Background Summary
Over 35 years of progressively more complex IT experience including: Configuration Management; version control; change management; baseline management; and build management; also database management experience. Providing extensive Configuration Management support to organizations from startup through implementation of processes and procedures; experienced in the creation and implementation of the CM process from writing and implementing CM Plans, Processes and procedures, evaluation and selection of CM software. Also provided ORACLE database administration support to clients; through version 10g. Experience installing all Oracle products, creating database schema, upgrades and maintenance of Oracle on various platforms; configuring and tuning the Kernel and the database schema.

Technical Experience
Unix (Solaris, HP, Xenix, Lenix); Windows; PVCS Version Manager, PVCS Tracker, TeamTrack, Dimensions, ChangeMan; Bugzilla; CVS; Mercural; DevTrack; VSS; Microsoft’s TFS; SharePoint; Rational Tool Suite; Synergy, Rhapsody, Change Management and DOORS; Remedy; Ant; Unix Make; Excelerator; IEW; Logic Works; Erwin; MS Office; MS Project; Visio; CMM/CMMI; ITIL; SQL; Oracle SQL*PLUS, PL/SQL, Oracle Database Administration on versions 6, 7, 8, 9i and 10g, Oracle Financials; Unix Scripting, Informix, DB2, TSO/ISPF, COBOL, DB-EXCEL

Experience:

Confidential, April 2003 – Present
Consultant
Projects:

Confidential; Configuration/Build Manager
Working on a DOD contract performing duties of Software Build Manager, using Synergy repository, Rhapsody, DOORS and Synergy Change Management. Perform daily builds for development, pushing builds for test and packaging to send to customer for installation on their machines.

Updating CM Plan from an older release; documenting all CM procedures and functions.

CM Tools: Synergy; Rhapsody; Doors; ChangeManagement; MAK; Scripts; Process Analysis; Data Analysis

Confidential; Consulting, LLC; Configuration Manager
Configuration Management Manager on a Deloitte Consulting Project; converted from SubVersion to MicroSoft’s TFS.

CM Tools used: SubVersion; TFS; Process Analysis; SharePoint

Confidential; Configuration Management Manager
Implemented Configuration Management on this government contract (CODIS DNA Project), creating and implementing the CM Plan, Processes and Procedures. Managing a small staff of CM Specialist in the creation of baselines, deployment of code to test machines; production and to the customer in Quantico, VA. Facilitated 5 CCBs, recording, write-up and distribute meeting minutes.

The CM tools were VSS, TFS; DevTrack, Process Analysis; Data Analysis; SharePoint
Asset Management functions on the project for all Hardware and Software.

Confidential; Configuration Management Specialist
Created Configuration Management for this US Navy contractor. Wrote and implemented the Configuration Management Plan (CMP), the Configuration Management Procedures and the Software Development Process that works with the CMP, facilitated Internal Review Boards (IRB) and Configuration Control Board (CCB), tracked all change requests (bugs) through Bugzilla. Performed build from CVS and Mercurial to the test machines and to the customer.

The CM tools used were: Bugzilla, CVS, Mercurial; SubVersion; ANT; MAK; Scripts; Process Analysis; Data Analysis

Confidential; Configuration Management Specialist
Was tasked with creating all of Configuration Management for a government contract which had very little CM. Created and implemented the distributed CM Plan, as well as the processes and procedures. Used Serena’s Version Manager (VM) and TeamTrack.
Established and facilitated the Internal Review Board and the Change Control Board. All CIs are placed under version control in VM, scripts were created to built code to different environments based on the need; i.e. Test, UAT, Training, Production. All defects are tracked via TeamTrack and moved through the SDLC for the type of defect, Bug, Defect, or System change requests.
Also using CVS for some applications. Websphere was used as the webserver. Used ANT and Unix Make to deploy releases. Performed clean up work on TeamTrack to make it more efficient and to eliminate the backlog of SCRs.
The CM tools were PVCS Version Manager, CVS, TeamTrack, ANT, MAK; Process Analysis; Data Analysis; SharePoint, Remedy

Confidential; Configuration Management Manager
Wrote and presented training courses on the Serena tool suite including ChangeMan DS and ChangeMan ZMF, as well as Dimensions CM and the basics of Configuration Management.
Responsible for the migration from Serena’s ChangeMan DS to DimensionsCM 10.1, including plans and procedures, implementation of the new Dimensions test and production servers, installation of the Dimensions migration utility, exercising the migration utility, creating the process model in Dimensions, and administration of the Dimensions tool set. Met with end users; i.e. Developers, tester, analysis, and managers to analyze and document their needs for the new DimensionsCM product; those requirements were then implemented in Dimensions Process models, promotion models and life-cycles.
Used ANT and Unix MAK to deploy code.
The CM tools were Dimensions; ChangeMan DS; ChangeManZMF; ANT; MAK; SubVersion; VSS; Remedy

Confidential; Configuration Management Manager
Managing a small Change / Configuration Management staff for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs. This position included developing all of the procedures, policies and guidelines as they relate to Configuration Management; briefing management and staff on them; evaluated CM tools, i.e. PVCS, RATIONAL suite of products, SURE, etc and ensuring that the products were installed and functioning properly; facilitating CCBs; transcribing CCB minutes; including approved changes to the software baselines; and performing software builds.
The CM tools were PVCS Version Manager; Rational Suite (ClearQuest, ClearCase); SURE; SubVersion

Confidential Dec. 2001 to April 2003
Configuration Management Specialist
Provided complete Configuration Management Control for the Payment Management System (PMS) application, which is a very large financial management system used to track and disperse grant payments. Duties include; establishing baselines, Service Change Requests and their promotion through the CM process, maintaining modules in PVCS Version Manager database, and tracking changes through the PVCS Tracker SCR Change Request database. All application changes are controlled by PVCS and are maintained with Version Manager. All change requests are maintained in Tracker. Created the Version Description Document (VDD) for each version release of software going into production and performed all of the ORACLE database administration functions.
Performing software Releases into Production both manually and using scripts.
Wrote and maintained documentation as it relates to CM. Wrote and assembled System Design Document (SDD) using ORACLE’s Designer. Also responsible for the maintenance of the PVCS Tracker database. This is an ORACLE 8.05 and 8I database running on an NT platform holding approximately 10gigabytes of data.
Completed a project to review, demonstrate and procure automated testing tools. Got a list of test tool vendors from the IEEE web site and begin assessing the vendors against the requirements to procure an automated test tool for the project. Narrowed the search to four vendors who had to perform demos of their products to management, via WebEx. After viewing the demos and measuring the products against the requirements, Mercury TestDirector was chosen. Worked with the QA team to garner their process and procedures and used that information to complete the procedures documentation, with the challenge being the roll-back of the database. Then begin the installation of the product and getting it running for the QA group, who begin entering test cases for their test cycles.
The CM tools were PVCS Version Manager; Tracker; ORACLE, Mercury TestDirector

Confidential, Consulting Services June 1992 to Dec. 2001
Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Confidential July 1990 to June 1992
Information Resource Management Specialist (Database Administrator)

Confidential Dec. 1987 to July 1990
DBMS Project Manager
DBMS Product Manager
Manager of Database Administration

Confidential June 1986 to Dec. 1987
Senior Consultant

Employed 1972 to June 1986
Computer Operations; Computer Programming; Analysis; Database Programmer; Database Administrator; Manager; Project Lead/Manager

Education:

• Business Computer Programming

Clearance: Interim Secret

Certificates:
CMMI Certified
Certified ORACLE DBA