Sasha Mladenovic

Toronto Canada l Phone: 647-***-**** l adiye5@r.postjobfree.com

Senior IBM Sterling Integration Consultant

· Expert in design, implementing, installing and supporting B2B file transfer

Systems with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator/IBM Sterling File Gateway, IBM

Connect:Direct (NDM), Secure+, IBM Control Center (ICC), IBM Sterling Secure

Proxy, IBM Sterling Commerce Connect: Enterprise, Zeke, Crontab, WMQ

· Expert in Network concepts, PGP, FTP, FTPS, SFTP/SCP/SSH, HTTPS, AS2 on UNIX,

Linux AIX, Mainframe, Windows in multi Node Cluster multiple server environment

for secure and seamless failover; Firewall, DMZ, Load Balancers, Perimeter

Servers, ITXA, IBM Sterling External Authentication, LDAP, SSO

· Expert support at almost all large financial and energy Companies; EDI Data

Mapping standards (X12, EDIFACT), AWS Storage Gateway

· Working knowledge of UNIX, Korn Shell scripting (csh, sh & ksh scripts, sed, awk,

vi editor), C. C++, SQL, Java, JCL, Assembler, XML, XSLT and JSON, Rest API

· Working knowledge with multiple customers to come up with the solutions to

handle their various IBM Sterling Commerce middleware integration points with

various other Applications like Mainframe (using TSO, ISPF and JCL), SAP, Tibco

· Familiarity with other MFT software like Ipswitch (WS_FTP Pro, Moveit)

· Excellent written and oral communication skills, proactive team player, strong

skills using MS Office Word, Excel, Visio Project documentation

Professional experience:

Jan. 2020 - Present Professional Work Force LTD Toronto, Ontario Senior IBM Sterling Integration Consultant

· Completed CFTP (Certified File Transfer Professional) training and passed the CFTP

Exam/earned professional CFTP badge by pro2col International, UK.

· Configured and manage Partners, Routing Channel Templates with IBM Sterling File

Gateway and IBM Sterling B2B Integrator for external and internal clients.

· Designed and supported of Business Processes (BP) using the IBM Graphical

Process Modeling (GPM) tool and BMPL XML based language to construct the

Business process models, graphical depiction of the ordered steps via different

Service Adapters; Data Mapping (EDI, XML, ACH, Flat file).

Oct. 2018- Dec. 2019 Sun Life Financial Toronto, Ontario

Senior B2B Analyst/IBM Managed File Transfer Consultant (Contract)

• Designed new high-availability system (clusters, failover), Networking concepts:

DMZ zones, load balancing, firewall rules, LDAP Authentication, Perimeter servers,

Sterling Secure Proxies in Multi Node server environment.

· Worked with the Sterling File Gateway (migration from Connect: Enterprise to

Sterling File Gateway), IBM Sterling B2B Integrator/IBM Sterling File Gateway/IBM

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Connect:Direct, setting up Nodes, Netmaps, Remote Channel Routes, Templates,

Routes, Templates, Secure Protocols, Rules, XML, XSLT, JSON, Rest API.

• Collaborated with multiple customers to come up with the solutions to handle

various middleware integration points with various other apps like Mainframe

(TSO, ISPF and JCL) and middle range apps, SI/SFG v6.0 AWS S3 Object store.

• Creating SSL certificates, public/private keys, SSH public/private keys, SSH

profile creation of SFTP partners. Setting up the partners for PGP encryption.

• Ensured the overall quality of the system architecture and application design,

development, testing, and deployment for B2B solutions. Installed, maintained,

upgraded, and troubleshoot IBM Sterling SI/SFG/C:D instances.

· Worked with internal and external business teams to define, design, code (Korn

shell, XML, XSLT, etc), test, implement and maintain all aspects of electronic

documents to suit business needs, new business opportunities per request.

· Used AIX/UNIX Command line commands for the new application IBM SI and SFG

versions installation, applying fixes and updates and maintenance updates.

· Developed Documentation for the current and new MFT solution best practices,

policies, and procedures for system installation, deployment, and operation.

Sept. 2014- Aug. 2018 Sun Life/Various Companies Toronto, Canada

Senior B2B Managed File Transfer Analyst (Contract)

· Ensured the overall quality of the system architecture and application design,

Development, testing, and deployment for B2B solutions Sterling Migration from

IBM Connect: Enterprise, IBM Connect Direct to Sterling File Gateway/IBM Sterling

B2B Integrator, Remote Channel Routes, Protocols, Rules, Reports and Actions.

· Installed, maintained, upgraded, migrated and troubleshoot IBM Sterling B2B

Integrator/IBM Sterling File Gateway, Zeke, and monitoring, provided for project

lifecycle from design stage to live implementation.

· Worked with internal and external business teams to define, design, code (Korn

shell, XML, XSLT, etc), test, implement and maintain all aspects of electronic

documents to suit business needs, new business opportunities per request.

· Used AIX/UNIX Command line commands for the new application IBM SI and SFG

versions installation, applying fixes and updates and maintenance updates.

· Wrote and maintained Shell scripts that were part of the file transfer process and

Maintain file and log retention. Set up Unix Crontab scheduler for system

Monitoring and clean up applications.

· Upgraded, maintained and installed IBM Connect: Direct Secure+ products on

UNIX. Responsible for Connect: Direct file transfers between UNIX to UNIX, UNIX

to Windows and UNIX to Mainframe systems, transferring from external clients to

within Clients Network.

· Set up SSH Private and Public Keys, SSL Private and Public Certificates. Configured

PGP encryption with in Sterling File Gateway/Sterling Integrator for files being

transferred via SFTP/FTP.

· Developed Documentation for the current and new MFT solution best practices,

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policies, and procedures for system installation, deployment, and operation.

May 2005 – August 2014 Sun Life Financial Toronto, Ontario

B2B Managed File Transfer Business Analyst

Received quarterly CEO, VP and Director Rewards and numerous personal achievement

Recognition for excellence in relationships with both internal and external customers/clients.

Developed innovative and reliable maintenance solution program, that doesn’t need to send change request for Veritas clustered test servers to UNIX support what saved time and cost for new updates and maintenance by 60%, and added alternative route for emergency secure transmissions. This increased security and performance and substantially shortened critical system updates. Worked on numerous special financial projects which required high level clearance, and compliance of North American with EU data security standards (ex. UK Barnwood Data Center Relocation Programme), and received reward for fast relocation before thedeadline, which saved company significant amount of money.

· Implemented end to end B2B integration and secure MFT for more than 300

trading partners. Worked with internal and external business teams to meet

Business requirements using the IBM Sterling Commerce B2B suites IBM Connect

:Enterprise, Unix Connect: Direct, Connect: Enterprise using various

communication protocols such as SFTP/FTP/FTPS/AS2. The clients included UK

Capita, JPMorgan, Chase, and Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank,

Royal Bank, BNP Paribas, Bank of America, China Everbright, and almost all major

bank and insurance 500 fortune companies.

· Developed monitoring solutions, via UNIX scripts, to improve support capability.

Viewed as the team expert on UNIX. Defined and or guided the definition of the

Integration solution to meet business requirements using the IBM B2B Sterling

Commerce MFT.

· Installed, maintained, upgraded, migrated and troubleshoot IBM Sterling Connect:

Enterprise, Connect: Direct, SFTP (SSL secured), SSH, AS2 VPN in Veritas Cluster

Server on Solaris environment, and z/OS (OS/390) Zeke batch scheduling, and

monitoring. Solutions were provided for project lifecycle from design stage to live

implementation.

· Worked with internal and external business teams to define, design, code, test,

implement and maintain all aspects of electronic documents to suit business

needs, particularly new business opportunities or new documents that partner’s

request (Shell Scripting, C, Veritas Cluster, etc).

· Ensured the overall quality of the system architecture and application design,

development, testing, and deployment for B2B solutions. Installed, maintained,

upgraded, and troubleshoot IBM Sterling Connect: Enterprise/SFG/C:D instances.

· Set up SSH Private and Public Keys, SSL Private and Public Certificates. Configured

PGP encryption with in Sterling File Gateway/Sterling Integrator for files being

transferred via SFTP/FTP.

· Initiated forum for identifying common issues within 'Projects' team to help

improve standards. Performed detailed procedural handovers to overseas

colleagues due to recent globalization initiative.

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Education

BEng. in Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (Comparative)

Associate in IT project Management, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Certifications

CFTP (Certified File Transfer Professional), pro2col International, UK

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, IBM Sterling File Gateway, New York, USA (Remote)

IBM Sterling Commerce Connect: Direct (previously NDM), Ann Arbour, MI, USA

IBM Sterling Commerce Connect: Enterprise, Ann Arbour, MI, USA

SAP FICO Advanced Diploma (9 months), Toronto

Managing people for success, MICA Consulting Partners, Toronto

Awards

Numerous quarterly CEO, VP and Director Rewards for core values of Integrity and Customer Focus/Business Alignment. Numerous personal achievement recognitions for excellence in relationships with both internal and external customers/clients.

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