ATUL TALUKDER
Tel: 09902099384 ~ E-Mail: atul_talukder@yahoo.com
Seeking assignments in Senior Management with a reputed organisation in IT sector
Seasoned Professional offering around 14 years of demonstrated cross-cultural career success in developing
and executing operational strategies to promote organizational growth with optimal utilization of IBM
Mainframe (MVS & VM) technologies. Currently employed with Sabre Travel Technologies, Bangalore as
Lead Project Manager/Delivery Manager – Airline Ticketing Team.
Rich experience in delivery management, team building and sustaining activities with insightful knowledge of
the planning entailing analysis, design, development, testing, configuration management and training using
waterfall and agile software development methodologies. Significant experience of working with customers,
project managers and technical teams for securing & executing concurrent projects. Holds the distinction of
gaining four years of onsite experience at UK, USA, Malaysia and Japan. Domain expertise includes Insurance
(Life and P&C) and Airline Industry (Ticketing / DCS / Reservation / Cargo / Hotels), Credit / Debit Card
industry.
Gained experience in technologies like IBM Assembly Language, TPF, COBOL, IMS DB/DC, JCL, VSAM, Flat file,
TPFDF, Easytrieve, SELCOPY, CA-SPOOL, Step by Step Trace, VSAM, Smart Test, CICS, VPARS, CMSTPF, ISPF,
XEDIT, DDLTO and ENDEVOR etc. Adroit in creating the PLC deliverables like functional specifications,
issue/risk registrar, project tracking, communication / quality plan. Superior record of delivering large scale,
mission critical projects on time and under budget. Adept at determining requirements, project scheduling and
technology planning along with excellent team building and managing capabilities. Team based management
style and excellent interpersonal / communication skills. An effective leader with proven abilities in leading
teams during the project phase, guiding members and enabling knowledge sharing among the team.
EMPLOYMENT SCAN
Since Jun’07: Sabre Travel Technologies, Bangalore and USA
Delivery Manager - Airline Ticketing Team
Sep’06 – Jun’07: Malaysia Airlines, Kuala Lumpur
IT Specialist with TBG / IBM-Malaysia / Malaysia Airlines, KL, Malaysia
Mar’04 – Aug’06: Hexaware Technology, Mumbai, India and UK
Technical Architect – Lead / Managed Technical Programming Team of Royal and Sun Alliance
(RSA) Project
Apr’02 – Mar’04: Satyam Computers, Hyderabad and USA as System Analyst
Oct’99 – Apr’02: Skytech Solutions and Skytech Solutions LLC, India and USA as Software Engineer
Feb’99 – Sep’99: HCL Perot Systems, NOIDA and Japan, India as Associate
Mar’97 – Feb’99: RS Software, Calcutta, India and USA as Software Engineer
SKILL SET
MANAGERIAL
 Mapping requirements and providing them best solutions involving evaluation and definition of scope of
project and finalisation of project requirements.
 Conducting need assessment and preparing IT blueprint for the organization.
 Monitoring multiple projects from conceptualisation and visualisation to technology mapping and final
execution of projects.
 Supervising architectural & design specification, transforming business requirements to architectural models
and to designer and developer level specifications.
 Good at arriving towards technical deliverables like design specifications, effective coding practices, using
reusable coding patterns within the teams.
 Holding review meetings to monitor progress of the project as per schedule / budgets, and ensuring timely
completion and delivery of project to the client; extending production support for applications.
 Handling resource allocations and setting up of communication channels across the various horizons of the
organization structure.
FUNCTIONAL
- Delivery Management
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Project Management
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Requirement Definition
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Client Management
Technical Specification
Process Definition / Optimization
Effort & Cost Estimation
Mentoring and Coaching
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Management Interaction
Vendor Management
Software Design & Development
Team Management
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Project Setup
Client Interaction
Quality Assurance
Gap Analysis
TECHNICAL
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Platforms:
IBM Mainframe - TPF, MVS
DBMS:
TPFDF, VSAM, DL1, DB2
Operating Systems:
TPF 4.1, Z/OS, VM/CMS, and Windows
Languages & Development Tools:
Assembler S/390, COBOL, JCL, CMSTPF, SPM, IMS DB/DC, CICS,
SELCOPY, Easytrieve, MQ, SPM (Structured Programming Language),
SAS, and Concept 14
NOTABLE CREDITS
 Actively involved in initiating the automated regression QA testing to increase implementation success at
Sabre ticketing.
 Played a pivotal role in cross-training the existing Mainframe Member to Open System at E-Hotels of Sabre.
 Effectively carried out campus interview to recruit IIT Freshers.
 Acknowledged as the National Scholarship Holder.
PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENTS
Cargo Training at Malaysia Airlines, Kuala Lumpur, 2006.
IMS DB / DC Training at Hexaware, Mumbai, 2006.
SAS at Satyam Computers, Hyderabad, 2003.
MS Project at Skytech Solutions, Calcutta, 2001.
Development and Maintenance Process of:
o UAL, Denver, 2000.
o JIT, Tokyo. 1999.
o VISA, San Francisco, 1997.
 ISO 9000 Awareness at R S Software, Calcutta, 1997.
 MVS, JCL, VSAM, COBOL, CICS, DB2 at R.S. Software, Calcutta, 1997.
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SCHOLASTICS
 M.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Calcutta (India’s Premier Institute),
in 1997.
 B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Calcutta (India’s Premier Institute)
in 1995.
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth
: 25th February, 1974
Present Address
: F/202, Sriram Spurthi Apartment, AECS Layout, Kundalahalli, Bangalore - 560037
Language Known
: English, Hindi, Bengali and Japanese
Please refer to the annexure for the projects handled
Annexure - I
PROJECTS EXECUTED
Development and Maintenance Projects for Sabre: Since Jan’09
Platform
TPF4.1 under IBM S/390
Environment
Assembler S/390, Step by Step Trace, TPFDF
Role
Lead Project Manager/Delivery Manager (Ticketing)
Synopsis
Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by
retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the
travel industry. Sabre Holdings supports travelers, travel agents, corporations and
travel suppliers through its companies: Travelocity, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre
Airline Solutions. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, the company has approximately
9,000 employees in 45 countries.
Scope
 Responsible and Accountable for Airline Ticketing Delivery – Projects, Activations
and Maintenance and 3rd level support
 Rendering technical guidance to Ticketing Team.
 Mentoring, coaching and maturing the team.
E-Hotels: Jun’07 to Dec’08
Synopsis
E-Hotel team of Sabre is responsible to maintain and develop Sabre’s Hotel
application.
Role:
Technical Lead
Scope
 Furnishing technical guidance and carrying out the reviews.
Development Project for MASGO (Malaysia Airlines Cargo System), Malaysia: Sep’06 - Jun’07
Platform
TPF4.1 under IBM S/390
Environment
Assembler S/390, Step by Step Trace, TPFDF
Synopsis
AMS Team is responsible for maintenance and development of application programs
for MASGO system. MASGO is the current MAS cargo reservation and handling system
that handles all allotment and bookings. There is no revenue management capability
in MASGO. Enhancement is made to MASGO system to support MAS Kargo business
with the introduction of cargo revenue system. The enhancement is to improve MAS
Kargo business process for revenue improvement also.
Scope
 Acting as the member of AMS Team and leading the AMS team at client side.
Maintenance / Development Project for Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA), UK: May’05 - Aug’06
Platform
Z/OS
Environment
Assembler, COBOL, IMS DB/DC, CICS, SELCOPY, DDLTO, Endevor, MQ, MVS
Synopsis
Technical Programming Team is responsible for maintaining and developing the
infrastructure code i.e. interfaces between Applications with other systems software
(IMS, CICS, Mainframe PRINTING SUBSYSTEM: CA-SPOOL). This team is also
responsible of solving IMS/CICS/MVS dumps and the changes needed to upgrade the
system (MVS, IMS upgrade) within the scope of RSA.
Maintenance / Development Project for RESIII / DCS of Air Canada, Canada: Dec’04 - May’05
Platform
TPF4.1 under IBM S/390
Environment
Assembler S/390, SST, TPF 4.1
Synopsis
IBM Global Services is carrying out the maintenance of Air Canada’s Passenger
Reservation System (RESIII) and Departure Control System (DCS). Hexaware
Technologies in partnership with IBM Global Services plays an important role in
carrying out the maintenance and enhancement of applications on RESIII/DCS.
Scope
 Supervising the AD (Application Development) Team from offshore.
Maintenance / Development Project for AXA-Equitable Inc. NY, USA: Mar’04 - Dec’04
Platform
MVS
Environment
Assembler S/390, COBOL, CICS, JCL, Easytrieve, VSAM
Synopsis
AXA bought Life70 system for maintaining non-traditional Life Insurance (Universal
and Variable Life). This Life70 System has around 80% code in Assembler and rest is
in COBOL, Easytrieve. The ADT (AXA Development Team) is responsible for launching
new product.
Scope
 Overseeing the Life70 ADT Team from offshore.
Maintenance Projects for General Casualty (GC) Company, WI, USA: Jan’03 - Mar’04
Platform
MVS
Environment
Assembler S/390, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, Smart Test
Synopsis
The project involved the maintenance of GC Systems. GC is the leading provider of
general insurance throughout USA, predominantly in the state of WI.
Scope
 Functioning as Project Leader; constituting the Assembler Team and resolving
Assembler related issues.
Maintenance Projects for SABRE, Dallas, USA: Apr’02 – Dec’02
Platform
TPF under IBM S/390
Environment
Assembler S/390, TPF 4.1, SST
Synopsis
Maintenance of SABRE Systems. Sabre is the leading provider of technology,
distribution and marketing services for the travel industry. Sabre provides services
and Airline industry specific application including hosting, operations and distribution
products to effectively manage reservation functions. It also provides services like
hotel booking and car rentals. Many of the leading airlines around the world utilize
Sabre Airline solutions products and services for their operation.
Scope
 Handling the entire gamut of maintenance activities in Sabre comprising:
 Shared PNR: Re-Engineer AAA
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Sabre stores all the PNR in PNRC (Passenger Name Record Complex)
and application program that communicates with PNRC in PSS
(Passenger Service System). The Passenger Name Record (PNR) can
exist in two formats in the (PSS). These formats are the legacy record
layout PR0PR and the new PR001W Transaction Processing Facility
Database Facility (TPFDF) format. The new format contains new data
fields that are unavailable in the PR0PR format.
OTHER PROJECTS
 Development of Tagoff Name Index Database.
 Banking Upgrade – Upgrade Flew.
 Bulls Eye.
 Acceptance of Baggage Processed Message (BPM).
 ICAPS BSM Modifications.
 Easy SPD Tracking
 Orbit Tracking.
 Enhancement of PNR Copy Function.
 Enhancement of SSFC Seat Map Display Function.
 Up-gradation of TTY Message Priority Codes.
 Risk Level Data and BIN Extension Record Display for a BIN.
 Base 1 Support (B1SUP).