
Experienced Software Designer and Architect
Lansing, Michigan Area

Experienced Software Designer and Architect
Lansing, Michigan Area
Experienced software professional with in-depth experience in software product development and be-spoke application development. A dedicated team player. Have led teams of up to seven developers and worked on projects from inception to completion. A quick learner. Major areas of interest are middleware, business applications, frameworks and emerging technologies.
Recently appointed technical reviewer for the book Pro Java EE Spring Patterns published by Apress.
* Driving application or product development from inception to completion
* Extensive product development and sustenance experience
* Extensive experience in working for client projects
Technical skills:
Java, J2EE, UNIX/Linux, Oracle 8i/9i(SQL,PL/SQL), Weblogic Server 8x/9x/10x, Weblogic Portal 8x/9x/10x
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Insurance industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
- Designing and developing enterprise applications catering to Delta Dental's business needs
- Involved in architectural improvements and enhancements
- Involved in product evaluations leading to purchase decisions
- Focussed on Java EE, Weblogic Portal, Adobe Flex and other Web 2.0 technologies
- Involved in process improvements
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Insurance industry)
December 2007 — August 2008 (9 months)
Developing applications using Java, J2EE and Weblogic Portal 8.1.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 4 months)
Developing SP/MP for Weblogic Portal 7.0/8.1/9.2/10.0. Co-ordinating with QA and Doc teams to ensure smooth release roll outs. Working on escalated customer issues.
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — August 2005 (8 months)
Developing applications using Java, J2EE, IBM WebSphere Integration, BPEL for Telstra, Australia.
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
May 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Mostly worked as lead developer and product owner for the Collaborative Account Planning System. Also acted as an interim manager for a team of five developers. Responsibilities included gathering requirements, developing new features, training business users and maintaining the product post go-live. After every release presented the new features and fixes to Oracle's business users. Was the SOX subject matter expert for bespoke product development in Oracle.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2001 — April 2003 (1 year 7 months)
Developing application using J2EE, Weblogic 5.1, Oracle 8i for General Motors Acceptance Corporation(GMAC). Was responsible for data migration and administration of both application server and the database in the development environments. Solely developed a framework for running batch jobs for the different incentive programs that GMAC offered.
B.Tech , Computer Engineering , August 1997 — July 2001
Open Source Software development,GNU/Linux
Twice winner of Spot Award in BEA for outstanding work done during Weblogic Platform 8.1.6 and 9.2.1 rollout, Batch topper in TCS, Trivandrum during training