PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 13 years of experience in WebSphere Application Server administration and development and Unix/Windows System Administration
• Experience in development, system administration, product builds, automation, and customer support, highly motivated, team player, self - starter, detail oriented, and comfortable with agile project environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, RedHat/Fedora/SUSE/Ubuntu Linux, Windows NT/XP/7/2000/2003, Mac OS

Languages: Java, Java Server Pages (JSP), Java Server Faces (JSF), ANT, Perl, Cold Fusion, Active Server Pages (ASP), Unix/Windows Scripting, PHP, C/C++, SQL, JavaScript, JACL, XML, XSL, HTML

RDBMS: DB2, CloudScape, Derby, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Access, MySQL

Web Servers: Confidential HTTP Server (IHS), Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), Apache, iPlanet, Tomcat, JBoss 

Other Applications: WebSphere Application Studio Developer (WSAD), Rational Application Developer (RAD), Eclipse, VisualAge for Java (VAJ), ANT, CMVC, SubVersion (SVN), PVCS, Retain, MS Office, Lotus SmartSuite

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Independent Consultant

Software: WebSphere Application Server 6.x, WebSphere Application Server 7, Tomcat, Java 1.4.x-1.7.x, XML, HTML, JSP, JSF, Tag Libraries, Servlets, Hibernate, ANT, PHP, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Linux, Windows 2000/2003/XP/7, IHS, Apache, IIS, Confidential RAD, Eclipse.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor Linux and Windows machines to ensure web servers, application servers, and databases are running at all times. Debug and correct any failures and restart services.
• Install, configure, and performance tune web servers, application servers, and database software. Responsible for applying software and security patches and upgrades for software running on Linux and Windows machines while minimizing server and software downtime.
• Developed a Java, ANT, and PHP based system to automate gathering information from a supplier in XML or CSV to automatically add and delete products from an online store depending on the supplier’s inventory.
• Created a bridge to take data from an existing online store and convert it to formats usable by various merchant centers like eBay, Yahoo Shopping, Google Base. The Java code is written so any additional formats needed just have to implement an interface.
• Produced Java code for store owners and eBay sellers to take a product and calculate the necessary markup to make a profit in multiple marketplaces with multiple checkout methods, including Amazon.com, eBay.com, and Buy.com/Rakuten.
• Wrote custom Java application to convert customer’s lyrics database into a template-based format. The layout of the entire lyrics portions of the site can be changed in a few very small PHP files with 3 simple PHP files. Previously, the customer changed the layout via a massive search and replace on 150,000 files.

WebSphere Application Server Developer

Confidential

Software: WebSphere Application Server 3.5.x, 4.0.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 6.x, Java 1.1.x-1.5.x, XML, HTML, JSP, JSF, Tag Libraries, Servlets, ANT, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Linux, Windows 2000/2003/XP, LDAP, IHS, Apache, iPlanet, IIS, WSAD, VAJ

Responsibilities:

• Engineered a new Java based device monitoring service to observe the server and test machines in the FVT infrastructure. Services monitored included WebSphere, Confidential HTTP Server, ATOMs Client, DB2, and FTP servers.
• Acted as the project’s WebSphere Administrator. Configured WebSphere security, datasource, resource adapter, and application server JVM to run the framework’s web application.
• Responsible for maximizing system availability while performing routine maintenance. Responded to many infrastructure problems remotely using SSH, Remote Desktop, or NetMeeting.
• Automated WebSphere administration using ANT, wsadmin, and JACL scripts. Tasks automated include stopping the server, starting the server, mapping the application to multiple servers, deploying the application, and regenerating the HTTP plugin.
• Created a new platform independent build process for the framework and script libraries using ANT to replace a complex system of Windows Bat files
• Redesigned the web parts of the framework to run as a J2EE application on the WebSphere Application Server. Moving to a J2EE application reduced the complexity of the application significantly and allowed more developers with J2EE experience to help with the application.
• Rewrote the client portion of the framework to work on all platforms, including z/OS and iSeries. Also, implemented a silent install to aid users with hundreds of machines requiring a client installation.
• Performed the migration of the web application from Confidential HTTP Server v1.3.27 and WebSphere v5.1.0.0 to Confidential HTTP Server v6.0.2 and WebSphere v6.0.2.0.

Architect/Lead Developer WebSphere

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Automated the backup of all critical databases, application and system configuration files, and data files using cron jobs and shell scripts.
• Redesigned and redeployed the original web application as a J2EE Enterprise Application as underlying software, programming standards, and programming specifications all changed.
• Coordinated meetings with all the interested parties to gather application requirements and report current project status.
• Constructed new Automated DCF web application which reduced the time needed to publish interim fixes to the external Confidential support website more than a week to less than twenty four hours.
• Created an automated build process for the web application using ANT to replace the old method of building and deploying web application changes.
• Engineered the migration of the web application from WebSphere Application Server v4.0.5 to WebSphere Application Server v5.1.1.2.

Developer

Responsibilities:

• Engineered a version of WebSphere Application Server v6.0 to run from any removable medium using ANT to manage the dynamic updates to the WebSphere configuration. A USB JumpDrive was chosen by WebSphere management to use for demos.
• Managed new Project Unity S.W.A.T. team responsible for merging the z/OS build scripts with the WebSphere distributed platform build scripts. Also given the challenge of making all existing distributed shell scripts function on z/OS with as few modifications as possible.
• Created new tool to monitor z/OS and distributed defects. New z/OS code fixes were automatically communicated to the corresponding distributed component and vice versa.
• Designed new components in WebSphere allowing automatic building of Confidential JDK patches during the normal WebSphere build process. The new process allowed JDK fixes to be given out as frequently as needed. Prior to the new components, JDK patches could only be built and delivered once per quarter via Confidential WebSphere Fixpacks.
• Produced code using Java and ANT to repackage Confidential JDK interim fixes in a format which allows WebSphere users to patch the JDK automatically using the UpdateInstaller. Previously, the JDK was patched by a cumbersome, highly error prone, manual process. The new packaging also allowed support teams to track the JDK changes on an end user’s system whereas previous methods had no tracking mechanisms implemented.
• Wrote a downloadable patch to allow customers who purchased the WebSphere Application Server product in a CD bundle to install WebSphere and MQ Series on the Solaris 9 operating system. Installation of WebSphere from the CDs on Solaris 9 was impossible without the patch.

Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Composed the build and installation code for the Embedded Express Embedder’s Toolkit which allows product embedders to configure and test their installations. The toolkit included samples to test web service enabled and disabled applications.
• Used Jakarta ANT to build and package the WebSphere Embedded Express 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 6.x product on all platforms.
• Authored the code for the installation process of WebSphere Embedded Express 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 6.x on all platforms.
• Constructed the code to perform automatic disk usage and memory measurements for WebSphere Embedded Express.
• Wrote the Windows NT/2000/XP installation code for the AdminConsole Subset Toolkit shipped with WebSphere Embedded Express 5.0.x and 5.1.x to give customers the flexibility of creating a customized AdminConsole to administer the lightweight version of WebSphere Application Server.
• Created the Port Conflict Resolution tool for WebSphere Embedded Express 5.0.x, 5.1.x, and 6.x which allowed customers to pick unique ports for the product after installation.

WebSphere Programmer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the setup, installation, and maintenance of WebSphere, Oracle, DB2, and IHS on the team’s Solaris, Linux, and AIX lab machines
• Installed and configured IHS, SSL, LDAP, and WebSphere Application Server v4.0.5 on Linux for use on the departmental website
• Installed and configured every WebSphere, web server, database, and platform to help recreate and debug customer problems.
• Designed web-based reporting system allowing employees to view all currently open APAR information by combining information from Retain, BPS, and CMVC.
• Created an automated reporting system which reduced the time needed to produce weekly and monthly executive reports from one week to ten minutes
• Produced Perl scripts and Java applications to automatically email programmers notifying them of approaching deadlines for customer requested code fixes

Web Master and Web Tools Developer

Confidential

Software: Perl 5, DB2, Net.Data, SQL, NetObjects Fusion, HTML

Responsibilities:

• Created login for supported customers using Apache and Perl. After logging in, customers were presented with a custom support experience.
• Generated dynamic content using Perl CGI scripts, HTTP sessions, flat file databases and DB2 databases.
• Spearheaded a project to convert legacy applications using REXX and C/C++ to the web running on OS/2, Apache, Net.data, and DB2.
• Constantly updated the site to meet Confidential ’s strict web guidelines.

Webmaster

Confidential

Software: Perl, Cold Fusion, MS SQL Server, Sybase, HTML

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned the template to be used by all departmental Webmasters
• Implemented the presentation, testing, and grading for NCSU satellite Food Science graduate courses
• Constructed web-based applications for NCSU Specialty Crops department to allow sharing of information by researchers in all parts of North Carolina
• Delegated maintenance related tasks to student employees such as data entry, graphic design, and repairing broken links

Webmaster

Confidential

Software: Perl, Cold Fusion, SQL Server, Sybase, HTML

Responsibilities:

• Designed an Online Resume system allowing CALS Students and Alumni the opportunity to create, update, and submit their resumes to a database searchable by potential employers
• Developed Alumni Profile Online Survey application to collect data from CALS Alumni to be used to guide undergraduate CALS students thru the process of making better career choices
• Built Online Employer Directory for students’ use while searching for prospective employers possibly matching their skill sets
• Assembled web applications with customized content based on student majors