Mensah Alkebu-Lan

**** ******** *******, ********, ** 19446

email: acoufd@r.postjobfree.com

cell: 804-***-****

Career Overview

A highly-motivated and innovative developer and architect looking to work

with an inspiring team, as a Java/J2EE Developer/Architect with emphasis on

Web services.

U.S. Citizen

Technology Summary

Systems: Linux, Windows, Mac OS X

Databases: Oracle 10g/11g,MySQL

Languages/Technologies/Skills SQL(3) JAVA/J2EE (8),

(approx. yrs): JavaScript(5), CSS(3), HTML(3),

Linux(2), Testing (3), JSF

2.0(core and PrimeFaces) (2)

Web Services(Jax-WS, JAXB, WSDL,

etc.) (5), Spring (4),

Hibernate(4), SOA (4), SOAP(5),

REST(2), XML/XSLT(4), JDBC(6),

JMS(4), Ant(4), JUnit(8), Adobe

Flex(4),

Multi-Threading/Concurrency(5),

EJB(4), JSP/Servlets(4)

Other Tools: Eclipse, Rational tools, JBoss

technologies, Websphere ND, ESB

(Datapower, OSB, Mule), Oracle

ADF, Websphere MQ, Oracle SOA

Suite, svn(8), Oracle AIA

Career Summary

Have in depth knowledge and experience with the software development cycle

Strong design and Java coding skills. Familiar with various design

patterns.

Possess the ability to learn new technologies quickly.

Familiar with Agile management methodologies.

Certifications

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE 6 Programmer

CIW JavaScript Specialist

ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level

TOGAF 9 Architecture Framework, Certified

IREB Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering, Foundation Level

XML Master Basic

SOA Certified Professional

Oracle Certified Professional, Java EE 5 Web Services Developer

ITIL v3, Foundation

Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 Web Component Developer

Oracle SOA Suite 11g Implementation Specialist

Official Training

Designing Java Web Services, Java EE 5 (Oracle)

Creating Web Services Using Java Technology (Oracle)

Work Experience (Most Recent)

Senior Java Implementation Consultant (4-6 month contract)

November 2014 to present

Contractor for McKesson Health Services - King of Prussia, PA

. Provided customers with implementation of product features in

collaboration with business and IT stakeholders

. Acted as implementation lead for customer configuration, setup, and

training.

. Setup customer accounts across multiple products and environments.

. Consulted with customer for logic pertaining to web services and/or

bulk loads.

. Supported the integration testing of customer logic.

Provided production deployment support and transition to our operational

tier 1 & tier 2 support teams.

Trouble-shooted level 3 production support issues and recommended solutions

as required

Modified/deleted data across multiple environments

assessed client's internal environment's needs with delivery of formal

technical requirements and product assessment

contributed to teams that create application architecture artifacts, design

frameworks, standards and best practices

Technologies: Java, Oracle Database, Spring Webflow, Web services,

Weblogic, JSF, Ant, XML Schema, PL/SQL, SQL Loader, JDBC

Senior Java EE Developer/Architect

May 2014 to November 2014

Contractor for NOAA and affiliates - DC Surrounding Area

The End Stage Renal Disease Program(ESRD) QIP contract to provide

maintenance and operational support to a large suite a software

applications while simultaneously heading up the design and development

efforts to consolidate those applications into a targeted architecture.

The ESRD QIP is the first CMS value-based payment program. The ESRD QIP

provides CMS with a system for measuring the quality of care provided by

each ESRD facility and for determining which facilities are eligible for

full payment based on CMS standards.

. Developed highly scalable components in a high traffic transactional

data and data warehouse environment following software engineering best

practices.

. Developed data persistence based on commercial and open source

relational databases.

. Provided thorough and automated unit test harnesses for developed

solutions.

. Followed disciplined software development processes.

. Led development team on various aspects of development, design, and

maintenance.

defined and maintained SOA centric infrastructure documentation according

to defined environments

forecasted resource needs for SOA projects

Developed and deployed Java EE components within weblogic server.

Devleoped, designed, and implemented OBIEE objetcs.

Technologies: Java, Oracle Database, Spring MVC, Web services, Weblogic,

Jquery, OSB, Hibernate, Apache CXF, Spring MVC portlet, WebCenter

Senior Java Developer

December 2012 to April 2014

Contractor for NOAA and affiliates - DC Surrounding Area

Provided Java Programming skills and experience in support of the full

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for FAA ATO IT software development

projects

Was responsible for development and maintenance of existing Java based web

service applications using Spring and Hibernate frameworks, and Oracle

database systems.

Worked with both FAA government personnel and other vendors in a software

development team based upon the Agile methodology.

Provided well commented code and documentation describing the developed

code and its function and interface requirements.

Responded to test results to fix discrepancies/faults and re-test

successfully

Worked on multiple projects as assigned in support of FAA ATO IT projects

as determined by the customer site lead and by contract team leadership.

Gained knowledge and experience using server-side technologies such as EJBs

and JPA.

Gained knowledge and experience making strategic and tactical

considerations concerning distributed application architecture.

Worked on web applications composed of JSPs, servlets, JavaScript, etc.

Used JSF development tools for UI development.

Worked on GOES-R project developing software for lightning mapper(GLM) on

satellite.

Responsible for designing, coding, and implementing SOAP/REST Web Services.

Used TCP/IP monitor to validate WS-I compliance.

Developed application infrastructure around large data sets.

Designed and developed scalable, maintainable, and extensible solutions

conforming to requirements.

Assisted project managers in gathering information regarding scope, time,

and effort.

Designed and developed Web Services using both java-to-wsdl and wsdl-to-

java approaches.

Utilized Oracle Service Bus(OSB) and other fusion middleware related to SOA

implementations.

Utilized additional Oracle implementations such as SOA Suite, ADF

Used majority of Spring modules to develop integrable software.

Designed and developed Web Services using both Java-to-WSDL and WSDL-to-

Java approaches.

Developed distributed high-performance multi-tiered applications using the

Oracle Coherence caching scheme.

Developed and configured in-memory caching solutions using Oracle Coherence

Grid.

Utilized Mule ESB as an integration technology.

Used creativity to come up with innovative ideas to address latency

requirements.

translated 'business' needs into SOA solutions

worked with development teams to streamline their software development

processes through the appropriate application and utilization of SOA

techniques and services while improving performance and quality

Developed and deployed Java EE components within WebLogic server

Technologies: Java, Oracle Database, Spring, Web services, Weblogic, Linux

(RHEL), Oracle Coherence, JPA, java.util.concurrent, TestNG, Rational DOORS

Oracle Developer (Java)

August 2011 to December 2012

Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Annapolis, MD

Worked on meaningful projects requiring, besides strong analytical

abilities, the knowledge and use of, stored procedures and other aspects of

SQL query language and Oracle databases holding information on the county's

80,000 students.

Utilized HTML, CSS, and Javascript to begin working on a website to keep

track of current research projects.

Worked with Oracle 10g by using command line, development suites and other

means.

Possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Completed

research documents as extensive as 100 pages. Also presented to high-

ranking executives on numerous occasions.

Worked on difficult and complex problems including but not limited to

working with large databases.

Wrote solution descriptions, requirements, specifications and other guiding

documentation from a technical point of view.

Effectively communicated designs to customers and presented design options.

Utilized XML, XSLT, SOA, and web services.

Designed and coded software modules guided by SOA design principles.

Gained hands-on experience with Java and J2EE technologies (EJB, JMS, JDBC,

JSP, JMS)

provided input to the definition and communication of the organization's

standards and procedures for SOA approaches

tracked SOA service assets through the release cycle

Developed and deployed Java EE components within WebLogic server

Java Web Developer (E-Learning)

November 2008 to June 2011

Howard University Charter Middle School of Mathematics and Science -

Washington, DC

Unique school in which every student had access to a laptop.

Utilized knowledge of the software development cycle (requirements, design,

implementation, testing, etc to develop web and java applications and

applets to assist instruction. These applications consisted of a user

interface that allowed students to learn concepts in mathematics and

demonstrate what they had learned.

Utilized Eclipse IDE with J2EE as well as Spring Framework.

Developed Object Oriented code and provided maintenance and enhancements to

existing code. Wrote Java code based on user requirements.

Used knowledge of SQL query language to keep track of student's progress

and create tables providing information that would assist decision-making

on educational approaches. The majority of the instructional data was

stored on a MySQL database.

Utilized HTML, CSS, and Javascript to develop websites to keep track of

classroom activities. Also have some

Trained teachers on various technologies.

Used J2EE tools to design application that made students feel like

application was "individualized" to them.

Hands-on experience with testing of code.

Used a variety of algorithms (binary recursions, linear recursions, etc.)

to see which ones would work best in different situations.

Hands on experience utilizing various approaches (UML, CRC cards, etc.)

involved in the design phase of software development.

Hands on experience with Solid understanding of JSP, servlets, and struts.

Used JSF (RichFaces) development tools for UI development.

Participated in brain storming sessions with key stakeholders and

contributors.

outlined and proposed features and functionalities.

Designed and developed solutions driven by SOA principles, technologies,

and design and integration patterns.

Gained hands-on experience developing RESTful Web Services.

Used Spring to configure beans to store data.

Designed and coded reusable and composable software modules according to

SOA design principles.

Tuned and optimized aspects of the Websphere server environment.

IT Contractor

January 2008 to November 2008

Universal Equations - Washington, DC

As a vendor for DC Public Schools, provided technical support for schools

throughout the school system.

Web Developer (E-Commerce)

August 2005 to December 2007

The Cultural Exchange -- Chesterfield, VA

Applied user-centered design processes to create high-quality user

experiences.

Worked closely with product marketing to define direction and requirements.

Created interactive prototypes for user and market research.

Designing user research, then translating findings to requirements and

design improvements.

Produced Visio-based site maps, navigation flows, and other solution

documentation.

Gained hands-on experience with Java and J2EE technologies (EJB, JMS, JDBC,

JSP, JMS)

Education

Howard University - Washington, DC, (Not Completed)

Earned 58 credit hours in graduate-level mathematics including 9 credit

hours of graduate-level statistics.

Doctoral degree in Computational Mathematics (Statistics Concentration) (

GPA: 3.3/4.0)

Began at Howard in a doctoral program. Due to circumstances related to

funding, could not complete.

Passed qualifying exam in Statistics.

Did research with Dr. Abdul Rahman on String Theory.

While doing research with Dr. Francois Ramaroson on elliptic curves, used

various technologies (MATLAB, C++, Java, etc.) for analysis.

Took graduate-level class in Electromagnetic Theory.

Virginia State University - Petersburg, VA, 5/03 (Graduated)

B.S. in Engineering Physics ( GPA: 3.3/4.0 )

Took and excelled in several business courses.

Worked on several research projects requiring the knowledge of procedural

programming languages like FORTRAN as well as used SQL to do data analysis

for research as a research assistant.

Community Service

Y.O.U.R. Community Center

4913 14th St NW

Washington, DC 20011

202-***-****

Professional Societies

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Scrum Alliance

IEEE Computing Society

Awards

Was nominated and accepted to have name placed on Continental Who's Who

registry as a Researcher and Developer(2012).

Contact this candidate