SUMMARY

• 6 years of experience in software development with focus on requirements gathering, product/release/team planning and estimation, design, technical/ documentation, architecting, development, maintenance, Unit/System/User Acceptance testing and retrospective with strong knowledge of project management techniques including waterfall, AGILE methodology.
• 3.5 years of experience in PHP Technology, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, AJAX and Content Management System, LAMP technology, REST based web services
• Excellent experience in publishing domain related web applications.
• Experience in apache web server administration/configuration
• Experience in MVC model, worked on NYT customized PHP framework.
• Experience in Content Management System such as Wordpress, SCOOP( New York times CMS tool).
• Excellent procedural skills and improving Object Oriented skills.
• Experience in consuming REST based WebServices.
• Experience in developing and maintaining websites and web applications using PHP, REST web service, HTML, XML, CSS, JSON, Java Script, JQuery, AJAX.
• Experience in installing, configuring, administering for Wordpress.
• Installing plugins, fixing bugs on websites built on Wordpress.
• Proficiency in Prototype, Module Design, Interface Design and Integration of PHP components.
• Experience in end - to-end lifecycle of PHP based implementations.
• Experience in QTP testing tool, writing QTP test cases for different web applications and perform automated and manual testing.
• Basic knowledge on Data Modeling on Relational Database Management Systems( MySQL).
• Working experience with setup & use of version control systems (SVN).
• Experience in using various tools and IDEs for development and design like Netbeans, eclipse, Dreamweaver.
• Experience in using WinSCP, Bugzilla, regexbuddy tools.
• Expert knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in design, effort estimation, scheduling and work plan development
• Excellent experience in documentation of design, implementation and deployment process of projects.
• Experience in web testing using emulators, browser like safari, chrome, Firefox, IE 9.
• Competent with PHPMYADMIN, MySQL database concepts
• Excellent analytical skills accompanied by good written, interpersonal communication, documentation and testing skills.
• Experience in leading project and managing tasks for the team.
• Proven record in team members and helping to provide solutions.
• Self-motivated and able to perform with minimal direction
• Committed team player with ability to work in agile development environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• PHP 5
• CSS
• Java Script
• HTML
• XSL
• XML
• MySQL
• Oracle
• Jquery
• JSON
• AJAX
• REST protocol
• QTP testing tool
• Apache
• Eclipse
• Net Beans
• Dreamweaver
• VSS(Visual Source Safe)
• Tortoise SVN
• WinSCP
• Bugzilla
• Regexbuddy
• Wordpress
• Filezilla
• WinSCP
• SVN
• SDLC
• PHPMYADMIN
• LAMP technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, SCHAUMBURG, IL

Tech team lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed 10 sites and more sites are pipelined to be developed using Wordpress.Maintaining all the sites which comes under LLN.
• Collecting requirements to design the sites.
• Installing, configuring, maintaining and administering Wordpress.
• Developing new websites using Wordpress.
• Websites design according to the requirements.
• Providing Tech support to the entire team to solve issues on all sites.
• Identifying and adding required plugins for all the sites.
• Identifying and solving issues caused by plugins or feeds.
• Helping the team in knowledge sharing, and helping them to solve any kind of issues.
• Playing the role of Admin to the sites which involves adding feeds, creating required categories and tags, maintain sites.
• Updating themes, database and plugins.
• Creating test environment to verify and confirm compatibility of new version Wordpress and Plugins
• Maintaining MySQL database through PHPMYADMIN.
• Migrating MySQL data from one database to another.
• Analyzing requirements to implement Google Analytics on Wordpress sites.
• Creating pages for Sponsors and Advertisers to improve business through sites by adding Google business photos, Google map related to them in sites.
• Providing CSS related solutions to achieve required UI for sites.
• Documenting design, release activities and bug fix procedures.
• Managing projects and bug tracking through ASANA. new team members about functionalities and design of sites.
• Single person to handle all tech team related work and issues for the entire LLN team.
• Helping columnists to post on sites, solving any issues faced by them.
• Resolving bugs reported across all sites.

Environment: PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, MYSQL, PHPMYADMIN, Apache, Linux, RSS feeds, WinSCP, WordpressDreamweaver, ASANA, Dropbox, Google ADS, Google Maps, Google Business Photos with iframe, Google Analytics.

Confidential

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Build new marketing application pages in .NET technology
• Analyzing the applications and documenting the functionalities.
• Creating demo modules in .NET technology for user acceptance.
• Unit and Integration test of the applications.
• Involved in design phase, effort estimation.

Environment: Visual Source Safe, QTP tool, SQL, MS Word, MS Visio, MS Outlook

Confidential

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Development and support work for 15+ applications.
• Developing web application pages according to the client requirements using PHP, HTML, CSS, AJAX, XML, Model View Controller (MVC) design framework, REST Webservice, JSON and Java script technology.
• Migrating existing applications from different technology into PHP technology application pages.
• Redesigning the application pages according to client requirements.
• Resolving bugs reported across the site, managed through bugzilla system.
• Enhancements of existing functionality or features of modules.
• Redesign the modules according to new requirements.
• Creating UI prototype using CSS, HTML for client acceptance.
• Testing and fixing all issues so that application page is visually same across all browsers ( IE8, IE7, IE6, Mozilla, Safari)
• Performance tuning of the application.
• Involved in design phase, effort estimation, code-review and release activities.
• Created a new framework which was used across for all email newsletters.
• Analyzing and redirecting existing 40+ URL pattern to new URL format using regexbuddy tool and PHP technology.
• Migrating existing email newsletter from knews (old NYT publishing application) to scoop (new CMS application of NYT).
• Create modules using SCOOP(new CMS application of NYT) publishing application to bring up modules on page.
• Migration of existing section front pages from knews ( old NYT publishing application) to SCOOP (new CMS application of NYT).
• Coordinating with onsite to get the requirements and clarify issues
• Documenting design, release activities and bug fix procedures.
• Trained 20 software engineers on project and technology.
• Handled team lead role for few projects.

Environment: PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JSON, XML, XSL, REST API, Apache, Linux, Eclipse, MS Word, MS VisioMS Outlook, Content management System tool, SVN, Regexbuddy, WinSCP, Bugzilla

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the application pages which includes Interactive charts,graph and table.
• Documenting the Test plan.
• Came up with detailed test cases for all the applications.
• Manual testing
• Load balance testing, Stress testing of all pages.
• Testing using QTP tool.
• Handling release activities.
• Providing final signoff for release to production.
• Coordinating with onsite to get the requirements and explain the issues.
• Coordinating with offshore and regularly updating, explaining them regarding issues found in testing.
• Tracking all the issues and help team in explaining details of issues.
• Confirm product quality and provide details about the product before the Production release.

Environment: QTP tool, SQL, Load Runner, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Outlook

Confidential

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Creating application pages.
• Developing News pages using JAVA, Javascript, HTML, CSS
• Maintenance of existing applications.
• Resolving bugs reported across the site.
• Testing using QTP tool and handling release activities.
• Write QTP scripts for all the application pages.
• Coordinating with onsite to get the requirements and clarify issues.
• Confirm product quality and provide details about the product before the Production release.
• Documenting design, release activities and bug fix procedures.

Environment: JAVA, Javascript, XML, HTML, CSS, Eclipse, QTP tool, Load Runner, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Outlook, Dow Jones Publishing tool.