SUMMARY:

• Fourteen years of Build and Deployment Expertise.
• Four years of experience with Puppet, Chef and Ansible Configuration Management tools
• Experience with Shell scripting along with Ant and Maven Build tools
• Fourteen years of Clear Case, Clear Quest, Rational, Jazz Install and Upgrades, GitHub Administration
• Created Python Scripts to automatically create Domains in WebLogic for Development and Production Envts
• Constantly looking at emerging solutions such as Cloud and DevOps tools to provide consult
• Installed Puppet Enterprise and connected it to Puppet Agents in the Enterprise AWS
• Installation of Chef using Enterprise Chef and Omnibus Technologies
• Design and development of systems and processes to automate deployment of a cloud - software
• Manage deployments at internal and internal and externally accessible
• QA, SIT demo, and Production systems Create deployment scripts that allow for rapid, painless, and push-button deployment on public and private clouds
• Troubleshoot build and deployment issues and come to resolutions within SLA timeframe
• Keep up with developments in the rapidly evolving cloud platform space,Vsphere, Vrealize,AWS
• Four years of Experience with Configuration Management tools such as Puppet
• Performed Full Blown Puppet Enterprise Installations and Configuration of Puppet Agents
• Installed Puppet Enterprise and connected it to Puppet Agents in the Enterprise AWS
• Writing and Modifying Puppet Modules, Manifests and Facts (orawls, apache)
• Define, Simulate, Enforce and Report through Puppet Enterprise
• Puppet - Gathering and Managing of nodes by the Puppet Master
• Production Implementation of Ansible and Chef
• Configured Jenkins Projects and Maintained Artifacts in Repositories such as Nexus, Subversion, ClearCase
• Configured Cruise Control Projects to pick up changes from ClearCase Repositories
• Installation of Chef- Enterprise .
• Used Chef in installation of Apache servers, Zabbix servers, stigs, splunk (stoping, deploying the code, starting)
• Used Chef in deployment in various environments (test and real)
• Used Chef in Installation of various other basic software such as java, curl)
• Sufficient knowledge with all the cook book essentials (resources, action, handlers, libraries, run list etc.)
• Using knife as a command line tool as well as the use of knife cloud plugin
• Used other tools as food critic, cucumber, server spec and chef spec etc.

EXPERTISE AREAS:

Areas: Process Improvement, Strategy Planning, Proactive Administration.

Tools: Linux, Shell Scripting, Ant and Maven Build Automation, AWS, Puppet Enterprise, Chef, Autosys, Cron,, Chef, Ansible, Dockers, Vagrant, Splunk, GIT, Crystal Reports, Subversion, Jenkins, Web logic Administration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Puppet Chef and DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of Code into Cert, PreProd and Prod Envts
• Production incident troubleshooting and resolving
• Weblogic 12c upgrade and testing the builds using Puppet Deployment Scripts
• D2D Implementation and SoapUI testing
• Production Implementation of Puppet and Enterprise Chef Environments
• Build Weblogic Envts, JMS Message Queues, Deployed Websphere bars
• Manage and baseline deployments to Development, Cert, PreProd and Prod
• Soap testing of Services after PreProd and Prod Deployments
• Rational Team Concert Customization with QM, CM and RM on the Jazz Platform
• Installed Puppet Enterprise and Connected it to Puppet Agents in the Enterprise AWS
• Define, Simulate, Enforce and Report through Puppet Enterprise
• Puppet Module Development - Profile, Apache, Orawls, Hadoop, MySQL
• Used Chef in installation of Apache servers, tomcat servers, stigs, splunk (stoping, deploying the code, starting)
• Used Chef in deployment in various environments (test and real)
• Used Chef in Installation of various other basic software such as java, curl)
• Knowledge of all the cook book essentials (resources, action, handlers, libraries, run list etc.)

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience with Linux and Windows Platforms
• Rational Team Concert Customization with QM, CM and RM on the Jazz Platform
• Jazz Install and Upgrades, LDAP Integration, Build Forge Connectivity
• Puppet Installs for Deployment to QA, Pre Prod and Prod Servers
• Define, Simulate, Enforce and Report through Puppet Enterprise
• Jazz Migration of Data from Subversion and ClearCase using Connectors
• Developed the Jenkins Architecture, with Master and Slave Systems and Maintained Artifacts in Repositories such as Nexus and Clear Case, Subversion and GIT
• Used Jenkins and Nexus to build code from Subversion to Testing and Developing Environments
• Configured Jenkins Projects with Subversion and Clear Case
• Shell Scripting, Perl Scripting, Ant and Maven Build Automation Utility
• Managed the Subversion Repository, by creating repositories, adding users, adding tags to testing and production code, managing the property file.
• Web logic Deployment Process Consultant, Python scripts and command line deployment
• Experience with Unix Administration, Scripting and Release Build and Deployment
• Experience in shell scripting, Perl scripting, Cronjob and AutoSys scheduling
• Built Deploy Systems using Clear Case, Subversion with Jenkins Integration.
• Maintain and administer SCM tools set IBM Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest and Remedy and help the development and user communities with trouble-shooting errors on a daily basis.
• Support mundane SCM activities like creating ClearCase UCM projects, components, streams, baselines, merging and branching procedures.
• Manage, load, write and force start Autosys Jobs
• Continuous Integration Tools from Subversion such as Jenkins and Cruise Control
• Upgrade of Multisite Clear Case and Clear Quest to version 8, ClearQuest Designer
• Managed the IT Division Expenditure and Trimmed license usage upto 2.4 M

Confidential, Reston

Build and Release Engineer/ DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Jazz Infrastructure Platform Topology and Interaction with LDAP.
• Jazz Life Cycle Project Customization with QM, CM and RM on the Jazz Platform
• Provided hands-on technical leadership and expertise in setting up and managing the SCM process and automated tool(s) for projects. Was responsible for designing, modifying, integrating, and administering Rational Clear Case/Clear Quest environments.
• Supported and maintained Clear Case View, Vob, License, and Registry servers by performing the back-ups and tuning up the performance of them.
• Performed Customization of Triggers and Hooks for IBM Rational Clear Case and Clear Quest
• Manage the Configuration and Change Control System for the Development Team.
• Continuous Integration Tools such as ACMS,Autosys, Jenkins and Cruise Control
• Managed MHA Monthly Releases IR2 and NPV Code Deployment
• Build and Deliver Environments for the Testing Departments
• Manage the weblogic deployment of the code into UAT and Production Environments
• Work on implementing Puppet, Chef, Life Cycle Management to UAT and Prod Envts
• Worked on maintaining and releasing Puppet code through a tight release management process
• Implementation of Puppet, Chef and Ansible as a Configuration Management Tool
• Work Study Comparison of the Products

Confidential, Boston, MA

SCM Configuration, Infrastructure and Deployment Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed Monthly Releases of Code Deployment
• Maintained and Controlled Deployment of Code Releases, UAT Testing and System Testing Environments
• Managed the Multisite Environments and Infrastructure Distributed Geographically
• Document and Dictate SLA’s Managing the Team for Interdepartmental Project Work
• Manage the Configuration and Change Control System for the Development Team.
• Administer and Maintain Installations of Software Configuration Management Tools from Rational.
• RUP and Agile Software Development Methodology

Confidential, TN

Associate Professor, Computer Science

Responsibilities:

• Research Lead for the Computer Science Department
• Managed Monthly Releases of Code Deployment for the Software Group
• Maintained and Controlled Deployment of Code Releases, UAT Testing and System Testing Envts
• Guided and Taught Master Level Student Projects and Dissertations
• Conducted Master level Courses biweekly
• Mentoring Students on Society and Good Principles
• Taught Computer Networks and Wireless Networks to PostGrad Students

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Software Configuration Management

Responsibilities:

• Build and Release Management of Intercontinental Development systems
• Change and Configuration Management in London and Columbus/Dublin
• Maintained and Controlled Deployment of Code Releases, UAT Testing and System Testing Envts
• Managed the Environments and Infrastructure for Housing the Testing Environments
• Administer and Maintain Installations of Software Configuration Management Tools from Rational.
• Managed the Implementation of the UCM Release Model of Software Development
• Agile and Rational Unified Process Software Development Methodology

Confidential, Boston, MA

SCM Configuration and Deployment Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed Monthly Releases of Code Deployment
• Maintained and Controlled Deployment of Code Releases, UAT Testing and System Testing Envts
• Managed the Multisite Environments and Infrastructure Distributed Geographically
• Document and Dictate SLA’s Managing the Team for Interdepartmental Project Work
• Manage the Configuration and Change Control System for the Development Team.
• Administer and Maintain Installations of Software Configuration Management Tools from Rational.

Confidential, Lafayette, LA

Researcher

Responsibilities:

• Program Development of Next Generation Wireless Networks
• Co - Authored and Published - Cost Optimization in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
• Managed and Conducted Research of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
• Developed the ILP Model for Cost Optimization
• Developed a Protocol for Managing Cost Optimization in Wireless Networks
• Modeling of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
• Program Development for Safety in Aircrafts
• Execution of Algorithms with live data feeds on early fault detection in Aircrafts
• ARMA Modeling and NARMA modeling of residual faults