SummarySenior Lead Release Engineer specializing in Continuous Integration and Deployment. Experienced with several IBM and Open Source grown tools, build and packaging software and automation techniques. Extensive work experience with Open Source Software projects as well as Enterprise Level Software projects. Strong background in project planning and leading agile based team projects. HighlightsJenkins CI CD Server ManagementRational Build Forge ServerMaven BuildsSonatype Nexus Server ManagementIBM AppscanDockerCI CD Pipeline automationRational Team Concert managementGit GHETivoli Storage ManagerTivoli FastBackLinux Build Environments EducationSan Jose State University,Expected in Bachelors of Science Computer Engineering-GPA Computer EngineeringWest Valley College,Expected in AA Mathematics-GPA MathematicsWest Valley College,Expected in AS Applied Physics-GPA Applied PhysicsWest Valley College,Expected in Associates of Liberal Arts -GPA Received Dean s Honor List Award for each Strong communication skills developed working with external and internal customers.,Expected in Overall Qualifications Technical Qualifications -GPA ExperienceHorizon Software International, Llc-Advisory Software EngineerIthaca,NY,07 2015-CurrentI was promoted to lead the efforts to create a brand-new build process and significantly improve on previous build process. In this role, I mentored team of engineers on the best practices for agile software development and continuous integration. We were working on a brand-new project from scratch and wanted to make sure the development process was stream lined to produce shorter development to product testing times, helping us keep pace with the Open Source communities.The skills and lessons learned from working on the new offerings were applied to stream line existing offerings, with the goal to be enable our developers to rapidly make changes and deliver patches to customers.The role expanded to develop cloud based solutions as well as our primary on-prem solution. Our goal was to increase the avenues we could use to expose customers to our products.Sumaria Systems, Inc.-Build Software Engineer Devops EngineerPoway,CA,09 2012-07 2015Experience with the following Software Solutions Build Management Systems Jenkins, Build Forge Source Code Management Rational Team Concert (RTC), Git Archive and Backup Solutions Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli FastBack Build Tools Maven, IBM AppScan, Sonar Nexus, Common Component Build (CCB), Chef Part of a build and integration organization that serviced multiple development groups.Lead the Build and Automation group that serviced IBM s BigData BigInisghts solution.Directly responsible for helping 250 developers from three different sites US, China, and India.Primary role was to manage build process, create automation, and lead education on software delivery to the developers.Examples of tasks include Creating and managing Jenkins Master, setup and install Jenkins Slaves (build machines), automate build and release process, help developers setup Maven pom.xml files, manage file servers, create installable images of the product and send them to QA teams, create new source code streams and branches and manage parallel development activities, among other build related tasks.For the past year, our primary mission has shifted to automate our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment strategies.International Business Machines IBM-Staff Software Support EngineerCity,STATE,08 2008-09 2012Worked on enterprise level support team for IBM s Tivoli Storage Manager software suite and IBM s Tivoli FastBack Software solution.Was the lead Support Engineer for the Level 2 support team on the FastBack software solution.On Tivoli Storage Manager was a specialist on the Level 2 Tivoli Data Protection (TDP) team.The FastBack software solution performed block level backups on Windows servers.Software was designed to help small to mid level companies manage their backup and restore activities for mission critical systems, perform Bare Metal Restores, provide instant restore capabilities, among other functions.The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager TDP team specialized in working with API s to third party software such as Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle databases, Lotus Notes servers, among others.Example of tasks on the Level 2 support teams include working directly with IBM customers to setup and configure software in their environment, helping customers with mission critical restore scenarios, debugging complex configuration errors, working with development group to help identify code bugs and provide patches to customers, creating online documentation to for customer use, among other related tasks.General Dynamics, Advanced Information Systems-Research and Development Intern summer internCity,STATE,06 2004-06 2005The first summer I researched software solutions that would help the developers manage their project s files and documentation.Setup and demoed a Microsoft SharePoint server to the research group.Second Summer I worked on a modified Trace Route program on Windows platform that would track additional details about each hop from on IP to another IP address.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company-Information TechnologistCity,STATE,09 2001-04 2003As an Intern I worked in TSMC s IT help desk center.My responsibilities included answering calls, creating tickets into call center database, assisting with large scale updates, such as upgrades to hardware and software for employee s workstations, problem solving connectivity or network issues for employees, problem solving printer malfunctions, setup and configuration of new employee workstations, installing new software onto workstations, debugging client side email issues, among other related tasks. SkillsAgile, API, automate, Automation, Backup, call center, Strong communication skills, hardware, client, databases, database, debugging, delivery, documentation, email, Engineer, xml, file servers, help desk, IBM, IP, Lotus Notes, managing, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows, Windows platform, enterprise, network, Oracle, printer, problem solving, QA, research, servers, Software Engineering, Software Engineer, Microsoft SQL Server, Tivoli, troubleshooting, upgrades  SEP  Purpose StatementThe Software Engineering Manager will be responsible for hiring and leading technical teams within our digital IT department. This leader should have a vision and technical understanding for modernizing internal software infrastructure and coordinating with and insourcing from external vendors. The position will oversee a staff of internal and consultant developers and will be responsible for architecting and delivering prioritized cross-functional software development needs across websites, portals, CRMs, and ERP platforms. This person should be experienced at developing and following best practices in agile methodologies, building secure applications according to modern best practices. An analytical mindset and ability to resource effectively will be essential for this role. Essential Functions To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, andor ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions Responsibility to analyze, architect, design, develop and support all software application systems.Lead software development team to develop, document and maintain modern web-based applications. Develop and manage software engineering applications utilizing standard development tools.Develop and implement software engineering plans appropriately.Manage all software engineering schedules, budget, and resource allocation.Manage joint development with 3rd party vendors as well as outsourced development.Assist software development team to attain optimal team performance through removing technical obstacles.Help improve team processes and handle resource conflicts when they arise.Provide leadership, development, and technical vision to the engineering team and consultantscontractors across different geographic locations.Collaborate with product teams on priorities, along with infrastructure and security teams for best practices. Skills and Abilities.Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.Must be highly organized with the ability to effectively prioritize work.Expertise in web-based 3-tier application and security architecture.Experience building consumer-facing web and mobile software solutions at scale, within the agile framework.Ability to influence and adapt to continuous improvement driven change. Qualifications Education Experience.A BSMS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.5 years of technical resource supervision or management experience.10 years of hands-on professional coding experience.Experience with change management and agile methodologies. Experience with waterfall methodologies would be helpful.Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities and how to mitigate them.Experience with techniques such as input validation, encryption, and secure authentication.Experience with security and compliance. Understanding of data privacy regulations such as GDPR and experience in ensuring applications comply with accessibility and security standards.Strong knowledge of PHP. Experience with CMS systems such as WordPress, Drupal, Shopify, Squarespace, and Joomla.Deep understanding of PHP frameworks such as Slim, Laravel, and Symfony.Good understanding of JavaScriptNode and JavaScript frameworks, such as ReactReact Native, Sencha, Vue.js, etc.Experience with relational, NoSQL, and key-value databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.Excellent knowledge of API development. Experience with RESTful APIs using OAuth2JWT tokens and an understanding of the efficient delivery of payloads for mobile devices.Modern understanding of web markup, using HTML5, CSS3, and other related technologies such as Babel, Webpack, TypeScript, LESSSASS, etc.Proficient with GitMercurialSVN.Experience with Docker for containerization for orchestration.Proficiency in writing unit tests, integration tests and end-to-end tests. Familiar with testing frameworks such as PHPUnit, Jest, or Mocha.Experience with Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).