Vivek Sheel
Phone: 514-***-****
Thornhill, Ontario
Email: acqf1j@r.postjobfree.com
LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/vivek-sheel/1a/78b/221/
Application Architect
Summary
Solution Architect focused on delivering value added capabilities to customers and simplifying and automating business capabilities. Strengths include translating business strategy into technology roadmaps and designing and implementing platforms to improve business outcomes. 13 Years of experience in variety of technologies and framework includes SOA systems, Java /J2ee and .Net.
4+ Years of experience as Solution Architect and as an architect participates in design sessions, review options, facilitate integration recommendations, benefits, risks, and constraints to both the business and the various IT stakeholders.
With over 13 years of experience in the IT industry as Software Engineer/Developer/System Analyst in the areas including Internet/Intranet technology, client server, distributed and multitier architecture applications in J2EE technologies using Object Oriented Methodology.
Experience in executing large projects with emphasis on quality processes in all phases of software development implementing CMM level 5 methodologies.
Experienced in performance and capacity planning concepts and processes. Can
do performance tuning for large user based applications using various runtime tools.
Good knowledge of alternatives available across multiple technologies
within the open source and commercial world, evaluates them, and successfully proposed the best solutions that fit the clients' needs.
Worked in different software development methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile.
In-depth knowledge of project documentation especially preparing Project Plan using Microsoft Project, Project Estimation, Open office as per CMM Level 5 standards.
Expert in converting business problem statement into high and low level design documents using Rational Rose, Visio or any other UML designing tool.
Deep understanding of high availability and failover applications and
played lead role in end-to-end design and implementation project
Technical Skills
Have hands on experience in programming with J2ee and associated technologies including JSP, Servlet, EJB, Custom Tags, Tiles, AJAX, JNDI, Struts, GWT, Design Patterns, JMS, JUnit, JMock, Spring, Web Services, SOAP, Maven2,Tapestry5, CruiseControl, Cobetura Reports, Findbug, Sonar, Ajax, JSON, OBIEE Web-services, Mongo DB, No sql and Web technologies like HTML, JavaScript, Jquery, Prototype, Scriptaculous, Extjs, Sencha with Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server 2000/2003 as backend.
Extensive experience in working with industry leading application servers including Weblogic, JBOSS and Tomcat
Developed end points for Web Services, SOAP, services based on SOA Architecture.
Expertise in using database tool TOAD & SQL Developer.
Worked extensively on XML (DOM and SAX Parsers) JAXP/JAXB.
Proficient in using Clear Case, VSS, Star Team and CVS.
Incorporated SUN Java coding standards (customized), JavaNCSS, PMD, Check Style, Findbug and Quality Procedures.
Worked on Spring MVC, Spring batch, Spring integration, Spring IOC, Spring AOP, Spring annotation.
Technical Skills / Environment
Languages: JAVA
Internet Technologies: J2EE 1.3, JSP, Tiles, Custom Tags, JDBC, SERVLETS, STRUTS, XML (DOM, SAX), XSLT, Hibernate 3.0, spring, JNDI
Web Layer: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Jquery, Prototype, Scriptaculous
Continuous Integration: CruiseControl, Continuum, TFS and Jenkins
RDBMS: Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server, DB2
Open Source API: ANT,LOG4J, Junit, JMock, EasyMock, Mockito,Maven2 Cobetura, Jchart, Jfree Chart, Axis 1, Axis 2, Spring web-services,
Application Frameworks: Struts, Spring, Tapestry 5
ORM : Hibernate, iBatis/MyBatis
Application Servers: Weblogic 10, Jboss
Configuration Management: VSS, CVS, Clear Case, Start Team
Integrated Dev Environments: Eclipse 3.3, MyEclipse, JBuilder, STS
Education
MCA (Masters of Computer Applications from India).
PGDCA (Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application from India)
ADIT (Advance Diploma in Information Technology from India).
B.COM (Bachelor in Commerce from India).
Perusing TOGAF certification, expected time to complete by end of 2014.
Other Job Responsibilities
Lead Java COE within organization and provide suggestions & set standards for java projects.
Assess new Software packages & tools and send feedback to higher management or responsible group.
Help and manage code quality standards for Birlasoft.
Assist and provide technical solutions for Birlasoft client account other then GE.
Interviewed and hired candidates for technology positions at Birlasoft, screening over 20 candidates a year for positions including developers, architects, and Technical lead.
Professional Experience/ Knowledge Base
Client: Scotia Bank International (Aug 2014 – Till Date)
Company: TechMahindra
Role: Application Architect
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
Project Name: SalesPlatform
Client: GE Capital (GE Fleet) (From March 2012 – Sep 2014)
Company: Birlasoft Inc.
Role: Application Architect
Location: Danbury, CT / Montreal, QC
Project Name and Description: OBIEE Fleet Analytical Services
Fleet Analytical services are wrapper services build on and around OBIEE presentation web-services. These services extended many features of current OBIEE services like creating reports, modifying reports, execute reports and download.
Responsibilities:
50% of the efforts in code development and 50% of the efforts in design sessions, review options, recommendations with risk & constraints.
Work closely with enterprise Architects and provide solutions to various applications issues.
Worked with project and account managers to build project plans and timelines.
Evaluate new technologies/framework and set technical directions for application.
Used various performance and optimization tools and techniques.
Helped development team in developing scalable, modular and performance –driven software application.
Client: GE Capital (GE Trade Payable System (TPS)) (From Feb 2012 – Jan 2014)
Company: Birlasoft Inc.
Role: Application Architect
Location: Danbury, CT / Montreal, QC
Product Name and Description: Mainframe Migration
This Mainframe project migrated approx. 200 critical Jobs from Mainframe platform to Unix/Java. This project suggested and initiated by Birlasoft. This system benefited GE over $15 million.
Responsibilities:
Participates in design sessions, review options and provide recommendations while communicating benefits, risks, and constraints to both the business and the various IT stakeholders
Leading development process, solution design and build implementation towards the on- budget, on-time, high-quality delivery of client projects. Work closely with enterprise Architects and provide solutions to various applications issues.
Created framework and set technical directions for application.
Worked on performance related issues.
Facilitated team on various code quality issues.
Tech Stack: Spring batch, Mybatis, Jenkins, Appworx, Cobol, DB2
Client: GE Capital (From June 2010 – April 2012)
Company: Birlasoft Inc.
Role: Application Architect
Location: Danbury, CT
Product Name and Description: MyAccounts (https://www.gemyaccounts.com)
Responsibilities:
Provide technical/architectural solutions to various applications under MyAccounts.
Evaluate new technologies/framework and set technical directions for applications.
Worked extensively on performance related issues.
Created few generic modules API for multiple applications inside and outside MyAccounts.
Implemented Mongodb for user profile module.
Facilitated team on various code quality issues.
Implementing source control using StartTeam.
Facilitated business users with Quality assurance, User acceptance testing.
Tech Stack: GWT2.3, Spring3,iBatis, Weblogic 10, Web services, Maven2, TeamCity, JMock, Jdk5, STS, JUNIT, Sonar, Sencha, JSON, MongoDB
Client: (GE Commercial Finance) (From Nov 2007 – May 2010)
Company: Biralsoft Inc.
Role: Lead Developer
Location: Danbury, CT
Product Name and Description: Customer Information Center (CIC).
CIC is web-based application for Risk Analyst in GE, it’s a single point of entry that can be used to aggregate entity information (Customer) from various Internal (GE) and External sources like Duns and Bradstreet, Dow Jones, Moody’s, Factiva etc. This project is built using Agile & TDD.
Client: (GE Commercial Finance) (Feb 2006 – Oct 2007) Company: Biralsoft Inc.
Role: Team Leader.
Product Name and Description: iSet (Strategy Execution tool)
Location: Danbury, CT
Client: (GE Commercial Finance) (July 2005- Feb 2006)
Company: Biralsoft Inc.
Role: Software engineer
Product Name and Description: DocGen (Document generation tool)
Location: NOIDA, INDIA
Client: (General Electric Commercial Finance, CT, U.S.A) (Dec 2004 - July 2005)
Company: Biralsoft Inc.
Role: J2EE Developer.
Location: NOIDA, INDIA
Product Name and Description: Record Management Replacement System
Client: (Mitsubishi Electric Japan) (APR 2004 – DEC 2004)
Company: Icreon communication.
Role: Developer.
Location: DELHI, INDIA
Product Name and Description: DES (Data Exchange Solution)
Client: National Highways Authority of India (Jan 2003 – APR 2004)
Company: L&T Infotech (Contract)
Role: Developer.
Location: DELHI, INDIA
Product Name and Description: CPIS (Computerized Project Information System)
Role: Developer
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Out standing performance award in Birlasoft for DocGen by GE.
Best Team for iSet Development (Team Leader).
Best Team for DocGen Motown (Team Leader).
Employee of the Month Award from Birlasoft.