SARAH ELKINS
PROFILE
Configuration management specialist with extensive experience in software and website development organizations. Skills range from build automation to knowledge management. Frequent awards. Presentations at professional/technical conferences.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Configuration Management: CollabNet (SourceForge Enterprise Edition), Subversion (SVN), CVS, PVCS
Builds and Automation: Ant (.xml), CruiseControl, Perl/batch/shell scripting, make
Change Tracking: TeamTrack, Remedy, Vantive, Lotus Notes, scripting
OS/Platforms: Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP, DEC, Windows NT/XP
EXPERIENCE
Configuration Manager / Build Engineer
Applied Biosystems, Rockville, MD: 2003 - 2007
- Shortened software development life cycle (SDLC) and improved quality by standardizing processes, automating build/deploy tasks, and incorporating Continuous Integration (Agile methodology)
- Streamlined and coordinated releases with customer support, Technical Change Control Board, IT, and distributed test/development groups, resulting in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and reduced errors, overtime, and internal issues
- Deployed releases, patches, and content/data to test sites and ten production websites -- e.g., in one year deployed 25+ software rollouts on top of twice-weekly content and data updates, viewed by hundreds of thousands, $89 million in revenue
- Provided primary daytime website troubleshooting, resolving issues and enabling e-commerce
- Created tags and branches, fixed merge issues, and administered software repositories (CVS/Subversion)
- Set up prototype, test, and production systems, including web software (Apache, Coldfusion, JRun, Netscape, Tomcat, Liferay, BigIP) and MySQL databases
- Enhanced team use of collaborative software (SourceForge Enterprise Edition); set up projects, customized applications guide and FAQs, added and cross-linked metadata
- Presented "Leveraging SourceForge" at Asilomar 2006 conference
- Addressed software re-use issues and open source uncertainties: developed Open Source Policy; developed internal common software site and Open Source Policy with wiki pages on licensing, usage, and other information
- Earned multiple raises, bonuses, and DNA Awards (product delivery and cost savings)
Senior Configuration Management Developer
JDA (was Manugistics), Rockville, MD: 1997 - 2002
- Supported 150 developers on Java/C++ projects via builds on AIX, HP, DEC, SUN/Solaris, Windows NT, OS/2; automation (Perl, shell, and batch file scripting), PVCS/CVS software repository administration, change and problem tracking (Vantive)
- Documented and trained developers and testers on processes and tools
- Produced master media (InstallShield, InstallAnywhere) and escrows
- Represented company on PVCS Customer Advisory Board (1998-1999)
- Earned "Y2K" Award for company-wide software PVCS upgrade
(tested, implemented locally, coordinated/implemented remote sites' upgrades)
Configuration Management Specialist
BMC (was MAXM Systems Corp.), McLean, VA: 1995 - 1997
- Established CM Plan, procedures, PVCS repositories, and build scripts for new projects
- Provided and maintained process, build process, and change information
Software Configuration Management (SCM) Engineer
Itron, Inc., Spokane, WA: 1994 - 1995
- Supported C++ developers via version control (PVCS source code archives), builds
- Participated in SCM tool evaluation and selection (developing questions
for vendors, evaluation tests)
Software Project Engineer
Xerox Corp., Rochester, NY: 1988 - 1994
- Earned multiple promotions
- Awarded for leading "Immortal Software" team (including budgeting)
- Led UI/translation product quality task force (US, Japan, Europe)
- Improved speed (by 80%) and reliability of software change-tracking (through automation)
- Conducted evaluations: desktop publishing competitive benchmark/demographics study; SCM tool/process capabilities (then audited long-range software recreatibility)
- Helped develop corporate software configuration management standards
- Contributed solicited feedback to Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (criteria for the Capability Maturity Model, SEI CMM), and Learning Tree International (course materials)
TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
- Intro to Intellectual Property, Legal & IP Project Deliverables, 2007
- ACM Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, 2006
- ISO 9001 and CMM/CMMI, Perot Systems Government Services, 2003
- CMII 1996 (Institute for Configuration Management)
- Project Planning and Management, Software Requirements Specification, Writing Technical Reports, Interim Standard 649 (DOD Acquisition Reform and CM)
- Tools/Technical: DOORS, SourceForge Enterprise Edition, PVCS, UNIX, Vantive, TeamTrack, Remedy, Lotus Notes, Excel, HTML
EDUCATION
- BS, Computer Science (GPA 3.80, Magna Cum Laude), College of Charleston 1988
- Defended Honors Program Senior Thesis on artificial intelligence to CS department
- Presented top statewide undergraduate philosophy paper at academic conference
- Teaching Assistant (advanced symbolic logic): tutored, graded, gave selected lectures
- President -- Senior Class, Honors Program Student Association, ACM Student Chapter
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
- Presented "Knowledge Gardening" (participatory knowledge management using social software) at Penguicon 2006 (open source conference)
- Co-presented "Tour of OLPC" to Northern Virginia Linux User Group (February 2008): presentation on and demonstration of the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop
- Closing Judge -- Assistant Election Judge, Maryland Board of Elections (February 2008)
http://www.sarahelkins.org/resume/ | January 8, 2008