Saravanan S has over 13 years of experience in IT as a configuration engineer, manager, and senior software engineer. He has extensive expertise in areas like program management, product development, quality assurance, business analysis, and configuration management using tools like ClearCase, ClearQuest, Docker, Ansible, Puppet, and more. Currently he works as a configuration manager at Plintron Global Tech in Chennai, where he has led initiatives to migrate the company's code repository from VSS to Git and implement continuous integration practices.

1. Saravanan S Cell: 9941141119 E-mail:saravanancm2016@gmail.com
IT Professional with 13+ years of experience
(Objective: Seeking a position of Configuration Engineer in IT)
Proven expertise in: Program Management  Product Development Lifecycle  Quality
Assurance 
Business & Functional Analysis
 Hands-on experience in C, C++, Clear case, Clear Quest, Dockers, ansible, puppet, nunit
Configuration management process, continuous integration with agile method, Build & Release
process setup.
 Track record of conceptualizing and executing strategies to achieve key organizational targets.
 High-level leadership and mentoring ability. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Career Profile
Configuration Manager, Plintron Global Tech, Chennai (July 2012 to Till date)
Achievements:
• Complete ALM, Jenkins with Dev apps Continues integration & GIT server migration from VSS
to GIT in R&D
Job Profile:
• Handling more than 150 products HLR, CBOS, CPOS, SPA and many more in VSS
• Initial Code migration from VSS to GIT implementation.
• Implemented ALM Digite application throughout R&D premises.
• Creating Branch flow in GIT and coordinating with developers and completing the integration
activates.
• setting up Dev Apps using ancible, Dockers and puppet
• Managing trivial and complexity merges between multi Site Development.
• Monitoring Nightly and scheduled builds.
• Coordinating with Dev team for Build failures and fix the code and integration.
• Code Coverage and Release notes artifacts preparation before pre-production environment.
• After Production deployment, supporting with Data center team if any problem exists.
• Providing Hot fixes if any major issues identified in Production environment as per SLA.
Release Coordinator/ Configuration Head, UASC, Chennai (Aug 2008 to June 2012)
Achievements:
• Played key role in Hudson set up.
Job Profile:
• Involved in release & maintenance with prime focus on independent release coordination and
performance of continuous integration releases to multiple environments.
• Focus on configuration management with prime responsibilities of installation & configuration
of VSS and jtrack servers; implementation of SVN & Hudson and development & maintenance
of build environment.
• Set up infrastructure for continuous integration with agile method through Hudson; coordinate
with sub-module release members pertaining to release activities.
• Integrate changes to mainline; develop combine build as a single module and prepare release
notes for final release.
• Liaise with ATOS data center before and after deployment and with the CCB team post roll out
of customer release.

2. Senior Software Engineer, ATRENTA, Noida (Nov 2007 - Jul 2008)
Achievements:
• Actively involved in Automation set up.
Job Profile:
• Led a team of 11 developers involved in support and R&D management besides producing and
maintaining resource allocations and project plans for 2 product and support issues.
• Involved in configuration management with focus on installation & configuration of CVS and
Bugzilla servers, set up CVS & Bugzilla integration apart from development and maintenance
of build environment.
• Focused on version control system in CVS & SVN, usage of Bugzila for tracking system and
automation for build.
• Ensured migration of changes from integration branch to release branch, nightly build for
Windows, Linux & Mac O/S.
• Coordinated with concerned teams in fixing up failed modules based on roadmaps; prepared
releases & artifacts for customer release.
Senior Software Engineer, Sasken Communication, Bangalore (Oct 2006 - Nov 2007)
Achievements:
• Recipient of Star of the Quarter with 100% accuracy of release deployment certification.
Job Profile:
• Involved in configuration management with prime focus on implementation of integration
testing environment for developers, web based builds to allow any time and any branch
builds, branching for developers.
• Ensured strict compliance to delivery schedules through implementation of re-builds;
maintained the source in Clear case, VSS & Perforce; tracked bugs of Clear Quest.
• Coordinated with Nokia & Motorola developers of Texas instruments; fired a build nightly in
windows & Linux environments.
• Managed conflict merges with developers in multi-site vobs.
• Focused on weekly based releases to be rolled out to customers and performed regression
testing in UI boards.
Project:
 MMI for Mobile application for Texas Instruments, Bangalore (1 Year): –
 Member of the MMI Integration team involved in White box testing for Code verification.
Focused on configuration build & release activities with prime responsibilities of
 Preparation of CM Plan, maintenance of Base Source code using version control tool (Clear
case, Perforce, CM synergy, Subversion, PVCS, VSS).
 Identification of Configuration Items & Non Configuration items; integration of latest
version with mainline branch (release branch).
 Application of release labels, writing scripts using shell for automation of builds; testing
with successful .obj files.
 Preparation of artifacts (release notes, reports, bin) and uploading of artifacts public
server.
 Modules - Call Management, Short messaging Service, Phonebook, Network, Sim
Application Toolkit, UI Components - Editor, call log display, Security, SIM, Supplementary
Services, AT- Commands, SIM Personalization, Feature Flags.
 Technology used - C, C++ on Windows & Linux.

3. CMO, Huawei (On Contract), Bangalore (Nov 2005 - Oct 2006)
Achievements:
• Played key role in preparation of file set up.
• Active participant & certified in CMM 4 & 5.
• Recipient of Achiever of the year certification.
Job Profile:
• Involved in identification of configuration items, updating CSA forms baselining of documents
and notifying stakeholders.
• Focused on Clearcase multi and single site development; creating vob, maintaining replica of
vob and synchronizing the vob.
• Automating all build activities, integrating changes and writing scripts in perl and shell in ant.
• Maintained the source in Clear case and tracked bugs in Clear Quest.
• Interacted with developers for integration between developer branch & main line branch;
scheduled nightly & weekly builds.
• Reported to PM for resolution of isuses and conflicts in build failure.
• Conducted CCB Team meeting for immediate change in CI besides preparing releases and
artifacts for customer release.
Business Associate, Tata Consultancy Services (Jun 2003 – Aug 2005)
 Verizon Data Services,Tampa,USA
CM- (CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT) Provide Configuration Management services for 47
mainframe applications of Verizon’s Billing system. The configuration requests are raised
by the Developer through CMAT (Configuration management Tool). Configuration
Management supports systems delivery across Vbill by establishing, tracking and
maintaining the integrity and quality of changes to the application software product
baselines throughout the software life cycles.
Education & Certifications
 Trained in Rational Tools, Mainframe IPMS, IQMS, Telecom basics, Clear case
administration, GPRS-GSM, Induction Manual, Spy glass product
 B.Sc (Mathematics), Government College, 2002
Technical Skills
 Programming Languages & APIs: Unix shell scripting (sh, bash, ash, sed, awk, etc…), C &
C++ COBOL and BASIC. JCL TSO/ISPF
 Operating development & environments: Linux(RedHat),MS-DOS, Windows
3.x/95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, OS/2, Unix, SYS V Unix, SunOS, Clearcase, PVCS, VSS, CVS,
Source insight
 Networking: Unix, Windows, Macintosh
 Application software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access,
Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Apache and Samba
Personal Particulars
 Languages: English, Hindi & Tamil.

4.  Address: 11, Park Road, Anna Nagar East, Chennai - 600040
 Valid Indian Passport holder