PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Full Stack Developer working with multiple technologies including PHP, Drupal, HTML5 & CSS3, JavaScript, SQL, Unix Shell Scripts, Java and C
• Experience leading and managing Application Development and Information Architecture for web applications and websites
• As a Product Owner, headed collaboration effort between Clients, Business Analysts and UI/UX Development teams to identify and realize customer requirements
• As a lead developer, provided technical expertise and peer reviews to other team members
• As a Team Lead, provided guidance and mentorship to other team members
• Experience with migrating web applications to CMS’s like SharePoint and Drupal
• Experience with Drupal Modules Development and Theme Development
• Experience with WordPress, Drupal and SharePoint Configuration and Content Administration
• Hands - on experience with setup, management and administration of servers and virtual machines on a hosted environment with VMWare ESXi as well as a Cloud based environment with Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Experience with Application Middleware Administration (IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic Application and Portal Servers)
• Extensive experience with DB Development and Administration
• Experience with UNIX System Administration on RHEL6, Ubuntu10.04 LTS, AIX 5.3 and Solaris
• Experience with accepted processes and standards of Software Development and System Administration including Waterfall, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), CMMI, ISO, ITIL

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming and Scripting Languages: C, PHP, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, Java, J2EE, SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting

CMS and Frameworks: Drupal, WordPress, Symfony, Microsoft SharePoint

Cloud and Virtualization: VMware ESXi, Microsoft Azure

Server Technologies: Apache Tomcat Server, Oracle WebLogic Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Portal Server, IBM HTTP Server, IBM WebSphere MQ, Apache, MySQL server, MS SQL Server

UX and Design Tools: Balsamiq, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Visio, Gliffy

Software Development & Maintenance Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile (Scrum & Kanban), ITIL

Agile Process Tools: Jira, Confluence

Tools: Git, SourceTree, Apache log4j, CA Wily Introscope, Apache Subversion, Microsoft SharePoint Designer, Microsoft InfoPath Designer, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, IBM ClearCase, IBM Java Core Analyzer, IBM Heap Dump Analyzer, IBM Support Assistant, MySQL Workbench, Toad for MySQL, Remedy Action Request System, Rational Rose, DB Designer, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

Senior Developer

Technologies: PHP, LAMP, MySQL, Drupal, Symfony, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, RHEL6, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Azure, Git, Jira

Responsibilities:

• Developed a customizable Reporting solution to help identify common problem areas of all states and redirect federal funding to address these issues and to identify the areas in which additional funding is required
• Developed a solution for comprehensive ranking and map-based visualization to help identify the states that need federal help
• Updated legacy Auditing application with new application modules to help monitor the progress of all state level agencies
• Responsible for re-architecture, design and development of MySQL databases
• Developing an audit based compliance checking tool for USDOT using Drupal, PHP and MySQL
• Worked closely with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements and identify acceptance criteria for each functionality
• Developing system and application design documents as part of application planning and requirement analysis phase
• Provide architecture-level and infrastructure recommendations based on requirements
• Provide technical direction and assistance to clients regarding their integration needs
• Participated in Project Planning, Compiled Requirement Specifications (SRS) and Developed System Design Documents (DFDs)
• Identifying the required core modules, custom modules and contributed modules in Drupal to implement application functionality based on user requirements.
• Currently implementing single sign-on and PIV smart card based user authentication mechanisms for the new application
• Working with UX and UI Designer to come up with mockups and wireframes
• Working with UX and UI Designer to develop a Drupal Theme for the new application
• Identifying database architecture and mapping database tables between Symfony and Drupal for a smooth migration of data between a Symfony based PHP application to a Drupal based Content Management System
• Identifying a deployment architecture and setting up all applications/software’s required for a Drupal development environment
• Responsible for migrating web applications from a hosted virtual server configuration to Microsoft Azure cloud environment
• Responsible for creating and managing LAMP server environment in Microsoft Azure Cloud
• Configuring and Managing Apache webserver and MySQL DB Servers on hosted environment as well as on Microsoft Azure
• Installed, Configured, Migrated and Managed Linux servers on ESXi
• Installing and updating SSL Certificates, keys and Firewall Configurations
• Participated in incident management, change management and risk assessment
• Participated in ISO and CMMI Level 3 audits in the role of Configuration Manager

SharePoint SME

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Developers to establish and annotate the navigation, functionality, organizational structure and page-to-page flows
• Collaborated with developers on design and consolidation of intranet sites into SharePoint
• Worked with content providers and SMEs, site developers, and user experience developers to improve projects, processes and delivery
• Provided site administration and configuration support for existing sites and development activities
• Provided SharePoint troubleshooting assistance with common issues such as security permissions, creation and customization of sub-sites/lists and advise team members on appropriate use of document repository capabilities.
• Provided Trainings and technical assistance to help drive the adoption of SharePoint in all departments

Confidential, FAIRFAX, VA

Drupal/PHP Web Developer

Technologies: PHP, Drupal, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, MySQL

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Project Planning and Requirements Analysis- Created Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Project Management Plans (PM Plans)
• Created Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Statement of Works (SOW) for various contracts
• Worked with clients to identify customer-specific requirements and worked towards customizing the software to meet those requirements
• Responsible for reviewing and improving the design and code of multiple projects as part of Architecture Review
• Worked with India based and US based teams to identify and develop requirements for new modules of Confidential Learning Management System ( Confidential LMS), based on client needs
• System Development (Drupal and PHP), Code Optimization and Performance Tuning
• Designed and Developed application modules for learning Management System(LMS) with PHP and Drupal Framework
• Developed Modules for Integrating Social Media contents from Tumblr, Vimeo and YouTube into Confidential Learning Management System
• Worked Extensively with UX and Program Management Teams to tailor the user experience of Confidential Learning Management System for every client
• Created, Configured and managed all AWS Cloud Servers for Confidential LMS
• Design, Develop and maintain application modules for Confidential learning Management System ( Confidential LMS) with Drupal and PHP
• Developed Course Management Module for the Confidential Learning Management System
• Configured and Managed AWS Cloud Servers for hosting LMS for 11 clients
• Apache and MySQL administration over 11 AWS cloud servers
• System Testing and bug fixes
• System Performance Evaluation

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Taught C and Unix Programming to Undergrads
• Developed Lab Manuals for C Programming and UNIX Programming
• Conducted C and UNIX Programming Labs for Undergrads
• Guided students with Class Lecture materials and Assignments
• Grading and Advising.

Confidential

Technology Analyst

Technologies: IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Portal Server, IBM WebSphere Http Server, IBM WebSphere MQ, AIX, IBM DB2, Apache log4j, CA Wily Introscope, IBM Java Core Analyzer, IBM Heap Dump Analyzer, IBM Support Assistant, Remedy Action Request System

Responsibilities:

• Administered critical deployments and performance tunings in production and Test environments
• Handled 325 applications clustered across 200 servers over 5 different environments
• Led a team of 6 WebSphere Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) responsible for all Level-2 and Level-3 production issues
• Responsible for setting up and upgrading Oracle, DB2, CICS and MQ connectivity for all servers
• Configured server logs using Apache log4j
• Monitored System Performance with - CA Wily Introscope, IBM Java Core Analyzer, IBM Heap Dump Analyzer, IBM Support Assistant
• Performed Root Cause Analysis for all issues to identify the root cause and prevent recurrence of any incidents or problems
• Created a process for proactive system monitoring by automating health checks scripts to notify administrators. This helped in identifying potential issues before they could cause a problem
• Focused teams on business objectives and tracked progress using best practices while improving the turnaround times and ensuring timely resolutions of incident and problem tickets by creating detailed project road maps, plans, schedules and work breakdown structures
• Proactively identified gaps in company processes and applications and developing innovative solutions in improving those gaps
• Led the team effort in conducting Root cause analysis for major issues and identify the most feasible solutions thereby reducing business impact due to recurring incidents
• Awarded ‘Star Performer Award’ for exceptional performance and value contribution to Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) Confidential - 2009 and 2010