PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 20+ years of designing, developing, implementing, testing and managing software applications in multiple languages and technologies to solve customer’s temporary and long - term needs have made me a excellent problem solver, mentor and leader.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Java, C, C++, VC++, FORTRAN, SQL, XML, XSLT.

Scripting: Jython, Perl, sh, csh, ksh, bash, bat, TSL.

Java Specific: Swing, AWT, SAXP, JDBC, Struts, Session & Entity Beans, and SendMail.

Web Specific: JavaScript, HTML, Applets, JSP, Java Servlets, J2EE, WAR, EAR

System Admin: Linux, Solaris, WinXP, Window 7, Windows NT, 2000, 2003, 2008 & 2012 Server

Web server Integrations: Oracle, Netscape, Apache, Tomcat, Jakarta, JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere

Miscellaneous Integrations: HP/Mercury Performance Center, LoadRunner, QTP, WinRunner, Quality Center,Application Lifecycle Manager (ALM), and Project Portfolio Manager (PPM),LDAP, Perl MTG & Expect Package, SendMail.

Development Tool Usage:: PTC Integrity, Microsoft TFS, ClearCase, CVS, SourceSafe, PVCS, VC++, Visual Basic,PGP, Java Workshop, Active Perl, JBuilder, Lotus Notes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Londonderry, NH

Responsibilities:

• Implemented IBM Case Manager Builder integration to Integrity Source Control. Java program to version control changes made by the IBM Case Manager Builder tool into Integrity Source.
• Implemented Java program to import solutions from IBM Case Manager Builder stored in Integrity to subsequent IBM Case Manager servers.
• Implemented reporting web-site to report on all Integration activities. Web-site involved a servlet and JSP pages packaged into a WAR and deployed on the Integrity server.

Principal Tech Lead/ Consultant

Confidential, Marlborough, MA

Responsibilities:

• Administrated HP Project Portfolio Manager (PPM) including several upgrades and server moves. Brought the tool set to become the enterprise level deployment tool. Work included creation of workflows, environment setups and creation of automated deployment objects. Deployment target environments varied from multiple flavors of UNIX as well as Windows Servers. Custom objects development and implementation included
• Automated SQL deployment objects for Oracle, MSSQL and DB2
• Generic automated WebSphere EAR file deployment object which generated a Jython deployment script on the fly depending on the server and EAR file configuration
• Generic objects for deploying files from the TFS or Integrity source control tools to the target environments with variable replacement options and environment specific file resolutions
• Administration object for creating source control projects and branches in Integrity and TFS
• Data Warehouse import objects for Netezza and DataStage applications
• Managed, architected and implemented project for decommissioning Harvest Source Control and Workflow system. All source controlled components used by teams in TJX were moved to either TFS or Integrity. Approve Deployment workflows migrated to HP PPM.
• Administrator for Microsoft Team Foundation Server and PTC Integrity Source control tools. Developed custom scripts Perl/sh scripts for administration and reporting.
• Proposed, developed and implemented Custom JSP SOX reports integrating PPM Deployment Configuration and Source control tools. Reports used to prove no violations in respect with SOX Segmentation of Duties, Password configuration, Privileged users and package deployments. Additional reports for Security validations to maintain system health.
• Co-Administrator for Papervision document management installation. Work included server moves, custom SQL and upgrades.
• Co-Administrator for Artemis Time Management system. Work included server moves, custom SQL and upgrades. Developed custom Java programs using JDBC to do end-of-year employee rate true-ups and contract extensions directly into the database schema.
• Administrated HP/Mercury ALM Quality Center and ALM Performance Center. Brought the tool sets to an enterprise service level.
• Managed, architected and implemented several project for HP ALM Quality Center and HP ALM Performance Center upgrades and moves including a data center migration.
• Developed and implemented JBoss WAR FAQ providing custom QA reports for managing the quality process and a custom defect tracking workflow to enforce a defect lifecycle. WAR included multithreaded scheduler for dispatching reports via SendMail.
• Developed a C data-driven LoadRunner/Performance Center Virtual User for Performance and Regression testing the Oracle EBS suite modules of GL, PO, EP, HR, PTO, Benefits and Payroll modules. Testing scenarios and data held in Excel workbooks which a custom export macro exported to text data files for the virtual user could use. System was used for data-loads, performance testing and due to the Click and Script technology was a valid and efficient regression testing tool.
• Developed numerous data-loading C Virtual Users for efficiently loading in data into the Oracle EBS systems saving numerous hours and manpower. DEV and QA instances loaded for testing before final loads to production.
• Managed Oracle EBS QA process and activities. Created custom reports to certify all testing complete and worthy of audit.
• Managed off-shore team of QTP developers and developed them a QTP framework for creating easier data-driven tests for the initial effort to automate Oracle EBS testing.
• Managed, architected and implemented several projects for upgrading PTC Integrity and HP PPM including a data center migration.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Hands-On Vice President of Systems Dev

Responsibilities:

• Implemented JBoss war for FAQ and custom Quality Center reports using JDBC connection pooling and SendMail
• Setup of State Street’s Quality Center.
• Technical lead for migration of IBT’s Mercury Toolset to State Street.
• Manage small test team for executing automated and manual test plans.
• Developed WinRunner and Perl automation.
• Developed C Virtual users and implement Performance scenarios for Oracle Finance and Timecard Performance Testing

Confidential, Boston, MA

Hands-On IT Director

Responsibilities:

• Manage small test team for executing automated and manual test plans.
• Setup/Administrated Mercury’s Quality Center, IIS web-server, JBoss app-server, SMTP. Work included
• Multiple upgrades
• Perl Admin scripts
• Development of a multi-workflow VBScript used to enforce a defect tracking standard workflow.
• Setup/Administrate Performance Center, JBoss web/app-server.
• Setup/Maintain Quest’s FogLight Monitoring for Mercury Services and Oracle eBusiness
• Implemented/Executed Performance C virtual users in scenarios for web, Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server load testing
• Architected Requirements based Test Process for Oracle eBusiness which included module owner signoffs of requirements and regression results. Managed a test team to implement the process.
• Integrated WinRunner harness to automate test cases from Oracle eBusiness. Automation freed up three days of test time for the five day regression period to allow for more manual testing with the same resources.
• Implemented a Perl regression testing script to verify See Confidential procession of file drops to the database. f employees in performance techniques using Performance Center, regression techniques using QTP and WinRunner, and test management using Quality Center.

Performance Test Engineer

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Setup/Administrate Mercury’s BAC (Business Availability Center) and Sitescope monitoring software to monitor production machines.
• Setup/Administrate Mercury’s Topaz Managed Software to monitor production systems via performance of Topaz Virtual Users.
• Performance Tested several applications with Mercury LoadRunner tools identifying key performance problems within the applications.
• Implementing Performance Methodology applicable across all applications.

Sr. Software Engineer

Confidential, Merrimack, NH

Responsibilities:

• Replaced Help Verification with a combination of a Perl and WinRunner solution resulting in an increase in performance by 2600%, while functionally increasing the accuracy of the verification
• Replaced 856 TestDirector test scripts with a stub system via a script using the TestDirector API. Stub system eased maintenance and allowed test scripts to be stored in Clear Case.
• WinRunner Automation of several sub-systems of the Fidelity E-Business financial web site.
• Maintained Test Steps, and Test scripts within Test Director.
• Designed and developed a Web page visual layout system within WinRunner.

Confidential, Berlin, MA

Sr. Software Consulting Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a consultant to implement process improvements in software development and quality assurance departments for multiple NewLane customers.
• Designed, developed, tested and documented data-driven automated testing harness in WinRunner TSL. Established project plan for the project, technically managed the project and executed the plan. Trained and mentored SQA group to utilize the harness and WinRunner. Linked harness calls for testing Account Enrollment and stock trading into TestDirector.
• Created test plan, test strategy, requirements and tests for testing Brown & Co core brokerage software, which involved a J2EE front end to a Tandem mainframe.
• Defined and implemented defect tracking process and defect metric analysis process for an SQA department utilizing TestDirector and Quest Stat.
• Designed and implemented Software Development Lifecycle web-based information tool. Aided in transitioning to defined processes.
• Aided in performance testing and development of LoadRunner C virtual users

Confidential, Concord, NH

PM/ Principal Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Technical Lead tasked with implementing J2EE insurance enrollment system.
• Designed, developed and tested JSP custom tags extending Struts concept.
• Designed, developed and tested J2EE XML configurable SQL compliant data-driven CMP bean connecting through JDBC connection broker.
• Implemented rule-based insurance enrollment system using XML, JSP and custom entity bean.

Confidential, CA, NH

Principal Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developer involved with a startup company’s attempts for success.
• WebLogic JSP and Java servlet work to integrate Ariba auction software into website.
• Worked on integrating Internet advertising into Allibra’s local video caching service.

Confidential, CA, NY, NH

Principal Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Part of the DoubleClick’s IT department charged with developments improving service operation and monitoring system statistics to accomplish pre-problem alerts.
• Designed, developed and tested media distribution Perl script to distribute ad media to the UNIX media servers.
• Developed auto reboot software for rebooting NT machines using Perl expect.
• Developed monitoring code to monitor systems performance and store statistics using MRTG.
• Technical Lead for originating NetGravity’s AdCenter department.
• Developed solutions for multiple NetGravity customers to solve their UI, reporting needs and web-client needs using JAVA and Perl
• Customized NetGravity Enterprise software to form the ad-serving web-service business unit called AdCenter. Functional and Performance tested service and APIs. Managed technical resources.
• Designed, developed and tested standalone JAVA multithreaded JDBC SQL GUI for advanced advertising customers.
• Developed CGI/HTML/JavaScript based GUI for advanced advertising customers.
• Developed custom ad clients to integrate the NetGravity software into Apache, Oracle and Netscape web-servers.
• Designed, developed and tested b-tree NetGravity callout that allowed for advanced real-time ad targeting based on Boolean expressions of list elements.
• Designed, developed and tested multi-threaded real-time NetGravity callout to allow for ad targeting with user database information.
• Designed, developed and tested real-time multi-threaded Solaris C based ad-client to temporarily overcome NetGravity’s dynamic ad serving problems.
• Designed, developed and tested Perl/HTML reporting package
• Trained, installed, maintained and help sell NetGravity software to multiple clients.

Confidential, Lexington, MA

Professional Services Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Post-sales on-site customer service represented charged with developing performance and load testing solutions and regression testing solutions for numerous customers.
• Performance and Regression testing expert.
• Developed C based Performance Virtual Users for multiple companies applications
• Developed automated Black box and API testing.
• Designed, developed and tested LoadRunner SQL record/playback mechanism for load testing of databases.
• Developed GUI testing modules using WinRunner.
• Trained, installed, maintained and help sell Mercury software to multiple clients.
• Member of Presidents Club.

Confidential, Wakefield, MA

IT Manager/ Computer Consultant

Responsibilities:

• IT manager of SGI, Solaris and Mac servers and network.
• Developed and implemented multiple neural net software codes in FORTRAN and C.
• Developed fingerprint identification code in C linking finger print scanner to COM port.
• Secret Security Clearance.

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Defense Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed and tested Object modeling software on UNIX platform in C for real-time radar analysis.
• Developed morphological image filter codes in C for image detection.
• Created initial Matra Datavision Euclid CAD tool models of targets.
• Managed employees to use Matra Datavision Euclid CAD tools for creating target models.
• Constructed mathematical representation of camouflage netting for radar analysis in implemented model in C into radar analysis program.
• Secret Security Clearance.