PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 15 years of IT experience, and over 10 years of experience in WebSphere Portal Server, Web Experience Factory, and Web Content Manager(IBM WCM).
• Experienced in analysis, design, development and deployment of internet/intranet portal applications, client - server applications, and Enterprise Applications.
• Experienced in developing JSR 286 portlets JSR 168, and JSF portlets and with various modes View, Edit, Help, Themes & Skins, XMLAccess, Co-operative portlets, and deployment scripts
• Experienced in IBM WCM - creating authoring templates, presentation templates, workflows, different components in WCM, and personalization.
• Experienced in developing web applications using Java, Servlets, JSP, EJB, Portal Applications, Hibernate, Struts, Spring, AJAX, and JDBC.
• Experienced in migrating IBM API portlets to standard portlets
• Experienced in using Rational Application Developer.
• Experienced in developing portlets using WebSphere Portlet Factory, and custom builders in WebSphere Portlet Factory
• Experienced in using WebSphere Dashboard Framework builders.
• Experienced in configuring the custom user attributes in LDAP with WMM of WebSphere Portal, and VMM of WAS V6.1.
• Experienced in developing the Login/Security portlets
• Experienced in Portal configuration and migration of pages from one environment to another environment with user preferences.
• Experienced in installation & configuration of Portal server in development environment.
• Have good experience on UNIX operating System.
• Full Lifecycle implementation experience, worked on all phases starting from Requirement gathering, Design, Development, Testing, Go-Live/Support, user training and documentation.
• Have dealt with helpdesk related issues and interacted with the users to resolve their queries and help in the better understanding of the applications.
• Worked in Confidential - Lab Services for a year.
• Experienced in providing training on WebSphere Portal Server, and WebSphere Portlet Factory to the team, and to external clients
• Effective team working skills with excellent communications and possess excellent Conceptual and Logical Thinking capabilities.
• Good experience to interact/handle international clients and customers from varied geographical locations and diverse Cultural /Business environments.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/2003/XP, Sun Solaris, AIX, Linux.

Programming Languages: Java, J2EE, SQL, and PL/SQL, C, and C++

Portals / Portlets: IBM WebSphere Portal Server 8.0/7.0/6.1/6.0 , JSR 168, JSR 286

Web Content Management: IBM WCM 8.0/7.0, Team Site

Middle tier/Frameworks: Struts, Spring, Hibernate, Web Services.

IDE/Tools: IBM RAD 6.1, RAD 7.0, RAD 7.5 WebSphere Portlet Factory, putty, Telnet, Win Scp, File Zilla, Remedy.

Web/Application Servers: IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1/6.0/5.x, IBM Http Server 6.0, IIS 5.0/6.0.

Web Technologies/Scripting: HTML, XML, Java Script, Servlets, JSP, AJAX, CSS, DOJO, and XML Config / ANT TestingJUnit

Functional Areas: Financial, Insurance, Health care, Retail, Petroleum, Telecom, US Government

Databases: Oracle 8i/9i/10g, IBM DB2 7.1.X, 8.1.x, 8.2.x, SQL Server.

Security Tools: IBM TAM, Active Directory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Woodbridge, NJ

WebSphere Portal & WCM Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Working as a WebSphere Portal specialist, and senior developer developing the NGSMedicare.com portal site.
• Worked on the development of themes with profiles and modules. Developed JSR 286 portlets.
• Implemented responsive web design, and 508 compliance.
• Successfully created the authoring templates, presentation templates, WCM components, and workflow. Gave training to the business to use WCM for creating & approving content.

Environment: HTML5, JQuery, WebSphere Portal Server 8.0, Web Content Manager V8.0, WebSphere Application Server V8.0

Confidential, Woodbridge, NJ

WebSphere Portal Architect & WCM Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a WebSphere Portal architect in identifying Portal solutions, and finalizing the architecture for the existing web sites
• Finished POC with solution scenarios and running it through technical teams, and business to finalize the solution approach.
• Successfully designed and developed two Portal applications with WCM using Java, Hibernate for a Participant, and Sponsor portals.
• Implemented responsive web design using HTML5, and implemented web accessibility.
• Tried different options like Web Application Bridge, Web Application Integratior, and Iframe to finalize the solution to integrate the existing applications with portal.
• Worked on the development of themes with profiles and modules. Developed JSR 286 portlets.
• Successfully created the authoring templates, presentation templates, WCM components, and workflow. Gave training to the business to use WCM for creating & approving content.

Environment: HTML5, JQuery, Knockout, Hibernate 3.0, WebSphere Portal Server 8.0, Web Content Manager V8.0, WebSphere Application Server V8.0

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Did the design of portlets for WebSphere Portal V8.0
• Involved in the migration of WebSphere portal from V6.1 to WebSphere Portal 8.0
• Developed the themes and skins in new WebSphere Portal V8.0.
• Developed and used different theme profiles, and modules for loading the css and js for better performance.
• Developed JSR 286 portlets for migration from WebSphere Portal V6.1 to WebSphere Portal V8.0. Used JSF, Struts for few portlets.
• Developed portlet for QuickR places, and Lotus Connections.
• Developed the portlets using dojo v1.7 for performance improvement.
• Created WCM components(HTML, Menu, JSP), and used in WCM portlets.
• Developed Authoring templates, Presentation templates, and workflows
• Deployed the portlets using XML Access script

Environment: JSR 286, JSF, Struts, WebSphere Portal Server 8.0, WebSphere Application Server V8.0, Web Content Manager V8.0, Oracle. Quick 8.5, Lotus Connections 3.5

Confidential, New York City, NY

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering, and finalizing the design.
• Designed, developed, and configured Custom User Repository as one of the user repositories in federated user registry.
• Developed JSR 286 portlets along with themes, and skins
• Customized the Search Center portlet.
• Created WCM components(HTML, PZN, Menu, JSP), and used in WCM portlets.
• Developed Authoring templates, Presentation templates, and workflows
• Created and used Personalization Rules in displaying content in WCM portlets
• Deployed the portlets using XML Access script

Environment: JSR 286, WebSphere Portal Server 7.0, WebSphere Application Server V7.0, Web Content Manager V7.0, SQL Server 2008.

Confidential, Albany, NY

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed the portlets for Integrated Justice - Sex Offender Registry
• Developed JSR 168 JSF portlets along with themes, and skins
• Used Ajax for Photo Upload functionality.
• Created XML Access scripts to create portal navigation for Sex Offender Registry part of IJ Portal.
• Developed backend services using Hibernate
• Written JavaScript validations
• Prepared use cases, detail design documents for each portlet
• Involved in code reviews
• Deployed the portlets into new environment using WebSphere Portal Administrative console
• Prepared and executed Unit test cases

Environment: JSR 286, JSF, WebSphere Portal Server 6.1, WebSphere Application Server V6.1, Rational Application Developer (RAD 7.5) as IDE, Oracle 10g.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Lead WebSphere Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designing the changes required for Coverage Gap Discount Program in the Enterprise Benefit Systems (EBS) application.
• Responsible for the design & development of the new functionality using Rational Application Developer.
• Prepared high level, and detail design documents
• Developed the application using JSF
• Coordinating the development work with the offshore team
• Developing JUnits for testing.

Environment: JSF, WebSphere Application Server, Web Services, Rational Application Developer (RAD 7.0), Oracle, and DB2

Confidential, Camden, NJ

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Migrated existing Confidential intranet portal to new WebSphere Portal V6.1.
• Migrated the Portal pages along with user preferences to new WebSphere Portal V6.1 environment
• Migrated the existing IBM portlets to Standard portlets, along with other Portal resources like Themes & Skins. Used JSF, and Struts for portlet development.
• Prepared detail design documents for each portlet
• Configured LDAP custom attributes with VMM in WAS 6.1 in the new environment.
• Did the XML Access export of the existing portal and imported into the new environment.
• Designed and developed a new RSS Feed portlet to replace the existing Factiva Feed portlet using JSR 286 with new client-side javascript API
• Written JavaScript validations
• Created URL mappings for portal pages in the new environment
• Involved in code reviews
• Deployed the portlets into new environment
• Prepared and executed Unit test cases
• Supported the portal application post production
• Developed an authenticator code for Remedy SSO implementation.

Environment: JSF, Struts, WebSphere Portal Server 6.1, WebSphere Application Developer V6.1, Rational Application Developer (RAD 7.5) as IDE, Oracle 10g, and Microsoft Active Directory.

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the design of porlets, and developed the JSR 168 portlets
• Prepared high level, and detail design documents
• Developed Themes & Skins
• Developed services using Spring Framework
• Implementation of client code to invoke the services.
• Debugging the modules for issues.
• Log4j configuration.
• Involved in code reviews
• Coordinated work with offshore team
• Prepared and executed unit test cases

Environment: WebSphere Portal, Java, Spring Framework, JUnit, RAD 7.0 for modeling and IDE, Oracle 10g

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Lead WebSphere Portlet Factory Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed & developed the Portlets using WebSphere Portlet Factory
• Developed the custom builders for logging
• Developed a generic model for error handling
• Developed Themes & Skins
• Used Ajax builder in developing the portlets
• Deployed the developed portlets to WebSphere Portal Server
• Prepared and executed unit test cases

Environment: Websphere Portal Server 6.0.1, WebSphere Portlet Factory 6.0.1, WPS, and WPC,.Rational Application Developer (RAD 7.0) as IDE

Confidential

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed the security, and admin portlets.
• Prepared high level, and detail design documents for portlets
• Worked as a team lead during development.
• Developed the modules which involved integration with WebSeal and TAM/ITDS.
• Used TAM API for authentication.
• Owned the complete responsibility of the development and making the releases on time as per the schedules.
• Involved in code reviews
• Log4j configuration
• Prepared and executed unit test cases

Environment: Websphere Portal Server 6.0.0.1, and IBM Tivoli Directory Server/TAM/WebSeal, DB2 (Backend), Rational Application Developer (RAD 7.0) as IDE.

Confidential

Lead WebSphere Portal Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a IBM consultant for WebSphere Portal to develop a PoC for the client DLF
• Involved in developing a PoC in finalizing the WebSphere Portal sales deal with DLF for IBM.
• In the PoC automated an existing business process by positioning IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0 as the corporate intranet Portal and DB2 CM as the backend repository
• Prepared the design for the internet & intranet portals on WebSphere Portal Server 6.0
• Helped in freezing the functional requirements.
• Designed Portal Authorization Framework, Portal Page Hierarchy & Access Control
• Designed Themes & Skins, Portal User Groups, Portlets, Integration points with DB2 CM, Client & Server side validations, Reports, and Scheduled tasks - Birthday Mailer/Greetings, and Thought of the day picker

Environment: WebSphere Portal ServerV6.0, Rational Application Developer 6.0 (IDE), and DB2 CM V8.3.

Confidential

WebSphere Portlet Factory Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a IBM consultant for WebSphere Portal to develop a PoC for the client Confidential
• Developed a PoC to prove the technical capabilities of WebSphere Portlet Factory, and Workplace Dashboard Framework for the creation of Marketing & Sales Dashboard
• Collected the requirements for PoC, and came up with plan & scope for execution of the PoC.
• Delivered portlets, customized themes & skins, and deployment script for the PoC along with the usage documents.
• Provided theoretical evaluation for the functionalities which were not implemented as part of PoC (Map & Email).

Environment: WebSphere Portlet Factory 5.12, Dashboard Framework, RAD 6.0

Confidential, Waltham, MA

WebSphere Portal Developer/Content Management developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed new portlets to improve the experience of both content contributors as well as end users.
• Developed themes & skins
• Involved in peer reviews
• Worked on the content management system Workflows, OpenDeploy, DataDeploy, and Templating.
• Prepared and executed unit testing
• Supported testing team at the Client side during User Acceptance Testing.

Environment: WPS 5.1, IW TS 6.5 / OD 6.0 / on Solaris with Oracle.

Confidential

Content Management Design/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing the Requirements Specification, Functional Specification, and Design by playing a role of content management technical specialist.
• Worked as a module lead during the development of the project & worked on Workflows, OpenDeploy, DataDeploy, and Templating.
• Installed and configured TS6.1 & OD 6.0 on Windows 2003 with IIS 6.0 in development, and stating environments.
• Worked on content migration script
• Gave training to the business users at client side.
• Supported testing team at the Client side during User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in code reviews
• Coordinated work with offshore team.

Environment: IW TS 6.1 / OD 6.0 on Windows 2003 with MS SQL Server 2K.