I'm an Independent DevOps/Systems Administrator/Configuration Manager looking for short term/long term/W2/B2B/contact/contract to hire.Remote, but willing to travel for meetings, and face to face meetups.

Administer/DevOps of internal and client-specific FreeBSD, Centos and Ubuntu servers. Running on private Cloud.

First level technical support for customer issues with installations, migrations and configurations on the custom software for environmental compliance regulationsMaintained all version of our software to debug customer issues (VmWare images)Administrator of the development teams servers and tools; LiveTime, JIRA, SVN, Jenkins, SharePoint, Oracle Servers and DB’s, JBOSS, tomcat, WebSphere, VmWare Servers/images, Windows OS, LINUX OSAdministrator of Release/Build code in ClearCase repository (Motorola)Administrator of Release/Build code in the SVN repository (Synapsis/PTC)Maintained and wrote LINUX scripts, ANT scripts and makefiles to run that automated the build processResponsible for the building code that were bundled into jar/ear/zip files and created installers for LINUX and Windows installationsAutomated build and release procedures. Always researching new tools for process improvement.Deployed releases, patches, and content/data to internal development, test and production servers. (Images and Servers)Provided and maintained process, build process, and change information. Wiki, SharePoint and JIRAInvestigated and resolved issues with servers, images, deployed applications, and drivers/network protocols/clients to maintain fully functional stable environmentCommunicate issues/resolutions with Development, QA and ManagementManage Releases for QA and UAT and Production environments for Parallel development of multiple projectsPerformed build acceptance tests on daily product buildsPerformed code reviews and enforced code freezesDefined build and deployment process, policies and procedures such as build schedule, release notes and checklistsWorked independently and respond to multiple and conflicting requests under tight deadlines in a dynamic working environmentIdentify SCM process problems and implement improvements

Setup new store and hired full crew to run and operate.Handled all aspects of setting up and stocking a new store.

Responsible for Project Management of builds and releasesMeticulous keeper of appropriate installation configurations and settingOwner of the installerRunning bug triages with Development, QA and Product ManagementEnsuring code consistency across branchesExpanding the tools and processes involved in release managementProducing builds and release notesManaging source code structureAssigning Bugs to the appropriate module team leaderConfers with quality assurance analyst to convey the functional specificationsRuns daily smoke test on application prior to release to QA and Project ManagementInstall and update Sales laptops with SQL db and application software

Responsible for creating Configuration Management department.Developed procedures for releasing product throughout the whole product life cycle.Responsible for creating version schema for all stages of product life cycle.Support other departments by providing instruction on tools used to support the product life cycle.Created and Responsible for Bugzilla database, a defect tracking tool.Worked with Support and Testing Departments to customize Bugzilla to meet our needs.Research and install Open Source tools for company use.Responsible for developing Standard Operating Procedures for Configuration management.Responsible for building product software.Presented plans and recommendations to internal teams and management.Managed source code using CVS.Created department intranet.Ran daily smoke tests on application prior to release to QA and Project Management.

Developed inter and intra-product dependencies matrix with heavy consideration of versioning schemes. Developed Standard Operating Procedures for Configuration management. Worked closely with Development, QA and Product Management to define and implement procedures for releasing product throughout the whole product life cycle. Responsible for Configuration Management for all product releases. Responsible for release building of all products for use in QA and production. Served as an advocate for best practices to enforce Configuration Management. Presented plans and recommendations to internal teams and management. Managed source code using Visual SourceSafe and SVN.Maintained internal standards for Software Configuration Management. Owner of global software release process, methodology and automation. Rapid development environment with rapid turnaround of releases on multiple branches. Developed and updated product installers written with Install Shield. Maintained and owned 10 production release build machines. Webmaster – concurrent with CM position.Acting Webmaster for company website Created secure locations and posted software to website for download by customers and staff. Designed, configured, tested, and implemented an intranet web site for engineering department. System Administrator for companywide intranet web site.Supervised and provided support for Help Desk.Project team leader for testing software suite.Provided consulting services to customers.Trained customers and employees on software suite. Authored training material.Generated and supported the release of software suite.Wrote macros to integrate with third party software.Provided pre and post sales support.Configured and installed customers purchased or evaluation software suite.

Supervised and provided support for Help Desk.Project team leader for testing software suite.Provided consulting services to customers.Trained customers and employees on software suite. Authored training material.Generated and supported the release of software suite.Wrote macros to integrate with third party software.Provided pre and post sales support.Configured and installed customers purchased or evaluation software suite.

Configured and installed customers purchased or evaluation software suite.System Administrator of Quality Assurance department on LAN with 50+ workstations. Team leader, responsible for coordination and setup of two test laboratories. This included but was not limited to, networking, wiring, assembly of all hardware and software. Managed, trained and evaluated co-ops, two to three new co-oops every 6 months. Responsible for the project management, pricing, ordering, configuration, on-site installation of systems. Supplied new PCs and setup accounts for new QA employees. Developed tracking method for all department equipment and software. Evaluated new tools and made recommendations to upper management. Programmed using c, c++ and created shell scripts to run in UNIX environment. Provided in-house training in use of equipment, network, software, tools, legacy systems, protocols, procedures and methodologies. Developed, preformed and supervised test procedures on all software. Programmed and provided technical support on PDP, real-time legacy system. Configured and installed department workstations and servers. Responsible for building and distributing software to a 400+ customer base. Created a process and generated software to transfer files from the legacy system to UNIX platform. Co-maintained in-house source control. System administrator on LAN for 40+ systems. Created and implemented a process for maintenance of network files under source control. Developed in-house procedure to log and track shipped software. Member of Team that evaluated new software and methodologies for entire company.