technologies. Inherent team spirit and leadership qualities. Positive thinking and hard working.

PERSONAL INFORMATIONDate of Birth : 08.02.1984Sex : MaleMarital Status : MarriedPassport Number : M6989056Languages Known : English, Hindi and TamilFather’s Name : S.C .JaiswalHobbies : Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Volley Ball