PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Experience over 8+years of professional experience in design, developement and administration of Message Oriented Middleware solutions in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) using IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ), WebSphere Message Broker (WMB).
• Experience in Installation, Configuration, Administration and Trouble Shooting of IBM WebSphere MQSeries 5.3/6.0/7.0, WMQI 2.1 and MB 6.0/6.1/7.0 on several environments including Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, HP - UX and OS/390 (MVS).
• Implemented standards, processes and procedures related to middleware design, development, infrastructure setup, administration and application deployment using WMB tools.
• Experience in the migration project from WMQI V 2.1 to WMB V 6.0.
• Experience in developing client/server architecture using MQSeries for Java and MQSeries for JMS.
• Designed and Implemented Web Services in Websphere Message Broker to implement SOA based services
• Implementation of ESQL logic for database lookups, metadata-driven processing, message validation/translation/transformation, exception handling and stored procedures for batched code set lookups
• Experience in configuration of MQ Clustering on various platforms.
• Hands-On experiance in design and development of message flows, messages sets using Message Broker Toolkit.
• Experience in Monitoring and Tuning of Middleware Environment for High-Availability, High-Perfomence, Scalability and WorkLoad Management.
• Experience in applying patches, fix-packs and plug-ins for Middleware Environment.
• Recommended, Implemented, and Monitored solutions using Tivoli, BMC Patrol, Qpasa.
• Experience and Knowledge in different message domains i.e. XML, XMLNS, Web Services (WSDL), X12, SOAP XML, XSD, MRM(TDS&CWF), SAP IDoc, COBOL Copybook, BLOB and MIME.
• Expertise in WMQ Security setup (OAM and SSL).
• Extensive knowledge and working with JAVA/J2EE applications and integration with WMB.
• Strong knowledge of all phases of System Development Life Cycle.
• Implemented Backup and recovery procedures for production systems.
• A proven record in identifying operational problems and providing innovative solutions.
• Well-rounded, communicative, creative technical problem-solver.
• Rigorous, quality-conscious contributor with solid analytical and writing skills.
• Experience with 24/7 defect tracking (Scaling and Failover) and reporting using MQ Series.

SKILLS SUMMARY

Websphere Family: WebSphere MQSeries 5.3/6.0/7.0, WMQI 2.1, WMB 6.0/6.1/7.0.

Languages: C, C++, Java/J2EE, SQL/PL-SQL and ESQL.

Databases: DB2, Oracle, SQL server, MS Access.

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, OS/390, AS/400, HP UX, Solaris, AIX, Windows.

Monitoring Tools: BMC Patrol, QPASA, Tivoli.

Scripting Languages: Java Script, UNIX Shell Script, and Perl.

Web Technologies: HTML, Microsoft FrontPage, JSP, XMLSpy, SoapUI and XML.

Version Control: Clear Case and CVS.

Protocols: TCP/IP, FTP, SMTP, SOAP, POP and HTTP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

Senior Message broker Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in High-level design Documentation i.e. Gathering requirements from clients and prepared technical specifications according to client requirements for developing the message flow interfaces with ESQL to integrate applications.
• Working with technical architects while creating technical specification documents and message flow optimization techniques/decisions.
• Setting up the new environment like Development, UAT and Production by Installing MQ and Message Broker on various platforms and created QMGRs, listeners, Queues, Channels, services, process definitions, Brokers and Execution Groups.
• Implementing/Performing new Proof Of Concepts (POCs), assessing and suggesting based upon POCs outcomes.
• Implemented MQ security by providing authentication to the application groups and also experienced in SSL security for qmgrs.
• Co-ordination with Off-Shore Team i.e. attended meeting with Off-Shore Team to explain new business requirements and enhancements to existing requirements. Providing guidance to co-developers and off-shore team members.
• Experienced on AGILE METHODOLOGY and Canonical model implementations.
• Designed, implemented (Developed in ESQL) and tested the message flows and message sets based on business requirements using Message Broker Built-in Nodes like, MQInput, MQOutput, MQGet, Compute Node, FilterNode, Routeto Label,Label, FTEInputnode, FTEOutputnode, ResetContentDescriptor, Trace, HttpInput Node, HttpRequest Node, HttpReply Node, SOAPInput Node, SOAPReply Node, and SOAPRequest, Node,Mapping, Node,XSL, Transformnode, TryCatchnode, Databasenode.
• Implementing webservice flows by using SOAPInput, SOAPExtract, SOAPReply and SOAPRequest nodes.
• Implemented Auditing, Routing and Error handling sub-flows for the flows for the enterprise level.
• Generated and configured WSDL’s and implemented web services provider and consumer message flows.
• Experienced in using various testing tools like, SOUPUI and SOAP Scope for web service testing.
• Created the test data and test messages to test the message flows based on business requirements.
• Deploying the developed and implemented messages flows into the brokers and co-ordination with other developers and WMQ/WMB administrators.
• Modified ESQL within Message flow Compute and Filter nodes to simplify processes.
• Creating the Message Sets, Message definitions to encapsulate the business logic using MRM import techniques and message flows using ESQL to interface with various systems. Business Logic includes Data Transformation from XML Schema and WSDL.
• Designed different components of the transition including Validation, Exception and error handling.
• Implemented the scripts to auto deploy the bar files on different environments, like QA, SYSTEST, UAT, and PROD.
• Created backup scripts to run the jobs for the maintenance to brokers and qmgrs.
• Involved in resolving issue on various environments including production by checking the system logs, qmgr logs and broker ABEND files.
• Co-ordination with application support/ deployment teams during any hot-fixes or defect fixes.
• Experienced in running the trace for resolving application errors.
• Involved in performance tunings of message flow interfaces by generating and reading the message flow statistics.
• Extensive use and implementation of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles.

Environment: WMQ 6.0/7.0, WMB 6.1/7.0, FTE 7.0, Java/J2EE, HTTP 2.0, XML, XML Spy, XSLT, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, SOAP UI, Tivoli, CVS, Oracle 9.2, DB2 8.1, AIX 5.3, Solaris and Linux.

Confidential - Philadelphia, PA.

Message Broker Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparation of detailed design of Interfaces for the application, worked closely with business to gather requirements, prepared technical specification and coded message flows with ESQL by using Webshpere Message Broker (WMB).
• Closely involved in working with technical architects during new project requirement meetings, design level modifications, and message flow optimization techniques/decisions.
• Installed and Configured WebSphere MQ and Message Broker (WMB) in various Environments such as Development, Integration, UAT and production.
• Co-ordination while implementing new Proof Of Concepts (POCs) and providing guidelines and suggestions according to the results.
• Installed and Configured Message Broker Toolkit on Windows Environment.
• Created and configured Broker and Configuration Manager.
• Designed, Developed and Deployed the Message flows, Message Sets and the Sub flows based on the business requirement.
• Extensive use of webservice flows by using HTTP Nodes and SOAP nodes.
• Designed, Developed and tested the message flow interfaces using Message Broker(by using ESQL) to transform messages between different clients to meet their business needs with the help of IBM Primitive nodes i.e. Compute Node, ResetContentDescriptornode, Filter Node, RouteToLabel, FlowOrdernode Label, ResetContentDescriptor, Trace, HTTP Nodes, SOAP Nodes, Database Nodes, Timer Nodes, Databasenode, EmailInputnode, EmailOutputnode File Nodes and all.
• Configured WSDL’s and implemented web services message flows.
• Provided IBM WMQ \ WMB support to project and setting up new environments by performing administrative duties such as installing and configuring in all production, test and development environments and ensures functionality on Windows and UNIX systems.
• Created and configured IBM MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Channels, and Queues, Process definitions for all production, test and development environments for various applications.
• Implemented MQ clustering to maintain Workload Balancing and High Availability in all the Environments.
• Developed and tested the Audit sub-flow, Routing Sub-flow & Error handling Sub-flow to re-use into the main flows.
• Transformed the incoming request messages as per requirement from XML to SOAP XML or SOAP XML to CWF and TDS formats vice versa.
• Developed ESQL Modules for various message flows.
• Coordinated with support teams and testing in deployment of message flows, trouble shooting and fixing day-to-day problems of the applications in production along with providing guide lines.
• Took care of performance & Tuning issues while doing the performance test on staging environment before going to live for all WMB & WMQ.
• Implemented security for all the MQ objects.
• Developed Automatic Scripts to deploy message flows and apply and over write the properties for bar file on various environments.
• Closely working with support team and providing support during any defect fixes and hot-fixes.
• Implementing design principles of Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
• Involved in Production support for many MQSeries messaging applications.
• Implemented basic restart/recovery procedures.
• Involved in 24/7 Support team for MQSeries & WBIMB.

Environment:: WMQ 6.0/7.0, WMB 6.1/7.0, HTTP 2.0, Java/J2EE, SOAP, WSDL, XML, XSLT, Web Services, SOAP UI, SOA, Tivoli, CVS, DB2 8.1, Oracle 9.2, AIX 5.3, Windows NT.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL.

WMQ/WMB Administrator and Developer

Responsibilities:

• Migrated the message flows from WMQI 2.1 to WebSphere MB 6.0.
• Installing and configuring Broker and ConfigMgr components.
• Wrote scripts for Process definitions to trigger the applications.
• Built WebSphere MB 6.0 brokers by creating execution groups, deploying message flows, message sets to the broker.
• Troubleshooting and debugging messages flows using Trace nodes and error handling nodes.
• Developed message flows with ESQL for transforming data from TDS and CWF data formats into XML message formats on MRM Domain.
• Designed, developed, tested and deployed the message flows using various nodes like InputNode, OutputNode, FilterNode, TraceNode, ComputeNode and SendMailPluginNode by using ESQL.
• Developed message sets in MRM domain.
• Developed Aggregation flows for implementing the aggregation from different services in Message broker using Aggregate Control, Aggregate Request and Aggregate reply nodes.
• Developed Java custom nodes according to the business requirements.
• Involved in debugging of ESQL and java code
• Processes XML messages with exceptions and performs message transformation, translation, validation for incoming messages, XML file lookups, database inserts, https posts and java calls to backend systems.
• Checked in all the developed flows in ClearCase for maintaining versioning.
• Assigned message flows and message sets to appropriate Execution Groups in Broker Runtime Environment
• Designed, Developed and tested Sub flows for various purposes like Auditing, Tracking, Routing and Message retry facility for different interfaces using ESQL.
• Developed test cases and test plans. Performed end-to-end testing, resolved problems and validated the test results. Performed unit testing and unit Integration testing.
• Helping other developers and WMB administrators while deploying message flows.
• Setting up and implementing JMS environments.
• Administered the MQSeries Queue manager, Queues and Channels.
• Worked with Application teams in resolving MQ and Broker issues.
• Provided 24X7 production support and infrastructure monitoring.

Environment: IBM AIX, Z/OS, DB2 UDB, IBM Websphere MQ 6.0/7.0,IBM Websphere Message Broker 6.0, XML, JMS, JAVA.

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL

IBM WMQ/WMB Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuring and administering interfaces for Websphere MQ/MB.
• Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Remote queues, Local Queues, Queue aliases, Channels, Clusters, Transmission Queues, Performance Events, Triggers, Processes, and performance tuning/monitoring.
• Defining channels using SSL certificates.
• Designed MQ applications supporting application level security and delivering MQ infrastructure solutions using link level security.
• Configured repository Queue Managers in Clustering environment
• Convert an existing network of Queue Managers into a Cluster environment
• Monitor all MQ Objects using MQ supplied utilities.
• Problem determination using local error logs.
• Created Message Broker Components like Broker, Configmgr, Broker domains in Toolkit.
• Responsible for configuring Message Brokers, Configmanager.
• Created bar file and deployed to Broker.
• Trouble shooting using MQ and MB error logs.
• Providing the Queue Manager, Queue details to the Application team.
• Documenting all the work done.
• Attending regular Team meeting to update the status on activities working on.
• Knowledge and information sharing among team members.
• Coordinate with other team members in solving issues.

Environment: Websphere MQSeries 5.3, WMQI 2.1, DB2, Java 2.0, HTML, XML, JMS support pack, Tivoli, Visio.