SUMMARY

• Senior Java/ Jive Developer and Technical lead IT with 8+ years experience in Object Oriented Technologies, design, Methodologies and applications in local and distributed environments.
• Extensive experience in full cycle of SDLC and Agile principles of analysis, design, software development, testing documentation & production support applications.
• Strong 4+ yr experience on Social Business software like Jive Clearspace and Jive SBS which implement Web 2.0 technologies using forums, wiki, blogs, discussion, documents, groups, polls, widgets and other collaboration functionalities of Social Media.
• Experience in maintaining external facing high volume Jive based Social Business Communities.
• Extensive web based software development experience using Java, Servlets, JSPs, Hibernate, HQL, Java Beans and EJB.
• Experienced in client/server application development using J2EE, RMI, Java Swings, and AWT.
• Proficient with MVC Architecture and Struts 1.2 and 2.0 Frame work.
• Hands on experience in implementing applications on multiple J2EE App Servers, Servlet engines, and Portal servers including Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic application server (OAS), Confidential WebSphere.
• Experienced in writing database SQL queries, Stored Procedures, and Triggers using SQL, PL/SQL.
• Good exposure to various database systems - Oracle 9i/8i, 10g,11g MySQL, SQL Server and MS Access.
• Extensively used UML with design tools like Rational Rose.
• Strong Experience in User Interface (UI) Development Using JSP, HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, Dojo, and AJAX and JSF.
• Extensive experience in XML related technologies like XML, XSL, XPATH, DTD, XML
• Implemented Web Services through JAX -RPC in various projects through SOAP/REST and SOA.
• Experienced with IDE like JBuilder, Eclipse, and software configuration management using CVS/Visual Source Safe.
• Excellent technical problem solving, code debugging and testing skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows, and Solaris.

Languages: Java, JSP, JavaScript, JSON, HQL, XML, XSLTJava/J2EE Technologies Struts1.2 / 2.0(MVC), Spring (MVC), Hibernate, Web servicesEJB, JSTL, Servlets, SOA.

Database Connectivity: JDBC 2.0, ODBC

XML Technologies: XML, XSLT, Web Services, DOM, SAX

Web Languages: HTML, DHTML, CSS and JavaScript.

IDE: Eclipse3.3/5/5, Netbeans, WSAD

Databases: Oracle9i, 10g, 10.3, 11g, My SQL 5.1.4, SQL Server and MS Access.

Packages: Rational Rose, MS Office XP suite, Adobe Flex, Lotus Notes

Web Servers: Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic application server, Confidential WebSphereVersion Control CVS 1.2, SVN and SVN Tortoise

Other Technologies: AJAX, Dojo, Log4j, JUnit, SOAP, ANT, Apache Maven, Adobe live cycle data services.

Specialized Skill: Jive SBS Implementation and upgrade for version 3.0.8, 4.5.14.5.5 , 4.5.7, 5.0.2, 7.0.2, 4.5.6

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Jive Technical lead

Responsibilities:

• Act as Jive Technical lead and Community Administrator and mentor Jive migration from Internal hosted to Jive hosted community and other platforms.
• Set up a Stable UAT environment for User testing.
• Coordinates and managed production release for day to day bug fixes and critical issues.
• Support and administer Production and UAT operations.
• Wrote SQL queries to pull reports from the Jive Database.
• Responsible for day-to-day admin console related administrator responsibilities to support users.
• Use REST web service endpoints for JSON callbacks in the request and response bodies.
• Support and administer Production and UAT operations during upgrade and weekly releases.
• Answers technical queries related to jive SBS and coordinates with users to resolve technical issues and implements fixes for jive SBS application problems.
• Works on fixing minor application version specific bugs and widget upgrades using Jive SBS Components with FTL, JSP, Java Beans, Action class, Struts custom tags and spring context.
• Used Jive SBS Core API for source code change for new requirement to develop custom widgets, plug-ins macros, patches and theme changes.

Environment: Jive SBS version: 4.5.6, Java 1.6, JSP, Servlets, Apache Tomcat/6.0.32, Struts 2.0 Framework, Spring Framework, Oracle 11g, Eclipse 3.1/3.5, Apache Maven

Confidential, Mclean, VA

Social Collaboration Technical Lead/ Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for On premise infrastructure building and implementation for new Jive Version 7.0.2
• Responsible implementation and driving of Smooth upgrade to Jive SBS 7.0.2 from Jive 5.0.2
• Implementation Custom global theme and custom Plugin upgrade work for Jive 7.x including SSO.
• Act as Jive Technical lead and Community Administrator and mentor Jive Upgrade from Internal hosted to Jive hosted community.
• Deployed and configured Jive-webex integration Addon from 3rd party vendor in test and production environment.
• Developed Employee Office location tiles as Addon.
• Coordinates and managed production release for day-to-day bug fixes and critical issues.
• UI Development for application customization using java, free marker templates, soy templates, jsp, struts actions, spring and rest/soap web services.
• Used Jive SBS Core API for source code change for new requirement to develop custom widgets, plug-ins macros and doing integration with other platforms.
• Responsible for day-to-day admin console related administrator responsibilities to support users.
• Use REST web service endpoints for JSON callbacks in the request and response bodies.
• Experience working with Jive PS in Jive UI/UX design using HTML, CSS, javascript, jquery, Image manipulation and prototyping as per business requirement
• Mentor the team on technical competencies and coordinate with Jive support Team for the smooth upgrade.
• Support and administer Production and UAT operations during upgrade and weekly releases.
• Setup jive SBS local development environment to Install and upgrade Jive SBS 5.0.2/7.0.2 to validate all custom widgets and theme customization done.

Environment: Jive SBS version: 5.0.2, Jive SBS 7.0.2, Java 1.6, JSP, Servlets, Apache Tomcat/6.0.32, Struts 2.0 Framework, Spring Framework, Oracle 11g, Eclipse 3.1/3.5, Apache Maven

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. Jive Analyst - IT

Responsibilities:

• Upgraded, Configured and Installed Jive SBS 4.5.7 to latest Jive SBS release 6.0.2 successfully.
• Responsible for requirement gathering, bug tracking, application upgrades, Jive Case follow up and tracking, business meetings for Jive features and bugs along with maintaining technical and business documents for Cisco Communities.
• Responsible for coordinating with Cisco Community partners to understand the requirement and then coordinating further with 3rd party Vendor to get right price quote for any customization and development required.
• Responsible for maintaining external facing high volume Jive based Cisco Communities by providing leadership and expertise to define technical tasks and road map.
• Act as Technical lead for other developers in team who are new in Jive development.
• Administer Cisco Communities via Application Admin Console to manage access to all users and groups to application.
• Support and administer Production and UAT operations during upgrade and weekly releases.
• Responsible to pull reports from Jive Business object cloud tool as per community Managers request.
• Responsible for Quality assurance process in coordination with 3rd party vendor in proper solution implementation.
• Walkthrough Community Managers to understand new Jive SBS version features and customization done on Cisco Community platform.
• Support business users, community managers to answers all cross technical queries related to jive SBS and coordinates with users to resolve technical issues and implements fixes for jive SBS application problems.
• Responsible for testing all the Cisco Community custom widgets like cisco-mcc-widgets,, cisco-mcc-sso, reports, log-in/register widget.
• Works on fixing minor application version specific bugs and widget upgrades using Jive SBS Components with FTL, JSP, Java Beans, Action class, Struts custom tags and spring context.
• Configured Jive open social API to embed Google gadgets like Google map & Google calendar through Admin Console: System > Settings > OpenSocial Gadgets.
• Setup jive SBS local development environment to Install and upgrade Jive SBS 4.5.5 and 4.5.7 to validate all custom widgets and theme customization done.

Environment: Jive SBS version: 4.5.5, 4.5.7,6.0.1, Java 1.6, JSP, Servlets, Apache Tomcat/6.0.32, Struts 2.0 Framework, Spring Framework, PostgreSQL 8.3.5, Eclipse 3.1/3.5, Toad, Apache Ant 1.8.1, Win Cvs 1.2, RHL Linux 5.0, Business Object, Microsoft spreadsheet, Microsoft project.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. Jive/J2EE Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for requirement gathering, bug fixing, enhancement, development and upgrade for Jive SBS based Genentech various communities like Genentech PDCC, GPORT, and FIG.
• Worked on Genentech numerous custom requirements like Survey Widget, rapid approval document using Jive REST and Soap based web services.
• Configured Genentech client LDAP Active Directory to jive application database for authentication.
• Configured Jive open social API to embed Google gadgets like Google map & Google calendar through Admin Console: System > Settings > OpenSocial Gadgets.
• Customized theme for community and sub community mapping for different log in and logout logic redirection along with different styles.
• Used Jive SBS Core API for source code change for new requirement to develop custom widgets, plug-ins macros, patches and theme changes.
• Develop and customize Jive SBS Components with FTL, JSP, Java Beans, Action class, Struts custom tags and spring context files.
• Upgrade, Configure and Install Jive SBS 3.0.9 to latest Jive SBS release 4.5.3, 4.5.4 successfully.
• Customize application and user interface by using Free Marker Templates, JSP, Struts 2.0, HTML, XML, XSLT Ajax, CSS and Java Script as per Genentech theme requirement.
• Setup development jive SBS local environment to customize Jive SBS 3.0.9/4.5.3/4.5.4 source code for custom requirement of widget, themes and plug-ins.
• Support business users, community managers to answers all cross technical queries related to jive SBS and coordinates with users to resolve technical issues and implements fixes for jive SBS application problems
• Coordinate with project managers and business users for timely jive SBS upgrade and bug fixing.
• Configured and Installed Jive SBS 3.0.9/4.5.3 with JBOSS application Server on Linux Platform(RHEL ) with Oracle RDBMS to deployed and upgrade the whole application for new jive SBS versions with various server administrative tasks.

Environment: Jive SBS version: 3.0.9,4.5.3,4.5.4 Java 1.5/1.6, JSP, Servlets, Jive internal Apache TOMCAT 6.0, JBOSS Application Server, Struts 2.0 Framework, Spring Framework, AJAX, log4j, Oracle DBMS, Eclipse 3.1/3.5, Toad, Apache Ant 1.8.1, Win Cvs 1.2, RHL Linux 5.0

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr. Jive/ J2EE Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Used Jive SBS Core API for source code change for new requirement to develop custom widgets, plug-ins macros, patches and theme changes.
• Develop and customize Jive SBS Components with FTL, JSP, Java Beans, Action class, Struts custom tags and spring context files.
• Upgrade, Configure and Install Jive SBS 3.0.8 to latest Jive SBS release 4.5.1 successfully.
• Mavenised Jive SBS project for any build dependency JIRA issues and build source code for customization work.
• Work on Jive SBS 4.5.1 custom widgets like Permission group widget, email notification popup, Video Widget, marketing widget, RSS and image widget, tabbed widget, WebEx widget, register now widget.
• Customize application and user interface by using Free Marker Templates, JSP, Struts 2.0, HTML, XML, XSLT Ajax, CSS and Java Script as per Cisco Connections theme requirement.
• Setup development jive SBS local environment to customize Jive SBS 3.0.9/4.5.1 source code for custom requirement of widget, themes and plug-ins.
• Successfully upgraded old jive sbs 3.0.8 themes and widgets to jive sbs 4.5.1 with major code base change through development environment.
• Troubleshoot Jive SBS 4.5.1 upgrade failure on stage environment to make easy successful production upgrade and installation
• Work relentlessly on custom Cisco theme which touches almost every single custom page and feature of jive sbs related to user-bar, navigation menu, breadcrumbs, widgets, discussion etc.
• Modified jive SBS 4.5.1 document rich text editor to include video macro to include open source Video source inside any documents.
• Created and applied custom plug-in and bug fixing patches as per requirement and issues.
• Made suggestions for jive SBS custom widgets and theme customization to increase client and employee engagement in EMVT
• Support business users, community managers to answers all cross technical queries related to jive SBS and coordinates with users to resolve technical issues and implements fixes for jive SBS application problems
• Coordinate, project managers and business users for timely jive SBS upgrade and bug fixing.
• Configures system and jive SBS application caches for better application and server performance.
• Configured and Installed Jive SBS 3.0.8/4.5.1 with Apache Tomcat 6.0 application Server on Linux Platform(RHEL ) with My SQL 5.1.4 and Maven to deployed and upgrade the whole application for new jive SBS versions with various server administrative tasks.

Environment: Jive SBS version: 3.0.8,4.5.1, Java 1.5/1.6, JSP, Servlets, WebWork Framework, Apache TOMCAT6.0, Struts 2.0 Framework, Spring Framework, AJAX, log4j,My SQL 5.1.40/ 5.1.41 , Eclipse 3.1/5.5, Toad, Apache Ant 1.8.1, Win Cvs 1.2, RHL Linux 4,Windows XP, Apache Maven 3.0

Confidential

Software Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the development of the user requirements specification for the application.
• Extensive design and development of JSPs and EJBs for modules such as online client problem
• Registration form and the client record display.
• Designed and Developed JSPs, form beans, action servlets for the above mentioned modules in the
• Struts framework.
• Developed a module to export XML data to CSV files for importing data into spreadsheets.
• Developed SQL Queries, Stored Procedures and functions using Toad for implementing business
• Logic for finding solution to the customer specific problem and transactional logging.
• Deployed the application on Tomcat 5.0.
• Participated in peer code reviews.
• Developed JUnit tests.
• Assisted in the preparation of user manual.
• Used Apache ANT to build the application.
• Create deployment descriptors in XML.

Environment: WindowsXP, Java1.4, Struts, Apache-Tomcat Server 5.0, XML, JSP, JDBC, Servlets, Java Script, Oracle 8i, UML.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the development of the user requirements specification for the application.
• Extensive design and development of JSPs and EJBs for modules such as online client problem
• Registration form and the client record display.
• Designed and Developed JSPs, form beans, action servlets for the above mentioned modules in the
• Struts framework.
• Developed a module to export XML data to CSV files for importing data into spreadsheets.
• Developed SQL Queries, Stored Procedures and functions using Toad for implementing businessLogic for finding solution to the customer specific problem and transactional logging.
• Deployed the application on Tomcat 5.0.
• Participated in peer code reviews.
• Developed JUnit tests.
• Assisted in the preparation of user manual.
• Used Apache ANT to build the application.
• Create deployment descriptors in XML.

Environment: WindowsXP, Java1.4, Struts, Apache-Tomcat Server 5.0, XML, JSP, JDBC, Servlets, Java Script, Oracle 8i, UML.

Confidential

Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Installed, Configured and Administered Websphere Application Server on Windows Platform.
• Designed and developed Servlets and EJBs to implement business logic and deployed them onWebsphere Application Server.
• Used XML and used DOM parsers to parse the Data to the Legacy System.
• Developed Front End using JSP, JSF, HTML, and JavaScript.
• Coded JSP pages using JSTL and Struts Tag library
• Used Websphere Application Server and JDBC for Data Access Objects and DB Connections from the Connection Pool using Oracle.
• Developed Business Logic and Presentation layers in Java, JSP and JDBC.
• Created stored procedures and triggers for Oracle Database.
• Created databases Objects like tables, Views and Indexes in Oracle Database.
• Mapping the business requirement to the technical specification and Detail design documents.
• Design and Integrate Web portal in Java, J2EE, Websphere.
• Specifying the data flow using XML and DTD.
• Implemented web services through SOAP Protocol
• Developed GUI using JSP, HTML and DHTML.

Environment: Java1.2, J2EE, EJB, Servlets, JSP, JSF, Websphere Application Server, JDBC, XML (DOM and SAX), SOAP Protocol, Oracle 8.1, HTML, JavaScript, PL/SQL, Tomcat, UNIX and Windows NT