PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• More than 8 years of IT industry experience in various fields like administering variety of applications in different environments and managing software changes efficiently.
• More than 8 years of experience in Configuration Management, Change Management, Build Release Management using CVS, Subversion, Rational Clear Case, Maven, JIRA and Clear Quest on Unix, Windows environment.
• Experience in SDLC, RUP, Agile and RAD Methodologies.
• Extensive experience in setting up baselines, branching, merging and automation processes using shell, Perl, python, and batch scripts
• Extensively experienced in defining the branching and merging strategies, creating baselines and releasing the code
• Worked with different version management tools like CVS, Subversion and Clear Case.
• Adept Knowledge in using Migration Tools like cvs2svn and svn Importer tool.
• Profound experience on Build Automation and Continuous Integration concepts by using tools like ANT, Maven, Hudson, and CruiseControl.
• Good experience in installing and configuring Websphere application server 5.x/6.x,Websphere Message Queuing series and IBM HTTP server
• Profound in Creation of Clusters, Cluster members and configuring them with messaging engines.
• Knowledge in Java/J2ee concepts like struts, Hibernate, JSP and servlets.
• Package, build, Integrate and deploy enterprise J2EE applications like JDBC, JMS, JNDI on Web Sphere 6.1 that involves EAR(Enterprise Archives) and WAR (Web Archives).
• Involved in enabling security for users, groups administration and daily backup and restore operations.
• Great Experience on Monitoring, Performance Tuning and performance analysis on Java core dumps and Heap dumps using IBM tools
• Worked on Automation by writing Wsadmin scripts (jacl/jython), ANT and shell wrappers.
• Good Experience on 24*7 Production Support and working with critical service level agreements.
• Experience in Preparing and maintaining CMplans, Test plans and SCM audits.
• Worked on Release schedules, planned for Release status, created Rollout Plans, tracked the Project Milestones, prepared the reports and acted as a Implementer for the Release calls and worked for a successful Release.
• Created SCM Process, policies and procedures to follow Development and QA teams to Release or Deploy highest quality product for the enterprise.
• Highly experienced in deploying applications in application servers like Websphere application server, JBoss and web logic.
• Good analytical, problem solving, communication skills both oral and written and have the ability to work either independently with little or no supervision or as a member of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Sys: MS Windows XP/2000/NT/98, UNIX, Linux, MS DOS

Languages: JAVA C, C++, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#

Database: DB2, Oracle 10g and 9i, Derby, Cloudscape, PL/SQL, SQL 2005

Languages: JavaScript, Shell Programming, XML, PERL, HTML, PYTHON

Tools: MS Office Suite

Build Tools: ANT, Maven, MS build, Cruise Control, Anthill Pro, Jenkins, and Hudson

SCM Tools : CVS, SVN, Clear Case, VSS, TFS, PVCS

Web Servers : IHS, SunOne and Apache

Java Technologies : Servlets, JSP, Beans, EJB (Including MDB), J2EE, Swing, JDBC, JMS, JNDI, RMI, Java Mail

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MC Clean, VA

Configuration, Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities

• Designed the roadmap for merging every release and collaborated with Feature teams to merge their active working branches to Main
• Built the modules and created both the Dev and PCMA package using TFS, smoke tested and deployed the build package to QS environments
• Set up and Configure the Continuous Integration builds in TFS and running automated nightly builds and deployments.
• Worked in both Agile and Kanban Software development methodology
• Loaded AZMAN changes from workbook into QA environments using PowerShell scripts
• Performed several PCMA build requests such as CTIBHO Server/Client, CoreFramework builds, BizEventsFailRecovery etc.
• Involved in Create/Enhance/automate build and deployment processes for each release and backup, restore and upgrade.
• Member of a CI/CD team and supported the transformation from manual builds to CI/CD
• Used Nuget to package TFS builds and deploy to Nexus Repository Manager
• Worked with UDeploy to automate staging and deployment of build packages
• Created Veracode package using the PowerShell Scripts and performed the Static Code Analysis in Veracode
• Used Beyond Compare Tool to compare the configs between the releases to ensure the right configs in the release
• Worked in Installation, Migration, Integration, Implementation, Release and building of products.
• Maintained and executed build scripts using Team Foundation Server by coordinating with development and quality assurance teams.
• Administered Team Foundation Server and IIS 5, Proposed and implemented branching strategy suitable for agile/scrum development in a Fast Paced Engineering Environment.
• Managed product baselines, and assisted users to merge streams.
• Provided support to developers in writing configuration - specs.
• Debugged performance related issues with TFS builds and helped improved the build process.

Environment: TFS, Nuget, Nexus, UDeploy, Veracode, BeyondCompare, PowerShell, Perl, IIS

Confidential, Richmond, VA 

Configuration, Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities

• Involved in Create/Enhance/automate build and deployment processes for each release and backup, restore and upgrade.
• Setup and Configure the continuous build system using Hudson/Jenkins and running automation smoke / nightly test suites.
• Worked in Installation, Migration, Integration, Implementation, Release and building of products.
• Maintained and executed build scripts using Maven by coordinating with development and quality assurance teams.
• Perform peer reviews of installer source code using TFS, ClearQuest, & Visual Studio 2010.
• Administered Team Foundation Server, Proposed and implemented branching strategy suitable for agile/scrum development in a Fast Paced Engineering Environment.
• Written Jacl, Ant Scripts for Automating ear deployments and configuration of websphere server for all J2EE applications and set up the MSBuild and Nant scripts for ASP, .NET applications.
• Created and maintained ClearCase, UCM objects including PVOBs, components, streams and Baselines.
• Managed product baselines, and assisted users to merge streams.
• Provided support to developers in writing configuration-specs.
• Debugged performance related issues with Ant scripts and helped improved the build process.
• Modularized unstructured Ant scripts and utilized properties file for reducing the complexity and making it more manageable.

Environment: Solaris, Unix, Java, Maven, Websphere Application Server (WAS), Cygwin, Jenkins, Jira, Merant Tracker, PVCS, WMB, SVN, Hudson, Java, Tomcat Apache Application Server, Oracle .

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Build and Release Engineer

Responsibilities

• Trained developers in the use of TortoiseSVN and WebSVN as GUI clients for Subversion.
• Performed merging from development to parent branches prior to building the code.
• Set up the build and deployment scripts using Anthillpro for .NET applications using IIS7 and ISS6.
• Setup the build and deployment scripts using Anthillpro for J2EE and Java applications using Web logic Application Server and ALSB.
• Built a comprehensive PERL script which would call the required Make files and notify the build distribution team in case of Build errors or Completion of the builds.
• Worked in creating Websphere Application Server Clustered Environments and handling Load Balancing for QA, UAT and Production.
• Setup the builds scripts to generate reports for JUNIT Tests results, Cobertura Code Coverage results.
• Installed and configured Subversion server on Linux via the Apache Web Server to provide access over the Http protocol.
• Extensively used Ant, Maven, Perl and Bash Scripts for automating build and release tasks.
• Implemented Shell and Perl scripts for release and build  automation. Manipulated and automated scripts to suit requirement.  
• Demonstrated experience in the Web and Application server administration with good knowledge of Apache and JBoss Application Platform products.
• Proficient in deploying and support applications on Websphere, Tomcat, Weblogic application servers

Environment: Solaris, Unix, C++, Java, Eclipse, Ant, Websphere Application Server (WAS), CVS, SmartCVS, Cygwin, Microsoft Visual Studio, MSBuild, Test Director, Hudson, Quality center, WSAD.

Confidential, Delaware, DE

Release Engineer

Responsibilities

• Extensively Used Jython and Jacl scripting languages to create wsadmin scripts to query and modify the dynamic operations.
• Experience in setting up Team Deploy for TFS to perform deployments as a post build task.
• Experience writing Custom XAMLs with developer assistance for adapting the build definitions to complicated build mechanisms.
• Documented release, builds, and source control processes and plans for J2EE applications.
• Developed and maintained UNIX/Perl/ANT scripts for Java/J2EE build and release tasks.
• Involved in editing the existing ANT files in case of errors or changes in the project requirements.
• Helped design effective policies for maximizing the benefits on floating license keys for ClearCase.
• Involved in migrating data from CVS to ClearCase using ClearCase import tools.
• Written batch scripts for compiling csproj files and creating Solution files and WSP files for deploying ASP.NET and Share point application.
• Converted old builds using MAKE to ANT and XML for doing Java build.
• Maintained build management by modifying Nant and MSBuild for all .Net applications to include new components and changes. Experience with Software Development Life cycle in build and release perspective.

Environment: Linux/UNIX, Solaris, Clear Case, Java, Eclipse, Ant, Iplanet WebSphere, Web logic, Hudson, Multisite, Perl, Make, WSAD, Microsoft .net, SQL Server.