SUMMARY:

• I am multi - skilled architect with good all-round ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines at the same time as comprehending complex and interdependent business processes.
• Ability to identify and then deal with a client’s needs by translating them into appropriate technical solutions.
• Now looking for a new and challenging architect position, one will make best use of my existing skills and experience and also further my development in Architect roles.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web Servers: Apache, IIS, IBM, Oracle, Sun, Open Systems

Application Servers: IBM/Websphere/Tivoli, Oracle, Identity / Access Management, Sun, Tomcat, JBoss, LDAP, Open Systems

Messaging: WMQ, CICS Gateway, Seebeyond

Operating systems: Windows, AIX, SUN, Linux, VMware

Database: Oracle, Open SQL, MSSQL, DB2, Datapower

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Primary Solutions Architect

• Designed, applied and evaluated new information technologies for business environments in order to drive revenue and improve operational efficiencies.
• Leveraged technologies to enable exceptional IT service for business clients, develop, implement and support a variety of technologies.
• Examine the mechanisms for scaling and performing stress tests on the applications.
• Investigate how to measure the performance of legacy applications running on the cloud without introducing high computational expenses to the system performance.
• Defined the relevant system information that has to be measured, in order to establish the execution properties of an application on the fly.

Confidential

Business/Middleware/Systems/Pure Solutions Architect

• Lead Engagement Architect for Pure Application Systems and Middleware services, labor pricing models for IBM GTS.
• Managed engagements: staying educated on current trends and assisting in the development of knowledge capital, contributing to project planning, engagement administration, budget management, and completion of engagement work streams.
• Lead Applications Strategy and Integration engagements in a services organization emphasizing Enterprise Architecture, Business Process Transformation and IT Systems Implementation.
• Demonstrates proven extensive knowledge and end-user interaction to understand and document business and functional requirements for complex projects, managing technical teams across the full software development life cycle.
• Provides thought leadership when applying methodologies, managing architectural project elements, and setting technical direction and training teams in using consulting techniques.
• Designed and delivered innovative solutions from concept through implementation in a complex environment, including proven success in an Architect role.
• Lead teams to envision and prioritize requirements, creating application implementation road maps and providing technology and architecture recommendations.
• Manages and provides oversight of all technical issues for the assigned work streams and/or projects, performing technical reviews of all work products during various work streams and projects.
• Interacts with stakeholders and business colleagues to analyze and define business requirements and related project reporting, developing methodologies to create and enhance applications and tools.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of common issues facing clients in one or more of the following sectors: financial services, healthcare, Government, automotive, consumer and retail, energy, industrial products, technology or utilities.
• Identifying and addressing client needs: building solid relationships with clients, developing an awareness of Firm services, communicating with the client in an organized and knowledgeable manner, delivering clear requests for information, demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks.
• Have wide-range knowledge of Enterprise Architecture, Application architecture, Data architecture, Integration architecture, and IT Governance standards.
• As a team member, understanding personal and team roles, contributing to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members, proactively seeking and providing guidance, clarification and, feedback to less experienced staff.
• Communicating in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats including presenting to senior executives, developing lasting relationships, delivering clear requests for information and communicating potential conflicts.
• Provides thought leadership when applying methodologies, managing architectural project elements, and setting technical direction and training teams in using consulting techniques. (e.g. Agile, ITIL, PMP, TOGAF)
• Worked with agile application development team members to ensure compliance with the development architecture, coding standards and security standards
• Ensured that development architecture supports testability, when necessary; work with application development team members to ensure that applications are testable and properly tested prior to deployment to production
• Developed strategy for cloud/virtualization migration and implementation best practices
• Works with customers on the SPI model for future needs of the business. (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
• Partner with application managers to develop capacity requirements for new projects as well as utilization thresholds for existing environments for consolidation and moving to cloud based systems
• Developed strategy for cloud/virtualization migration and implementation best practices into Softlayer.

Confidential

LDAP, Web services Administrator

• Team Lead for Middleware Administration
• Experience in Identity and Access Management Industry Knowledge / Best Practices
• Identify and design repeatable solutions utilizing IAM technologies, recommend architectural patterns, application frameworks standards for solutions development
• Outlined IAM systems development, implementation, integration, and support
• Created documentation of IAM architectures, hardware, computer software, and system configuration
• Executed IAM performance analyses, monitoring, and upgrades to guide system evolution, refinement of requirements, and performance assessments, as required
• Worked with other middleware teams to implement a SSO (Single Sign On) Solution for many of the customers. Using Oracle, Sun, Oblix, IBM/Tivoli, CA, NIS, Novell, Ping Federate and Siteminder
• Experienced in broad and complex project and providing the full-range of systems solutioning services
• Provided 7x24 Level 3 support of Middleware products for accounts.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, including authoring, presenting and publishing clear, concise and thorough information for team members, managers, and Project executives.
• Detailed root cause analysis and project management abilities. Worked effectively and efficiently, as an individual or as a member of a team in a professional environment.
• Managed incoming work requests (including new builds, configuration changes and modifications, and problem fixes) and delegated to a team of 12 middleware specialists.
• Able to lead and facilitate other SA’s across multiple organizations
• Performed daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
• Maintained existing websites, Implemented new functionalities for the customers
• Conducted the migration of old applications into a new technologies
• Restructured customers systems and wrote technical documentation
• ITIL Foundations certified since 2003.

Confidential

Technical Lead

• Implemented and tested Intranet applications
• Trained employees
• Wrote a system information documentation and easy how to manual for problem and change management.
• Installed application code and built systems for helpdesk