SUMMARY:

HARDWARE: IBM PC’s, IBM MAINFRAMES, RISC 6000, HP/UNIX, VAX/VMS, DEC,HP - UX, CNA

LANGUAGES: C++, PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, COBOL, Smalltalk, SQL*Plus, CICS, Object Oriented, FORTRAN, PRO*C, SQR, GUI, JavaNETWORK SERVICES Architecture, Security, Network Management, ATM, Frame Relay

DATABASES: Sybase, Oracle, Access, Informix, SQL, ORACLE EBS R12

COMPUTER VISION TOOLBOX:

MIDDLEWARE: MQ series, Direct Connect, Constellar

CONFIGURATION TOOLS: All fusion Harvest, Starbase, PVCS, SourceSafe, Change man, Clear Case, Clear Quest, CA Cohesion Application Configuration r5.0, Unicenter Service desk r12, SVN, JIRA, Ant, Subversion, TFS

UTILITIES: TESTING TOOLS Mercury Quality Center

Technology Used: Oracle Database Appliance, Oracle Forms/Reports, Oracle Application Express, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Cloud services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NASHVILLE, TN

Build Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the tools and processes for a large, enterprise level system in a fast-paced, agile, client-oriented environment. This includes integration of CM tools with the agile processes and build / deployment tools, to create and support the agile operations and automated builds and deployment.
• Perform software configuration management for multiple enterprise applications incorporating CI/CD. Define, implement, and improve the release management process.
• Analyze and propose innovative approaches (tools, processes, methods, plug-ins, etc.) for continuously enhancing the client’s SW engineering through deployment processes.
• Adhere, maintain, and enhance enterprise level configuration management related policies, processes and procedures. Plan/coordinate release schedules and cycles with all necessary teams
• Develop CM dashboards, Wall Stability pages for various environments. Measure/monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and meet or exceed expectations. Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality
• Research and prototype new tools and technologies to meet both, new business requirements and evolving technical requirements such as automated software development and delivery pipeline, Dev Ops integration, automated deployment, etc.
• Conduct Release Readiness Reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go Reviews. Work with developer’s engineers to understand impact of branches and code merges.
• Lead designing and development in Hadoop for data injection and data transformation. Provided Bigdata/Hadoop architect.
• Provide Level 2 & 3 support of middleware applications.
• Strong understanding on IBM MQ Series architecture and administration, Installation, configuration and maintenance. Knowledge in WebSphere suite, XML, WSDL, Web Service (SOAP and HTTP), Message Broker, command line/scripting, SOAPUI tool.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot systems problems Competent team player with strong communication, analytical, and management skills. Use real customer environment and lab environment to train program participants.
• Shadow up-skilling participants to handle changes, migration & project activities.
• Hands on experience on WMQ v6.x, v7.x, v8.x Installation, Patching & Upgrade activity on Windows, Linux Platforms.

Confidential

Head of Information Technology & Oracle Technical Developer

Responsibilities:

• Identify business processes capability gaps and propose solutions to resolve critical issues that impact process performance
• Work closely with department heads to plan, design, implement and support technology system Implementation and changes in line with corporate objectives
• Implemented a complete Cloud infrastructure based on Oracle Cloud Services
• Monitor and report on the performance of core business processes migration of their ERP system to Oracle Cloud.
• Develop the IT strategy in line with the needs and objectives of Ghana Gas roadmap and business plans to ensure effective management of the IT function
• Develop and oversee the implementation of Corporate IT Policies, Procedures and Security Standards
• Oversee the implementation of the Scada automation system for the gas pipeline.
• Oversee the selection and management of IT contractors in terms of cost and quality and ensure that services are carried out in accordance to set standards
• Monitor and review the performance of all outsourced IT supply contracts to ensure that agreed standards and performance criteria are met.
• Develop the SAP ERP design
• Perform some system fine tuning activities and validate the design
• Test and document the design processes
• Obtain buy-in from both the business process owners and end users
• Use the ACCELL/SQL connects to Oracle, creating a fast application performance environment. ACCELL/Web Conversion Utility - quickly and simply translates existing application forms into JSP Web pages for the engineering group
• Ensure proper change management activities are in place for process scope
• The Functional Team Lead also manages the execution of SAP ERP System unit testing and integration testing, including:
• Working with the project team to identify mission critical business process scenarios
• Identifying transactions and data to be tested; managing expected results versus actual results, and reasons for differences
• Assigning follow up tasks to reconfigure and retest Tracking of error resolution.
• Conduct workshops and presentations to validate business processes and SAP ERP solutions with the end user community, in conjunction with the functional team members.
• Works closely with the technical Lead in the design and development of Reports, forms, interfaces, and conversions. On the post-implementation production support.
• Working with Director of Finance in the on the company’s business processes in the assigned functional areas (Procurement, G/L, A/R ledger).
• Monitor the IT Infrastructure and Applications including the network, servers and ERP systems across the company
• Evaluate new technologies and improve the performance of the existing infrastructure and applications to sustain business growth
• Develop appropriate security policies, standards and guidelines to minimize and avoid any possible data leakage or loss
• Ensure disaster recovery facilities are in place to enable the company’s recovery of business processing in the event of an emergency.
• Perform software design, development, maintenance, and test
• Support and problem resolution for the Common Message Processor (CMP) software. The software includes client applications, web services, web applications, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) components, and Command Post of the Future (CPOF) components. Software
• Development and maintenance is primarily was performed using the Java and C/C++ programming languages.
• The product is supported on Microsoft Windows and UNIX (Solaris and Linux) platforms of Ghana Gas Company.
• Serve as the functional team lead for the deployment of new financial applications that are required to support enhancements for existing systems. These systems functionalities support corporate finance and treasury.
• Worked with supported corporate functions to streamline, document, and improve existing and new processes using Oracle EBS and third-party software solutions. Document and communicate functional requirement specifications for system enhancements, and report / data needs to the IT development team.
• Provide quality assurance and testing on newly developed customizations and reports before delivering to the user group.
• Provide second / third level functional / technical support on issues that are escalated above the first-level help desk.
• Provide documentation and training to end user groups on existing functionality and newly developed enhancements.
• Work with the team to design and build scalable systems, highly available cloud and back- end tools and applications
• Automate the configuration and deployment of monitoring and management services, both hosted and as a Linux virtual appliance
• Lead the automation of the Deployment pipeline, from source to packaging, to deployment using subversion
• Release Management - organize, document, automate and deliver software product throughout the SDLC
• Support and improve the SCM process
• Participating in design reviews, configuration audits, and evaluations of software products to ensure proper identification, control, and status accounting of the software baseline for each system. Working on code management, audits, baseline identification, and preparation and control
• Of documentation for software projects.
• Work on Ghana Gas systems and installations that are required to transfer and replicate data captured through the SCADA systems at the Atuabo Initial Station (AIS), to their Head Office in Accra, using an additional of-site backup server, to ensure business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Using Clustering Technologies such as Veritas Cluster Service UNIX servers provide systems administration for gas UNIX servers Analyze system performance Patch Solaris/HP-UX/Linux servers.
• Extensive knowledge of Bigdata Enterprise architecture. Data integration. Data Security on Hadoop ecosystem.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Operations Manager/ Build Release Mgr.

Responsibilities:

• Running the Department of Labor Unemployment programs which liaisons with all the 52 states in the United States of America were I deploy a program which entitles people to receive their weekly
• Unemployment benefits checks.
• Reform overall product strategy, architecture, engineering and development of the enterprise automation service. The deployment services were two-fold with major responsibilities spanning
• Deployment and technical support domains. With respect to deployment, I was using Subversion pushing runtime versions, executables, binaries, property components, and environment
• Variables, etc. as required to development, various test, FFA and production environments. Also chairs the pre-deployment planning scrum and uses tracking tool to orchestrate Messages and API
• Deployments. From a support domain perspective, I was responsible for tier 4 (software) on-call rotations, compliance with Operations policy & procedures, ticket & MOPS creation & submissions and reviews with Operations.
• Also engaged in outage scenarios to participate in problem triaging and root cause analysis.. Implementation of best practices for provisioning, package development and deployment, patching and configuration state management on a continuous basis
• Develop an optimized resource and location strategy, global service model, SLA Framework, and comprehensive operations KPI’s
• Wrote testing methodologies, shell scripting in Perl language and development of SDLC.
• Develop and implemented KPI’s and operating metrics which is use within Dept. of Labor within the ETA division to measure our success rate, which is presented to management with weekly status report.
• Directly responsible for the supervision of the coding, testing, documenting, technical support, tracking and deployment of all the voting equipment and components for each election conducted by the County or for an election service contract.
• Responsible for planning and assigning the daily workload, training and/or evaluating the performance of subordinates, and providing oversight of work production and quality of work completed.
• Responsible for solving difficult problems, developing and documenting programs and curriculum, monitoring resources and ensuring compliance with policies and laws.
• Establishes and enforces procedures to expedite and improve processes
• Evaluates performance of subordinates by identifying strengths and weaknesses, providing guidance and motivation, and making decision on appropriate disciplinary actions.
• Provides staff development training as required.
• Evaluates performance of subordinates by identifying strengths and weaknesses, providing guidance and motivation, and making decision on appropriate disciplinary actions. Provides staff
• Development training as required.
• Supervises the tracking of Election Day equipment and supplies of which includes the use, delivery, return, and repairs for the life of the equipment.
• Supervises the voter registration data file transfer, migration and verification process from the statewide voter registration system.
• Troubleshoots, answers problem calls and questions from election officials, voters, and the media.
• Acts as a liaison in providing information and guidance in election service contracts with political subdivisions.
• Coordinates with Early Voting Manager and Election Supervisor to ensure that each early voting site and Election Day site is adequately supplied with equipment.
• Supervises procurement, preparation, proofing and assembly of election kits.
• Establishes and enforces procedures to expedite and improve processes. Develop computer vision and/or augmented reality algorithms with our top notch R&D development team.
• Analyze and improve existing algorithms using by increasing efficiency, profiling, and memory locality
• Explore and research new methods pertaining to future product development
• Be a key component to creating a product that is ensured to be the future of our marketplace
• Concentrate on adding automatic code-generation capabilities to produce portable, and highly optimized C-code for computer vision systems.
• Use and intuitive workflows for C code-generation from functions in the Computer Vision System Toolbox and supervise a staff of 15
• Strong with administering WebSphere and MQ. Competent in setting up JMS and database connection pools and general administration.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Operations Manager/ Build Release Mgr.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a E-Procurement system were on average, 12-20% of a developing country's government budget is spent in public procurement and a significant portion of this is financed by aid dollars. Dg Market is an online platform for publishing government tenders.
• It promotes transparency, encourages cost cutting competition, and opens new business opportunities for businesses worldwide. The open bidding on government tenders facilitated by dg Market which lead to significant savings in developing countries
• Work on Development Gateway's aid management program builds capacity for aid information management through a combination of Web-based tools,
• The program was implemented following a phased approach.
• Joint review of the country's existing aid management procedures, needs, and capacity.
• Fully-functional, country-specific aid information management system, with user/technical manuals and staff training.
• Four-month period of intensive institutional and technical support.
• Provides stakeholders with the tools to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Capacity Building and Technical Sustainability
• Sample activities include: training of local IT staff and business users of the system; regional knowledge sharing workshops; technical support; data management analysis; business process analysis; impact monitoring; and systems integration assessments.
• Work on Aid Coordination and Management project that provides tools and services to better coordinate aid and reduce duplication of effort.
• The Aid Coordination and Management helps governments and their donors track, report, monitor, and manage aid flows.
• Deploy Aid Coordination and Management AIDA, the database of official aid activities, provides a global view of donor-funded activities by standardizing data-reporting formats and terminology.
• The tools help the Development Gateway to become a key player in the International
• Aid Transparency Initistive, a multi-stakeholder effort that seeks to increase the availability and accessibility of aid information.
• Perform software builds according to project plan or on demand, sanity check the software builds, work with integration testers to ensure the correctness of the software built. Sanity check includes using software validation tools to uncover certain software issues both at runtime and compile time.
• Deploy builds to staging and production environments.
• Maintain source code repository.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Disaster Recovery Documentation
• Ensures proper archival of production releases.
• Develop and maintain of all IT related processes.
• Develop application build and installation scripts.
• Establish configuration management policies that are used to monitor and safeguard project assets and to enforce software development practices.
• Troubleshoot problems in all environments possibly linked to configuration issues.
• Develop highly scalable machine learning algorithms for classification and related tasks.
• Design and evaluate novel approaches for analyzing high volumes of video, audio and text data.
• Adapt standard machine learning methods to best exploit modern parallel environments.
• Develop innovative HW, DSP, GPU and system architectures to extend the state of the art in computer vision quality, performance and efficiency
• Analyze and prototype key computer vision algorithms and applications
• Understand and analyze the interplay of hardware and software Architectures on future computer vision applications
• Collaborate across the company to guide the direction of computer
• Vision, working with software, research and product teams Hands on experience with production & operational support for Solaris platform security - scripting/command line utilities /Configuration & Administration) . Day to day operational functions - security profile administration, troubleshooting, and resolution Create documentation for:
• Software change management.
• Execution and maintenance of automation tools.
• Operations guidelines, troubleshooting, and best practices.
• Supervise a staff of 10 which includes 2 Project Managers, Developers and Administrator, and Public Relation Officer

Confidential, Richmond, Virginia

Sr. Configuration Management Engineer Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administrator for the ClearCase, ClearQuest and Allfusion Harvest configuration tools. Performing and supporting SCM functions including software version control, build, packaging, distribution, installation, configuration, auditing, and configuration status reporting.
• Chief implementer of IT software/Hardware asset discovery program (Eracent) and Unicenter Service Desk.
• Transitioned entire IT asset inventory into Unicenter Service Desk from other non- consolidated sources, leveraging an existing software asset.
• Customized Unicenter to reflect company workflow,
• Security, and SLA standards.
• Implemented Knowledge Base and scripts for Help Desk. Modified forms and underlying relational database, integrating data from multiple systems.
• Developed Crystal reports for assets and Help Desk productivity.
• Provide development and maintenance support for all plans, procedures or other process documentation, training materials or usage guides, and tools related to the ClearCase and ClearQuest functions. Support software configuration audit and review activities, as requested.
• Support software engineering process review and improvement activities As requested.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance team to perform check-in And checkout scripts.
• Identify conflicts and merge code according to developer specifications.
• Work on preop triggers, which allow certain users to make baseline.
• Create vobs and also setup views.
• Wrote perl scripts and programs for installation.
• Manage a team of developers building enterprise .NET solutions using the Rational Unified Process (RUP). Provided .NET technical leadership to drive the development effort across the team, and
• Facilitate the implementation of business solutions. Responsibilities included mentoring at the technical, process and managerial levels
• Administrator for the Allfusion Harvest 5.1.1 running on Windows NT and Unix-HP.
• Coordinate Change Management enterprise wide. Responsibilities Include initiating, maintaining Change Management policies and Standards, and ensuring effective operation of the processes.
• Maintain integrity of software deliveries and work closely with QA Staff to conduct internal audits.
• Supervise a staff of six and train staff in CM processes, standards and Procedures.
• Design and implement the Configuration/Change Management system.
• Responsible for providing standards for source code control and software administration.
• Management of change requests, promotions, releases, and baselines.
• Maintain the integrity and traceability of configuration items throughout the SDLC.
• Management of Development tools.
• Setup new users.
• Write SQL programs to do monthly reporting.
• Write SQL scripts for backup.
• Use Openmake to create builds.
• Troubleshoot problems on Allfusion Harvest, ClearCase, ClearQuest and Openmake
• Provided primary support for development teams consisting of 250 developers on QA and software configuration management.
• Analyzed daily builds of C++ and Java applications. Unix/Solaris, Windows NT, Perl/CGI /C++/Java/RogueWave .
• Responsible for technical leadership on Configuration Standards on the Client/Server application development department with 250 developers.
• Prepare budgets and present resource requirements to upper management. Sniff+/RCS, Sybase/SQL, C++, Unix/AIX, Korn- Shell/awk/sed, Windows, Systems Administration, ADSM backups, budgets, MS-Project, Visio .
• Help set up and troubleshoot software configuration and source code control issues. Reduced the application release time from over 5 hours to less than 1.5 hours by Paralleling the RCS and make/compile processes and automating manual tasks.
• Improved the processes in a high stress environment to leave a comfortable and dependable system in place. Snif+/RCS, Sybase/SQL, C++, Unix/AIX, Korn Shell/awk/sed, Win
• 95/NT Organized test and production environments for a large client/server application. Created directory structures organized Orbix and DCE implementation, determined configuration requirements.
• Identify opportunities for automated and unattended operation and developed shell scripts to reduce workload for Production Support staff by at least two thirds. Create a self-monitoring batch processes execution system as well as create an automated beeper call and diagnostics messaging system.
• Train staff in Allfusion Harvest, ClearCase, Openmake, UNIX and Korn shell scripting. Supporting and troubleshooting DCE and Orbix configurations. Sybase/SQL DCE/CORBA/Orbix/MQ, Unix (AIX, HP-UX), Win2000/XP/NT, Bug Tracker
• Supervise a staff of 15 which includes Project Managers and Developers
• Participated in the establishment of architecture design standards that\ enforced, implemented, and supported the architecture environment and comply with Green Tree standards.
• Developed service level agreement requirements with external vendors.
• Led the development of network management strategies to ensure compliance with Green Tree and external vendors standards and satisfy technical requirements. Led the connectivity development and installation in the following projects: Created Connectivity between Conseco companies (mainframe), Computer software companies (Mainframe) and Green Tree LOS systems (MHD, CFD, HID, Unify) in Rapid City, South Dakota and Eagan, Minnesota workstations using MQseries for middleware for messaging.
• Selected the data lines between Green Tree and Conseco Companies. Replaced key components with Year 2000 compliant components.
• Estimated infrastructure size, cost definition and
• Acquisition of the development environment.
• Coded in Java and C++.
• Directed the Home Improvement Data Warehousing project.
• Programmed credit-scoring system using Visual Age C++ for a Home improvement division and a private Label Credit card.
• Used MQ Series for messaging and Direct Connect to move data between different platforms.
• Designed and Programmed a Commercial Banking System using Powerbuilder, C++, and C.
• Installed and managed PeopleSoft HR/Payroll and ERP applications
• (Peoples tools system). Also used Oracle Forms 4.5 to design the customer-based information, running on Oracle 7.0 and C with UX-HP 9000 as the operating system.
• As a DBA, created users, maintained systems tables, performed tuning, data cleanup and reports using SQL*Plus. Also work on client server applications using Oracle 7.0. Responsible for installing SQL*NET V 20.0155.03 , Oracle TCP/IP and client software.
• Served as the Project Manager for the requirement definition, evaluation, selection, and implementation of an integrated accounting and customer service system. Extensive staff training was required.
• Converted phone management software from VAX Oracle SQL forms 3.0 and C++ to HP 9000 Oracle.
• Wrote file feed to external billing companies for credit and calling card collection.