SUMMARY

• Over 9 plus years of IT experience with 6 plus years of experience in Installation, Configuration, Deployment and Management of enterprise applications using IBM WebSphere Application server 7.0/6.x/5.x/4.0, Weblogic Application Server, Websphere Portal Server 6.1.5/6.x and Process Server 6.1, 6.0, IBM HTTP Server, iPlanet, Apache - Tomcat and IIS Web Servers on AIX, Solaris, UNIX, Linux, HP-UX and WINDOWS NT/2000 platforms and setting up the development, testing and production environments.
• Experience in Enterprise Application Integration(EAI) architecture, development, QA and administration with IBM MQ Series 5.1/5.2 WMQ 5.3/6.0/7.0, WebSphere MQ Integrator (MQSI v2.0, WMQI v2.1, WBIMB v5.0, WMB v6.x) on various platforms like AIX, Linux, OS/390 and Windows NT/2000.
• Extensive experience in installation, configuration and maintenance of WAS 7.0, 6.1, 6.0 and 5.x, in clustered and non-clustered environments on AIX, Solaris, UNIX, Linux, HP-UX and WINDOWS NT/2000 platforms and also Wily Introscope versions 5.3/7.0/ 7.2 for jvm monitoring.
• Strong technical experience of WebSphere Application server implementation, fail-over support, workload management (WLM) using cloning and clustering techniques including Horizontal and Vertical Clustering for failover and backup/recovery processes for high availability, performance tuning, Web server setup, complex secure sockets layer (SSL) configuration on IBM HTTP Server 5.1/6.0/6.1/7.0 (Apache 1.3.x/2.x).
• Extensive experience in configuration of cells, nodes, clustering, application servers, Process Servers, virtual hosts, session management, configuring web server plug-ins, IBM HTTP Server, Apache, Sun ONE Directory Server (LDAP), IBM Edge Server.
• Having a good knowledge in accessing the IBM Data Power.
• Involved in installation of fix packs, eFixes, and cumulative fixes. Installed and configured WebSphere MQ queues, channels, listeners Involved in Tuning of Application Servers by using Tivoli Performance Viewer.
• Expertise in Installation, Configuration, and administration of web content management (WCM), Websphere message broker, WebSphere MQ Resources, Websphere XD, Queue/Queue Manager, Channel, Listener management, and administration of MQ.
• Experience in Installation and configured the WMQ5.3/WMQ6.0 and its products on Solaris, AIX, LINUX and Windows environments, and expertise in upgrading WMQ on different environments and Involved in designing the WMQ part of the project from High-Level design to detailed design and preparing design docs..
• Implemented security and configuration of SITEMINDER “Single Sign-On” configurations and replications for Active Directory server, and proficient in creating queue managers, local queues and connection.
• Experience on Sybase, JDBC/ODBC, SQL Server. And strong working knowledge of SOA and Web services technologies and having good experience in configuring WebSphere with IIS server.
• Highly experienced in deploying and debugging application EARS in Base and ND WebSphere Application Server providing load balancing and highly available clustering solutions.
• Worked on installation, configuration and maintenance of SITEMINDER and LDAP security maintenance products. And experience in Setup & Installation of SSL Digital Certificates in Production/Test Environments.
• Used WebSphere Admin Console and WAS Admin/JACL scripting to install enterprise EAR, WAR files or for hot deployment, and also experienced in using Heap & Thread Analyzers for troubleshooting problems.
• Experience in enterprise J2EE components like Enterprise Java Beans (EJB’s), Java Server Pages (JSP), Java Servlets, RMI, Java XML APIs, XSL, JAXP, JAXB, DTD, JNDI, JMS, Java Security API, JDBC, XML schema, JavaScript, Struts, Hibernate and J2EE Pattern.
• Websphere Administrator in all facets ofadministration, maintenance, and integration including Installation and Configuration of J2EEApplication Servers, and Web Servers.
• Worked closely with Project manager, Development, Testing, Pre-Production and Production teams to align project deliverables within due dates and reporting issues.
• Managed multiple high-profile, complex projects and implement them with minimal disruption to end users.
• User and team focused technical documentation and communication skills.
• Excellent learning skills and adapting quickly to rapidly changing/new technologies.
• Ready to take the challenges with a Positive attitude and dedication towards the task/work in hand.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, communication and presentation skills. A very good team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Middleware: IBM WebSphere Application Server and process server 4.x/5.x/ 6.x/7.0, IBM HTTP Server, WebSphere MQ V 5.x/6.0/7.0, Message Broker, IIS, Apache-Tomcat, JBOSS, Glassfish, Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet, SiteMinder, Websphere XD, Websphere Portal 5.x/6.x/6.1.5, weblogic.

Hardware/OS: IBM AIX, Solaris, UNIX, Linux, HP-UX and WINDOWS NT/2000 platforms.

Monitoring Tools: Tivoli Performance Viewer, Heap and Thread Analyzer, Wily Introscope

Database: DB2 8.x/9.x, Oracle 10g/9.i/8.i, Sybase, JDBC/ODBC, SQL Server

Languages: C, C++, Java Script, perl, COBOL, PL/SQL, JACL, HTML, XML, ASP, JYTHON, Shell, ANT, PYTHON

Network Protocols/services: TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, RMI/IIOP, SOAP, SSL, SMTP, ICMP, IMAP, POP3, NIS, NIS+, NFS, DNS, DHCP.

Java/J2EE/Web Technologies: HTML, Java Script, DHTML, XML, XSL, XSD, CSS, Applets, AWT, JFC (Swing), J2EE 1.2/1.3, JDBC, Servlets, JSP, Java Beans, RMI, EJB, JNDI, JAXP, JMS, Java Web Services using JAXM, JAXP, SOAP, WSDL, UDDL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jersey City, New Jersey

Websphere Middleware Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for setup, installation of WebSphere Application Server 6.1/7.0 and WMQ V6/V7 on AIX and LINUX platform using silent and console methods.
• Good working knowledge and experience in defining plans, tuning, and troubleshooting WebSphere Portal performance and customized design and development of Themes and Skins of WebSphere Portal as per requirements.
• Installed and configured WebSphere MQ toolkit, and experienced in migrating WebSphere MQ Queue Manager clusters to WebSphere MQ V6/V7.
• Used WebSphere Message Broker to manage Message Broker and WebSphere MQ artifacts from within a single console.
• Working knowledge and experience in defining plans, tuning, and troubleshooting WebSphere Portal performance.
• Implemented clustering, performance-tuning and troubleshooting of IBM WebSphere Application Servers 6.0/6.1/7.0.
• Installed and configured Web Content Management (WCM) and activated portlets using activate-portlets.
• Expertise in Configuring Active Directory with WAS 6.0/6.1/7.0, and Configuring security with WAS 6.0/6.1/7.0 also Configured SSL settings between WAS and IHS.
• Configured Web Server Plug-in for request routing (plugin-cfg.xml) and also configured WebSphere resources like JDBC, J2C and JMS.
• Created and configuredJDBC Providers and Data Sources at various scope levelsto support backend database applications usingDB2 and Oracledatabases.
• Solid experience in trouble shooting the issues related with WMQ, Channels, and also with application deployment issues.
• Developed automation scripts such as Shell and Jython scripts for configuration, code deployment, Server Restart, log rotation, backup, and restoration.
• Configured and setup Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) for data encryption and client authentication.
• Involved in problem determination using local error logs and by running user traces and service traces
• Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console and enabling security using LTPA and LDAP for admin console and application components on Windows.
• Used Introscope to monitor the performance related issues on Web applications.
• Used TPV and Wily Introscope to identify performance bottlenecks including application memory leaks, server process degradation, database connections, http threads, etc.
• Responsible for research and implementation of latest software, fix packs and cumulative fix packs for Websphere Application Servers and some development tools.
• Wrote batch scripts to automate installation and un-installation of WebSphere Application Server and Web Server, Wrote extensive Jacl scripts to automate deployment of applications, enable security, create profiles, and create Service Integration Bus (SIB), Messaging Engine, and Destination Queue.
• Involved in troubleshooting and performance tuning using Resource Analyzer and Log Analyzer. Created an extensive monitoring/diagnostic setup using Wily Introscope.
• Configured Wily with JVM for performance monitoring purpose, Edited Managed modules to setup alerts cautioned and danger levels for JVMs.
• Experienced in migrating WebSphere MQ Queue Manager clusters to WebSphere MQ V6/V7.
• Used WSADMIN commands, configured and maintained websphere applications on command mode and wrote admin scripts using TCL.
• Regularly attended meetings on behalf of Middleware Team & Coordinated with various teams like Development, OS, Middleware group (WebSphere MQ Group), SAN, Database and Networking for task accomplishment.
• Responsible for driving the effort for all the Middleware deployments. Provide investigation and correction of error conditions or application discrepancies for supported applications on both Test and Production systems. Communicate daily with Middleware development groups and other support groups.
• Handled all related tasks in a company.
• Handled critical Production issues and solved them.
• 24x7 on-site operations support for different environments in project.

ENVIRONMENT: WebSphere Application Server 6.0/6.1/7.0, WMQ V6/V7, WebSphere Portal, AIX, LINUX, Web Content Management (WCM), IHS Webserver, Glassfish, JDBC, J2C and JMS, Shell scripts, Jython scripts, Jacl scripts, TCL, LTPA and LDAP V5.2, TPV and Wily Introscope, JVM, WSADMIN, DB2, ORACLE.

Confidential, Weehawken, New Jersey

Websphere Adminstrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for setup, installation of WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x and Portal Server 6.1.5/6.x on UNIX and Linux platforms.
• Responsible for designing and creating Roadmaps for WAS 6.0, WAS 6.1 and Portal 6.1.5 environment setup, and for creating thorough document for component dependencies with WAS 6.1 and Portal 6.1.5.
• Worked on WMQ objects and Admin functions using MQ Explorer, and also involved in WebSphere MQ performance analysis and application planning and product maintenance.
• Have extensive experience in determining the environment related issues, due to the aggressive deadlines of the project created multiple QA instances to meet the requirements
• Experience setting up WebSphere Portal Server V6.0, Portal V6.1 and also having experience in upgrading WebSphere Portal from V6.1 to V6.1.0.3.
• Expertise experience in applying cumulative fixes and upgradation of WebSphere Portal 6.1.5, and creating clustered environment in WebSphere Portal and WebSphere Application Server.
• Administered the MQ Series Objects using MQSC commands. Developed UNIX and Perl Scripts for maintenance of MQ and WBIMB systems.
• Migrated the Message Flows and Message Sets from WBIMB 5.x to WMB 6.x.
• Expertise in configuring WebSphere Portal with Databases (Oracle), and experience in configuring WebSphere Portal with LDAP security.
• Experienced in a large environment in clustering, failover/recovery and load balancing strategies.
• Web Sphere Admin With 32 bit vs. 64 bit JVMs, session management, JCL.
• Developed UNIX and Perl scripts for launching applications to run remotely on Application servers.
• Designed a proficient document with roadmaps on WebSphere XD environment, and researched on the functionalities of WebSphere ND and XD environments.
• Worked on Installation of WebSphere plugin 6.1., also installation and administration of WMQ 6.0 on various platforms.
• Build and administer business applications on WebSphere Application Server V5.x/V6.x.
• Endured in analyzing, troubleshooting and taking appropriate actions for Application/Web server errors and logs using Wily Introscope Web Sphere Log Analyzer tool, Heap analyzer, Thread analyzer, HTTPWATC, and also connected with troubleshooting and performance tuning using Resource Analyzer and Log Analyzer.
• Created an extensive monitoring/diagnostic setup using Wily Introscope.
• Conjured 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 and worked on defining channels using SSL certificates. Worked in both DQM and Clustering environment, configured repository Queue Managers in Clustering environment.
• Responsible in setting up and installation of Apache WebServer 2.0.63/2.0.54, and IBM HTTP Server 6.0/6.1.
• Having excellent documentation skill.
• Provided technical and production support for both online and batch environments of existing system.

ENVIRONMENT: WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x, Portal Server 6.1.5/6.x, of Apache WebServer 2.0.63/2.0.54, IBM HTTP Server 6.0/6.1, WMQ, UNIX, Linux, Wily Introscope, Heap analyzer, Thread analyzer, DQM, JCL,ANT, LDAP security, Oracle v9i/10g, UNIX and Perl scripts, WBIMB 5.x, WMB 6.x.

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Websphere Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Rooted IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0/5.x in Network Deployment (WAS ND) on Solaris and AIX platform. Installed IBM HTTP Server 6.0, and configured and integrated with plug-in configuration files.
• Installation of Clients and Creation of Data sources for Applications using Databases like Oracle, DB2, SQL SERVER.
• Involved in implementing Content management and Integration and scalability services to the business applications by implementing IBM web content manager.
• Involved in migration of Web content manager (WCM) from 5.x to 6.x and activated portlets using activate-portlets.
• Deployed application EARs on WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment in QA, Pre-Production and Production environments on a daily basis and troubleshoot various configuration and application issues.
• Configured WAS Global Security using Tivoli Access Manger and SSL for WebServer and Application Server, between LDAP and Application server.
• Be gainfully employed with networking team and developers to analyze the critical issues related to server hang ups and resolved the issues.
• Troubleshooted and successfully resolved LDAP, SiteMinder and WAS. And polished problem-tickets, worked with developers to identify the root cause and resolve the issue or propose a potential work around.
• Designed and elevated Trust Association Interceptor (TAI) for the web servers.
• Managed to minimize the downtime of application servers.
• Nurtured the applications running in the cluster environment and managed backup and restore configurations in Dmgr profile.
• Operated multiple high profile, complex projects and implemented with minimal disruption to end-users.
• Escalating Issues to IBM opening the PMRs.
• Figured the application servers hung and out of memory exceptions using heap and thread analyzers by taking heap dumps and thread umps.
• Patterned WPS pages and portlets using Web Service Remote Portlets (WSRP) as produce and consumer in cluster environments.
• Used Jython and Wsadmin scripts to automate the deployments and configuration.
• Managed on problem tickets (PMR) with IBM to find effective solutions to various problems and performance issues and applied various WebSphere system related patches, fixes
• Worked on Windows based Applications (ePremis, Automated Report Menu Interface), Building Application, Web and File Servers. Installing IIS, Message Queuing and Certification Authority, Installing Application upgrades. Setting up Linked Server definitions on SQL Server, SQL Server Clustering.
• 24x7 on-site operations support for different environments in project.

ENVIRONMENT: WebSphere Application Server 6.0/5.x in Network Deployment, IBM HTTP Server 6.0, Sun Solaris 8, AIX 5.3, Oracle 9i, DB2 8.2, SQL SERVER, IBM WCM, Tivoli, WSRP, JACL, Jython, WSadmin LDAP.

Confidential, New Jersey

Websphere Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation of WebSphere Application Server V4.0, 5.0 and configuring it on UNIX platform and associated in complete infrastructure setup and configuration which included Websphere Application Server and WebSphere MQ .
• Accomplished on the Management of the Migration process.
• Migrated IBM Websphere Application Server from 4 to 5.0.
• Configured IHS webserver, Netegrity Siteminder to work with WAS.
• Application Code deployment, up gradations of components and Day-to-Day problem solving in WAS, IHS Web Servers in WebSphere ND Environment.
• Substantially used the Thread Analyzer to detect and analyze application problems.
• Experience in GUI development withHTML,DHTML,JavaScript,CSSandJava Swing.
• Embraced in configuration of Web Server interfaces, session management, virtual hosts and transports for WebSphere Application Servers.
• Optimized the performance of Enterprise Applications using WebSphere Resource Analyzer and Tivoli Performance Viewer.
• Involved in configuration of WebSphere Application Server resources like JDBC Data Sources, JDBC Providers and Connection Pooling to connect to the DB2.
• Worked on Packaging EJB modules, web modules, application client modules and applications.
• Wrote shell scripts to automate the maintenance process of the WebSphere and recovered the backed up WebSphere configuration using XML configuration tool.
• Gained experience in Problem determination using local error logs and by running user traces and service traces.
• Used Collector Tool to gather information about installation and packages.
• Worked on Integrated messaging service with the application server.
• Worked closely with the system administration team to detect and troubleshoot system side problems.

ENVIRONMENT: WebSphere Application Server V4.0, 5.0, WebSphere MQ, IHS, UNIX, Thread Analyzer, WebSphere Resource Analyzer, Tivoli Performance Viewer, Shell scripts, Jacl, Python, JBOSS, IBM DB2, IMS, JDBC.

Confidential

Programmer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Studied the function requirements and prepared the application requirements word document.
• Developed order entry forms using Java Swing API
• Provided guidelines for best practices of Software Management, Coding Standards and Code Commenting for better understandability.
• Extensively worked on Servlets, JSP, Java Beans, RMI, JDBC and Common Utilities E-Mail Service Framework.
• Developed HTML pages using HTML and JavaScript for front-end validation.
• Developed SQL/PL/SQL scripts for stored procedures, functions and database triggers for Oracle Database. Developed JDBC Connection Pool API as an interface to database for fast database response using bottom out transaction processing approach.
• Prepared deployment and migration documents and scripts for deployment and backup of application.
• Responsible for Debugging and user acceptance testing of the end product on the development environment. Configured, Administrated and tuned the Java web application
• Gained comprehensive knowledge of physical and logical data modeling, performance tuning.
• Gained experience in TIBCO products Active Enterprise and TIBCO adapters.
• Gained solid background in Object-Oriented analysis and design.
• Worked on Design Patterns, UML and Enterprise Application Integration EAI.
• Used latest technologies including Java, C++, EJB, RMI, JMS, wireless technologies and gained in-depth knowledge of J2EE.
• Gained excellent knowledge of XML, XSL, and XML parsers, SOAP, UDDI and WAP.
• Analyzed the existing system and tested the designed screens.
• Involved in system analysis, requirement determination, feasibility study, documenting existing system and entity identification.
• Involved in designing new screens, writing reports using Developer2000 (Forms 4.5/Reports2.5).
• Wrote procedures, functions and triggers using PL/SQL.
• Involved in creating Database triggers, Procedures and Functions.
• Prepared unit test, and system plans for testing of screens.

ENVIRONMENT: Oracle 7.3, Developer2000, Forms 2.3/4.5, and Reports 2.0, Java, JDK 1.2, Servlets, SWING, WebSphere, Jakarta Tomcat 4.1, HTML, JavaScript (1.3), JDBC, Oracle 8i and Windows NT server/NT workstation.