SUMMARY

• Over 10+ years of extensive IT experience in the area of EAI & IBM Middleware Technologies, Websphere MQ & Message Broker.
• Well versed with Implementation of WMQ & WMB.
• IBM WMQ & WMB support Administration/Installation/Configuration on various platforms (Solaris, Unix, Linux, AIX, HP - UX, Windows and z/os)
• Experienced in design and architecture of integrating enterprise applications.
• Highly experienced in the upgrade of MQ Series from 5.3 to 6.0 and 6.0 to 7.0, and 8.0.
• Experienced Installing and Migrating IIB v9.0 and v9.0 to 10.0.
• Worked on WTX and ITX installation for transformation.
• Installed IIB on standalone server and HA Mode.
• Deploying barfiles in to particular Integration server using mqsideploy command or using webgui.
• Well versed with troubleshooting at flow level.
• Working experience in enabling and disabling traces service and user level traces.
• Implemented SSL concept integration server level and integration flow level.
• Worked on creating configurable services and create MQ endpoint policies.
• Well Versed on integrating message broker and IIB with database.
• Installed Monitoring Tools agent Installation for Performance and Statistics like BMC MTM and NMON.
• Extensive experience with MQSeries Clustering, MQ Client / Server setup, MQSeries System Administration, user training and documentation.
• Highly experienced in designing messaging architectures including developing, deployment and administration of WebSphere MQ.
• Installed monitoring tools like Qpasa for monitoring alerts.
• Hands on Experience with Clusters like designing, Configuring and Troubleshooting.
• Hands on Experience with MQ Multi-Instance Queue Managers Installing and Configuring.
• Scripting and programming experience with Shell and Perl for automation.
• Worked with MQ MFT design and Troubleshooting.
• Backed up the MQ servers using the MS03 support Pac.
• Well Versed with RDC on windows for connecting Queue Managers.
• Administering and Monitoring WMQ and WMB with IBM TIVOLI tool.
• Experience in tools like RhfUtil, q-tool, q-load, and Qpasa.
• Experience in MQ Visual Edit, MQ Visual Browse, MO71 & BMC MTM.
• Experience in MQAppWatch for Monitoring & Manage of MQ Application.
• Good experience in problem solving working with IBM on PMRs.
• Configured Security using SSL and Channel exits.
• Well Versed with MQ Pub/Sub V7.0.
• Hands on Experience in Installation and configuration of Omegamon XE for messaging agents to monitor the MQ Components.
• Disaster Recovery planning and testing.
• Hands on Experience in High Availability like Veritas clusters.
• Well-developed troubleshooting skills
• Good Soft Skills/Abilities Data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Proven debugging skills
• Experienced in working with the Business Analysts, Solution Architect and the Project Manager to understand the customer requirements, contribute to the application architecture, and help prepare design documents.
• Good exposure to Incident and Problem Management, Remedy.
• Strong written and verbal Communication skills, Good Team player, and Self-starter
• Experience in operational 24x7 support, best practice trouble shooting, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Experience in WMQ and WMB Migration in complex environments
• Good exposure to different domains such as Healthcare, Insurance, Finance and Manufacturing.
• Good Team Player and ability to learn new technologies in short period.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

IBM Web Sphere Tools: MQ 5.3/6.0/7.0/7.5/8.0 & Message Broker 6.0/7.0/8.0

Languages: Java, Basic .NET 2.0

Operating System: Windows, Solaris, Linux, Aix, HP-UX, AS400 and Mainframes

Other Tools: BMC Remedy, HPService center, MQ AppWatch,Tivoli, Junction, MQFT, SAP XI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago IL

WebSphere MQ

Responsibilities:

• Support complete MQ Series environment for Confidential Healthcare Companies.
• Provided integration solutions for large content management systems like Sterling.
• Expertise in implementing projects which involve distributed systems and wide range of OS like UNIX, Linux, Windows and Mainframes.
• Excellent Communication skills in working with other team members, DEV, QA, Environments for problem determination, solving, troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience in Installing and Configuration, administration of WebSphere MQ Series.
• Setup monitoring using BMC MTM monitoring tool.
• Used Tools like MQ Visual Edit, Visual Browse and MO71.
• Responsible for requirement gathering for new projects, designs interfaces and implement the project coordinating with application teams.
• Responsible for sending Msgs from Z/os DLQ to Destination queue by DLQ Handler.
• Experienced in setting up new MQ clusters for new project implementations.
• Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Remote queues, Local Queues, Queue Aliases, Channels, Clusters, Transmission Queues, Performance Events, Triggers, Processes, MQ error trapping applications and performance tuning/monitoring
• Develop automated scripts for administration tasks to reduce rework and manual involvement for resolving reoccurring issues.
• Conducted RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for Problems reoccurring and provide solutions and Workarounds.
• Good understanding of Bundle process to implement changes on the Stores.
• Involved in understanding the client requirements and determining the scope of each Interface.
• Supported the Disaster Recovery Exercise.
• Very good understanding of clusters and distributed environment in MQ Series.
• Good understanding of Gateway Queue Managers.
• Familiar with Security concepts like BlockIP and CHLAUTH.
• Experienced as Onsite Coordinator in getting work done from offshore, training and Knowledge Transfer.

Environment: MQ 5.x/6.x/7.x,7.5 and 8.0.0.5.

Confidential, Mooresville, NC

WebSphere MQ

Responsibilities:

• Support complete MQ Series environment for Lowe’s Companies.
• Provided integration solutions for large content management systems like Sterling.
• Expertise in implementing projects which involve distributed systems and wide range of OS like UNIX, Linux and Mainframes.
• Excellent Communication skills in working with other team members, DEV, QA, Environments for problem determination, solving, troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience in Installing and Configuration, administration of WebSphere MQ Series and PM4Data.
• Setup monitoring using BMC monitoring tool.
• Used Tools like MQ Visual Edit,Visual Browse and MO71.
• Responsible for requirement gathering for new projects, designs interfaces and implement the project coordinating with application teams.
• Responsible for sending files from Z/os to different applications using PM4 Data.
• Experienced in setting up new MQ clusters for new project implementations.
• Created and configured MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Remote queues, Local Queues, Queue Aliases, Channels, Clusters, Transmission Queues, Performance Events, Triggers, Processes, MQ error trapping applications and performance tuning/monitoring
• Develop automated scripts for administration tasks to reduce rework and manual involvement for resolving reoccurring issues.
• Conducted RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for Problems reoccurring and provide solutions and Workarounds.
• Good understanding of Bundle process to implement changes on the Stores.
• Involved in understanding the client requirements and determining the scope of each Interface.
• Supported the Disaster Recovery Exercise.
• Very good understanding of clusters and distributed environment in MQ Series.
• Good understanding of Gateway Queue Managers.
• Familiar with concepts like Directory Services, Splitter, Exits, Directory Monitoring, Enterprise Servers in PM4Data.
• Familiar with procedures to resend clocked files, testing the files, configuring new interfaces in PM4Data.
• Experienced as Onsite Coordinator in getting work done from offshore, training and Knowledge Transfer.

Environment: MQ 5.x/6.x/7.x, and PM4Data 8.x.

Confidential -Missouri

Consultant (WMQ &WMB)

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured WMQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, and WMB 7 and 8.
• Configured MQ Objects like Queues, Channels
• Documented WMQ and WMB installation procedure.
• Monitored MQ Objects using MQ AppWatch.
• Migrated WMQ v6 to v7.5.
• Hands on Experience with RDC on Windows for connecting Queue Managers.
• Installed and worked with MQ FTE & Troubleshooting.
• Installing MQ FTE Agents on Linux, AIX & Windows.
• Well Versed with HACMP Cluster.
• Excellent Communication Skills.
• Migrated WMB v7 to v8 migration.
• Hands on Experience with MQ Multi-Instance Queue Managers Installing and Configuring.
• Configured Queue Managers and Brokers for HA.
• Implementation of DQM and Clustering.
• Well Versed with Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning of MQ Application.
• Well Versed with Monitoring and management.
• Worked with the team to create Change Control process.
• Implemented Backup and recovery strategy.
• Installed MQ Clients and provided CCDT to client machine.
• Provided security using CHLAUTH, OAM and SSL.
• Worked on different shifts to support the systems.
• Worked on change controls (eg creating new MQ objects as per client request and deploying flows/message sets using bar files).
• Worked on ACL and Heapsize in WMB.
• Installed JDBC Adapters and SAP Adapters on AIX, UNIX, LINUX and HP-UX.
• Changing MQ Queue Manager Data Path and Log Path to a different File System.
• Worked with CICS Adapters.
• Debugging with MQ Errors & other Applications.

Confidential - Jersey City, NJ

Sr Websphere Admin (WMQ &WMB)

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured WMQ and WMB
• Configured MQ Objects like Queues, Channels
• Documented WMQ and WMB installation procedure.
• Migrated WMQ v6 to v7.5.
• Migrated WMB v7 to v8 migration.
• Configured Queue Managers and Brokers for HA.
• Installed MQ FTE Agents, Coordination Queue Managers and Troubleshooting.
• Installing MQ FTE Agents on Linux, AIX & Windows.
• Implementation of DQM and Clustering
• Worked with the team to create Change Control process.
• Implemented Backup and recovery strategy.
• Installed MQ Clients and provided CCDT to client machine.
• Provided security using CHLAUTH, OAM and SSL.
• Worked on different shifts to support the systems.
• Worked on change controls (e.g. creating new MQ objects as per client request and deploying flows/message sets using bar files).
• Installed JDBC Adapters and SAP Adapters on AIX, UNIX, LINUX and HP-UX.
• Monitored MQ Objects using BMC.
• Worked with cross teams to resolve the issues.

Confidential - Bloomington, IL

Sr Websphere Admin (MQ &MB)

Responsibilities:

• System Administrator for the complete WMQ and Broker Environments.
• Installation and configuration of MQ Objects like Queues, Channels
• Documented WMQ and WMB installation procedure.
• Configured Queue Managers and Brokers for HA.
• Implementation of DQM and Clustering
• Implemented Backup and recovery strategy.
• Installed MQ Clients and provided CCDT to client machine.
• Provided security using OAM and SSL.
• Worked on change controls (e.g. creating new MQ objects as per client request and deploying flows/message sets using bar files).
• Monitored MQ Objects using QPASA.
• Monitoring File Systems for the MQ Applications
• Worked with cross teams to resolve the issues.
• Provided road map for WMQ v6 to v7 migration.

Confidential - Salem, North Carolina

Sr WebSphere Consultant MQ & MB Administrator

Responsibilities:

• System Administrator for the complete WMQ and Broker Environments.
• Installation and configuration of MQ Objects like Queues, Channels
• Creating Message Flows, permissions with ACL, and Heap size.
• Implementation of DQM and Clustering
• Implemented Backup and recovery strategy.
• Provided security using CHLAUTH, OAM and SSL.
• Worked on change controls (eg creating new MQ objects as per client request and deploying flows/message sets using bar files).
• Proactive monitoring of the PROD and Mirror environments
• Escalated issues to appropriate team and worked with them to resolve.
• Appropriate actions are put in place to fix the root cause or interim work round has been implemented and communicated.
• Resolving functional queries relating to application integration
• Reporting on a regional and global basis
• Migrated complex WMQ and WMB environments to new AIX server handling 500+ applications.

Confidential - Pasadena, CA

Technical Services Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Analysis of the finding the root cause and resolving the problems.
• Build and maintain MQ Infrastructure for new applications starting from TEST environment and support them until they are deployed in Production and steady state support thereafter.
• Install/Upgrade/Migrate MQ on Windows, AIX and UNIX servers,
• Configure and Manage MQ Objects Tune Parameters on objects.
• Provide On-Call support in case of critical issues in Production Environment, which will be handled over a bridge/conference line with an SLA of 4 hours.
• Participated in design/development/Infrastructure build meetings. Install and Configure MQ on new servers per request by applications
• Monitored and maintained MQ Series objects such as Queue managers, Queues, channels and listeners using MQ tools.
• Developed mqsc script files for creating queues and channels on different environments.
• Enabled Triggering on the queues for monitoring and automation.
• Participated in planning and execution of disaster recovery and tests.
• Implement Restart/Recovery Procedures for MQ software and components.