SUMMARY:

• (16) years of experience in Information Technology with (12+) years experience using Oracle, Sybase, Sql Server, DB2 as back-end databases under networked PC environments running Novell Netware, Windows NT and Unix and PowerBuilder v 5.0/6.5/7.0/8.0.2/9.0.1/10.02 .
• Detailed knowledge of SQL Language, Perl Scripting and Object Oriented Design and Analysis and 1 ½ year Experience using AS/400.
• Extensive experience in full life cycle of the software design process including requirements, definitions, prototyping, proof of concepts, design, interface implementation, testing and maintenance.
• Good communication skills and management skills, demonstrated proficiency in leading and mentoring individuals to maximize the level of productivity, while forming cohesive team environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: IBM PC, DEC 5100, IBM AS 400

System Software: WINDOWS98, WINDOW2000/NT, SCO UNIX, HP UNIX, Sun Solaris 10, Novell Netware, ULTRIX, OS/400, CITRIX, MS DOS

Application Software: POWERBUILDER ( PFC / Non PFC ) 5.0- 12.5, VB 4.0/5.0, C#, VB.NET.

Databases: MS SQL SERVER2000, SYBASE10.x/11.x/12.x, ORACLE 8i, TERADATA, DB2 V8,INFORMIX 9.0,MS ACCESS

Languages & Tools: Ms Project, PowerPoint, Visio, Visual Studio 2003/2005, Ms Excel, Crystal Reports, PowerTools (powercerv), Powerbuilder Foundation Class Library ( PFC ), OLE, C, C++, PowerDesigner, Sql Loader, Erwin, Pascal, SQL/400, RPG/400, CL/400, DFU, SDA, SQA, Forte - Java, Java (1.2, 1.3), ASP, HTML, DHTML, Javascript, PL/SQL

Version Control: Visual SourceSafe, PVCS, StarTeam, RCS, SCCS, Perforce ITILV3 Certified, Scrum Master Certified .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, PA

Sr Development/Release & deployment management

Responsibilities:

• Created a roadmap and a release schedule, based upon the backlogs, and a product plan that supports the organization s vision.
• Responsible for product vision, roadmap planning (6 weeks), product planning, estimated release backlog and created EPIC Stories.
• Identify dependant Delivery Groups during Pre-Release Planning.
• Constructed Integration Ready Process HIP (Hardening, Innovation & Planning) Sprint.
• Ownership of Product backlog, Release Planning, Release Readiness, etc. (Jira, Rally & Clarity)
• Maximize business values delivered by teams in distributed environments between the US & India.
• Empowered Scrum teams and championed Agile Software Development techniques.
• Introduced and Implemented Agile Scrum to Platform Engineering & Operations (Frontline Engineering, Application Deployment, Stage Reliability & QA Automation).
• Being a Servant-Leader, Communicative, Transparent, Empowering & Mentoring teams.
• Assist the program and project manager(s) with keeping the backlog groomed.
• Responsible for Sprint backlog, story priority and promoting self-organized, cross collaborative teams.
• Remove impediments; keeping the team efficient and focused on deliverables.
• Create innovative project boards, managed burn down charts and report team velocity to management.
• Produced demonstrations with a focus on quality deliverables.
• Encourage solid team Retrospectives with participation from all team members.
• Urge innovation from team members during daily stand-ups and created Spike Sprints for research & analysis.
• Daily Stand-up meetings, Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Review, Retrospective & Survey.
• Setup new Configure Management system based upon Star Team.
• Manage 2 developers, for build and deployments.
• Creating plans to have Work Breakdown Structures, Project Schedules, and Test Plans.
• Assess, evaluate and upgrade production servers to the next release.
• Install and configure application and database servers.
• Assist and support in production installations of various ASA releases.
• Manage and monitor check-ins, checkouts, configuration builds, version labeling and branching.
• Identify changes and improvements in process with respect to organization standards and process.
• Prepare release notes for deployment of executables in SIT, UAT and Production environment.
• On daily basis to coordinate with developers on matters related to code check-ins, change tracking, build failures and communicating results of code analysis.
• Refresh the build environments with latest version control sources and generating the executables.
• Participated in Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with business users to discuss requirements.
• Included in regular team meetings to assess project status and address outstanding issues.
• Installing Application environment on the developers machine and the servers used for the QA.
• Attend Daily Release calls with the Clients.
• Generate Audit Trail Reports on monthly basis.
• Coordinating with the team offshore using goto meeting and conference bridge.

Environment: Powerbuilder10.0.2, ASA Sybase 9/12.5, OLE, OCX, SFTP,FTP,Socket tool,Windows XP, and Version control Tool PVCS, STAR TEAM, Bug Zilla.

Confidential, NY

Sr Developer/Release Management

Responsibilities:

• Managed 2 developers for deployment and releases of the updates.
• Setup Defect Tracking System using Jira
• Restructured build process to make it easier for developers to use.
• Cleaned up source archive
• Conducted regular team meetings to assess project status and address outstanding issues.
• In the process of migrating powerbuilder application to .NET 3.5 .

Environment: Powerbuilder11.0.2, Oracle 9i, C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, Apache Server, Perl Script, Ms Excel 2003, Windows XP, Unix, CITRIX, and Version control Tool PVCS.

Confidential, NY

Sr Developer/Release Management

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in change control installation.
• Established release workflow system. Converted project from PVCS to Star Team.
• Created process for installation and verification of released objects. Redesigned the build process to include object manifests.
• Simplified and defined development production environments.
• Manage 2 developers for managing releases and deployment.
• Integrated build and release system into large release process.
• Execute and handle database objects, views, procedures, indexes and file system structure.
• Perform cloning test and develop production environments.
• Assisted in upgrading from Sybase 11 to Sybase 12.5 .
• Elevated issues and/or did recommendations for bugs in powerbuilder.
• Was Involved In the process of Moving GUI development environment from Powerbuilder 9.0.2 to the .NET 3.5 framework
• Worked with staff to redesign and develop a Microsoft-centric (ASP.NET, VB.NET, MSSQL 2005) intranet solution to replace the existing client/server application (IDB). The application tracks all transactions, securities, portfolios, prices, and holdings for the Investments Group.
• Developing appropriate documentation as powerbuilder applications Changes move into production.
• Responded to Help Desk tickets and provided solutions for application issues.
• Control-M for scheduling jobs.
• Providing Production support as the business users were all over the world.
• Giving recommendation and training junior developers.

Environment: Powerbuilder9.0.2, Sybase 11/12.5, Ms Excel 2003, Windows XP,, SFTP,FTP, Unix, CITRIX, and Version control Tool PVCS, Control-M

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Senior programmer Analyst / Assistant project manager

Responsibilities:

• Ensured appropriate training strategies are created and executed to effectively train on systems and/or processes changes to promote positive change across affected business and external business partners.
• Compile, create, and format slide presentations and other communication vehicles tailored to the global and external audiences.
• Participated in Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with business users to discuss requirements.
• Identified potential barriers for organizational and procedural changes that may impact the success of the project.
• Provided input into powerbuilder project scope.
• Conducted regular team meetings to assess Powerbuilder project status and address outstanding issues.
• Helped establish budget and budget parameters.
• Migrating application from Powerbuilder 6.5 to powerbuilder 9.0.1.
• Writing, Maintaining and optimizing Stored procedures .
• Creating reports using Crystal report tool.
• Being Audited for Sox Compliant.
• Installing Version Control and Maintenance.
• Performed functional and regression testing and followed up the bug life cycle.
• Formulating/defining system scope and objectives for assigned projects.
• Conduct Meeting with the Users, Making Specification and Coding.
• Develop and gain approval for technical design.
• Adding new functionality and performing testing.
• Provide routine maintenance and support.
• Working on Control Reports with Teradata Database.

Environment: Powerbuilder6.5(PFC), Powerbuilder9.0(PFC), Ms Project, Ms Access 2003,Oracle 8i,DB2 v8, OLE, Sql Loader, Crystal Reports, Windows XP, CITRIX, and Version control Tool PVCS., Teradata

Confidential, NY

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Included in Data modeling, Designing .
• Writing and maintain Stored Procedures.
• Creating reports and enhancements in powerbuilder9.0.
• Development of each module and Performed module testing, unit testing, integration and system testing in powerbuilder 9.0.
• Worked closely with the Technical Architect in analyzing and specifying the requirements for the Application Framework and also coding part of the Framework.
• Assisted in issues resolution, analysis and design of application.
• Provide (production ) technical support for powerbuilder application.
• Participated in resource allocation meeting based on test plan.
• Quality assurance review, project completion and user satisfaction.
• Creating packages and scheduling them.

Environment: Powerbuilder 9.0, Ms Sql Server 6.5, VB 5.0, Sql Loader, Windows XP and PowerTools, Version control Tool PVCS

Confidential, Skillman, NJ

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coding EDI interface and testing it.
• Quality assurance review, powerbuilder project completion and user satisfaction.
• Create operational, system documentation, assisted with user documentation for powerbuilder application.
• Continually re-evaluated current processes to recommend and implement improvements.
• Unit & integration testing of the personally developed modules in powerbuilder 8.0.
• Used Crystal Reports for creating new reports and to maintain the old reports.
• Responsible for creating the application executable and taking backups.
• Conducted demo sessions for the business users.
• Development of different modules and Performed unit testing, integration and system testing.
• Involved in system design in Sybase 10.

Environment: Powerbuilder 8.0(PFC), Ms Sql Server 6.5, C, Crystal Reports, windows 2000 and Version control Tool PVCS.

Confidential, Trenton, NJ

Team lead/Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Migrated the system from PowerBuilder 7.0 to PowerBuilder 8.0.
• Participated in Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with business users to discuss requirements.
• Created and implemented project plans to incorporate every step of project lifecycles.
• Designed test strategies as part of the data masking exercise for unit, system integration and UAT testing to ensure the protection of sensitive information from a multitude of threats posed both outside and inside the organization’s parameters during these testing phases .
• Quality assurance review, Powerbuilder project completion and user satisfaction.
• Conducted extensive user testing to provide the most flexible, robust, and easy-to-use applications.
• Responsible for creating the application executable and taking backups.
• System design and data flow using Vision Software .
• Trained users and communicated with them on business issues.
• Design, Maintain and optimize many views and Stored procedure for better performance.
• Creating and maintaining reports using Crystal reports.

Environment: Powerbuilder v7.0/8.0.2 ( PFC ), Ms Sql Server 6.5, Sql Loader, OLE, VB 5.0, Crystal Reports, MS Access, MS Excel, Windows 2000 and Version control Tool PVCS.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Included in Data modeling in Sybase 10.
• Developing, Modifying, Adding New modules in Powerbuilder existing system.
• Migrated the system from PowerBuilder 6.5 to PowerBuilder 7.0.
• Quality assurance review, project completion and user satisfaction.
• Involved in many bug fixes and performance enhancement in powerbuilder application.
• Preparing test scripts and Writing Documentation.
• Maintaining and writing Stored Procedures.

Environment: Powerbuilder v6.5/8.0 (PFC),Sybase 10.x, OLE, PL/SQL, Java, ASP, HTML Java, ASP, HTML Crystal Reports, Windows 2000 and Version control Tool MVCS

Confidential, Kind of Prussia, PA

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Creating reports using Crystal Reports.
• Developed many interfaces using Powerbuilder 7.0.2.
• Interacted with client business users to gather requirements.
• Developed risk assessment and risk mitigation plan and software deliverables checklist.
• Created test data based on the user requirements.
• Writing Sql queries and stored procedures in Sybase 10.5

Environment: PowerBuilder v7.0.2, Sybase 10.x, Crystal Reports, HP Unix and PowerTools, Version control Tool PVCS to maintain and design CMA and FMS.

Confidential, Metro Park, NJ

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in designing and talking to the user and getting the specification for powerbuilder application VMCIS.
• Writing Documentation and Writing the specification and development and doing unit, system testing for powerbuilder application VMCIS
• Implementation of a reporting tool for internal and Web based reports.
• Quality assurance review, project completion and user satisfaction.
• Migration of data from the existing VMCIS to the new system.

Environment: IBM PC, HP Unix, DHTML, Forte - Java, ASP, HTML, PowerBuilder v7.0.2, Sybase 7.X and PowerTools.

Confidential, PA

Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Testing, Designing and Maintenance of Powerbuilder 6.5 application PSM.
• Writing and maintaining the Stored procedure in Sybase 7.0.
• Meeting with the Users, making specification and coding.
• Enhancements and Writing Documentation.
• Quality assurance review, project completion and user satisfaction.
• Creating reports using crystal reports.

Environment: IBM PC Windows NT, PowerBuilder v6.5 then to PowerBuilder v7.0, Sybase 7.0, Crystal Reports, PowerTools, Version control Tool PVCS.

Confidential, Greensboro, NC

Team Lead/ Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Development, Testing, Writing and maintaining the Stored procedures in Oracle 7.0.
• Maintenance of Forms Module Designing the user interface screens in PowerBuilder 5.0 for Forms, Marketing Modules.
• Quality assurance review, project completion and user satisfaction.
• Written SQL Query's to retrieve data from database to map on the forms in forms Modules.

Environment: Unix Sun Solaris 10, PowerBuilder v5.0, Visual Basic 4.0, C++, Oracle 7X, PowerTools, Version control Tool PVCS, PeopleSoft and using SQR for reports.

Confidential, Nashville, TN

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, installation and user support for the medical information system.
• Designing the user interface screens in PowerBuilder 5.0 for the application.
• Writing and maintaining the Stored procedures in Oracle 7.0.

Environment: PowerBuilder v5.0, Oracle 7.0, Windows NT, Version control Tool PVCS

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the analysis, development/modification.
• Tested and on-going maintenance of the software product.
• Coded several on-line transactions in the system.

Environment: IBM AS 400, OS 400 environment using SQL/400, RPG/400, CL/400, DFU, SDA.

Responsibilities:

• Analysis, development, test and implementation.
• Coded several on-line transactions in the system
• Performed unit Testing and wrote test scripts and Documentation

Environment: IBM AS 400, OS 400, SQL/400, RPG/400 and CL/400.