Snehal Antani

Current

Lead Consultant for WebSphere XD at IBM

Past

Developer for WebSphere XD at IBM
Developer for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS at IBM
Intern for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS at IBM

Intern for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS at IBM

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Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Purdue University

Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

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Snehal Antani’s Summary

Developerworks Biography

Snehal Antani is a senior managing consultant and works for the SOA Technology Practice within IBM Software Services for WebSphere (ISSW). He leads the consulting practice for the WebSphere XD suite of products, which includes:WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, WebSphere Compute Grid, and WebSphere eXtreme Scale; his focus is on grid/HPC/middleware architectures and design, serving as a technical advisor to key customers, and driving clients towards production. Prior to joining ISSW, Snehal worked in product development for both WebSphere for z/OS and WebSphere XD. He has worked closely with many large distributed and z/OS clients around the world, helping them achieve production with WebSphere products as well as influence their technical strategies. Snehal has disclosed numerous patents and technical publications in the domains of enterprise application infrastructure and grid computing. He earned a BS in computer science from Purdue and will complete his MS in computer science from RPI in Troy, NY with a thesis in the area of quantifying and improving the resiliency of middleware infrastructures.

Snehal Antani’s Specialties:

data intensive processing, application infrastructure, enterprise applications, grid computing, batch processing, enterprise architecture, technology development, technology strategy, patenting

Snehal Antani’s Experience

Lead Consultant for WebSphere XD

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

I work in IBM Software Services (ISSW) as an Open Group Master Certified IT Specialist and lead consultant for the WebSphere XD suite of products, which covers technology in the areas of: application virtualization, infrastructure resiliency, batch processing, compute grids, and data grids.

ISSW is a team of highly skilled consultants with strong ties to IBM research & development. We serve as trusted technical advisers to our clients. We design & implement next-generation solutions, and solve critical technical problems.

As the lead consultant, I help build up XD practice, which includes: developing intellectual capital, building skills among consultants & technical sales, overseeing customer implementations, facilitating communications between the field, our customers, and development, as well as discovering and validating new product ideas.

I also work with our product strategists, world-wide sales teams, and marketing teams to help refine our technologies, evangelize our solutions, and build up the XD business.
Developer for WebSphere XD

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2005 — February 2006 (1 year )

Worked as a developer for the WebSphere XD suite of products. In particular I worked on systems management (multi-platform) and z/OS integration features.
Developer for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2002 — March 2005 (2 years 11 months)

I worked as a developer for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. I worked on Web Services, Web Services Security, the EJB Container, performance, z/OS security integration, and product build.
Intern for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2001 — August 2001 (4 months)

Worked as an intern in the development group for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. I developed features for the EJB Container and worked on server performance issues.
Intern for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2000 — August 2000 (4 months)

I worked as an intern for the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS development team. I developed features for the Object Request Broker (ORB), EJB Container, and worked on server performance issues.

Snehal Antani’s Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MS , Computer Science , 2003 — 2009

Pursuing an MS in Computer Science part-time.

MS project is in the area of: Determining service resiliency within a middleware infrastructure and the software responses for mitigating the risks posed by least resilient services.
Purdue University

BS , Computer Science , 1998 — 2002

BS Computer Science. Minors in: Economics, Political Science

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Snehal Antani’s Groups:

The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
IBM WebSphere Enthusiasts
WebSphere SME's
WebSphere Users Group
IBM SWG
Global WebSphere Community