OBJECTIVE

WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere PortalServer, WebSphere Process Server Assignments.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• WebSphere Portal Server administration, deployment, configuration, scripting, Development, Test and Production environments 5 years
• Build and implementation of development environments including Rational Software Architect, Suse Linux build and test servers, Anthill Operating System Build tools, deployment scripting, familiar with IBM PCM Release Builder 2 tools
• AIX System Analysis, System Administration 9 years

SKILLS

• Web Applications, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Manager first release to current 6.1 versions
• IBM Directory Server LDAP, Active Directory LDAP, IBM Tivoli products
• Operating System Hardware troubleshooting and support, all UNIX platforms
• Aix Operating System 4.1.5 to present 5.3 level,
• Solaris Operating System 2.5 to present
• HP - UX Operating System
• Suse Linux 8.0 to present
• Development Tools, Anthill OS, Tomcat, Rational Software Architect, IBM PCM Tools
• DBMS, DB2, Oracle
• Languages Java, Ant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WebSphere Portal Consultant

Confidential

Providing WebSphere consulting services to YUM Brands Incorporated asYUM extends web services for U.S. and China operations to the virtual portal concept for a segmented brand audience. Implementing WebSphere Portal Server Multiplatform product, and updating to WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2.17, WebSphere Portal Version 6.0.1 and WCM for the development, and QA environments. Integrating WebSphere security with Tivoli Access Manager,WebSEAL and Credential Vault for Virtual Portal configuration and junctions . The WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Manager Cluster topology will be built out to four Portal Servers utilizing the new High Availability 24x7 Gold Standard Split Configuration topology for the QA environment. The overall tasks included in this work are reviewing the WebSphere Portal installation base and what the customer is using it for. Reviewing the WebSphere Portal components: Personalization, Customization, Enterprise Integration, pages, Portlets, Themes, and Skins. Planning the installation process, verifying the installation, reviewing the post-installation logging. Post-installation tasks include working with Portal and WAS Access Control, working with attribute based administration, setting up and administering virtual portals and WebSphere Portal's page and portlet context menus, rearranging portlets on a page, creating pages, configuring page properties, configuring and modifying portlets, url mapping and xmlexport. Demonstrate knowledge of WebSphere Application Server security and integration with WebSphere Portal Server's wmm database. Demonstrate WebSphere Portal Server's data separation provided by the split configuration topology. Define Network Deployment clusters for the quad node installation. Reviewing Service Integration. Execution of wcm-authoring and create new libraries. Migrate Web Server configurations to WebSphere Application Server. Configuring co-existing ports, deploying ear files for WAS, reviewing Data Sources and product configurations. Evaluating Release Builder 2 and Cruise Control tools for WebSphere Portal source code deployment. Providing sample build and deploy scripts. Installation of the QA environment is a conducted as a training session to include three additional administrators in the build of the clustered environment with overhead projector views of the installation as it progresses.

WebSphere Portal Consultant

Confidential

• An IBM Business Transformation Solution for an Intranet WebSphere Portal Call Center application, NiSource Desktop Self Services for NiSource Customer Service Representatives CSRs . The technology enhancement includes IVR chat technology. This project grew from an initial business requirements effort to delivery of Phase 1 fully developed product. Built out and administered the Infrastucture and Development Source Code environment of WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal Server, initializing development efforts with build out of Suse Linux, including CVS, Anthill OS, Ant, Tomcat and RSA. Delivered full product life-cycle environment in multiple mixed horizontal and vertical installation for WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Portal Server including Performance and Production clusters. Responsible for the delivery and packaging of web war and ejb application updates utilizing IBM pcm tooling. Implemented WebSphere Portal Server Version 6.0 with WebSphere Business Process Server to test new Version 6 software for Phase II.

WebSphere Portal Consultant

Confidential

• Assisted Infrastructure consultants in planning for the initial, proof-of-concept development environment for WebSphere Portal Server Version 5.x and WebSphere Application Server 6.0 with ILWCM. As part of the service I provided, it was required that I speak with several application managers and developers to obtain their hardware requirements and compile that information into a spreadsheet to prepare the total hardware requirement list. Our group also sourced information from the existing WebSphere and database administrators concerning the utilization of storage space and memory for the existing applications and the requirements of the administrators for build scripts to install the WebSphere applications. I tested the preliminary installation scripts and refined scripts as required. This project became a short term project when the bid went to Accenture. I left to join the NiSource project.

WebSphere Consultant

Confidential

• Grey SF is a highly creative, boutique advertising agency owned by Young and Rubicam. Grey SF develops web site content utilizing both in-house developers and also out sources work to developers in China and India. The agency relocated to new office space in San Francisco. The hardware was moved and reinstalled in the new building. I joined to reinstall the WebSphere applications on Redhat Linux. Once the environments were rebuilt, I configured multiple WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0 profiles to function as separate test space for development and test groups. The WebSphere servers were clustered and managed by WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Manager. I extended the capability of the prior installations by the addition of the multiple profiles and provided an asset to the developers and testers who were working to complete development and testing, and work with different versions of the code simultaneously. I also configured and deployed multiple ear files daily after the initial installation and stabilized the environment. This was a short-term assignment, once the environments were rebuilt and stabilized, the administration was taken over by an in-house administrator.

WebSphere Portal Consultant

Confidential

• Provided infrastructure preparation, installation and implementation for the PSI-B environment builds that consisted of WebSphere Portal, WebSphere Everyplace Mobile Portal an advanced intelligent content adaptation product for mobile portals and WebSphere Commerce Server, My role included the build, support and configuration of the WebSphere products i.e. WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Manager, IBM Directory Server, for the software lifecycle of Development, Test and Staging environments, PSI-B. I used a method of installation developed especially by IBM for Sprint to build environments quickly and without redundant actions, including the use of tar image images and an IBM script to recursively change installation information per environment. Worked with the special customizations unique to their customized security requirements, including modify ldap configuration parameters and ldif files. The Sprint environments were a mixture of Vertical and Horizontal topologies for WebSphere Portal Multi-Platform WPS/WAS/WEMP/DMGR in addition to WebSphere Everyplace Mobile Server and WebSphere Multi-Channel Server the first GA Release of the software for the portal site,
• In the later phase of the project, I provided installation and configuration support to an internal IBM High Performance Group, HiPODs based in Santa Clara, California, to build a new test environment to provide performance analysis to Sprint. I also traveled to Austin, Texas to build a model of the Sprint environment for the a group in the Telecommunication sector. I provided mentoring to various team members on the project.

WebSphere Portal Consultant

Confidential

• Provided WebSphere Portal Development Integration Support to the development team. Built the daily source code deployment packages and installed the daily builds to multiple development, test and staging environments. Worked with XML access scripts to migrate source code drops from Development to Test to Production. I supported the Test Team and the IBM developers, during the Phase B source code testing in the Test and Staging environments.
• The initial build of the development environment was provided by ISSL before I arrived. Rebuilt the Test and Staging servers and their LDAP and database components. I implemented RSA ClearTrust in the Test, Staging and Production environments. I worked through the loss of the WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Manager and recovered the environment. Provided administrative support to the production cluster, in addition to the deployment of code and product administration.

Confidential

• Participated in the initial phases of the installations of the environments for the Redbook. Reviewed and tested silent installation methods for AIX, Linux and Windows with all patch levels to sustain the 5.0.2.1 Portal 8 patch levels per one server installation. Reviewed new documentation for TAM and LDAP security installation, configuration and administration techniques. Worked with my peers to complete the installation of a complete test lab in two weeks designed to simulated test and production environments with two WebSphere Portal Clusters on Linux, AIX and development all-in-one environment for development with VMWare and Windows.