SUMMARY:

• Expert in Microsoft Visual C#, .NET, WCF, WPF, VSTO, SQL Server RDBMS and related tools; well versed in current and emerging technologies. Experienced Team Lead consistently delivering projects on time and budget.
• Works with Project Management, clients and vendors to define project requirements and evolve strategy to meet project deadlines.
• Initiate and manage project governance to ensure effective operations.
• Lead agile teams to achieve goals and high level of performance.
• Management of timelines and budgets.
• Architected and deployed high - end financial payment processing, eCommerce and medical industry solutions to the cloud.
• Ensure enhanced processes and services are technically, operationally and legally supported by analyzing and compiling technical and business requirements and solidifying successful implementation of PCI and HIPAA standards.
• Developed, coordinated and implemented methodology and scope for multiple complex projects.
• Participated in and led Sprint planning, Daily Scrum standup and Sprint Retrospective meetings.
• Participated in development and grooming of Project Backlog Stories (Requirements) with business and technology partners.
• Assisted in closing gaps for associated Stories in each individual Sprint.
• Participated in and led the development of Project Impact and Process Control Plan documents.
• Able to do solutions designs consisting of technical, data, and application architecture.
• Experience leading a team with a track record in setting direction for system design, development, and implementation.
• Strong communications skills with the ability to express and understand complex technical concepts.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Project management and WBS design
• Software Development Process / SDLC
• Mission Critical & Custom Applications
• Database Design / Data Architecture - Lucid
• Systems and Process Improvement
• Agile management tools - JIRA, Confluence
• Cross-functional Team Leadership
• Proponent of Agile methodologies (Scrum)
• Software Product Management
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Business Objects Design / LOB Application design
• AWS / MS Azure - RDB Management
• AWS / MS Azure - Application design and deployment (SaaS)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms / OS: Windows (All); Android.

Databases: Oracle; MS SQL Server / T-SQL; MySQL

Languages / Frameworks: C#.NET; VB.NET; Delphi 1-7; WCF; WPF / MVVM; ASP.Net MVC 5; RESTful API / Web Services; SOAP, JSON; XML; Java

Tools: TIBCO BW 5.0, JIRA, Confluence, MS Office / Visio; VSTO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidentialm New York, NY

Senior Application Architect

Responsibilities:

• 10 years' experience of eCommerce project management.
• Management experience of the full project life cycle including requirements gathering, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment, and closure.
• Hands on experience in various project management methodologies like Waterfall and Agile Project Management.
• Practical experience of successful Scrum based development team management as an Agile Project Manager.
• Hands on experience of writing effective and successful proposals and statements of work.
• Played lead role in design and implementation of next-gen payment processing platform (Credit Cards, ATM and ACH), effectively replacing legacy Win32 application and facilitating and accelerating software configuration and processing times.
• Architected a successful agile-based cross-disciplinary group effort, greatly enhancing operations and efficiency.
• Monitor workflow and make timeline adjustments as needed.
• Develop status reports, cost estimates and resource plans.
• Make vital decisions and drive decision-making across projects.

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of on-shore and off-shore software developers.
• Worked closely with the customer / project managers throughout the development cycle ensuring the proposed design met customer requirements.
• Responded quickly to complex customer requirements using Agile Methodology leading to high customer satisfaction.
• Ensured that the programming team developed high-quality working applications for customers.
• Increased stability of code base through effective management and tracking of software issues via online bug tracker (HP ALM) resulting in multiple issues addressed per week.
• Directed team meetings to check on progress and plan code direction.
• Attended development work prioritization meetings.
• Established and documented metrics leading to correctly assessing project estimations.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive set of business objects in the form of web services, to provide a common gateway for processing payments for all interfaces across the company.
• Spearheaded project planning sessions with managers, business analysts, and team members to analyze business requirements and outline proposed IT solutions.
• Led design reviews and provided recommendations. Incorporated security requirements into design and ensured effective workflow.
• Collaborated with database administrators to design appropriate data structures.
• Developed complex applications and updates throughout SDLC, including analyzing business requirements, developing technical specifications, planning, coding, testing implementation, and QA.

Confidential, Great Neck, NY

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Played key role in operations startup, recruitment and training of developers and software architects for India-based software development site; created multidisciplinary teams and new product development infrastructure.
• Principally responsible for design of advanced API enabling transfer of medical data to doctors’ mobile handheld devices using real-time encryption for full HIPAA compliance.
• Played major role in design of an automated EMR / EHR solution that set an industry precedent by standardizing server-wide initialization processes to increase efficiency.