SUMMARY:

• Enterprise/Solutions Architect/Technical Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience in planning, detailing, designing, implementing and managing enterprise applications in the Government, Finance, Electric, Utility, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Entertainment and other domains on multiplatform environments. Skilled in directing complex projects and leading/managing teams in achieving goals.
• Recognized as a visionary from the management and architectural perspective by receiving multiple awards on performance, efficiency and as a best systems personnel by many clients. Dedicated and recognized as an out of the box thinker to come up with innovative thinking and design. To mention an important one, recognized as the lead for Compassionate Allowance (CAL) Implementation Team at Social Security Administration (SSA) for outstanding teamwork and commitment to quality which resulted in the successful implementation of CAL service, quality work products, timely delivery and exceeding clients expectations. Got the Associate Commissioners Citation Award, Office of Disability Systems, SSA.
• Experienced in all IT disciplines like Business, Application, Information, Infrastructure and Technical domains.
• Experienced in designing Enterprise Architecture framework e.g. Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture. Well versed in strategic feasibility analysis, gap analysis, determining Return On Investment (ROI) and Total Control Of Ownership (TCO).
• Adept in managing all phases of system development life cycle (SDLC), from needs assessment through implementation, maintenance, management and governance.
• Extensive experience in managing, architecting, mentoring, designing and developing large, complex, enterprise systems using service oriented and distributed object technologies on multiplatform.
• Proficiency with UML, RUP and Agile methodology.
• Has solid understanding of enterprise security model. Experienced in managing and integrating enterprise applications with Tivoli Access Manager for policy based access control. Knowledge of security authentication using LTPA.
• Has excellent communication, collaboration, networking skills to name a few. Also experienced and recognized as a very good documenter and organization of artifacts across geographically distributed project functional teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methods: Zachman Framework for Enterprise Architecture, Rational Unified Process (RUP).

Design Tools: Rational Software Architect, Case Studio, UML Case.

App. Server: WebSphere, WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, WebSphere Portal, Netscape Enterprise.

Products.: Rational Software Architect, Rational Software Developer, WebSphere Studio Application Developer, Confidential VisualAge for Java, Visual Basic, Visual C++ etc.

Languages: C, C++, Java, Pascal, Fortran, Cobol, SQL, PL/SQL, VAX/IGL, Basic etc.

SCM: ClearCase, ClearQuest, CVS, MKS, PVCS, etc..

Database: Oracle, Confidential DB2, CA Ingres, SQL Server, MySQL, VAX/RDB, Access.

CMS: Confidential CMS, Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, OpenCMS etc..

H/W: S/390, DEC Alpha, VAX, RS6000, AS 400, Sun, Intel, Confidential Mainframe.

OS: Multiplatform including Unix/Linux, zOS/OS390/MVS/TSO/ISPF, Windows, Solaris, AIX, VMS, OS400.

Other: Rational suite of products like RequisitePro, CICS, MQ Series, HP Quality Center etc

.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Systems/Applications Architect

Responsibilities:

• Worked on developing architecture for new and existing systems.
• Responsible for designing and developing Business Process Reengineering and Process Orchestration throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Responsible for implementing Access Control Management from the Security perspective on WebSphere JEE environment.
• Took active participation on estimating ROI for the project to manage from the technical perspective.

Confidential (

Sr. Systems/Applications Architect

Responsibilities:

• Worked for Confidential at Social Security Administration through Confidential group.
• Worked on developing architecture for new and existing systems.
• Responsible for designing and developing Business Process Reengineering and Process Orchestration throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Responsible for implementing Access Control Management from the Security perspective on WebSphere JEE environment.
• Took active participation on estimating ROI for the project to manage from the technical perspective.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for eCourts applications for managing and mentoring developers, improving existing systems, analyzing load test results, troubleshooting production problems, implementing WebSphere Batch and various other activities around the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Also worked on eCourts Foundation system to refactor and extract common functionalities from existing and new systems including applications for e - filing for various types of case e.g. Civil, Criminal, Family, Tax etc.
• Managed cross functional project teams for better communication for strategic planning for upcoming requirements for new systems and estimating ROI to have TCO from the management side from Technical management perspective.
• Responsible for implementing Access Control Management from the Security perspective on WebSphere JEE environment.

Confidential

Systems/Applications Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for choosing the right CMS comparing many open source products like Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, OpenCMS etc. Finally selected Drupal and Joomla to be implemented.
• Used Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) patterns/techniques to connect/integrate backend systems including Amazon and Paypal Web Services. Managed the media store financial transactions with clients and vendors through the existing CRM system for better transparency.
• Responsible for designing Business Process Reengineering and Process Orchestration throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Responsible for system administration of both internet, intranet and backend systems.
• Responsible for managing the digital content management system to store/retrieve data related to entertainment/media industry. Applied data mining techniques to associate digital content publishing, extraction/search based on tags, analytics and also format according to requirements for data maintenance purposes. Also working for various clients as an IT Consultant.

Confidential

Advisory IT Architect

Responsibilities:

• Worked for Social Security Administration (SSA) in many divisions of the agency to design and manage multiple systems/applications.
• Worked in developing Predictive Model application that is being used by Electronic Disability Collection Services to predict likelihood for approval of disability applications and to prioritize critical disability cases to go into the Quick Disability Determination (QDD) and Compassionate Allowance (CAL) queue. This application was designed to use data mining techniques to analyze historical disability approval data to come up with statistical models that are utilized to derive the probability of approval for new disability applications using a business rules engine based on SSA policies. The system enabled the disability claims adjudication and review process to an automated and efficient business process using Electronic Disability Folder technique.
• Recognized as the management and team lead for Compassionate Allowance (CAL) Implementation Team for outstanding teamwork, commitment to quality which resulted in the successful implementation of CAL service, quality work products, timely delivery and exceeding clients expectations. Got the award as SSA Associate Commissioners Citation.
• Worked for Project Management Office (PMO) of Office of Systems for Electronic Services (OSES), SSA on eAuthentication, mySSA and Rome suite of applications to standardize and implement end-to-end software development process management across the complete lifecycle of systems development using Rational Unified Process methodology with UML. Applied complete traceability and reporting to connect all disciplines throughout the lifecycle process for better change management, risk analysis and governance for future IT planning and strategy for the OSES division. Was responsible for designing Business Process Reengineering and Process Orchestration throughout the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC). Was also responsible as the lead advisor to mentor and provide recommendations for futuristic adaptations of new technologies including the mobile platform.
• Worked for Health Management Associates (HMA) as an Architecture/Systems Reviewer to perform an assessment of existing healthcare management systems (Review, MAP, ClinDocs) at HMA to improve the development lifecycle process and also to assess and mitigate security threats to the existing architecture. Was responsible for recommending improved maintenance and future enhancement processes. Participated in the design of Business Process Reengineering for further improvements of Claims Processing Systems and Patients medical records management.

Confidential

Senior Systems Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Was working as a consultant for Confidential for many divisions of Social Security Organization (SSA) in multiple projects/systems before joining Confidential as an employee in April 2008.
• Worked in Predictive Model Project for the Disability Division of SSA as a manager and also as a part of the systems architecture team.
• Worked in the Medicaid, Customer Help Information System (CHIP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) suite of SSA applications as a manager and systems/applications architect.
• Worked on SSA Business Services Online (BSO) suite of applications and transformed the applications to latest technologies from legacy systems.
• Worked on many other projects like SSA Notice Processing System (NPS) to conglomerate various smaller reporting and notice processing applications under one system. Also worked on SSA Portal POC project, Content Management System (CMS), Infocast and Corporate Management System as an architect and mentor.
• Other than SSA also worked for many direct clients of Confidential as the project manager systems architect, technical lead, systems administrator, developer, mentor for T Rowe Price, Independence Blue Cross, Ciena Telecommunications, First Energy, Children's Place, Discovery Channel, Planlogix, CPA Money Watch, Kamkin, Federal Express etc.
• Also worked on many Confidential internal projects including maintaining and presenting in the Baltimore Area WebSphere Users Group and also building web services and JSP/Servlet MVC frameworks.