Summary of Qualifications

Accomplished, proactive, and results-oriented technology professional with extensive experience in financial industry, deploying, and supporting business critical applications and infrastructure. Recognized as a leader with strengths in re-engineering business processes, defining continuous improvement processes, and building powerful teams that can deliver results at any situation.

Computer Skills

Languages: C, C++,Java, Assembly, Ada, Fortran,Korn Shell and Perl. Operating Systems: HP-UNIX,Solaris,AIX,VAX/VMS,Windows Server Family Hardware: Sun, DEC VAX, SCP 234, Intel, Motorola 68030

Work Experience

June 2000-Present Confidential, N.A. Warren, NJ; New York, New York

Technical Specialist/Vice President - Citi Funds Transfer Network (CitiFt/FTN)

CitiFt NA/ASIA/EMEA,RBCS/GI/CLS Global Platforms/Production Application Support

• Build team in bank responsible for packaging and deployment of all High Value Payments\' code releases for all regions (ASIA/EMEA/NA) and code streams delivered by multiple vendors (FUNDTECH/ORACLE/Viveo).
• Manage Releases for applications developed with Java(Web GUI) VB (NT GUI) C++ on UNIX/Solaris(Back ground), Weblogic and Sun OneWeb server(Web Technologies), CORBA(Middleware), Oracle 10g/11g and Perl scripting language for automation and Visual MainWin and Visual BuildProfor cross platform binary creation.
• Build CitiFT Hardware environments with support from UNIX SAs and DBAs.
• Provide Level 2 & 3 technical support in providing resolution to ongoing production concerns for internal and external clients. On-call 24/7 support included:
• Perform troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose application problems.
• Evaluate various support application products for business needs. Implement and follow company change control processes
• Provide support and roll-out for 3rd party payments applications which include
• Fundtech Global PAYplus Services Platform, Fundtech Continuous Linked Settlement, Temenos/Viveo\'s STP Solution.
• Created and maintained various stored procedures and functions in SQL Server and Oracle Databases
• Lead team for Oracle 11g migration from 10g from UAT deployment to Production.
• Communicate and interface with software development teams, product management and production operation teams during the project life cycle and worked closely with other departmental teams and managers to resolve issues and implement project tasks
• Document the test and production environment system configurations and support the application deployment/installation guide documentation
• Enable automation and build toolsets to supplement the needs of the various business functions

RB CS Project Team

• Responsible for six test environments during the SIT (Systems Integration Test) and UAT (User Acceptance Test).
• Responsible for Requirements definition and Vendor management for new development for Customer Balance and Funds Risk Management.

RBCS Production Support (24x7)

• Responsible for six test environments during the SIT (Systems Integration Test) and UAT (User Acceptance Test).
• Responsible for successful UAT completion that included execution of test scripts and prepared the defect management process associated with it.
• Managed interaction with offshore vendors located geographically across the globe for production and testing issues encountered during production and UAT.
• Handled static data related issues associated with the application.
• Managed and scheduled implementation of application patches and releases in different environments by coordinating with TI (Technology Infrastructure) team.
• Coordination with different application systems e.g. balance checking, G/L (general ledger) and their dependant systems for testing and implementation activities.
• Designed and implemented migration plan for both applications, CitiFT RBCS, NA.
• Designed and tested various contingency scenarios enforced by Federal Reserve Bank and Citigroup for COB (Continuity of Business) purpose.
• Responsible that the team adheres to corporate security and compliance policies at every stage of the project.
• Currently managing the SIT and UAT phase for CitiFT, NA (Corporate Banking North America). CitiFT NA would handle approximately 200,000-300,000 transactions per day.

CitiFT- Production Support (24 x 7). Front Line support for all production issues. Run EOD/SOD procedures on production and test systems. Support integration of new patches with outside vendors. CitiFT is the next generation of the FTN.
In addition to CitiFT Production support tasks design, develop, test and implement new Production and Enhancements to current FTN systems. Projects include successful implementation of FX Three Decimal Place, Worldlink Manual Entry Charge code processing, ACH payment solution, SWIFT for Delaware projects and BIS feed project for Global Billing (GI) Systems.
Lead Tester for running comprehensive regression tests of production FTN data and customer traffic for several high risk and high visibility projects including RBNA Incoming wire and FTN-CitiFT Integrated Balance Server, and MT103 Enhancement projects.

• Project Leader for Asian Same Day Risk Control. Full Software Life Cycle of a critical project that provides the timely and reliable payments and advices to Asian customers.
• Developed several packages using C, VMS, TMX and DCL for processing various SWIFT messages. Messages include new message handlers for MT103 and MT101 and updates to MT100 and MT202.
• Developed a GUI interface for Command Center Operation for Contingency Site Operations.
• Production support for 24/7 operation of FTN. Primary support person for various shifts. Investigation of various operational defects.

Mar. 1999 - June 2000 Confidential, Knolls, NJ
Senior Software Design Engineer - Pathology/Toxicology Information Systems
Developed a software package implemented in C and Fortran to migrate pre-clinical laboratory data from a proprietary, VAX/VMS-based, database to an Oracle database running on a UNIX/NT client-server infrastructure.

Oct. 1998 - Mar. 1999 Confidential, Knolls, NJ

Senior Software Design Engineer - Real-time Control Systems
Developed and implemented real-time embedded software for enhancements in the Advanced Multi-function Acoustic Control System (AMACS) program. AMACS is a VME based system with several 680x0 CPU boards using Vxworks multi-tasking kernel. All software is written in C on a SUN Solaris platform. The application resides on a U.S. nuclear submarine for the U.S Navy customer.
Production support and maintenance for AMACS application on Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. Required retrieval of mission data and software installation, data analysis. Served on multiple cruises for training and
Customer demonstration.

Jan. 1996 - Oct. 1998 Confidential, Clifton, NJ

Senior Software Design Engineer
Lead Engineer for a group of engineers tasked with upgrading a proprietary database manager. Responsibilities include Data Modeling, Requirements Analysis, Coding and Testing while utilizing CASE tools. This project was written in C and Fortran on a VAX/VMS platform.
Implemented upgrades a Company wide parts Database Manager. Upgrades include updating Database from Ingres to Oracle and creating new user reports. This project was written in C/C++ on Windows NT.
Contributing Member in the Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG). Responsible for initiating, monitoring and mentoring ITT software engineers on to use the current in-house processes and procedures.
Developed and tested software for the Onboard Flight Processor (OFP) to perform program and data loads to multiple processors on an independent Mil-Std-1553 data bus.

Aug. 1989 - Jan. 1996 Confidential

Senior Software Design Engineer. Valley Forge, PA(April 1995 - J an. 1996)
Developed real-time embedded flight software (FSW) for NASA's LANDSAT 7 Spacecraft. Responsibilities included requirements definition, design, module level coding, testing, and debugging.

Software Design Engineer. East Windsor, NJ (May 1991 - April 1995)
Responsible for the FSW development of two Spacecraft for the Global Geospace Science (GGS) program. Lead four engineers from requirements definition through Spacecraft Post-Launch activities while using various s/w languages and test tools.

Assoc. Software Design Engineer. East Windsor, NJ (Aug. 1989 - April 1991)
Designed, coded, and tested embedded real-time FSW for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) for the US Air Force. Used a SUN SPARC workstation and a Data General real-time interactive spacecraft simulator module for system level testing. Developed support utility programs in C and Fortran. Responsible for all software configuration management of FSW and support utilities for eight spacecraft.
Worked on the design of the power management software for the Co-Orbiting Platform (COP). The design used Object Oriented Design Methodologies.
Design of an expert system for autonomous control and anomaly resolution for the power management software on the Space Station Freedom program.

Education

PA Pursuing a the Executive Masters of Science in Engineering (ExMSE)
B.S. Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
M.S. Computer Engineering (MSCE)

Awards

ITT Certificate of Appreciation award in 1998 for successful delivery of a 4GL Database Manager to support an aggressive HW/SW integration schedule.
Lockheed Martin Instant Recognition Award in 1994 for successful launch campaign of the GGS WIND Spacecraft while maintaining schedule for POLAR spacecraft from the launch operations site.
Lockheed Martin Instant Recognition award for timely delivery of critical software changes in preparation for environmental testing of the POLAR spacecraft in 1995.

Security Clearance

Secret (expired 2003)