SUMMARY:

• Over Seventeen years of experience in Object Oriented Analysis, Design, Development, Deployment, Testing and Maintenance of various Internet and Intranet web applications and over Five years of experience in leading and managing Web Development projects for Insurance companies.
• Skilled in streamlining operations and maintaining schedules to ensure projects are delivered to the highest quality, within budget by effectively organizing, managing, utilizing all resources and providing great customer satisfaction.
• Expertise in coordinating diverse teams in different geographical locations and resources to complete objectives.
• Sound knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Oracle9i certified professional.
• Strong ability to learn new technologies and process quickly.
• Ability to prioritize effectively, multitask and achieve objectives within time constraints.
• Excellent client relation skills and the drive to complete tasks effectively and efficiently where customer services are demanded as well as the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and the technical community.
• Creative problem solver, proactive listener, and the ability to work in a team or individually.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Management Tools: Microsoft Project Professional 2013, Rational Team Concert (RTC) Change Management System, Clarity

Programming Languages: Java, XML, PL - SQL, Perl, JavaScript

Web Based Application Development: Web Publishing with JSP, HTML, CSS, DHTML, ASP, TOAD, Microsoft InterDev 6.0, Front Page 2000, Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.0, WebSphere Application Development Studio (WSAD), Eclipse - Indigo, Apache Maven-2.2.1, Rational Application Developer for WebSphere(RAD) 8.0.4

Database Technologies: Oracle9i, MS SQL Server, Microsoft Access, DB2, Sybase

Web Servers: IBM WebSphere ND 6.1, Apache Tomcat 4.0.2, Microsoft Internet Information Servers IIS

Operating Systems: AS400 (iSeries), MS-DOS, Windows 9X/2000, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 7.0

Software Packages: Ipswitch WS FTP Pro, PGP, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, AdobeImageReady 3.0, GIF Construction Set 32, Microsoft Suite, OnTime 2009, Softlanding’s TurnoverSVN, Web Performance Load Tester 4.3, Apache Directory Studio, Softerra LDAP browser 4.5, WINSCP, PuTTy, Hyperion Interactive Reporting Studio,.

Directory Services: Sun LDAP Directory, Microsoft Active Directory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dover, NH

Project Lead/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project Lead in the Commercial Insurance - IT Claims Systems team.
• Managed and directed project team members through several Application Development and Lifecycle management projects like DB2 Upgrades of multiple applications which had cross departments impacts.
• Managed projects following the Agile methodology making sure the changes were delivered to business faster.
• Planned, scheduled and executed all stages of application development to a successful implementation. Regularly met with business to assess business needs for each project and planned releases accordingly.
• Excelled in guiding the work of the technical teams. Articulated project goals and scope and prepared a detail project plan for achieving project milestones.
• Managed geographically dispersed team members to ensure objectives are achieved within prescribed time frame and budget.
• Oversaw the development, implementation and execution of multiple project plans and ensured all projects were delivered on schedule.
• Worked with management to allocated staff and budget resources to meet changing needs.

Confidential, Dover, NH

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Software Developer in the Commercial Insurance - IT Claims Systems team.
• Worked as a JAVA developer in the Complex and Emerging Risks Claim (CERC) systems suit of applications.
• Worked on several enhancement requests for the Case Management (CMS) application which included making JAVA code changes and database related changes. As part of project life cycle, was responsible for unit, functional and system integration testing, building and deployment of the ear files to the various WAS environments.
• Worked on Company Code enhancements needed for the Claim policy numbers for the ERS application. Wrote database scripts, Stored Procedures, modified UNIX jobs as part of the enhancements. Also created a new UNIX script to automate data fixes. Was responsible for testing, building and deployment of ear and tar files for application and batch changes.
• Worked on Hyperion report changes for ERS monthly releases.

Confidential, Dover, NH

Senior Software Developer

Responsibilities:

• Sr. Software Developer in the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), Security Delivery team.
• Worked as a lead JAVA developer in the CA - Role and Compliance Manager (RCM)/Governance Minder project. Developed tools and reports to data mine users in various platforms within the company to get the user identities and their related access permissions in an automated fashion that helped the security teams within the company to access and analyze data.
• Mentored junior team members to shorten the project time line.

Confidential, Portsmouth, NH

Developer/DBA

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Web Production Support Lead for all the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) web applications.
• Lead the QA team through several critical web projects.
• Developed an in house FTP system for file transfers in and out of the company.
• Developed an internal File transfer portal for the company to help business users to easily upload and download files from iSeries, LAN and FTP server.
• Developed an Image portal to allow business users to upload images of documents for easy access to all users within the company.
• Key member in the re-branding of the Confidential website and making it Section 508 compliant.
• Played an Integral part in the re-platforming from legacy applications on IBM Mainframe to AS400.
• Wrote several processes in PERL to automate work flow.
• Set up a Defect and Change Request tracking tool based on the company’s needs.
• Lead and setup several business workflow projects for different business groups within the company by customizing Axosoft’s OnTime system as a primary subject matter expert.