SUMMARY

Experienced Technical Professional with demonstrated capabilities utilizing EAI and SOA based technologies within the consulting, defense contracting, financial services, healthcare HL7 , hospitality and telcom industries. Experienced in SOAP, Web Services, n-tier enterprise application and modification of existing applications for maintainability, reliability, scalability and performance. Effective communicator with attention to detail and proven accomplishments in requirement analysis, systems integration development, test planning, estimation, presentation, project management and problem solving. Technically competent team leader with customer focused attitude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

WebSphere Consultant

Provided complex systems analysis, system administration, business integration, programming development, testing, implementation, business analysis, requirement validation and support for Marriott International Consolidated Inventory CI project.

• Supported and enhanced several Release 1 and Release 2 CI WebSphere Middleware interfaces which integrated data from Siebel 8.0, Oracle and Marriott Hospitality website application systems using WebSphere MQ 6.0.
• Attended and facilitated meetings with various Marriott business analyst groups to gain understanding of CI Hospitality applications and to document support for enhancements and change requests.
• Configured development environments in Windows as well as AIX for middleware team code development and testing.
• Authored business analyst requirement documentation, developed design documentation and devised Unit Test Plans along with interface Migration documents.
• Facilitated and lead Systems and Integration Test Team meetings on procedures to perform comprehensive end-to-end testing of Release 2 CI interfaces.
• Gave software presentations and demonstrations to integration team and Marriott client business stakeholders.
• Worked with downstream end users during Integration System Test Cycle Testing to ensure full end to end functionality.
• Resolved integration and business functional issues during System and Integration Test phases.
• Engaged in strenuous requirements validation and testing to mitigate risk within QA Integration Testing phases.

Confidential

IT Consultant

Provided Web Services development, testing, implementation and support for Sprint enterprise-class customers and strategic partners integrating suite of open system services using SOAP web services protocol. Researched and documented functionality across system portfolio provided training and troubleshooting support along with customer service to clients. Developed and managed security rules and service policies for Sprint's Enterprise Services Bus.

• Developed Web Services using Java 1.5 and Eclipse IDE based upon WSDL using ANT builds with AXIS and AXIS2 API's to integrate software applications with Sprint partners and clients utilizing signature, xml based SAML and WS-Security encryption. Created web service interface user guides to detail input and output parameters used in invoking operations.
• Completed and supported configurations on IBM Datapower ESB Appliance to establish endpts, domains, web proxies, AAA security policies and Front Side Handlers to simplify, secure, and accelerate Sprint's Web service deployments in SOA development, UAT and production environments.
• Exported and imported web proxy objects from development to integration test environments.
• Participated in beta integration calls to walk through Sprint clients in the initial setup of connectivity testing to the Sprint Web Services Gateway infrastructure and submit a transaction from client to a test Web Service in Sprint's network.
• Provided production support and troubleshooting utilizing SoapUI and XmlSpy tools, as well as monthly web services performance reporting and monthly transaction activity based in oracle log tables.
• Developed java application process to automatically backup monthly migration web service transactions from Oracle to mySQL databases.
• Generated adhoc SQL statements using Oracle, DB2 and mySQL to verify, validate or troubleshoot web service transaction issues.
• Developed java test client code to exercise wrapped web services on the IBM Datapower ESB Appliance which was clustered and setup for workload balance management and failover.

Confidential

Middleware Consultant

Provided middleware integration consulting, design and software development using java which utilized EAI Hub and Spoke IBM Websphere technology. Lead and guided development project solutions through full life cycle development which included requirements analysis, design and configuration, code development, QA testing and implementation to production using IBM WebSphere ICS and MQ Series to integrate COBOL IMS legacy, JDBC, SAP, Siebel, Web Services and XML based applications running in AIX environments.

• Re-wrote event-driven interfaces for Vendor Master and Payment Voucher processing . VM synchronized Bell vendors from legacy system to SAP Material Management module via created IDOCS. PV synchronized payment detail and summary info from SAP Financial Module to legacy Material Accounting System via flat files using MQ Series. Reviewed analysis and design with Accounting users from US and Canada and completed development, testing with users and deployment to production.
• Designed, developed and delivered a customized java WBI XML prototype interface which synchronized the client's labor charging information and their legacy IMS based mainframe application with their new client server based eWIN Visiprise application. This prototype was the template deployed for all future XML based interfaces. Worked closely with Labor Analyst to refine/refactor business requirements, complete QA testing and present demo. Developed SAP BO's using SAP ODA.
• Designed, developed and delivered WBI interfaces to automate the existing manual process for Inventory Warehouse Management. Completed analysis of various IWM functions with Inventory Warehouse Analysts working in various locations, IT analysts, shopfloor managers, shipping receiving clerks and outside consultants providing barcode scanning technology.
• Worked with IWM analyst to develop data requirements based upon legacy IWM screens and programs. Worked with scanning consultants to develop understanding of data captured to initiate transaction events.
• Design, developed UML process flows, identified technology to be used and coded interfaces for identified IWM functions. Developed test cases and executed testing with all touch point participants, Implemented into production and developed maintenance reports for users to monitor and take corrective actions on exceptions. Provided training and documentation.
• Developed major interface solutions for Bell's P2P project to integrate and synchronize data between SAP Material Management and legacy MRP. Dock to Stock interface updated the MRP system that the part had been received or cancelled. Promise Dates interface automated the manual system of providing accurate delivery info for external customers. These were both highly complex interfaces and required several analysis review and design sessions at the object oriented level to be completed.
• Provided production support and administration, worked with IBM and SAP product support to resolve application integration issues and PMR resolution. Applied vendor software patches and scheduled updates when required and planned for minimal development and overall system availability.
• Setup, maintenance and troubleshooting for MQ Queue Managers, local and remote queues along with sender and receiver channels.
• Worked as WBI Administrator for Cessna Aircraft supporting Cessna Java WBI Developers for D2 interface projects in windows and AIX environment, worked with Cessna developers to troubleshoot system issues and complete software.

Confidential

Technical Architect

Confidential integration, enterprise level analysis, design, configuration and development for IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic integration products.

• Served as technical lead on System Integration project to develop a Customer Product Store application. Delivered integration prototype which synchronized the company's legacy CICS based product inventory application with new client server based global enterprise inventory system.
• Conducted interview sessions to develop client requirements, use cases, test cases, integration design and development details.
• Developed customized java WBI interfaces to transfer data from VSAM files, MQ messages and SQL Server database to an IBM DB2 database enterprise inventory application using JDBC and JText adapters.
• Utilized WebSphere Application Server version 5.1 to support and develop the Data Access Layer of adapters to facilitate the interaction of an Automatic Call Routing telephone application.
• Installed and configured Websphere Application Server version 5.1 for development of enterprise wide WebSphere solution specific Proof of Concept.
• Served as a technical architect to setup enterprise application proof of concept system in order to evaluate middleware application software product. Installed and configured WebSphere Business Integration v4.2.2 using developed xCBL compliant business objects that are standard within many manufacturing systems.
• Worked with company business analysts to produce business specific use cases and test plan templates for use on company-wide projects.

Confidential

WebSphere Business Integration Developer

Confidential middleware application installation, analysis, design, configuration and construction of e-Business, CRM and Web Portal integrated solutions for Premier's Supply-Chain eSourcing Portal.

• Completed upgrade of several eSourcing java based interfaces 14 from Crossworlds v3.1.2 to WebSphere Business Integration v4.2.1. including installation, configuring, deployment and testing.
• Completed several releases to eSourcing java application expanding integration and business functionality along with creation of future strategy for migration, disaster recovery, failover and future lifecycle.
• Setup and installed Remote NT to Unix Administration for MQ Series in Sun Solaris environment, creating local queues, remote queues, sender and receiver channels.
• Designed, developed and tested IBM Crossworlds integrated Siebel 7 Call Center to Verticalnet Web portal interfaces utilizing BEA Weblogic for Member Account, Contact, Contract and Medical Equipment product information for custom Supply Chain eSourcing application.
• Facilitated business requirement meetings and lead effort to translate requirements to development and technical specifications.

Confidential

Principal Consultant

Confidential teams to analyze, design, construct, document and implement integrated financial services system solutions for several Fortune 1000 clients.

• Lead claim integration team through design and construction of Crossworlds middleware interfaces between claims and policy administration systems developing connectors, collaborations, business objects, maps and database triggers for an end-to-end subrogation solution.
• Integrated Siebel customer and address information to a custom MS SQL Server 7 database utilizing database triggers, Siebel and JDBC connectors.
• Designed, developed, tested and implemented EAI collaboration objects that maintained commercial and personal insurance business logic which utilized custom java coding and XML data handlers.
• Facilitated meetings to ensure effective communication between in house, external and vendor level staff in order to maintain clarity and expedite resolution to project challenges and issues.
• As Project Manager managed commercial and contractual aspects for engagements resulting in mitigation of risk, increased team moral, recovery of missing invoice billing and improvement of client relations.