Management Software

REINHARD KARBAS

***** ******** **** ** • Boca Raton, FL 33498 • ********.******@*****.*** • 561-***-****

OBJECTIVES

Highly skilled and experienced IT professional seeking position to design, implement and maintain configuration

management in a fast paced Agile based environment and to improve software production by introducing build

automation and continuous integration.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Implemented git and Gerrit as configuration management system to replace ClearCase for new and existing

projects resulting in $210,000 in annual savings in license costs.

• Converted several small and big projects from ClearCase to git and modified the build scripts to work in the

new environment.

• Introduced Jenkins to automate build jobs and nightly regression testing.

• Introduced continuous integration to detect errors and problems right at code submission.

• Converted the SUN based Solaris environment to a PC based Linux environment resulting in $35,000 in

annual savings in license costs.

• Introduced a VMWare based environment to allow for computer system flexibility and to realize cost savings of

$70,000 in hardware.

SKILLS

• Configuration Management, Agile, git, Gerrit, ClearCase, Sonatype Nexus, Coverity, Parasoft Insure,

BlackDuck, Jenkins, shell scripting, Perl, Linux administration, VMWare administration.

• English-German bilingual.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Siemens Enterprise Networks / Unify Inc., Boca Raton, FL 2007 – present

Configuration Management Expert, Software Production, Linux Administration

• Implemented git and Gerrit to replace ClearCase and provide tooling for source code review.

• Introduced Jenkins for software production automation and continuous integration.

• Participated in Agile teams, daily scrum meetings, Agile training.

• Installed and configured Sonatype Nexus for internal software distribution worldwide.

• Performed software production with Parasoft Insure, BlackDuck and Coverity to detect software issues early

on in the process.

• Coordinated software delivery with development, test and release teams.

• Wrote shell and Perl scripts to automate processes and verify conditions for code submission.

• Instituted an internal tool to keep the production schedule up to date and followed up with development and

test organizations to ensure accountability.

• Responsible for Linux administration including security and monitoring with Nagios.

Siemens Carrier Networks / Siemens Network Convergence, Boca Raton, FL 2003 – 2007

Software Production, Configuration Management

• Created configuration management plans for several projects and releases.

• Documented the build steps for different projects and provided training to team members.

• Team's primary contact for annual quality audits and subject matter expert for configuration management

system.

• Assumed responsibility for complete software production process.

• Served as manager’s backup for daily tasks, weekly meetings and coordination with management.

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Professional Experience Continued

Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc., Boca Raton, FL 1999 – 2003

Software Production

• Set up and deployed new production platforms (Sun Solaris and Linux on PCs).

• Interfaced with external development organizations to merge their configuration management systems with

ClearCase.

• Trained production and development teams on the new Solaris and Linux environment.

• Defined the base structure of the configuration management system.

• Served as main contact to internal tooling groups from different countries (Germany, Austria and India).

• Coordinated new productions and planned resource allocations.

• Gathered monthly operational data for departmental metrics for presentation to upper level management.

• Participated in ISO 9001 activities.

Siemens AG Austria, Vienna, Austria 1986 – 1999

Senior Software Developer

• Developed software solutions by working directly with internal customers, conferred with application users,

studied systems flow, data usage, and work processes, investigated problem areas, followed the software

development lifecycle.

• Added new features to the existing applications, including collaboration in requirements definition, prototyping,

design, coding, testing and deployment.

• Investigated, analyzed and made recommendations to management regarding technology improvements,

upgrades and modifications.

• Fully documented any developed software while ensuring code quality is in line with the relevant coding

standards.

Network Administrator

• Designed, proposed, and implemented network solutions, including designing network layouts, writing

recommendations, specifying equipment, and overseeing project deployment.

• Designed the network layout including positioning of the different network components to enable a

departmental move with a minimum of downtime.

• Connected hardware and installed software running under OS/2.

• Implemented switch from Banyan Vines to Windows based network.

• Installed and maintained Banyan Vines network servers.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Computer Science

Technische Universität Wien (Vienna University of Technology), Vienna, Austria, June 1987

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

ClearCase Fundamentals / ClearCase Meta Data / ClearCase Administration

Rational University, Atlanta, GA, March 2000

ClearCase Multisite Administration

Rational University, Atlanta, GA, June 2000

VMWare Training (Usage and Administration)

VMWare Website, December 2011

Fundamentals of Agile Software Development

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, June 2013

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