IBM Integration & Middleware Technical Lead

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http://ca.linkedin.com/in/eugepark

Summary

Technical professional with more than 15 years assessing customer needs and building integrative technology solutions using existing applications, open standards, service oriented architecture. Expertise in planning, architecting, and implementing large scale integration strategies, leveraging deep knowledge in IBM WebSphere products, and open source technologies.

● Certified System Administrator: MQ,

WAS, Message Broker, WebSphere,

Certified Solution Developer: MQ,

Message Broker,

● WebSphere Deployment Professional

DataPower, WebSphere Process Server

● Project Management

● Technology Enablement

● SDLC (Jenkins, JIRA, etc.)

● Business Assessment

● GCP /Azure Cloud infrastructure

● XML / XSLT Stylesheets

● Linux, Windows, AIX environments

● Python, Shell scripting for environment

management

Professional Experience

Loblaw Companies Limited / Shoppers Drug Mart

Sr. Technical Analyst

Technologies include WAS / Liberty, MQ, MQ FTE, IBM Integration Bus, ACE, Message Broker. Performed migrations / upgrades for IBM MQ IIB / ACE servers using automated Shell scripts. Built MQ QMGR scripts to create new MQ infrastructures for new store application which includes customized queue and QMGR objects.

Technical Lead for all Middleware components implemented in the SDM and LCL infrastructure. Environment set up, infrastructure build and maintain (via scripts /automation tools) IBM Middleware software components (WMB, MQ, WAS), as well as Oracle Weblogic implementations on Linux, AIX and Windows platforms. Managed Technical team (onsite / offshore) responsible for All lifecycle platforms (Dev, SIT, UAT, and Production) using tools such as JIRA, Jenkins, GCP- Kubernetes.

Manage SDM platform and product environment for Shoppers Drug Mart Store systems from enhancement, update, product support. Platform solution including POS, Inventory management, and middleware architecture, both on-premise (AIX, Linux, and Windows) and cloud platforms

(GCP, Azure).

● Managed Linux shell scripts to deploy, manage, and migrate IBM MQ, DB2, and WebSphere Application Servers. for over 2500 deployments.

● Deployed and managed full SDLC deployment of Managed File Transfer solution, on both on premise (Linux, Windows), and cloud (GCP, Azure), in 4 environments (DIT, SIT, UAT, PreProd)

● Managed migration of SDM IBM MQ Cluster environment (2500+ MQ servers, and 4 MQ clusters)

● Managed team responsible for the maintenance of 4 LCL lower environments (DIT, SIT, UAT, & QA). Managed all code promotion, implementations, and Testing for all environments. IBM products include IBM MQ, IIB / WMB /ACE, WebSphere Application Server.

● Deployed multi-Instance QM for Enterprise MQ clusters providing High Availablity and Disaster Recovery capabilities.

● Performed product migrations (IBM MQ v7 –> V8/V9, IBM WMB 7 –>IIB V8, V9, design, deploy move from on-premise, to hybrid platform deployment (IBM Cloud / On-prem).

● Performed technical consultations, (i.e. – Proof of Concepts, Technical assessments) of new technologies and solutions (Managed File Transfer, Containerization. Kubernetes).

● Created Architecture Building Blocks, Technical Integration Patterns as part of Enterprise Architecture policy.

2014 Nov.

– 2024

Sept.

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Tata Consulting Services

Technical Lead

Technical Lead responsible for onsite design and deployment of new retail Point of Sale application for national retailer. Managed off-shore team of 10 developers

● Migrate Point of Sale system from 32 to 64 bit operating system (IBM AIX),

● Re-Architect existing messaging system using WebSphere MQ to ensure compatibility and support future enhancements and functionality.

● Worked with QA Testers to ensure that all functional requirements were tested and documented.

2014 Apr. –

2014 Nov.

HEALTHCARE EQ Inc., Toronto, Ontario

IT Architect

Architect and manage implementation of integration solutions for healthcare sector.

● Managed and trained remote integration team, using agile development methodologies, and integration products (WebSphere MQ, IBM Message Broker, IBM Worklight Server).

● Architect solutions to integrate disparate applications and build a co-ordinated infrastructure using IBM Technology software solutions.

● Designed solutions with Agile tools (Rational Team Concert), working closely with user teams to create scenarios, and daily scrums with team to discuss development.

● Architected infrastructure to manage and track auditing and security attributes in a central repository at the same healthcare institution.

● Deployed and Maintained cloud based servers for all development services.

● Created plans to integrate both open standard based applications (IBM Business Process Manager, WebServices, etc.), as well as closed proprietary applications (RightFax, SQL, DB2, Sybase databases) at a large healthcare institution. BLAIR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, Richmond Hill, Ontario 2013 Apr. –

2014 Apr.

Technical Consultant 2011- 2013

Responsibilities include technical sales, implementation, and professional services for the Integration practice. Provide technical expertise for clients assisting in planning, Installation, and administration of middleware and integration solutions.

● Planned integration solution, allowing a public utility to send and receive meter data with its partners using WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition across both public and private networks.

● Provided Technical expertise in building integration scripts for a major Canadian airline based in Calgary. Updated scripts used in their ESB architecture that utilized WebSphere MQ, Message Broker, and DataPower appliances.

● Built a strategy to use DataPower appliance to implement a Single Sign On solution for a financial institution.

● Technical Lead to integrate cloud CRM solution with on premise Great Plains account package. Responsible for technology architecture, security, governance policies, and documentation.

IBM CANADA, Markham, Ontario

WebSphere Technical Specialist

Technical Sales Specialist for IBM WebSphere brand (covering small/medium business - Rev. below

$1B) in Ontario. Identified customer business needs and built a proof of concept project for transferring confidential healthcare information into a remote inventory management application

● Built technical documentation for customers used to implement, a full software environment, which included development, Test, Production, and failover environments in a VMWare 2008 - 2010

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virtualized environment. This allowed the identification of best practices, and processes to manage solution.

● Oversaw a product migration of WebSphere software over 3 months at a large enterprise financial institution. Advised on policies for testing, migration and dealing with post- installations issues. Resulted in a successful migration with limited technical modifications. PROGRESS SOFTWARE, Toronto, Ontario – Canada

Pre-Sales Systems Engineer 2000 - 2004

Provided pre-sales technical support for application vendors in Manufacturing, Financial services, as well as direct customers by leading technical briefings highlighting new technologies and developments for clients. This included presentations, demonstrations, and technical labs in a 1 - 2 day seminar.

● Achieved worldwide region of the year (2003) with $8 million in Sales, 66% increase from 2002.

● Mediated technical discussions with client and product engineering team to discuss importance of technical compliance within overall agreement. Resulted in the single largest sale for Progress Canada.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - History

York University - Toronto 1995

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