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Columbia, Md, Us

Columbia, Md, Us

Worldwide, Oo

(Contractor for HHS)Lead a team to deploy GitLab for source control management. This includes migration and refactoring of repositories historically stored in SVN. Deployed and configured FlexDeploy to perform CI/CD operations, integrating with ServiceNow, to deploy to Oracle EBS, OBIEE, and Informatica.Deployed the ConfigSnapshot Migrate module to increase automation of functional changes of Oracle EBSDeployed Datagaps BI Validator to automate the testing of OBIEE and lay the groundwork for migration to OACThis work resulted in improved communications between teams, higher traceability of code changes, and reduced manual efforts for daily deployments.(Contractor for FDA)Lead a team of DevSecOps Engineers to deploy, maintain, and enhance shared tools, including OpenShift, Kafka, SonarQube and GitLabDeployed CI/CD, automated testing, security, and library lifecycle tools to KubernetesPlanning long-term architectural roadmap with a focus on loose coupling and automation Worked as an agile team utilizing 2 week sprints utilizing JIRA to track deliveryThis effort resulted in a consistent developer experience, higher quality code, and improved security posture.(Other activity)Developed and facilitated a DevSecOps 101 course for new hiresFacilitated SAFe for Teams and SAFe DevOps courses

Reston, Va, Us

(Contractor for FDA)Lead team of DevSecOps Engineers to deploy OpenShift Container PlatformDeployed CI/CD, automated testing, security, and library lifecycle tools to KubernetesImplemented Service Mesh to improve service discoverability and securityPlanned long-term architectural roadmap with a focus on loose coupling and automation Utilized JIRA to track software tool deliveryUpgraded Angular and Java applications to be compatible with Kubernetes and Service Mesh and improve security posture

Herndon, Virginia, Us

(Contractor for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)● Lead a team of DevSecOps and AWS Cloud Engineers performing code pipelinedevelopment and cloud configuration.● SAFE Product Owner representing the Business, prioritizing and refining featurework for Agile development.● Centralized CICD functionality to support multiple development teams● Improved code quality and security by deploying SonarQube and AWS ECSContainer Scans● Performed cost optimization by right-sizing and shutting down unusedinfrastructure overnight● Performed data migration from Oracle instances in the Datacenter to Postgresinstances in AWS utilizing Glue and DMS.● Performed the migration to new VPCs to expand subnets and protect PHI.● Worked with staff on employee engagement and career planning

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

(Contractor for Verizon)● Lead agile teams of development, testing, and user support staff for multipleapplications.● Provide executive status reports.● Perform regulatory reviews, audits, and compliance assessments.● Complete projects by coordinating resources and time-tables with stakeholdersand planning, monitoring and evaluating the software development life cycle.● Recommend information technology strategies, policies, and procedures.● Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions.● Provide risk assessment and risk management plans.● Perform preventative maintenance including performance tuning and dataarchiving.● Recommend application optimization and cost reduction.● Supervise the performance of fault recovery testing, remediation, and disasterrecovery planning to ensure the preservation of assets.● Coach employees by communicating job expectations, appraising performance,and providing personal growth opportunities.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

● Served as Architect and Lead, reducing application delivery time from months toweeks by utilizing DevOps tools including Stash, JIRA, and Jenkins with agilemethodologies.● Analyzed applications and business processes within the financial operationsdomain for opportunities for consolidation and automation. Consolidated manualtasks resulting in an 80% reduction in processing time.● Developed, coordinated and maintained business processes for projects frominitial phase to final implementation. Directed efforts of junior-level staff (onshoreand offshore) through all phases of the software development life cycle.● Created and communicated enterprise technology solutions by translatingrequirements into technical specifications and structured flow diagrams.● Consolidated multi-platform claims and collections applications into a coherent,aligned technical solution, including code and data migration of an applicationsuite supporting 400 active users. Performed data migration using ETL tools toassure accuracy and to achieve data correction.● Designed, coded, and tested enhancements to an enterprise billing system thatadhered to national standards.

Newark, De, Us

Performed research and development with fiber optics and the remote testing of strain at the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials. Developed graphical user interfaces using LabVIEW for data acquisition systems.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Ms, Computer Science

Bs, Mechanical Engineering