Manager Management

MATTHEW FORD

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SUMMARY

I have over 11 years of experience in configuration management. I have experience leading and managing people,

managing enterprise CM applications, performing day to day CM activities, build and deployment automation in an agile

development environment, and customizing CM applications for the needs of the enterprise.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Applications : Serena suite of tools including Business MashUp; TeamTrack; PVCS Version Manager; and

Configuration Builder. Borland StarTeam; CruiseControl; BladeLogic; Subversion; CMS; Microsoft Visual SourceSafe;

Microsoft Office; Microsoft Visio; Microsoft Project; Endeavor; PAC; Apache; Crystal Reports ; Lotus cc:Mail/Mobile &

Notes

Languages: UNIX Shell Scripting; Serena TeamScript (Visual Basic Like) & PCLI Script; Make; Ant; HTML; Perl; and

basic understanding of Java; InstallShield Professional Script (Similar to C); InstallShield Installer for Windows;

Microsoft Visual C

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris UNIX; Windows (95, 98, 2000, NT & XP); Linux; OS/390; VMS; NetWare (2.x, 3.1x,

& 4.1); OS/2 (2.x & 3.x); DOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FINRA, Rockville, MD (Jan 2008 to Present)

Configuration Management Specialist

Lead SCM activities for merger between NASD and NYSE regulatory organizations to ensured integrity of

application source files and to standardize the build processes. Languages consisted of PowerBuilder 6.5, 7, and

8; Java 1.3.1 and 1.4.2; as well 1.1.

Performed CM activities for several merger related projects. Activities consisted of automating builds, unit tests,

coverage reports, and deployments using CruiseControl, Ant, Perl, Shell scripts, and BladeLogic

Supported the building and deployment of J2EE applications and SQL packages.

Designed and created client / server scripts using Perl to perform automatic deployments of WebLogic

applications.

W rote script, using Perl, to process a custom Finra report for use in a custom workflow management application.

Created Mashup prototype to demonstrate Serena capabilities to Finra

Provided support of StarTeam to development teams.

Managed and scheduled application releases to higher environments using BladeLogic.

Choicepoint, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (September 2001 to Dec 2007)

Software Configuration Management (SCM) Manager (Jul 2007 – Dec 2007)

Responsible for SCM team, and complete day to day operations including design, development, and

implementation of Serena suite of tools, automated builds, workflows, code management policies, release

schedules, and documentation.

Managed integrated environment consisting of Mainframe, VMS, and UNIX processes and applications

Responsible for all upgrades and maintenance of SCM applications including Serena application suite

W orked with application development engineers, system architects, quality assurance analysts, systems

administrators, production support engineers, end users, and project managers to implement policies and

procedures such as automated builds and code management policies.

Version Control Team Lead (Mar 2001 – Jul 2007)

Installed and managed Serena TeamTrack with Apache on the Solaris platform for change and process

management.

Designed and developed new workflows in Serena TeamTrack to support change process for the UNIX, VMS, and

mainframe platforms. Also created workflows to manage support requests.

Created custom scripts in TeamTrack (change management tool) for managing the approval process, integration

with Service Desk, and notifications.

Installed and configured releases of Serena PVCS Version Manager on the Solaris platform. PVCS was

configured with Apache for web support and also setup to utilize split archive functionality and cross -platform

support.

Designed, developed, and documented build automation policies using CruiseControl in the Solaris UNIX

environment.

Provided training for team members for multiple platforms: Mainframe, UNIX, VMS, and Windows.

Support mainframe developers using Endeavor and PAC.

Supported developers by installing and configuring Subversion and all supporting open source applications from

source packages on Solaris. Subversion was configured with Apache and LDAP.

Documented SCM standards and processes such as: 1) build, migration, and release policies; 2) approval

processes; 3) build automation; and 4) tool configuration standards.

Responsible for maintaining source repositories for multiple products and operating systems; and managing builds

and releases to multiple environments per each products software development lifecycle.

Created documentation for the build process of products on the UNIX and VMS platforms.

Created documentation for supporting Choicepoint’s customization of Serena TeamTrack.

W rote customized shell and PCLI scripts for automating builds on the UNIX platform.

Witness Systems, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (October 1997 to August 2001)

Configuration & Release Manager

Created and Maintained SCM Plan for new projects.

Implemented a promotional model in PVCS Version Manager to facilitate the development workflow.

Created build scripts using PVCS Configuration Builder (makefile style) and Jakarta Ant (xml style) to reproduce

any version of each product and automate the build process.

Managed the build process for multiple products and their releases.

Built Visual C++, Borland C++, Visual Basic, java, Delphi, and InstallShield based projects in the build process.

Maintained source code using PVCS Version Manager and Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. PVCS Version Manager

is the primary tool used at Witness Systems.

Converted several Visual SourceSafe repositories to PVCS Version Manager archives.

Created and maintained custom installations using InstallShield Professional, InstallShield Installer for Windows,

and Microsoft Visual C++. Designed autorun applications using DemoShield.

Used ONYX customer management solution for defect tracking.

Provided third level support of the installations to the help desk.

Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, Marietta, GA (March 1996 to October 1997)

LAN Administrator

IBM K12, Atlanta, GA (Sept 1993 to March 1996)

Technical Support Representative

IBM Personal Computer Company, Marietta, GA (Sept 1992 to Sept 1993)

Marketing and Sales Representative

EDUCATION:

June 1996 Southern College of Technology, Marietta, GA

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology

TRAINING

May 2009 Serena Business Mashups 2009 Developer

By: Serena University

May 2009 Serena Business Mashups 2009 Administrator

By: Serena University

Advanced Business Communication – Effective Business Communication

October 2007

By: SumTotal

September 2007 Coaching – Applying the Coaching Process

By: SumTotal

September 2007 Achieving Success Without Authority – Focusing on Results

By: SumTotal

May 2007 Management Training

By: SkillPath

September 2007 Achieving Success Without Authority – Focusing on Results

By: SumTotal

October 2001 Unix Part 2 - Advanced

By: SumTotal

October 2001 Unix Part 1 - Fundamentals

By: SumTotal

June 1999 Beginner & Advanced: InstallShield Installer for Windows

By: InstallShield Software Corporation

April 1999 Software Configuration Management

By: Learning Tree International – Course 342

October 1998 Advanced: InstallShield Professional

By: InstallShield Software Corporation

January 1998 PVCS Version Manager for Administrators

By: Intersolv University

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