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Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

Bengaluru

Summary

17 + years of relevant experience into Build & System Integration, Software Configuration Management with Release Manager Activities. Specialized Knowledge in GIT, Gerrit, Clearcase, Gitlab, Github, Yocto, Branching/Merge Activities. Experienced in system Integration validation for Intel Modem and IOT Platforms Expert in customer delivery solutions, ensure smooth customer delivery execution in the toolchain environment, identify and implement improvements areas. Responsible for client interface and delivery of the complete programs Providing optimized technical solutions to existing projects for continuous Customer engagements, involving in new proposals. Worked on Intel Customer with Modem chip delivery with Apple End customer for around 5 years

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Build & Release Manager

Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd(WindRiver)
04.2024 - Current
  • Coordinated scheduled releases and updates.
  • Planned and orchestrated end-to-end processes
  • Collaborated with project developers, and ensure delivery is happening at right time.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Setting up the Infra for the India Non-Covered Projects with Dev and Test Ops Server
  • Worked on to setup the Coverity and Code Collab Integration Server setup in Bangalore Worked on CodeCollab Integration with Jenkins for Mainline branch merging
  • Jenkins Automation implemented for Regression testing and PR Merge Request Maintaining the Bitbucket Server
  • Delivering the tarball Delivery Package for WindRiver Customer Aptiv and other customers.
  • Running Checklist and working closely with Project Manager for the deliveries.
  • Creating and Maintaining the Release Packages and verifying before delivery
  • Delivery package created with patch model and provided steps to customer to be followed
  • Closely work with validation team to apply patch and do the feature testing which is planned for that release.
  • Preparing the Release content for every release.

Senior-Lead Engineer

Capgemini Technologies Services India Ltd(Intel)
05.2012 - 03.2024
  • Company Overview: Client: Intel
  • Worked on Modem Build and Integration Activities and responsible for Customer delivery package
  • Maintained Apple Customer environment in Intel and make sure there is no break in build with customer end
  • Prepared Checklist for the team to check before delivery to Apple customer
  • Preparing Contents with Release notes for every weekly and patch releases
  • Worked on Content and Release Notes Preparations, support for PDMs
  • Closely working with PSXT Lead to handle the Pre-Int builds and manage the degrade handling
  • Updating Jenkinsfile time to time when needed the changes
  • Supporting for Intel IOTG programs with Lake and Bay Programs (Thunderbay, keembay, icelake, tigerlake, elhartlake, rapterlake) Integration and release to intel internal Laptop customers
  • Updating latest CSME, IOTG BIOS by manually stitching the IFWIs
  • Maintained Daily/Weekly and EB builds and Delivering Diff codes to Apple Customer
  • Strictly Following Checklist before Deliver to customer for the weekly delivery
  • Expert in tickets handling like UTP, Radar, JIRA like ticketing systems
  • Worked on Intel Modem Platforms XMM6360, XMM7480, XMM8560, IBIS, Lexington for System Integration and release manager activities with Apple Client
  • Handling the degrade and finding the culprit content and re-run pre-int builds and make it mainline healthy
  • Handled Correction releases and Propagate the required changes from Platform to customer release branch and conducting CCB meetings
  • Conducting daily scrum meeting with internal team and identifying the gaps and doing Knowledge sharing time to time
  • Manage and resolve client escalations and responsible for client interface and delivery
  • Client: Intel

Technical Lead

ST-Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2010 - 05.2012
  • Creating Vobs in Embassy Setup for Sasken ODC and import and export the Replica's from STE to Other sites
  • Generating the triggers for those Embassy Vobs and STE imported Vobs
  • Granting DEVEL and INTEG Access permission for creating Branches as per inhouse tool
  • Making New Baselines and providing to Sasken ODC for Every Release in STE and make sure its working baseline before sync to ODC server
  • Monitoring the Server's space and managing the Registry server
  • Daily support to end user problems and maintaining the environment
  • Implemented CM infrastructures by updating and creating SCM Plan and Process Documented for New projects
  • Solving the environment issues
  • Creating Module, Vobs and Applying Triggers for them as per STE process
  • Creating VarI(Integration Branches), VarT(Development Branch) for the users
  • Providing Permission to users for Creating varT (Development Branch)
  • Troubleshooting clearcase issues like (Labeling, merging, metadata deletion, etc...)
  • Creating CM plan for new projects and Explaining to Management team
  • Baseline Creation for Sasken Users from STE Every Release
  • Setting the GIT setup for the New users
  • Handled the Mastership related issues and Managed replicas with different sites
  • Recovered lost packets and manually exported/imported the packets in need basis
  • Created build/release and configuration management procedures
  • Managed build environment and reporting build errors to the concerned team and followed up to get the fix

IT - Engineer

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications International AB
05.2008 - 02.2010
  • Installing Clearcase and ClearQuest on users' machines
  • Creating Vobs and Activation of Vobs in the SEMC internal tool - CME
  • Generating the triggers for the Vobs and moving vobs
  • Granting Access permission for the new users in India site for CME
  • Installed and upgraded Clearcase servers and Clearcase client deployments
  • Daily support to end user problems and maintaining the environment
  • Designed effective custom branching and merging strategies
  • Implemented CM infrastructures by updating and creating SCM Plan and Process Documents
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting of Clearcase issues, managing registry server
  • Involved in Build Machine set up, Configuration of SCM Tools and build tools installations
  • Applying labels, creating new branches & Writing configspec's for supporting development
  • Training new joiners on Clearcase and SCM Process
  • Flashing the Phone if Latest S/w Releases generated using Flash Gordon
  • Importing the Symbian Code for Developers using PGP and Reltools from Kista FTP server and maintaining the CBR Releases and Co-ordinated with Japan tools team- For Symbian Projects
  • Provided support for SEMC following ODC's -> IBM & L&T, Wipro & Sasken Chennai ODC's

Software Configuration Management Engineer

Samsung India Software Operations PVT Ltd : Vista Info systems
08.2007 - 05.2008
  • Daily support to end user problems and maintaining the environment
  • Managing the Registry Servers
  • Create and Assigning the Triggers for the newly creating vobs
  • Doing Region Synchronization in windows once the vob is created in Solaris server
  • Creating Additional Group for the vobs
  • Managing permission related issues using Windows Active Directory
  • Moving the VOBs and Views
  • Creating the Vobs and doing clearfsimport for the project purpose and Finally comparing the imported Vobs by using Araxis Merge comparison tool
  • License Server Administration
  • Managing the VOB and View Servers
  • Applying labels, creating new branches & Writing config spec's for supporting development
  • Installed and upgraded ClearCase server and ClearCase client deployments
  • Provided support for following Samsung ODCs – Sasken, Siemens, Wipro & Celunite Pune
  • Involved in Clearquest activities

Education

Master of Science -

Jamal Mohamed College

Bachelor of Science - undefined

Jamal Mohamed College

Higher Secondary - undefined

E.R.Hr. Secondary School

High School - undefined

E.R.Hr.Secondary School

Skills

  • GIT
  • Clearcase
  • CI/CD
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Wiki
  • Jenkins
  • Gitlab
  • Github
  • Opticm6
  • Opticm5
  • Yocto
  • AWS
  • Harts
  • Grafana
  • GIO
  • Artifactory
  • UTP
  • Kafka
  • Tcloud
  • Docker

Certification

  • IBM Rational Clearcase Certified
  • ITIL Foundation
  • Microsoft AZ-305
  • Azure Solutions Architect
  • PDU Completion
  • Project Management Professional Exam Prep

Operating Systems

  • Windows
  • Linux/Ubuntu
  • CentOs

Personal Information

Visa Status: H1B

Onsite Experience

  • USA, Intel Modem Project for Apple Customer, 07/2015 - 06/2018
  • France, Mckee2 Wearable Device project for Intel Customer
  • Austria, IMC Projects from Fujitsu Company for Capgemini
  • China, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Project, 2008

Timeline

Build & Release Manager

Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd(WindRiver)
04.2024 - Current

Senior-Lead Engineer

Capgemini Technologies Services India Ltd(Intel)
05.2012 - 03.2024

Technical Lead

ST-Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2010 - 05.2012

IT - Engineer

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications International AB
05.2008 - 02.2010

Software Configuration Management Engineer

Samsung India Software Operations PVT Ltd : Vista Info systems
08.2007 - 05.2008

Bachelor of Science - undefined

Jamal Mohamed College

Higher Secondary - undefined

E.R.Hr. Secondary School

High School - undefined

E.R.Hr.Secondary School

Master of Science -

Jamal Mohamed College
Ashok Kumar