Laura Lyonnais
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Technical Platforms
Web/Application Servers: Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat 7, Sun One Web
6.0, Sun One LDAP 5.2, WebLogic 8.1
Software/Apps: Concrete5, Adobe CQ5, WordPress, Vignette Application Suite
7.3; BEA Aqualogic Suite 6.0; Documentum 4.2.6; Oracle Internet Application
Server Suite 10g
Database: Oracle 11g, MySQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB
Platforms: Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Sun Solaris 8
Professional Experience
Applications Architect N.E.W., Sterling VA Aug 2011 -
Present
. Responsible for architecting, implementing, and integrating enterprise
web content management systems including Concrete5 and Adobe CQ5
hosted on virtual machines on Linux based systems
. Develop and deploy proxy configurations on Apache HTTP proxy servers
to support Productassist.com's customer care portals, Repair.com,
ServiceBench.com, and N.E.W.'s company website
. Coordinate and oversee application upgrades such as JIRA and
Confluence with the integration of Active MQ and custom plugins,
Concrete5 from version 5.4.2. to 5.5.2, and Adobe CQ5 from version 5.4
to 5.6 including the integration of LDAP and MongoDB
. Developed and maintained bash shell scripts for code deployments,
garbage collection, content backups, rotating log files, and synching
file systems.
. Architected the supporting infrastructure and integrated all
components to successfully launch Repair.com within the defined
schedule time frame
. Train, mentor, and manage offshore technical resources primarily
dedicated to code deployments and technical support
Senior Consultant Deloitte Consulting, Rosslyn VA May 2010 -
Aug 2011
. Provided IT strategy, systems integration, and program management
support to Federal Government agencies and Commercial clients
. Supported Program Management Office (PMO) with planning and
development efforts for modernization of IRS CADE (Customer Account
Data Engine) system
. Attended Adobe CQ5 training to broaden expertise with the intent to
provide SME support for commercial portal projects
. Led source selection for CMS suites for large commercial retail client
through functional and interoperability testing with each product;
Provided results and recommendation based on how each product met
client's requirements
. Participated in customer life cycle and strategy working group;
provided guidelines and recommendations on CMS trends while guarding
against premature obsolescence
Sr. Applications Engineer DSG Systems, Herndon, VA May 2009 -
May 2010
Client: National Business Agency (DOI), Contract
. Led Cloud Initiative Project securing and deploying MySQL
installations and configurations to support LAMP web servers
. Led the team responsible for implementing Oracle application patches
and Oracle software upgrades for the Enterprise intranet portal of the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
. Maintained Oracle patching schedules for the Portal servers in
Development, Staging/Test and Production environments
. Responsible for the development and build-out of Staging/Test
environment that consisted of Apache Proxy Servers and Oracle
Application servers with an Oracle Database backend on Linux (RHEL)
platform
. Managed upgrades and configurations for Oracle Application Servers
(application and infrastructure server farm) for the Test and
Production environments
. Managed web content deployments and code deployments for Enterprise
Human Resources Integration (EHRI) site
. Developed Test Plans based on customer requirements and business needs
. Standardized client documentation for database applications and system
operations using ITIL processes
. Managed system patch schedules and system backups (File-System and
Databases)
Sr. Portal Architect DPM Technologies, McLean, VA Feb 2008 -
Apr 2009
Client: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and Microfinance Gateway,
Contract
. Evaluated client environment and provided recommendations on
architecture, implementation and configuration to redesign the
internet site for World Bank subsidiary CGAP and MFG
. Designed and created development, testing/staging, and production
Windows Server 2003 environments to support CGAP initiatives
. Installed and integrated Apache Web Server, Apache Tomcat, Vignette
Portal 7.3, Collaboration 7.2, Autonomy, Community Services, MS SQL
Server Databases, and WordPress (CGAP and MFG Blogs) with MySQL
Database backend
. Managed Development Team for software implementations, code
integrations for Java based systems, and deployment schedules
. Managed System Administration team which provided scheduled updates
and system backups (File-System and Databases)
. Collaborated with Business and Development Teams throughout software
development lifecycle, providing business requirements analysis,
portal and collaboration application design, site and code development
for multiple language sites, software and code validation
. Developed standardized documentation for code implementations,
configuration management, system operations, and training for CGAP and
MFG
Sr. Systems Engineer Sprint Nextel, Herndon, VA Feb 2003 -
Dec 2007
. Responsible for implementation and administration of all components of
i-Connect, Sprint Nextel's corporate intranet portal. This consisted
of Vignette Application Portal, Vignette Content Management, Vignette
Business Collaboration Services, Vignette Dialog, Documentum,
Interwoven, BEA WebLogic Server, Sun One Web Server and Oracle, in a
highly available (clustered) Sun Solaris environment with 80,000+
users
. Developed and managed a process for planned production rollouts,
emergency application fixes, cold backups and code implementations.
. Trained new team members on VAP, VCM and i-Connect User Provisioning
. Team lead for Sun One Web server/WebLogic App server administration
. Led the production conversion effort for the entire i-Connect product
stack to Clustered Sun One LDAP 5.2 in order to improve performance
and reliability of the entire portal
o Received corporate award from the portal business sponsor due to
the expeditious and issue-free conversion
. Spearheaded the Vignette portal upgrade from 4.5.1 to 7.2.2. As the
Team Lead, coordinated with development teams to implement a parallel
solution and integrate proprietary Sprint content into both test and
production environments. Provided application customization for
different business units and troubleshooting and resolution of all
production portal related issues
o Received corporate award from the portal business sponsor for
the expeditious and issue-free implementation, upgrade and
conversion.
. Led the production integration effort, extensively interacting with
the Development Team, for the new CMS, Interwoven, with VAP
o Received Sprint Excellence Award for maintaining Sprint values
of high quality and excellence as well as the successful
deployment of the project.
Sr. Systems Engineer Cable & Wireless, Reston, VA May 1999- Sep
2002
. Responsible for insuring that the global Intranet Content Management
System (Microsoft CMS2001) was available to all 12,000 C&W staff.
This included tuning the web server, application and database servers;
production updates; access and performance issues and insuring a
global training environment was available
. Responsible for managing, developing, and operationally supporting
global metrics and reporting on utilization statistics for both the
Cable and Wireless global Intranet environment, as well as the
Internet (www.CW.com) environment.
. Managed and coordinated reporting environments in the US and UK as
part of a 'virtual global team'
. Worked alongside other team members in the development process and
integration of reporting functionality with the CMS environments both
for the Intranet (World) and Internet (CW.com)
. Responsible for designing, developing and maintaining Intranet sites
for the US, UK, Europe and Japanese business units
. Served as direct point-of-contact to the user community in determining
the best technologies to apply in support of their business
requirements
. Designed web sites and applications using active server pages (ASP)
and Cold Fusion
. Participated in the implementation and management of leading edge
technologies such as Content Management Systems (CMS) using Microsoft
CMS2001
Education
B.S., Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems
George Mason University Fairfax, VA, 2002
Professional Training
Adobe CQ Developer and System Administration 5.3, 2011
Splunk Administration 3.3, 2008
Vignette 7.2.2 Portal Administration, 2006
Vignette 7.3 Content Administration, 2004
Vignette 7.3 System Administration, 2004
Vignette 4.5.1 Portal Administration, 2003
Enterprise Web Development with Active Server Pages, 2001