Build/Release/Configurations Manager

Objective

An experienced, creative, self-motivated certified Software Build &

Configurations Manager having strong analytical and problem solving

expertise with over three and a half years of working experience in

Configurations & Release Management and in QA with a Master's degree,

seeking a challenging career in a medium/large organization.

Technical Skills

Category Skill set

Automated Deployment Tool TFSDeployer, MS Visual Build Pro.

Scripting Tool PowerGUI Editor for Power Shell scripting, Batch

file scripting.

Bug Reporting Tool Microsoft's TFS 2010 & 2013, Bugzilla and Bug

tracker.

Databases/servers MS SQL Server 2005/2008,Windows 2003,

Windows2008-R2 Server, Microsoft's IIS (Internet

Information Server) version 7 and 7.5.

Strong Knowledge/ Concepts MS Build, SCM best practices, Scrum, SDLC, SSL,

XML, FTP, Cloud

Code repository TFS Server 2010 & 2013, SVN, Jenkins, VS

tools/Softwares 2008/2010/2013.

Certifications:

o Passed Microsoft's "TS: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012,

Administration" certification this year on Feb. 22nd 2014.

o Passed Microsoft's "TS: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010,

Administration" certification on November 30th 2012. Recognized as

'Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist'.

o Passed Brainbench certification in 'Software Testing' in Mar. 2012.

Professional Experience

Build & Release Super Tech. Solutions MAY 2014 - PRESENT

Manager [Client: MACYS INC.]

(http://www.macys.com)

o Develops, audits and monitors established release management processes

and policies in support of cross-domain configuration integration,

testing, completeness and consistency.

o Provides support to domain-specific release management resources in a

timely and efficient manner.

o Develops and build Continuous Integration process for .Net

applications using Jenkins.

o Develops, test and document best possible solution of branching

infrastructure in Subversion to meet the critical business

requirements.

Build & Insight Global, LLC JAN. 2013 - APRIL

Configurations [Client: DataScan Technologies] 2014

Manager (http://www.datascantech.com)

Responsibilities/Skills:

o Able to install and configure a standard Team Foundation Server 2010

edition.

o Got hands-on experience in resolving MS Build compilation errors

during migration from TFS2010 to TFS2013.

o Proficient in configuring all the different configuration files of

web.config to reflect environment specific xml based settings on their

transform files in TFS source control.

o Got hands-on experience in setting up workflow activity steps in

process template file for the customization of different build

automation processes.

o Able to setup and manage source code check-ins policy for each team

projects in TFS 2010/2013.

o Solid experience in managing various build definitions for setting up

Continuous Integration of all .Net projects.

o Responsible for implementing the automated deployment processes of all

the manual deployment process of several .Net projects through

PowerShell scripts with the use of TFSDeployer automated deployment

tool.

o Proficient in installing and configuring automated deployment tool

'TFSDeployer'.

o Strong expertise in provisioning, configuring and building up several

.NET applications through Microsoft's IIS web servers.

o Able to configure websites, virtual directories and application pool

settings on IIS 7 & 7.5.

o Successfully setup/configure the websites from IIS 6.0 to IIS 7.0

during the migration of Staging 2003 server to Windows 2008-R2 server.

o Responsible for managing security permissions to different TFS groups

and customized group membership/service accounts and TFS team project

levels to manage customized security roles.

o Day to day responsibilities include: To deploy several .NET based

applications through the manual and automated deployment process for

TFS2013 projects on the following environments:

DEV and TEST, QA Cert., Staging/UAT and Production.

o Responsible for executing stored procedures and sql scripts on all the

database servers.

o Responsible for creating the documentations of all the deployment

processes in TFS.

1) Technical Northridge (Roswell, GA) May 2010 - JAN.

Consultant (http://www.northridge.com ) 2013 (NORTHRIDGE &

(Formerly as Acquired by Perficient PERFICIENT)

Software QA (http://www.perficient.com)

Engineer & Release

Manager)

Responsibilities/Skills:

o Able to create Continuous Integration (CI) service through MS build

for TFS2010 projects and use Skynet services for TFS2008 projects for

the automated check-ins of latest codes on the development

environment.

o Also responsible to deploy latest code through automated deployment

tool 'Visual Build Pro 'on the following environments:

DEV, QA, UAT (User Acceptance Test) and Production.

o Through a secured Cisco VPN client connection, was responsible to

execute the automated backups of web files on the hosting production

environment prior to deployment.

o Responsible to maintain all the branches of release versions of code.

o Also worked on open source code repository tools like Jenkins and SVN

and have solid understandings of Mavens and ANTs build script.

o Responsible to create and manage documentation of all the existing

customized processes of all the projects.

o Report directly to software architect.

o Able to develop test strategy, functional and GUI based test cases and

the overall test plans.

o Hands on experience in testing web applications: Intranet and Public

Sites through Customized .Net Development solution.

o Hands on experience of testing web applications through Functional,

Regression, Negative and Smoke testing techniques.

o Proficient in Cross-browser testing on multiple platforms/devices (IE,

Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IPads, IPhones, Android Phones etc).

o Got handful skills in testing workflow and Public facing web

applications through MS SharePoint.

2) Solutions Engineer Device Anywhere Inc. Feb. 2007 - Aug.

http://www.deviceanywhere.com ) 2007

Mobile phones based software System:

Environment : Software systems built on java based technologies

('Device Conductor', 'Device Anywhere', and

'Mobile Harmony'). Cell phone based

applications designed and built for accessing and managing

cell phones through ensemble and access

servers remotely from anywhere in the world. Clients

at their end not only can access physical

mobile sets through this application but also develop

their own scripts on this application for

automating different functions on different mobile sets.

Responsibilities/Skills:

o Responsible for developing test cases and test plans.

o Hands on experience in Functional, Load (Stress), and End-to-End

testing.

o Performed thorough manual testing phases for supporting functions of

mobile based software applications.

o Handful experience in testing both audio and video features through

'Device Conductor' tool for various cell phone sets.

o Experienced in generating reports from bug tracking systems like

Bugzilla and Bug Tracker.

o Also responsible for the deployments of latest releases of products

and provide solution/support on customer's environment as well.

3) Jr. Software Tester Faysal Bank Limited Oct. 2005 - Oct.

(http://www.faysalbank.com ) 2006

Responsibilities/Skills:

o Identified test cases by reviewing workflows and specifications given

by the IT Managers.

o Capable to execute test cases successfully.

o Performed software testing through some manual software testing

techniques.

o Responsible to send daily build status updates to the IT managers.

o Responsible to identify and report post deployments issues from

production environment to the development team.

o Used to make recommendations to management and coordinated test

efforts with internal IT department.

o Identified and troubleshot existing software systems.

Education

DEGREE YEAR INSTITUTION Majors

MS in KTH-Royal

Engineering and Sept. 2007 - Institute of Requirements Engineering

Management of Aug. 2009 (2 Technology Software Evolution and

Information Years Masters (Stockholm, Maintenance

Systems Programme) Sweden)

BS in Computer Sir Syed

Engineering Jan. 2001 - University of Software Engineering

Dec. 2004 Engineering and Data Communications and

(4 Years Technology Networks

bachelors (Karachi,

Programme) Pakistan)

Achievements

o Rewarded with two trophies for two best selected enterprise web based

projects by 'Web Marketing Association' during Northridge/Perficient

period:

> http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=18674

> http://www.webaward.org/winner.asp?eid=18707

o Rewarded with performance bonus for quality work and on time deployment

of several builds in 'Northridge'.

Other Information

o U.S Permanent Resident (Green Card holder)

o Strong written and verbal communication skills

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