Professional Summary:

• Seven years of professional experience in middleware technologies IBM DataPower, WMB (WBIMB), and WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Application Server.
• Highly qualified in analysis, design and developing architectures of n-tier applications.
• Experience working in full life cycle projects.
• Installing, configuring and maintaining DataPower appliances XS-40 and XI-50 as XML security gateways and XML Integrators.
• Highly experience in providing solutions in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) using IBM DataPower devices.
• Used RFHUtil to perform different tasks on WMQ and WMB.
• Experience in implementing Publish/Subscribe topologies.
• Experience in designing WMB as an intermediary for Web Services.
• Worked with MRM and define message sets.
• Experience in creating SOAP messages in WMB messageflows.
• Through knowledge on XML and XSLT.
• Worked on several EAI projects and used different ESB and SOA tools to develop projects.
• Knowledge of different WBI tools like System Monitor, LogViewer, System Manager, and Flow Manger.
• In-depth knowledge of e-business and web technologies (Servlets, JSPs, EJBs, JAVA and JAVA Beans).
• Proficient in programming languages C, C++, Java, and COBOL.
• Experience in trouble-shooting mission critical production systems under extreme pressure conditions and time constraints.
• Experience in writing shell scripts for administration tasks in MQ.
• Knowledge of and experience in Software Development Lifecycle tools andutilizing Software Configuration Management tools
• A proven record in identifying operational problems and providing innovative solutions.
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills.

Technical Skills:

Middleware: WebSphere Message Broker (WBIMB/WMQI/WMQSI), WebSphere MQ,  WebSphere MQ Workflow,WebSphere Application Server, and IBM 
DataPower.

OS: Windows, UNIX, AIX, Sun Solaris, and HP-UX.

Languages: Java, C, C++, COBOL, PL/SQL, Visual C++, VB, HTML, XSLT, XML,  ASP, ANT, PERL and Shell scripting.

Databases: DB2/UDB, SQL SERVER, Oracle.

Web Servers: IBM HTTP Server, Internet Information Server, Apache

Web Technologies: HTML, Microsoft Expression Web, and JSP.

Java Technologies: Servlets, Beans, EJB, J2EE, Networking, JDBC/ODBC, JMS, JNDI, RMI.

Tools: Qpasa, Candle, VISIO, WSAD, UML, RUP, RFHUtil.

Professional Experience:

Middleware Specialist

Client: Confidential, Phoenix, AZ
Aug 2010 – Present

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installation, administration and monitoring the DataPower Appliances XS40 and XI50
• Responsible for the definition, planning and execution of all infrastructure activities required to support the DataPower environment.
• Worked with IBM DataPower devices to secure and integrate the web services.
• Configuring XML Firewalls and WebService Proxy along with the required objects
• Creating network routes and configuring Ethernet interfaces on the device as part of the device deployment.
• Creating Application Domains, objects like Web Service proxies, Multi-Protocol Gateways as per the requirements.
• Generated keys, CSRs and self-signed certificates using Crypto tool.
• Created Crypto profiles, SSL proxy profiles as part of SSL implementation.
• Created Load Balancer Groups to load balance the requests to multiple back end points.
• Created AAA policies to authenticate and authorize user requests using LDAP.
• Developed and configured WSDL and XML proxies.
• Experience in working with multiple development and infrastructure teams.
• Performed general operation tasks such as Firmware upgrade, User management, capacity planning etc.
• Developed Message flows to transform messages from XML to COBOL copybook format.
• Worked on XSLT and used XMLTransformation node to transform an XML message to another form of XML message.
• Troubleshot possible problems during the development of message flows containing XMLT nodes.

Environment:
IBM DataPower 3.8.0.3, WebSphere Transformation Extender (WTX), WebServices, WebSphere Application Server (J2EE), SOAP, Java, Qpasa, UML, XML, XSLT, SQL, DB2/UDB, Oracle, Windows XP, UNIX, Sun Solaris, and AIX.

DataPower Developer
Client: Confidential, Hartford, CT 
June 2009- July 2010

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed various services using MPG’s, XMLFW’s, WSP’s on DataPower XI50 to support mediation services for end-to-end service architecture
• Maintained stability of the supported platforms and technical implementations through consistent monitoring / tuning, and participate in the establishment of monitoring tools and alerting threshold definitions
• Designed and Created business processes and ESB mediation flows for auto policy renewals services that interact with various auto quote agencies for policy approval.
• Integrated DataPower with WPS and WMB services as ESB services interface.
• Created security framework/Policies for the DataPower services using SSL, PKI(X.509), AAA,WS-Security for secure communication
• Built knowledge / expertise around understanding performance thresholds and tuning configurations for the supported tools and provide consulting to application areas on constrained design practices
• Integrated and developed services in WebSphere Message Broker with DataPower and WTX
• Collected service related metrics, and work closely with the Platform Architects and Infrastructure / Platform Owners to analyze platform capacity and perform demand management activities (for upcoming application loads or change in existing load profiles)
• Collected learning’s through implementations, design and code reviews, and health checks; translate them into best-practices; and document for establishing group level policies and standards
• Define engagement and operational models for the supported tools and consistently follow implementation of policies and life-cycle models
• Defined design standards to ITIL and CMMI oriented processes and policies
• Created enterprise guidelines and policies to ensure availability to pager and Helpdesk requests for incident resolution related to supported platforms
• Lead problem management discussions through employing an analytical methodology / structure and engaging appropriate resources on a timely basis

Environment:

DataPower XI50 3.7.2.3, SOAP, Web Services, WSDL, XSD, XMLSpy, WTX, OWSM, Visio, UML, IT CAM, WSRR, XML, XSLT

EAI Consultant

Client: Confidential, Foster City, CA
July 2008 – May 2009

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented Publish/Subscribe topologies.
• Developed over 30 messageflows to integrate legacy systems.
• Created, configured and deployed various Topics.
• Trouble shooting Websphere MQ Message Broker migration issues from 2.1 to 5.
• Monitoring various MQ objects and debugging ESQL.
• Setting up, monitoring and troubleshooting adapters.
• Worked with Rational Application Developer XSLT debugger to debug the style sheets.
• Performed an XSL transformation by directly using the Xalan-Java transformation engine through its command-line interface.
• Supervision of testing environments.
• Troubleshooting end-to-end connectivity testing issues.
• Parsing messages and setting up and monitoring using log files.
• Designed and created collectives in the publish/subscribe topology to increase the performance.
• Build custom middleware solution using J2EE framework in WAS.
• Maintained WebSphere 5.0 Application server for web applications development and deployment JSP and EJB components on WAS.
• Wrote scripts to handle everyday System Administration tasks such as backup procedure, system cleanup, everyday system tasks, etc.
• Created message sets using MRM import techniques and message flows using ESQL to interface with various systems.
• Created COBOLdefinitions to describe data from outside applications to import into MRM.
• Modified ESQL within Message flow Computeand Filter nodes to simplify processes.
• Troubleshooting problems with message flows where predefined imported formats were used.
• Writing message parsers to work with existing message processing nodes.

Environment:

WebSphere MB or MQSI, WebSphere MQ, WAS (J2EE), C, C++, Java, UML, XML, SQL, DB2/UDB, Oracle, Windows NT, UNIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Windows.

IBM Middleware Consultant
Client: Confidential, New York, NY
Nov 2007 – June 2008

Responsibilities:

• Installed, configured and certifying the WebSphere MQ products and WebSphere InterChange Server (ICS) on AIX, Solaris and Win 2000/NT.
• Provided production support for AIX and Solaris queue managers, including clustered UNIX environments.
• Administered the MQSeries Queue manager, Queues and Channels.
• Involved in the configuration of the Configuration Manager and MQSI Broker.
• Designed and developed XML and MRM based WBIMB Message flows and Message sets.
• Developed the scripts for importing and exporting Message sets.
• Developed SQL stored procedures for usage within message flows
• Used XSLT for the transformation of XML documents into other XML documents and formats.
• Used XMLSpy to develop and debug XML and XSLT based applications.
• Coded the ESQL for WBIMB message flow nodes.
• Troubleshooting and debugging messages flows using Trace nodes and error handling nodes.
• Setup DB2 database for MRM repository and configuration Repository.
• Configured the Oracle and DB2 as the database for Broker runtime environment.
• Designed Class diagrams and state activity diagrams for java classes and using Rational Rose for client applications.
• Worked on WebSphere Application Server, built on J2EE specifications.
• Participating user testing and resolving related issues.
• Monitoring Production & QA WMB environments.
• Setting up WBIMB and MQ environments for new application.
• 24/7 Defect Tracking (Scaling and Fail over) and reporting using MQ series and WebSphere Application Server
• Coordinated changes to WebSphere MQ (CSDs and PTFs) to improve stability.
• Addressed the security issues using SSL and BlockIP.
• Established node-to-node secure communications between external clients and company in the distributed environment.

Environment: 
WBI Message Broker V5.0, WebSphere MQ (MQSeries), WAS(J2EE), MQSeries Integrator (MQSI), WMQI, DB2, Oracle, Windows, OS390, AIX, Java, JDBC, XML, JMS support pack.

MQSeries Consultant
Client: Confidential, Montpelier, VT
March 2005 – Oct 2007

Responsibilities:

• Supported major e-business project that provided web transactions to back end Customer Information Control System (CICS) by providing MQSeries infrastructure. Project utilized ASP, DHTML, and CORBA among other leading edge technologies.
• Installed, Configured, and administered MQSeries on Windows and UNIX platforms.
• Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Remote queues, Local Queues, Queue Aliases, Channels, Clusters, Transmission Queues, Performance Events, Triggers, and Processes.
• Provided training to the application developers in using MQSeries API for JAVA and C.
• Implemented Channel triggering and Application triggering.
• Developed recovery and backup procedures for MQSeries.
• Designed and developed MQSeries Applications.
• Documented MQSeries architecture and design.
• Provide ongoing MQSeries support for various projects.

Environment:

IBM MQ Series, WAS, C, C++, UML, XML, SQL, DB2/UDB, Oracle, ASP, DHTML, Windows 95/NT/98/2K, UNIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux.

Education:

• Master of Information Sciences