SUMMARY:

• Expert level Enterprise IT Architect and WebSphere MQ based technology Subject Matter Expert with an MBA and over 25 years of software development (over 5 million lines of code), design, architecture, and project leadership experience in the financial, insurance and government industry sectors. Expert in managing and leading technical teams to delivering high quality on - time results in the software development and infrastructure configuration disciplines through technology expertise, leadership skills, and early problem identification and resolution skills. Industry leader in the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) area, specializing in the WebSphere product line: MQ (WMQ), Message Broker (MQSI, WBIMB, WMB), Business Integration Framework and Adapters (WBIF, WBIA, WA), Transformation Extender (WTX), and Service Registry & Repository (WSRR). Experience and with WebSphere Application Server (WAS), WebSphere Process Server (WPS), and WebSphere Business Monitor (WBM). Proven ability to lead, manage, mentor, design, plan, and implement IT solutions that support new applications and business processes.
• Expert level IT Architect in all aspects of WMQ messaging. Member of the Confidential team leading the initial deployment of MQSeries (WMQ), MQSeries Integrator (WMB), and FlowMark (WorkFlow, WPS). Have led the deployment of WMQ, from initial installation through production, at over half a dozen companies. WMQ infrastructure architecture expertise includes installation, configuration, security, backup & recovery, disaster recovery, high availability, scalability and isolation solutions. WMQ administration expertise includes installation, configuration, administration, and monitoring on MVS, UNIX, AS/400 and Windows servers. WMQ application design expertise includes high availability, security, polling, triggering, and designing for performance. WMQ programming expertise includes C, COBOL, and Java. WMQ Java programming and design experience includes both Confidential Base Java classes and JMS.
• WMB infrastructure architecture expertise includes installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, WMB infrastructure architecture, WMB application architecture, and message flow development.
• Expert SOA architect within Confidential . Helped develop internal course work to educate senior Confidential technical staff on SOA goals, design principles, and the relationship of the design strategy with the Confidential product set. Developed the detailed SOA ESB architectural description. Worked with customers to leverage their infrastructures to support SOA design and governance.
• CEO experience with a small EAI consultancy working with customers from the CIO and CTO levels down to the enterprise architect and senior technical specialist levels. Consistently recognized for outstanding with a record of exceeding expectations for quality, cost and early delivery as well as for insightful and innovative perspectives on problem analysis and resolution. Expert team leadership, oral and written communication, and staff development skills. Received numerous professional performance s from multiple corporations and government agencies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Z/OS: MVS, JCL, TSO/ISPF, REXX, VSAM, CICS, IMS, DB2, WMQ, Tivoli Omegamon, Endevor, Panvalet, ChangeMan

UNIX: Korn Scripts, Server Administration, Oracle, Oracle E-Business, SAP, PeopleSoft, WMQ, WMB, WBIA, WTX, WSRR, ClearCase, ClearQuest

Windows: Scripts, Server Administration, WMQ, WMB, ClearQuest

AS/400: User, WMQ Administration

WebSphere: MQ (WMQ), Message Broker (WMB / WBIMB), Business Integration Adapters (WBIF, WBIA, WA), Transformation Extender (WTX), Service Registry & Repository (WSRR), Application Server (WAS), Process Server (WPS)

Programming: C, COBOL, Java (J2EE, Java EE 5, EJB, JCA, JDBC, JMS, JNDI, JNI, JTA, RMI), SQL, Stored Procedures

Web: Web Services, WSDL, SOAP, XML, XML Schemas, XSLT

Design: Rational Unified Process (RUP), UML, Object-Oriented Analysis (OOA), Object-Oriented Design (OOD)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Kent Island, MD

President - SOA Practice Lead

Responsibilities:

• President of a boutique consultancy. Consultancy centered on SOA architecture and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) components. Specializing in WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker (WMB), and WebSphere Business Monitor (WBM). z/OS: WebSphere MQ configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. Tivoli Omegamon installation configuration, administration, and operational monitoring.
• UNIX (Solaris, Linux): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. MQI programming in Java (Java Messaging Service; JMS). WebSphere MB installation, configuration, administration, message flow deployment, monitoring, and security. Tivoli Omegamon installation, configuration, administration, and operational monitoring.
• Windows: WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. WebSphere MB installation, configuration, and message flow development (ESQL and Java). Tivoli ClearCase and ClearQuest.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Lead Solutions Architect

Responsibilities:

• Led the deployment of WebSphere MQ (WMQ / WMQ ESE / WMQ FTE), Message Broker (WMB), Business Integration Adapters (WBIA), and Transformation Extender (WTX) solutions at multiple clients. Platforms included z/OS, iSeries (AS.400), UNIX (AIX and Solaris), and Windows. Services included installation, configuration, administration, security, and Best Practices documentation. Programming development included Message Broker flows. Assisted with other WebSphere products (Process Server and Business Monitor). Provided SOA architectural guidance specializing in the ESB area. z/OS: WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. DB2 i5OS (AS/400): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security.
• UNIX (AIX and Solaris): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. WebSphere MB installation, configuration, monitoring, and security. WebSphere Business Integration Adapters installation and configuration. WebSphere Transformation Extender installation and configuration. Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM) and Tivoli Access Manager (TAM / TAM ESSO). WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR). Oracle, ClearCase, ClearQuest.
• Web: Web Services, WSDL, SOAP, JMS, XML, Schemas, XSLT.
• Windows: WebSphere MQ installation and configuration. WebSphere MB installation, configuration, and message flow development. ClearQuest.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

WebSphere MQ Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led the deployment of WebSphere MQ (WMQ) and WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) to the Social Security Agency (SSA) and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Support covered the initial deployment of both technologies, presentations to the Architectural Review Boards to obtain deployment authorization, presentations to the Chief Information Security Officer to obtain security authorization, initial installation, configuration, pilot deployments, production deployments, administration and security. Supported application design and development efforts. Work Order Manager (AWSSC Contract). z/OS: WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. Tivoli Omegamon installation, configuration, administration and monitoring. MQI Programming in C (MQ Exits). Endevor, ChangeMan. i5OS (AS/400): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. Tivoli Omegamon installation, configuration, administration and monitoring.
• UNIX (Solaris): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. WebSphere MB installation and configuration. Tivoli Omegamon installation, configuration, administration and monitoring. Integration with Oracle E-Business and SAP. Oracle. ClearCase, ClearQuest.
• Web: Web Services, WSDL, SOAP, JMS, XML, Schemas, XSLT.
• Windows: WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. WebSphere MB installation and configuration. Tivoli Omegamon installation, configuration, administration and monitoring.

Confidential, Orinda, CA

CEO & EAI Practice Lead

Responsibilities:

• CEO of a boutique consultancy. Consultancy began by taking lead roles in COBOL, CICS, IMS, and DB2 architecture, design, programming, and deployment projects. Consultancy evolved into a specialized Java and EAI practice, beginning with Mercator (now Confidential WebSphere TX, or WTX), followed by MQSeries (now Confidential WebSphere MQ). Selected by the Confidential Hursley laboratory to become an Confidential Business Enterprise Solutions Team (BEST) business partner in 1992 to support the initial release of MQSeries release 1.0. This involved working with the Hursley lab, taking all available lab provided, reading all MQSeries documentation cover to cover and working with the initial set of clients selected by the lab. Supported the initial deployment of MQSeries in the Western United States. Played similar role in the deployment of the New Era of Networks (NEON) product, marketed by Confidential as MQSeries Integrator, or MQSI (Version 1) and the initial Confidential Broker (MQSI Version 2). Played the same role in the FlowMark, then WorkFlow, now WebSphere Process Server (WPS) products. z/OS: WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. MQI Programming with COBOL (Applications) and C (Applications and Exits). Candle Omegamon installation configuration, administration, and operational monitoring. DB2 Databases. i5OS (AS/400): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. Candle Omegamon installation configuration, administration, and operational monitoring.
• UNIX (Solaris, Sun OS, AIX, and HP-UX): WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. MQI programming in C and Java ( Confidential Base Java) and Java Messaging Service (JMS). WebSphere MB installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security.Candle Omegamon, BMC Patrol, Nastel MQControl, and MQControl QPasa installation, configuration, administration, and operational monitoring. Integration with SAP, PeopleSoft, and Oracle E-Business. Oracle and DB2 Databases.
• Web: TCP/IP Sockets. Java GUI (Swing). HTTP, XML.
• Windows: WebSphere MQ installation, configuration, administration, monitoring, and security. WebSphere MB installation, configuration, and message flow development. MQI programming in C. Candle Omegamon installation, configuration, administration, and operational monitoring. SQL Server Databases.

Confidential, El Cerrito, CA

Lead Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Architected, designed, and developed application software solutions in C, COBOL, PL/I, various assembler languages and assorted other high-level languages (RPG, Mark IV, etc). Developed batch and online applications on multiple computing platforms (MVS, CDC Compass, UNIX and other vendor hardware). Achieved expert level in programming, application design, and application architecture areas.
• Confidential Mainframe (MFT, MVT, SVS, MVS): CICS, COBOL, DB2, Foresight, Fortran, IMS, Intertest, JCL, Librarian, Omegamon, Panvalet, Playback, PL/I, VSAM
• Control Data Corporation 6400, 6600 (Assembler, Compass)
• Midrange: DEC PDP-11 (Assembler, C), Harris 800 (Assembler, Fortran), IV Phase (Assembler)

Confidential, Berkeley, CA

Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Half-time job during undergraduate studies programming in PL/I. As an unpaid student, developed UNIX Kernel code in C and assembler for Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) UNIX on DEC PDP-11.
• Confidential Mainframe (MFT) JCL, OS/360 Assembler, PL/I
• Midrange: DEC PDP-11 (Assembler, C)