SUMMARY

• 10+ years of experience in IT industry focusing on Release Engineering, Software Configuration Management which includes version control, defect tracking and requirements management.
• Strong technical experience in Configuration Management.
• Implemented and supported various CM tools including ClearCase, ClearQuest and MultiSite on platforms like UNIX, Windows.
• Taking care of version control tool migrations.
• Have knowledge about Subversion, Accurev and Perforce.
• Monitor and control the baseline build functions, making changes.
• Experience with continuous integration tool CruiseControl.
• Knowledge of Jenkins/Buildforge.
• Rich experience in setting up baselines, merging and branching.
• Strong knowledge of Windows, Solaris and Linux platforms.
• Coordinated with development teams to deploy builds to TEST, UAT and PROD environments.
• Proactively addressing configuration management related issues and concerns across the program.
• Supporting development teams using Agile software development methodology.
• Good understanding of Networking concepts, technologies, and protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP, DHCP, and DNS)
• Preparing Configuration Management reports supporting project and project audits.
• Have good experience in code migrations between version control tools.
• Supported team developing web based applications.
• Experience with databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL
• Experience with ClearCase UCM implementation.
• Experience in UCM Clearcase/Clearquest multisite environments.
• Have good knowledge of SCM discipline.
• Experience with ClearCase VOB backups and restore.
• Defined and Implemented Configuration and Change Management Processes, Policies and Procedures.
• Very good knowledge of cloud computing.
• Setup integration between ReqPro, ClearQuest, ClearCase and Rational Administrator and managed the integration for several projects.
• Supported production release during weekends and Emergency/off cycle deployments.
• Experiences in build automation and release process.
• In - depth knowledge of source code branching and merging strategies.
• Experienced in developing UNIX and Perl scripts to automate posted delivery issues.
• Strong personal, analytical, technical and communication skills, documentation skills.
• Provided training sessions with IBM-Channel partner for Requisite Pro.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Configuration Management: IBM Rational ClearCase/Clearquest UCM with MultiSite, StarteamPerforce,Accurev,Subversion Change Request IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0 Management Software

Operating Systems: IBM AIX5.3, Windows XP Professional, and Windows 2003, Sun Solaris, Linux

Programming: Shell, awk and Perl Scripting, C, C++, Java

Database Used: Oracle 8i, MS-SQL SERVER

Other Rational tools: Testmanager, RequisitePro, SODA

Build Tools: Cruise Control, Ant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MI

Lead Build Release Enginner & Deployment Integrator

Responsibilities:

• Learned and implemented CM process in transition.
• Upgraded clearcase from version 6 to version 7.1.1
• Taking care of support calls related to clearcase/clearquest issues.
• Perform the orientation of release processes to development team
• Coordinate with application team members to meet delivery schedules.
• Suggested improvements to ClearCase UCM and ClearQuest processes for the project
• Initiate and maintain Build Status Reporting.
• Coordinated with weblogic team in case of deployment failures due to admin lock on weblogic browser.
• Make sure correct weblogic config.xml files are checked into the right domain folders.
• In case of emergency deployments make sure changes done in weblogic console are checked-in back to version control tool.
• Provide direction to development on source code management for agile development.
• Communicate release status to development and QA teams, participated in weekly release meetings.
• Setup Clear Case Projects, Components and Streams.
• Create Deliveries based on defined activities.
• Create new VOB’s and PVOB’s as per requirements.
• Written triggers for mkstream and folder security control send mail for any changes in folder level.
• Taken care of merge issues between intra project and inter project deliveries
• Taken care of emergency PRODUCTION deployments.
• Maintaining view, VOB server and CQ server.
• Preparation of siteprep and helping PC group for installations.
• Setup CruiseControl for the build teams for the continuous Integrations.
• Setting up E-mails rules for clearquest.
• Generating reports for SAS 70 Audits.
• Build and deploy to test environments on daily basis.
• Written perl scripts to auto scan for build/deploy errors and send mails to respective module leads.
• Written scripts to automate the delivery process.
• Preparing the defects list and send it to Quality team for testing.
• Writing SCM plan.
• Documented FAQ’s for user’s
• Documented daily tasks.
• Did POC on subversion,Accurev and Perforce.
• Able to retrieve lost POSTGRES DB password in Accurev tool.
• Was able to integrate Accurev tool with LDAP and ensured one sign on process.
• Helping users to integrate clearcase with eclipse based tools.
• Created link between PVOB’s for different projects to be able to see common code.

Environment: Rational ClearCase UCM and ClearQuest, and Windows XP Professional, CruiseControl, PERL, Ant,Java/J2ee.

Confidential

Sr. CM Tool Administrator/ Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented UCM Clearcase/CI environment at Confidential .
• Migrated all project’s data from starteam to clearcase.
• Taking care of Support calls at ASIA site and US site.
• Maintaining VOB server, License server, Registry server and RWP server.
• Taking care of multisite issues.
• Implementing CI using sruisecontrol.
• Coordinate build issues with respective team leads and re run the builds after fix.
• Creating baselines for TST,UAT and PROD builds/deployments.
• Writing scripts to detect any failures in deployment logs.
• Taking care of mastership issues of both clearcase, clearquest.
• Incorporating new development projects into existing build structures
• Producing reports in CQ tool for the defects handled by projects.
• Automated Backup Activities, post delivery.
• Provided user level trainings on clearcase.
• Supported users in distributed environment
• Implemented CCRC(Clearcase remote Client).
• Planned VOB usage, create VOB.
• Created projects for different teams in the organization
• Created components depending upon stake holder requirements
• Created Integration and development streams.
• Created baselines (Full/Incremental).
• Taking care of delivery/rebase issues.
• Taking care of delivery with certain activities.
• Created baseline templates.
• Defined and created metadata (branches, labels, triggers etc), Enforced baselines.
• Monitored daily usage of ClearCase.
• Conducted orientation of new users, helped them with view issues.
• Ensured overall availability of ClearCase.
• ClearCase server and client configuration.
• ClearCase Installation and upgrade.
• Basic installation setup of ClearCase MultiSite.
• Created replica and update packets.
• Synchronized MultiSite replicas.
• Supported users in distributed environment.
• Created ClearCase triggers using Perl.
• Designed backup and recovery plan.
• Assisted in build environment architecture definition.
• Build applications on integration branch.
• Delivered generated executable to deployment team.
• Documented build process with support from development team.
• Used ClearCase build features like build audit and build avoidance
• Implemented ClearCase UCM.
• Defining SCM plan based on projects needs.
• Delivered the executable to deployment team in less time.
• Taking care of Clearquest multisite issues
• Written scripts for change of ownership of defects,CR’s
• Helped the release teams in implementing the CC/CQ and also on usage of the system.
• Helped build teams in automate the build process.

Environment: UCM Rational ClearCase and MultiSite, ClearQuest, Starteam, IBM AIX5.3 and Windows XP Professional,Java/J2ee,C++ and VC++

Confidential

Sr. Rational Tools Administrator /Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Clearcase & Multisite administration activities.
• Implement and Maintain a continuous integration and continuous delivery system
• Building and deploying applications using Cruise Control
• Maintaining vob server, view server, license server, Registry server etc., in Mixed (Interop) Environment
• Clearcase support to end-users.
• Migrating Vob’s from one server to another.
• Tools take on process - Involved in discussion with Project teams to understand their tools requirement and implement the same for the project.
• Providing necessary access control in vob.
• Securing the Vob’s with Project specific groups.
• Maintaining clearcase scripts.
• Execute and monitor builds and help with build issues.
• Migration of projects from old Software Configuration Management systems (VSS) to the Clearcase based Software Configuration Management system Installation of Rational tools
• Creating release area.
• Taking care of software Builds.
• Attended CCB (Change Control Board) meetings.
• Creating regions.
• Troubleshooting multisite operations.
• Creating Reqpro database
• Supported users in distributed environments.
• Supported Clearcase web and CCRC which is web based tool.
• Creating database for Test manager.
• Deployed web based applications.
• Access control to users in Clearquest defect tracking tool.
• Preparing reports based on number of defects using defect tracking tool.
• Provided user level training for users.
• Implemented new environment for requisite pro.
• Preparing reports using SODA
• Adding users to Test-Manager database.
• Writing triggers for deletions of file
• Checking the epoch values and changing them accordingly.
• On call support to UK users.
• Taking care of merge issues.

Environment: Rational ClearCase/Clearquest and MultiSite, IBM AIX 5.3 and Windows XP Professional,C++,.Net

Confidential

Rational Tools Administrator / Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Staging of Rational Clearcase server and client on UNIX, Linux and Windows.
• Creation and maintenance of VOB's and View's.
• Clearcase Administration and troubleshooting techniques.
• Managing Access control for VOB’s and Views.
• Merging, Clearfsimport, Labels, Branches, Config Spec's.
• Knowledge on Multisite.
• Remote Server Administration.
• Installation and configuration of our company based tool at customer’s location onsite and remotely.
• Handling the IIS web server of a US based company, which is hosting around 350 URL’s of different renowned companies in US on 6 different servers.
• Performing the Anti-Virus update on server in regular basis and preparing a report on the virus infected systems and taking the appropriate action.
• Taking backups of important files from our internal Servers.

Environment: Rational ClearCase and MultiSite, Redhat Linux and Windows XP Professional,perl

Confidential

ClearCase Administrator/ Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Handling level-1 support calls for all user issues
• Checking the health status of servers
• Installing clearcase on user machines
• Creating views for users.
• Adding users for samba
• Deleting views
• Adding users to clearquest database
• Sending mail to for adding users to group.