SHAHID MUNIR

US Citizen

Cell # 703-608-5988, Shahid@gwu.edu

SUMMARY

 

Mr. Munir is an IT professional with technical and functional expertise delivering custom Oracle solutions and implementing Oracle Applications.  He has repeatedly demonstrated ability integrating legacy systems and third party solutions using SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL and Java, integrating them with Oracle Applications.  His resume attests to his record of leading and managing large software projects with quickly delivering results on-site with clients and off-site.  He is highly trained to bring value to projects with the latest development tools and design methodologies.  His range of experience includes all aspects of the SDLC through analysis, design, development, maintenance and retirement.  He has very strong Oracle background along with database migration experience and excellent knowledge of Oracle Financials, Oracle Fusion Middleware Suite (BPEL, SOAP, XML, JMS, ADF, BPM, OSB, BAM, OSR, ODI, OWSM, OBIEE, WSM, OEM, and OEMCC) Web Application development and deployment.

SKILLS

·               15-year of professional experience in the IT industry and large scale software development.

·               Use of latest technologies and best practices for software development, specialty in integrated legacy systems and third party solutions.

·               Detail knowledge of software business, abilities and experience in the operation and maintenance of systems to achieve a high level of availability, reliability, and performance in short time frames.

·               Competitive positioning and product life cycle management, excellent project management, planning and organizational skills.

·               Hands-on development experience and understanding of full SDLC models. Expert Oracle database programmer and extensive experience in Fusion Middleware. Experience AGILE development and SCRUM master.

·               Excellent understanding of design patterns, object construction and application architecture strategies.

·               Experienced on multiple platforms, including Linux-based and Sun Solaris systems.

·               Experienced in maximize long-term asset returns and delivering sustainable competitive advantages.

·               Strong leadership abilities, product innovation strategies, user expectation management, in-depth analysis to enable faster revenue growth.

·               Marketing and organizational skills with demand generation; how do we reach and communicate value to customers.

·               Always on the look for best, proven, and easy to use solutions for the clients.

·               Excellent experience with troubleshooting techniques, FMEA, RCA & FTA, Debugging, resource management, performance evaluations. Excellent communication and writing skills.

·               Business Enterprise Knowledge - Directs and coordinates the development and implementation of process-based solutions that cross-organizational lines.

·               Knowledge of Emerging Technology - Defines the processes and practices for evaluating new technologies and their potential value to the business

·               Customer Service experience in innovation, re-engineering, collaboration, and building coalitions to respond to customer needs and management issues and the demonstrated ability to present complex technical issues in clear, concise terms with innovative solutions.

·               Business Ethics - Consistently models high standards of honesty and integrity.

·               Sr. Solutions Architect Lead with extensive experience in software application development, process improvement, ITIL, Agile frameworks, and DevOps processes.

 

Experienced with RAD Tools & Software: Oracle Database 11g Release 2i Enterprise Edition, Oracle 10g - 12C products: Designer, Forms, Reports, JDeveloper. UIX/BC4J (10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.1.3.5) , 11g Java apps, 11g web enabled Forms and Reports, Extensive experience in ADF 11g; Fusion Middleware 11g Release 2, MVC architectural design pattern for J2EE application development, ADF Architecture, WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.6), Jbuilder; open source technologies and frameworks such as Struts, Hibernate, Spring, EJBs, and Eclipse, Created and deployed web-based applications using ADF Business Components, ADF task flow, ADF security and JSF/ADF Faces, Oracle Cloud Application Foundation, Oracle SOA Suite 11g framework, WebCenter, Application Server 10g, and RDBMS, SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, TortoiseSVN 1.8.2, Subversion 1.8.3, CVS, CVSNT, Cassandra design- and development, Hadoop tools, Apache Kafka, Serena PVCS products, Vesta, Clearcase, StarTeam, BitKeeper, ESRI GIS products and TOAD. Java, JSP, JavaScript; HTML, HTML Frames, DHTML, XHTML, HTML5 Canvas, WebGL, and WebCL, XML, XSD, XSLT and WSDL, REST web services, J2EE [Java Beans, BC4J], JSF, Web Services, IBM WebSphere, Oracle Enterprise Developer Suite, ORACLE Database 7/8/8i/9i/10g/11g, Oracle ADF 10.1.3 Migration to 11g, Jasper Reports, PL/SQL Developer, DEVELOPER 2000 2.1, DESIGNER 2000 (Forms 10g, 6.0&5.0, Reports 2.5& 3.0, 5.0, 6i, 9i, 10g, 11g), SQL Navigator 2.0g, 3.0, 4.5-6.7, Netscape Communicator 4.x, IE 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, FTP, PUTTY, WinSCP, SnagIt 5.0- 8.0, Macromedia Flash, McAfee Help Desk 3.5, Lotus Notes COREL 8, Applex Word, ER WIN, Microsoft Office Suite (97, 2000, 2003,2007, 2010), Visio 07, FileMaker Pro 4.0, Adobe Photoshop, Oracle Jinitiator, Symantec Antivirus 7.6 Client, and Roxio Easy CD Creator, VPN & Dial-up config., Oracle BI tools, Data Warehouse, Discoverer, BRIO, Participated in CMMI 1-3 Cert, Telnet Servers, MS Office 97, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2013 MS Project v3.0 –14, Outlook 97-2010, MySQL RDBMs, Oracle's PeopleSoft applications; Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Financial Management Solutions (FMS), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) software. Cloud computing, PeopleSoft, SAP, Virtualization, Project Management, Siebel CRM, E-commerce, CRM, JavaScript, VMware, Change Management and Information Security, Rational Team Concert (RTC) and Rational Composer (RRC), large scale JBOSS / J2EE solutions, etc.

 

Programming Languages: ORACLE PL/SQL, JAVA, JavaScript, C-Sharp, HTML 2.0-5, XHTML, XML, MySQL, DART, PHP, C++, VB, FORTRAN 77 & 90, RAPID, PASCAL, and BASIC.

Networks: LAN/ WAN, WLAN, MAN, SAN, CAN, PAN, DAN, Network Topologies, Ethernet, TCP/IP, and HTTP.

Internet: Internet Explorer 1.0-10, Netscape Navigator 2.0-9, Front page 2000, Page Maker, Communicator, Fire fox. MS, DreamWeaver2, WebEdit, Netscape Composer, Hot Dog, Flash 4.0/5.0. Mozilla, Opera 2.0-12, Chrome 1-23, Firefox 1.0-17, Safari 1.0-6.

Hardware: Experienced in the installation & configuration of all hardware devices for Windows 2007, 2000, 95/98/NT, Sun Boxes, single-servers running Windows, Linux, and UNIX. Dell, Compaq, HP Desktop computers, HP printers and projectors, Canon printers, Dell, HP Laptops, Lenovo Laptop, etc.

Operating Systems: Windows 3.0, NT 3.1, 4.0, 95, 98, 2000, XP SP 1-3, XP Professional, Vista, Windows 7 & 8, Solaris 8, Linux 2.6i, Windows 2003 Server, Google Chrome OS, Windows Me, Mac OS 8, MS DOS 5.x-8.0, PC DOS 6.x- 7, Firefox OS, Windows 8, Android 4.3, iOS 2-7.0.

Application Solutions: Enterprise Performance Management, Oracle Policy Automation, Business Process Outsourcing, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Self-Service, Financial Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Management, Human Capital Management, Master Data Management, On Demand, Procurement, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Industry Applications, IT Service Management, Sustainability, Oracle E-Business Suite.

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Technical Team Lead – December 2015 to Present

MGCG Inc. - Washington, D.C.

·               Leading customer requirements interface and working closely with stakeholders to define requirements for new development and updates to existing applications as part of O&M activities

·               Produced detailed User Guides and Requirements-related documents conveying the capabilities within latest software release to the user community

·               Conducted functional validation testing by working with testing team throughout the project lifecycle

·               Support end user training for new system functionality and

·               Interviewing stakeholders to extract clear user requirements and gathered requirements and write system/software requirements

·               Expert in tuning all tiers of applications on the JEE platform.

·               Conduct code and design reviews, Architect solutions to the complex issues.

·               Working with an Agile team environment/System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes

·               Leading software development team and resolve technical issues, and conducting end user training

·               Led requirements gathering and requirements management activities

·               Working closely and effectively within a medium-sized multi-disciplined team

·               Interfacing with client to gather requirements and understand and document processes

·               Identify, research, and understand functional requirements for business architecture design

·               Defined business processes and requirements to enable technical solutions or work-flows, and capture requirements that accurately reflect client's business needs

·               Produced detailed business/functional requirements documentation to support development and implementation of quality solutions

·               Translated user level requirements into system and software requirements for software development and test teams

·               Facilitating meetings with client and internal team, excellent time management, organization, and prioritization skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities

·               Strong written and communication skills; Strong interpersonal skills

·               Strong analytical skills and solutions-oriented thinking

Technical Team Lead – January 2013 to November 2015

SNAP Inc.– USDA-FS NRM Project, Washington, D.C.

·               Build cross-functional team within all facilities required for project

·               Provided team with clear scope of project and customer requirements

·               Learn, understand and implemented new SDLC processes across teams.

·               Learn customer documentation requirements for each project

·               Manage and assisted with major development projects

·               Develop and lead process improvement activities

·               Developed weekly and monthly performance executive reports for NRM Leadership

·               Understanding of project financials budgets, heavy use of MS Office software

·               Technical  leadership provided for the multiple Business Areas under Financials Portfolio

·               Resolved technology and design issues with Architecture team.

·               Managed application design objectives, prototypes, review session, and user acceptance.

·               Implemented and managed, recognized development practices and standards in the team.

·               Managed all stages in development on the team to ensure successful delivery of product according to the approved requirements from USDA-FS leadership.

·               Led the specification and design of integration points with other teams.

AIP & FMMI Team Lead – January 2012 to January 2013

CENTURIA Corporation– USDA-FS NRM Project, Arlington, VA

·               Led development teams for the four major Business Areas; G&A, SUDS, Range, FMMI.

·               Completed Shared Components Interface Modernization and NRM Products Technology upgrade.

·               Managed user & business requirements, client communication and meetings as SME and TTL.

·               Resolved technology and design issues of the team with Design & Architecture team.

·               Managed application design objectives, prototypes, review session, TRR and user acceptance.

·               Implemented and managed, recognized development practices and standards in the team.

·               Managed all stages in development on the team to ensure successful delivery of product according to the approved requirements.

·               Monitored and reported on development/ support progress and ensured that the PDM is aware of any development/ resource issues.

·               Provided consultancy services to the DBA, Testing, and Documentation teams and collaborated with other technical leads to ensure delivery of NRM products.

·               Led the specification and design of integration points with other teams.

·               Assisted users, trainers and user support groups

·               Helped Team onboarding and training.

·               Responsible for overall execution of business area programs and yearly POW projects: achieving business goals by completing technical milestones/ deliverables within program cost, ahead of schedule every time.

·               Interfaces with and actively participates with customers to meet organizational work objectives and serves as a liaison with customers to coordinate activities, negotiate tasks, and solve problems.

·               Led and managed distributed group of individuals and works very closely with the Business Development and Technical Services teams to ensure business growth and client satisfaction.

 

Development Lead – February 2010 to January 2012

CENTURIA Corporation – USDA-FS I-Web Project, Arlington, VA

·               Developed software solution to track ARRA spending and key accomplishments, which were reported to Grants.gov, USA Spending.

·               Developed key Interfaces; FFIS, FFATA, and ARRA.

·               Continuously worked with the I-Web Help Desk team and after reviewing and analyzing the BASE tickets, recommended best possible solution and implemented according to the approved CCP.

·               Stream line requirement gathering process, managed user expectations

·               Managed, designed, developed, maintained & tested and delivered mission critical software solutions for multiple business areas

 

Sr. System Information Analyst – August 2007 to January 2010

CENTURIA Corporation – USDA-FS I-Web Project, Arlington, VA

·               Developed software solution to track ARRA spending and key accomplishments, which were reported to Grants.gov, USA Spending.

·               Developed key Interfaces; FFIS, FFATA, and ARRA.

·               Continuously worked with the I-Web Help Desk team and after reviewing and analyzing the BASE tickets, recommended best possible solution and implemented according to the approved Change Control Process (CCP). Implemented product life cycle management.

·               Stream line requirement gathering process, managed user expectations, managed, designed, developed, maintained & tested and delivered mission critical software solutions for multiple business areas.

 

Sr. Oracle Database Consultant – July 2007 to August 2007

MGCG Inc. – USDA-FS I-Web Project, Arlington, VA

·               Designed, developed, maintained & tested software solutions and successfully delivered according to the approved requirements and ahead of project deadlines.

·               Resolved complex issues enhanced existing applications, outstanding audit support, implemented internal checks and controls. Provided agency-wide solution to support end-to-end grants management activities that promote easy user access, customer service, agency financial and technical stewardship.

 

Sr. Systems Information Analyst – March 2003 to June 2007

PIXL Inc. – USDA-FS I-Web Project, Arlington, VA

·               Worked on the following I-Web applications. Grants and Agreements; proposals, commitments, obligations, payments, de-obligations, and closeouts, RACA, Incident Business, Volunteer Agreements, GMLOB, eGov, eGrants. Special Uses, TIM, Dams, Major Culverts, Trail & Bridges, Roads, Buildings, Contacts, Grazing Permits, CPAIS (USDA), Deferred Maintenance Summary, Miscellaneous Features, Land Units, Wastewater Systems, Water Systems, Rangeland Management, Recreation Sites, Wilderness, Steward Data Management, User Management Application (UMA), Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), Ad-hoc Query Tool (AQT), I-Web Portal & Dashboard, and some key Interfaces; ARRA, FFATA, FFIS, e-Grant, HHS, FAADS  etc.

·               Managed full life cycle of FS Grants and Agreements and provided innovative solutions

·               Redesigned G&A application with web-enabled forms and reports.

·               Integrated 132 client-server databases into single centralized database called Infra Central.

·              Managed Program Manager’s requirements and communications, evaluated field user requests and project specifications for the multiple programs.

·              Maintained security and interconnection agreements, as required for complying with FS, USDA, federal, and IT standards and best practices. 

Software System Information Analyst – March 2000 to February 2003

PIXL Inc. – USDA-FS INFRA Project, Arlington, VA

·               Design, develop, & test software solutions, Evaluated user requests and project specifications for multiple business areas. Conferred with supervisor and representatives of departments concerned with program to resolve questions of program intend, data input, output requirements, and inclusion of internal checks and controls and corrected existing application errors.

·               Followed full SDLC model and analyze, review, & rewrite programs to increase efficiency or to adapt program to new requirements.

·               Successfully re-engineer all 352 reports to Oracle 6i, enhanced the queries, data management and layout standards & styles.

 

Software Application Developer– October 1999 to February 2000

PIXL Inc. – USDA-FS INFRA Project, Washington, DC

§    Worked on INFRASTRUCTURE project - Software Development & Support, which was an integrated client server application with modules to support travel routes, land units, facilities, utilities, accessibility, and real property, etc. for global services.

·               Developed complex modules; forms, reports using Designer 2000, Developer 2000 and SQL navigator to support Program Manager needs to do annual project planning, capital/deferred cost YE reporting.

·               Developed new relational tables, and successfully released various versions of software (V 2.7-V 7.0). Developed OMB approved formatted bills for collection for RANGE & SPEACIAL USES. Debugging, Testing and deploying the reports and forms using test director.

§    Under this project, worked on Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS), Natural Resource Information System (NRIS), Data General (DG), Geographic Information System (GIS), Access and Travel Management (ATM), Infra Special Use Data System (I-SUDS), Forest Land Use Report System (FLURS), etc.

§    Developed a new database for the Year-End Reporting of Deferred Maintenance, also made reports of Buildings, Roads, Recreation, Wildlife, Ranges, Dams, Drinking and Waste Water Systems.

 

Oracle Application Developer– April 1998 to September 1999

Universal High Tech Corporation (UHTC) – U.S. Government Contractor, Washington, DC

·         Developed, installed, configured and tuned the Oracle RDBMS, forms, reports and PL/SQL functions, procedures, triggers etc. Increased information accessibility and cut deployment costs for agency financial and accounting applications by improving existing design.

·         Re-engineered, designed and developed series of databases for Intranet deployment. Cartridges, built a robust Intranet security infrastructure, designed and developed forms and reports with dynamic/ drill-down HTML/PDF reporting with Oracle Designer & Developer and Applications Server 2.

·         Delivered software solution before assigned deadlines, provided cutting edge solutions with exceptional benefits for clients. Lowered deployment, administration and maintenance costs, by centralizing applications servers and producing a 100% browser accessible solution via web enabled forms and HTML/PDF reporting.

·         Worked with MySQL RDBMs; performed database development and implementation activities; Configured, tuned and maintained MySQL Server database servers.

Sales Manager- February 1997 to March 1998

Ethio USA, LLC. T/A 13^th St. Quality Supermarket - Washington - DC

·               Implemented innovative ideas to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately increase the profitability of the business. Maintaining the database of the inventory and the payroll for the employees.

·               Correspondence with the suppliers and maintaining the level of the inventory at all times.

·               Customer service, public dealing and cash handling, sales tactics among the daily job affairs.

·               Responsible for daily operations of the company, which includes maintenance of inventory and the computer system. Prepared, maintained and controlled employee work schedules.

·               Created and maintained very productive and good working environment for the whole team, using skills like Leadership, communication, Decision making, interpersonal.

·               Sales increased by 700%. Working place, inventory system, and customer service improved 400%.  

Production Engineer- April 1996 to January 1997

SARWAR & COMPANY (Pvt.) limited. - NWFP, Pakistan.

·               Responsible for day-to-day maintenance of plant, equipment, and working schedule of labor workers.

·               Prepared operating procedures and guidance for the engineers in the department.

·               Setting and calibrating the specification of the products, also responsible for QP of Ball Bearings.

 

USDA-Forest Service, NRM/IWeb/Infra Project

Start Date: October, 1999 – November 2015;

Key Contributions:

·   15-year of professional experience in the IT industry and large scale software development. Mr. Munir has been instrumental in providing the mission critical solutions on time. He incorporated the latest technologies and best practices for software development lifecycle. Beats code cutoff deadlines and delivers on time every time. In past 15 years continuously contributed as lead developer and Technical team lead towards the success of NRM/I-Web/Infra Project especially on financial applications Grants and Agreements, SUDS, Range, Minerals, TIM, FMMI interfaces, Grantor migration. He is trained to bring value to projects with the latest RAD tools and design methodologies along with the project management of complex projects.  Mr. Munir has led repeatedly large scale projects and implemented third party solutions successfully.

·   Mr. Munir led senior developers in application development and supported database administrators, testers, technical writers, trainers and user support groups. Mr. Munir provided leadership and solutions for his team members and ensured that products are delivered in accordance with standard and recognized practices of each phase of the NRM project.

·   Mr. Munir is an excellent problem solver, independent, detailed, resourceful, and possesses excellent written and verbal communication skills. He coordinated projects from start to finish through SDLC process. This was achieved through project kickoff meetings, accountability, understanding of internal and external processes. Customer requirements, generating timelines conducts and monitors milestones thru the life of the projects. Strong communication skills and positive attitude demonstrated to keep projects on track. He managed user and business requirements with program managers and user boards with outstanding communication skills and developed excellent documentation.

·   Mr. Munir presented proposals for initial design of Java and Oracle forms focal groups and resolved technology and design issues of the team with the architecture team. He presented data models, user interface designs of team for design review approvals prior to start of final development work and also assisted development team and provided necessary hands-on support following documented standards to deliver solutions for the clients.

·   Mr. Munir provided services for NRM operations with his detail knowledge of USDA-FS Business, abilities and experience in the operation and maintenance of systems to achieve a high level of availability, reliability, and performance in all of NRM’s environments:  production, testing, development, training, and help desk. Also Mr. Munir’s professional experience in identifying and resolving complex errors in previously installed system hardware and software applications is a major benefit for this project. He served USDA and FS Program Managers and User Boards and reviewed, analyzed, recommended and made changes needed to maintain the released modules.

·   Mr. Munir helped USDA-FS providing, user support through the ongoing training and support of NRM’s Help Desk operations. He demonstrated excellent understanding of agency wide coordination when worked on the Department wide grant solution and worked with multiple agencies within USDA. Also provided web-based training materials and appropriate user or administration documentation for released modules. Mr. Munir continuously works with the USDA program managers and NRM Help Desk team and after reviewing and analyzing the CR/CI tickets, recommends best possible solution and implements according to the approved Change Control Process (CCP).

·   Mr. Munir has served USDA-FS as Sr. Database Developer, Analyst, Architect, Technical Team Lead, and backup Development Manager successfully during 15 years and worked on the following existing NRM applications. Grants and Agreements; proposals, commitments, obligations, payments, de-obligations, and closeouts, RACA Tracking System, Workplan Interface, Incident Business, Volunteer Agreements, GMLoB, e-Gov, e-Grants, GIM Interface with Grants.gov, NRM-FMMI interface, Grantor requirement gathering. Special Uses, TIM, Dams, Major Culverts, Trail & Bridges, Roads, Buildings, Contacts, Grazing Permits, CPAIS (USDA), Deferred Maintenance Summary, Miscellaneous Features, Land Units, Wastewater Systems, Water Systems, Rangeland Management, Recreation Sites, Wilderness, Steward Data Management, User Management Application (UMA), Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), Ad-hoc Query Tool (AQT), NRM Portal & Dashboard, and some key Interfaces; FMMI, ARRA, FFATA, FFIS, GIM, HHS, FAADS, Work Plan, TSA, POSS, CRS etc. The database is Oracle and the applications are a combination of web enabled Oracle forms,  JAVA UIX(BC4J), J2EE utilizing JDeveloper’s JSF interface, ADF pages, as well as JavaSctip, JSP and HTML and Oracle and Jasper reports.

·   Mr. Munir Improved customer access to grant opportunities, increased efficiency of the submission process, improve decision making at the agency and department levels.

·   Integrated with Financial Management processes, improve the efficiency of the reporting procedures in order to increase the usable information content. Optimized the post-award and closeout actions for the AQM users, conducted BPRs and worked with the department to enhance small application to be useable for the multiple agencies at the department level.

·   Mr. Munir was lead report writer during his early days on NRM for 32 business areas; developed and maintained reports for multiple years and successfully re-engineered all 452 reports to Oracle 11g, 10g, 6i, enhanced the queries for better performance, data management and layout styles. Always on the look for best, proven, and easy to use solutions for the users.

·   Mr. Munir reported fatal and other errors to the NRM Management Team as they occurred and in the periodic status reporting documents and meetings with recommended solutions. Ongoing inspections were used for identifying and preventing defects in the quality of service performed and the prevention of recurring defects. The inspection results, and corrective action required and preformed were maintained by Mr. Munir throughout the term of the task assigned by the FS Program Managers.

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS

 

Master of Science in “Software Information systems and Engineering Management”.     May, 2004

              George Washington University, Washington, DC USA. 2 years

 

Master of Science in “Mechanical Engineering – Aerospace”.                                          May, 1999

              George Washington University, Washington, DC USA. 2 years

 

A Certification Course successfully completed in “Oracle Application Development”   April, 1999

               Computer Learning Institute (CLI). Falls Church, VA. USA.

Bachelor of Science in “Mechanical Engineering”                                                     May, 1996

              University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan. 4 years

 

PMP Certification Training Course- Training Completed from Off Peak                          Jan, 2011

 

CLEARANCE

Public Trust: Security Clearance from USOPM, Office of Federal Investigations.

 

REFERENCES

Furnished upon request