SUMMARY:

• I am a Sitecore Architect with 10+ years’ experience in leading & delivering Enterprise projects and with 17 plus years of overall IT experience.
• My technical expertise deals with software design and development in distributed computing environments with a focus on Microsoft technologies, component reuse, object oriented design patterns.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Experience with Sitecore CMS, Sugar CRM, Fast Search Engine, Sharepoint, COTS integration, Intranet/Extranet Development, Platform/System Integration, E - Commerce/Shopping Cart/PayPal Applications.
• Experience in improving, guiding, and appraising development processes using MSF for SEI's CMMI-DEV.
• Interfaced with the customers and shareholders to ensure customer satisfaction of projects and quality of systems were top notch.
• High level of professional competence, problem solving abilities and analytical skills in Financial, Health/Medical Imaging and Telecommunications industries.
• Strong verbal, written and effective communication skills with multiple research publications.
• Highly motivated and able to learn new technologies and concepts faster.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sitecore Architect

Confidential, Philadelphia

Responsibilities:

• As Scrum master coordinate with development and QA teams with business about User story acceptance, scheduling using Agile Methodology. Tasks include the scheduled daily Scrum call to ensure all members of the teams have no issues to report and the design/implementation and more importantly timelines are well understood. User Story grooming for estimation and associated dependencies are understood.
• As Team Lead ensure Architecture, Design and implementation conform to best coding practices. Sitecore package design, TDS package, Code review, Defect fixes and pre-production and Post-Production support.
• As a Sitecore Architect provide CMS solutions using Sitecore and ASP.NET and now with MVC4. This includes Template structure, ensure component reusability, Sublayout parameters, Rendering, Switches, Publishing, Sitecore Package design and support Production deployment. Provided Sitecore 7 upgrade (from Sitecore 6.5) support. Implemented Sitecore pipeline events and Sitecore caching. Implemented Publishing using csv and Publishing Manager for publishing TDS package items. Migrate webservice content to Sitecore. Implemented Sitecore solutions for handling SEO. Implemented SingleLineRichText Editor to remove tags.
• Developed many Powershell scripts for handling deployment in various environments.

Technologies: Sitecore 6.5/7, C#, .NET 4.5, ASP.NET, MVC4, Knockout.js, EF, TFS Powershell.

Senior Solutions Architect

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Architect and manage a Sitecore CMS implementation that involves architecture, integration and data migration with an offshore model through the entire SDLC of the project. Implement SharePoint-Sitecore integration and SharePoint FAST search as part of the business development strategy. Maintain Cost Center/Budget, Resource management, and reporting/maintaining dashboard are also some of the daily tasks performed here. JIRA, SharePoint and Microsoft Project are used as project management tools.

Solutions Architect

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Responsibilities:

• Manage Data Warehousing, Mobile and Web Application projects through its entire lifecycle in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Responsibilities include: working closely with the Lead Software Engineer to produce functional requirements, technical design documents, and Class diagrams. Mentor and manage the team of developers.
• Ensure clear communication of needs & progress on projects to stakeholders/Program Management at status meetings while maintaining timely implementation of projects. Ensure Quality System Solution Delivery.
• Responding to changes in resources that affect project implementation, budget &/or timeliness.
• Ensure change management processes are implemented and followed.
• Effectively met tight project time-lines.

Tools used: .NET 4.0, C#, Monotouch, iOS 5, jQuery, HTML5, SSIS, SSRS, Microsoft Project 2010.

Technical Lead

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Responsibilities:

• The projects here were fast-paced following mostly the Agile Scrum methodology. Lead project teams in web, mobile, windows and service-oriented applications in mostly matrix environments. Some of the multitasked projects include invoicing (WCF), Sugar CRM for Sales Leads Management and Email marketing, Chat system, Intranet site redesign using Sitecore CMS 5.3, implement new PayPal SDK changes, new Website/Platform design implementation using FAST search technology, Data Warehousing, and mobile applications for speech processing as well as mobile-friendly web applications. Microsoft Project, SharePoint were used for project management.
• Technical responsibilities include developing functional requirements/technical design documents/Class diagrams using Visio/UML/EA, coding, unit testing- NUnit, mentor and work with a team of developers, assist the test teams with verification, assisting CM with build issues, and documentation team.
• The mobile apps were designed with MonoTouch for iPhone. The mobile-friendly website was greatly enhanced with HTML5, and speech processing and recognition capabilities using Nuance SDK.
• Other applications include Financial Apps (WPF) using Crystal Reports, maintaining Classic ASP sites, and developing a Tech-Group only site using SharePoint-Web Parts.

Tools: used: Design Patterns: MVVM, MVP, ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, VSS, NET 3.5/4.0, AJAX, LINQ, VS 2008/2010, SQL 2005/2008, Telerik Controls, Entity Spaces, WCF SOAP, WPF, Silverlight, Javascript, SQL Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, XML/XSL, Microsoft Project, Sitecore CMS 5.3.

Technical Lead

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Responsibilities:

• Managed several web development projects both internally and off-shore in a matrix environment. Projects included several Image Processing tools, Image Inventory and several other in-house applications.
• The applications were developed using .Net 2.0, C#, Versant Data Object, Image Pro, IQ Studio, Winrunner and QTP.
• Microsoft Project was used for project management.
• Resource management, communications, Status reporting, risk management and project scheduling were some of the responsibilities.
• Interacted with the customers and shareholders to ensure customer satisfaction of the projects and ensured that the quality of the systems were top notch and met expectations.
• I ensured that process and controls was Sarbanes Oxley compliant.
• The job responsibilities also included working closely with the business analyst during requirements gathering and then with the Lead Software Engineer to ensure well architected solutions using efficient design.
• Ensured design specs, functional specs, class diagrams were in place for execution and mentored and managed the development team to ensure project success.

Software Project Manager

Confidential, Cumming, GA

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Core Member of a team involved in designing and managing web based both Internet and Intranet custom applications for Confidential .
• I was involved in the management of projects like Background-Check, SalesForce.com.
• These applications were developed using C#, Crystal Reports, ADO.Net, ASP.Net, Visual Studio 2005, ASP, SQL Server 2005, XML, XSL, JavaScript etc. Implemented SCRUM agile methodology and maintained excellent business relationship with the product Owner. Rally and Microsoft Project were used as project management tools.

PM and Architect

Confidential, Augusta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Worked through Design Analysis and Architectural Design Meetings to develop a customized Image Library Management Application and handled the responsibility of the project through the full Software Development Lifecycle and adopting SCRUM methodology.
• The applications were Image Storage and Retrieval System, Color Space Conversion and various Reporting Modules based on the image processing work.

Tools used were: ASP.NET, C#, MATLAB, Igor Pro and Crystal Reports.

Project Manager and Technical Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for establishing the PMO. Conceptualized & developed templates, effective project plans, methodologies & processes. Defined project success metrics. Continuously monitored progress, taking corrective actions to ensure successful achievement of project goals.
• Responsible to meet the customer contract requirements for the project that include schedule and quality requirements while meeting the budgetary targets and reducing the project risks to minimum.
• Address issues like: Critical path, EVM and Risk Register.
• Ensured clear communication about needs & progress on projects to stakeholders, maintained timely implementation of projects & responded to changes in resources that affected project implementation, budget &/or timeliness
• Responsible for business process analysis, use case requirements, component and deployment, system management and effective user interface design.
• Participated as an appraisal team member in the first pilot appraisal using CMMI version 1.2 as the reference model and SCAMPI Appraisal Method.
• Was on site to respond to questions on the model from the appraisal team members
• Used Microsoft Project for project schedules, resource allocation, and addressing issues like EVM, Risk and status reporting to the Program Managers.
• Bilingual projects.
• Image Reconstruction, 3D Rendering, Image segmentation, Color Analysis, Color Space Conversion, Scanner Calibration, Image texture Analysis, Stereo vision Project, using C#, MATLAB, Carl Zeiss 4.0, Image Pro, IQStudio
• Full life cycle development of Client-Server Applications
• Converted .NET 1.1 into a 2.0 web application projects adhering to n-tier architecture.
• Hardware Communication programming using TWAIN.
• Code analyzed using .NET Analyzer
• Crystal Reports 10 Programming - Developed customized and SQL reports
• Build, compile, and release software as well as manage, configure, and administer the source code software configuration environment using InstallShield and DemoShield.
• Testing and Quality Control using test case developing test scripts for manual and automated testing.
• Interacted with users for software changes and maintenance.
• Met project deadlines efficiently as well monitored software and responded to errors.
• Possess about 10 years of experience in developing image processing algorithms using IQStudio, ImagePro, Carl Zeiss KS 400, MATLAB.
• Developed many Imaging Applications (Commercial as well as for Research)
• Software Development work done in accordance with FDA standards
• Statistical Analysis using SAS and SPSS.

Web Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• I involved developed in online educational services portal with relevant curricula to each function within the organization with creative design elements such as simulation and interactivity to engage learners and optimize the learning time.
• Maintain and update company's websites and also troubleshoot PC's and server administration. The applications were developed using ASP, SQL Server 7.0, JavaScript.

Information Systems Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed Patient Conception Advisory System based on PACS which analyzes the viability of Ovarian Follicles.
• Pattern recognition, Statistical Analysis using SPSS was part of the tools in determining viability of the follicle.
• A Wavelets-based Image processing algorithms was developed by me for processing Ultrasound images of Human Ovarian Follicles using MATLAB Toolbox.

Software Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As core member of a team involved in the design and development of various suites of applications like Cumulative Deposit Management System for Confidential.
• Also, was lead member in the design and development of applications supporting Finance, Human Resource, Material handling, Accounting, Marketing and sales divisions etc. These applications were developed using VB and Clipper.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As core member of a team was involved in design and development of HealthCare Management Systems like Hospital Patient Information System as well as Supply Chain Management type of System for the Pharmaceutical division.
• These applications were developed using VB, PL/SQL, and FoxPro

Developer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• I maintained in-house applications for Communications Systems department and accounting software applications for HR.
• Taught fundamentals of programming as well as advanced concepts and software like COBOL, Oracle, FoxPro and Clipper.