SUMMARY

• Possessing a great professional attitude with balance under pressure
• Self Starter with great time management and task completion skill
• Great Project Management skills doing the following: Writing of Business Requirnments Documents, Project Plans, Scrum Master, Change Management, Capasity and Resource planning and Software Lifecycle team mentoring.
• Possessing a will get it done attitude that produces quality scalable solutions
• A true passion for the work and a desire to bring change where needed while preserving mechanisms that are working
• Possessing the ability to work with all levels a management and teams
• Possessing the ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously thru to the release cycle with on - time delivery and process repeatability.
• Build/Release Management & Project Management with eleven years experience.
• Highlights include: Ability to take the lead in the implementation or enhancement of Software, COTS Systems which greatly enhance the software the Software Development Lifecycle for new development and legacy products.
• JIRA Technical Problem solver
• Extensive experience working with release engineering tools and processes in multiple environments. Possessing ability to manage full spectrum life cycle Load Balanced LINUX and Windows environments running in VMWARE that allows organizations to promote software through the written application process lifecycle. (Sandbox, QA, Unit Test, Production Demo site using JBOSS).
• Over 10 solid years as process champion and lead the development of Change Management, Risk Management and several other ITIL processes based IT service Management indicatives.
• Significant experience working in a UNIX environment with over 4 years experience with Tomcat and Apache
• Experience Managing Amazon Cloud instances containing full development environment using Right Scale
• Scripting in ANT, NANT and shell
• Deployment of MSI and Windows Web services
• Five years experience Agile SCRUM MASTER using the JIRA 6.1.4 Green hopper/JIRA Agile sprint Management system for project management and Sprint backlogging and Sprint management.
• Incredibly talented JIRA expert, I have worked with the tools and other members of a suite of tools that include Confluence.
• Process and Lifecycle implementation specialist using ITIL Best Practices Developed and maintained
• Clear understanding of SDLC and its methodologies
• Managing SVN and Continuous Build Integration tasks in a heterogeneous environment JIRA Agile and Stash. Created build/release and configuration management procedures using Bamboo.
• Managed application connection and communication (ACTIVE MQ)
• Disaster Recovery plans and performed DR testing.
• Managed licensing and support agreements for all software product Applied operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
• Excellent understanding of producing deployable units in a J2EE environment (War, .Ear)
• Aware of Java Applications Architecture Working knowledge of a many Configuration Management tools/Version Tracking/Source Code Control (PVCS, VB .NET C# technologies. Strong hands-on experience working with Team Track, Business Mashups (Team Track), CVS, Subversion, PVCS, and Ant.
• JIRA installations for various clients across multiple platforms and databases including dedicated and VPS environments created a custom JIRA plug-in to generate custom reports based on a combination of: components, features and requirements have set up custom workflows for various clients given multiple JIRA demos use JIRA on a daily basis across several Atlassian projects and plug-in projects with the following Tool implementation and training role outs (JIRA, Confluence, Stash, Bamboo, Team Calendar, Structure)
• Managed website cache using the Akamai Edge Control Management of Release and QA teams and management of expectation of all other stakeholders regarding release timelines and deliverable.
• Ability to manage LINUX systems to complete all levels of application process management.
• Ability to adhere to the rigor of a fast paced and work long hour when needed.
• Ability to provided 24/7 Configuration Management support and Systems Administration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Release Manager/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Created Jira workflows, including permission, screen, and notification schemes
• Grant and manage user permissions across the systems
• Perform project, workflow, and instance data migration
• Implement and manage source control integration with Jira Perform Jira and Confluence initial installs Design, document, implement, and maintain scripts to enhance current build/release processes
• Continually evaluate tools and technologies to improve the overall release process
• Used JIRA Agile to manage Build team tasks, release reporting and scheduling and build lifecycle management
• Worked with Offshore Developers and QA teams
• Incorporating new development projects into existing build structures
• Installing and/or upgrading new software tools when needed and help administrate common engineering resources Create and maintain tools and scripts to deploy and configure software products.
• Troubleshoot application configuration issues in lower test and production environments; help ensure packages have been installed properly Participate in the improvement, documentation, communication and enforcement of configuration engineering processes for software applications.
• Report on configuration status of development, test and production environments.
• Enhance existing automated Build/Deploy process and architect the next generation centralized deployment.

Confidential

Software Tool/Process/Process Management Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Acting as the Process and Tools lead for major Atlassian tools upgrade Implemented Latest stack that includes JIRA 6, Confluence, Gerrit, Sonar and GIT SVN is also being used.
• I have standardized and consolidated toolsets and introduced JIRA Agile to the development teams.
• I have mentored everyone from upper Management, Development to Project Management on the proper usage of the mentioned toolsets in an Agile Scrum methodological environment.
• Created documentation of system architecture, How- to docs and process from for all mentioned tools.
• Mentored the Software tools team on how to effectively manage these systems upon my departure.
• Manage bug triage and QA Test Management process. Also implemented TEMPO for resource and project Management.
• JIRA was a full upgrade and merger of two different instances, one being legacy and the other was the JIRA six implementation
• This JIRA 6 instance, was a pilot of all of the above application fully integrated with single-sign on.
• I acted as the SME and product owner of the implantation while being fully hands on its construction and driving the projects to completion.
• Help the organization realize a full standardization of their software lifecycle end to end solutions.
• Setup Garret for code review and integrated thru JIRA

Confidential, CA

Project Manager/Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Acquired ownership of the systems and application area of the IMPACT implementation, including over 50 applications and business interfaces
• Developed communication and information transfer with the Project Managers of those more than 50 systems and interfaces to manage monthly releases in a semi- continuous Integration environment.
• Bash shell, Korn shell, or Perl scripting
• Linux System Administration/Automation/DevOps
• Jira/Atlassian administration, managing upgrade and system backed and front-end configurations
• Used the SharePoint Connector plug-in - the Confluence plug-in side as opposed to the SharePoint webparts.
• SharePoint Webservices Wrapper
• Permission Checker RPC Plug-in
• Bulk User Upload Macro
• Multi-Excerpt Plug-in
• Confluence Remote Java Wrapper
• Confluence File Uploader
• Attachment metadata plug-in - a custom Confluence enhancement written for a customer to help drive document workflow.
• An entire user screen displaying attachment metadata
• An admin screen for uploading metadata from an Excel spreadsheet
• A 'search extractor' to insert metadata search results into Confluence search results
• Software Configuration Management (Subversion)
• Java/ant build and deploy

Confidential, Ca

Configuration Manager Build/Release

Responsibilities:

• Run weekly release update meeting for all release schedules Work with all stakeholders to manage, build requirements and to manage build and release schedules
• Create automated environment to perform multiple daily builds for multiple release versions of the legacy web platform and also mobile applications for all platforms.
• Wrote detailed documentation of all application lifecycle activities (branching, merging, build steps, delivery process
• Managed continues integration environment for on-demand and nightly builds.
• Manage all release process applications (JIRA, SVN, GIT, and Hudson)
• Produced pilots and Proof of concepts for proposed JIRA process implementations
• Used Universal Wiki Converter to move in-house Wiki to Confluence
• Created video training material and configure in a Confluence pages that allowed for new hire ordination and development environment and coding standards examples
• Produced Confluence spaces that provided real-time status of JIRA project progress in the form of pivot tables and dynamic charts
• Planning and executing upgrades and merge of two JIRA instances into one.
• Implemented the needed upgrade and development of plug-in for JIRA and/or Confluence
• Concatenated spaces as needed to solve redundancy

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA

Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Major server and Datacenter migration with 65 servers and blades in on location and DR environment with 25 servers
• Used Microsoft Project 2010 to create and manager project tasks
• Standard, PMI project management activities including scheduling, cost, issues, status reporting/meetings, serving as primary contact for scheduling and information dissemination with the client, creating service requests for serves, change requests, etc.
• This is a major project and a hectic environment that will require a seasoned professional that can work in a hectic environment.
• Managed Project team and third party team to timeline completion
• Conducted progress meeting and reported progress using a project management tool kit.

Confidential, Carpinteria, CA

Manager of Build & Release

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of Jira Green hopper integrated with fisheye, Bamboo, SVN and GIT.
• Management, Continuous integration for MSI, C++, C# and Linux services
• Used Nant, Ant and Bamboo for Continuous Integration, scheduled and on-demand builds
• Worked with stakeholders gathering configuration file changes and database changes for software package deployment.
• Responsible for release notes and application change manifests for production deployment.
• Management firmware and device software updates thru a developed website upload.
• Acted as a central communication median to all stakeholders responsible for deliverable within the software development lifecycle
• Credited with the drafting and writing of detailed process documentation for the Application Release Cycle based on ITIL best practices
• Customized Jira workflow for application release cycle gates and also acted as a Software Application Administrator.
• Check application functionality against user stories for implementation accuracy.
• Managed communication between all stakeholders
• Responsible for communication of Change Management events schedule releases and patch releases

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Configuration Management Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Architected Solutions for various clients in the area of Release Management, Process Management, Software Configuration Management, and Quality Assurance
• Implemented Business Mashups (Team Track) created custom workflows and lead the translation of business process to technical reality.
• Responsible for systems analysis, data auditing, process management, system development life cycle management.
• SME in the key point of Business Mashups (detailed understanding of Mashups, applications and orchestrations).
• Worked with Software Configuration Management and implementation using PVCS VM, Team Track, SVN and Nant process measurement, management, control, and improvement
• Performed audit and internal control, software test management and quality assurance
• Management of Information Technology Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning
• Worked with vendors to acquire necessary software items at the best pricing possible. Worked with vendors to keep software items maintenance current and price effective

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Production Control Manager, Process Management and Automation

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured team foundation server & Ms Build, created custom workflows and assisted with build automation.
• Responsible for systems analysis, data auditing, process management, system development life cycle management.
• Responsible for system and data management, System and data conversion
• Prepared applications development, testing and system and data management, system and data conversion.
• Responsible for project management, coordination and training and user support.
• Standards, Policy, Procedural, Technical and User Documentation
• Worked with change management and change control in a MS .Net and C#, ASP development environments using SVN, JIRA and Jenkins.
• Performed audit and internal control, software test management and quality assurance
• Management of Information Technology Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning
• Managed company premiums and claims thru a global event scheduling system
• Managed full spectrum life cycle redundant LINUX environments that allowed the organization to promote software production through the written process lifecycle. (Sandbox, QA, Unit Test, Production)
• Managed the software consistencies on each machine, ensuring that all third party products and system software version were consistent from Windows environment to Windows environment
• Worked with vendors to acquire necessary software items at the best pricing possible.
• Worked with vendors to keep software items maintenance current and price effective

Confidential, CA

Configuration Management Architect / PVCS Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Build requirements with key stakeholders and users and senior management and utilized Enterprise Architecture/n-tier design skills.
• Performed Business Analysis duties assessing what the Configuration Management processes where needed by the organization.
• Designed for Scalability, Usability, Performance, Extensibility and Reliability
• Worked with Choice of Authentication, Authorization strategies in regards to role based process flow and source repository security.
• Met and Managed Client Expectations of their Configuration Management structure as a whole.
• Adhered with project management standards and drafted documentation according to there organization duty flow. User manuals for IDE source control interaction and other types of how to documentation.
• Worked with Configuration Management/Version Tracking/Source Code Control (PVCS, VB .NET technology, PowerBuilder and Cruise Control build technology the migration of this application from UNIX and Windows base to LINUX base
• Communicated Excel with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects and initiatives
• Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating outside vendors and offshore resources in support of timeline and IT project deliverables.
• Trained, motivating and mentoring on-site and offshore junior managers, engineers, developers and technicians.
• Coordination of user acceptance testing of final IT infrastructure and software development deliverables through iterative evolutions
• Worked with vendors to acquire necessary software items at the best pricing possible. Worked with vendors to keep software items maintenance current and price effective
• Hired and managed a team of 4 administrators and Configuration Management personnel to handle daily Linux-related and software lifecycle management responsibilities.
• Installed and configured and created custom associated control policies using TFS for.NET development efforts.
• Worked as a Project Manager in the implementation of JD Edwards Enterprise One
• Management and change control in Java, J2EE, PowerBuilder and MS .Net development environments

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Software Release Manager

Responsibilities:

• Communicated and interacted with Developers/QA, Management and cross-functional teams on daily and weekly basis
• Organized build types such as daily, weekly, Milestone and maintaining by labeling, branching and providing release notes.
• Automated build processes and publish build results to developers and QA teams. Published daily source code repository activity for changes on the development and integration branches
• Designed and implemented Clear quest version 7.0 databases for bug tracking and issue tracking for the project. Administrated Rational Clear quest 6.8 to 7.1 tool for the developer and used Rational Functional Tester 7.0, Rational Manual Tester, Rational Test Manager 7.0, Rational Requisite Pro 7.0 to coordinate testing efforts with QA team
• Hired and managed a team of 6 Configuration Management and QA personnel to handle daily Linux-related and software lifecycle management responsibilities.
• Communicated with Development/QA/Management teams for SCM requirement analysis, build tools, maintaining libraries
• Managed full spectrum life cycle redundant LINUX environments that allowed the organization to promote software production through the written process lifecycle (Sandbox, QA, Unit Test, Production Demo site using JBOSS)
• Managed the software consistencies on each machine insuring that all third party products and system software version were consistent from LINUX environment to LINUX environment
• Communicated with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects and initiatives
• Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating outside vendors and off-shore resources in support of timeline and IT project deliverables
• Trained, motivated and mentored onsite and offshore junior managers, engineers, developers and technicians
• Coordination of user acceptance testing of final IT infrastructure and software development deliverables through iterative evolutions
• Worked with venders to acquire necessary software items at the best pricing possible and to keep software items maintenance current and price affective
• Planned and executed the roll out of Clear Case, SVN and Clear Quest for the Avega Decision Support software using UCM, supported the work of 50 employees including all levels of management.
• Performed extensive schema development for Clear Quest databases, working closely with various teams to customize Clear Quest workflow functionality to mirror detailed writes release management process and methodology.
• Implemented Jira an open source project tasking system that can provide valuable Automate builds using shell scripts and Maven.
• Supported developer’s executive level report for work velocity and staffing as example. Provided training, and support for Clear Case, Clear Quest and Jira.
• Documented policies, procedures and technical architecture
• Managed day-to-day SCM administration duties for Clear Case, Clear Quest and Jira.
• Created build/release and configuration management procedures using Cruise Control
• Worked with change management and change control in a Java J2EE, Smalltalk, .Net, C# and Visual Basic development environments

Confidential, Long Beach, CA

Configuration Management Engineer / Senior Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and Chief Architect of a global, cross platform software configuration management system based on the Serena PVCS Professional suite.
• Completed Software install in a cross platform environment Software servers were installed on LINUX, user access was done from LINUX and Windows machines.
• Held role of Senior Technical Lead on a wide range of projects targeted to Windows NT and Solaris based enterprise application development. Owner of real-time enterprise-wide NT- and Internet-based change management processes.
• Managed CM and QA technical staff.Worked with DBA, SA and other System Administrators to complete the full spectrum of deployment and development tasks
• Facilitated CRM staff meeting to determine feasibility and production system impact regarding implementation of system and software enhancements.
• Designed and implemented cross platform web change management process targeted for over 340 Internet/Intranet applications.
• Designed and implemented global NT-based source management system currently utilized by over 350 developers for all production turnovers of in-house developed PowerBuilder and Visual Basic applications.
• Worked with a variety of languages, including C++, Java, XML and HTML
• Held role of Chief Architect of an NT-based development environment currently utilized by over 500 developers for over 200 applications around the globe
• Wrote real-time enterprise change management methodology documentation
• Managed a team of 10 administrators across multiple time zones that ensured 24/7 of all Test, QA and Production systems
• Worked on the special development project were I implemented Perforce at the request of the customer were I managed the software development project source and special detailed process rules.
• Transitioned from CVS and user based version control Methodologies to a structured PVCS Professional suited environment using a cross platform methodologies approach
• Implemented Mercury ITG from portfolio management and used Jacada to make some legacy mainframe applications transforming them into web applications.
• Primary leader and facilitator of CRB meeting for software environmental change

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Database Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Integrated Solaris-based build environment for mainframe batch printing applications with PVCS VM 5.3/6.0 repository using PVCS
• Added foot printing functionality to all binary targets and intermediate files This provides embedded information about each source file used to build each target, including date, time, file size, and PVCS revision.
• Added automated PVCS check-in / checkout ability to build process.
• Worked extensively with Doctor's to create an Oracle based procedure database Also system formatting and administrative software upgrades
• Performed theses tasked in conjunction with the board of Directors yearly inspection for the Pathology department.
• Monitoring of project status, progress on a weekly basis
• Communicated with stakeholders to provide accurate reporting and information regarding the ongoing projects and initiatives
• Experienced in coordinating, negotiating and motivating outside vendors and offshore resources in support of a timeline and IT project deliverables.
• Trained, motivated and mentored on-site and offshore junior managers, engineers, developers and technicians
• Coordination of user acceptance testing of final IT infrastructure and software development deliverables through iterative evolutions