SUMMARY:

• In-depth knowledge of ITKO LISA tool. Should be able to independently do design and virtualization of Services using ITKO LISA.
• Developed continuous integration and Continuous Deployment environment on a Linux server using Cruise control, Jenkins, Hudson
• 14 Years of experience in Development Tools Administration/Configuration/Build and Release Management, Development, Testing and Deployment of various web-based and client-server business applications with a strong background in Master of computer Applications.
• Designed and implemented Software configuration management SCM and change management CM solution using TFS, Rational ClearCase, Rational Team Concert, GIT,JIRA, ClearQuest and IBM CLM/JAZZ Team server support.
• Was Involved in Release Management Environment Co-ordination which Includes Configuration/Build deployment of various .Net, Java applications.
• Build Release Engineer with experience deploying multi-tiered web applications built in Java/J2EE.
• Design, integration, deployment and administration of J2EE Application servers JBoss, Tomcat, WebSphere Portal, MQ, ESB, Application Server and WebLogic Application Server across UNIX, Windows and Linux platforms.
• Extensive hands-on technical experience in the design and creation of large scale distributed and fully automated Continuous Integration and Build Deployment processes for numerous Agile projects, spanning many different technologies and platforms including Java, .Net, Oracle, UNIX/Linux, and VM Ware.
• Facilitated successful Release of Code from Engineering to Production by proactively reactively working with Executives, Product Management, Development, QA and Operations.
• Equally capable for guiding large teams using legacy methods toward modern DevOps strategies.
• Integrated Confluence with JIRA. Recommended and installed plug-ins to provide an optimum user experience.
• Setup JIRA for Helpdesk/Tickets, Project Management, Bug Tracking and Test Case Management.
• Experience in Designing and executing the automation scripts using Selenium.
• Experience on Change, Configuration, Release Build Management and Administration of applications in database, client/server and Web/Internet environments under Unix/Windows platforms.
• Developed end-to-end continuous integration strategies for software projects covering the entire development to production lifecycle.
• Created a build environment for Java using Jenkins, Git, Maven, Artifactory, and a number of reporting tools.
• Experience with virtualization and cloud infrastructure, including: VMware, Xen, Amazon Web Services EC2/EBS/S3/SES/EBS etc.
• Experience in Designing and executing the automation scripts using Selenium.
• Implemented configuration management with Puppet and deployed Puppet for configuration management to existing infrastructure.
• Experience in source code migration from one source control to other source control tool.
• Integrated Version Control ClearCase , SVN with JIRA Change Control tool In order to acquire more traceability of the Issues changes.
• Implementation of JIRA to track all issues pertaining to the software development lifecycle and Integration of JIRA with repositories such as Subversion and Git to track all code changes.
• Developed technical solutions by coordination with internal project teams and understanding of requirements.
• Experience in performing functional management activities covering all stages of SDLC.
• Experience in writing Build definitions to trigger the build automatically by customizing MS build Scripts, NANT Script, Modifying and Customization of Windows Work Flow to suit organization business requirements.
• Extensive experience installing, configuring, customizing, administering and supporting of IBM Rational, and HP ALM Quality Center tools.
• Managed all aspects of the end to end release process
• Experience in new servers setup in CM database, existing servers relocation, hardware upgrades and closure in the database.
• Configured continuous integration environment on Linux and Windows based systems.
• Experience in creating and maintaining virtualized service models using CA LISA tool.
• Build and Release Java Applications to DEV, Test, Pre-Prod and Prod Environments and Designed Workflows to automate the Build and Deploy Process.
• Installed HADOOP clusters on EC2, Redhat on nodes and assisted with performance tuning and monitoring.
• Extensively worked on databases like DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server configuring web applications for WebSphere 7.0/8.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. SCM/Change and Release Manager

RESPONSIBILIITES:

• Created improved Release processes and documentation to minimize customer impact during changes.
• Responsible for integration,configuration management and automation for product software development.
• Coordinated numerous successful Release of Code from Engineering to Production.
• Deployed Puppet, Puppet Dashboard, and PuppetDB for configuration management to existing infrastructure.
• Organized and coordinated releases across organization and owns the release management life cycle.
• Supporting installation administration of all server based Rational, HP and CA products.
• Providing Release Management and Build Automation with TFS 2010, RTC Build Automation for multiple projects.
• Configuration of Continuous, Rolling, Scheduled, Gated Automated Builds with TFS 2010 Build Automation.
• Deploy, maintain, troubleshoot, tune multi-tier, distributed, cloud-based application components.
• Develop best practices and processes Agile scrum methodology, JIRA program Management JIRA scrum , JIRA dashboard customization, JIRA release management, JIRA test management, JIRA training .
• Create complex JIRA workflows including project workflows, field configurations, screen schemes, permission schemes and notification schemes in JIRA.
• Conceptualized, developed, and implemented client-specific change management system to track ongoing user-requested modifications and vendor-supplied patches, fixes, and updates.
• Introduced Server Configuration Management with Puppet and automated system builds.
• Responsibility of Server Administration, Installation and Administration support of server based all Rational, HP and CA products.
• Agile Program management, Scrum, Bug Cycle management, SDLC design advice using JIRA. Program Management process/tools implementation/customization.
• Deploying Rational Team Concert, Microsoft TFS for Source Code Management, Build Automation, Release Management, and WorkItem Management Iteration Plan Management.
• JIRA customization - Issue Schemes, Workflow Schemes, Field Configuration Schemes, Screen Schemes, Permission Schemes, Notification Schemes.
• Provided Release services for SDLC Waterfall and Agile/Scrum.
• Prepared and Execution of test scripts using Selenium.
• Lead cross-functional team to support each Release project plan and post Release/Change review
• Provided training to around 500 users on Application Dev tools Rational Toolset, HP ALM, Microsoft Visual Studio, JIRA and CA Lisa .
• Promote and developed Rational CLM practices and IBM Rational Toolset utilization procedures that supported the re-use and collaborative development of project artifacts.
• Provide suitable Solutions and strategies for various SCM Projects with project setup and resolving individual user issues.
• Lead customized entirely workflow new work items in Rational Team Concert, project management tools to fit team's needs.
• Trained developers to get familiar on TFS 2010 Work Items, Queue New Builds, and Work Spaces with Visual Studio 2010/2012.
• Writing Customized Deployment Process templates for deploying source bits to Dev/QA/UAT/PROD Environments using PowerShell, MS deploy TFS.
• Coordinated build process between to ensure only needed changes were included.
• Provided Release services for SDLC Waterfall and Agile/Scrum and concurrently managed multiple Releases and Changes.
• Lead Rational Team Concert RTC configuration with leading IDEs including Rational Application Developer RAD , Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio2008/2010, Rational Software Architect, Spring Source suite and Adobeflex for 90 projects.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Technical Lead for Legacy tools migration to Rational CLM and lead migration of projects from ClearCase to Rational Team Concert within short timeframe saving around 2.66M from legacy tools CC,CQ and ReqPro 5 years maintenance cost.
• Implemented and maintenance support for 40 Rational Team Concert projects.
• Developed continuous integration system that automatically performs unit, functional, and integration tests against every proposed patch in an efficient fashion leads to better code quality, a faster release cycle, and happier engineers.
• Managing projects in both Agile and Waterfall development environments and Migrated the Projects from Waterfall to Scrum.
• Created improved Release processes and documentation to minimize customer impact during changes.
• Integration of JIRA with repositories such as ClearCase,Subversion and Git to track all code changes.
• Facilitated agile development process in the company including requirements and design processes. Developed build and release scripts and assisted with configuration management process.
• Lead the effort of analyzing multiple version control tools used in Southern California Edison SCE and developed a proposal and got an approval to have a single tool RTC across entire organization. This saved efficiencies that incurred due to duplication. Migrated all projects from various version control tools VSS,GIT, ClearCase, SVN to RTC.
• Successfully lead migration of projects from ClearCase to Rational Team Concert and SVN to GIT mentored developers on tool differences and migration of 90 Clearcase projects into Rational Team Concert and 9 SVN projects into GIT on schedule.
• Responsible for Rational Insight integration with HP Quality Center, CQ, ReqPro, and RQM and generated reports
• Installation/Deployment of Rational CLM with /JTS/DOORS/RTC and RQM.

Confidential

Configuration/Release Manager

RESPONSIBILIITES:

• Introduced time-based Deployment plans to Operations group that provided immediate improvements.
• Performed Build Release Engineer duties, Development support, designed and developed release build infrastructure.
• Responsible for build management, build verification troubleshooting builds for Releases.
• Managed 5-10 Releases/month up to 2 Releases/day in dynamic and constantly changing environment.
• Managed deploy plans, deployments tracked test results from UAT to Pre-Prod to Production.
• Integrated Release and Change Management procedures with various project work streams related to the development of a new system along with Operational procedures after the system implementation.
• Developed work flow of Release and Change Management procedures.
• Worked with client to understand and document requirements for Systems Release and Change Management
• Trained managers, software developers, and CM engineers in the effective use of the SCM in the development environment.
• Responsible for integrating with internal teams and offshore teams
• Supported 300 developers for on-site off-site development for clear case build process and implementation and merging code and branching/labeling source code.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Coordinated with multiple teams to setup SCM/CI process for offshore teams.
• Developed functional requirements, designed, and implemented a new enhanced and robust automated build system which reliably accommodated fast growing build/release configurations, reduced build time, increased productivity, provided fail-over mechanism and reproducibility.

Confidential

Sr. Programmer/Configuration

• Performed build and release of all software cycles engineering, test, production, update, patches, and maintenance.
• Used SVN and Perforce as a version control system, an important component of Source Configuration Management SCM .
• Lead developer of J2EE application framework modules and maintenance of existing functionalities.
• Maven is used for our build and release management.
• Perl scripting, shell scripting
• Configured continuous integration environment on a Linux server using Cruise control
• Maintaining the build environment within SVN.
• Converted and automated builds using Ant and Maven.
• Designed and configured automated build systems using Ant, and Maven. The most recent system created builds every few hours, and also allowed for easy on-demand builds for the latest code, as well as builds for any existing tagged versions in our source control repository.

Confidential

Configuration/Release Engineer

• Performed Build Release Engineer duties and designed and developed release build infrastructure.
• Familiar with Deployment activities.
• Have extensive knowledge on COTS products
• Deploy the Web/Windows applications to different servers.
• Work with deployment and QA Teams to assist in installation of product.
• Troubleshoot issues with build resolve/escalate appropriately
• Prepared and tested build scripts deployed these modules on different UNIX and Windows systems for AIT, AFT, Regression and Production Testing.
• Wrote scripts using Perl, BASH, and Kornshell to help users use new build and release system.
• Created Builds on daily basis and Deployed latest version of Build containing Empower components to different environments.
• Release Engineering tasks for making builds with Java on both Windows and UNIX systems.
• Supported developers for clear case config spec creation, branching, labeling, CC issues, and local and common client views.

Confidential

Worked as J2EE Programmer

• Involved in developing and deploying both Session beans and Entity Beans
• Involved in developing front-end applications using HTML, Java Script and JSP
• Designed all GUI by Using JSP.
• Developed Applications Using J2EE Technologies like EJB, Servlets, JSP
• Involved in developing business modules using EJB and Servlets
• Developed Stored Procedures carried out performance tuning of SQL, PL/SQL queries and procedures.

Confidential