SUMMARY

• Over 16 years of IT experience as a Senior SharePoint and .Net Consultant.
• Extensive experience in developing and managing SharePoint Portal sites, Client - Server/Internet applications using SharePoint (SharePoint 2013, SPS 2010, MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0) and .NET technologies.
• Expertise in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Study, Analysis, Design, Architect, Prototyping, Coding, Development, Implementation and Maintenance.
• Extensive experience in designing, architect, developing, and deploying SharePoint, .NET based web applications, customization of existing software solutions.
• Expertise in creating / managing Web Applications, Site Collections, Resource Throttling, Service Connections, User Permissions, managing existing and new Authentication Providers (viz. Claims and Windows), managing User Policy, Anonymous and Permission Policy, Web Part Security, configure Alternate Access Mappings for web applications; manage Site Quota Templates, Self Service Site Creation.
• In depth understanding of internal architecture and capabilities of SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Templates (Site and List templates), Web Parts development, Workflow and Content Management along with knowledge of LDAP/Active Directory authentication and group security as it applies to SharePoint.
• Expertise in designing, developing and deploying SharePoint Framework components - Content Types, basic Site page, Visual Web parts, Workflows (Sequential / State Machine ), Business Data Connectivity, Central Administration Page, Application Page, Branding, Web templates, Site Definitions, Event Receivers, Modules, Content types Custom Actions, Delegate Controls, List Definition and Instances and User Controls.
• Experience in working on complex SharePoint Architectural Components like Farm and Web Application Scoped Features, Timer Jobs, Service Applications, Diagnostic Logging, Health Analyzers, Health Data collection, Content Databases, Site Collection Audit settings and Audit Log reports, Site Collection Policies like Retention Policies, Auditing.
• Expertise in managing SharePoint Security, manage and configure Managed Accounts, Service accounts, specify Authentication Providers, manage Trust and Web Part Security, managing Permissions on List and Document Libraries, Managing User Permissions at List Item Level . Managing existing and defining new Permission Levels similar to OOTB Permission Levels like Owner, Contributor, Reader, Designer, Viewer, etc., creating new Security Groups.
• Expertise in Planning and Implementing SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2010 and MOSS 2007 Migrations involving data in the order of 2 TB and number of sites over 4000. Also created several custom migration solutions pertaining to client specific requirements and architecture.
• Expertise in providing cost and time leveraging in execution of project by designing and architecting solutions to maximize usage of out of the box SharePoint features like Task Lists, OOTB Approval Workflows, Discussion Forums, Wiki lists, Creating sites out of out of the box SharePoint templates, manage recycle bin at site collection and site level so as to allow retrieval of accidentally deleted content, creating new Web Part Pages and adding Web Parts, Quick Launch, Tree View, Site Themes, Top Link Bar, Ribbons, User Alerts, RSS Feed, Site Workflows.
• Knowledge of PowerShell Scripting for server administration tasks like - Backup and Restore, Solution (WSP) Deployment & management and Feature Management.
• Experience in usage of third party productivity tools like WSP Builder, BDC Metaman and U2U CAML Query Builder to cut down the project execution time and improve task execution efficiency.
• Knowledge in developing stored procedures, functions, Views, UDFs and triggers using T-SQL and PL/SQL.
• Expertise in creating web pages in ASP.NET using C#.NET with AJAX.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington DC

Sr. SharePoint Lead and Architect

Technologies: Windows Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2010, Visual Studio 2013, .NET Framework 4.5, ASP.NET, C#, WCF, XML, CSS, LINQ, CAML, SharePoint Designer 2013, Info Path, IIS, SQL Server 2012, Oracle 11i, Documentum 7.1, Pega

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, customization and integration efforts of enterprise solutions involving Collaboration, Portals, Enterprise Search, Enterprise Content Management, Business Process and Forms.
• Assess the requirements and present architectural recommendations that are in line with the strategic vision for the enterprise and wider best practice. Develop and implement IT architecture plans, Enterprise Information Architecture standard and guidelines, and software development methodologies.
• Lead developers in creating high quality and creative solutions utilizing industry best practices to meet client objectives through agile methodologies.
• Define taxonomy for global enterprise architecture. Design and implement SharePoint workflows and solutions in line with SDLC process.
• Work with design team to insure proper execution of interaction design.
• Involved in migrating and syncing the user content to move from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013.
• Involved in migration of the existing custom solutions to the new environment with rework.
• Resolved migration issues, page render issues, web parts related issues and created and modified custom list forms and resolved other various issues.
• Performed regular backups and patching for the SharePoint environment.
• Extensive use of client side scripting (jQuery & JavaScript) to accommodate different needs like cascading dropdowns dependent on values from another list, displaying colors & images instead of regular text, having filtered lookups and provide tabbed/accordion list forms etc.
• Involved in SharePoint App development.
• Improve search results by leveraging proper use of metadata and automatic metadata tagging.
• Develop project technology strategy by understanding key client objectives, diagnosing and mapping client requirements, articulating solution risks and barriers, recommending project approaches, preparing time and cost estimates.
• Provide best practice approaches to implementing the architecture design based on communication with project teams.
• Manage the development/deployment of projects.
• Responsible for the projects Screen Design, Layout and Implementation.
• Create and maintain development plans, schedule, task estimate & assignment and resource allocation for development projects and outsourcing.
• Responsible for SharePoint Portals planning, deployment, Migration and support.
• Responsible for adherence to schedules, process, and methodology.
• Collaborate with peers in product management, business analysis, design, and quality assurance roles in creation and management of overall development, issue management, and release planning processes.
• Create Web Services using ASP.NET SOAP where they can interact with the system.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Sr. SharePoint Lead and Architect

Technologies: Windows Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2013, SharePoint Server 2010, Visual Studio 2012, .NET Framework 4.5, ASP.NET, C#, WCF, XML, CSS, LINQ, CAML, SharePoint Designer 2013, Search Server 2010, Info Path, IIS, SQL Server 2012

Responsibilities:

• Led the architectural design, development, customization and integration efforts of enterprise solution for this client.
• Ensure proper planning of the project through Microsoft Project.
• Used agile methodologies, delivered functionality for maximum business impact.
• Lead a team of developers to develop, deploy and maintain SharePoint portals.
• Implemented consistent branding and navigation, enhancing user experience.
• Involved in migration of existing content from Search Server 2010 to SharePoint Server 2013.
• Designed policies for access control, branding, site ownership and management, site creation and utilization.
• Extensively worked in Central Administration Site to perform server reports, manage errors, logging, web applications, site collections and optimizations.
• Collaborated with business to define process challenges and design software solutions to reduce costs and capture new business opportunities.
• Designed solutions to streamline business processes and eliminate redundant data entry.
• Developed and configured Custom Web Parts, Event Receivers, Site Columns, Lists, Libraries, Content Types, Picture Libraries and Pages using SharePoint Object Model.
• Provided technical support on activities such as creating sites, user training and data restoration.
• Extensively worked for monitoring production and development server logs, troubleshooting, controlling site access, administering Search and Indexing, approving and publishing InfoPath forms etc.
• Responded to issues in the servers and work with clients, other service managers, and external service providers to bring successful resolution.
• Developed strong relationships with key stake holders across the organization both business and technically focused from the operation engineers to program manager.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. SharePoint Lead and Architect

Technologies: Windows Server 2012, SharePoint Server 2013, Visual Studio 2012, .NET Framework 4.5, ASP.NET, C#, WCF, XML, CSS, LINQ, CAML, SharePoint Designer 2013, Info Path 2013, IIS, SQL Server 2012

Responsibilities:

• Led and facilitate information gathering sessions to validate business cases, gather and Document business and functional objectives.
• Implement architecture by building components, custom designs, Branding, prototyping, maintaining technical integrity and consistency.
• Designing and implementing SharePoint workflows and solutions in line with SDLC process.
• Improve search results by leveraging proper use of metadata and automatic metadata tagging.
• Design Management sites with Dashboards, Scorecards, Excel Services and KPIs.
• Designed and Developed InfoPath Forms, InfoPath Forms Services and integrated them with SharePoint Designer workflows for custom SharePoint Lists.
• Implemented Form Based Authentication for external users to access the portal by using the same content database.
• Performed configuration (through Central Admin), troubleshooting, and solutions deployment.
• Provided analysis on implemented design issues to improve security.
• Responsible for adherence to schedules, process, and methodology.
• Managed different groups to meet organization deadlines towards SharePoint projects.
• Involved in creation of Custom Web Parts, Visual Web Parts, List Definitions, Site Definitions, Features, Event Receivers, Timer Jobs, Taxonomy and Tagging, Meta Data Columns, Site Columns and Content Types.
• Developed and Managed SharePoint training for users in the organization to make SharePoint services easy to navigate by