SUMMARY:

• I am a senior Integration Architect with a proven track record in leadership, IT resources management and delivering successful integration solutions for mid - size to large companies across various industry sectors: Financial, Insurance, Healthcare, Government, and Utility.
• Over 15 years of experience in the field of Enterprise Software Architecture, Enterprise Application Integration and SOA driven solutions.
• Excellent IT leadership skill set: recruiting, staffing, project management (agile, waterfall and hybrid methodologies), architecture and delivery team management as well as management of production rollout and support.
• Expertise in analysis, design and development of complex custom applications in multi-tier environments.
• Expertise in design and development of systems integration solutions.
• Exceptional analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as interpersonal and communication skills.
• An excellent team player, leader and mentor.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Cobol C++, C# ESQL Java SQL

Middleware: MQSI v2.1\ WBIMB v5.x \WMB v6.x - v8.x \IIBv9.x - v10.0 MQ Series v5.x\WMQ v6.x - v9.x MQ FTE\ MQ MFT MQ Appliance IBM DataPower Appliances IBM API Management\Connect WSRR WTX v8, ITX v9 Cast Iron ITCAM

Databases: DB2 Oracle SQL Server IMGD - WXS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Middleware Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Led MQ\IIB\ITX migration endeavor (MQ v7 to MQ v9, WMB v6.1 to IIB v10, WTX v 8 to ITX v9)
• Led design for Record and Replay implementation
• Led design for MQ and IIB security implementation
• Healthcare Insurance Firm - Integration Architecture
• Authored MQ HA Design Recommendation Document for AS IS and TO BE MQ Environments
• Co Authored Security Design Recommendations for MQ and Cast Iron
• Led design for MQ implementation for Salesforce\Cast Iron Integration

Confidential

Technology Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led integration design of IIBv9.0, JMS\MQv7.5, MQ MFT, API Management, MoblieFirst, iOS devices, various databases and Tyco TrueView Replenishment Application
• Led development of IIBv9.0 Restful and SOAP Web Services utilizing SOAP nodes and HTTP nodes
• Led design of proxy and assembly REST APIs exposed via IBM API Management for services deployed on IIB
• Developed API plans and security frameworks (OAuth 2.0 and basic authentication)
• Developed Exception Handling framework for API Management
• Developed API Strategy via adaptation of SOMA methodologies for API design
• Designed support database and all Stored Procedures\Inline Queries
• Mentored and assisted development team throughout the development cycle
• Performed project sizing, time and cost estimates and project resource allocations
• Financial Firm - Integration Architecture and Development Support
• Led integration design utilizing WMB v8.0\IIBv9.0, BPM, ODM and Oracle Databases
• Led development of WMB v8.0\IIBv9.0 Web Services message flows utilizing SOAP nodes and HTTP nodes, Global Cache (eXtremeScale)
• Designed WMB v7.0 file processing message flows (FileInput\Output nodes)
• Mentored and assisted development team throughout the development cycle
• Mentored and assisted Production Support Team in application error resolution\maintenance
• Mentored WMB Administration Team in error resolution\maintenance
• Mentored Production Support Team and WMB Administration Team on WMQ and WMB monitoring
• Managed IBM PMR’s resolution and APAR implementation
• Performed project sizing, time and cost estimates and project resource allocations
• Financial Firm - Integration Architecture
• Performed As - Is Business Analysis in preparation for To - Be Systems Integration requirements gathering
• Lead Integration Requirements gathering
• Created Integration Requirements Documentation
• Architected Systems Integration Solution utilizing WPS 7.0
• Financial Firm - Integration Architecture
• Designed and developed message flows utilizing JCN and third party jars (WMB 7.0)
• Designed and developed message sets (TD,CSV)
• Mentored team on coding and design best practices
• Mentored team on enterprise exception handling (utilizing WMB 7.0 as ESB)
• US Department of Interior - Integration Architecture
• Designed and developed process workflows involving human tasks (WPS 6.2)
• Design and developed Java implementation based mediations (JaxB, Spring, Hibernate)
• Designed and developed timed activities based on custom business calendars - WPS 6.2 as well as Quartz jobs
• Designed process workflow versioning based on late binding
• Utility Firm - WPS Developer\WMQ Administrator
• Configured and implemented WPS 6.1 MQ Link (Linux)
• Configured MQ Link with HA MR01 (AIX)
• Installed and configured WMQ 6.0 (AIX)
• Configured MQ 5.3\WMQ 6.0 (Iseries)
• Configured and implemented JDBC Adapter
• Designed and developed mediations
• Designed and developed administrative and configuration scripts (Jython)
• Deployed applications (Ant)
• Assisted in Integration and UAT testing
• Utility Firm - WMB\WMQ Administrator
• Installed and configured WMB 6.1 (Windows)
• Installed and configured DB2
• Installed and configured WMQ 7.0
• Designed and implemented MQTT POC Message Flows
• Retail Firm - WMQ Administrator\Developer
• Designed and developed MsgToFile\FileToMsg Java Application
• Configured MQ 5.3 Triggering of CL programs on Iseries (as/400 5.3)
• Health Insurance Firm - WMB\WMQ Administrator
• Installed and configured WMB 6.1 (Windows)
• Installed and configured DB2
• Installed and configured WMQ 7.0
• Designed and developed FileInput/FileOutput POC WMB Message Flows

Confidential

WMQ\WMB Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed message routing and reporting systems based on WMQ, WMB and Oracle
• Designed and developed WMB message flows that transformed TD and COBOL records into XMLNS messages
• Mentored WMB developers in use of the WMB native nodes as well ESQL best practices
• Designed and implemented Unix Shell scripts for WMB automated deployments
• Designed and built WMQ large clustering environments on distributed platforms
• Designed and built WMB environments
• Implemented various WMQ\WMB support packs
• Designed and Implemented HA solutions for WMQ and WMB (VERITAS HA)
• Designed WMQ and WMB and implemented monitoring solutions utilizing BMC Performance Manager for WebSphere Business Integration (MQ Patrol)
• Developed and implemented DR strategies
• Installed and configured WAS 6.1

Confidential

Integration Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed WMQ 6.0 and WMB 6.0 Pub/Sub and point to point integration solutions
• Developed WMB message flows that transformed COBOL records into XML messages.
• Designed and Developed Web Services solutions via WBIMB and WMB
• (Exposition of CICS Application on z/Os as Web Services)
• Designed WBIMB 5.0 and WMB 6.0 Web Services using native nodes
• Designed and implemented canonical enterprise schema model (XMLNS)
• Designed and implemented WMQI 2.1 - WBIMB 5.0 Java plug-ins
• Implemented HA Solutions for WMQI 2.1 – WMB 6.0 (Microsoft Clusters)
• Implemented HA Solutions for WMQ (Microsoft Clusters, z/Os – Parallel Sysplex Coupling Facility)
• Designed and implemented monitoring solutions utilizing AutoPilot (Nastel Tools)
• Designed and implemented Windows Batch files for MQSI\WBIMB\WMB automated deployments
• Implemented various WMQ\MQSI\WBIMB\WMB support packs