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Manage application support team of 22 systems analysts and software support professionals.• Manage Tier 2 Support and specifically the Central (Middleware) Application team.• Serve as Major Incident Manager based on area schedule and subject matter expertise.• Drive project completion according to management, business requirements and priority.• Promote issue resolution and positive experience, while adhering to compliance and standards.• Identify and implement “forward thinking” solutions in areas of opportunity.• Communicate and effectively deliver clear presentations to senior and Executive management.• Serve as project manager to meet business, technology and internal requirements.• Measure quality metrics and create performance indicators consistent with “Grow Perform Succeed” (GPS) guidelines.• Conduct trainings, simulations and demonstrations for team members and Command Center personnel.• Serve as Change Manger, Change Coordinator and Change Implementer in accordance with Walgreens ITIL practices.• Support and maintain client-server applications interfacing with Oracle back-end databases.• Develop korn shell scripts with embedded SQL statements for various database updates, system monitoring at various thresholds with automated reporting.• Perform Tuxedo administration and system tasks to support all 8000+ stores with prescription transactions processing for 24/7 uptime and availability.

• Lead customer specific project teams of mobile software developers and integrators.• Develop Windows, CE, and client-server applications interfacing with back-end databases via ODBC• Develop Java with embedded SQL statements along with JDBC connectivity• Develop C++, Active X in MS Visual Studio with Tortoise SVN. Develop SQL and Java in Eclipse.• Perform PM tasks including relationship management, requirements gathering, project planning and design.• Full mobile architecture solutions included both client and server side implementations.

Managed team of 15 developers and support staff, including performance evaluations and HR development.• Lead and provide 24 x 7 supports for the entire transaction-processing network. • Develop test tools in C, Korn shell to perform regression of the applications and report defects to development team. • Develop tools for daily monitoring and reporting with Oracle 10g database in JAVA, UNIX shell scripts, Awk, and Perl. • Manage the life cycle using OpenMake and ClearCase for coding projects for new card issuers and transaction formats. • Support merchant network in interrogating, processing, authorizing all financial transactions across the Discover network.• Support connectivity for processing all card types: Visa, Master Card, AMEX, Diners Club/Carte Blanc, ATM transactions • Deploy IBM RS6000 and p-series servers running AIX and the in-house developed C++ transaction processing application. • Manage and support the network with appropriate firewall, router, and gateway changes to meet client needs. • Manage and support vendor and business partner relationships to deliver new functionality and maintain the network. • Create Visio diagrams that accurately depict the network and transaction gateway environment • Technologies Used: AIX/UNIX, C/C++, Perl, Awk, Korn shell, TCP/IP, HTML, Visio WinNT, TCP/IP, MS Office, MS Project, Visio.

• Led team of 4 technical consultants to the Discover Card division of Morgan Stanley.

Embedded software and development for mobile/cellular devices. Robotic and automated warehousing, programming and distribution of cellular devices.