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Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Wa

Configuration Management Technical Lead responsible for defining policies and processes related to Software Configuration Management and Continuous Delivery. Develop guidelines related to the use of source code control, build and deployment processes for applications written in Java, C#, and VB. Design build and install tools to automate processes using Perl, Ruby, Java, Ant, Maven, Jenkins, and CruiseControl. Work with many development, test, and operations groups to manage the migration process through development and test running on Windows and Unix. Recommend CM process improvements in an IT organization of approximately 500 people. Administer the Dimensions Configuration Management Tool.In addition to the regular work on the CM team I co-organized and ran several biannual hackathons and biweekly tech talks as part of the Engineering Excellence Center.• Git DVCS• Chef infrastructure automation• Serena Dimensions Configuration Management Tool• Java Programming • Perl, Ruby, VBScript, JavaScript, Unix shell, DOS batch scripting • Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases• WebLogic, WebSphere, and Apache Tomcat web application servers

Seattle, Wa

Manager of a Configuration Management team of 10 engineers. Responsible for work estimation, and project management for the team. Due to success in the previous role, I was asked to combine two teams to form an Enterprise Configuration Management team responsible for SCM in projects across the entire IT organization. Successfully integrated the two teams, and expanded the SCM business to govern additional projects we were not previously involved with.

Senior SCM Engineer responsible for helping define policies and procedures related to Software Configuration Management in the Store Systems Team at Nordstrom IT. Designed build and install tools to automate processes using Perl, Java, VBScript, and Dos Batch. Worked with many development, test, and operations teams to manage the migration process through development and test. Recommended CM process improvements in the Store Systems Group.

Senior CM Lead Engineer responsible for building software, and defining Software Configuration Management policies and processes. Developing guidelines related to the use of source code control, and build processes. Led CM team of 4 engineers. Modified CVS server and clients using the C programming language to provide features such as per-directory permissions, VSS style reserved checkouts, and authentication through Windows NT domains. Successfully migrated several Microsoft VSS and CVS repositories to StarTeam version control system. Wrote build and install tools to automate processes using Perl, Java, VBScript, and DOS Batch. Worked with many development, test, and operations groups across several geographic locations to manage the migration process of several integrated products through development and test to production. Maintained a network of UNIX and Windows machines within the CM and QA departments.

CM Engineer responsible for building software, and defining Software Configuration Management policies and processes. Developed guidelines and procedures related to source code control, and build processes. Worked with network security technologies such as SSL and VPN. Modified CVS using the C programming language to add features such as more granular user permissions, per-branch locking, and authentication through Windows NT domains. Wrote numerous scripts and makefiles to automate processes. Maintained Solaris Jumpstart images for QA & CM machines. Managed CM web site using Microsoft Windows IIS. Maintained a network consisting of UNIX and Windows machines within the CM department.

Greater Chicago Area

Full life cycle software development using the C programming language for the network management section of the base site controller for a cellular system. This software manages the configuration and initialization of the site, as well as responding to various events.