SUMMARY:

Software Process Improvement, Performance Engineering, and Configuration Management Specialist. Has performed the roles of manager, analyst, developer, tester, and auditor in many defense/aerospace and commercial organizations. Experienced configuration, test, and requirements manager using high - end distributed environments. Extensive experience as a process champion evaluating and deploying development and management methods, formal processes, and infrastructure technology into development organizations. Skilled in developing and conducting technical training. Very strong written and oral communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

TECHNIQUES: Agile Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe * RUP & Confidential * UML 2 * SEI CMM, CMMI, ISO-9003 * PERT/Gant * Activity Based Costing & Earned Value Management * Requirements Management * Technical Reviews & Inspections * Test theory & design * Process modeling, Performance Engineering

SOFTWARE: Atlassian JIRA & JIRA Agile, Confluence * IBM/Rational Team Concert, RequisitePro, Functional Tester, Performance Tester, Quality Manager, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Rose RealTime (ObjectTime) * Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager * IBM/Telelogic Synergy/CM (Continuus/CM), Synergy/Change * Git * Subversion * CVS * Microsoft Office, Excel, Project * Oracle 8, MySQL.

EQUIPMENT: Windows XP, 2007, Server 2003 * VMWare * CentOS Linux * Sun Solaris 9, 10 * HP-UX 11 * Apple Macintosh.

LANGUAGES: HL7 * Perl * Unix shell programming * Maven, Ant, Nmake, Make * HTML * XML * C++, C * Java * Ada.

MISC: 700-1200 wpm reading speed * Technical Training. Active Secret clearance. VA & IRS Medium Level Public Trust

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Configuration Management Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provided user support as required, managing tickets in ClearQuest and HP SM. Assisted projects in migrating into RTC.
• Developed user documentation on project area configuration and use in RTC including component and stream structures, Work Item workflows, and use of Agile planning features. Developed documentation for project migration from legacy environments such as ClearCase/ClearQuest into RTC.
• Provided administration of a Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager (NRM) instance used for DevOps staging, defining roles, users, and staging profiles. Developed documentation of Linux installation, environment configuration, and project setup
• Investigated DevOps deployment products such as IBM Urban Code Deploy & Release.

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented document management and Improvement Opportunity systems.
• Set up and configured spaces and projects as required.
• Developed workflows, custom fields and field schemes, permissions schemes, etc. based upon analysis of project requirements.
• Provided help desk services for the tools.
• Participated in test and CM process definition activities for Confidential ISO 9001:2008 and CMMI ML3 certification efforts.

Confidential

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed current Change & Configuration management processes. Created and maintained Atlassian JIRA projects and Confluence spaces on AEGIS servers based upon client requirements.
• Wrote and revised the Configuration Management Plan and assisted with several other project management deliverables.
• Installed Subversion, Maven, and Jenkins on CM servers and configured the tools for developer use.

Confidential

Tools: Administration, Configuration, and Support

Responsibilities:

• Administered the NHIN Atlassian JIRA Studio environment, JIRA projects and Confluence.
• Analyzed CCM requirements, designed, and implemented JIRA projects and Confluence spaces to support Initiative teams.
• Provide guidance and help desk support for JIRA and Confluence Usage. Installed and configured stand-alone JIRA and Confluence Linux installations to support the Confidential Tool Harness Development team.
• Performed requirements analysis and test case definition for the NwHIN Interoperability test suite. Installed Atlassian JIRA and developed record types and workflows for NwHIN development projects Confidential voting representative to the HL7 organization

Confidential

Sr. Manager, Software Configuration

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Configuration Management and Technical Writing Department, including budgeting, purchasing, and hiring.
• Responsible for tool infrastructure, server configuration, and the build and release process for Java and C++ genomics data mining and web applications on Windows and Solaris.
• Set up and coordinated business unit Configuration Control board and change management process. Developed and documented Software Configuration and Change Management processes and procedures. Developed and presented training in procedures, tools, and UML 2.0. Standardized the build system to provide consistent tagging and build environment using Perl and shell scripts. Implemented Requirements management repository.
• Enhanced TestTrack change management system for improved traceability and lifecycle control.
• Administered CVS, Borland Together Architect & Caliber/RM, and Seapine Software TestTrack.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured IBM ClearCase, Rational Suites and ClearCase/ClearQuest MultiSite software using Confidential on contract for several clients in a Windows XP environment.
• Customized ClearQuest schemas and implemented scripts and triggers using batch files and Perl.
• Created Configuration documents and user procedures.
• Trained clients on Confidential operations for an integrated ClearCase/ClearQuest Confidential environment.

Confidential

SCM Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Led and staffed a team of 7 SCM Engineers and Tool Administrators supporting several projects in an IBM/Rational ClearCase Confidential /ClearQuest environment.
• Facilitated Change Control Boards, maintained CM Plans to be compliant with the Organizational Standard Software Process.
• Served on the Confidential, Organizational CCB, Software Product Engineering, & CM Process Area Teams in support of a CMM L3 SCE and CMMI Level 2 effort.
• Wrote corporate process based upon EIA-649 & MIL-HBK-61A.
• Designed a standard ClearCase/ClearQuest environment and piloted it as the OSSP change management system.

Confidential, Cary, NC

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed and documented configuration, change, and deployment management processes for a J2EE project using the Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Unified Change Management ( Confidential ).
• Designed and implemented a change management system in ClearQuest integrated with ClearCase Confidential and RequisitePro.
• Developed user guides and provided training for project practices and tool use. Performed project builds, baselines, and deployments.
• Maintained CM and release plans and procedures to reflect changing project practices. Planned and implemented upgrades and ClearCase Multisite implementation.
• Developed and conducted training in CM processes and tool use.
• Provided Rational tool administration and help desk support to developers and managers on multiple sites.
• Analyzed and refined requirements using RequisitePro.
• Developed and executed test plans and test scripts for functional testing in TestManager.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Lead Product Developer

Responsibilities:

• Assimilated the Confidential configuration management package and training materials and assumed conduct of all classes within one month.
• Customized and developed classes to meet corporate needs.
• Planned, scheduled and conducted configuration management training for over 250 engineers over a year, receiving consistently high evaluations, and providing a savings of over $200K.
• Provided help desk support to development teams on CM & tool issues.
• Wrote configuration management standards, procedures, and white papers.
• Consulted with projects on establishing effective configuration management processes using the Confidential environment.

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built and led a Sub-System Test and Software Configuration Management team for 2 years on an SEI Level 5 project, mentoring junior engineers in test development and test automation. Planned test iterations, assigned cases to test engineers, conducted testing, controlled build content, and monitored test conduct.
• Performed ClearCase and Clear Confidential administration and served as Configuration Coordinator for several paging and cellular infrastructure organizations; managing the CM process, builds, releases, and Confidential .
• Designed and developed a Perl web application for planning, conducting, monitoring, and reporting product testing, reducing effort by 75% and resulting in a performance award.
• Process champion on 2 programs developing Object Oriented 2 way messaging systems in C++, and was instrumental in enabling Confidential to achieve an SEI Level 2 and meet a corporate goal. Developed guidelines for unit and integration testing. Developed and deployed project and division Configuration Management procedures and mechanisms using ClearCase and ClearDDTS improving consistency and lowering developer learning curves.
• Key Confidential member and participated in 4 assessments.