PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Accomplished Software Solution Architect and Technical Manager with extensive experience in Architecture, Product, Project and People Management. 16 years of Software Development experience. 11 years of Architecture and 7 years of Managerial experience.
• Successful track record of developing architecture frameworks that align strategy, processes, and IT assets with business goals.
• Architected multiple highly scalable, cloud - based high volume OLTP and Analytics solutions for Fortune 100 companies using Architectural approaches that saved millions in software, hardware and infrastructure costs.
• Provided leadership through full SDLC and worked closely with Business, Project Managers, Development, QA, Infrastructure, Security, Network and DBA teams to avoid redundancy, minimize expenditures, and improve overall synergy within organization.
• Expert in designing SAAS and cloud based solutions from ground up. Thoroughly acquainted with leading cloud providers-Azure, Soft Layer, Amazon etc. and cloud offering models such as IAAS, PAAS and SAAS.
• Specializes in reusable Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) using RESTful Web Services and Rich UI Clients.
• Expert in reducing costs and maximizing efficiencies by taking advantage of Application frameworks and open source tools such as Spring, Play, Grails, Angular JS and Bootstrap. Thorough knowledge of J2EE, Database (Oracle etc.) and Big Data (Cassandra etc.) Technologies.
• Adept in Architectural and Design patterns, documentation, effective communication strategies and enforcing structured development approach that includes proof of concepts and good design practices.
• As Delivery Architect and Technical Project Manager, delivered multiple business critical projects that directly contributed to company’s profit.
• Hands on experience with transitioning waterfall teams to Agile teams.
• Worked with the executive team directly, including CEOs and ensured the product development is in alignment with Company’s strategy and business goals.
• Worked directly with the customer on several projects from inception through delivery, providing excellent customer service. Trained customers and sales teams on product functionality.
• Great Team Player and an Excellent Communicator. Self-motivated with a can-do attitude. Passionate about innovation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages etc.: Java, J2EE, REST, AJAX, SOAP, XML, Web Services, OOAD, UML, SQL, JMS, JMX, UML, ExtJS, JQuery, HTML5.

Tools: Jboss, Apache Tomcat, Spring Suite (Spring Core, Spring Batch, Spring Web, Spring Integration), Angular Js, Bootstrap, IBM MQ Series, Active MQ, IBM Web Sphere, WebLogic, Apache Axis, Microsoft IIS, Eclipse, IBM WSAD, JBuilder, XMLSpy, Rational XDE, TogetherJ, Ant, Struts, JUnit, Log4j,Selenium.

Version Control: Perforce, GIT, Stash, CVS, PVCS.

Build Tools: Ant, Gradle, Jenkins, Bamboo, Cruise-control.

Project Management Tools: Microsoft project, Excel, Jira, Jira Agile.

Databases: Oracle (9i, 10g, 11g, 12c), SQL Server, Sybase, Informix.

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows NT/98/95/2000/XP, UNIX, Sun Solaris 2.x, Red Hat Linux.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - Deerfield IL

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected next generation, highly scalable OMNI Channel Order Management and Fulfillment System for Confidential Photo that consolidates 8000 in-store and 8 central applications into one central application.
• By closely working with stake holders developed the architecture that aligns strategy, processes, and IT assets with business goals.
• Provided leadership through all phases of the project to Application, Infrastructure, Integration, Security and Data Architects, Technical Leads, Development, QA, Performance and DBA teams.
• Highly scalable Service Oriented Architecture with Message Queues with support for real-time and scheduled integrations with several internal and external systems. Architectural approach saved approx. 5 million in costs.
• Simple SOA, REST, Pure AJAX based architecture built on industry leading application frameworks: Spring, Angular JS and Bootstrap that cut costs and increase development efficiencies.
• Provided the complete road map to implementing the project that will feed into the Project Plan. Worked closely with the Project Managers on Project Plan and Execution.
• One of the first business critical applications in Confidential architected to be deployed in the cloud. Leading the effort for cloud vendor evaluation and cloud infrastructure setup.
• Acting as a liaison, worked with development teams across multiple business units and software systems. Played a critical role in merging applications as well as teams by justifying the value proposition of the architecture with the Confidential executive team, business owners and the development teams.
• Proposed and enforced structured approach to development that includes prototyping, proof of concepts, early analysis of critical path and performance, interface definition and documentation and good design practices.
• Promoted SDLC automation with the aid of tools such as GIT, Stash, bamboo, Gradle and Jira.
• Documented the architecture using architectural views, presented and justified the architecture at various levels- Enterprise Architects, Business Owners, and Executive Management and Development teams. Played a key role in making sure everybody is on the same page and communication gaps are minimized.

Confidential — Dallas, TX

Software Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Joined the startup company as the 12th member of the core development team and rose from the ranks to become the Manager of Retail and R&D (Research and Development) organizations with several reports, owning multiple products. Key player in several products and projects that directly contributed to company’s growth and revenues.
• Managed 15 direct reports including Technical Product Managers, Leads and Developers. Directed more than 20 people (onshore and offshore) in successfully delivering multiple releases of products and projects (5 products and more than 10 project implementations).
• Solution Architect and Technical Product Manager for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Retail products. Developed the IBP one of the most marketed products from scratch to a go-live ready. Owned the One Network Solution Template for Retail and CPG Industry.
• Architected the Sharding Technology (precursor to Big Data technologies) that enabled processing of huge volumes of Retail data that included sales and inventory transactions (millions of transactions per day).
• Pioneered the Research and Development Organization. Introduced next generation cutting edge supply chain solutions working closely with the CEO and Product Management.
• As a member of the product management team, worked directly with the executive team ensuring that the Product Architecture is in alignment with the Company’s strategy and business goals.
• Successfully delivered implementations of cloud based ‘Real Time Value Network(RTVN)‘, One Network’s end-to-end Supply Chain Solution for several of its high profile customers including Office Depot Inc., The Lego Group, Department of Defense, Menlo Worldwide and Kroger that are generating recurring revenues.
• Converted the pilot with Office Depot Inc. into long term contracts with more than one business unit which are generating recurring revenues for One Network.
• Delivered the first Demand Sensing solution for the world’s largest Toy maker, The LEGO Group.
• Introduced Agile development methodology and coached internal teams and customer on agile-best practices.
• Retail and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Products:
• Architected and Developed Integrated Business Planning product (a.k.a S&OP), one of the most marketed products from scratch to production ready in 1 year using Agile methodology.
• Lead Architect for the Product Suite for Retail Industry (Retail Analytics, Retail Data Integration, Demand Planning and Replenishment).
• Architected Sharding Technology (pre Big Data) for processing huge volumes of Retailer Data.
• Demand Sensing Solution for the Lego Group:
• Architected the cloud based high volume OLTP and Analytics solution that includes data integration from the Wal-Mart through Retail Link and LEGO. Architected the sharding solution (Custom Big data solution) for managing massive volumes of store level data (1M records/per day, 700 million records only for Wal-Mart).
• Created the Solution Description Document that explains the full end-to-end solution.
• Delivered the project using true Agile process with full involvement from Lego. Trained the customer in Agile Methodology.
• Supplier Integrated Network for Office Depot Inc.: Supplier Network that connects Office Depot to all of its Suppliers.
• Architected Multi enterprise Network in the cloud that includes advanced analytics, integration and processing of massive volumes of data from the Retailer (11M records per day).
• Architected the Integrations with UPS, FedEx and One Network Logistics Network for real time shipment status tracking.
• Converted pilot into long term deals with more than one business units (Stock and Non Stock).
• Retailer and Demand Sensing Product Templates:
• Owned the One Network Solution Template for Retailers, Distributors and Demand Sensing for CPG Companies. Some of the key services that are offered include: End to end Supply Chain Planning and Execution, IBP (Integrated Business Planning), Sales and Purchase Order Management, Retailer and Supplier Analytics, Demand Forecasting, Replenishment, Logistics and Transportation Optimization.
• Defined the releases of the templates in collaboration with the product management team.
• Product Availability Analysis for Coca-Cola Company: Provides out of stock Analysis and Perpetual inventory for Coke Products at Target.
• Demand Driven Procurement Solution for Kroger: Responsible for 3.0 release of Demand Driven Procurement Pilot. This is a high volume OLTP and analytics solution that dealt with massive volumes of data in the order of Billions of records.
• Logistics Network Implementation for Department of Defense: Responsible for the initial release and production maintenance of DTCI a multi-million dollar transportation solution for Department of Defense delivered in partnership with Menlo.
• SUAM: Responsible for delivery of SUAM, an Ammunition Inventory Management system for a Government Department.
• AT21 (Agile Transportation for 21st Century): Responsible for the delivery of the next generation transportation solution (pilot) for a Government Department.