Sowmya Chimmula
Email: adbgtn@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: 832-***-****
Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/sowmya-chimmula-7b0165158
Professional Summary
9+ years of IT experience in design, development, testing, leading and documentation of various EAI, B2B and SOA by using tools from TIBCO.
Worked in Tibco EAI Products such as Tibco Business Works 6.4.2, Tibco business Studio, TEA, Tibco Business Works 5.x, Tibco Designer, Tibco Administrator, Tibco EMS, Tibco ADB and ADF Adapters, SmartMapper, Tibco Portal, Tibco Business Events and Tibco Business Connect, TIBCO CLE GUI.
Service based integration solution implementation using TIBCO BW Service palette, Soap Request Reply, Soap Event Source, REST dispatch and Reply, Invoke Rest API.
Developed modules independently in TIBCO Business works including many pallets.
Data representation and data manipulation to facilitate data sharing between applications using render XML, Parse XML, Parse Data, Data Format activities.
Built and exposed Web services using SOAP and REST.
Deployment of TIBCO BW components and Management using manual deployment techniques in tibco administrator.
Has expertise in Creating Domains, AppSpaces, AppNodes and deploying applications on single/multiple machines in TEA.
Has knowledge of Creating Domains, AppSpaces, Adapternodes and deploying ADB/ADF adapters on the unix servers through putty.
Creating Hawk rulebases for monitoring the state of the applications.
TIBCO General Interface implementation for rendering capabilities of web browser to create object based enterprise.
Experience in developing Complex Event Processing using Business Events.
Database Lookups and Data synchronization problems were addressed using BusinessWorks Smart Mapper.
Tibco B2B integration through Business Connect implementation for processing of files to and from external systems.
Usage of Tibco portal for Logging and Exception handling.
Message oriented integration solution implementation in different patterns of publish-subscribe, request-reply using TIBCO BW JMS Message activities and Adapters.
Configuring and usage of Context resource palettes.
Self-motivated individual with innovative skills in problem solving and Good leadership abilities.
Passionate and easily adaptable to new technologies, business processes, Tools and very good Communicational, Quantitative, Analytical and Organizational Skills.
Education
B.E Information Technology from Osmania University in May-2010.
Technical Skills
TIBCO Suite
TIBCO Business Works 6.4.2, TEA, TIBCO Business Works 5.x, TIBCO EMS 8.x, TIBCO Administrator 5.x, TIBCO ADB Adapter 6.x, TIBCO File Adapter 5.x, 6.x, TIBCO BE 5.x, TIBCO Salesforce Plugin 2.x, Business Connect, REST plugin
SDLC Methodologies
Agile, Waterfall Model
Databases
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PL/SQL
Web Technologies
WebServices/SOAP, JSON, HTML, REST
Operating System
Windows Servers, Linux
XML technologies
XML, XML Schemas, XSLT, XPath
Languages
C, C++, Java, HTML, CSS
Tools
Winscp, Tortise SVN, GEMS, Postman, Bitvise SSH client, SOAP UI, Swagger, TFS
Onsite
Michaels (July-2019 to till date)
Client : Michaels
Domain : Retail
Role : Software Developer
Tools : TIBCO BW 6.4.2, TEA, ADB Adapters, ADF Adapters
Description:
The Michaels Companies, Inc.'s retail brands include over 1,200 Michaels Stores; Aaron Brothers Custom Framing store-within-a-store; Artistree, a manufacturer of high quality custom and specialty framing merchandise, and Darice, a wholesale distributor to the craft, gift and décor industry. The Michaels Companies also produce fifteen private brands including Recollections, Studio Decor, Bead Landing, Creatology and Ashland.
Responsibilities
Understanding existing functional specification along with impact and interdependency with other Michael’s system.
Prepare the detailed design document (DLD) and Webservice API specification, using Swagger tools on RAML or JSON language.
Interact with Application owners, DBA’s, Operations, Release management groups to expedite complex features deployments across all environments.
Develop REST-based API and SOAP Webservices using TIBCO ActiveMatrix Business Works 6.4.2.
Develop services which will utilize Java Messaging services (JMS) as transport.
Develop complex solution design where TIBCO Active Database Adapters will be used for data migration from one Database to another database.
Developing XSDs and WSDL’s which would be shared with other systems for seamless integration over the internet.
Implement testing methodologies, migration of code from TIBCO Business Works 5.x to TIBCO Business Works 6.4.2 and support activities.
Participate in knowledge management activities to ensure high-quality deliverables within the guidelines, policies, and norms of Michaels.
Essilor USA (May-2015 to July-2019)
Client : Essilor
Domain : Retail
Role : Technology Lead
Tools : TIBCO BW, Designer, EMS, Administrator, Business Connect, Tibco Salesforce plugin, Business Events, RESTJSON Plugin
Description:
Essilor is a French company that produces ophthalmic lenses along with ophthalmic optical equipment. Essilor is responsible for creating Varilux, the world's first progressive lens which corrects presbyopia and allows clear vision in the wearer's near, intermediate and far vision.
Project - Managed Safety Portal
This Portal Offers ECPs and Employers a managed Service for ordering Safety Eyewear. Gives companies more control over how they administer benefit plans to their employees. Provides an automated voucher and payment system for receiving safety glasses. This portal is built with .NET and TIBCO providing the services to UI. Part of Application Layer and Complete Enterprise Layer is built in TIBCO. Enterprise data uses Party relationship model (DB).
Responsibilities:
Reviewing the solution documents provided by the Solution Architects.
Converting the solutions into Designs.
Responsible for providing the Designs to offshore teams and coordinating the development with them.
Responsible for reviewing the code developed by offshore team, deploying the applications in Dev Admin.
Leading the TIBCO Development Stack in order to smoothly handshake the designs, code etc between the User Interface Layer and Application Layer Stacks.
Responsible for providing the required artifacts for promoting the code to higher environments
Support QA and UAT testing.
Responsible for verifying the stability of the applications post go-live.
Responsible for reviewing the designs created by other members of tibco team before the actual review by architect and other stacks.
Configuring the right URLs and working with network/Infrastructure teams to expose the URLs out of DMZ firewalls for UI to access the services.
Created the REST web services using activities from REST Plugin.
Invoked the REST services exposed by other stacks.
Created the JSON schemas, sample requests/Reponses for the other team to start their designs and development.
Has in depth business knowledge and complete understanding of the entire portal.
Involved in transitioning to support team.
Created services to use the OAuth 2.0 protocol of Okta to provide API security via scoped access tokens. End points used are Authorize and Introspect.
Created services to invoke the Authorization, Authorization Reversal and Sales Transactions Methods of WorldPay for collecting the Employee Pay amount.
Project – HEB Integration
Through this project, Orders for Prescription glasses, stock items and frames placed at HEB stores will be manufactured at Essilor labs. Essilor receives the orders and sends the statues and ASNs to HEB.
Responsibilities:
Converting the solutions into Designs.
Created SOAP/HTTP Web services using service palette of Tibco BW for receiving the orders.
Created BW interfaces to post the statues, ASNs etc to HEB using Tibco Business Connect.
Responsible for providing the Designs to offshore teams and coordinating the development with them.
Responsible for reviewing the code developed by offshore team, deploying the applications in Dev Admin.
Responsible for providing the required artifacts for promoting the code to higher environments
Involved in transitioning to support team.
Support QA and UAT testing.
Project – Optimized Order Entry
This project provides new capabilities to labs, allowing them to validate and resolve errors and delays before the orders print at the lab. Business Routing and Translation rules are added into each of the Order processing flows. This will be a centralized canonical Order object that will allow us to capture and track a few detailed pieces of the incoming order. This new additions are handled using complex Event processing (Tibco BE)
Responsibilities:
Converting the solutions into Designs.
Created rules engine and decision tables in Tibco Business Events.
Responsible for providing the Designs to offshore teams and coordinating the development with them.
Responsible for reviewing the code developed by offshore team, deploying the applications in Dev Admin.
Responsible for providing the required artifacts for promoting the code to higher environments
Involved in transitioning to support team.
Create Technical specification document for code enhancements and created new functionality.
Performed Unit testing, Integration testing, End to End testing and Performance testing.
Awards:
Won Hackathon in 2017 4rth (October) quarter
Got GEM (Going Extra Mile) award in November 2017 for taking over the lead of the Account
Offshore
Adidas (April-2014 to May-2015)
Client : Adidas
Domain : Retail
Role : Technology Analyst
Tools : TIBCO BW, Designer, EMS, Administrator.
Description:
Adidas is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Germany and Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world. Adidas has an online store which allows it customers to buy their products. Developed interfaces in Tibco which validates, enriches, filters the data from different source systems before sending to target systems.
Responsibilities:
Developed a Service based integration project “System Excellence” using Tibco BW.
Preparation of Technical Implementation specifications and detailed level design.
Development and unit testing of Tibco BW interfaces.
Preparation of the unit test cases.
Deploying the interfaces in Tibco administrator.
Michaels (Dec-2013 to Mar-2014)
Client : Michaels Stores
Domain : Retail
Role : Senior Systems Engineer
Tools : TIBCO BW, Designer, EMS, Administrator
Description:
Michaels Stores is an artshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts and crafts retail chain. Michaels has envisaged to create standardized Enterprise Integration platform streamlining the integration operations with realization of ROI in terms of reduction in incremental costs, usage of best of breed tools, technology adoption for future scalability requirements, IT agility for quick rollout of functionalities etc.
Responsibilities:
Preparation of service specifications, detailed level design and mapping documents.
Development and unit testing of interfaces using Tibco BW.
Preparation of the unit test cases.
Deploying the interfaces in Tibco administrator.
GameStop (Apr-2013 to Nov-2013)
Client : The GameStop Corporation
Domain : Retail
Role : Senior Systems Engineer
Tools : TIBCO BW, Designer, EMS, Administrator
Description:
The GameStop Corporation is an American Video game and entertainment software retailer. GameStop allows its customers to create accounts and store their profiles, allows provides Memberships and Reservations.
Responsibilities:
Design and Development of interfaces using TIBCO BW.
Service based integration of interfaces using service palette.
Preparation of Low level design, Mapping sheets, API document and Service design Document.
Development and unit testing of Tibco BW interfaces.
Deploying the interfaces in Tibco administrator.
Awards:
Got ‘Bravo Award’ for the quarter 3, 2013-2014.
Operational Excellence (OpEx) project (Nov-2010 to Mar-2013)
Client : Ciba Vision/Alcon
Domain : Retail
Role : Systems Engineer
Tools : Designer, Classic BW, Administrator, EMS, SmartMapper, GI, Portal, Business Connect and Adapters.
Description:
Operational Excellence (OpEx) project for Ciba Vision, A Novartis Company, and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). Ciba Vision researches, develops and manufactures contact lenses and lens care products. As part of their OpEx (Operational Excellence) Program, Ciba Vision was creating a global instance in SAP R/3 where TIBCO BW was used in integrating their legacy applications with SAP R/3. Integration between various involved systems will be achieved using TIBCO suite. The TIBCO interfaces are developed by using TIBCO BW in designer and testing is done in TIBCO Administrator.
Responsibilities:
During Development, was responsible for documentation, developing the interface, configuration scripts (DB, EMS, FILE etc), Unit testing, deploying.
Designed and developed the interfaces using Tibco BW.
Deployment of the interfaces in Tibco Administrator.
During Production Support, was responsible for Production Defects analysis and fixing, enhancements, technical specs design, Unit Testing, deployment guides, QA testing and operational support.
Was Single TIBCO Consultant from offshore during support, handled all the issues and change requests from all the functional tracks.
Direct interaction with clients on regular basis, reporting issues and suggesting solutions to the Design problems.
Mentored the new members of the team on various processes of the project and even prepared many useful documents for complex interfaces and shared with team members.