Greg Ware Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati , Oh, Us

Cincinnati , Oh, Us

Cincinnati , Oh, Us

Mason, Ohio, Us

Mason, Ohio, Us

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Primary Application Architect for an internal web site used by the GTS division within IBM for the development and sharing of intellectual capital, managing the organization structure and consolidation of all standards.Took business requirements and transformed them into technology solutions with a focus on usability, scalability and security in a cost effective manner. Tasks included data modeling, technology evaluation, UI design and development of all aspects of the application.Led an offshore development team of eight with members in various countries. Hosted daily standup meetings, assigned specific tasks to developers, monitored progress of work and provided technical guidance for team.Migrated development processes to be fully Agile, leading to reduction of deployment of new features by 3 weeks on average as well as developed an automated testing process and other process improvements.Developed technology roadmap and led the project to upgrade from obsolete technology in a cost effective manner to improve the user experience.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Worked with IT Architects to create end-to-end solution content which followed the standards and guidelines of the division.Assisted senior architects in collecting and analyzing business requirements to develop technical solutions.Led Operations team to handle day-to-day support tasks around the application we supported including developing process updates to perform the tasks more efficiently.Developed solutions to automate common tasks such as reporting.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Provided Transition and Steady State support for various customized out of profile accounts using WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal Server, Tivoli Access Manager, Domino, Citrix and other solutions which did not fit into any shared service tier.Participated in a weekly board meeting to review application architectures and upgrade plans in order to analyze the business and technical merits of their compliance with the defined deployment process.Analyzed processes and procedures to look for and eliminate waste in order to ensure that all work being done provided actual value to the customer, most notably was involved with process changes to allow the closure of a test lab which saved $740,000 a year.Sized requirements for middleware support and created DOU requirements for engagements.Provided technical leadership for core team as well as extended teams by providing assistance on issues and requirements that could not be solved by the support person working on them.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Reviewed and interpreted complex architecture diagrams for IBM’s Global Web Architecture and Application Hosting Environment.Responsible for troubleshooting, documentation and installation of complex web applications for integration verification testing prior to production deployment.Verified software versions, firewall rules, zones, data flows and out of profile components to ensure compliance with corporate Standards and Guidelines, security and privacy regulations.Proficient in the installation of WebSphere (WAS) 4.x/5.x/6.x, WebSphere Portal Server (WPS) 5.x, IBM HTTP Server (IHS), MQ Series, DB2, Web Identity, WebSphere Edge Server: Caching Proxy and Load Balancer, Tivoli Directory Server (LDAP), Windows, Linux and Tivoli Access Manager for e-business.Team lead responsibilities included managing team workloads, documentation, maintenance of servers and software upgrades, scheduling new work and managing application status.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Provided third level support for Domino applications.Performed testing of various applications and technical components including integration verification and regression testing.