SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Over ** years of experience in Application support & maintenance, software

analysis, design and development utilizing object-oriented methodologies,

application servers, web servers, middleware platforms/protocols,

databases, Unix and content management. Proven record of success with

proposal writing, technical analysis, problem solving, leadership skills,

systems design, software development, implementation, maintenance and

support.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Application Specialist at TD Bank Financial Group, Mississauga July 2012 -

July 2013

IT Analyst at TD Bank Financial Group, Mississauga Sep 2008 - Nov 2010

Technologies Java/J2EE, WebSphere (5, 6, 7), Oracle (10g), Unix (AIX

6.1), Linux, Pega, HTTP Servers (IHS and Apache), AS400,

Wintel, IIS, XML, MKS, HP Quality Centre, BMC Remedy,

Tumbleweed (SFTP), CA-7, Tivoli Monitoring, PL/SQL and

shell scripting (K shell).

As the senior member of the Infrastructure Technology Solutions (ITS) team,

I was responsible for

. Technical leadership for Wealth Management and Retail Banking

applications such as TD Waterhouse, EasyWeb and Visa. Key

responsibilities were documentation, product integration, deployments,

production acceptance testing (PAT), post implementation verification

and Production warranty support.

. Created support documentation for tier 1 application support and

response teams.

. Setup and configure WebSphere Application server in production

environments, integrating nodes, webservers, mainframe, mid-range

(AS400) and database servers.

. Configured WebSphere MQ local & remote queues, channels and listeners.

. Involved in migrating applications from WebSphere 5 to 6 and 6.x to 7

on Unix AIX. Also involved in decommissioning applications after

successful migration.

. Created shell scripts to utilize the WAS admin (Jython) for WebSphere

automation of EAR file deployments, node agent management and

Webserver shutdown and startup.

. Installed & supported the Web applications on Wintel servers and

created the required configuration in IIS (6 & 7).

. Managed projects and initiatives during the implementation phase

following the TD bank's system project life cycle and project

management methodologies.

. Conducted DR exercises and ensuring DRP documents are created for all

new projects/user requests and they provide a workable DR solution

within the agreed Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

. Ensuring proper technical plans like fallback, implementation plan,

data conversion, network, resources etc., are in place for all

production changes.

. Performing risk assessment for all new projects and production change

requests.

. Reviewing business requirements, contributing to projects plan

creation and participating in the creation of SDLC documentation.

Application Administrator at Loblaw, Mississauga June 2011 - June 2012

Technologies: Java/JEE, WebSphere (6, 7), Oracle (10g), Unix (AIX 5),

IBM HTTP Servers (IHS), Apache, Wintel, Remedy, MQ, ESB,

PL/SQL, Autosys, Crystal Reports, Jython, Python and shell

scripting.

As a senior member of Technology Services team, I am responsible for

. Application administration and solution delivery of Supply Chain,

Warehouse Management & Labor Management J2EE applications.

. Install and configure WebSphere application servers and IHS in DEV,

QA, UAT, Production and DR environments.

. Deploying Manhattan Associates Warehouse application on WebSphere and

configuration of various resources.

. Working with developers and 3rd party vendors to define and configure

the application servers, Servlets, JDBC drivers, JMS, MQ etc.

. Participate in team and management meetings to resolve issues related

to the various environments.

. Documenting the various procedures involved in the day to day

maintenance of the various environments.

. Installing SSL certificates on the Web servers.

. Production support for Warehouse Management application on a weekly

rotation basis.

IT Consultant at Citibank, Mississauga Nov 2010 - June 2011

Technologies: Java/JEE, WebSphere (6.1, 7), Unix (Solaris 10), HTTP

Servers (IHS), Wintel, Subversion (SVN), IBM Rational

Business Developer (RBD), PL/SQL and shell scripting.

As a senior member of Citigroup's Canadian Fund Services configuration

management & application support team, I was responsible for

. Builds, configuration, implementation, maintenance and improving

processes to maximize system availability & efficiency for various

applications like Unitrax, Inverstor/Advisor Trax, MarketTrax, FundCom

etc.

. Built application components from Subversion and RBD.

. Deployed the complete integrated J2EE solution on WebSphere

Application server using installation scripts as well as WAS admin

console.

. Provided production application support which involves problem

determination, providing resolution/workarounds in case of issues and

root cause analysis.

. Worked with the 3rd party vendors & off-shore teams and engaging them

for any services required for the implementation or remedial fixes.

Software Consultant at Sigma Systems, Toronto May 2007 - Aug 2008

Technologies Java/J2EE, Oracle (9i, 10g), Weblogic (8 & 9), Unix

(Solaris 10), Linux, XML, Eclipse, CVS, PL/SQL, shell and

Perl scripting, VMware and Subversion.

. As a member of professional services group, my primary responsibility

was to design, configure, integrate, test and deploy the OSS solution

which was based on Sigma's Service Management Platform.

. Worked with BA/BSAs to develop the implementation specifications.

. Configured Event Translators, Element Adapters and Workflows based on

implementation specs.

. Performed unit and integration tests for the above configurations.

. Assisted QA team in understanding the implementation and preparing

test scenarios, and provided the necessary support during their

testing cycle.

. Created deployment/installation instructions documents.

. Deployed the solution in a single as well on clustered nodes on local

development, integration environments and also at Customer sites.

. Provided on-site support for completion of component integration and

UAT at the customer site.

. Provided Tier 3 and some Tier 1 customer support.

. Trained and helped customers to implement their operational procedures

to maintain the system (building monitoring scripts, logs, alarms

etc.)

. Implemented and delivered change requests.

Advisory IT Analyst at Scotiabank, Scarborough Oct 2006 - Apr 2007

Technologies Java, J2EE, WebSphere (v3.5, 5 & 6), Unix (AIX 5.3 and

Solaris 9) Rational Application Developer (v6), ClearCase,

Ant, JUnit, VisualAge for Java, XML, Unix (AIX 5.2), DB2

and Oracle.

. Successfully converted the bank's retail credit application from

WebSphere 3.5 to WebSphere 6.

. Assisted in the analysis of user requirements, taking into

consideration interfaces with current Bank systems, hardware and

software limitations etc.

. Assisted the development team in creating their detailed requirements.

. Provided technical architectural designs solutions/reviews for a major

business application and technology initiatives focusing on

web/internet

systems (i.e. Web Servers, Web Designs, Internet Protocols, Internet

Security).

. Assisted in the documentation of system test strategies, and the

execution of the tests (including unit, subsystem, system, regression,

and integration testing).

IT Specialist at TD Bank Financial Group, Mississauga Jul 2005 - Oct

2006

Technologies Java, J2EE, IBM OnDemand Content Management (v7 & 8), DB2,

Oracle Forms & Reports (6i & 9i), Oracle (9i &10g), Unix

(AIX v5.2), WSAD (v5), Visual Studio (v2003/2005), Visual

SourceSafe (v2005), Perl, CGI, C# and ASP .Net.

. Working on the eReporting (electronic document storage and retrieval

system) team, my primary responsibility was to take a lead role in

projects to support the strategic direction of the Document Management

Services group and to support various key Business units across the

bank like TD Waterhouse, Asset Management, branches etc.

. Managed application components in the development, test and UAT

environments.

. Designed and developed quality solutions that were consistent with

project objectives and client requirements. Delivered effective and

efficient solutions by meeting key project deliverables on time,

within budget and adhering to development, architectural and quality

standards.

. Conducted technical research, analysis, design and reviews.

. Created and maintained Perl scripts for URL parsing and document

extraction from OnDemand database.

. Created system requirements, design documents and prepared

implementation packages.

. Testing and debugging according to test plans using appropriate tools

and participating in code reviews.

. Developed, implemented, maintained and improved solutions to maximize

system availability and efficiency.

. I provided necessary support to IT Manager in developing business

concept, proposal and charter documents.

. Complied with system development life cycle (SDLC) and project

management methodology (PMLC) by participating in scope assessment,

risk and cost analysis.

Senior Developer at OAO Technology Solutions, Toronto

Sep 2001 - Jul 2005

Consulting for IBM Global Services

Technologies Java, J2EE, UNIX (Sun Solaris 2.6, 8, 9) Oracle Forms and

Reports 4.5/6i/9i, Oracle 7.3.4/8i/9i, Applets, Swing, SQL

& PL/SQl, Pro*C, C, HTML, Shell scripts, Awk Scripts, SCCS,

cron jobs, Apache, SQL*Net and Connect:Direct

. As a consultant for IBM Global Services, my primary responsibility was

to develop and maintain AT&T's billing application, which involved

full cycle development of client requirements involving analysis,

design, scalable implementation, quality control, and to some extent

database and server administration.

. Designed and developed online applications using Java JFC/Swing GUI

controls.

. I designed and developed new Oracle Forms applications on Solaris,

modeled the underlying data structures, and documented existing

systems.

. The position involved interaction with business units, translating

needs into technical requirements, selecting the best implementation

method, and hands on development and implementation, scalability

planning, coding, GUI, writing advanced queries, and interfacing with

existing systems and system parts.

. Created Perl scripts for parsing server logs, database extracts &

updates and creating reports in csv formats.

. I was also required to maintain and enhance existing applications to

retrofit changing billing requirements and new promotions considering

individual user and/or specific billing requirements.

. I was also responsible for promoting new code to production

environments taking into account implementation procedures, back-

out/rollback procedures, code reviews and version controls.

Software Engineer at ADC Telecommunications, Toronto Apr 1999 -

Aug 2001

Technologies Java (1.1.x and 2), JavaBeans, JSPs, Servlets, Applets,

AWT, Swing, IFC, AFC, SQL, XML, JavaScript, shell scripts,

Oracle Forms, RMI, JDBC, WebLogic, Apache, Sun, Linux and

Oracle, JBuilder and SQL Navigator.

. I was involved in and was primarily responsible for technical aspects

of development from the design stage till the QA phase and all aspects

of production support.

. Designed, developed and maintained a client (front-end) of a three-

tier system, which involved two major components - "Design Tool" and

"Runtime Viewer". Design tool is a Java application that was used to

design business processes. AWT, Swing and Borland's JBCL GUI beans

were extensively used to achieve this. Runtime viewer was a Java

applet that was used for multiple views of business processes and

maintenance of the same.

. Designed and developed servlets to operate within JWS environment.

These servlets communicate with the applets and backend legacy

systems. The servlets were behaving as a middle layer between applets

and Databases. Servlets used XML over HTTP to talk to applets and JDBC

drivers to talk to backend systems.

. Worked extensively with AWT, JFC (Java Foundation Classes),

Microsoft's AFC (Application Foundation Classes) and Netscape's IFC

(Internet Foundation Classes).

. Built complex GUI components (Java beans) like Grid and Multi Column

List.

. Written shell scripts to start several services on UNIX. Also written

cron jobs to execute some of these shell scripts on a scheduled basis.

Programmer Analyst at ICSS Hyderabad, India Aug 1994 - Mar 1999

Technologies Java, JFC, C, VB, SQL, ASP, HTML, JavaScript and Perl

. Developed a Java client using standard Java IDEs like Java Workshop and

Java Studio. This Java GUI was hooked into Java business engine using

RMI; the business engines were connected to the Oracle dB via a JDBC

driver.

. Designed and developed Java applets using AWT components, various layouts

and event delegation model.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science India 1994

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