Ammal Venkata

WebSphere Application Server & Portal Administrator

Phone: 1-561-***-****

Email: abm8gh@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Around Seven years of experience and undertaken various projects with

extensive interaction with clients, elicitation of requirements,

design, Administration, Install, Configure, deployment and development

coving full project life cycle. Experience in spending significant

amount of time architecting solutions with active participation in

Analysis, Administration, Install, Configure, Design, Tuning,

Troubleshooting, Maintenance and Development of IBM WebSphere

Application Server, IBM Websphere Portal Server, MQ-Series Server,

Websphere Commerce Server, JBOSS and Client - Server applications

using Java C#, VB.Net, XML, EDI, VB ASP and Oracle, SQL Server, IBM

DB2/UDB, Informix under Unix (AIX, Sun Solaris), Linux and Windows

environments and Web Servers administration which includes

Installation, Configuration of IHS, IIS, HTTP, iPlanet and Apache

Tomcat.

> Installed and Configured IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x/6.x

Network Deployment various Operating Systems like Windows AIX, Linux,

Sun Solaris, Environments.

> Experience in Installing WebSphere Portal Server 5.x/6.x on AIX,

Solaris and Windows operating systems.

> Expertise in different UNIX platforms such as AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3, Sun

Solaris 8/9/10 and Redhat and zLINUX.

> Experienced in installation, configuration and maintenance of

Websphere Commerce Suite V6.x/5.x.

> Experience in WebSphere MQ server V 5.3/6.0.2.0.

> Configured and build portlets using Websphere Portlet Factory and

deployed Themes and Skins in portal.

> Deployed Portlets and war files on WebSphere Portal using xml access

scripting client.

> Integrated Websphere Portal Server with other backend internal

applications for maintaining the flow of in and out messages that are

specific to the application.

> Set up and Controlled WebSphere Commerce Suite security by using

Siteminder and LDAP.

> Involved in creating and maintaining Websphere Network Deployment in

Websphere Application Server.

> Experience in Performance Tuning, Load Balancing and Work Load

Management on IBM Web Sphere Application Server 5.x/6.0/6.1.

> Good at Performance monitoring using Tivoli Performance Viewer and

monitored JVM parameters.

> Configured WebSphere environments using vertical and horizontal

clustering to provide better Work Load Management (WLM).

> Created Automated Perl scripts for the Profile creation process,

deployments, configuration and enabling admin security.

> Expert in Perl, JACL, Jython, Python, ANT, UNIX Shell scripting for

administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and automating the

processes.

> Experienced in installing and configuring SSL certificates using

Ikeyman tool to provide secure data transmission to websphere

environment.

> Analyzed log files to solve problems using debugging tools like Log

Analyzer, Tivoli Performance Viewer Tool and Collector Tool.

> Performed troubleshooting and diagnostic tracing in Websphere Commerce

suite v6.0.

> Expertise in administering online store using Commerce Administration

tools.

> Generated core dumps/heap dumps to check for the system objects using

IBM Heap analyzer.

> Configured resources like J2C resources, connection factories and JMS

resources, JDBC Providers and Datasources, connection pooling in IBM

WebSphere 5.x/6.x.

> Excellent knowledge on TCP/IP, RMI/IIOP and HTTP protocols.

> Experienced in DNS, FTP, Remote Access, Security Management and System

Troubleshooting skills.

> Expertise in Object Oriented Programming using Java and J2EE

technologies EJBs, Servlets, JSP, Java Beans, JMS and JNDI.

> Experienced in applying patches and fixes for Websphere application

server.

> Experience in migrating existing applications from WebSphere 5.x to

6.x on UNIX and Windows Platforms.

> Ability to effectively prioritize and handle multiple tasks and

projects utilizing IT process knowledge and full system Development

Life Cycle (SDLC).

> Supported a 24/7 environments on shift routine basis for builds,

deploys and monitored multiple applications on all environments.

> Ability to communicate requirements effectively to team members and

manage application development.

> Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Education:

Bachelors of Engineering (B.E) in Computer Science

Certifications:

IBM Certified System Administrator

Technical Experience:

Web Application Software's

IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.x, 6.x,

WebSphere Portal Server 5.x,6.x, WebSphere Commerce

server, IBM WebSphere Process Server, Websphere

Extended Deployment V6.0.x, IBM HTTP Server, Sun

ONE Web Server, JBoss V5,4, Ecommerce suite V6,

iPlanet, Ldap, ADAM, Netegrity Siteminder Policy

Server 5.5, 6.0

Languages & Web C, C++, COBOL, CICS, C#, JCL, JSP, EJB, JNDI, SOAP,

technologies JMS, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, ASP, PERL, JACL, Python,

Jython, VB.Net, .Net Framework, ASP.Net,VB, Java,

Struts, Springs, Servlets, ASP, XML, Web Services,

HTML, JavaScript, VB Script, COM/DCOM, J2EE, RMI,

JDBC.

Databases & Tools

Oracle 7i/8i/9i, Microsoft SQL Server

7.0/2000/2005, IBM DB2/UDB, Informix, MS Access

2000, Crystal Reports, Qpasa, VISIO,WSAD, Tivoli,

UML (Rational Rose, RUP), VSS, CVS

Operating Systems &

Environments MS Windows 95/NT/2000, 2003, MS-DOS, IBM AIX

(HACMP), Sun Solaris (Veritas), HP-UX, Linux.

EAI/Middleware/Messaging IBM Data Inter change, WebSphere MQ Series 5.3,6.0,

Tools Vitria

Development Tools & VMS Visual Studio .NET,MS Visual Studio 6.0, MS Visio,

MS VSS,ISS, Commerce Server

Industry Standards EDI (ANSI X12, EDIFACT), IDOCS, HIPAA, XML

Connectors & Adapters FTP, SFTP, FILE, SOAP, SAP R3, SQL Server,

EDI,HTTP, Web Services, MSMQ

Professional Experience:

Client: The Mens WareHouse

Location: Houston TX

Duration: June 2006 - Till Date

Role: WebSphere Commerce Administrator

Environment: IBM WebSphere application Server 5.1.x/6.x, IBM WebSphere

Portal server 6.0, IBM WebSphere Commerce v6.0, IBM DB2, AIX, UNIX, Linux,

IBM Directory Server, Http web server 6.0, Jython, Jboss, Apache,

TPV,Siteminder.

Responsibilities:

> Installed, configured and administered various versions of WebSphere

Application Server 5.1 /6.0

> on UNIX, zLinux and AIX platforms.

> Involved in installing WebSphere portal 6.0.x on UNIX and AIX Platform

with

> Web Content Management.

> Involved in migrating Websphere Application Server 6.0 to 6.1.

> Configured and Secured Websphere resources, J2C resources, connection

factories and JMS resources in IBM Websphere 5.x/6.x.

> Installed, configured and maintained Websphere ND to proved

Centralized administration to N.tier architecture.

> Migrated Websphere Commerce V5.0 to V6.0.

> Installed, Configured and maintained Websphere Commerce Suite V6.0.

> Managed and Administered Workloads, Server Groups and Clones in

WebSphere Application Server.

> Created, Configured and Administered Profiles, Clusters, Nodes

and Node Groups for

> WebSphere Application Server

> Experience in writing ANT/JACL scripts to automate the build process.

> Loaded and stored catalog data into Websphere Commerce Server.

> Configured Websphere Commerce messaging transports.

> Applied fixes and feature packs to Websphere Commerce Server V6.0.

> Experienced in configuring Data Sources to JDBC drivers, setting

connection pool size and configuring security to data source.

> Involved in creating the clustered Environment.

> Experienced in monitoring applications and servers using Zabbix

monitoring tool and creating custom templates using shell scripting

> Experienced in Linux virtualization with Xen.

> Experienced in applying patches to Red Hat.

> Working on the architect flow of users provisioning, database sync for

users in LDAP. Working on multiple databases and understanding the

architecture.

> Experienced in configuring JMS to Websphere environment to provide

message based communication.

> Involved in developing complex scripts to automate batch jobs.

> Highly experienced deploying and debugging application ears in Base

and ND WebSphere Application Server providing load balanced and highly

available clustering solutions.

> Implemented mass deployment of portlets using XML Access.

> Involved in installing the fix patches for WebSphere Portal Server.

> Involved in Load and Integration testing of J2EE applications on

WebSphere Application Server for distributed platforms.

> Configured clustering through deployment manager for load balancing

and failover functions.

> Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance

Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB

Connection Pooling.

> Wrote Scripts to automate basic performance tuning changes to ensure

consistency across environments.

> Implemented creation of Server groups and clusters in WebSphere

Application server.

> Experience in monitoring and maintaining multiple Applications in

Development, QA, Staging and Production Environments.

> Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance

Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB

Connection Pooling.

> Expertise in writing Shell Scripts for System backups and crone jobs.

> Trouble shooting various issues during mixed cell stress testing

> Opened IBM PMR tickets for critical product issues.

> Implemented standard backup procedures for both application DB and WAS

administrations, local error logs and by running user traces and

service traces.

> Assembled and Deployed the application in staging, in productions,

following change management practices and 24/7 support.

> Used SCM tools Clear Case for software versioning and deployments.

> Written some Shell/Jacl scripts to automate the process like node

federation for distributed platforms.

Client: Deluxe Corporation

Location: Shoreview, MN

Duration: Sep 2005 - April 2006

Role: WebSphere and Portal Administrator

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.x/ 6.x, WebSphere Portal

5.1.x, IBM WebSphere Commerce V5.x, WMQ 5.3, JBoss, Apache, IBM DB2, AIX,

Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, Sun ONE web server 6.1, Netegrity Siteminder

Policy Server 6.0

Responsibilities:

> Installed, configured, administered WebSphere Application Server ND on

AIX for multiple high profile projects.

> Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshot WebSphere in a

clustered environment on AIX

> Responsible for deploying enterprise applications from Admin console

and enabled security using LTPA and LDAP for admin console and

application components on AIX.

> Installed, configured and maintained Websphere Commerce Server

V5.0.

> Configured IHS Web server, Site minder to work with WAS.

> Installed, Configured and maintained LDAP Directory server.

> Created/managed static/dynamic groups within LDAP Directory and

managed object attributes.

> Configured the web-server interfaces (plug-in file), session

management, virtual hosts, data sources,

> HTTP transports for Application Server instances and applications.

> Used Perl Scripting to automate business tasks like rotation,

compression and circularization of web agent, server and site minder.

> Configured SSL for all the Servers in the environment

> Configured WebSphere resources like JDBC providers, JDBC data

sources, connection pooling, Implemented creation of Server groups and

clusters in WebSphere Application server.

> Written Perl Scripts to automate the maintenance process of the

WebSphere.

> Supported the whole environment configuration and also applications

deployed.

> Investigated, troubleshot and resolved application and configuration

issues.

> Wrote Shell scripts to monitor installed enterprise applications and

to get information from the logs and database in the required format

and other daily activities and jobs.

> Used WebSphere Admin Console and wsadmin/JACL scripting to install

enterprise EAR, WAR files or for hot deployment.

> Used Shell Scripts them for build maintenance and automatic

deployment.

> Troubleshot various problems at QA, Staging and Production phases.

> Ample working experience in environments requiring direct customer

interaction during specification, design, development and project

implementation phases.

> Sound knowledge in configuring JMS Provides using WebSphere MQ.

> Monitored Applications and WAS performance through Tivoli Performance

Viewer and tuned the system - caching, queuing, JVM parameters, DB

Connection Pooling.

> Knowledge of Java Servlets, JSP, EJB development and deployment

concepts and database skills.

> Involved in installing WebSphere portal 5.1.x on UNIX, Linux and AIX

Platforms with Web Content Management.

> Involved in Configuring SSL for high security of web application.

> On-call Production Support (24x7).

Client: Avocent Enterprise

Location: Huntsville, AL

Duration: Aug 2004 - Sep 2005

Role: WebSphere & Portal Administrator

Environment: IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0, 5.1, WebSphere Portal

5.1.x,IBM WebSphere MQ 5.3 CSD 08, JBoss, Apache, IBM DB2,Aix, Solaris

SunOS 5.8, Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1, Sun ONE web server 6.0, 6.1SP3,

Netegrity Site minder Policy Server 5.5, 6.0

Responsibilities:

> Installed, configured, administered, troubleshot, tuned WAS ND on NT,

AIX, Solaris platforms for multiple high profile projects.

> Developed logical security application architecture integrating

WebSphere Application Server, Sun ONE Web Server, iPlanet LDAP

Directory Server, Netegrity Site minder and implemented Single Sign-On

security.

> Deployed application ears on WebSphere Application Server Network

Deployment in QA, Staging and Production environments on a daily basis

and troubleshot various configuration and application issues.

> Profiled all the J2EE Applications and worked with Application

Development, and QA teams to resolve possible memory leaks, improve

application integrity, performance and resolve all issues, bugs before

deploying in Production.

> Performed WebSphere Configuration backup and restoration using

scripts.

> Administered, configured, tuned, and troubleshot WebSphere in a

clustered environment on Solaris/Aix.

> Utilized skills in shell, and wsadmin/JACL scripting to automate

deploying, updating applications, migrating data and automating batch

jobs.

> Implemented a migration from WebSphere Application Serve Base to

Network Deployment as well as a 5.0 to 5.1 upgrade.

> Troubleshooted and successfully resolved LDAP, Siteminder, WAS, code,

data issues.

> Troubleshooted problem-tickets, worked with developers to identify the

root cause and resolve the issue.

> Propose a potential work around.

> Mentored development and support teams on WAS operation and problem

determination.

> Configured enterprise applications and corrected performance problems

by monitoring server availability and resource utilization analysis.

> Managed multiple high profiles, complex projects and implemented with

minimal disruption to end-users.

> 24x7 on-site operations support in an environment with over 100

Servers.

Client: Shell International

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: Jan 2003 - July 2004

Role: WebSphere Administrator/Java Developer

Environment: WebSphere Application Server 5.0, iPlanet Web Server, Oracle

9i, UNIX, Windows2000, J2EE 1.3, Perl Scripting JDK 1.2.2, Java

Servlets, JSP, EJB, XML, XSL, Oracle, Windows NT, Solaris

Responsibilities:

> Performance estimation and tuning for the WebSphere Application Server

5.0.

> Worked in building, configuring and setting up Testing and Production

Environments and tested and supported the project according to

Business Rules and specifications.

> Installed IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26 on different nodes and configured

them by generating the plug-in from NDM Administration Console.

> Developed EJBs (Service Beans, Entity Beans), JSP Tags

> Developed UI by using Applets

> Configured and Enabled the Global Security System for WAS

Administration for Console users and Console Groups using Active

Directory Server as a LDAP User Registry.

> Involved in Creating and Managing the Nodes, Application Server's,

Cluster's and Deployed Multiple J2EE Applications

> Profiled all the J2EE Application's and worked with Application Groups

in improving performance of application and possible memory leaks in

application before deploying.

> Deployment of J2EE Applications involved in Creating Cluster's for

Load Balancing and FailOver, Configuring Resources like JDBC Provider,

Creating Virtual Hosts, Shared Libraries, JNDI Configurations, EJB

References, Creating Environment Variables, and Configuring Session

Management.

> Involved in Creating Shell Scripts like Automation of Startup and

Shutdown Processes

> Interacted and Co-ordinate with different Application Groups for Hot

Deployment and Dynamic Reloading of the Applications.

> Involved in troubleshooting and resolving problems encountered when

implementing models.

> Involved in day-to-day Sun Solaris administration and using shell

scripting.

> Provided technical and production support for both online and batch

environments of existing systems.

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