SUMMARY

• 13 years of IT experience in Configuration Management and Build, Release Management
• Extensive experience with Rational ClearCase 2003.6 & 7.0.
• Three years of experience as a Rational UCM administrator and implementer.
• Extensive experience as a Rational ClearCase Administrator.
• Designing number of projects in a PVOB, data in a VOB.
• Setting up ClearCase Webserver and ClearCase Remote Client.
• ClearCase UCM deployment and integration expertise.
• Designing ClearCase UCM components, PVOBs and VOBs, Usage Models.
• Migration expertise in migrating applications / source from both Base ClearCase and non - ClearCase environments (Visual Source Safe, CVS etc.) into ClearCase UCM.
• Hands-on experience working on a ClearCase / ClearQuest documentation, as well as user support.
• Experience as a Software Configuration Management (SCM) architect for ClearCase UCM.
• Maintained and modified triggers for ClearCase using Perl.
• Experience in writing Shell and Perl scripts for database connectivity and to retrieve data from different sources.
• Configured the projects in Subversion, Jenkins CI, JIRA
• Configured Jenkins on windows/Linux server and created Project related jobs
• LAN hardware/software administration, design, installation and configuration
• Managed team activities related to development and presentation of reports and briefings, as well as review of analytical data and technical documentation

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Version Control: Rational ClearCase 2002.5, 2003.6, 7.0.0.1, Rational ClearQuest 2002.5, 2003.6, Rational ClearCase Multi-Site, SCM, UCM, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, CS RCS Pro, Rational ClearCase Remote Client & WebServer.

SCM Tools: Clearcase NT/Unix: 2003.06, Clearquest 2003, Remedy, Source Safe, CVS, Subversion, Accurev, Perforce

Web Technologies: Servlets, JDBC, EJB, JSP, HTML, Java Script, XML

Web servers: Weblogic, IBM WebSphere, JBoss, Apache Tomcat

Tools: & Utilities: Rational Application Developer (RAD), Dream weaver 6.0/8.0, Visual InterDev 6.0, IBM Rational UCM, IBM Rational RequisitePro, Test Track Pro, Weblogic, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, CVS 1.8, PVCS, FrontPage 2000, Photo shop 7.0 and Flash 8.0

Languages: C #, .net, JAVA, XML, VBScript, JaclScript, VB, PL/SQL, T-SQL, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Perl 5.x, Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE) 1.4

Databases: SQL Server 2000, Oracle 9i/10g, DB2, MS Access 2000

Build Tools: Ant, Make, Cruisecontrol, Anthill pro, Clearmake and Shell scripting

Modeling: Microsoft Visio 2002, Erwin ER/Studio

Protocols: TCP/IP, LDAP, OSE, SMTP AND RMI/IIOP

Reporting: Crystal Reports 9.0

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP, Windows NT, UNIX-AIX 4.3x, Solaris 9, Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Framingham MA

Sr. Build/Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented IBM WCBD centralized server deployment process
• Jenkins design and implementation
• Setup Jenkins on windows build server 2008 (64bit) and created Project related jobs
• Implemented project based security and provided access to users on Jenkins
• Configured LanId for Jenkins Security
• Implemented project based Jenkins plugins
• Configured Jenkins slaves for appropriate release builds using labels
• Implemented parallel builds of different projects ability to multiple builds at any given time
• Created Jenkins user guide documentation and provided to users
• Modified python script to reduced WebSphere deployment time
• Build and deployment scripts checked-in into Starteam version control
• Created backup and restore scripts using shell script
• Implemented environment based application properties files (targetable)
• Created project based build and deployment scripts
• Updated plugin base code to pom.xml ex:- (FindBugs,PMD)
• Setup the new windows build server implemented Store locator project designed build and deployment process
• Automated Tomcat deployment process and restarted the servers through script
• Automated production pre-post deployment process using Ant and shell script
• Troubleshoot issues found during the automation

Environment: Starteam, Jenkins, AIX 5.3, JAVA, WebSphere Commerce 7.0

Confidential, Austin TX

Sr. Build/Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating Release effort amongst various teams (Development, QA, Testing, and Business Analysis) in geographically separated environment.
• Creation of Release Plan, Definition, collection, analysis & presentation of Release Project Metrics on weekly basis.
• Worked with Subversion, Proposed and implemented branching strategy suitable for agile/scrum development in a Fast Paced Engineering Environment.
• Wrote build.xml for application that use Ant for builds
• Efficiently performed the task of resolving conflicts while merging in Subversion with the J2EE development background.
• Experience with writing perl scripts on Linux/Windows.
• Deployed the archives to websphere Application Servers.
• Participating in “Release Readiness Review” status meeting (Go/No-go Process).
• Involved in Migration activities from IBM clearcase to SVN to enhance the build process.
• Integrated Subversion for automating builds with Jenkins.
• Implemented Jenkins for Continuous Integration Builds, automated deployments and Notifications.
• Works with release coordinate to determine an appropriate build schedule and then initiates the build and packaging process and deployments into development environments.
• Configured slaves in Jenkins for appropriate release builds.

Environment: Rational Clear Case, Subversion, Jenkins, AIX 5.3, JAVA, HP Quality Center, WebSphere Commerce 7.0

Confidential, Blue ash OH

Sr. Build/Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Creating releases, config & README
• Create releases & modify README
• Create Infrastructure releases & modify README from Prod Support team
• Create CM builds
• Create automation scripts for installs, backups, and backouts
• Create installation plans for IST and datacenter environments to keep them in line with how the release will be installed to Production
• Troubleshoot installation issues SA/DBA find and update README accordingly
• Update PT/UAT installation timelines
• Troubleshoot issues found during sanity check in IST/datacenter
• Troubleshoot environmental and back end issues in DIT/IST/datacenter
• Update list of releases installed on IST/datacenter environments
• Maintain a configuration tracking system for all RM/datacenter environments
• Facilitate testing by changing config (or instructing TI to change config) in IST/datacenter environments
• Worked on RDC project for mobile application
• Creating builds for mobile application and deployed to the environments after the deployment validated mobile devices like (Android, iPhone and iPod)
• Represent team on production and testing calls
• Create branches and build views for new CBL and AOC builds for development
• Modify cruise control config to allow builds to be run
• Create merge reports that tell developers what code needs to be merged
• Troubleshoot Clearcase issues that arise in development
• Create Infoman RFC’s to ship US and Canada releases to datacenter environments
• Run evening production installation calls
• Entitlements for powerbroker policies on RM systems
• Help/approve developers get access to Clearcase & RM systems
• Help PM’s maintain environment planning data

Environment: Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, AIX 5.3, JAVA, SQL, Oracle, Cruise Control, Hudson, HP Quality Center

Confidential, Monmouth Junction, NJ

Sr.Build/Release Engineer

Responsibilities:

• ClearCase and ClearQuest Administrator on Windows and UNIX platforms.
• VOB, View, License Registry Server maintenance
• Created triggers for ClearCase using Perl.
• Performed SCM tasks, such as branching and merging code from various branches onto main branch, apply labels and promotion of versioned files, code freeze during installs to development environments and others.
• Supported and guided users in usage of ClearCase FullClient/Desktop Client/Web Client.
• Software Configuration Management and Build/Release Process: Process design and implementation using ClearCase.
• Responsible for settingup and configuraton for build environments.
• Responsible for maintaining and deploying builds in Development, UIT and System Test environments.
• Experience with building and Deploying J2EE based applications.
• Creating new build scripts in ANT.
• Experience in ANT automated C++, .NET and J2EE build preocedures.
• Developed automated deployment Jacl script for deploying Ear build into WepSphere application server.
• Coordinating with development teams to perform builds and resolve build issues.
• Handling builds and deploys related issues.
• Hot fix and patch releases for emergency.

Environment: Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, AIX 5.3, JAVA, SQL, Oracle, Cruise Control

Confidential, Middletown, CT

Application Tech Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Work with application development teams to understand application and identify CM requirements.
• Responsible for coordinating and setting up new applications to migrate from PVCS/VSS to ClearCase.
• Design ClearCase VOB and component structure based on project requirements.
• Use Perl and Shell scripts to customize ClearCase and address Configuration Management requirements.
• Design and provide guidance on UCM stream strategies based on the development and maintenance workflows.
• Assist and perform code merges and updates for fast paced business critical and muti stream development environment.
• Mentor and provide guidance for ClearCase users at various skill levels and varying ClearCase usage needs.
• Troubleshoot various ClearCase usage errors and issues as part of ClearCase support helpdesk.
• Migrating existing apps from PVCS/VSS to ClearCase.
• Involved in upgrading ClearCase 7.0.0.1 to 7.0.1 on Clients and Servers.
• Integrate existing IDE’s like VB.NET 2005, RAD 6.0, RSA 7.0.0.3, and WBM 7.0 with ClearCase.
• Implementing ClearCase VOB and component structure based on project requirements.
• Supported a very large and complex enterprise global ClearCase infrastructure as part of the infrastructure team.
• Monitored ClearCase performance, VOB resources and fix issues.
• Troubleshoot VOB database corruption problems.
• Installed ClearCase on Linux and Windows machines.
• Maintained and monitored performance of automation scripts.
• Create custom pre/post conditions for jobs steps inside Anhillpro
• Mentor and provide guidance for ClearCase users at various skill levels and varying ClearCase usage needs.
• Troubleshoot various ClearCase usage errors and issues as part of ClearCase support helpdesk.
• Experience with building and Deploying J2EE based applications.
• Build automation experience using Cruisecontrol and Anthill pro.
• Develop and setup build and deployment process for J2EE, .Net, Php applications and Reporting applications.
• Basics of Build Forge (Initial Implementation stage in Confidential ).

Environment: Rational Clear Case, Requisite Pro, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, Serena PVCS, Visual Studio. C#.Net, ASP, Visual Basic 6.0, Anthill pro, Subversion, PHP,CVS, JAVA, Build Forge

Confidential, Washington, D.C

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Supported multiple projects which involves use of different technologies like C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, VB 6.0, ASP and Oracle 9i, SQL Server 2000
• Working as Change and Configuration manager.
• Worked on a complete setup of UCM environment includes gathering requirement from users, setting up of servers, setting up client machines, creating site preps, creating Usage Models for different projects, creating triggers (in Perl) for ClearCase, created triggers for ClearQuest UCM schema.
• Created scripts and documented release, builds and source control processes and plans
• Performed routine network / system commands, administration, tools, and utilities
• Migrated codes from Visual SourceSafe to ClearCase
• Managed software baselines and configurations, including labeling, branching/merging and promoting versioned files
• Responsible for setting up of UCM and ClearQuest server setup, server maintenance, Client machines setup, migrating code from CMVC to ClearCase.
• Added users and Admin’s to the projects with certain levels of security privileges given depending on the person’s status
• Created triggers for ClearCase using Perl.
• Took ownership of configuration management in a complex environment including software application building, packaging, and build-machine environment
• Created needed branches, labels and config specs for developers and activities like branching and merging
• Resolved checkout, update, merge and password authentication issues in Subversion
• Provided applications and systems support for Development, System test, QA and Production Environment

Environment: Rational Clear Case, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, Serena PVCS, Visual Studio. C#. Net, ASP, Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server, Cruise Control, Winrunner, Rational Requisite Pro

Confidential, Indianapolis

Responsibilities:

• Migrated code from Visual Source Safe to Rational ClearCase.
• Responsible for configuring and trouble shooting for Rational ClearCase administration.
• Setting up Rational ClearCase.
• Installation of ClearCase on client and servers.
• Preparing procedure for administration of ClearCase
• Developing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures documents.
• Managing and creating status reports to analysis team performance and individual performance.
• Created scripts for automation of ClearCase View maintenance task.
• Point of contact with IBM Rational Support for troubleshooting.
• Updating associates of my team with latest technologies and maintaining proper technical expertise in the team.
• Prepared training material to users.
• Prepared and maintained material for administration of ClearCase.
• Conducting training classes and facilitating different departments in using Rational Tools
• Involved in installation, configuration and administration of Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest.

Environment: Visual SourceSafe 6.0, Rational Clear Case, Rational Requisite Pro, CVS, J2EE, Visual Studio. Net, ASP, Subversion, Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server 2000

Confidential

Configuration Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuring and trouble shooting for Rational ClearQuest and Rational ClearCase Administration.
• Responsibilities also include performing daily builds for managing in the System test, UAT and Staging environments
• Created needed branches and labels and configuration specs for developers and activities like branching and merging
• Documented release, builds and source control processes and plans
• Interacted with the System Administration Engineers in issues relating to Hardware and Networking
• Co-coordinated different tasks with different teams, e.g. for creating usage models for different project, co-coordinating code movement from different projects in ClearCase
• Involved in the migration of code from PVCS to ClearCase
• Developed and documented all the processes for the migration
• Involved in installation, configuration and maintenance of Rational ClearCase on Windows and UNIX environments
• Installed ClearCase and ClearQuest on clients machines
• Provided support for other software development environment for ClearCase and Clear Quest

Environment: Visual SourceSafe 6.0, Rational Clear Case, Rational Rose, ASP, VBScript, J2EE, Visual Basic 6.0, SQL Server 7.0, Crystal Reports

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in installation, configuration and maintenance of Visual SourceSafe on Windows 2000
• Provided network and desktop support to employees to include ordering/provisioning of new desktops/laptops
• Strong Experience on TCP\IP
• Automated builds and executed build scripts on a pool of dedicated build machines

Environment: Windows NT, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, ASP, VB 6.0