SUMMARY

• Senior Solutions/Integration Architect with over 19 years of experience delivering IT Solutions specializing in MuleSoft platform based solutions
• Extensive experience in API Design and Integration Architectures with specialization in MuleSoft API Platform and ESB (3.6 - 3.9) including On Premise, CloudHub and Hybrid architectures
• Extensive experience in various design patterns - Enterprise Integration Patterns (EAI), Architectural Patterns, Application Design Patterns(JEE/GOF)
• Decomposition of Enterprise Architecture into Domain Architecture to align with Business Initiatives/Programs
• Architected and Designed multiple mission critical Enterprise APIs/Services(REST API, SOAP)
• Extensive experience in the Java technology stack - Spring, Hibernate, JEE, Web Frameworks
• Adept in multiple methodologies- Agile, SAFE, Scrum, Kanban, UCM
• Worked with geographically distributed teams (including handling M&A based IT projects)
• Strong educational background - M.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago and B.S. in Electrical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lead MuleSoft Architect

Confidential, FL

Responsibilities:

• Lead MuleSoft Architect for 4 major programs in a multi-million dollar Digital transformation/Cloud migration initiative involving a Multi Cloud environment with CloudHub as primary Platform.
• Lead for 4 major Programs - eCommerce( Confidential .com -Rentals and Reservation), Data(Data Silos to MDM ), CRM (Legacy CRM System to Salesforce) and Payments (Mainframe/Base24 to ACI’s Retail Commerce Server etc).
• Complete technology platform transformation - Legacy On-Premise to a multi cloud environment - MuleSoft CloudHub (Primary), Azure, IBM BlueMix that comprises over 800 integrations
• Responsibilities include aligning API design and implementation via MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
• Requirements analysis across various Enterprise programs and design API in accordance
• API design for Integrations - Experience APIs, Process and System Apis
• Mentor a large team of developers with development assistance as well POCs for critical paths
• Work with Enterprise Architects to align Future State with current setup and seamless switchover.
• Compliance to Standards including PCI, PII as well as technical standards such as TLS
• Setup CI/CD process (Maven, JFrog, Jenkins)
• Create best practices document, Development Standards, POC, Reference Implementations and publish artifacts to Anypoint Exchange MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, MuleSoft Runtime 3.8.5 /3.9, RAML 1.0, Anypoint Studio, Anypoint Designer, API Portal, Anypoint Exchange, Anypoint MQ, CloudHub, Runtime Manager, Salesforce, Oracle, RCS

MuleSoft Solutions Architect

Confidential, CA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for MuleSoft Solution Design/Delivery for two major workstreams of a large Program
• Created multiple re-usable framework for cross cutting concerns in Integration.
• Created multiple Integration Applications that primarily involved integration across SAAS and on premise systems including Salesforce, Oracle HRMS, Workday
• Involved in multiple brainstorming sessions and evangelized usage of MuleSoft as an ESB and as an API platform as appropriate.
• Created multiple APIs using RAML best practices including usage of Traits, ResourceTypes, etc.
• Create rapid deployments of Mock APIs that enabled early communication with API Consumers thereby aiding early synergies between business needs and IT view.
• Responsible for deployment of applications as well as upgrades to Runtime and API Proxies

Environment: MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Anypoint Studio, Atom Workbench, MuleSoft ESB, Mule MMC, Salesforce, Oracle HRMS, Java 1.8

Confidential, Milwaukee WI

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team in the migration of an Orchestration Engine implemented in .Net/C# to an API-led Connectivity Platform using Mule ESB (3.8.3 )platform
• Engaged in the Architecture/re-engineering of a migration effort from IBM WebSphere Message Broker platform to API based Mule ESB (3.8.3 ) platform
• Responsibilities include Architecture/Design-Integration Flows, reference implementations, templates, current state analysis, API design (Swagger, RAML) etc.
• Responsible for Solution delivery including Mule Server setup (Linux, Mule 3.8.3, MMC), Flow analysis (MMC), Monitoring (Netuitive), CI/CD setup - IBM TeamCity, UrbanCode, Maven .
• Involved in an effort to migrate Mule to a container based deployment model using Docker/Kubernetes based platform
• Involved in solutioning a workable alternative to the Stateless limitations introduced by the Container based model.

Confidential, San Fancisco CA

Responsibilities:

• Engaged in implementation ofREST based services with RAML (RESTful API Modeling Language) usingMule ESB's APIKit.
• Design and development of multiple integration projects involving Mule ESB, Spring Framework, REST Api, Java, Groovy
• Cloud and On Premise systems integration - WorkDay, SalesForce, Oracle ERP, Vertica
• Business Process Automation - Translation Service using Mule, Activiti
• Product installations/upgrades on Debian Linux on multiple environments
• Continuous Integration - setup and scripts for automated deployments (Jenkins, Git)
• Define, strategize, architect, design and implement a major enterprise level Business Process Re-engineering effort for a top client of MuleSoft.
• Engage business domain experts and IT personnel at various levels (VP, Enterprise Architect, Developers) to define current process flows and metrics.
• End to end Business Process Automation using Activiti and Mule.
• Employ apt Design patterns for the right problem including - Publish/Subscribe, Async, Choice Router, Scatter Gather, Multicast etc.
• Solution Architecture using MuleSoft Enterprise Service Bus Architecture, tools, techniques.
• Define roadmap for Future State, identify gaps and facilitate requirements analysis.
• Mentor, train and aid geographically distributed developers (US and overseas)
• Mule ESB, Tomcat, Linux, Active MQ,, REST, RAML, Spring, MUnit, Groovy, Maven 3, Oracle, XML, Xpath, SalesForce, Workday, Google API, Oauth 2, Jenkins CI, Jira, Confluence

Confidential

Consultant - Enterprise Services Architect

Responsibilities:

• Work with business stakeholders to define project scope, tasks, milestones
• Identify/manage project goals, align with enterprise direction/strategy, project scheduling
• Risk/issue management, contingency planning and providing tactical solutions.
• Co-ordinate with third party vendors to ensure compliance with defined standards and contracts
• Architect of multiple mission-critical SOA Services that enabled BCBS to participate in the Health Exchange (Affordable Care Act).
• Architected solution that enables Message Flows across Services using as a Service Choreography layer implemented via an Asynchronous Routing Engine (Apache Camel)
• Designed this layer using EAI design patterns - including Message Translator, Splitter, Aggregation Strategy, Content Based Router, Composed Message Processor etc.
• Created Solution Architecture for enabling legacy applications (Mainframe) to call SOA Services via ESB (IBM WebSphere Message Broker)
• Re-designed existing Services to align with Enterprise direction ( Inquiry Services, Data Services, Business Interface Services)
• Instrumental in leading a program with a 3 year roadmap for the Provider Navigation / Redirection initiative that enables Health Administrators to redirect Patients to more efficient providers based on Cost, Quality Metrics and Geographical considerations.
• Provided creative Solutions to work around licensing issues with Google Services
• Heavily involved in Capacity Planning/Performance Tuning efforts of Services (HP LoadRunner).
• Architected an In-Memory Data Grid solution a Distributing Caching mechanism (performance).
• Aided SOA governance for service versioning, SAML authentication (IBM DataPower)
• Key lead in the Analysis/Design phase of a massive Data Center migration effort that involved migrating over 150 applications to the new Data Center ( 2 year effort).
• Led the Modernization of company’s legacy Account Management products (5 year effort).
• Manage the project efforts of multiple modules of the Billing Product re-write.