SUMMARY:

• Having over 10yrs of IT experience, which include Design, Development, Systems Integration, Quality Assurance, and Customer support.
• Seeking a challenging role, which can leverage my skills of Design, development, Research and Systems Integration.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Virtualization: VMWare (ESXi, 5.0, 5.1and 5.5), vSphere Client, vCenter DataCenter, VAAI.

Databases: Oracle 11g, Google DataStore, MySQL, SQL Server.

Network Analysis: TCP Monitor, Wireshark.

Application Servers: WebLogic, WebSphere, Microsoft IIS.

Web Servers: Apache Tomcat.

Operating Systems: Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu), MacOS, MS Server 2012 R2, MS Server2k8.

Design Tools: IBM Rational Rose (RAD).

Languages: Java, J2EE, Web Services (SOAP), Python.

Defect Tracking Tools: Jira, Bugzilla.

Automation Tools: Python, JUnit, Selenium, Jenkins, ant.

Load Testing: HammerDB, JMeter, LoadRunner.

Driver and Firmware: PCIe based SSD (Solid State Device), in Windows, and Linux.

Debugging Tools: WinDbg, and PCIe Adwark Analyzer.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

IT Consultant

Confidential, Littleton, MA

Responsibilities:

• Development and validation of Network Security products using Bit Data and related technologies.
• Validation of UI and related backend for teh product using technologies like Elastic Search, MariaDB, and Neo4J databases.
• Deployed Hadoop based cluster (3, and 4 - node) using AWS (Amazon Web Service) as teh Cloud platform.
• End-end development and validation of DevOps tasks.

Sr. Software Engineer

Confidential, Hopkinton, MA

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure Management:
• Identified and fixed teh existing memory and Storage issues which existed while deploying applications in VM in teh current Server environment.
• Lead teh development efforts for setting up Virtual Infrastructure, and DataCenters in teh lab environment. This involved driving decision making process to setup Servers, choosing teh right mix of hardware and software by coordinating wif different teams.
• Built Clusters wif different configurations (Single, Dual, Quad, etc). Also installed wif teh supported software versions, by verifying teh hardware, software compatibility. Provided continous support for teh whole Cluster environment.
• Co-ordinated teh purchase efforts for Server/Storage Infrastructure by working wif teh R&D, and development team.
• Development and R&D:
• Developed end-end Automation Framework and scripts using Java, and python.
• Developed end-end product which involved integration of Java Web Services (SOAP, REST-API), wif different types of database technologies (Oracle, SQL Server, mySQL).
• Used technologies like VMWare vSphere, and vCenter APIs to drive teh development, and integration efforts for teh current Xtremio Software release. This involved using VAAI to develop and validate Customer case.
• Experience wif different types of database technologies, which include Oracle Enterprise 11g, MySQL, and SQL server, in Virtual Infrastructure.
• Developed tools for measuring performance of applications built using Java, and Oracle. Some of them include integration wif data analysis tools like HammerDB, and IOMeter.
• Gave on Core-Product features and upcoming trends to teh whole team. This also involved knowledge sharing wif new team-members, to bring them up-to-speed wif teh latest technologies.
• Customer Interfacing:
• Lead teh development/validation efforts (FAI - First Article Inspection) at teh Customer site. This involved visiting teh Client location, verifying teh Cluster, as per teh current product spec, installing teh cluster (Hardware, Software), and making sure teh final product meets Customer requirements. Also available as a Customer Support Representative for fixing any future technical issues at teh Client side.
• Worked on a critical Customer case. Was available round teh clock for reproducing teh issue at teh Engineering site. Co-ordinated wif teh following teams: Customer Support Management, Client site, and QA.
• Travelled to Israel, on an official visit for a month. Teh trip involved interfacing wif teh various R&D, development, and QA teams. Gave on development tools, and automation framework.

SSD Systems Integration Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led teh validation efforts for testing of SSD functionalities, and performance using VMWare.
• Used VMWare test tools (like vSphere Client, ESXi Servers), to perform functionality tests, and validate timing results, on teh SSDs.
• Performed updates to VM hosts, using vCenter DataCenter Web Client, wif added flexibility to host on a SaaS platform.
• Identified issues wif VM native drivers, on SSDs, which include hot plug support. Worked wif external teams (Driver, and firmware), to identify teh root cause of VMWare issues.
• Validated hotplug feature for MLC-SSDs, on DELL 12G Servers.
• Tested SSD functionalities, on multiple OS platforms.
• Worked on HP Systems, to run I/O Stress, hibernate and reboot tests wif advanced architecture MLC based SSDs.
• Performed validation using EMC software for Micron SSDs, on multiple platforms, which included HP, Cisco, SMicro and Dell systems.

Storage Development Engineer

Confidential, Round Rock, TX

Responsibilities:

• Development and testing of PCIe based Solid State Devices (Dell Express Flash PCIeSSD); focusing on PCIe Gen2 protocol. Successfully delivered teh product wif 12G PowerEdge servers.
• Developed and tested hotplug features: Hot Add, Hot Swap and Hot Remove wif PCIe SSD. Captured logs of these implementations, debugged error messages and identified corrective actions for defects.
• Led teh initial VMWare development effort by delivering a Proof of Concept on VMWare wif PCIe SSDs. Helped teh team understand teh ESXi architecture and identified best practices for deploying VMware wif PCIe-SSDs; leading to test case creation for teh full validation effort.
• Led teh development effort to support PCIe-Boot and RHEL5.8 support for PCIe-SSD.
• Used WinDbg, and PCIe Analyzer to understand, and debug error messages, on a BSOD(Blue Screen of Death), and RSOD(Red Screen of Death). Identified, and implemented corrective actions, for teh defects.
• Developed Multi-tasking skills: while assisting teh team on completion of Express Flash development and unit test execution, contributed to extended teams (Product Test, Open Manage, BIOS, etc) testing and debug efforts.
• Developed performance metrics to compare teh performance of SAS vs PCIe SSDs.
• Extensive work completed on A/C power cycling of PCIe SSDs to ensure positive customer experience - worked across organizations (Dell and Micron) to resolve FTL rebuild defects discovered during power restored.
• Conducted extensive I/O stress tests to measure teh reliability and fault tolerance of teh devices for customer workload needs.
• Transitioned open defects to Dell’s new Agile Defect Management System. Worked wif teh team, by creating new Software Releases for drivers, API, and firmware on Agile development tool. Kept track of teh changes in each release, for releasing it to external teams.

R&D Software Intern

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Software Module development, using C++ libraries, for Image processing, and Web Content development, using Cloud platform (SAAS-Google AppEngine), serving teh Health Care Industry.
• Intellectual Property development, for projects and ideas, related to Engineering Optics.
• Developed C++ modules, for I/O drivers (Disk Read, Write), and Kernel Timers in Linux.
• Led a testing project “Social Site”, in collaboration wif SUN Microsystems, based on Social Networking.
• Led a project, on developing an Android based mobile application in Python, wif Google App Engine as teh SAAS solution.
• Led a research project, on understanding teh use of Business Intelligence, as a SAAS solution, and creating a prototype for solving security issues.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Responsibilities:

• Teaching Assistant, Business Intelligence, and Datawarehousing, Prof.Ahmed Ezzat,
• Research Assistant, Cloud Computing, Dr. Richard Liang.
• Worked on Master’s Research Thesis, in Cloud Computing, and related areas, under Dr. Liang, who is a Senior Member of Technical Staff, at Oracle, in Bay Area.

Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Web Development, using JSP, Servlets, XML and Java Beans for teh American Express Credit Card transaction validation system. This involved creating login page, validation using Single Sign On, managing Billing information, etc.
• Web Service Design, and development for a pilot system, developed using J2EE and Sybase.
• Also, developed JUnit Test Cases for teh developed system, and learned to add Flash to a few of teh existing pages to rebuild teh website.
• Developed WSDL, and WSDD and deployment of web service on Web Logic 9.2 Application Server using JSP, and Servlets wif Sybase, replacing Oracle, as teh Database for Franklin Templeton. Redesigned teh whole system, and understood teh interoperability issues.