PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW:

• Experienced Architect with proven expertise in Project Management and development, Agile Management Processes, Use Case and System design and development and Rational CLM implementation.
• Extensive industry experience in Business/Systems Architecture, Professional services consulting, Software Development, Rational Unified Process implementation and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management implementation and IT operations Management.
• Expertise in JAZZ CLM - RTC, RRC, RQM, ClearCase, ClearCase Multisite, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, Rational Unified Process, Curam Infrastructure Setup, UCM, Oracle7.X - 11.X, SQL Plus, PL/SQL, PERL K shell scripting, Windows and UNIX administration.
• A certified PMP and Scrum Master with vast experience in implementing IBM Rational CLM tools and best practices to large scale enterprise software development efforts.
• Well-rounded IT background as administrator, programmer, project manager, relationship manager, software configuration manager and SDLC infrastructure manager. Track record of success through learning agility with broad business knowledge, define and implement innovative technological solutions.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

ROLE: Configuration Manager IBM Rational Tools Architect

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Install and administer Rational Collaborative Life Cycle Management Suite RRC, RTC, and RQM .
• Supporting developers on configuration and build issues for J2EE framework tools like eclipse and Developer Studio.
• Architecturally decoding legacy rational setup and mapping them to enterprise CLM JAZZ adoption.
• Creating agile process flow templates for scrum methodology in RTC JAZZ environment.
• Creating Lifecycle Project Areas, projects, components, streams, plans and flow targets in RTC.
• Customizing and defining workflows for various work items and flow targets in RTC.
• Maintaining JAZZ platform and sever side configurations for seamless integration of RTC with RRC and RQM
• Creating agile process flow templates for scrum methodology in RTC JAZZ environment.
• Creating Lifecycle Project Areas, projects, components, streams, plans and flow targets in RTC.
• Customizing and defining workflows for various work items and flow targets in RTC.
• Administering and maintaining users' accounts, roles and permissions for JAZZ platform users as per the enterprise roles and responsibilities.
• Configured Rational Quality Manager for different test teams, timelines and test case preferences.
• Installed, configured and administered Rational build forge servers.
• Installed and administered Rational JAZZ servers for RRC, RTC, and RQM.
• Used Rational Reporting for Development Intelligence RRDI to create JAZZ dashboard reports.
• Implementing an Integrated Change Management Process using IBM Rational Unified Process tools, such as RequisitePro, ClearCase and ClearQuest suite.
• Designing and implementing a custom ClearCase UCM Process and custom ClearQuest schema for a complex Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Data Mining project for the State of New York.
• Customizing and integrating Rational RequisitePro to use ClearCase as Use Case documents version control System.
• Customizing ClearCase UCM Process and Rational Tools integration using perl scripts, ClearCase triggers wrapper scripts and ClearQuest hooks.
• Administering VOB and VIEW servers and tuning them for peak performance.
• Extensively written perl triggers for UCM ClearCase and CQ hooks for custom schema.

Confidential

ROLE: Rational Tools Consultant

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installed, tested and documented the ClearCase upgrade path from 2003.06.15 to 7.x with CM server options.
• Created SDLC process documents and vision documents for Rational upgrades.
• Designed and documented a Build management template and questioner having 100 questions that will be used to acquire a new project under IRS SDLC Process.
• Extensively trained employees on working with backend ClearQuest data and import/export procedures.
• Working with the backend of existing ClearQuest User database and splitting it up based on the project-wise records. This involved cloning the schema and creating a new user database and importing only selected records and other metadata records like attachments, histories and dynamic lists.
• Created a high level Architectural map to represent ClearCase UCM streams and components in RTC.
• Configured Rational Quality Manager for different test teams, timelines and test case preferences.
• Installed and administered Rational JAZZ servers for RRC, RTC, and RQM.
• Installed, configured and administered Rational build forge servers and build forge agents.
• Created standard report templates using Rational Publishing Engine.
• Providing administrative support for ClearCase VOB and View server.
• Create many ClearCase policy triggers for both base and UCM vobs.

Confidential

ROLE: Rational Tools Architect

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide subject matter expert support to various groups on all the IBM Software Development Platform tools such as ClearCase, ClearQuest, RequisitePro and Rational TestManager.
• Administering VOB, VIEW and Build Forge servers.
• Implementing an enterprise-wide Release Management Process for various development efforts in J2EE and .NET technologies.
• Writing perl scripts and ClearCase triggers to manage of version control tasks, Release Management and Deployment Management.
• Architecturally decoding legacy Rational UCM setup and mapping them to enterprise CLM JAZZ platform into RTC Project Areas, Team Areas, Streams and Components.
• Creating agile process flow templates for scrum methodology in RTC JAZZ environment.
• Creating Lifecycle Project Areas, projects, components, streams, plans and flow targets in RTC.
• Customizing and defining workflows for various work items and flow targets in RTC.
• Administering and maintaining users' accounts, roles and permissions for JAZZ platform users as per the enterprise roles and responsibilities.
• Writing user and process manuals for role bases JAZZ adoption for RRC, RTC and RQM.
• Creating custom and queries for JAZZ dashboards.
• Installing, maintaining and supporting RTC eclipse and visual studio thick clients for all the users.
• Configured Rational Quality Manager for different test teams, timelines and test case preferences.
• Installed, configured and administered Rational build forge servers.
• Installed, configured and administered Rational build forge servers and build forge agents

Confidential

ROLE: Rational Unified Process Architect

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implementing and sphere-heading Enterprise Rational Unified Process across all phases of System Development Lifecycle to facilitate end-to-end traceability between use cases to test cases.
• In charge of designing, documenting and implementing software-engineering process that uses all IBM tools for all J2EE and proprietary custom development projects in .NET Framework.
• Training and mentoring all project contributors, Stakeholders, contractors and DOL Staff members on CURAM SDLC processes and Rational Unified Process is a pivotal role of this assignment.
• Customized and authored DOL centric user manuals for ClearCase, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, Functional Tester and TestManager.
• Designed and implemented an integrated state-of-the-art Enterprise CURAM Human Resources Enterprise Software Development Process that saved a lot of resources in time and money for the NYSDOL.
• Created DOL specific wrapper scripts in perl that works on top of CURAM traditional build.bat files.
• Designed and implemented a state-of-the-art UCM process where multiple CURAM projects share multiple versions of CURAM 3.1SP4/SP7/SP11/4.0/4.5 from a single ClearCase repository. This eliminates the complexity involved in CURAM upgrades.
• The UCM customization and ClearQuest Enterprise Schema Design effort involved single handed coding of about 20000 lines of perl scripts, ClearCase triggers, windows batch scripts, shell scripts and ClearQuest hooks.
• Customizing, administering and implementing all Rational Suite products and Rational Software Development Platform products.
• Overall trouble shooting and Integration support for Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest, Rose, RequisitePro, SoDA, Crystal Reports, TestManager, Functional Tester, Performance Tester, WebSphere Business Modeler, Rational Application Developer, Rational Software Architect, Rational Software Modeler and WebSphere Integration Developer.
• Customized and designed a State-of-the-Art Enterprise ClearQuest Schema that is easy to adopt and administer for all the projects of DOL.
• Installing, configuring and troubleshooting TestManager and Rational Functional Tester, Rational Manual Tester and Rational Performance Tester.
• Upgraded and migrated Rational TestManager projects/assets to ClearQuest TestManager CQTM .
• Installed, configured and administered Rational performance tester servers and agents for virtual users.
• Administering 10 Windows 2003/AIX - ClearCase VOB, VIEW, CQWeb and CCWeb Servers in an active directory environment.
• Designed and implemented release management process.

Confidential

ROLE: IBM Rational Process Consultant

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administering Windows 2000 Advanced Servers as CCWeb Servers.
• Project involved the Enterprise Implementation, installation, configuration and integration of SDLC process using RUP methodology and Rational Tools for a 200 million plus J2EE e-MPIRE e-Managed Processes for an Integrated Revenue Enterprise System project.
• Designed and implemented a state-of-the art UCM model using ClearCase, ClearQuest, RequisitePro, TestManager, and Rational XDE functional tester for e-MPIRE that has a seamless scalability to integrate with other Rational Software Development Platform applications.
• Implemented a full RUP cycle using an integrated environment with RequisitePro, ClearQuest, UCM-ClearCase and TestManager.
• Deployed version control process to parallel develop Rational ROSE for UML modeling.
• Document and extensively trained users for WebSphere and Rational Tools integrated environments.
• Installing, configuring, supporting and administering VOB View servers.
• Providing desktop support to 250-developer base. Designing an UCM Component based process model for WebSphere/ClearCase integrated environment.
• Written about 100 Scripts and Triggers in PERL for UCM policy administration, ClearCase administration and maintenance.
• Installing, configuring ClearQuest, integrating and customizing the schema for RUP integration.
• Written about 200 customized perl hooks for enabling Parent/Child control, access permission definition, mandatory process requirement checks and ClearQuest notification system.
• Installing, customizing, and releasing RequisitePro for Requirement Analysis to 20 concurrent users.
• UCM version control of Requirement Assets.
• Integrating RequisitePro with TestManager and ClearQuest to facilitate RUP cycle.
• Performing Data import/export between RequisitePro and legacy tools.
• Creating, configuring and maintaining TestDataStore and Test Assets.
• UCM version controlling Test Assets.
• Integrated RequisitePro and TestManager to enable a Use Case driven Test Case model.
• Integrated TestManager with ClearQuest to provide a bi-directional defect tracking and Test Result logging mechanism.

Confidential

ROLE: Rational Unified Process Consultant

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• In charge of designing, modeling and implementing the Rational Unified Process Tools set, Rational Suite Enterprise,
• Implementing Rational Unified Process for three projects namely g-Portal, g-Cat and e-Search. The projects were of different architecture J2EE/.NET, size and geographical locations. The goal was to have an enterprise wide standard for SDLC as defined by RUP standards.
• Successfully implemented numerous business process and system changes as well as several performance measurement and reporting initiatives that utilizes developers involvement and input.
• Custom design of ClearQuest schema, customizing RequisitePro project structure.
• UCM version control of Requirement Artifacts from RequisitePro and Test Artifacts from TestManager.
• Implemented integration of RequisitePro with ClearQuest and Rose.
• Implemented integration TestManager with RequisitePro and ClearQuest.
• UCM Integration of ClearCase and ClearQuest for tracking the CRs based on ClearCase activities.
• Training PMO for writing UseCases and on using the integrated RequisitePro ClearQuest setup.
• Training Testers to write TestCases and create automatic Test Scripts.
• Creating SoDA templates that collects data from Rose models and RequisitePro and creates SCM metrics. Created Crystal Reports for providing SDLC metrics from ClearQuest.
• Configured Mercury LoadRunner Server for generating the virtual user load.
• Tested the e-development projects for load, performance and stability using Mercury LoadRunner.
• Implementation administration of ClearQuest for multi-role and multi-group of diverse users for three e-development projects.

Confidential

ROLE: Software Configuration Manager

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Team Leader and in-charge of the Software Configuration Management and Release Engineering Operations to support 300 Developers for the ADC-ESD group comprising of three geographically located units.
• Installed ClearCase VOB, VIEW, registry and license server on Solaris 5.X.
• Installed and Administered Total AdvanceNet server 5.3 and SAMBA for inter-operability of ClearCase between UNIX and NT.
• Configured ClearCase binaries at NWRA for site specific clients and servers.
• Coding perl and shell scripts to enforce SCM policies through triggers on ClearCase VOBs, and custom hooks for ClearQuest Enterprise schema.
• Setup multisite FTP and shipping server methods between MD, CA, CT sites.
• Designing and regulating Release Engineering Process.
• Responsible for Installation and Maintenance of ClearCase VOB and View Servers. Configuring ClearCase and ClearQuest environment for UCM project.
• Designing a custom schema based on Unified Change Management schema using ClearQuest 2001A.
• Providing UNIX and ClearCase Administration Support to VOB and VIEW Servers and assisting UNIX team for configuring NIS, NFS and SAMBA.
• Architecturally designing and implementing SCM Process for new projects.
• Migrating Data from various Source code control tools like RCS, CVS and PVCS to ClearCase.
• Maintaining Inter-operability of UNIX and NT using TAS and SAMBA.
• Providing daily support to Developer Community and train them for SCM process metrics.
• Providing Logistic and Management Support for the corporate people in deciding and selecting of Servers, networks, Development Tools and other IT oriented operations.
• Maintaining SCM web site for policy announcements and SCM documents hosting.
• Performance tuning of Network operations, UNIX and ClearCase server for better SCM practices.
• Scripting in PERL / SHELL to support and automate any SCM task. Provide Telephonic consultation / support any ADC branch.
• Training developer community on Best SCM Practices.
• Leading a team of Seven SCM Release Engineers and training them on ClearCase and SCM policies and procedures.

Confidential

ROLE: Software Configuration Management Consultant

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation and administration of the production database for ClearQuest.
• Customization and implementation of the ClearQuest schema for the Multisite Change Request Management web-Application.
• Responsible for user and group administration. Oracle back-end tuning, ClearQuest WEB Application tuning and performing regular administrative tasks such as online and offline backup and export of Oracle Database.
• Enforced project specific version control policies using ClearCase triggers and ClearQuest hooks.
• Extensively customized base and UCM ClearCase using ClearCase triggers.
• Developed tools based on the Change set information of ClearQuest.
• Additional responsibilities included ClearCase Installation, Upgrade, daily maintenance and administration, subsystem builds, testing and integrating the ClearCase with the ClearQuest using PERL triggers and regular maintenance of the IIS Web Server.
• Doing weekly subsystem and system builds for multisite developments.
• Writing and applying triggers on vobs as per the SCM requirements.
• Time based Merging and locking to monitor the parallel developments.
• ClearCase administrative tasks also involved the support of ClearCase 3.1.2 on NT as well as UNIX platforms. All vobs are administered in UNIX and all clients development are done on ClearCase NT. TotalNet TAS is used as the tool for UNIX-NT cross development.
• Regular maintenance of multisite operations between US Headquarters and seven countries across the globe using ftp method and UNIX shell scripts being run as cron jobs.
• Responsible for storage management of views and vobs.
• Implemented the UCM setup using ClearCase 4.0 and ClearQuest 2.0 for the CDMA 3G Sprint.
• Designed a custom schema TGUCM based on Unified Configuration Management schema.

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ROLE: Developer, Oracle DBA, Team Lead, Project Manager, Program Manager

PROJECT DETAILS RESPONSIBILITES:

• Oracle Database Administration for OLTP and OLAP applications
• Developing server objects, triggers and stored procedures as per the ERP needs.
• Implementation, Design and data modeling of Inventory control Application for manufacturing using distributed databases and advanced replications.
• Perl and Shell Scripting for batch processes.
• Development of testing strategy by authorizing the developers to run the test deck on the application system.
• Conducting the integrated tests to check the transaction flow.
• Leading the training sessions with user feedback information gathered through interaction with EDP personnel.
• Architecting Designing the SCM processes for the whole project and implementing it phase by phase using ClearCase Atria and ClearDDTS.
• Customized base ClearCase through ClearCase perl triggers and custom shell scripts.
• Configuring the Multisite for three regions using ftp mechanism. Maintaining and implementing the SCM metrics.
• Creating and maintaining VOBs and VIEWs.