Krishna Chaitanya has over 7 years of experience working with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) products. He is currently a Level 3 TFS Administrator at Dell Inc., where he manages TFS 2013 for over 15,000 users. Previously, he worked as a TFS Engineer implementing and customizing TFS from scratch for various projects. He has extensive experience installing, configuring, and troubleshooting TFS and related Microsoft products. Krishna holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology and certifications in TFS 2012 and Scrum.
1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Krishna Chaitanya chaitu.tfs1@gmail.com
+91 9177998722
OBJECTIVE: Aspire tobe a part of a cutting-edge organizationwhere Icanutilize myskillsandabilitiesto
betterenhance the qualityof ALMprocesses.Lookingforwardtonew challenges whichpushme tothe
extremesandthus bringingoutthe bestinme.
WORK EXPERIENCE: A total of 7 years of work experience whichincludes over6 years on TFS product.
Currentlyworking with Dell Inc. for the past 2 years as a Level 3 Support TFS Administrator – Software
Dev. Sr. Analyst. Dell has one of the largest implementationsofTFS 2013 in the world currently next
to Microsoft. I have beena part of the team of two technical resources,who architectedit from
ground up & we currently manage over 15000 TFS user base in Dell.
Dell Inc. Hyderabad – Workingas a Software Dev SeniorAnalyst – L3 TFS Administrator.
Job description:I workas a Level 3 supportfor TFS productand manage the TFS 2013 ALM and
administration - configurationandmigrationof projectsfrom TFS2010 to TFS 2012 and now TFS 2013.
Complete end-to-endApplicationlifecycle Managementforover 1300 of Dell’sinternal ITprojects. I
oversee the security/configurationandmanagementof completeversioncontrol,ALMforall custom
developmentprojects inDell.Myrole involvescustomizingprocesstemplates,workitemtracking,TFS
defaultandcustomreporting, AutoBuild configurations,deploymentof binaries/bitstodifferent
environmentslikeDIT,SIT, UAT, Prodetc. Configurationof LabManagement,TestManager,Virtual
machinesforTFS Build2010, writingbuilddefinitionsbasedon environment,use of different
deploymenttools,branching/mergingstrategyasperprojectneeds(Specificallyin Waterfall andAgile
methodology pluscustomizethe Default templatestoDell’s Traditional developmentstandards)
My role alsoinvolvesoverseeingthe security,workingonActive Directorygroups,
database backupsinSQL server 2014, ConfiguringAgile PortfoliomanagementandBacklog/Kanban
boardsfor individualteamprojects.ForSharepoint2010/2013, Analysisservices,SSRS 2010 – includes
settingupDR (disasterrecovery) servers, regularbackups,healthcheck(BPA tool fromMicrosoft) and
analysisof report,errorlogsand assigningtaskstoSoftware Analystswhoworkwithme.Workon
differentbuildsincludingsettingupcontinuousintegration,autoBuildsandauto-deployment(withtools
like TFSScheduler).
ContinuouscollaborationwithDevLeads,ProgramManagers,PMs,Architectsfornew
and existingprojects, workitemcustomizationsas&whenneededandworkcloselywithPMO. Work
starts fromRequirementmanagement,workitemtracking,tasks andbug/defectmanagement
workItemcustomizationasperproject needs. Alsoworkonpreparing TFSReports,Businessintelligence,
customreports and presentingdocumentation,trainingDev teamsaroundTFS productand itsusage.
2. Aspire Systems, Chennai - Workedas a TFSEngineerfora Dev teamcalled “Bedrock” from
March 2012 – December2013.
Job description:Full-fledgedimplementationof TFS fromthe scratch across all Microsoft
projectsisthe keyvisionforthe client.Iworkon customizedtemplatesasperindividual projectneeds,
ReportingservicescustomizationsusingReportBuilderinadditiontothe defaultreportsfromTFS.Work
includestrainingthe PMs& DevLeads for increasedefficiency&effective projectmanagementusing
TFS product.
I workon maintainingthe TFSservers, includingthe SQLserver2008 R2 edition.MigrationsandDomain
movements withoutanyhindrance tothe developmentteams.Iinteractwithclient anddotechnical
consultingwiththem whoare interestedinhavingtheirprojectsuse TFS2010 andTFS 2012.
BuildAutomationincludingTFSDeployerandautomatingthe buildsforseveral stages - testing,pre-
prod,staging,QA and/or droppingbuildsforclient'suseracceptance tests.Buildcontroller
configurationsandcustomizationswhere &whenneededare apart of my jobhere.
Role basedpermissionstodevelopers,projectleads andprojectmanagersare alsomaintainedanddone
by me.
Skill Cap Global IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd - Deputed to Verizon Data Services
– Workedfor3 yearsinConfigurationManagementteamasa Build/Release Engineer&TFS
Administratorfrom Feb2009 to March 2012.
Job description:Extensive experienceinTeamfoundationserverinstallationandconfiguration–
startingfromTFS 2008 to TFS 2010. Workingcloselywiththe QA teaminidentifyingenvironment/code
issuesandopeningaCMC to resolve the issues.CreatingTeamProjectCollectionsandmanagingthe
ProjectCollections.Securitysetupandprovide AccessRightstousersbasedontheirrole onthe
individualTeamProjects.CreatingBrancheswheneverrequiredandmergingthe branchesasperthe
requestfromdevelopmentteams.Troubleshootingthe TFSissueslike Code Merging,Visual Studio
issues,MTMissues,Securityissues. Creating/Customizingthe TFSReportsforBuildreports, Burndown
reports, Code Churn,WorkitemreportsusingReportBuilder.House KeepingActivitieslikecleaningup
the repositoriesandtempfiles. Labelingthe Releasedversionasperthe CMnamingConventions.
Writingbuilddefinitionsandqueuingthe differenttype of buildlike CIandRollingBuilds.Deployment
issueslike the code basednotdeployedproperdll filesorMSI Buildfilesetc.
Successful upgrades andmigrations of the currentenvironmentsfromTFS2008 to TFS2010. Also
includesdeploymentof SQL2008 whichisa prerequisite forTFS.
WorkedextensivelyininstallingandconfiguringMOSS2007 and MOSS 2010 as a part TFS product.
Configurationanddeploymentof SSRS – SQL server2008 reportingservices. Provide consultingservices
on the TFS/VSTS serversecurity,permissions,userprofilesandenhancingthe performance&workingof
the product overlive meetingsessions.