QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Goal-driven and dedicated professional with 15+ years of experience in all aspects of JD Edwards Configurable Network Computing Architecture and proven experience in leading multiple JDE installations/upgrades and migrations. Well-versed in handling Object Management Workbench (OMW) and Object Configuration Manager (OCM) configurations, Electronic and Application Software Update (ESU/ASU) installations, package build and deployments, JDE tools upgrade, and JDE multi-foundation implementations. Expert at managing all aspects of JD Edwards support projects. Long experience in all types of Operating Systems (iSeries/AS40o, Windows and UNIX/Linux), Databases and Middleware. Heavily experienced in Custom Environments, Data Sources and JD Edwards Integrations. Equipped with articulate communication and interpersonal skills, experience in building and managing teams and positive work relationships with professionals of all levels.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Data Conversion/Migration and Spec Merges

Database Administration

(SQL Server, Oracle and DB2)

Middleware Installation/Configuration

( WebLogic and WebSphere)

ALLOut Security

Business Services, AIS and Real Time Event Server

Advanced CNC Troubleshooting

Disaster Recovery and High Availability

Performance Tuning and System Optimization

Third Party Administration

PowerShell

Organizational Development and Team Leadership

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

ERP

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (B7332, Xe, 8.0, 8.10, 8.11Sp1, 8.12, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2)

Database

MS SQL Server (2016, 2014, 2012, 2008, and 2000) • Oracle (12c, 11gR2, 10gR2 and 9i) • DB2 UDB for iSeries (V5R3, V6R1, V7R1, and V7R2), AS400 and LUW

Operating Systems

IBM i (V7R2, V7R1, V6R1, V5R3 and AS/400) • Windows Server (2012 R2, 2008 R2, 2003 and 2000) • Windows Client(10, 7 and XP) • AIX (6.1, 5.3 and 5.2) • Red Hat Linux (6.5, 5.11 and 5.5) • Solaris 9

Middleware

IBM Web Sphere (6, 6.1, and 7.0) • Oracle WebLogic (11g and 12c) • Oracle Application Server (10g)

Third-Party Applications

DSI DcLink (4.2) • Transform (5.0) • EDI (HQ 3.3.2.1) • F5 BIG-IP • Citrix(XenApp 7.6) • Robot (10.1) • ALLOut Security (3.2) • Data Access Studio (5.4 and 6.0) • RFSmart (3.x) • Vertex • Sabrix (5.8.1) • VMWare (6.5, 6.0)

Tools

IBM DataStage • iSeries Access • PuTTy • Xming • SQL Developer • Oracle UPK • TOAD • SQL Server Management Studio • JDETrace • Process Explorer • HelpDesk Advanced • Service Now

Languages

PowerShell • SQL • PL/SQL • C/C++

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TOPBUILD CORP. § DAYTONA BEACH, FL, USA

JDE CNC Administrator System Administrator, 2017–Present

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 ( Tools 9.1.5.3), Windows (2016, 2012 R2, 2008 R2 64 bit, 7), MS SQL Server (2016, 2014 and 2012), Oracle WebLogic 11g (12.1.3, 10.3.6), DSI (DcLink 4.2), Transform 5.0, EDIHQ (3.3.2.1)

Deeply involved in MS SQL Server administration. Worked on database migration, service pack upgrade, applying patches, maintaining SQL agent jobs/ maintenance plans, performing database backup/restore etc.

Migrated all JAS servers from Windows 2008 R2/WebLogic 11g to Windows 2012 R2/WebLogic 12c.

Heavily involved in critical project works. Successfully delivered “CPQ-JDE Integration project”, ”Contractors Club Migration project”, “Purchasing Project” etc.

Responsible for JDE 9.2 upgrade planning and analysis.

Performing day-to-day CNC activities including release management, incident management, change management and process improvement.

Responsible for managing vendor resources.

Responsible for supporting all Bolt-on products which includes DcLink, Transform, EDI, Sabrix, clean address, Hubble Insight etc. Engaged in PowerShell scripting.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP. § TEANECK, NJ, USA

Lead JD Edwards CNC Administrator Project Manager, 2016–2017

Project Name: Walmart JDE Upgrade Date: 2017

Role: Lead JD Edwards CNC Administrator Client: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.10 (Tools 8.97.2.3), 9.1 (Tools 9.2.1.2); DB2 UDB 9.1 ; MS SQL Server 2014; IBM WebSphere 6 (6.0.2.31); Oracle WebLogic 12c(12.1.3.0) ; IBM DataStage(11.5, 9.1); AIX 5.3; Windows Server 2012 R2; and Windows Workstation (XP and 7)

Lead the planning and execution for JD Edwards upgrade from EnterpriseOne 8.10 running on AIX and DB2 UDB to EnterpriseOne 9.1 on Windows and MS SQL Server for US, North America, and Asia region.

Migrated 5 TB of data from DB2 UDB to SQL Server using IBM Data Stage for all geographic regions.

Ran manual Table Conversion for selected big tables ( ~30+) for US and Mexico (~20+).

Completed the JDE upgrade by running Upgrade Merges, Table Conversion and Spec Merges for all five countries.

Perfectly planned pre-cutover and cutover activity for all regions.

Completed the cutover tasks and performed Go-Live for North America region 20% ahead of scheduled time. Migrated 1TB data from DB2 to SQL Server and converted it using manual conversion and Upgrade Workbench.

Promptly executed all the Go-Live tasks for China and Japan and put the system on live as per schedule.

Performed data archiving for identified tables before the upgrade for US region.

Successfully completed the cutover tasks and performed go live for US instance before schedule. Migrated 3 TB+ data from DB2 to SQL Server and converted it using Manual Table Conversion (1 TB) and Upgrade Workbench.

Completed the SQL Server cluster setup and Promptly supported all instances during post go live hyper care.

Project Name: WMT Infrastructure Support Date: 2016–2017

Role: Lead JD Edwards CNC Administrator Client: Wright Medical Technology Inc., USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.10 (Tools 8.93.S1), 9.0 (Tools 8.98.3.3), and 9.1 (Tools 9.1.3.3); ALLOUT Security (3.2); ROBOT 10.1; DAS (5.4 and 6.0); RFSmart (3.x); Vertex; IBM iSeries (V7R1 and V5R3); Oracle 11gR2 (11.2.0.3); Oracle WebLogic 11g (10.3.6); IBM WebSphere 7.0 (7.0.0.29 and 7.0.0.41); Windows Server 2008 R2; Red Hat Linux 5.11; and Windows Workstation (XP and 7)

Provided leadership to a wide range of activities, including code promotion and deployment, data refresh, object configuration management, server patching, separation of duty (SOD) production, and other security-related reporting

Effectively troubleshoot and resolved user, developer, and testing errors on several JD Edwards instances

Gained full understanding of integrations with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and determined applicable change management practices

Conducted performance tuning on JD Edwards System enterprise and HTML servers

Defined the process of JDE support for all three JDE instances operating on EnterpriseOne 9.0, 9.1 and 8.10

Managed the transition of scheduler jobs from JDE Scheduler to ROBOT scheduler on iSeries

Oversaw several implementation projects at diverse geographical locations, as well as go-live events after reviewing go-live readiness

FIRST TEK, INC. INCEPTRON GROUP INC. § PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA

Programmer Analyst Senior JD Edwards CNC Consultant, 2012–2016

Project Name: McKesson JDE Upgrade Date: 2012–2016

Role: Senior JD Edwards CNC Consultant Client: McKesson Medical-Surgical, USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 ( Tools 9.1.4.3) and Xe with SP24.12, IBM iSeries (V7R2, V7R1, and V6R1), DB2 UDB for iSeries (V7R2, V7R1, and V6R1), Oracle WebLogic 11g (10.3.5), Windows Server (2008 and 2012 64 bit), and Microsoft Windows (7 and XP)

Conceptualized and led the phased upgrade of JDE from EnterpriseOne Xe to 9.1, while offering support to both versions on all issues, processes, and changes to guarantee 24/7 operation

Performed data conversions from EnterpriseOne Xe to 9.1, as well as full and partial specification merge to transfer codes from Xe to 9.1

Directed all EnterpriseOne 9.1 server installation and configuration, including HTML and BSSV server installations and configurations on Oracle WebLogic cluster, as well as Enterprise Server manual configuration on Microsoft Windows 2008.

Successfully Performed phased go live events based on the modules over a period of time – Finance (G/L, AP, AR), Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Advanced Warehousing and Sales Order Processing.

Implemented multi-foundation and upgraded JDE tools for multi-foundation

Leveraged technical skills in troubleshooting EnterpriseOne Xe and 9.1 issues, including web client, Enterprise Server, FAT client installation, production user, jde kernel, BSSV issues as well as implementing Proof of Concepts (POC).

Improved the performance of Enterprise, HTML, and BSSV servers through performance tuning

Project Name: SSC Tools Upgrade Date: 2015–2016

Role: Senior JD Edwards CNC Consultant Client: Southern States Cooperative, USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 (Tools 9.1.5.3, 8.98.4.3), IBM iSeries (V7R1, V6R1), Windows 2008 R2, IBM WebSphere (7.0.0.19, 6.1.0.27), and FormScape

Spearheaded the upgrade of EnterpriseOne 9.0 tools from 8.98.4.3 to 9.1.5.3 on both Microsoft Windows and iSeries platforms

Performed go-live, and planned and implemented tools upgrade for Enterprise, HTML, and Deployment servers

Project Name: FSN JDE Migration Date: 2015–2016

Role: Senior JD Edwards CNC Consultant Client: First Service Networks, USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 (9.1.4.3 Tools), Windows 2008 R2/2010, Oracle 11.2.0.1, and WebLogic 12c (12.1.2)

Directed the transition of EnterpriseOne 9.1 servers running on Oracle 11gR2 from SunGard Data Center to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud

Installed WebLogic 12c to reconfigure HTML and Business Services Server; successfully recovered Deployment Server after crash

IBM INDIA PVT. LTD. § RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, USA KOLKATA, INDIA

IT Specialist Senior JDE CNC Administrator, 2004–2012

Project Name: Cengage Learning Date: 2011–2012

Role: Onsite JD Edwards CNC Lead Consultant Client: Cengage Learning, USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 with tools 8.98.4.3, IBM iSeries V6R1 (AS400), DB2 UDB for iSeries (V6R1), IBM WebSphere 7.0, Oracle WebLogic 11g, Red Hat Linux 5.5, F5, and ROBOT

Supervised all aspects of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project, which involved:

Preparation and implementation of Phase 1 and 2 go-live; and Post-go-live support for Phase 1 and 2;

Upgrade of tools release for JDE EnterpriseOne 9.0 tools form 8.98.3.3 to 8.98.4.3 after Phase 1 go-live;

Analysis of system readiness prior to Phase 1 and 2 go-live through keen review of environment, customization, test plan, and technology shift readiness; and

Supervision of Phase 2 implementation project, including proper planning, installation, and configuration of all EnterpriseOne Server types

Managed the resolution of critical, mission-critical, and non-critical issues, such as deployment server crash, Robot scheduler issues, item uploading, and transaction timeouts

Planned and implemented CNC activities for Phase 3, which involved installing, devising, and migrating JAS and BSSV servers, configuring OMW, and creating and migrating environments

Successfully completed the update of JDE during Phase 3 go-live ahead of schedule, which included upgrade from EnterpriseOne 9.0 update 1 to update 2 with approximately 1,250 fix current ESUs

Provided leadership to both on- and offshore CNC teams to handle and resolve all changes and issues, thus improving productivity by 15%

Determined and integrated process improvements to achieve a smooth CNC support, which entailed developing and managing a CNC maintenance schedule which mitigated system downtime by 50%

Project Name: Merck Shering Plough Date: 2010–2011

Role: Lead JDE CNC Consultant Client: Merck & Co., Inc., USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Xe (B7333), Windows 2003 Server, Oracle 10gR2, and Citrix

Rendered assistance to post-JDE migration to resolve all issues and address JDE change requests

Exemplified expertise in troubleshooting post-migration problem, such as Citrix login, JDE performance, and job scheduling

Project Name: France Triple Play Date: 2010–2011

Role: JDE CNC Administrator Client: IBM GBSC

Software Used: JDE EnterpriseOne 9.0, Microsoft Windows 2003, AIX 5.3, Oracle 10.2.0.4, and IBM WebSphere 6.1.0.27

Developed packaged portable archive files for JDE food and beverage, industrial machinery, and engineer-to-order (ETO) accelerators for delivery to the France Sales Team, which was successfully sold and implemented to more than three European customer sites

Project Name: Lindt JDE Upgrade Date: 2010

Role: Onsite Lead JDE CNC Architect Client: Lindt & Sprungli Inc., USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0, Microsoft Windows 2008 Server 64-bit, SQL Server 2008 SP1, and IBM WebSphere 6.1.0.27

Established an archive environment and conducted SQL fixes, data and menu refresh, user overrides, object promotion, and change management

Built Windows service for JAS and scripts to start or stop JAS

Rendered assistance to the Development Team in resolving all installation, upgrade, developer, and testing issues

Led the successful implementation of all go-live activities, which involved generating upgrade checklist for go-live; assessing go-live readiness; and conducting data and Unicode conversion, menu refresh, and ESU table and index creation

Designed a technical upgrade plan to install EnterpriseOne 9.0 Pristine environment, upgrade development environment, initiate specification merge, and convert 1.2 terabytes of data

Successfully completed end-to-end customer JD Edwards system upgrades from EnterpriseOne 8.9 to 9.0 in less than 20% of scheduled time and 30% less than projected CNC resource cost

Project Name: Immerfin AMS Italy Date: 2009–2010

Role: JDE CNC Administrator and Team Lead

Clients: Immerfin S.p.A, Burgo S.p.A, Brevini Power Transmission S.p.A (Italy and China), and Compass Group S.p.A, Ghella S.p.A, and Technip KTI S.p.A

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (9.0, 8.12, 8.11 SP1, 8.0, and Xe), Microsoft Windows 2003, AS/400, Oracle 10.2.0.2/9i, and IBM WebSphere 6

Performed a wide range of CNC functions, such as Oracle database administration and critical and non-critical issue resolution

Efficiently supported numerous JDE versions, including E812 for Immerfin, Brevini, and Technip; B7334 for Burgo; Xe for Brevini Italy; E900 for Compass; and E811Sp1 for Ghella

Directed teams in improving active interaction with clients, which extended the project for three more years

Project Name: France Triple Play Date: 2009–2010

Role: Lead JDE CNC Administrator Client: IBM GBSC

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (8.12 and 9.0), AIX 5.3, Oracle 10.2.0.2, and IBM WebSphere (6.0 and 6.1)

Drafted POC for JDE for upgrading EnterpriseOne from Xe to 9.0, which involved setting up OMW, conducting specification merge, and upgrading data from Xe to 9.0

Supervised the end-to-end installation and migration of EnterpriseOne 8.12 instance from Japan to Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Took charge of hosting the new engineer-to-order (ETO) express solution in a new custom environment

Successfully upgraded the JDE instance for Food & Beverage solution from EnterpriseOne 8.12/tools 8.96 to EnterpriseOne 9.0/tools 8.98.1.1 within schedule through proper planning, analysis, execution, and support

Seamlessly handled the end-to-end installation and migration of two JDE instances from Lexington, Kentucky, USA to Chennai, India in 25% less time than scheduled

Project Name: Virgin Mobile USA Date: 2008

Role: Senior System Engineer Onsite JDE CNC Administrator Client: Virgin Mobile, USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne B7332 with SP23_S1, Microsoft Windows 2003, and Oracle 10.2.0.1

Keenly analyzed, expedited, and resolved problem requests, including user, developer, and login issues

Assumed responsibility in overseeing user and object security, refreshing JDE environment, and implementing service packs

Project Name: SW- IOT JDE Template Solutions Date: 2007–2008

Role: Senior System Engineer JDE CNC Architect Client: IBM GBSC

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.12/tools 8.96.1.5, AIX 5.3, Oracle 10.2.0.2, and IBM WebSphere 6.0

Conducted end-to-end JDE EnterpriseOne 8.12 installation, which included conceptualizing MTR, troubleshooting and installing the deployment server, implementing Planner ESU, resolving platform pack issues, and installing FAT clients

Handled the migration of the industrial machinery and food and beverage environments from Italy to the new EnterpriseOne 8.12 instance in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Introduced workarounds for issues on HTML server tools release 8.96.1.5 installation on AIX 5.3, which was recognized by Oracle as a global issue

Project Name: Hill-Rom AMS/Implementation Project Date: 2004–2007

Role: Senior System Engineer JDE CNC Administrator Client: Hill-Rom Inc., USA

Software Used: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Xe, AIX 5.2/5.1, Oracle 9i, Microsoft Windows 2000, DSI, FormScape, and Citrix

Utilized effective troubleshooting strategies in reviewing, expediting, and addressing severity 1 and 2 requests for JDE and third-party applications to deliver prompt and accurate resolution to users

Oversaw user and object security, on the fly package deployment for development, test and production development, and FormScape, DSI, and JDE printing troubleshooting. Created shell scripts for CIS software and login scripts on Citrix

Drafted troubleshooting guides, which included suggestions to enhance customer satisfaction

Functioned as a training instructor and trained numerous junior CNC personnel

Handled JDE user and security management, package deployment, and information dissemination to team members

EARLIER CAREER

USHACOMM § KOLKATA, INDIA

Software Engineer Oracle PL/SQL Developer

CA-TCG SOFTWARE PVT. LTD. § KOLKATA, INDIA

Software Trainee Engineer C Developer

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering Jadavpur University § Kolkata, India (Graduated First Class)

TRAINING

Oracle

CNC Basics

Hill-Rom

CNC Transition

IBM

Content Integration Suite (CIS) Administration • Covus Administration • Printing in JD Edwards • GDC Leadership Development

Cengage Learning

ROBOT on iSeries • Real Time Event Server

ALLOUT Vendor

ALLOut Security

AWARDS AND HONORS

IOT-SEA Special Recognition Award, IBM (2012)

Talent Award, IBM (2006–2007)

IBM Bravo! Award, IBM (2005 and 2006)

Special IBM Bravo! Award, IBM (2006)

ACTIVITIES

Training Instructor, CNC Fundamental and Advanced Courses

Team Building, mentoring and grooming juniors.

Interviewing, at all CNC levels

JDE Solutioning, in the capacity of a SME.

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