Brian J. Dickey
Wylie, TX *5098
*******@*****.***
Career Objective:
Seeking a DevOps Team Lead or Manager position utilizing my degree and skills to support e-commerce web sites, portals and applications
Computer Skills:
Mac OSX/Windows 7 RHEL/SUSE/Ubuntu/CentOS BitBucket/GIT/SVN
SAP Hybris 5.6 - 6.3 ATG 9.1 - 10.0.3 Adobe AEM 6.3
WebLogic 11g Websphere 7.0 Apache Tomcat
JBoss 4.2.2 / 5.0.1 Oracle 10/11g MySQL/phpMyAdmin
Perl/Bash/Ansible Scripting Apache 2.2.x Jenkins /Bamboo/QuickBuild
Apple/AirWatch Deployments Softerra LDAP Administrator Atlassian Product Suite
HTML/PHP/XML Python 3 Jive/Wiki/Sharepoint/Confluence
Akamai Traffic Management SonarQube 6 Amazon Web Services
Professional Experience:
SapientRazorfish / Publicis Groupe – Dallas, Texas (December 2014 – Present)
Build Manager & Consultant
Design and implement scalable build & deployment solutions for clients (Hybris, DataHub, Solr, & AEM)
Develop and oversee company build & deployment standards
Support multiple projects in parallel concerning build & deployment methodologies
Design, implement and train our company DevOps standards
Support and troubleshoot developer issues
Audit client’s solutions and provide areas of improvement reports
Present knowledge transfer documentation and flowcharts after project completion
Train and support clients on DevOps processes and procedures
Lead Production launch coordination
Develop PHP and shell scripts to assist with DevOps & development needs
Work closely with PMs, Tech Leads, DBAs, SAs, Quality Assurance, developers and more
Lead meetings & drive issues to resolution
Create & support client AWS network/infrastructure
JC Penney – Plano, Texas (March 2013 – December 2014)
Software Engineer II / Tech Lead
Led team meetings
Build/Release Management and Automation
Managed Jenkins jobs and CI Pipeline
Supported the cutover from SVN to GIT
Production & Test launch coordination
Automated iPhone/Android builds and deployments
Database refresh from Production to multiple Test environments
Developed, implemented, and trained various automation processes
Akamai cache flushes & global load balancing management
Supported developers with Oracle 11g database structural changes
Developed PHP, Perl and shell scripts to assist with DevOps & Dev needs
Worked closely with PMs, Tech Leads, DBAs, SAs, and Management on various projects
Submitted & reviewed change requests in weekly change control meetings
Migrated from IBM Platform with WebSphere to x86 vBlock platform with WebLogic
Created new deployment scripts to support x86 migration project
Determined and Organize Wiki structure and direction
Learned Chef for an upcoming Chef automation project
Proposed solutions which can assist the organization to achieve the long term goals
Amplifi Commerce – Addison, Texas (October 2011 – March 2013)
Deployment Specialist / Configuration Manager
Configured & supported Java based ATG/JBoss e-commerce environments for multiple clients
Prepared & delivered new hardware for all Rackspace hosted projects
Planned, communicated, and executed hosting migrations
Developed, implemented, and trained build process standardization for all clients
Developed, implemented, and trained branching strategy standardization for all clients
Evaluated, implemented, and managed collaboration tools (Alfresco & Jive)
Developed Perl & Bash shell scripts to assist with client/developer needs
Developed an end-to-end fully automated build & deploy strategy utilizing Hudson/Jenkins
Lead/Coordinated bi-weekly code launches
Supported developers with Oracle 11g database changes including import/exports
Supported all clients with system administrative needs
Evaluated hosting vendors & report results for white label packaging
Architected hosting environment solutions with Rackspace for white label packaging
Coordinated & lead project work with Rackspace staff
Developed bi-monthly launch calendars for all clients
Traveled to client sites as needed
Worked closely with Java developers, Tech Architects, Project Managers & more
Planed & executed Fun Committee events (ie: Ranger Game, Christmas Party, Happy hour)
Texas Instruments – Dallas, Texas (April 2006 – September 2011)
Sr. Application/Production Support - Consultant
Configured & supported the Java based ATG/JBoss e-commerce & portal environments
Annual Disaster Recovery Team Lead
Performance excellence on DR efforts
Lead/Coordinated monthly code launch activities
Assisted in planning of infrastructure project (Solaris 10 to RHEL 5)
Configured and maintain SunOne, Apache and IIS web servers
Configured Sun Access Manager client on web servers
Troubleshot Autonomy TeamSite and related content issues
Supported an ASP application in a Windows Server 2000 environment
Managed SQL Server and resolve data related issues
Troubleshot user account/profile issues in LDAP
Troubleshot web site anomalies, content and application issues in three languages (EN, CN, JP)
Worked closely with programmers and DBA on issues and new projects
Provided training and documentation on applications to off-shore team
Created PHP dashboards & monitoring solutions to simplify team processes
Developed Perl scripts for various projects (ie: monthly costbook updates)
Generated reports based on sales department needs
Tweaked launch night deployment process to help with efficiency and overall success
Assigned or resolve second tier Remedy tickets submitted from around the world
Trained and created documentation for first tier support team (off-shore team)
Participated in on-call rotation
Neiman Marcus Online – Irving, Texas (November 2002 – March 2006)
Applications Analyst
Maintained 25 Solaris ATG Dynamo Application Servers
Managed six Neiman Marcus owned brand web sites
Configured Taxware for monthly tax updates for all e-commerce sites
Troubleshot web site anomalies and order flow processes for all six sites
Maintained and supported MYNMG.com Portal site
Assisted in semi-annual web site catalog rolls
Lead launch night activities including code deployments and SQL changes
Captured IP Addresses for fraud cases via CMOS ordering system
Developed Perl scripts for various projects
Developed PHP documentation and monitoring site
Implemented Keynote transaction monitoring
Recognized for performance excellence on four projects
Provided training and documentation on applications I managed
Ran analysis and provided recommendations based on results
Conducted file system management across 50 Solaris and AIX boxes
Participated in on-call rotation
Education:
Texas Tech University – Lubbock, Texas (August 1997 – December 2001)
Bachelors in Business Administration, Management of Information Systems
Certifications:
AWS Associate Solutions Architect: AWS-ASA-30484 (February 2017)
Dynatrace Associate: w7U8yAFUFP (November 2017)