1. JOHAN KAYATI
190 Park Lake Cir, Apt. B, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
• Mobile 818.967.8694 • johan.kayati@gmail.com
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Talented software professional with 16+ years of success in system analysis, design, development,
testing, configuration management, and build / deployment of high-performance, secure, and scalable
web applications. Adept at developing and supporting enterprise-class Windows server environments and
multi-tier / client-server / n-tier architecture. Articulate and confident communicator with dynamic
presentation and collaboration strengths.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Application / Server Build & Deployment
• Configuration Management
• Test / Production Environment Maintenance
• Process Automation & Improvement
• Application Development & Programming
• Performance / Functional Testing
• Technical Writing & Documentation
• Local / Offshore Team Collaboration
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Certifications: MCP (VB.NET, ASP.NET, .NET Framework), Oracle 8i/9i
Build & Release: Chef, Bamboo, Clearmake, Jenkins, ANT, Cruise Control, Install shield 2008, Install
Anywhere, Build Forge, Anthill Pro, TeamCity, Maven, PowerShell.
Programming: C#, ASP.Net 2.0, ASP.Net 3.5, VB.NET, ADO.NET, VB 6.0, PERL, Crystal Reports 7.0,
PHP, Javascript, MSDeploy, MSBuild, Powershell, VBScript, Ruby, NAnt, CSS, XML,
HTML / DHTML
OS: Windows XP, NT/2003/2000/2008/2012, Linux 9, UNIX
Database: Oracle 10g, SQL Server 2005, MySql, MS Access
Web Server: IIS 4.0/5.0/6.0/7.0, Weblogic, Apache 2.0.47, FrontPage Server Extensions 2002
Tools: Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010/ 2012/2013, Subversion, Biztalk Server 2004,
BMC Bladelogic 8.3, WinRunner 7.0, LoadRunner 6.5, TestDirector 6.0., Quick
TestPro, Visual Studio.Net, Visual Interdev 6.0, Visual SourceSafe (VSS), ClearCase,
GitHub, Rally, Nexus Repository, MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Visio, Word),
MS SharePoint.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ASSETMARK INC (THROUGH SIMPLEX INFO SYSTEMS, INC.), Concord, CA
Sr. Build Relese Engineer, 04/2015 – Present
Technical Scope: ASP.NET, VB.NET, MSBuild, MSDeploy, Powershell, Vbscript, TFS, IIS, Chef, Bamboo,
Git, Nexus, Ruby, Maven, Linux,
Automated CI and CD process and release infrastructure for EWealthManager applications. Maintained
and enhcnaced the Powershell and Msbuild scripts. Work with the various Agile development teams to
standardize branching and tagging of code in our TFS and Git repository and minatian code base
integrity. Engaged in managing daily builds, configuration, and environment maintenance across
multiple test and production environments in an Agile sprint lifecycle. Integrated Selenium regression
test modules with Cucumber reporting into the CI framework. Administer MS Team Foundation Server
(TFS 2012/2013). Create scripts and automations to streamline development, build, testing, defect
tracking, debugging, and deployment of .NET and Java applications and reporting mechanisms.
Extensively used Chef, TFS, Bamboo & Ruby for Continueous Integration.
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Key Contributions:
 Performing General System Engineering for High Availability Solutions on cloud-based Windows
and Linux platforms in actual servers and in AWS EC2 instances.
 Management of repositories in TFS and Github and migrated repositories be-tween the code
management tools.
 Creation of system scripts in Ruby, Batch and Bash with Json to be used moni-toring, building
and automating the systems as required by development and project management teams.
 Creation of Chef recipes and managing Docker containerization for automation of server
initialization, configuration management, installation of services and tools, and deployment
of .net and java-based applications.
 Performed TFS upgrade from 2012 to 2013.
 Manage and maintian TFS server. Customize Work Items, Process Templates, Build Definition
Templates and TFS Reports
 Attending to application and infrastructure problems encountered by supported business users,
business analysts, development teams and other business clients on supported solutions,
troubleshooting the issues as needed and engaging other teams to ensure on-time resolution of
raised issues.
 Documentation of best practices, lesson-learned, application and project designs, boarding
packages, release plans and common templates to be used by other appli-cations.
 Administration of CI tools such as TFS, Bamboo and Jenkins to automate pro-cesses and
manage plug-ins and tools that could maximize the CI’s functionalities and optimize processes.
 Management and usage of build tools such as Maven for java-based applications and MSBuild
for .net applications.
 Utilizing and configuring monitoring tools such as Sensu, Zabbix, New Relic and Nagios.
Support Environment and maintain its stability so that Development team can quickly and reliably test
their new code
WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THROUGH SIMPLEX INFO SYSTEMS, INC.), Burbank, CA
Sr. DevOps Engineer, 10/2013 – Present
Technical Scope: ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL 21005, MSBuild, Nant, MSDeploy, Vbscript, TFS, IIS,
TeamCity, Anthill Pro, Chef, Bamboo, Git, Nexus, Ruby, Rally
Automated CI build and release infrastructure for Studio Technology applications. Maintained and
enhcnaced the chef receipes and Msbuild scripts. Work with the various Agile development teams to
standardize branching and tagging of code in our TFS repository and minatian code base integrity.
Engaged in managing daily builds, configuration, and environment maintenance across multiple test and
production environments in an Agile sprint lifecycle. Integrated Selenium regression test modules with
Cucumber reporting into the CI framework. Administer MS Team Foundation Server (TFS 2012/2013).
Create scripts and automations to streamline development, build, testing, defect tracking, debugging,
and deployment of .NET applications and reporting mechanisms. Extensively used Chef, TFS, Bamboo &
Ruby for Continueous Integration.
Key Contributions:

3.  Made extensive use of Chef, Bamboo, TFS 2012/2013, MSBuild, TeamCity, Git to manage
build / deploy tasks, including Continues Integration.
 Design and implementation of CI (Continuous Integration) system: configuring
Bamboo/TFS/Chef servers.
 Migrated projects from TFS to Git and Rally.
 Performed TFS upgrade from 2012 to 2013.
 Manage and maintian TFS server. Customize Work Items, Process Templates, Build Definition
Templates and TFS Reports
 Analyze the existing Projects Build and Release Process and provide the necessary
improvements and Automation avoiding repetitive manual tasks.
 Customized Automated Build Scripts by modifying XAML (Work Flow) template to Start, Stop &
deploy code to various regions (Windows Service, Windows workflow).
 Setup new Team projects. Maintance, customized and enhance the TFS process and build
templates.
 Support DevOps Environment and maintain its stability so that Development team can quickly
and reliably test their new code
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP (THROUGH SIMPLEX INFO SYSTEMS, INC.), Hartford, CT
Configuration Management Specialist, 5/2006 – 10/2013
Technical Scope: ASP.NET, VB.NET, SQL 2005, MSBuild, Nant, MSDeploy, Vbscript, Biztalk, TFS, IIS 7.0,
Clearcase, Subversion, Anthill Pro, Bladelogic, LoadRunner
Play key role in managing daily builds, configuration, and environment maintenance across multiple test
and production environments. Administer MS Team Foundation Server (TFS). Create scripts and
automations to streamline development, build, testing, defect tracking, debugging, and deployment
of .NET applications and reporting mechanisms. Configure new servers for production / test
environments. Manage documentation, audits, compliance, reporting, and metrics for build automation
and continuous integration process. Key Contributions:
 Made extensive use of TFS 2010/2012, MSBuild, TeamCity, Anthill Pro, Subversion to manage
build / deploy tasks, including Continues Integration.
─ Work with various development teams to build and support automated builds,
supporting daily continuous integration. Develop automated test scripts to be run in a
staged environment to smoke test and ensure application stability. Building and
compiling code of varying complexity using automated and manual efforts to ensure
complete and accurate code compilation for release into various critical environments
─ Branching, Code merge & managing builds for QA & Production environment.
─ Contributing to the maintenance of standard development, stage and test
environments
─ Support a 24/7 production environment and perform the day-to-day management,
maintenance, optimization, backup, and ongoing reporting requirements of the
SharePoint and TFS Systems.
 Deployed, managed, and maintained physical and virtual server farms, and monitored 100+ IIS
Web Servers; reviewed log files to identify and resolve bottlenecks, ensuring optimal
availability and performance. Also used Bladelogic to manage for deploy tasks, including
creating audit, compliance, and deployment jobs, patching servers, automating builds and
deployments, and engineering / updating packages and scripts.
 Spearheaded unit testing of developer code; collaborated effectively with local / offshore teams
and users to ensure code met client requirements and achieved targets for application
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 Coordinated Release process and Reverse Demand Management (RDM) activities; organized
meetings and interactions with impacted teams, and led development of RDM game plan.
FOODPATH, INC., Various locations
Senior Software Developer and Build / Release Engineer, 4/2004 – 5/2006
Technical Scope: MSBuild, Nant, MSDeploy, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, VB.NET, HTML/DHTML, CSS, Visual
Studio, ANT, WMI, VBS, LoadRunner, Win Runner, UML, Rational Rose, Transact-SQL, SQL Server
2000, SOAP, IIS
Completed successful engagements for top clients; worked across full lifecycle of software development
to drive development, installation, QA, change control, and acceptance of web-based applications,
systems, and reporting processes. Elicited requirements, wrote system design and technical documents,
and created use cases. Designed and implemented tools, automations, and system enhancements;
developed databases, UIs, e-commerce modules, and web service infrastructure. Key Contributions:
 Designed and implemented .NET build and deployment tool for United Nations that reduced build
times on Windows by more than 66% (from three hours to one); also delivered highly scalable,
web-based bug tracking and defect tracking tool.
 Built public web site for Clifford Chance, Inc. (www.cliffordchance.com); programmed databases,
implemented registration, shopping cart and billing modules and user interface, implemented
business and data access logic, and configured SSL security.
 Leveraged Microsoft Solution Framework to design and develop smart business intelligence
solutions and enterprise e-commerce applications for smartbargains.com.
 Designed system monitor, email notification, and live update tool for FootPath Systems’
SecureGURU product, a first-of-its-kind application that monitors desktops for security breaches
and notifies user through automatic email.
EMKAY INFOTECH LTD. INDIA, New Delhi, India
Software Engineer, 2/2000 – 3/2004
Technical Scope: ASP, VB 6.0, COM/COM+, VBScript, JavaScript, Mitek Doctus, PL/SQL, Crystal Reports,
MS Office
Participated in design and development of several cutting-edge information management tools and
systems; architected software engines, wrote modules, and developed databases, stored procedures,
forms, reports, and high-quality system design and technical documents. Key Contribution:
 Completed projects on schedule consistently, delivering several highly available tools that
included Intelligent Character Reading (ICR) software, exam processing / result generation
system, document management system, and school information management system.
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Prior experience as Software Developer / Web Administrator at Kingston India (1997 - 2000)
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry • BEERHAMPUR UNIVERSITY, Orissa, India
Professional Development

5.  Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP - VB.NET, ASP.NET and .NET Framework)
 Oracle 8i and 9i Certificate received from STG
 Professional training in Data Warehousing, Informatica, Cognos, and Business Objects

6.  Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP - VB.NET, ASP.NET and .NET Framework)
 Oracle 8i and 9i Certificate received from STG
 Professional training in Data Warehousing, Informatica, Cognos, and Business Objects