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Senior WebSphere/WebSphere portal SME, middleware Architect, Senior Unix/WebSphere/Portal Architect
Kirkland, Canada
Canada
Master of Science diploma (Computers, Electrioncs and Telecommunications)WebSphere 6/7/8/9.0, WebSphere Portal 7/8.0, IBM/Apache/IIS Web Server, WebLogic, WebSphere and IHS log analysis, java and heap dump analysis, Wily Introscope, WebSphere MQ Series, Tomcat, Jrun, SOA, MCP, Batch processing, Unix shell scripting, programming, TCP/IP, NFS, NIS, DNS and routing traffic debugging, assembly language programming, B2B App Servers, database management systems, Assembler, FORTRAN, Oracle Sun LDAP server, Directory Smart, WebSeal, getAccess, Documentum, ClearCase, FileNet, Chordiant, Norkom, IBM Unica, Bottin, LCAP, STB, GTM, LTM WebSphere setup, MFOR SOA, REE, WebSphere DR testing, java debugging, AIX 6/7.0 Unix, Oracle Sun Unix, RedHat Enterprise 7 / Ubuntu Linux, load balancing, Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, Terradata, python, Siteminder, job scheduling, MySQL, Linux, Perl, Java JDK, network traffic, IVR, Google healthcare apps, Infogix, Coherence Oracle grid, BlueSquare2, Pega, JDBC, MQ, SSO, application servers and clustering, Sun One Web Server, DART, Dealworks, Documentum (Business Objects, Veritas Volume manager, SSL Certificate, Web/proxy/application server setup and debugging, SSL, JBoss, Unix backup, ssh, sftp, Veritas clusters, Autosys, Blaze, Tivoli, E-mail server, Veritas Netbackup, Windows 2012 servers, SEOS, BOKS, KEON, Legato, FDS, Client Coverage, TMT, EMC Clariion, Gentia Server, Web Factory, FAME Site Server, Backups, system administration, master/slave DNS, FoxPro, SQL, C++ languages, HTML 5.0, JavaScript, Cascade Style Sheets, code upgrade, maintenance, computer graphics design, project development, technical support,numerical analysis, Web design
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Project history
California, US
(consultant, remote work)
February 2008 - July 2015
* Working as senior WebSphere/WebSphere portal SME and middleware Architect for the entire company's
environment as part of an implementation and support team. Supporting around 3,000 various kinds of
Unix (AIX 6/Red Hat 6 Enterprise Linux) and Wintel servers, web servers and application servers
* Responsible for day-to-day (24x7) WebSphere/WebSphere portal support & administration, upgrades,
maintenance and patching for various LOBs; new project architecture and implementation (including
capacity planning, OS hardening and tuning, WebSphere debugging, configuration and tune-up)
*Extensive performance tuning for fast-transaction systems (XA and non-XA transactions, JMS MQ, JTA,
load balancing, datasource tune-up for Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, Terradata, etc)
* Performing JVM tuning, expert in IBM heap dump and java core dump analysis, using WebSphere ISA
Tools for L2 debugging analysis
* Setting up various autodeploy python scripts; performing HTTP server and Siteminder integration
* Setting up multiple Websphere 6.1.x/7.x clusters (clusters of 2, 4, 8, 12 or 16)
* Migrating current WebSphere environment to newly WebSphere 8.5.5
* Focal point for DR configurations and setup during yearly DR exercises
* Setup Wily for different versions of WebSphere in order to find bottlenecks, code errors and other
issues
* Installing and configuring SiteMinder clients for IBM http and apache webservers
* Setting up basic scripts for Control-M job scheduling and monitoring
* Installation and basic configuration for MySQL for Linux, Perl, Python, Java JDK, various
maintenance and Tivoli monitoring scripts, creating WebSphere automation and monitoring tasks
* Debugging network traffic issue and congestion for peak hour traffic
* Remote WebSphere and WebSphere portal server administration, patching and maintenance (versions:
6.1.x and 7.0.x - all clustered and mostly on shared environments)
* Successfully architected, managed and implemented several big projects for Pharmacy migration,
Employer and member Portals (for doctor's prescriptions), IVR (all voice and data traffic managed by
WebSphere now), Watson, LifeRay Google Healthcare Plans, Infogix, FileNet, Chordiant, Coherence
Oracle grid, BlueSquare2, NPI, WEBi on Demand and Pega Systems
* Installing and upgrading existing WebSphere servers for company's Virginia and California server
farm
* Installing and upgrading IBM HTTP/Apache Web Servers, WebSphere and Portal servers
* Day-to-day tasks include (but not limited to): new WebSphere installations/patching and cluster
creation, migration of WebSphere 6.1 to WebSphere 7.0/8.0/8.5 environment, JVM tune-up and
debugging, profile maintenance, JDBC data source creation/modification, SIB maintenance, MQ queues,
connection factories, activation setup and debugging, virtual and admin hosts setup; java core dumps
and heap dump analysis, URL redirection setup, web servers setup and debugging in relation with
SiteMinder authentication or other SSO mechanisms
* Design base system components and delivery into standard SIT, QA/UAT and PROD environments
(consultant, remote work)
February 2008 - July 2015
* Working as senior WebSphere/WebSphere portal SME and middleware Architect for the entire company's
environment as part of an implementation and support team. Supporting around 3,000 various kinds of
Unix (AIX 6/Red Hat 6 Enterprise Linux) and Wintel servers, web servers and application servers
* Responsible for day-to-day (24x7) WebSphere/WebSphere portal support & administration, upgrades,
maintenance and patching for various LOBs; new project architecture and implementation (including
capacity planning, OS hardening and tuning, WebSphere debugging, configuration and tune-up)
*Extensive performance tuning for fast-transaction systems (XA and non-XA transactions, JMS MQ, JTA,
load balancing, datasource tune-up for Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL, Terradata, etc)
* Performing JVM tuning, expert in IBM heap dump and java core dump analysis, using WebSphere ISA
Tools for L2 debugging analysis
* Setting up various autodeploy python scripts; performing HTTP server and Siteminder integration
* Setting up multiple Websphere 6.1.x/7.x clusters (clusters of 2, 4, 8, 12 or 16)
* Migrating current WebSphere environment to newly WebSphere 8.5.5
* Focal point for DR configurations and setup during yearly DR exercises
* Setup Wily for different versions of WebSphere in order to find bottlenecks, code errors and other
issues
* Installing and configuring SiteMinder clients for IBM http and apache webservers
* Setting up basic scripts for Control-M job scheduling and monitoring
* Installation and basic configuration for MySQL for Linux, Perl, Python, Java JDK, various
maintenance and Tivoli monitoring scripts, creating WebSphere automation and monitoring tasks
* Debugging network traffic issue and congestion for peak hour traffic
* Remote WebSphere and WebSphere portal server administration, patching and maintenance (versions:
6.1.x and 7.0.x - all clustered and mostly on shared environments)
* Successfully architected, managed and implemented several big projects for Pharmacy migration,
Employer and member Portals (for doctor's prescriptions), IVR (all voice and data traffic managed by
WebSphere now), Watson, LifeRay Google Healthcare Plans, Infogix, FileNet, Chordiant, Coherence
Oracle grid, BlueSquare2, NPI, WEBi on Demand and Pega Systems
* Installing and upgrading existing WebSphere servers for company's Virginia and California server
farm
* Installing and upgrading IBM HTTP/Apache Web Servers, WebSphere and Portal servers
* Day-to-day tasks include (but not limited to): new WebSphere installations/patching and cluster
creation, migration of WebSphere 6.1 to WebSphere 7.0/8.0/8.5 environment, JVM tune-up and
debugging, profile maintenance, JDBC data source creation/modification, SIB maintenance, MQ queues,
connection factories, activation setup and debugging, virtual and admin hosts setup; java core dumps
and heap dump analysis, URL redirection setup, web servers setup and debugging in relation with
SiteMinder authentication or other SSO mechanisms
* Design base system components and delivery into standard SIT, QA/UAT and PROD environments
(consultant, remote work)
October 2008 - Sept 2010
* Working as senior WebSphere Architect for entire company's Linux, AIX and Websphere environment.
* Supporting around 1,200 AIX, IBM iSeries, 4.5/Red Hat 5 ES servers, web servers and application
servers
* Responsible for 24x7 WebSphere and WebSphere Portal support and administration, upgrades,
maintenance and patching (including debugging and configuration tune-ups)
* Successfully managed & implemented several big projects for private Internet messaging and
communication systems (TX, NJ, PA, NY and CA police force, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice, Dept of
Commerce)
* Installed and upgraded WebSphere (versions: 6.0.2, 6.1, 7.0) and WebSphere Portal (versions: 5.1,
6.1) servers (PROD and QA environments)
* Provided WebSphere and WebSphere Portal patching and debugging support for critical applications
* Installed and configured MySQL, Perl, Python, Java JDK, James email system, various health-check
scripts, including Tivoli maintenance and monitoring
* Insured remote server administration, patching and maintenance (through KVM web based interface)
* Designed base system components and delivered into standard SIT, UAT and PROD environments
* Installed and upgraded existing Linux servers (various environments)
* Installing and upgrading IBM HTTP/Apache Web Servers
October 2008 - Sept 2010
* Working as senior WebSphere Architect for entire company's Linux, AIX and Websphere environment.
* Supporting around 1,200 AIX, IBM iSeries, 4.5/Red Hat 5 ES servers, web servers and application
servers
* Responsible for 24x7 WebSphere and WebSphere Portal support and administration, upgrades,
maintenance and patching (including debugging and configuration tune-ups)
* Successfully managed & implemented several big projects for private Internet messaging and
communication systems (TX, NJ, PA, NY and CA police force, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice, Dept of
Commerce)
* Installed and upgraded WebSphere (versions: 6.0.2, 6.1, 7.0) and WebSphere Portal (versions: 5.1,
6.1) servers (PROD and QA environments)
* Provided WebSphere and WebSphere Portal patching and debugging support for critical applications
* Installed and configured MySQL, Perl, Python, Java JDK, James email system, various health-check
scripts, including Tivoli maintenance and monitoring
* Insured remote server administration, patching and maintenance (through KVM web based interface)
* Designed base system components and delivered into standard SIT, UAT and PROD environments
* Installed and upgraded existing Linux servers (various environments)
* Installing and upgrading IBM HTTP/Apache Web Servers
(consultant)
September 2004 - February 2008
* Working as senior Unix / Web Architect and Administrator for the entire E-commerce environment of
Investment Banking as part of the implementation and support team. Supporting around 1,500 various
kinds of Unix (Sun/AIX/Linux, IBM iSeries) servers, Web Servers and application servers.
* Responsible for day-to-day (24x7) IB e-Commerce Unix support & administration (including
clustering), application migrations, upgrades for various outsourced projects; hands-on and tech
lead for mission critical high-end projects: proof of concept, implementation (OS and app hardening,
debugging, configuration tune-up) and support
* Successfully managed & implemented several big portal projects as Syndirect/Syndicate (Trading
portal - WebSphere, Sun One Web Server, Perl, Sybase, Janus), GEMS Trade Exchange (iPlanet, Tomcat,
Oracle, Sybase, Janus), Product Central (Jrun, Apache, Sybase, SSO), Schroeders UK (IBM HTTPD and
WebSphere with Oracle), ProdCentral (Tomcat / Apache, Oracle, SSO), DART (WebSphere, MQ Series,
Apache, Oracle), FAMIS (General Ledger - WebSphere, iPlanet, LDAP, Perl, Sybase, Oracle, SSO), FITS
(Apache, Tomcat, Sybase), Dealworks (WebSphere, Apache, Tomcat, Janus, Perl and Oracle), Documentum
(WebSphere, Apache, Documentum, SSO), EBTS (WebSphere, Sun One Web Server, Oracle) (real-time
bullion trading system), Phoenix Risk Management (WebSphere, MQ Series, Oracle, Siteminder, SSO and
Business Objects), Rosetta Trading System - WebSphere with Oracle (in Investment Banking and Private
Banking environments, on Sun Solaris & Linux), Position Server (WebSphere, Oracle)
* Installing and configuration for Tcl, Python, MySQL, Perl, JDK and various 3rd party apps
* Installing and upgrading Sun One Servers/IBM HTTP/Apache Web Servers
* Installing and maintaining Veritas Volume manager and Veritas clustering on new installations
* Design base system components and delivery into standard UAT / DR and PROD environments
* Reviewing and evaluating emerging technologies, state-of-the-art languages and tool sets in order
to apply them to new and existing projects
* Installing and upgrading WebSphere and MQ Servers (in clustered environments)
* Installing and upgrading Tigger applications (JP Morgan proprietary bundled Apache, Tomcat tier)
* Installing and upgrading Janus and Single-Sign-on environments (Janus, SSO, Clarity, Siteminder)
* Procuring & Installing SSL Certificate on various Web/proxy/application servers (overall 3,000 SSL
certs)
* Installation , migration and support of WebLogic and WebSphere application servers (mostly
clusters) for several server farm environments including 3rd party integration (Siteminder, Clarity,
Janus, Documentum)
* Fine-tuning, core dumps, thread dumps and log analysis, performance monitoring for WebSphere,
Apache, Tomcat, Janus, SSO, JBoss and 3rd party applications, JVM, persistent sessions, memory
parameters, JMS/MQ queues and connections
* Domain migration projects, setting up virtual servers, URL forwarding, etc
September 2004 - February 2008
* Working as senior Unix / Web Architect and Administrator for the entire E-commerce environment of
Investment Banking as part of the implementation and support team. Supporting around 1,500 various
kinds of Unix (Sun/AIX/Linux, IBM iSeries) servers, Web Servers and application servers.
* Responsible for day-to-day (24x7) IB e-Commerce Unix support & administration (including
clustering), application migrations, upgrades for various outsourced projects; hands-on and tech
lead for mission critical high-end projects: proof of concept, implementation (OS and app hardening,
debugging, configuration tune-up) and support
* Successfully managed & implemented several big portal projects as Syndirect/Syndicate (Trading
portal - WebSphere, Sun One Web Server, Perl, Sybase, Janus), GEMS Trade Exchange (iPlanet, Tomcat,
Oracle, Sybase, Janus), Product Central (Jrun, Apache, Sybase, SSO), Schroeders UK (IBM HTTPD and
WebSphere with Oracle), ProdCentral (Tomcat / Apache, Oracle, SSO), DART (WebSphere, MQ Series,
Apache, Oracle), FAMIS (General Ledger - WebSphere, iPlanet, LDAP, Perl, Sybase, Oracle, SSO), FITS
(Apache, Tomcat, Sybase), Dealworks (WebSphere, Apache, Tomcat, Janus, Perl and Oracle), Documentum
(WebSphere, Apache, Documentum, SSO), EBTS (WebSphere, Sun One Web Server, Oracle) (real-time
bullion trading system), Phoenix Risk Management (WebSphere, MQ Series, Oracle, Siteminder, SSO and
Business Objects), Rosetta Trading System - WebSphere with Oracle (in Investment Banking and Private
Banking environments, on Sun Solaris & Linux), Position Server (WebSphere, Oracle)
* Installing and configuration for Tcl, Python, MySQL, Perl, JDK and various 3rd party apps
* Installing and upgrading Sun One Servers/IBM HTTP/Apache Web Servers
* Installing and maintaining Veritas Volume manager and Veritas clustering on new installations
* Design base system components and delivery into standard UAT / DR and PROD environments
* Reviewing and evaluating emerging technologies, state-of-the-art languages and tool sets in order
to apply them to new and existing projects
* Installing and upgrading WebSphere and MQ Servers (in clustered environments)
* Installing and upgrading Tigger applications (JP Morgan proprietary bundled Apache, Tomcat tier)
* Installing and upgrading Janus and Single-Sign-on environments (Janus, SSO, Clarity, Siteminder)
* Procuring & Installing SSL Certificate on various Web/proxy/application servers (overall 3,000 SSL
certs)
* Installation , migration and support of WebLogic and WebSphere application servers (mostly
clusters) for several server farm environments including 3rd party integration (Siteminder, Clarity,
Janus, Documentum)
* Fine-tuning, core dumps, thread dumps and log analysis, performance monitoring for WebSphere,
Apache, Tomcat, Janus, SSO, JBoss and 3rd party applications, JVM, persistent sessions, memory
parameters, JMS/MQ queues and connections
* Domain migration projects, setting up virtual servers, URL forwarding, etc