Experience

Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scrum Master

  • Jun 2020 - Present



Ciena

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2016 - Mar 2020

  Network Management Next Generation TeamTeam Lead and Scrum Master leading a team responsible for network inventory microservice as part of a network management solution deployed internationally. Tasks- Team lead of a group of designers developing two microservices part of a larger NMS solution- Scrum master of a team of designers, responsible for running the sprints, creating stories/tasks, holding standup meetings, etc.- Acting manager responsible for planning releases, working with product owners, performance reviews/rankings- Developer performing code reviews, fixing bugs, debugging live systems, and developing automated testsSkill/Tools- Java- JavaScript- Git, Bitbucket- Agile Jira- Cassandra DB- RESTful API- Docker- Microservice architecture- Postman Show less

• • Oct 2012 - Aug 2016

  Network Management SolutionWorked in a team tasked in delivering a network management solution based in Java and deployed in WebLogic. Was responsible for fault and service assurance applications.Tasks- Owner of the fault management and service assurance application running inside WebLogic. This included development and support (QA and customer).- Backup for the topology service application running inside Weblogic. - Using waterfall design model, estimate, plan, develop, test and support features that were part of a larger NMS solution deployed in many international companies networks.Skills/Tools- Java (JMS, JPA)- Hibernate- Weblogic- Oracle, MySQL- SVN (Subversion) Show less

• • Oct 2009 - Sep 2012

  Network Management Client/Server TeamPart of a team that developed a brand new solution for network management that replaced a legacy implementation. Initially was responsible for design and development of a UI client and server fault application.Went on to work in assorted parts of the graphical Flex client which included topological map display, network element display, and application launch.Tasks- Part of a small team to develop a fault management UI product using Adobe Flex- Developed the server side Java module to provide the fault feed- Developed a number of features for the Flex UI including enhancements in the fault, topology and mapSkills/Tools- Java- JavaScript- Adobe Flex- Perforce- DOORS Show less



Nortel Networks

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2006 - Sep 2009

  Integration TeamSuccessfully developed and delivered integrated software that was responsible for network management, security services, and system OAM (Operations, Administration & Maintenance). Worked in a number of different areas within the team including security integration, application launch, and fault management.Tasks- Develop scripts to customize and integrate Netcool 3rd party applications into a NMS solution used by AT&T- Responsible for customizing and developing: - security modules to provide authentication/authorization solution - fault management modules to provide alarm notification - application launch integration points - Work with IBM support representatives - Support the solution for QA and external customers Skills/Tools- shell scripting- JavaScript Show less

• • Jan 2004 - Nov 2006

  Security ServicesDeveloped and delivered OAM Security Services solutions, which emphasized particular focus on integration, performance and user interaction challenges. Re-engineered legacy code, focusing on simple robust solutions. Tasks- Part of a team to develop and maintain a security solution involving Sun Java System Access Manager (AM)- Develop Java/JavaScript plugins to deploy in AM, to customize the authentication/authorization solution- Support QA and provide pager support for direct customersSkills/Tools- Java- JavaScript- LDAP- Sun Java System Access Manager Show less

• • Sep 2003 - Dec 2003

  Security Tiger TeamIn a short amount of time (4 months) developed a solution geared specifically for a security customer. The successful result of the project gained new customers for the organization.Tasks- Develop custom PAM module to be used as an overall authentication solution - Write installation scripts for the solutionSkills/Tools- C++- PAM- shell scripting

• • Jul 2002 - Aug 2003

  J2EE Prototype TeamPart of the prototype team, worked on the next generation network management platform based on J2EE and JMX. Tasks- Part of a team to prototype and provide proof of concept application as part of a next generation NMS solution- Integrate with other components to provide a "health" status Skills/Tools- Java (J2EE, JMX, JMS)- JBoss- Clearcase- DOORS

• • 2000 - Jun 2002

  Network Management Building BlockDeveloped and delivered common re-usable Management Layer components for managing Carrier Networks. Tasks- Develop and maintain a fault management application part of a larger NMS solution- Provide support internally (QA) and externally (customers)Skills/Tools:- Java- C++- Clearcase