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SUMMARY:

• An all - rounder with sound exposure in both applications & Infrastructure space including application and solution architecture, design & development with a strong focus on having posed as WebSphere SME for more than 10 years, Java, Middleware, Integration, ESB, Cloud computing, application servers, Portals, E-Commerce and Content Management, Java/JEE, Messaging (MQ), BPM, Identity Management, Middleware security (SSL, SSO, LDAP, Reverse proxy, LTPA, TAI, Web Servers), Database, Load Balancers (F5), Gateway Servers (Vordel/Axway gateways) etc.
• Confidential has dealt with a variety of products and technologies, he learnt how to learn, he passionate for learning new things and creating success stories constantly.
• He is looking for an opportunity to learn new things and deliver serious work in a positive and cooperative environment.
• He wants to be able to create a reputation which is desirable and helps create such reputations in the real world as and when required. He believes the corporate world works on reputation and skills and that is the most important thing that he is looking to earn in the future.
• Working in highest pace environments including banking, financial, national systems where quality is pushed to highest limits to deliver highly desirable and reliable systems Confidential has a established a proven track record to deliver per expectation, he has proven willingness to adapt to any environment and quickly enable seamless communication to leverage collaborative diversity and deliver in coherence in a multi-vendor, multi discipline environment.
• He has extensive exposure which equips him with the confidence to deliver with both highest confidence and quality at the same time.
• He believes in results and hence in short words he fits the bill where high-quality delivery is more important within most tight timeline, making most challenging tasks happen, resolving most complicated integration issues, production issues, implementation issues and so.
• He loves to take challenges and has consistently demonstrated that he does not just accept challenges but performs accordingly too and that without exception.
• He has made a difference in the past, is making a difference and would like to continue to make a difference and is looking for a platform which enables him to do that.
• 13.5 years of proven IT experience - Applications, Middleware and Enterprise Java, Portal and Content Management
• Clients worked for:
• Having a mix of both low level (by always being hands on) and a high-level picture (being in Consultant and Architect roles) of the software systems.
• Experienced and proficient in both infrastructure and application/development side of things, having served roles which allow that exposure.
• Over 13 years’ experience with WebSphere portal and Web Content Management, has taken up roles with WebSphere Portal such as Portal Architect for 5 years, and Senior Portal consultant/Portal Technical Lead for 8 years, total experience since over 13 years:
• Holds Portal certification since over 13 years since version 5 all the way till version 8.
• Has experience working in WebSphere Portal since version 5.0 in 2005 all the way to WebSphere Portal 5.1/6.0/6.1/7/8.5/9.
• Has experience in both infrastructure and application development with WebSphere Portal and WCM.
• WebSphere Portal application development experience includes designing, developing, testing, deploying portlet applications.
• Has been involved in in gathering business requirements with the Business analysts, working closely with them to develop both macro and micro level design documents which would eventually help in detailed project planning, task allocation and time/cost estimation.
• Has experience dealing with public sector customer sensitive PII data.
• This includes developing portlets using Rational Application developer - RAD v6/7/8/9 (formerly WebSphere Studio application developer - WSAD v5), Portal toolkit, IBM Web experience (formerly called WebSphere portlet factory and before that was called Bowstreet portlet factory prior to acquisition by IBM).
• Type of portlet includes struts, JSF, cooperative, IBM, JSR 168, JSR 286 portlets. This also includes testing portlets using WebSphere Portal Integrated test environment in RAD, WSAD and Portlet factory.
• Developing WCM Sites, Site Areas, authoring templates, presentation templates, workflow components, setting up access, creating libraries, links, navigation, adding page level navigation, breadcrumbs, handing logged in and anonymous content, setting up search, taxonomies, categories, keywords, static content, dynamic content, URLs, administration and configuration of authoring portlets, creating customs rendering portlets, configuring and administering syndication, staging artifacts using xmlaccess especially ones excluded in syndication.
• This also includes working on themes and skins including working on admin themes and skins as IBM L3 support exclusively for IBM’s B2E w3 portal spread across 130 countries in the world.
• This includes wiring portlets on same and different pages.
• This includes deploying the whole portal solution using xmlaccess import, export, creating portal objects in various environments such as DEV, SIT, UAT, PREPROD, NFR, PROD. The type of objects includes portal pages, portal layouts, portlet applications, portlets, themes, skins, data sources, etc.
• This includes customizing login portlet, implementing TAI module to implement a custom SSO to bridge between 2 systems using different directory servers based on unique user base.
• WebSphere Portal and WCM infrastructure and administration experience includes installation on AIX, HP UX, RHEL, clustering (both horizontal and vertical nodes), migration (say 6 to 6.1), patching (both fixes and fix packs), database transfer from cloudscape/derby to DB2, Oracle, integrating with LDAP - MS AD 2000, Tivoli Directory Server - TDS, Tivoli Access Manager - TAM, Integrating with Omnifind search, Integrating with Lotus Collaborative Suite, things like Lotus Domino, Connections, SameTime, Quickr, establishing SSO with SAP R/3, SAP Business Objects, Oracle ORTOS, WebSphere MQ, integrating with IHS, generating plugin, propagating plugin, troubleshooting issues.
• Strong foundation in Java/JEE, object oriented analysis and design, both front-end (Web and desktop) and back-end (database) design.
• Proven exposure emerging technology space of SOA & application integration with strong focus into products such as Enterprise Tier Systems Integration- SAP R/3 ERP, Business Intelligence systems such as Business Objects, IBM Collaborative Suite including IBM Lotus Domino, Connections, Quickr, SameTime, risk management systems such as Oracle ORTOS, legacy applications, B2B integration using Web Services, MQ, ESB.
• Involved in implementing Security capabilities like Identity Management, reverse proxy (such as webseal), directory server (TDS, AD, etc.), single sign on (LTPA, JAAS, etc.), SSL management, Hardware Security Module - HSM (Thales) etc.
• Managing customer expectations, requirements and relationships.
• Committed towards self-development, Fast learner, self-driven and passionate for learning, eager to take up new challenges, roll down sleeves and engage hands on when required, driven to deliver with highest quality
• Having lead a team for more than 15 people, has proven his leadership and mentoring skills
• Proven record of delivery full life-cycle projects using SDLC and Agile.
• Seeking towards moving to a more credible role, preferably for mission critical systems with highest scalability, availability and performance, where quality is pushed to the highest limits, such as 5 9 systems using cutting edge technology which helps build a trusted and desirable reputation in the industry.

SKILLS MATRIX:

Middleware: WebSphere Application Server v5/6/7/8, Apache Tomcat, IBM HTTP Server, Filenet P8, Datapower, Sterling Business Integrator(SBI)

Messaging Middleware: WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker, AMQ

Middleware: IBM WebSphere Business Process Server, Business Monitor, BPEL, WebSphere Integration Developer, Business Modeler, Datapower

Search Engine: IBM Omniture, Omnifind Enterprise Edition

Identity Management: IBM Tivoli Directory Server v6.x, MS Active Directory 2000/2003, Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Webseal, Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI), TIM, TFIM. OpenDJ, OpenAM, OpenIM

Database: DB2, Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer, Ingress II - Integration, Development, basic administration & setup

Development: Java Standard & Enterprise Edition, Java Swing, JavaFX, Full Stack development

Development: Javascript, AJAX, XML, XSLT, AngularJS, ReactJS

Development: Visual Studio, C#

Middleware: SAP Enterprise Portal, SAP Netweaver Development Studio

BI: Business Objects - Installation, Configuration & Administration, Job scheduling

Tools: and Utilities Nagios, Splunk, Jenkins, Dynatrace, TMart, Puppet, KeyPass, CyberArk, Wireshark, Tcpdump, IBM GSK, iKeyman, Rational Team Concert (RTC), JIRA, CA Service Desk, Check MK, WATO, MQ Explorer

Operation Systems: AIX, Red Hat Linux 5/6, Solaris, Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Senior WebSphere/Java Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Posing as WebSphere Infrastructure SME.
• He is leading the infrastructure capability regulating environments - this includes end to end ownership of the WebSphere application server and portal server infrastructure.
• He formulates infrastructure design to meet various NFRs such High availability, fail over, session management, scalability, redundancy at various layers, maximizing availability, performs POCs for custom requirements specifically for single sign on and SSL implementation.
• Supports application teams with resolving issues at an infrastructure level to enable new features, configure features, resolve issues, provide access, execute authorized changes.
• Working with other teams for liaising integration.
• Working with testing teams to enable testing, provide access and environments.
• Formulating policies and procedures for security, hardening, meeting various NFRs disaster recovery, business continuity plan, backup and restore procedures, monitoring solution, RCA procedures, BAU handover procedures and all the way to sign off.
• Writes scripts for automation of build, configuration, integration, administration, deployment, RCA tasks, etc.
• Proficient in unix using tools such as openssl, tcpdump, wireshark, netstat, fuser, ps, iptables, fstab, grep to resolve issues relating to system infrastructure such as disk, memory, CPU, network, etc.
• Has proven record of providing the best confidence to stakeholders to deliver highly available environments which are up and running for business.
• Mentoring team members with best practices and procedures including helping application team to leverage infrastructure to maximize potential.

Confidential, Detroit, Michigan

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead infrastructure support team in resolving issues to keep minimal impact on day to day business operations.
• Troubleshooting and Resolving issues in minimal time.
• Putting proactive monitoring solution in place.
• Design and Build of WebSphere application server and portal server systems for given NFRs.
• Installation, configuration, integration, patching of WebSphere systems in multiple environments.
• Day to day administration of various environments, regulating changes and automating process and procedures such as deployments.

Confidential

Middleware Consultant

Responsibilities:

• His technical and people management, customer management, communication skills have once again been proven and recognized at the same time. Some of his key accomplishments include but not limited to:
• Consulting and Proposing solutions to requirements and problem in both project and BAU space
• Discussing design within the team and with the client to seek endorsement.
• Emphasize very strict documentation standards for all releases and changes, regulation all environments.
• Taken initiative in identifying documentation gaps and working closely to close the same
• Regulating production by only allowing authorized changes and access
• Keeping focus on client success and making it happen consistently
• Innovating monitoring dashboard using Nagvis
• Automating operational scripts across multiple environments.
• Creating proactive and automated processes to deal with environmental issues this reducing response time and hence resolution time to an incident.
• Infrastructure setup tasks, development tasks as per agreed design specifications
• Mentoring and Conducting knowledge sharing sessions within the team
• Supporting production system 24X7 being on call for consecutive months and always helpfully volunteered to be available outside regular business hours for release, changes and incidents.
• Innovate smarter ways of dealing with things to resolve problem permanently rather than a quick fix.
• Stabilizing production systems and troubleshooting under pressure for high priority incidents to minimize business impact and restore services in minimal time.
• Designs, builds and develops/implements middleware applications & solutions to agreed specifications.
• Provide input into High Level and Detailed Designs as requested.
• Provide input into or creation of Statements of Work (SoW) with accurate and realistic timeframes.
• Accurate delivery of services, on time and to budget.
• Understanding and delivery of all artefacts required for Project to BAU handover.
• Supporting, stabilizing, administering & regulating productions systems 24X7 and resolving problems and minimize business impact.
• Technical Problem Investigation, troubleshooting and resolution.
• Incident recovery and knowledge management, corrective measures and incident/problem reporting to application teams & so.
• Supporting & automating & executing release & change deployments
• Problem identification & Performance Tuning of middleware infra-structure.
• Working on the wide range of products & Technologies, including but not limited to the following:
• Java Web services
• Deployment, Clustering, Installation, configuration, scripting (unix and wasadmin) and troubleshooting with WebSphere application Server Network Deployment and Express version 5/6/7/8, WebSphere Portal Server 6/7/8, Weblogic, Filenet P8 CE
• Integration with databases like Db2, Oracle, SQLServer, Sybase, Postgress, derby, mongodb, etc
• Web Server administration Apache web server and IBM HTTP Server
• Basic infrastructure level troubleshooting such as
• WebSphere Process Server v7.5, IBM Sterling Business Integrator, IBM InfoSphere, DataStage, MDM, SPSS
• WebSphere MQ, AMQ, Mulesoft
• Tivoli Directory Server (TDS), MS Active Directory Server, Sun One, IBM Http Server, IBM Edge Server, Sun One, iPlanet application & web server
• Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI), Tivoli Identity Management (TIM), Tivoli Federated Identity Management (TFIM)
• Automation using Puppet, Ansible for build and operational tasks.
• Openshift, Mulesoft, WSO2, JBoss, AMQ
• Open DJ, OpenAAM, OpenIDM
• WebSphere Message Broker, IBM Integration Bus, Datapower XC10
• Monitoring using Nagios NRPE, check mk), TMART, Dynatrace, WebSphere PMI
• OS administration and troubleshooting in RedHat linux, Solaris, AIX, windows environments
• Automation and administration with vSphere in virtualized environments.

Confidential

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Requirements gathering, Design, development & deployment of web services applications using Apache CXF Framework.
• Major Performance Tuning of end to end Smartcard service Issuance/Provisioning system.
• Database design.
• System Migration from JBoss 4.3 to 5.1.
• Deployment, mentoring the team with production issues & deployment tasks.
• Solution Architecture Review
• Code Review
• Standardizing software development practices.
• Enhancements
• Infrastructure setup, installation, up gradation and configuration of WebSphere Commerce, setting up multiple environments (such as development, SIT, UAT & PRODUCTION)
• Design & Development of stores, enhancements.
• Deployment & Support, performance tuning in a linux and Solaris environments

Confidential

Solution Architect/Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked on setting up infra-structure for IBM WebSphere Portal, Business Objects XI 3.1 SP2/SP3, IBM Lotus Quickr v8.1 (both for WebSphere Portal & Domino), IBM Lotus SameTime, etc
• Established Single Sign on between WebSphere Portal, Lotus Quickr, Lotus SameTime & Enterprise Tier (Business Object XI 3.1 SP2).
• Requirements gathering, Design, development & deployment of portlet applications using JSR 168 & JSR 286, for business intelligence reporting environment using XCelcius & LiveOffice.
• Automation and Optimization of data refresh, report instance ad-hoc job scheduling with Business Objects Java SDK, CMC (Central Management Console) Administration.
• Database design and administration.
• Worked on WebSphere Portal Themes & Skins.
• Worked on Datapower XC10.
• Complete administration along with Production support, mentoring the team with production issues & deployment tasks.
• Development & Deployment of message flows for developing feeds between applications.

Confidential

Architect/Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked on setting up infra-structure for IBM Lotus Connections v2.x, IBM Lotus Quickr v8.x (both for WebSphere Portal & Domino), IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM Lotus SameTime, IBM Tivoli Directory Server, etc
• Established Single Sign on between WebSphere Portal, Lotus Connections, Lotus Quickr, Lotus SameTime & Enterprise Tier.
• Enabled People awareness on Lotus Connections & Lotus Quickr with SameTime.
• Integrated Lotus Quickr with Websphere portal using REST API.
• Designing of portlet applications using JSR 168 & JSR 286.
• Development of portlets using JSR 168 & JSR 286 (Rational Application Developer v7.5).
• Database design and administration.
• Designing IBM Workplace Web Content Management Structure, portlets & WCM Caching techniques.
• Omnifind administration and integration with portal.
• Worked on WebSphere Portal Themes & Skins.