Summary

Over 7 years of Professional experience with expertise in all the phases of Software development and full cycle implementation of Desktop and Client-Server based applications using Windows Installer technology, Wise Package Studio, Application virtualization.

Professional skills

• Packaged applications for different OS - Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 64 32 bit and Windows Server 2008 R2
• In-depth knowledge of SCCM client installation, software distribution, reporting, client management and other SCCM components.
• Experience in deploying Applications using SCCM 2012 by creating Packages and targeting them to Collections.
• Experience in creating complex query-based User and Device collections.
• Tremendous experience with Wise Packaging Studio 8.0, Install shield Admin Studio 11.0, App-v 4.6 SP1
• Familiarity with App-v Sequencer for sequencing, streaming, testing, troubleshooting and publishing virtual applications
• Sound knowledge on OS automation/installs/upgrades, Sysprep, unattended, WinPE and application install automation.
• Well experienced in creating/editing MSI, MST Transforms MSM Merge Modules , MSP Patches and MSI Database tables etc.
• Expertise in IBM products and tools and IBM Rational product suite to perform integration, installation and configuration.
• Skilled in analysis, troubleshooting, testing, documentation, technical support, and windows network administration
• Extensive experience with Windows Desktop Services, including Active Directory, WSUS, SCCM, MBAM, GPO, AGPM, anti-virus solutions, etc.
• Expertise in developing scripts using Windows Batch, VBScript, and Powershell for the automation of Windows Desktop Management.
• Strong knowledge on Windows 7, Group Policy, Windows registry.
• Extensive experience with Active Directory, Novell and Citrix Technologies
• Expertise in Packaging desktop software applications for automated installations experience with Wise, SCCM, MSI, AdminStudio
• Expertise in managing Windows Desktops in Enterprise Environments consisting of 5,000 endpoints.
• MSI conflict resolution and ICE validation using Orca
• Hands on experience of different troubleshooting tools used for packaging like File Mon, Reg Mon, Picture Taker, Beyond Compare
• Solid Active Directory experience on Windows desktop environment including, Group Policy Objects, AD, Distributed File System
• Experience with core infrastructure and networking technology including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS
• Experience with application packaging tools, including Flexera AdminStudio, Virtualization/VDI XenDesktop or VMware View .
• Experience with Citrix Xen App that provides application virtualization and application delivery.
• Expertise in installing and configuration of SCCM Client and console for Deployment and QA of applications in test environment.
• Proficiency with Excel, Remedy, LANDesk, VMware and Active Directory

Software

• Packaging software:
• Install shield AdminStudio 11.0,
• Wise package Studio 8.0,
• Microsoft Soft grid/App-V,
• Install Aware, Orca,
• Citrix XenApp, Citrix Xen Server, Thinapp
• Trouble shooting Software:
• Process Monitor-Filemon, Regmon,
• Picture taker,
• Examdiff,
• Installrite,
• Wise Com Capture
• Windows Installer log utility tool
• Icon extractor
• Beyond compare
• Dependency Walkers, many OLE/COM/ActiveX tools, Conflict Solver, xCacls
• Scripting/ Programming Languages
• VBScript, Wise Script, Bash shell scripting, SQL programming, USMT.Xml
• C, C , HTML, ASP, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Install Script
• Virtual Computing Tools
• VM Ware workstation,
• ESX 3.5 Maintenance,
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI ,
• APP DNA,
• Microsoft ACT Toolkit 5.5
• Deployment Tools
• SCCM 2007, SCCM 2012
• MDT2012,
• Microsoft Build Manager,
• Altiris Notification and Deployment Server
• Administration Software
• Citrix Metaframe XP,
• PS 4.0, PS 4.5, XenApp,
• Microsoft Active Directory Snap-Ins.
• Professional Experience
• Confidential
• Sr. Application Packager/SCCM Deployment Engineer
• Responsibilities:
• SCCM 2012 was used extensively for deployment of packages creating collections, Advertisement, Configuration Manager Console, Package definition, Distribution points, Reporting .
• Responsible for Operating System Deployment OSD , image deployment, and software deployment.
• Identifying and resolving SCCM 2012 deployment issues.
• Keep management, business stakeholders, and project managers informed on deployment progress and/or issues.
• Understand, install, and maintain SCCM 2012 infrastructure.
• Respond to any SCCM infrastructure alarms/incidents and resolve issues.
• Created VB scripts and packages for deployment via SCCM 2012.
• Created SCCM collection using business criteria, package and advertisements.
• Experience in Creating Task Sequences for business application packages.
• Deploying software and driver packages to client environment.
• Manage collection membership queries.
• Generating report templates using Report Builder.
• Creating Managing software inventory reports using SCCM queries.
• Generating SCCM custom SQL reports.
• Work closely with engineers and senior technicians to communicate problems encountered and implement temporary and permanent corrective actions.
• Perform OSD Task Sequence Account and security management of Active Directory, user profiles, user account policies.
• Provided infrastructure and design guidance for setting up and maintaining SCCM 2012, Landesk environments.
• Provided Risk Assessment and remediation guidance for SCCM 2012 infrastructures
• Provided guidance on creating custom reports utilizing the SCCM DB using custom SQL queries and SQL Reporting Services
• Monitored SCCM platform health and mitigated issues as needed.
• Responsible for packaging internal and third party applications using VBS and Windows Batch Scripting.
• Application Virtualization/Sequencing using Microsoft App-V v4.6 for XP, Windows 7 32bit and 64bit and Citrix.
• Created Windows Installer MSI packages using Wise Package studio 8.0 ,Admin studio 11.0
• Created Windows Installer Transforms MST for customizing and rationalizing Vendor MSI's.
• Created custom VB and Wise Scripts to perform automation, installation and configuration tasks within MSI packages.
• Optimized the SQL queries based on the execution time using appropriate indexes.
• Remediate the packaging, GPO settings, Supporting OS Components, etc. if issues were found.
• Performed package validation and troubleshooting the applications to resolve Internal Consistency Errors ICE .
• Conducted peer review and pre-quality control on MSIs created by team members and Conflict resolving checks.
• Experience with Citrix XenApp that provides application virtualization and application delivery.
• Involved in the total packaging life cycle and worked for different departmental migrations from Win XP to Win 7 32bit, 64 bit and made completion of the project.

Environment: Wise Package Studio 8, Windows 7 32bit, 64 bit , SCCM 2012,Landesk, AppV-4.6 SP1, Admin studio 11.0, Orca, Procmon, MDOP, VMware, OS Deployment Tools, Desktop Configurations, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenServer, SQL, Wise script , VB Script

Confidential

Sr. Application Packager/SCCM Engineer

Responsibilities:

Created Windows Installer MSI packages for the CFG using Wise Package studio 7.0/8.0 and Install Shield Admin Studio 10.

Created Windows Installer Transforms MST for customizing and rationalizing Vendor MSI's.

Sequencing using Microsoft App-V v4.6 SP1 for XP, Windows 7 32bit and 64bit

Application Virtualization for Windows 7 x86/x64 deployment.

Sequenced both VFS and Mount.

Develop software packages for SCCM, including usage of batch and vbscripts and update approximately 1600 software packages in SCCM for Windows 7 compatibility.

Create SCCM packages and programs and verified all packages and programs were built to enterprise requirements and standards.

Used SCCM 2007 for remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, hardware and software inventory and network access protection.

Responsible for Operating System Deployment OSD , image deployment, and software deployment.

Identifying and resolving SCCM 2012 deployment issues.

Created Task Sequence using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010.

Performed application compatibility test using Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit.

Deployed applications using SCCM and MDT by creating the application profiles using both Task sequence and Microsoft Build Manager.

Installed and Tested Sequenced application using .MSI and also used SFTMIME command.

Created custom VB and Wise Scripts to perform automation, installation and configuration tasks within MSI packages.

Created, modified and customized MSI packages using Symantec Wise Package studio, MSI tools.

Worked with the VMware workstation 6.5 for creating the packages.

Profiled Streamed and Published applications in Citrix cloud Environment.

Tested Packages to the standards adopted by CFG.

Resolved issues by troubleshooting applications in Citrix environment for the application to move on to end state.

Developed applications in Citrix management console for the Citrix cloud as per the requirements of the groups.

Findings of Related Groups and user Id's in Active Directory.

Tested Behavior of applications in the native install and Citrix environment.

Installed OS, patches and security policies through SCCM.

Environment: Flexera Admin Studio 2011 ,SCCM 2007, APP-V 4.5 and 4.6 SP1, VMware Workstation 6.5,Windows 7, Windows XP SP3, SCCM, Citrix Server, VB Script, BATCH script.

Confidential

Application Virtualization/Packaging Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Various applications to build MSI packages, Transforms MST , Merge Modules MSM and Patches MSP according to the package requirement using Install Shield AdminStudio 9.0/APP-V
• Created administrative installations, per-machine installations and per-user installations.
• Interacted with Users/Application owners for Application Packaging/Distribution support for the implemented packages.
• Experience in sequencing the packaged application on to user's machine's using Soft Grid.
• Sequencing applications using App-V 4.5 and publishing on Microsoft App-V Client Server.
• Experience in publishing the sequenced applications on Windows Server 2008 Microsoft App-V Management Sever to the defined groups in Active Directory
• Analyzing the various technical problems during the UAT and providing timely resolution of issues in both the Citrix and windows environment.
• Used tools such as Process Monitor for troubleshooting the Packages.
• Create and manage VMware Snapshot to facilitate the packaging process.
• Working on various applications to build MSI packages and using Transforms MST and Patches MSP according to the package requirement
• Repackaged both In-House and third party vendor applications by repacking applications in MSI format using Admin Studio 8.5
• Provided third-level support and status reports during the application rollout process.
• Involved in Internal Testing of the packaged applications for standards and functionality before actually submitting to the Testing Team.
• Involved in documenting the standards and procedures employed for packaging and testing the packages
• Deployed applications using SCCM 2007 by creating the application profiles using both Task sequence and Microsoft Build Manager.

Environment: Install Shield, AdminStudio 9.0, APP-V 4.5 , Soft Grid 4.2, Windows XP/Vista, Windows7, VMware Workstation 5.5, Procmon, Orca, SCCM 2007

Confidential

Application Packager

Responsibilities:

• Used Wise Package Studio 7.0 Professional and Install Shield Admin Studio 9.0 to repackage the application packages and to take the snapshot of the pre-install and post-install and capture the changes for XP and Vista.
• Migration of applications developed on Win XP to Vista and 7 based machines.
• Created the Windows Installer setup packages .MSI using Admin Studio, and Wise Packaging Studio. Created Transforms MST against vendor provided MSI applications, according to the package requirement.
• Written Windows Scripts, Wise Scripts and VB Scripts to make the applications work and to meet the company standards.
• Driver deployment in Windows XP and Vista DIFxApp merge module
• Used Filemon and Regmon tools for monitoring the files and registry keys accessed by the application, as part of troubleshooting.
• Used VMware to build desktop and server workstations.
• Created custom actions with in MSI to make the applications work according to the company standards.
• Tested the applications in the Lockdown environment before sending the application to QA
• Managed SMS Site Servers, Distribution Points, Management Points and other Server roles.
• Packaged and deployed monthly security patches released by Microsoft for more than 4000 workstations and 300 servers.
• Generate SMS reports for applications deployed.
• Troubleshooting any package distribution issues related with SMS 2003.
• Created package, collections and advertisement in SMS.
• Involved in testing the applications and sending it to Quality for QA testing and doing an End-user Acceptance Testing to pass to deployment.
• Strong experience with Provisioning Server, Storefront of Citrix environment.
• Documented the steps and procedures for all the applications.

Environment: Admin Studio 9.0, Wise Package Studio 7.0, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, VB Script, Wise Script, Citrix, VMware, SMS

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Repackaged hundreds of software installations with Wise Package Studio 6.0 for a locked-down environment.
• Repackaged software installations for use in a new environment using Setup Capture tool in Wise Package Studio.
• Developed automated install MSI packages of Microsoft all in house and third party software with Wise Package Studio.
• Implemented VB scripts in custom actions.
• Packaged applications to a distributed systems desktop environment.
• Created MSTs Transforms to customize vendor provided MSIs to meet specific needs.
• MSI package validation to ensure robust and reliability Windows Installer packages.
• Tested and debugged MSI packages to make sure that they function properly for all users on the managed Windows XP Platform.
• Implemented Windows Installer patches .MSP to existing installed version of windows installer based applications.
• Corrected Internal Consistency Errors using Install Shield's Setup Editor, Windows Installer SDK tool ORCA, and Microsoft Dependency Walker.
• Used VMware Workstation to package the application on a clean virtual image.
• Used VB Scripts to wrap the .MSI and to automate/schedule the tasks. Also worked on Batch files and migrated them to VB Scripts.
• Developed Installation packages using Wise Package Studio, Highly expertise in MSI tables, components and features.
• Used tools such as Filemon and Regmon and Procmon to debug application issues.
• Worked on SMS Admin Console for SMS 2003 to deploy MSI Packages into Distribution System.

Environment: Wise Package Studio 6.0, Windows XP, VMware, Filemon, Regmon, Procmon, Orca, SMS