Career Summary:

Currently working as Application Packaging Lead and having total IT experience of 9+ years with good experience in software development involving desktop applications and desktop management services especially in Application Packaging / Repackaging/ Virtualization / Compatibility Testing and OS Migration.

Following are the Keys skills demonstrated:

• Energetic software professional with 9+ years of full time experience in Application Packaging and Software Development.
• Having rich experience in Admin Studio, Wise Packaging Studio, Marimba, ORCA, ACT, WMI, SoftGrid, VBScript, Wise Script, VB6.0, SQL Server, FileMon, RegMon and ProcessMon.
• Working with App-V/SoftGrid Sequencer and streaming the applications.
• Extensive involvement in all stages of application packaging development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, development, implementation, and support
• Actively involved in initial estimation of package schedules and required resources in desktop management services domain especially in Application Packaging, Rationalization and Compatibility Testing
• Have good working knowledge with Windows OS internals (Registry/File System/Services/Processes/AD), WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) and Visual Basic scripting.
• Developed and deployed many client-server based Visual Basic 6.0 involving large corporate databases on MS SQL Server. Implemented all the phases of SDLC including requirements gathering, analysis & design, Coding, Implementation and Support.

Technical Skills:

• Application Packaging/Repackaging using Admin Studio, Wise Packaging Studio, ACT, WMI, VBScript
• Virtualization Tools: App-V,SoftGrid, XenApps.
• Operating System: Windows XP SP2/2000/2003/Vista
• Development platform: Visual Basic 6.0, VB, WMI and VB Scripts
• Web Designing: Microsoft Visual Studio, Adobe Dream weaver
• RDBMS : Microsoft SQL Server, Trilogy, MS Access
• SLA Management/Ticketing Tool - MSE, Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Remedy
• Bug Tracking Tool: MS Product Studio
• Virtualization Tools: VM Ware, Microsoft Virtual PC 6, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2, Microsoft Softgrid
• Web Servers: Microsoft IIS 5.0/6.0
• Graphic Editors: Adobe Photoshop
• Version control: Microsoft Visual source safe

Academic Qualification and Certification:

• Bachelors in technology - Computer Science and Engineering
• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Professional Experience:

Role : Application Packager/Repackager
Project : SCCM Migration November 2009 - Present
Client : Confidential, Hartford,CT

Description:
Migrating the deployment tool from Marimba to SCCM.

Responsible to convert all Marimba packages to Windows Installer using Wise Package Studio.

Responsibilities:

• Developing packages that can be easily maintained and tested by others, by adhering to packaging standards and including detailed package documentation.
• Developing clear, detailed technical and user documentation that will facilitate support for developed Packages.
• Responding appropriately to emergency technical support situations and produce quick and effective solutions to problems.
• Converting legacy installations into MSI packages.
• Creating Custom actions and conflict management.
• Process automation to Improve the productivity of the team and to increase the customer satisfaction
• Coordinating with the customer and providing the timely reports.

Environment:
Wise Package Studio, VB Script, Wise Script, Marimba, ORCA, Processmon, Regmon,XML, WMI,
Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 Server, VMWare workstations

Professional Experience:

Role : Engineering Deployment Project Lead October 2006 - October 2009
Project: Engineering Deployment and Pathfinder Steady State
Client : Confidential, Stamford, CT

Description:
Engineering Deployment team is responsible for packaging/repackaging the applications and deploying on to the end user machines using RADIA.

Responsible to create Virtual applications and streaming the applications using App-V and XenApps to the targeted users.

The Pathfinder Steady State is a sales automation tool used by the Sales Representatives of Pitney Bowes Inc. We are providing the support and enhancements and development for tool based on the customer requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Developing packages that can be easily maintained and tested by others, by adhering to packaging standards and including detailed package documentation.
• Developing clear, detailed technical and user documentation that will facilitate support for developed Packages.
• Actively involved in setting the virtual environment for App-V Streaming.
• Virtualizing the applications using App-V and XenApps and streaming them to the targeted customers.
• Responding appropriately to emergency technical support situations and produce quick and effective solutions to problems.
• Plan and Schedule deployments based on the package size, criticality and Impact on the production.
• Converting legacy installations into MSI packages.
• Creating Custom actions and conflict management.
• Designing, coding and testing the monthly enhancements to Critical Sales support Application.
• Process automation to Improve the productivity of the team and to increase the customer satisfaction
• Coordinating with the customer and providing the timely reports.

Environment:
Wise Package Studio, Install Shield, App-V,XenApps,VB 6.0, VB Script, XML, Trilogy, Crystal Reports, MQ Series, RADIA, WMI, Windows 2000, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 Server, Virtual PC, MS Access,

Role : Microsoft Managed Solutions Team Lead Jan 2004 - September 2006
Project: Microsoft Managed Solutions
Client : Confidential, Hyderabad, India

Description:
Packaging team is a part of the Microsoft Managed Solutions team which is divided into several functional groups which all work together to create packages to distribute to external Microsoft customers. The team is responsible for packaging/repackaging the software using Admin Studio/WMI and VBScript that is pushed across the MMS desktops via SMS server.

Responsibilities:

• Building MSI's, MST's and MSP's using Admin Studio
• Creating wrappers to the application bits using VBScript/WMI/XML/ADSI as per the customer requirement.
• Creating packages using SoftwareInstaller (Inhouse - Microsoft) tool to deploy the applications on client's machine.
• Coordinating with Customers to capture the requirements and impact analysis.
• Analyze the load and allocate the work load to the team.
• Maintain daily status of packages in central location which is accessible to all customers.
• Maintaining Transparency in the work.

Environment:
Admin Studio, VBScripts, ACT, Software Installer, SoftGrid, Virtual PC, Ghost Images, Managed Machines,WMI, XML, HTML, Process Automation, .NET Framework, Windows 2000 Active Directory Server, Windows 2003 Active Directory Server, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Server.

Role : Application Packager February 2002 - December 2003
Project : Global Technology Services (GTS)
Client : Confidential, Hyderabad, India

Description:
Microsoft Global Technology Services (GTS) is client desktop experts and act as a consolidation point for anything that would impact the client desktop. GTS is Super-Efficient in ability to create packages and deploy software to client desktops by show casing MS technologies and supporting Microsoft's First and Best Customer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the application installation source on all operating systems (Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Server and Longhorn).
• Created Packages using VbScript, WMI, SWI and Admin Studio.
• Designed and developed Application Launcher product in Visual Basic to Improve the end user experience while deploying the packages.
• Unit testing, Debugging, documenting and reviewing Code.
• Automated manual administrative tasks like Content replication, Changing the Schedule tasks password on 2000 + servers

Environment:
Admin Studio, VBScripts, ACT, Software Installer, Virtual PC, Ghost Images, WMI, XML, HTML, Visual Basic, MS Excel, Process Automation, .NET Framework, Windows 2000 Active Directory Server, Windows 2003 Active Directory Server, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003 Server.

Role: Application Developer January 2000 - December 2001
Project: Purchase Order Processing

Description:
This project was developed to provide the requirement of any manufacturing organization. This software supports the input output documents such as inwards of goods entry, finished goods entry, trading of finished goods entry to different customers. In this software controls have been provided to minimize human errors in computing. The software also provides detailed reports such as product wise sales, monthly reports etc., and the salient features of this software are complete menu driven software, password protected.

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in
• Gathering requirements from the customer.
• Designing the prototype of the application
• Database design
• Designing UI screens Coding and testing.
• Created reusable components in the form of Classes, Modules