VINOD BAVANANDAN SARAVANA
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SUMMARY
I have over four years experience, including 3+ years US experience, in design, development, testing and administering object-oriented e-commerce business applications using Java, J2EE, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), Remote Method Invocation (RMI), Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), servlets, JSP, portlets, IBM Websphere Application Server, IBM Portal Server, IBM Personalization, IBM WebSphere Application development (WSAD), JMS, Server-side Java Programming & Websphere Administration under Windows NT & Sun Solaris/AIX/Linux environments.
Personal Information
Date of Birth : 02 / 12 /1977
Certification : Sun Certified JAVA Programmer
Current Address : 7 First Street,
North Thirumalai Nagar,
Villivakkam, Chennai – 600 049
Homepage : https://www.angelfire.com/linux/vinod
Academics
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Name of the Institute / University
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Degree |
Year Passed Out |
Aggregate (%) |
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Rajaji Vidhyasharam (CBSE), Chennai |
X |
1993 |
79.2 % |
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S.B.O.A School and Junior College (CBSE), Chennai |
XII |
1995 |
84.2 % |
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Mepco Schlenk Engg College / Madurai Kamaraj University, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu |
B.E (Computer Science and Engg) |
1999 |
73.4 % |
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Language(s) |
Java, HTML, XML, XSL, JavaScript, UML, C |
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Server-side Programming |
Servlet API, RMI, JDBC, EJB, JSP, Portlet API |
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Application Server & Web Server |
iPlanet Web Server, IBM Websphere 4.0 Application Server, Websphere Portal Server 4.0, IBM Secureway, iPlanet Directory Server, IIS 5.0, IBM HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat WebServer |
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RDBMS |
Oracle 8.x, DB2 UDB, MS SQL |
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Development Environment |
J2SDK1.3, Rational Clear Case, Rational Rose, IBM Websphere Studio Application Development 4.0, IBM Personalization 4.0, Forte Sun One 4.0, CM Synergy 6.2, Ant, Exceed, IBM Visual Age, Directory Smart, PVCS |
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Operating System |
Windows NT 4.0, 95/98, 2000, Sun Solaris, AIX 4, Linux 9 |
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Messaging Service and Tool |
Java Messaging Service, IBM MQSeries |
PROJECT PROFILE
Client : Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, Newark, NJ, USA
Job Position : WebSphere Administrator
Development Environment: Java, JDBC, JSP, Servlet, EJB, Websphere Studio Application Development (WSAD) 4.0, DB2 7.2, Websphere Application Server 4.0, Windows 2000, IIS, Windows NT, iPlanet Directory Server 5.1, Directory Smart 4.5, PVCS, IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.
This project was for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, NJ. This is new revised online site for this prestigious insurance company. My team was mainly responsible for administering IPlanet Directory Server and WebSphere Application Server and deploying and maintaining various J2EE applications in development, staging and production environment. My team was also involved with supporting the system, both Internet and intranet sites and administering all the servers
Role:
· Installed and administered Websphere application server 4.0 in Compaq DL 380 production boxes.
· Installed and administered iPlanet directory server 5.1.
· Responsible for installing Directory Smart and configuring single sign on.
· Responsible for packaging J2EE applications and deploying it in WAS 4.0.
· Responsible for maintaining WAS (WebSphere Application Server) 4.0.3 in staging and production boxes.
· Responsible for fine-tuning WAS 4.0.3 and also monitoring the server.
· Responsible for configuring IIS with WAS 4.0.3.
· Was involved with upgrading iplanet directory server from 5.0 to 5.1
· Responsible for creating schema in IPlanet Directory Server and implementing security in WAS 4.0.
· Actively involved with data migration from iplanet 5.0 to 5.1.
· Responsible for checking whether the code met various J2EE standards.
· Was involved with migrating WAS 4.0 applications to WAS 5.0 in development box.
· Actively attended in all design meetings.
Client : Bank Of America, Charlotte, NC, USA
Job Position : WebSphere Developer
Development Environment: Java, JDBC, JSP, Servlet, Portlet, Websphere Studio Application Development (WSAD) 4.0, Visual Age 3.5, DB2 7.2, Oracle 8.1.7, Websphere Application Server 4.0, Websphere Portal Server 4.0, XML, Windows 2000, Websphere Personalization 4.0, IBM Secureway, Broad Vision, XSL, xalan, J2EE, CM Synergy 6.2, Ant, AIX, Exceed, EJB.
This project is for Bank of America in Charlotte, NC. This is new revised online portal for this prestigious bank. My team was involved with personalization of web pages for an individual user in the authenticated workspace. Whenever a user logs into the site, the user will get ads, links, news, etc. according to the user’s preference and needs.
Role:
· Acted as Build Manager for the team and was responsible for deploying code and testing it.
· Deployed code using Administrative console and wscp.
· Wrote wscp scripts for starting, stopping WebSphere Application Server.
· Wrote wscp scripts for deploying modules in WAS 4.0.
· Was involved with data migration from DB2 to Oracle.
· Configured WAS 4.0 by setting module visibility, setting up datasource and setting security level.
· Maintained trace output for personalization.
· Configured automatic web server plugin in WAS.
· Tested WAS 4.0 with IBM HTTP server.
· Involved with installing and troubleshooting WAS 4.0.
· Used diagnostic tools like Log Analyzer.
· Took XML output of WAS settings at various point in deployment.
· Installed and Administered WebSphere Personalization.
· Installed and administered DB2 and LDAP.
· Installed Oracle and configured WAS 4.0 with Oracle.
· Actively involved with performance tuning of WAS 4.0.
· Responsible for personalization using rules and recommendation engine.
· Responsible for developing search engine Portlet.
· Used JSP, Servlets extensively for developing portlets.
· Responsible for providing a link to search engine server.
· Responsible for deploying code, rules, campaigns and testing it.
· Responsible for transforming XML data into html using xalan parser.
· Responsible for writing XSL to display XML data.
· Wrote unix scripts.
· Responsible for writing stored procedures in Oracle and providing interface to access data from Oracle.
· Used Custom tags extensively.
Client : IBM Global Services, Denver,CO, USA
Job Position : J2EE Developer
Development Environment: Java, JDBC, JSP, Servlet, IBM VisualAge 3.5.2, AIX 4.0, Oracle 8.1.7, AS/400, IBM Websphere Commerce Suite, EJB, Ace Agent 4.4, Iplanet web server 4.1, Sun Solaris, XML, Rational Clear Case, JavaScript, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Rose, C, J2EE, Broad Vision, Forte 3.0
This J2EE project was done for IBM’s client, Cobank. This is an online website for the bank, where all the transactions can be done. Cobank is a rural American bank. The end user, Cobank customers, can log in and do online transactions. This system is being protected by RSA ACE security. New cobank customers can be setup and they can be given permissions to do selected transactions like wiring money or transferring money to another account. This project was built using extensive J2EE technology.
Role:
· Responsible for analyzing UML design patterns using Rational Rose.
· Installed and administered Websphere portal server in AIX test environment.
· Involved in deploying the code in Websphere Application Server in USF, Boulder, CO
· Involved with cloning and modeling of Websphere Application Server
· Involved with updating AS/400 system and porting data to new website
· Involved with providing interface to access data in AS/400.
· Involved with fine tuning Websphere application server and installing various fix packs.
· Installed and administered iPlanet server.
· Used JNI to run external C program in aix and solaris box.
· Involved with Cobank customer and user setup permission screens involving extensive JSP, servlets and EJB’s.
· Involved with setting up permissions for each task.
· Administered ACE server.
· Responsible for providing link to an external server (P&H) and assigning single sign on using ACE.
· Responsible for setting up the ACE server in AIX, ACE client and managing the user authentication.
· Responsible for implementing Log4J logging tool.
· Responsible for 3rd party testing and black box testing.
· Involved in architecture design of server configuration of iPlanet and proxy servers.
· Responsible for maintaining Webtrends and generating report.
· Actively involved with the infrastructure team to set up the ports, firewall and servers.
· Involved with extensive coding of EJB.
· Involved with Data migration to Oracle 8i.
· Responsible for running korn jobs in AIX to generate reports.
· Involved with writing shell scripts in UNIX.
· Participated in all team meetings.
· Used Forte as java IDE.
· Responsible to interact with the infrastructure team from Development team.
Client : IBM Global Services, Lexington, KY, USA
Job Position : J2EE Developer
The Home Page Creator enables the end client to host their own web pages and their catalogs on the Internet. The end user can design his own web page using the drawing board applet. The user can upload his own files and put it in his web site. The data from the User was stored in a Queue that was then processed to create an XML document to store the client data.
Role:
· Studied Netscape 6 security features for running signed applets.
· Responsible for deploying application in unix environment.
· Installed and configured the MQSeries server for messaging.
· Implemented the Message browser using JMS to browse the message from the queue without deleting them.
· Implemented the Message Iterator using JMS to retrieve the message from the queue.
· Created the QueueConnectionFactory lookup objects in the PNS using JMS Admin
· tool.
· Analyzed which XML parser was suitable for HPC
· Responsible for implementing Site Import Servlet
· Responsible for coding EJB and providing servlet interface for JSP.
· Used Persisitence Builder.
· Participated in all team meetings and was involved in managing a work area in Lotus Notes.
· Responsible for doing the presentation logic using applets in Visual Age.
· Responsible for co-ordinating with Deployment team.
· Responsible for writing korn jobs to generate report.
· Implemented UML design patterns using Rational Rose.
· Actively involved with designing new business objects using Rational Rose and implementing the design.
· Responsible for data migration to DB2 and checking data validity.
Client : Data Software Research Center, India
Job Position : Java Programmer
The order management system automates the order processing business process. This is a business process-reengineering project aimed to improve the existing order processing by implementing a product based on Enterprise Java Beans specification. This system is composed of the following components: Order Entry, Inventory, Customer and Order Processing.
Role:
· Implemented Order management user interface using JSP and Servlets.
· Implemented Order Item and Order entity beans based on the container and bean managed transaction model respectively.
· Produced deployment descriptor files with XML Spy editor.
· Performed unit testing of the Order management module and participated in the integration testing.
· Responsible for implementing Product, Customer and Invoice entity beans
