PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Innovative IT Professional experienced in all aspects of computer system and application development, administration & management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Java, JSP, SQL, T - SQL, C, ASP, XML, Unix Scripting, Perl, AWK, SED, HTML

Databases: Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server

Platforms: AIX, Sun Solaris, Windows, MAC OS X, Redhat Linux, SuSE Linux

Software: Veritas Cluster Server, Opsware, BladeLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, I-Planet, Apache, CVS, Ant, InfoPrint, Hyperion Reports/BrioQuery, Repliweb R1, Tivoli Storage Manager, Tableau, Toad Data Analyst, Autosys, BMC, Microsoft Office Suite, MS SQL Workbench

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Data Lifecycle Management Systems Contractor

Confidential, NY, NY

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated migration of end-users from end-of-life infrastructure to newly deployed EFS Cells. Analyze software distribution and availability, built tools to identify gaps in software availability and mitigate coverage issues. Analyzed end-user client use and led efforts to engage end users to keep forward momentum on migration project.
• Led effort to standardize operational metadata for authored/distributed content.
• Authored Operational and Support Documentation, led effort to organize & clarify functionality and process.
• Monitor Activity and Space Consumption on all EFS Cells, track and report on trends and critical thresholds. Investigate and resolve issues by interacting with End User and Storage Management teams.

EDI Systems Contractor

Confidential, Bayshore, NY

Responsibilities:

• Manage, Enhance and Support EDI Systems for BBU Enhance System Architecture based on UNIX shell scripting (KSH/SED/AWK) deployed on AIX Operating System. System acts as gateway for all inbound and outbound business transactions to support Sales / Purchasing / Scheduling / Invoicing / Remittance for the largest producer of baked goods in the United States. Automated workflows for new business acquisitions and provided detailed transaction analysis for the customer support team.
• Provide technical training, education and advise to all business units to support the workflow processes.
• Review and reconciled multiple systems to determine baseline for code for simplified ongoing support and enhancement process - authored tools and scripts to manage several hundred KSH scripts.
• Managed Server migrations and OS upgrades (AIX 5.3-> AIX 7.1).
• Drove all aspects of Disaster Recovery Planning, Execution and Post Mortem process. Provided recommendations for future enhancement and automation to Senior Management.

Technical Specialist

Confidential, Edgewood, NY

Responsibilities:

• Senior leader for Unix Systems Administration team, responsible for enabling technology based solutions. Built consensus from all operational and technology stakeholders. Find common ground to drive Systems Development, Network Solutions, Storage Management and Infrastructure teams to design, deploy and support realistic business solutions. Directly responsible for availability, resilience, recovery, maintenance and development of print solutions and associated server technology for statement, proxy and financial communications. Support all Unix based solutions within Broadridge.
• Lead server migration effort upgrading servers to clustered environments and current AIX OS revisions.
• System partitioning and virtualization utilizing IBM AIX POWER LPAR/DLPAR technology and Virtual IO Server/Micropartioning(pSeries).
• Knowledge of storage related technologies from a server perspective; working with provisioned SAN, NAS attached storage, installation of HBAs & drivers, configuring LUNs and volume managers LVM / VxVM.
• Managed and configured high availability solutions utilizing Veritas Cluster Server.
• Deliver 7x24x365 availability of all systems support and problem analysis/resolution for all UNIX server platforms and technologies (Oracle, DB2, Websphere, NFS, Powerpath, BCV, custom applications …).
• Harden systems and implement encryption solutions to protect customer PPI data at rest.
• Design and Implement server lockdown strategies. Standardize server naming conventions, migrate resources to new structures, implement restricted shells and menu driven control structures.
• Investigate, develop and deploy solutions for enterprise wide resource distribution. Produce verification strategy to guarantee consistency of critical client data across all print locations.
• Plan and implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions for mission critical systems.
• Ensure server and infrastructure maintenance to keep environment supportable and in compliance with corporate standards.
• Lead weekly change management review meetings and provide escalation and compliance verifications.

Technical Team Lead/ DBA / System Architect

Confidential, Melville, NY

Responsibilities:

• Assumed management of Client/Server assets upon Pegasus acquisition of Confidential . Advise Pegasus management and staff on strategies to integrate and leverage Confidential applications in support of corporate goals.
• Established relationships with external vendors.
• Responsible for development and execution of plans to transition all Confidential assets to Pegasus control, including:
• Consult and coordinate Scottsdale Data center server build-out: Responsible for all technical configurations for execution environment, software installation and Solaris and Linux configuration and tuning.
• Perform Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5.4 installation and tuning. Train Pegasus DBA staff in installation and administration of Sybase ASE. Automated all routine administration tasks. Migrated production DB and server infrastructure to Scottsdale Data Center.
• Authored all operational, architectural and technical maintenance documents for migrated applications.

Technical Team Lead

Confidential, Melville, NY

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for design, development, maintenance and production support for EasyAccessPlus: Confidential ’s Internet based hospitality application and Internet reservation delivery systems.
• System Architect for Internet based applications. Work with product development manager and executives to help define product strategy and scope.
• Lead technical analysis and design, coordinate implementation plans with external organizations.
• Implement development infrastructure and direct development effort. Lead integration efforts.
• Responsible for directing and educating local staff and transitioning knowledge and development efforts to offshore team. Accomplishments include:
• Provide technical vision and architecture for MCDB. Established product functional and administration concepts. Sold technical vision to senior management staff.
• Lead system installation and application deployment efforts in Frankfurt Data Center. Install, configure and tune Linux, Oracle 10g, Apache, Jboss in SuSE and Redhat environments. Diagnose and resolve network and hardware integration issues in Frankfurt Data Center.
• Develop automation tools for managing database deployments and schema upgrades.
• Lead architecture effort for Rate Create and Rate Manager project enhancements - Coordinate and build project consensus with peer leads. Develop logical and physical data models and set foundations for system development.
• Design, normalize and deploy database schema using T-SQL and shell scripts.
• Design and development of multi-threaded queuing system for delivery of data to GDS systems.
• Implemented open source systems for development and production environments (Ant, Apache, Tomcat, CVS, CruiseControl).
• Implement proactive monitoring processes to automatically detect and correct system problems.

Senior Architect

Confidential, Garden City, NY

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and direction for high priority and special projects. Investigate new tools and technologies and make recommendations for their use within the company. Develop functional prototypes and proof of concepts. Conduct technical and functional project reviews to identify opportunities for improvements. Consult and advise business groups on how technology can support their areas. Conduct technical and business presentations for peers and management. Assist project managers with integration and troubleshoot efforts. Communicate findings and advise senior management. Projects include:
• ICS: Intelligent Counter System: Acted as project lead, database design and development of data access components for this three tier reservation system for Avis Rent-A-Car. Project redesigned rental agent experience utilizing Java Applets communicating to business objects deployed on NCR’s TopEnd Transaction Processing Monitor.
• Avis Yield Analysis Project: Spearheaded deployment of infrastructure for Avis’ first SPARC based client server system.
• Avis Fleet Reporting Project: Investigated ad-hoc query and business intelligence tools for suitability for online reporting. Designed web based scheduling interface to automate departmental reporting.
• Avis Marketing Analysis Project: Developed functional multi-dimensional analysis reporting system utilizing Dimensional Insight’s Diver product. Tool allowed analysts to identify and verify reservation booking trends through processing monthly reservation activity into a fully indexed data mart, eliminating two day custom reporting response time.

Senior Software Analyst

Confidential, Hauppauge, NY

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing specifications, coding and debugging of Point of Care Clinical Series Hospital Information System.
• Application coded in C and SQL on Sybase. Perform technical analysis, design and code interface to process patient and hospital service information from an IBM mainframe.
• Design and code PCCS Locking Daemon which manages critical application areas. Maintain and enhance List Manager subsystem for caching results of SYBASE queries.
• Provided debugging features to identify problematic SQL queries. Responsible for source code review for Host Interface Group.

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Confidential, Hauppauge, NY

Responsibilities:

• Manager for Corporate Information Systems Project that integrated manual processes into a multi-user UNIX environment.
• Provide functional and technical analysis, code and implement CIS utilizing Entity Relationship Analysis.
• Design and maintain logical and physical database model, data entry and analysis forms and reports for all operational areas.
• Manage data center relocation. Administer, tune and troubleshoot all UNIX computers.