SUMMARY:

• Release/Build develop management in all stages of Full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Infrastructure and Implementation expert, System Administration, Support and design, Configuration Management.
• Implemented post ANR acquisition centralized change and configuration management process for OS and application security patch and upgrade deployments to commercial AMS IT systems to avoid incorrect and untested deployments and yielded 50% in business systems outage time, resource, and overtime costs savings
• Captured a 30% reduction in the expected outage time in the event of disaster and reduced IT RTO time from 48 to 18 hours by improving the Confidential ’s commercial units’ recovery time objective (RTO) at each DR tests.
• Extensive experience on Installation, Configuration, Updating, Support, and Maintenance of Windows servers.
• Infrastructure and Implementation expert, System Administration, Support and design, Configuration Management.
• Extensive of experience in Oil and Gas industry, with specialization in Upstream and Downstream.
• Strong problem - solver who can design solutions and assist developers with issues.
• Dedicated, self-motivated achiever who is committed to success and adept at juggling multiple tasks in a high-pressured environment; Strong problem-solver who can play multiple roles, hands on interactive manager.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Windows
• Unix
• MS-SqlServer 12
• Oracle 11g
• Sybase 11.9.6
• T-SQL
• C++
• C#
• XML
• HTML
• .NET
• VSTS
• Team City
• Octopus
• PowerBuilder
• Rapid SQL
• IBM WebSphere TX 8.3
• Visio
• MS Office
• Office 365
• SharePoint
• Serena PVCS Version Manager
• TFS
• GIT
• ITIL
• IBM TWS 7.x
• SQL Server Reporting Services(SSRS)
• SQL Server Integration Services(SSIS)
• Report Builder 3.0
• BMC Remedy
• Serena Business Mashups.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, TX

Lead Integration Specialist/DevOps

Responsibilities:

• Met business needs by monitoring IS information security strategies, policies, compliance controls, and programs for continuous improvement.
• Reviewed new systems controls vulnerabilities for approval prior and post implementation/deployment.
• Liaised with project teams on regulatory requirements such as sox controls - as they relate to system changes. Identified and developed plans to implement segregation of duties and job rotation risks and their controls.
• Helped maintained Confidential ’s SOX IS compliance policies and procedures to support best business practice.
• Created build and deployment plans and schedule per requirement. Identify the automation opportunities from the day to operations. Automate the tasks that can be automated by helping developers.
• Led team of 5 for inhouse DevOps project, this was as short-term project that I was assigned for 6 months, had to work with Calgary based DevOps team in agile environment including continuous integration and automated deployment and management using GIT, Team City & Octopus.
• Developed ETL(SSIS) packages with different data sources (SQL Server, Flat Files, Excel source files, XML files etc.) and loaded the data into target tables by performing different kinds of transformations. Maintained and tuned SQL Server reporting services (SSRS) reports and models using Report Builder.
• Extensively worked on Disaster Recovery process for Confidential . This included managing a team of over 30 different team members from different groups, organizing priority task, issue resolution, and completing testing activities. Serves as primary organization SME in matters related to various phases of business continuity, disaster recovery
• Participated in change advisory board (CAB) meetings for business system changes, updates, configuration, implementations, and outages in controlled environments (Prod and DR).

Confidential

Senior Integration and Compliance Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Regularly plans, drives, and executes application and or database migration/deployments from uncontrolled environment (DEV) to controlled environments such as QA, UAT, PROD, and DR.
• Extensive experienced in Build and Deployment of Visual Studio .Net, C++, C#, Powerbuilder, IBM WebSphere WTX, Unix applications.
• Coordinated team members from multiple teams to complete the after-hours monthly server patch schedule in all environments through to Production and DR.
• Assist in identity access management (IAM) and privilege access management (PAM) administration via ART and GAT tools
• Enhanced information security by implementing, administering, and maintaining Confidential ’s cryptography (encryption/decryption) of business application/database systems and generic/service credentials
• Coordinated remediation processes for internal and external audit findings/gaps and process issues.
• Developed plans to implement segregation of duties(SOD) and job rotation risks and their controls.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Sr Software Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided extensive support for Upstream and Downstream inhouse build pipeline application system using PowerBuilder.
• Supported system problems on Nomination, Scheduling and Cash Out, Transportation and Billing, Gas Storage Management and Plant related issues.
• Created DTS Packages for migration of data between MS SQL Server database and other databases like MS Access, MS Excel and Flat Files.
• Create and Modify User Defined Functions, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views according to the business requirements.
• Performed Code Review of developer's code before moving scripts to production.
• I have also provided application support and participated in the 24/7 hour on-call rotation.