OBJECTIVE:

Seeking suitable position in Software Configuration Management/Release Management/Project Management/Build and Deployment/Application Support/Running batch process flows for financial applications.

SUMMARY:

Twenty three (23) years of experience in data processing which includes Change and Configuration Management, Project Management, Build and Deployment Management for multiple environments, Environment Management, Testing, development in Oracle, Visual Basic, C, Unix, NT networking and administration, deployment, Web development, Oracle and C testing with excellent communication skills and lead experience, Unit testing, System testing, Integration, Regression and performance testing, DB2 UDB development, testing and deployment, Maestro and ESP flows.

HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND LANGUAGES:

• MS - Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP, Windows 7 and 10, MS - Windows NT (Servers and Workstations)
• SUN and HP, UNIX (SOLARIS and HP), X-WINDOWS, OPEN WINDOWS, ORACLE 8.0, DEVELOPER 2000, Visual Basic, SUN OS, PASCAL, FORTRAN, C, SQL*FORMS, SQL*PLUS, SQL*REPORTWRITER 3.0,SQL Server, PVCS, CCC/Harvest, Silk Performer (Segue Software), Unisys, Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, Crystal Reports, StarTeam/Starbase, Visual Source Safe and Source Offsite, WinRunner, Test Director, Load Runner, Java2, JRUN Web Servers and Communication Servers. RMC(Rational methodology composer), Sub-Version, Tortoise, HTML, Excel and VBA.
• Obtained training in Data Warehousing, Silk Performance testing, certified in DB2 UDB, Web Logic. Experienced in Web Sphere, AS400(iSeries), Windows, Wintel Servers, Maestro and ESP tools, running flows for retirement/financial applications.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE :

Consultant/Configuration Manager

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Change/code management experience, rational clear case and subversion.
• Executed flows and batched processes utilizing ESP and Maestro tools.
• Brought more functionality to the team and helped them in resolving issues on daily basis.
• Had hands on and posseses working knowledge of unix/Linux/z/OS.
• Worked with the testing and Development teams.
• Responsibilities included were to co-ordinate with Testing/Development teams during day time to understand flow requirements, participated in meetings and discussed flow issues with the corresponding teams and executed the flows in the evenings.
• Conducted meetings and trained and educated teams in running flows and understanding the process.
• Learnt ESP tool and the language and created/updated bash/ksh scripts and automated flow tasks.
• Provided detailed documentation to the team(s) and expanded scripts to initiate batch flows manually and/or through scheduler and then monitored them, generated reports of failed jobs and their logs and reported/resolved issues as needed.
• Use sub-version for storing scripts, documents etc. Was recognized/awarded .

Tools used: Computer Associates’s ESP, Maestro(IBM) tools unix, SQL, ServiceNow

Application Support Analyst

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Websphere administration.
• Utilized Maven and Jenkins (formerly Hudson) for builds and ChangeMan for deployment of Java applications to IBM Mainframe (z/OS) Unix platforms.
• Performed process improvement and helped with issue tracking/resolving.
• Worked as administrator on new Jenkins server meant for build and releases, created branches in Subversion SCM repositories and utilized using Jenkins.
• Deployed Java applications to WebSphere and to different cells and clusters.
• Created Release and Deployment documentation, generated metrics and improved production deployments.

Consultant/Configuration Manager

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Sub-version and TFS versioning systems for accessing code for build and deployment.
• Build and Deployment involved weblogic, websphere, Unix/Linux, windows, iSeries(AS400), xml, unix and other platforms and applications.
• Primary responsibility was to support applications that were developed and supported by geographically distributed development and testing teams.
• Deployments involved Testing and Production environments.
• Responsibilities included weblogic, websphere administration and managed server bouncing when needed.
• Also created data sources and bounced weblogic, websphere admin servers.

Consultant/IT Process Manager

Confidential, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Test and Production environments. Web publishing also included defect fixing and publishing utilizing Rational Method Composer and Sub-Version for version control system.
• Used Tortoise as interface to Sub-Version and also utilized xmi, css, html, pdf, bmp, gif pictures, video and other media files.
• This project was for publishing enterprise level methodology at Confidential and was made available across the corporation to educate/make aware Classic and Agile Methodologies.
• During this process, worked with manager, developer, testers and communication specialists and reported to Director.

Consultant/Project Manager

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• managed Loan Reconciliation project for various business lines under the executive member sponsorship and guidance.
• Interacted with various teams for implementation of the project, assigned and communicated tasks to various teams, participated in meetings and completed/implemented the project well in time with co-operation from all the participating teams.
• Used MS Excel and Excel functions like vlookup etc. effectively for identifying loans and providing status to the higher management.
• Provided senior management and the core teams with timely statistics.
• Implemented Vacation Time Tracker for a very big team to help executive member/manager to view snapshot of the report showing current status of vacation and sick days of individual members of the team.
• Also implemented Resource Allocation Project in Excel using VBA functions.
• This project helped the management in allocating projects/assignments to each of the team members.

Consultant/Configuration Manager

Confidential, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• worked on process improvement, coordinated effort for new test environment setup.
• Conducted and participated in several meetings in order to obtain information from various teams, identified gaps in the process and provided appropriate solutions/strategy for implementing controls where required.
• Developed procedures to improve process.
• Worked on Test Environment scheduling, overall performance of the test environment and coordinated efforts with several test leads.
• Responsibilities included were to implement the procedures developed and presented them to the satisfaction of the senior management.

Consultant/Configuration Management Specialist.

Confidential, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Developed Business Requirements for baseline verification tool as part of process improvement.
• Attended several meetings with managers of different groups/teams to identify technical and functional requirements.
• Utilized flow charts, use cases, scenarios and Rational RequisitePro to translate use cases into functional, non-functional and technical requirements and entered requirements into RequisitePro to be available to the development team.
• Also, held meetings with the development team to explain and to enable them to understand the requirements so that the implementation resulted in accurately defined requirements.
• The baseline verification tool which was implemented was placed on the web for usage by different groups enterprise wide.
• Worked in Configuration Management team which provided 24x7 support as part of Enterprise Configuration Management Team.
• Supported deployment of applications which were very critical in nature and required quick and positive responses.
• Responsibilities included were to perform Deployment/Migration of large number of applications to various environments.
• Responsibilities included were to Utilize ClearCase and ClearQuest and to provide customer support.
• Followed UCM process.
• Interacted with release management, development teams and created builds and migrated code to multiple environments which included test, acceptance and production environments.
• Guided the users/customers on the CM process and enforced Configuration Management procedures which were defined and adopted by this financial/mortgage corporation.
• This assignment was in a very dynamic and challenging atmosphere/environment.
• The build/deployment tools/software included were ant, AbInitio, Perl and shell scripts.

Consultant/Configuration Management Specialist

Confidential, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Configuration Management team which provided 24x7 support to the Restatement project which was very critical in nature and required quick and positive responses. Worked in rotating shifts in a team which provided round the clock support.
• Responsibilities included were act as shift lead and own responsibility and also to co-ordinate efforts with other team members.
• Made appropriate decisions and involved management appropriately as needed basis.
• Responsibilities included were ClearCase and ClearQuest administration and customer support.
• Followed UCM process.
• Interacted with release management, development teams and created builds and migrated code to multiple environments which included test, acceptance and production environments.
• Guided the users/customers on the CM process and enforced Configuration Management procedures that were defined and adopted by this financial/mortgage corporation. Worked in a very dynamic and challenging environment.
• The build/deployment tools/software included were ant, AbInitio, Perl and shell scripts.

Consultant/Change Manager

Confidential, McLean, VA

Responsibilities:

• Possessed strong understanding of development and change management process. Led team of CM Specialists and coordinated support efforts for several projects.
• Was responsible for team work and submitted weekly status reports to the management, assigned project support activities to the team members and guided them to achieve deadlines and goals set for the projects.
• Worked on RUP builder and helped building the software.
• Responsibilities included were to partner with project managers, release managers, and developers to documented the impact of a new release on the existing baselines and provided traceability.
• Developed Configuration Management Plans for the projects and guided, communicated and executed process and led the project for SOX compliance.
• Worked with technical and application architects to communicate impact of proposed changes.
• Identified cost, technical, and schedule impacts of changes to production baseline.
• Ensured that the technical baseline was documented and configuration managed.
• Developed, promoted, and supported the implementation of innovative technology solutions by working closely with program management, application developers, business area analysts and infrastructure teams. Utilized Rational Change management Tools, ClearCase and ClearQuest.

Skills: ClearCase Base and UCM, ClearQuest, Perl, Training, UNIX.

Consultant/Environment Manager

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Responsibilities:

• As Environment Manager for Unix, Oracle, JRUN responsibilities included second level of support for development and QA environment.
• Worked on Oracle, JRUN and Unix application support.
• Responsibilities included were: develop and implement configuration management processes, participate in Change Control Board, assess change requests validity, risk and impact to the project team, smoke test new build deployments to ensure software changes have not adversely impacted required system functionality.
• Identified issues related to configuration management by working with appropriate members of the project team and found solutions or escalated issues for resolution.
• Participated in Disaster recovery testing related to Oracle database and Web applications.
• Planned and executed test cases related to business logic and communication.
• Involved in the support of platform migration from JRUN to Web Logic platform of Web Servers.
• Supported communication servers, Web servers as developer and environment coordinator.
• Interacted with several development, system testing, integration testing, regression testing, production support teams, project managers, DBAs and coordinated them as part of the job responsibility. Trained members of the team in understanding and supporting the systems, software and different groups.
• Coordinated meetings with release management, development, testing, production support, Unix admin teams and stake holders and established procedures and guidelines for daily activities like deployment, environment scheduling and maintenance of servers.
• Trained other team members in application, test environment setup and server maintenance schedules and utilized clarify in creating solutions for resolution of the issues and problems. Installed security certificates for the URLs on the Webservers which are accessed internally and externally.

Confidential

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• evaluated Visual Source Safe and Source Offsite for remote site access and tested security functionality.
• Obtained IBM sponsored training in DB2 Universal Database - DB2 UDB v7.1 Family Fundamentals and DB2 UDB v7.1 Database Administration for UNIX and Windows.
• Passed certification exam DB2 UDB v7.1 Family Fundamentals exam (Exam number 512).
• Evaluated Source Offsite & Visual Source safe for remote data access.

Confidential

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• responsible for build procedures and daily builds for multiple projects in VC++ development.
• Also responsible for administration of ClearCase (Base ClearCase and UCM) integration and maintenance of code developed at multiple sites (Offshore and multi-national development teams), maintenance of InstallShield Script.
• Conducted intensive System Testing utilizing WinRunner Test Scripts.
• The job tasks included installation of ClearCase, resolved issues that were encountered by the developers.
• Conducted and participated in meetings with data architects, quality assurance team and project managers.
• Created builds which included overseas code (multinational). Responsibilities also included: training developers in ClearCase usage and code integrations, writing procedures, interact with QA team and to ensure that Rational Unified Process is implemented (Iterative) for overall development and testing.
• Worked on InstallShield build script issues and fixed problems, modified existing scripts per client requirements to the satisfaction of the Client by resolving complex issues.