Samarth Behura

 

Summary

•          About 10 years of IT experience with expertise in Application Design, Development & Integration using SOA, Oracle Fusion Middleware Technologies and J2EE

•          Expertise as Technical lead for projects handling business interfacing, requirement gathering, providing system and software solutions for businesses, resolving critical technical issues and leading the offshore team.

•          Worked extensively on Java, Oracle PDK Java, Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Internet Directory, Oracle AS Portal 10g, Oracle BPEL, Oracle Reports, Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, and have very good exposure to Fusion technology stack.

•          Have completed Six-sigma green-belt certification to effectively drive process excellence.

•          Expertise on following Application Servers:        

▪          Oracle 10g Application Server Portal 10.1.4

▪          Oracle SOA suite 10.1.3.1.0

▪          Oracle Identity Management (10.1.4.3, 11g)

▪          IBM Websphere Commerce 5.6.1

▪          JBOSS AS 7.1.1

▪          Android-SDK API 19

•          Designed & executed Projects in the Aerospace, Enterprise Applications Integration (EAI), Automotive and Healthcare domains.

 

Academic Qualifications

•          Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Information Technology from Biju Pattnaik Technical University Orissa, India, July 2004

 

Technical Skills

Servers : Oracle Identity Management 10.1.4.3,11g, Oracle AS Portal 10g 10.1.4, Oracle SOA suite 10.1.3.1.0, IBM Websphere Commerce 5.6.1,JBOSS AS 7.1.1

Web Servers:     Oracle HTTP Server 10.1.2.3, Apache Tomcat

Programming Languages: BPEL, SQL, PL/SQL, JAVA

Web Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, AJAX,XML, XSLT,JSON

Java Technologies: Struts, Servlets, JSP, JMS, JDBC, Hibernate

Java Environments:Oracle10g JDeveloper 10.1.2., 10.1.3, Eclipse Indigo

Databases:                                           Oracle 10g, 9i

Operating Systems: WINDOWS-95/98/NT, MS-DOS, Linux x-86

Tools: TOAD, SQL Developer, Oracle Reports 10.1.2.0.2,Radmin 3.2,Softerra LDAP Browser 2.6, Android SDK API 19,Tortoise CVS, Tortoise SVN,IBM Web Commerce Accelerator and Org Admin.

 

Professional Experience

Client: Honeywell, Maryland (Enterprise Applications) / Phoenix (Aerospace)  09/2007- Present

•          Have worked in the capacity of a business interface in a Techno-functional role for requirement gathering, providing solutions for existing Honeywell Aerospace & Bendix/King e-commerce applications on the IBM Websphere Commerce suite & J2EE platforms and led offshore team in India.

•          Embarked upon infrastructural implementations and upgradations associated with Oracle Identity Management and Oracle Application Server 10g.

•          Leading Portal development efforts on Oracle SOA, Oracle Reports, Oracle PL/SQL and Oracle PDK Java platforms.

•          Involved in gathering business requirements from clients, developing technical and functional specifications, perform code reviews, tracking & communicating project status to clients.

•          Mentored team members in developing skills and resolving technical issues on the different aspects of the Oracle Identity Management & Oracle Portal.

 

Project Experience

 

1.           Project: LDAP Integration of Novell eDirectory with the Oracle Internet Directory10.1.4.3. (Integration) (07/2013- Present)

 

Project Description: HTSI Portal is the primary communication and collaboration platform at HTSI. Several programs and functions including MOMS, NENS and HR utilize the Portal daily for customer deliverables, significant event reports and other important external customer and employee communications. A project was started in July 2013 to switch HTSI Portal authentication from HTSI Microsoft Active Directory (HTSI ATSC domain) to Corporate Novell eDirectory (Corporate LDAP). The project implementation has also spawned new learning in the space of directory integration due to the challenges it has seen. The most notable of them, was from the issue associated with the bind failure of the users while validating credentials over the SSL channel which almost shelved any further progress. Upon further investigation, it was found that eDirectory configured with high encryption level required a cipher suite of 128bit or above between for the connection to be set up. The cipher suites sent by the OID Java SSL connection during handshake were not acceptable to eDirectory with High Cipher level configured and thus, the SSL connections were failing.
The issue was logged with Oracle Development as Bug 9351324 : EDIRECTORY EXT AUTH PLUGIN WITH SSL FAILS WITH EDIRECTORY HIGH CIPHER LEVEL. The workaround found was to expand the list of supported cipher suites by adding additional ciphers to the existing ones to be used during the handshake and eventual connection set-up by the OID. The Oracle knowledge-base white paper: "Doc ID 1064939.1: OID External Authentication to Novell eDirectory With SSL Fails" was created documenting the issue and the resolution based upon my work and research on the project.

 

Role:

▪          Involved from end-to-end upgrade and development on the OID side.

▪          Involved in planning and replication of the production portal environment to QA portal environment encapsulating Oracle Identity Management and Repository.   

▪          Reviewed and re-designed the LDAP user-domains in OID to effectively align them with the user-domains on the source Corporate eDirectory.

▪          Worked on the Oracle Directory Integration and Provisioning (ODIP) component for the creation of integration profiles for synchronization of user attributes and entities from the source eDirectory to the destination OID.

▪          Implemented external authentication plugin for the authentication of users against the eDirectory through the OID.

 

Tools/Components: Oracle Identity Management 10.1.4.3, Softerra LDAP browser, Oracle Directory Integration & Provisioning.

 

2.           Project: Honeywell Aerospace Sales Spares and Bendix/King Commerce applications, Phoenix   (10/2011– 05/2013)

Project Description: The Honeywell My Aerospace Commerce (Spares and Bendix/King) suite of applications provide online sales repair, exchange and rental capabilities for Aerospace parts to Honeywell Aerospace customers worldwide.

 

Role:

▪          Worked as a business interfacing role in Phoenix AZ for understanding and getting requirements from business users, providing support for maintaining the high availability of the applications and production issues.

▪          Translating business requirements into technical specifications.

▪          Validating requirements and functionality match with each release.

▪          Review Code and technical guidance to team members.

▪          Tracking critical application related issues with RCA and suggesting measures to prevent them from re-occurring.

▪          Tracking monthly sales and revenue numbers from the websites and preparing reports for the business to review and track.

▪          Providing technical analysis for business requirements and system issues associated with the My Aerospace Commerce sites.

Tools/Components: IBM Websphere Commerce 5.6.1, Toad 10.6, Oracle 9i (9.2.0.7) DB, HTML, J2EE

 

3.           Product: HonBoard Blackberry Interface, Honeywell (09/2011– 10/2011)

Product Description: The HonBoard application was designed as a proof-of-concept (and then later implemented as a project)  for developing a mobile visual meeting solution for the Honeywell employees working on remote customer sites to collaborate in online meetings. The mobile application had features viz. participants to share metrics data like charts, sales reports etc. also allowing the presenter to have a live whiteboard for taking notes which could be viewed by participants.

 

Role: Had successfully integrated Openfire instant messaging (IM) and groupchat server for Blackberry devices with corporate LDAP server on Novell E-directory for demonstrating a POC which showcased an online whiteboard for meeting participants conferencing through their Blackberry devices. This enabled the corporate users to successfully access the HonBoard application on their BlackBerry devices, also allowing application developers to access user LDAP data like contact details, sub-units, geographic location etc. The application allowed employees working offsite/customer locations to attend & actively participate in corporate online meetings.

Tools/Components: Novell EDirectory, Openfire IM and groupchat server 3.7.0.

 

4.           Project: HTSI Audit Application build IPASS/PMSA (Honeywell Portal Development)                            (01/2010 – 08/2011)

Project Description: iPass software will support the HTSI procurement audit process. The IPASS tool is used by the procurement department to ensure compliance to government regulations. Each buyer is required to undergo an IPASS compliance audit questionnaire related to pre purchase order activity. PMSA system will act as a primary interface for Property Managers. The system will be used principally as a one stop store for all property related audits and will be used for reporting metrics based upon these audits. PMSA leverages integration between the HIIMS portal and Oracle Reports enabling a rich PDF-Portlet based UI for audit-metrics reporting.

Role:

▪          Technical Lead of the project starting from the inception, Kick-off, Estimation, design and development.

▪          Responsible for Technical and functional design, development, team handling, work allocation, deliveries and escalations.

▪          Established the usage of Oracle Reports into the architecture by successfully demonstrating proof-of-concept to the business which in turn also led to productivity savings in the scale of 300 hrs over 3 projects.

▪          Offshore project lead comprising of 10 team members.

 

Tools/Components: Oracle10g JDeveloper 10.1.3, Oracle PDK Java, Oracle SQL developer 10.1.3, Oracle AS Portal 10g 10.1.4.2, Oracle Reports 10.1.2.0.2 Toad, J2EE.

 

5.           Project: Replication of the Portal production to Portal QA (Replication- Honeywell Enterprise Applications) (07/2009– 11/2009)

Project Description: Project involved replication of the Production portal environment onto the Portal QA for ensuring future failover and exercise preceding movement to a new data center.  

Role:

▪          Was involved in planning and replication of the production portal environment to QA portal environment envisaging Oracle Identity Management and Repository.   

▪          Collaborated DBA and development team on step-by-step basis to ensure a smooth transition of the Replication.

▪          Carried out replication steps for the replication of the Oracle Identity Management on the QA server from the Production server.

 

Tools/Components: Oracle Identity Management 10.1.4.3, Softerra LDAP browser, Oracle Directory Integration & Provisioning, Export and Import utilities from Oracle, SQL developer.

 

6.           Project Portal Upgrade and FIPS implementation (Infrastructure Upgrade and configuration)              (02/2009 – 06/2009)

Project Description: To employ NASA guidelines for correctly implementing the Approved security functions for the protection of sensitive information. Federal information processing standards was NASA guidelines to implement a change that enables the Windows security policy "System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing". This policy, when enabled, prevents users from accessing the HIIMS Portal with IE by requiring a FIPS compliant encryption algorithm.

 

Role:

▪          Co-ordinated & executed the various steps involved in the upgrade & the configuration required for implementation of FIPS on the Oracle Portal architecture.

▪          Reviewed code changes for compatibility in the new Portal version.

 

7.           Project: HTSI Program’s portal development (Portal development- Honeywell Enterprise Applications) (02/2008-11/2008)

Project Description: The Project involved development of diverse Portlet components for a number of HTSI programs like NASA Contract assurance services (NCAS), Near Earth Network Services (NENS) etc. The portlets built include discussion forums, Portlet for grouping reports; metrics upload Portlet, Top and left navigation components etc.

 

Role:

▪          Trained team members on PDKs for Java, PL/SQL and Portal architecture.

▪          Was responsible for creation of SRS and design documents.

▪          Guided the team on development of Portlets and performed code review.

▪          Extensively used APIs for maintaining compatibility for higher Portal versions.

Tools/Components: Oracle10g JDeveloper 10.1.3, Oracle SQL developer 10.1.3, Oracle AS Portal 10g 10.1.2.

 

Satyam Computer Services Limited, India 08/2004 – 09/2007

•          Designed and developed Application Software for the Enterprise Applications & Healthcare practices.

•          Worked in Oracle SOA, Oracle BPEL to build the integration layer for enterprises.

•          Worked extensively in Oracle AS 10g for implementing portal architecture for various enterprises under crisp timelines.

•          Documented Design and Test cases.

•          Worked as a Module Lead/Team Member/Designer for the implementations.

•          Prepared process related documents for projects and auditing.

 

8.           Project: Asia Finance Holding (Integration)                                                                                                  (02/2007– 09/2007)

Client: AFH, Dubai, (Enterprise Applications).

Project Description: The Project primarily deal with the integration of Oracle E-Business Suite with a third party Customer Acquisition System. The Project consists of seven touch points for integration; two of which were data integration & five were process related integration.

 

Role:

▪          Documented the MD50 functional requirement document & MD70 design document.

▪          Designing BPEL processes for process integration of the CRM application with the Finnone CAS application.

▪          Designing BPEL processes for data integration of the CRM application to the Finnone application.

▪          Tools/Components: Oracle10g JDeveloper 10.1.3,Oracle BPEL Process Manager, SOA 10.1.3 server

 

9.           Project: HP-Avago DAY 2 IRIS Development, Transition (Migration) and Delivery                            (05/2006– 01/2007)

Client: Avago Technologies, US, (Enterprise Applications).

Project Description: IRIS can be viewed as the eye to HR information of Avago, the vision of eHR as well as an abbreviation for Internal/Intranet/I(self) Resource Information System. IRIS was evolved as it moved from Day 1 to Day 2 providing more robust functionalities and features.

Role:

▪          Worked extensively in the design & development of the IRIS transaction forms module.

▪          Designed & developed the validation pages for all forms.

▪          Responsible for the design & development of the Job Classification change form, AWS GAP shift form & Termination Retirement form to be used in the Iris Workflow Forms module.

▪          Worked in the integration of the workflow forms module consisting of 17 forms.

▪          Responsible for implementing change requests & fixing bugs in the module.

▪          Responsible for the development of the NAW Personal information, NAW Contact Location reports & the NAW Reports Navigation Portlet.

Tools/Components: Oracle AS Portal 10g, Oracle10g JDeveloper 10.1.2,JSP, AJAX, PL/SQL, TOAD, SQL developer 1.0.

 

10.    Project: HP-Avago DAY 2 Transition (Migration) and Delivery                                                         (01/2006– 05/2006)

Client: Avago Technologies, US, (Enterprise Applications).

Project Description: Avago has a large number of disparate websites, currently managed by different units within and with a different look and feel. This project envisaged the task of unifying them under a single portal umbrella, provides adequate access control to satisfy the business needs.

Role:

▪          Responsible for the development of the Admin tool utility for adding & modifying menu items into the left/application menu & the top/global menu.

▪          Designed a number of subcomponents using PL/SQL to be integrated into the utility.

▪          Responsible for analyzing, documenting & implementing the workflow process within the Oracle AS 10g portal.

▪          Responsible for migration of a number of static sites that were to be deployed within the portal.

Tools/Components: Oracle AS Portal 10g, PL/SQL, TOAD, SQL developer 1.0.

 

11.    Project: HealthE Sport EHR Project                                                                                                                 (02/2005-12/2005)

Client: HealthE, Australia, (HealthCare)

Project Description: The Project involved the porting of the current Australian Portal to a new global Portal architecture, to be hosted in a central host environment. Portal architecture that will serve as a platform for Portal features for multi-lingual capability & integration with HTB. Portal instances - Member portal, credit card site, sports portal, internal intranet, international web site.

 

Role:

▪          Responsible for migration of the previous Australian Portal to a new global Portal architecture and to host it in a central host environment.

▪          Integrate HTB applications into the portal (SSO).

▪          Using style sheets (CSS) consistently across all portals and applications - consistent look and feel.

▪          Responsible for analyzing and designing the work-flow. Involved in documentation of the application.

Tools/Components: Oracle AS 10g, PL/SQL, TOAD.