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Lead engineer responsible for the supervision, upgrading and maintenance of the build process used by key components of the IBM Business Process Management (BPM) product. Additional responsibilities included development of Webservices test cases.- Developed Java applications to update JIRA bug tracker with build status from TeamCity build system - Developed build status reporting system using Java, HTML and shell scripts to display real-time status for use by management - Developed applications using Java and shell scripts to monitor and maintain TeamCity build system which lead to the reduction of personal support requirements by 50% - Installed, configured and maintained 70 additional Linux and Windows virtual machines to expand size of TeamCity build system by 400% - Developed procedures and practices to standardize build configurations, build operations and support which increased usage of build system by 600% - Developed procedures and performed hardware/software tuning to maintain TeamCity build system availability of 99% - Analyzed, designed and developed automated junit test cases that validated the functionality of Webservices support in the BPM product. - Analyzed, designed and developed test cases that validated the functionality of the BPM user interface - Maintained and enhanced ant scripts use by build process

Initiated, designed and developed a integrated system for managing and continuous building of testing of Apache Source components used in the IBM WebSphere product. Additional responsibilities include Webservices test case development. -Successfully initiated project to design and develop build system that meet the unique support requirements of providing Open Source projects in IBM WebSphere product. Developed Web application using Java and HTML providing multiple services to support development, service and release staffs. - Lead effort in the establishing the process of maintaining Open Source products in IBM WebSphere service releases. - Analyzed, designed and developed junit test cases that validated new functionality of Webservices support in WebSphere product.- Maintained and enhanced ant and maven scripts use by build process- Managed and maintained SVN repositories used by build components- Performed first-line troubleshooting of build/test failures then perform provide or coordinate resolution.

Exploration and initial development of various technologies for use on mobile, automotive and pervasive devices. - Developed Motorola SDK as IBM evaluation product. - Developed Intel XScale ARM SDK as IBM evaluation product. - Developed WebSphere based application for use on PDAs and smart phones.

OS/2 Operating System device driver developer and maintenance - Team lead for multinational development project creating USB Device Drivers - Member of 8 person team that supported Lotus Notes on OS/2 operating system.

Team Lead for the design of the Disk Storage Device Driver for Micro Kernel Development.

Software Engineer in the development and maintenance of a proprietary RealTime Operation System.Software Engineer in the development and maintenance of Unix Operation System.Skills include device driver development, Unix kernel development, networking and system security.