RUSHIL D PATEL
2073 Red Lion Rd Philadelphia, PA 19115	Status: US Citizen	E-mail: mail2rushil@yahoo.com Mobile: 215-266-5434

 

Technically sophisticated and business savvy management professional with 15+ years of experience devoted to hands-on Management, Software Architecture, Information Systems, Database Technology, and Networking Systems. Superior record of delivering simultaneous large-scale mission critical projects on time and under budget. Team based results oriented management style and excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

 

Objective

·               Secure a long-term director or senior management position within the area of software development, project management or database management to add profitability and improve productivity in a result-oriented manner.

 

Professional Experience

 

CDI Corporation, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

CDI is an integrated, market-leading engineering and technology services organization providing differentiated, client-focused solutions in select global industries. CDI provides engineering and information technology (IT) solutions and staffing services to clients in Oil, Gas & Chemicals (OGC), Aerospace & Industrial Equipment (AIE) and Hi-Tech industries, as well as in Defense, Infrastructure, Transportation, Financial Services and Mining & Extraction.

 

Core Management Responsibilities

 

·               Organizational Planning	·               Execution Strategy and Planning
·               Product Life Cycle Management	·               Budget Management and Revenue
·               Vendor Management and Alliances	·               Strategic Planning
·               Quality and Best Practices	·               Software Delivery

 

·               Strategic Planning – Provided clear vision to devote on Microsoft and Oracle technologies with Oracle cloud solutions, Azure, PaaS/SaaS integration on the core forefront.

·               Organizational Planning – Defined the vision for the strategic, tactical and operational groups with the clear results oriented objectives, productivity improvements and effectiveness.

·               Budget Management and Revenue – Evaluated budget spending, provided projected budget and revenue growth with 7% net improvements by addressing changes within various systems, organizational structure, processes and vendors.

·               Client Management and Software Delivery – Working on 10+ projects with the focus on Finance, Engineering, Health Care, Hospitals, IT and Recruiting industries to migrate legacy products with cloud based web applications, WebAPIs, O365, SharePoint Online, Azure based applications and social media integrations.

·               Vendor Management – Managing top cloud solutions providers Microsoft, Oracle, Workday, ADP and VmWare for various integrations and offerings such as SaaS and PaaS, which includes financial applications (GreatPlains, Vision, CostPoint, Workday, NetSuite and Sage), Recruiting applications (Bullhorn, Taleo, Oracle E-Business and Peoplesoft) and engineering applications (Autodesk Cloud and SharePoint online.)

·               Architecture Management – Hands-on and leading architecture groups for Cloud solutions, UX, Big Data, ETLs, ERPs, Integrations, SOA, Business Inteligence, APIs etc.

·               Offshore Management – Established onshore/offshore 24x7 software development, QA and operations model.

·               Standards – Established several standards for software development, project estimation, Scaled Agile Framework, product management, change management, release management, security, architecture,  QA, operations, etc.

·               Technologies – JEE, Oracle, .Net C#, MS SQL, No SQL, Casandra, Angular JS, D3 JS, Linux, Windows, ERPs, SOA, Cloud, Mobile, etc

·               Managing Goals, Performance Appraisals, CBA, Project Plan Reviews, Document Reviews, Design Reviews, Estimate Reviews, etc. for vendors, architects, tech leads and project managers

 

IPC Systems Inc., New Providence, NJ 07974

 

IPC's Financial Extranet numbers 4,000 on-net locations. More than 153,000 IPC® dealerboards/turrets have been deployed, uniting traders in over 200 cities. Our solutions deliver the functionality, productivity, availability, mobility and reliability that our customers rely on to grow their business. For nearly four decades, IPC Systems, Inc. has delivered innovation and mission-critical trading technology and connectivity solutions to financial market participants globally.

 

Core Management Responsibilities

 

·               Product Life Cycle Management	·               Strategic Planning
·               Talent Management and HR	·               Software Delivery
·               Vendor Management and Alliances	·               Offshore Management
·               Quality and Best Practices	·               Departmental Management and Budget

 

·               Product Life Cycle Management - Formed a new department to develop a brand new telecommunication product from ground zero for the financial trading business with the budget exceeding 70 million. Spearheaded product requirements, specifications, implementation, validation, beta and GA rollout for the new product lines targeted for top fortune 100 customers.

·               Strategic Planning – Provided product and technology roadmap with the right concoction by effectively utilizing SWOT analysis and corporate vision to raise the bar on operational efficiency, marketability, branding, competitiveness and ROI   

·               Talent Management and HR – Built a large project team from ground zero. Recruited and supervised 7 direct reports, 4 contractors and 60+ offshore development resources consist of architects, leads and project managers. Formed healthier cross-functional and onshore-offshore communication, motivation, mentoring and coaching with effective positive attitude, style and leadership

·               Vendor Management and Alliances – Established new relationships with top companies such as Vmware, Oracle, Dell, NICE, Radisys, AudioCodes and Tech Mahindra. Established and managed full ownership of Vmware contract worth of 7 million.  

·               Quality and Best Practices – Optimized the quality of the product by reducing defects by 20% per week. Enforced development practices such as static code analysis, code reviews, unit/component tests, automated builds and reports. Brought static code analysis issues with less than 1% for the millions of lines of code

·               Software Delivery – Delivered two versions of product from ground zero on time and within budget.

·               Offshore Management – Established brand new multi-million offshore contract with Tech Mahindra and visited India twice. Forged operational strategy and effective time management paradigm for fixed price and time/material contracts for four sites of development centers

·               Departmental Management and Budget – Aligned departmental budget with the corporate budget for capital, operational and financial expenses. Optimized the facility services, policies and local administrative expenses by establishing the closer audits, E911 direct calls and safety procedures

·               Technical Architecture – Embedded systems, Cloud (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), SOA, Mainframe (CICS/VSAM), MQ Series, BPM, BI, Enterprise Messaging, Security, ETL, Voice Applications, Web Apps, APIs, e-Commerce, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity Plan, Mobile Platform Applications (iOS, Android and Windows Mobile), Product Licensing, Configuration, Monitoring, Alarming, Diagnostics, Deployment, Reporting, UI, Backup and Restore.

·               Project Management – Utilized Agile, SCRUM, RUP and RAD based project development and rollout strategies.

·               Managed Goals, Performance Appraisals, CBA, Project Plan Reviews, Document Reviews, Design Reviews, Estimate Reviews, etc. for architects, tech leads and project managers

·               Reviewed and provided feedback on the several management classes, provided 24/7 on call production support and acted as a backup of Director

 

 

Holiday Systems International

 

·               Managed and overseen 12 simultaneous J2EE projects, implemented two full agile sprints, and deployed POJO/Spring web services (SOA and Messaging), JSF web applications on clustered Weblogic servers

·               Managed and lead the technical design and development activities for three projects based on J2EE MVC architecture and applied best practices for Hibernate on Oracle 10g

·               Provided guidance on Weblogic cluster implementation and performance improvements

·               Performed code reviews for several J2EE applications and helped designing SOA based on J2EE web services

·               Managed team of 18 developers, 8 business analysts, 3 project managers, 4 help desk and 1 network administrator

·               An improved quality control process by using notification infrastructure and automated testing using QTP

·               Conducted daily status with development and infrastructure teams

·               Involved in hiring process to expand the team

·               Setting goals for individuals in the performance review process

·               Evaluated third-party vendors for the Cisco and Big IP based network upgrade

·               Provided 24x7 production support

 

Environment

·               J2EE (Spring, JSF, JMS, Workflow, etc.), SOA, Oracle 10g, Eclipse, MS Project, Excel, Visio, Visual Studio 2008, C#, VB Script and Java script

·               Sun Solaris 9 and Microsoft Windows 2003/2008 servers

·               Cisco Switches and Routers, Big IP Load Balancers

 

GEICO – Berkshire Hathaway, Chevy Chase, MD 20816

 

Core Management Responsibilities

 

·               Project Development and Management	·               Strategic Planning
·               Team Leadership	·               Client Requirements Analysis
·               Productivity Improvement	·               Problem Resolution and Troubleshooting
·               Quality Control	·               Training/Mentoring
·               Cost Benefit, Resource Allocations, Prioritizing  and Defining Timelines	·               Client Management

 

·               Implemented/Delivered several multimillion enterprise level projects leveraging Agile iterative and waterfall project management methodologies, on time, within budget, and with over 40+ extended project teams across multiple departments, b2b partners, and government in a matrix managed environment

·               Managed team of five direct reports, three project managers, and contractors with multi-level skill sets of J2EE and .Net

·               Utilized Agile Scrum, TDD, Waterfall, V-Model, RUP, etc. project management methodologies as appropriate to the resources and timeline of the projects

·               Utilized J2EE Spring, Hibernate, Struts, JSF, ESB, EJB3, JMS, POJO, Web Services, Workflows, MVC, SOA, Mainframe (CICS), MQ Series (Enterprise Messaging), BI, ETL, BPM etc. with Oracle, Websphere, SUSE Linux environment

·               Utilized C#, VB .Net, SOA, etc. with SQL Servers and Windows Servers environment

·               Lead and delivered quality products, provided strategic vision for several long term projects, helped prioritizing business deliverables, and bridged business and IS/IT

·               Architected design and implemented 7 sites with 44 applications which resulted into an improvement of performance by 50% without any outage for customers

·               Implemented a large scale project with 60+ extended team members to trim business expenditure by 1.2 million per year and delivered a quality product of B2B integration

·               Reorganized the work load of software development team and rebalanced it to increase productivity, effectiveness, and to enhance quality by increasing individuals’ technical/analysis skills

·               Managed average of 5-7 projects simultaneously and spearhead entire SDLC

·               Managed Goals, Performance Appraisals, CBA, Project Plan Reviews, Document Reviews, Design Reviews, Estimate Reviews, etc. for team members and project managers

·               Attended several management classes, provided 24/7 on call production support and acted as a backup of manager

 

Cadient Group (Pharmaceutical Marketing), Conshohocken, PA 19428

 

Cadient Group is an emerging pharmaceutical marketing company with over 1000 projects delivered and 20+ years of experience in marketing strategies.

 

·               Managed several clients’ projects with Pfizer, GSK, AstraZeneca, Merck, ZLB Behring, Medizine, etc., acted as a lead Project Manager/DBA/Architect, and helped in the resource allocation, timeline, and contracts/budgets.

·               Managed/Lead team of five direct reports and worked with several teams on multiple projects for entire SDLC to deliver numerous J2EE and .Net based n-tier applications which included e-commerce, e-marketing, automated recommendations, analytical reporting, websites, product launch, etc.

·               Utilized Agile project management process methodologies such as XP, TDD, RUP, V-Model, Scrum, etc. with multiple clients

·               Acted as Sr. DBA/SA for ZLB Behring, which included analysis, design, developing and managing Oracle, SQL and Mainframe databases of Zemaira, Vivaglobin, Helixate, Mononine, HAE, Humate P, Mix2Vial, etc.

·               Supported designing of Microsoft Great Plains ERP, which includes database analysis, database tuning, database administration, T-SQL scripting, performance tuning, backup/restore, technical problems, etc.

·               Managed good relationship with vendors such as HP, Dell, CDW, USLEC (Fast Net), HP, PC Mall, Verio, Network Solutions, etc. and maintained purchase accounts.

·               Provided recommendation to buy new software, servers, hardware, storage solutions, application architecture, etc.

·               Involved in a hiring committee to recommend and improve the hiring process

·               Managed enterprise software repository and acted as Volume License Administrator for Microsoft

·               Provided 24/7 on call production support

 

Senior Software Engineer – Feb/2004 – Aug/2004

 

·               Worked for many conventions to provide senior project implementation support that includes technical configuration activities such as network configuration, database configuration, backups, etc.

·               Developed web applications with Java, .Net. ASP, Flash, Flash Remoting, Action Scripting, etc.

 

Community College of Philadelphia, PA 19130

 

Community College of Philadelphia is a pioneer in education system having over 40,000 students with excellent infrastructure.

 

·               Managed various Sun Servers including 3800, V880, etc. with pure Solaris 9 environment

·               Maintained SCT Banner - ERP system for educational institutes – Upgraded from 5x to 6x

·               Installed/Configured Oracle 9i Databases and Oracle 9i Application Servers and designed/configured Oracle Management Server by installing SNMP support on Solaris 9 and configuring Oracle Intelligent Agent Services

·               Designed and implemented an automated email system from Solaris to inform users about critical alerts and provided automated monitoring of Solaris servers

·               Monitored Oracle Databases, Solaris Servers, Oracle 9i Application Servers, Network performance using various monitoring tools including Oracle Performance Monitor, Solaris Performance Monitor, Network Monitor, etc.

·               Managed Security of Banner, Oracle databases and Solaris servers

·               Provided recommendation for designing Table spaces, Listeners, Security, Profiles, and Backup/Recovery

·               Provided Disaster Recovery Plan and extended Scenarios - Recommended Data Guard configuration for HA - 24/7 environment

·               Configured daily cronjobs for automation of backups and cleaning of files

·               Provided recommendations for planning strategies to improve overall project productivity and functionality

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Projects

·               Implement SCT Banner ERP

 

Environment

·               Heterogeneous environment of Solaris 9, , Novell Netware 6 and Windows 2000

·               Mainframe, SUN Servers – 3800, V880, etc. - IBM Tivoli Storage manager for backup to T3 array system

·               Used PL/SQL Developer, TOAD, OEM, etc.

 

Cadient Group (Pharmaceutical Marketing), Conshohocken, PA 19428

 

 

·               Designed and developed Java, Linux, and Oracle based applications with the integration of Macromedia Flash.

·               Implemented various projects by deploying knowledge fields of information technology

·               Worked on various products such as Solaris, Oracle, Web Sphere, IBM HTTP Server, Windows 2000, Network Switches, Macromedia Flash MX, Java, etc.

·               Provided centralized database of Oracle 9i with Sun Sparc Solaris servers and installed/configured IBM WebSphere and IBM HTTP Server

·               Implemented Macromedia Flash MX project by content designing and automation of project

·               Installed/Configured/Maintained/Monitored Windows 2003, SQL Server 2000, DFS Server, etc.

·               Resolved problems of VPN and DNS servers and migrated from GBPS switches to Fiber Channel switches

·               Provided “All in One” kind of support

 

Projects

·               Zomig International, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Crestor, Nexium, Seroquel, etc.), and PubAve

 

Environment

·               Solaris 8 and Windows 2000

·               Oracle, SQL Server, IBM WebSphere, Macromedia Flash MX, JAVA, IBM HTTP Server, etc.

 

Horizon Information Technology, Ahmedabad, India

 

A well-established software solution company develops and manages databases of various companies with 100% guarantee of no data lose with the implementation of RAID 5 SCSI disk on various sites over 7 different locations.

 

·               Completed entire SDLC to Manage, lead and facilitate application development projects through all phases of Development Process including: planning, requirements, design, development, testing, implementation, and ongoing production support

·               Developed web portal application with JSP and XML on Oracle 8i Internet File System

·               Participated in strategic planning, project prioritization, timelines, resource allocations, etc.

·               Improved performance of databases and applications which resulted 33% overall growth of company and 15% more profit

·               Managed more than 55 centralized Oracle 8/8i/9i Databases on IBM XSeries 225 server

·               Provided custom virtual device Tape based backup and restore techniques with last point of integrity and no data loss using SQL DMO and T-SQL

·               Used many tools to manage different Oracle and SQL Server databases like TOAD, Data Suit, SQL Compare, PL/SQL Developer, SQL Data Compare, SQL Analyzer, Load SQL, DB Status, SQL DB Shrinker, SQL DB Attacher, OLAP Manager, etc.

·               Managed performance of database with many different techniques of PL/SQL Scripting

·               Developed Reporting System using Crystal Reports, maintained Clustered environment in SQL Server 2000, and Documented projects using Lotus Domino Suit, Visio 2000, MS Project

·               Maintained integration with legacy Mainframe data and Oracle/SQL databases using batch processing and transaction based system.

·               Developed centralized network based an ERP (Enterprise Resource Plan) system with Oracle 8i

·               Backup and Restore strategy - every Sunday and Friday full backup and other day’s incremental backup with RMAN (Recovery Manager)

·               Created distributed packages of updates to ERP systems using Install Shield, Null Soft NSIS Installer and Cab projects

·               Maintained excellent B2B and B2C rapport

 

Projects

·               SAN (System Area Network) with SQL Server 2000 environment and implemented Oracle 9i RAC over Oracle 8i databases

·               Deployed .Net environment to improve system using C# .Net, VB.Net, ASP.Net and Crystal Reports

 

Environment

·               A heterogeneous environment of Highly scaled IBM, Intel and HP Servers running SCO UNIX, Red Hat Linux 7 and Windows 2000 advance server as operating systems, utilized IBM Total Storage, IBM Tivoli storage management and IBM Shark as storage management tools for backup and restore, SAN (System Area Network) based implementation of clustered SQL Servers using fiber connectivity and JDeveloper/ Visual Studio (Visual basic) for development environments

 

Zydus-Cadila Pharmaceutical Private Limited, Ahmedabad, India

 

·               Data modeling and Installing Configuring Oracle 8i and SQL Server 2000

·               Administered Oracle 8i, SQL Server 2000 with Active Directory and Exchange Server 2000 integration

·               Installed/Upgraded CRM (Clinical Resource Management) Database Management Systems (DBMS), created databases, managed the disk space, and optimized DBMS performance

·               Provided technical expertise in database design and knowledge transfer to client's technical staff

·               Updated the data dictionary to reflect the implemented CRM applications artifacts (e.g. database schema, data descriptions, sizing, keys, interfaces, etc.)

·               Developed and coordinated with the appropriate personnel on data recovery and backup procedures for the client-CRM database, managed Rolled Based Security and permissions with integration of Win 2000 and provided High Integrated Security using custom developed software and using MS ISA Server 2000

·               Utilized and improved Allfusion ERWIN 4.0 for modeling of databases

·               Maintained weekly planning with team members including IS Manager, Security Analyst, etc.

·               Managed DNS, Active Directory, IIS, Domains and Trust, Security, Exchange Server 2000 etc. with regular backup and audits and administered intranet with IIS 5.0, IBM HTTP, etc.

·               Created scripts of PL/SQL for performance tuning, backup and restore etc. to automate the system with work flow design of critical process of transferring data from one system to other system become easy and more effective

·               Used Wise Installer and Install Shield to deploy the whole system

·               Established and maintained good rapport with over 20 colleagues and managers. Developed and maintained an extensive network of contacts and clients. Entrusted to work and uphold protocol within corporate office among high-level executives.

 

Environment

·               Sun and Microsoft based environment with high ranged HP ProLiant servers in farm of Windows NT/2000 Professional/Advance server and Solaris OS with the integration of Cisco Switches and Routers

·               Used Sun Veritas Net backup, Sun StoreEdge Enterprise and Legato’s DiskXtender Database Edition for backup and restore

·               Used Visio, Visual Basic, ASP, VB Script and Jscript as developing environment

 

Marmaxx Group – Marshalls Distribution Center, Philadelphia, PA

 

·               Managed ticketing system and distribution of tickets

·               Managed massive printers/cutters and its software for printing/cutting tickets, distribution note, etc.

·               Regularly handled checking procedure of tickets, distribution notes, store labels etc.

·               Successfully managed office inventory database for entire data center

·               Created small software of inventory with simplification of inventory procedure and its calculation using Access 97 and visual basic scripting interface

 

Environment

·               Typical IBM mainframe environment with ticketing system integration

·               Grasped some knowledge of AS/400 systems

·               Windows NT BDC, Lotus Notes, Office 97

 

WebTech Private Limited, Ahmedabad, India

 

·               Acted as a project manager of several projects and performed multi-level distinct functions within SDLC for various clients of isolated segments of industries such as Law Firms, Telecommunication, Application Service Providers, IT, etc.

·               Managed/Directed 4-17 team members for short/long term projects and developed various systems such as in house ERP, Library Management System, Online Examination System, Web Applications, etc. as per client’s/business’ requirements

 

Environment

·               Heterogeneous environment of various operating systems such as Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, HP UNIX, Red Hat LINUX, Novell 5.0, etc.

 

 

MBA – Management of Business Administration

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

 

BCA – Bachelor in Computer Applications

Gujarat University, India

 

DIT – Diploma in Information Technology

Gujarat Law Society Institute of Information Technology

 

PMP – Project Management Professional

Project Management Institute

 

Microsoft Certifications	Version
Microsoft Certified Application Developer	For Microsoft .Net
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer	Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator	Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer	Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 and Microsoft.net
Microsoft Certified Professional

 

Cisco Certification	CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
Oracle Certifications	OCP - Oracle Certified Professional 8i DBA
	OCP - Oracle Certified Professional 9i DBA
Sun Certification	SCJP – Sun JAVA Certified Programmer 1.2

 

Process Methodologies

·               Lean Six Sigma, CMMI, SEI, SOX, Function Points, CBA, Project Management (Agile, SAFe, Scrum, TDD, RUP, Waterfall, V-Model and iterative) and Configuration Management

 

Database Technologies

·               Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, DB/2, Dbase, FoxPro, Access, Sybase, Casandra, No SQL, Redis

 

Programming Languages

·               JEE/JAVA (JDBC, AWT, SWING, JSP, JAX), GWT, C#, ASP .Net, C, C++, MVC, VC++, PERL, PYTHON, PHP, ASP, Visual Basic, Visual Basic .Net (ADO, CDO, ADOMD, ADOX, ADO .Net), VBScript, JAVA Script, Angular JS, D3 JS, Node JS, Groovy, HTML, XML, CGI, Flex, Action Script, Unix/Linux Shell Script, PL/SQL,  ADSI, etc.

 

Network and Platforms 

·               Cisco Routers Internetworking, Windows all, Novell Netware, Sco Unix , RedHat Linux, Sun Solaris, , Exchange Server, ISA Server, IBM WebSphere, BEA WebLogic, JBoss, Tomcat, IIS, Apache, DNS, DHCP, Firewall, ATM, FDDI, etc.

 

Packages

·               MS Office, Lotus Domino Smart Suite, MS Visual Interdev, MS Project, MS Visio, Star Office, Open Office, Crystal Reports, Oracle Reports, etc.

 

Other Software

·               RTC, TFS, VSO, GitHub, Perforce, Jira, PVCS, Clear Case, Visual Source Safe, Flash 4.0/5.0/MX, Fireworks MX, Dreamweaver 4.0/MX, Freehand MX, Adobe Photoshop 7.0, WinRunner, Install shield Installer, Wise Installer, Null Soft NSIS, Norton ghost, Norton Utilities, Norton Internet Security, Power Quest Partition Magic, Ranish Partition Manager, etc.

 

Awards and Activities

·               Recognized as Top Leader within GEICO’s internal newsletter and promoted twice.

·               Won first prize in the quiz taken by Computer Society of India

·               Active member of PMI, IEEE, Microsoft forum, Oracle member site, Sun Developer Network, etc.

 

Current Activities:

·               Preparing for PGMP

·               Developing cloud application of purchase and accounting system with JEE architecture platform Linux, Apache, JBoss and MySQL