WebSphere Application Server Resume Profile

WEBSPHERE ADMINISTRATOR

Extensive experience in full life cycle application and web development. Project leader who takes initiative and a proactive approach in a high-pressure multi-tasked environment. Ability to work effectively in a global team, mentoring on-shore and off-shore colleagues in the application build process through knowledge sharing. Provide support and troubleshooting in a 24X7 environment. Experience includes:
Disaster Recovery Implementations Migrations
On-Call Support Quality Assurance Plan Development
Failovers DB2 client installs upgrades Monitoring
Remote Support Project Management Change Control
Peer Mentoring Builds Deployments
Configuration

WEBSPHERE RELATED SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Support WebSphere Application Server 6.x and 7.x including initial builds and deployments.
Team lead successfully implementing domain transfer HSBC to Capital One for internal websites
Support troubleshooting application issues with domestic and global development teams
Provided on-call support for 24X7 environment keeping systems up 99.9 .
Migrated and enhanced internal Solaris website to Linux in support of development teams
Participated in application and web migration projects from Unix to Linux for internal and external projects
Change control participation
Full time remote support
Supported the DB2 database upgrades to version 9.4 while interfacing with database administrators.

Confidential

Member of a team responsible for the design and implementation of the HSBC domestic credit card migration to Capital One Finance. Provided support for the shift from Solaris WAS6.1 to Linux WAS7.1, SunOne WebService to Linux I.H.S. version 7.1.
Provided support for WebSphere Application Server including initial builds and deployments
Provided troubleshooting support for application issues as a member of the on-call support rotation group utilizing group documentation and experience for WebSphere Enterprise applications and WebSphere Portal applications.
Provided remote support

Confidential

Provided support for WebSphere Application Server including initial builds and deployments, resource configuration
Successfully migrated WebSphere Application Server from WAS 5.0 to WAS 6.0 and WAS 6.1
Successfully upgraded UDB DB2 client instances to Version 9.4 for development, QA, stage and production while working closely with DBA
Planned and implemented session database monitoring project in UK utilizing SQL and Control M making the reports easily accessible on the local support website
Implemented DNS on UK servers while working with Network personnel
Planned, managed and implemented UDB Version 9.4 for session related instances and databases in four environments including failovers utilizing Resonate Global Dispatch GUI and VCS switches
Cross trained new on-shore and off-shore team members in a variety of areas including WAS application build process, session database troubleshooting ideas, and troubleshooting on call tickets through knowledge sharing presentations
Participated in yearly disaster recovery exercise which included site failovers and health checks for global and domestic development teams
Troubleshooting application issues with developers as a member of the on-call support rotation utilizing group documentation and experience

Confidential

Maintained or reduced high or medium impact incidents through database monitoring and run book for each database
Built databases, table spaces, tables and indexes as per specifications provided by Erwin modeler and development teams
Identified SQL processes running poorly using snapshots, control center and worked with application teams to tune and improve performance resulted in an expense savings of 675K
Reduced physical storage costs by purging historical data saving the business 1,675K over the period of one year by utilizing SQL and CRON utility.

Confidential