Rajesh M Patel
adisqv@r.postjobfree.com Fairfax, VA 22031 703-***-****
A versatile project manager and a scrum master with 24 years of experience working as a Technology Solutions Architect, a Database Solutions Architect, and a senior lead programmer/analyst/consultant. Accomplished in project management and technical documentation development. Experienced in software development utilizing Java, Oracle E-Business Suite, Delphi, and several other frameworks. Strategic thinker who role models an effective leadership style and is able to sustain high levels of productivity in critical-deadline environments. Skilled in requirements gathering and various professional techniques that require exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills. An effective team builder and communicator with the ability to manage long-term customer relationships. A problem solver who excels at developing talent.
Effective Communication Analytic Thinking Problem Solving
WORK ELIGIBILITY: US Citizen SECURITY CLEARANCE: Current: FULL DHS-CBP BI; Previous: IRS Background Investigation (MBI), NACI, Public Trust – HHS-CMS, and DHS-TSA BI
CERTIFICATION
Certified ScrumMaster® professional, CSM
ITIL Foundation
SAFe Lean Agile – Scaled Agile, SAFe® Agilist (SA)
EDUCATION Queens College of City University of New York - Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Sciences - 1995
AmeriTrain - MCSD Certification courses completed – 1998; Web Master at Strayer University – 1999; Power Delphi – 1999
Leadership / Management
Customer Relationship Building, Strong team building, Effective communication, Analytic thinking, Problem solving, Initiative, Goal setting, Self-directed, Detail oriented, Servant leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) September 2015 – May 2020
Kyzen CS: Technical Program Manager Lanham, MD
Oversee multiple projects across all phases of development and managed 24 employees supporting Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and other applications (i.e., CBC, ATIN)
Monitor workflow and make timeline adjustments as needed
Tracking the projects issues/concerns and bugs tickets in KISAM
Collaborate with product owner and development to identify user stories with functional and system requirements and to plan project sprints utilizing IBM-CLM
Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to achieve project milestones
Review and develop SOWs and analyze project deliverables
Develop Oracle/PL/SQL scripts and technical documents and frameworks for the Java/Unix projects
Mentor, implement, and maintain development best practices
Coordinate all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Grooming, and Release Planning
Initiating an automated testing for the Java applications on Linux environment
Leading delivery customer satisfaction, identify, track and help remove impediments
Provided recommendations and took steps to address changes to the plan in the scope of the firm's Business Continuity activities or the way they are performed
Vencore / Perspecta: Technical Project Manager Reston, VA
Led a team of 12 responsible for the Enforcement Revenue Data processing and summarizing for IRS Enforcement Revenue Information Systems (ERIS) program
Supervised another IRS tax forms management/supply chain project supported by 9 sub-contractors
Day-to-day Project management for Software Development team(s) on the IRS ERIS data warehouse modernization and enhancement project using SAP Data Services / Java/Unix Sybase IQ database system
Served as a subject matter expert in Agile/Scrum methodology across the technology team and organization
Derived functional specifications document based on the User Requirement Specification and used JIRA and Confluence for documenting requirements and tracking issue and software bugs in KISAM
Established and communicated the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PI)
Aggregate Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and publish them for visibility and transparency
Managed project risks, including identification, analysis and communication, monitoring and control while increasing the probability of positive outcome
Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations
Tracked and managed product backlog, burndown metrics, velocity, and task breakdown
Assisted team to remove impediments by having an understanding the control and release processes
Worked closely with product owners in backlog management and continuous delivery of features and value
Transformed team to Agile/Scrum from waterfall methodology
Supported the ERIS project as the Technical Architect and helped the Proposals team with proposals
Led the modernization, the re-engineering work of the IRS ERIS Project with the project team made up of employees and subcontractors
Owned and accountable for major tasks and took responsibility for actions and outcomes to ensure timely and cost-effective results for the team
Led the design, coordination, requirement gathering and analysis for maintaining high quality development, software testing, and system documentation for the ERIS project in IBM-CLM
Administered all aspects of the annual data warehouse disaster recovery tests including designing the protocols and objectives, developing the test schedule, communicating with participants, facilitating resolution of any technical or administrative issues, maintaining the necessary documentation, assessing the results and preparing the final report for executive management
Helped the project team integrating the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Health Care Tax Credit (HCTC) codes into ERIS and implemented the ‘E-business Tax’ module with various tax preparation software integration
Reviewed RFP, RFI, and RFQ proposals for federal government agencies and owned the technical sections
Led and Mentored cross-functional teams to deliver customer excellence in Capture of new programs, and service delivery results against performance objectives
Oversee capacity planning for projects with vision into “The Big Picture”
Responsible for overall Customer Satisfaction, SLA, Quality and Performance
Gathered information and knowledge on various cloud technology providers (i.e. AWS, Azure, Snowflake, etc.) to develop a white paper for the customer
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Accenture Federal – Creatrix: Senior Software Engineer Dec. 2013 – June 2015
Managed & provided technical guidance / support to the project team
Created user stories, maintained and tracked them using JIRA
Worked closely with product owners in backlog management and continuous delivery of features and value
Developed web services for getting metadata of biometrics and credential for content management and case management for DHS-TSA
Developed Oracle database stored procedures and PL/SQL scripts for inserting and updating data as well as retrieving and extracting for reports
Provided post-implementation, application maintenance and enhancement support to the client with regards to the .Net, C#, Visual Basic, and Siebel product/software applications
Developed Extraction, Transformation, and Load (ETL) routines using Oracle Data Integrator
Creating, refactoring, and debugging PL/SQL objects for optimal performance in a high-volume replicated environment
Maintained and supported Oracle EBS applications
Worked with development team and code promotion, database change management and data management through the various stages of the software development life cycle
Developed Java/J2EE Design Patterns such as DAO pattern, Session Facade, singleton in the project extensively, which facilitates clean distribution of roles and responsibilities across various layers of processing
Drafted technical specifications and BPM process and procedures
US Health and Human Services (HHS/CMS):
CGI Federal Inc.: Application Solutions Architect Oct. 2011 – Dec. 2013
Led, participated, and supported the various Agile based SDLC and scrum activities on HHS - CMS project
Designed and developed applications for Federally Facilitated Exchange (FFE) for Health Care providers utilizing Agile methodology
Utilized Agile development methodology and project planning through JIRA and Confluence
Educated and reinforced scrum methodology, agile framework, and SAFe to team members and stakeholders
Worked closely with product owners to verify readiness of project requirements and continuous delivery value
Collected, defined, translated, and implemented the security requirements for FFE/FF application (modules)
Developed services-oriented frameworks and proof of concepts using Jboss Developer Studio – SOA
Contributed in software development lifecycle in adherence with SOA concepts and techniques
Supported the development teams for defining, planning, designing, and technical implementation of the project requirements during Agile development
Helped developers resolving the issues occur during the development work throughout the sprints/releases
Attended daily scrum meeting for sprints updates and planning
Contributed to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the agile software development lifecycle
Helped to guide and manage the ART and the teams through the delivery of software and services, embracing and casting the Agile mindset across client spaces
Developed DAO layer using Hibernate, JPA, and Spring JDBC Integrated Spring- Hibernate for ORM functionality in Spring Framework
Provided business and technical guidance under the direction of the BCP Manager, as it relates to business continuity and business impact analysis
CACI International Inc.: Systems Analyst/Software Developer, Lead
July 1999 – Oct. 2011; Fairfax, VA
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) - Senior Software Developer Aug. 2008 – Oct. 2011
Led a team of developers to develop enterprise application using J2EE, Spring framework, and Hibernate
Designed and developed business components for SPS projects using J2EE, Java, and JavaScript
Led discussions in applying Oracle EBS technology to solve complex implementation issues
Defined projects requirements and systems based on information gathered from the CACI Project Managers
Collected, defined and translated the security requirements for the existing Service Oriented Architecture
Designed and implemented security components within EAI/SOA architecture
Developed and implemented of multi-tiered database systems and other applications in J2EE, webMethods, and PowerBuilder for the DoD
Developed Oracle stored procedures/functions, SQL Plus scripts for client’s ad hoc reports and leading the ad hoc reports team
Documented all processes and procedures of software development and activities by following the CMMI guidance
Developed design and test documentations for the development and testing the applications
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) LSN - Systems Analyst, Lead April 2003 – Jan. 2008; D.C.
Defined systems and projects requirements based on information gathered from the Government Project
Managers, Systems Manager, and Lead CACI Project Manager
Defined and translated the security requirements for the client’s confidential documents
Led a team of developers to provide support for the applications that were released to clients and managed
the issues/defects that were reported by testers/users
Identified the software vulnerabilities and loop holes during designs to make cost effective software
Designed and implemented security components within EAI architecture
Designed, developed and implemented of multi-tiered database systems including services and other applications to process and to analyze the data of about 21 million image files (TIFF/JEPG) and about 3 million text files; RMS Data that is very useful for the DOE-LSN Attorneys and to the public
Developed database applications using Oracle Forms, Reports, and DB
Designed, developing and implementing Visual Basic application for reviewers to review the TIFF and JEPG
Designed, developing and implementing applications for the handheld scanners for barcodes of FedEx and
other boxes
Development environments include JBuilder 2006, Java, Delphi 2006, Delphi7, Visual Basic 6, Lotus Notes5, Oracle9i, MS Access, and OVAL
Provided ad-hoc PL/SQL queries to retrieve documents information as required
Provided information for user and technical documentation and training for the systems developed
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Winstar- Systems Analyst July 1999 – April 2003; D.C.
Designed, developed and implemented of multi-tiered database systems and other applications used by DOJ to
track and analyze data related to DOJ’s cases
Designed, developed and implemented of a Notes-based web site for the project, including use of COM and DCOM objects to convert from WordPerfect to HTML and automatically load updated data into Notes/Domino
Development environments included Delphi, Visual Basic, Lotus Notes, Oracle, Paradox, MS Access, and Outlook
Developed the Winstar Training System, using Oracle Forms, Oracle Reports, Oracle Database, Delphi 6, and Microsoft Outlook; the system will replace so many manual steps in the process of employees training for projects
Converted legacy software in COBOL into Java applications and developed Java scripts to load data into Oracle DB
Administrated Lotus Notes including the responsibilities for all aspects of the Litigator's Notebook application deployment and usage by DOJ attorneys, support staff and experts located in all regions of the United States; Provided direct help to the DOJ Attorneys
Public Interest Data Inc: Senior Software Developer (01/2008 – 08/2008)
Converted existing Delphi5 applications to Delphi 2007 applications; Designed and developed multi-tiered database applications; Designed and developed continuous software build system
Platinum Technology, Inc: Consultant/Software Developer
September 1998 - June 1999; Vienna, VA
Developed Aion applications (Aplus System -- Automated Auto Underwriting System; MedPlus -- Automated Medical Underwriting System); worked with testing and debugging of a complex Aion applications; Modified
COBOL applications to fix the Y2K issues
Keane, Inc: IT Consultant
July 1998 – September 1998; Rockville, MD
Application management, worked with full applications development process, Analyzed and enhanced client’s
systems, developed database applications in Visual Basic, Delphi and PowerBuilder, learned other object-oriented languages: Visual C++ and FoxPro
United Communication Group: Applications Developer
October 1997 – July 1998; Rockville, MD
American Technical Resources, Inc – Oct. 1997 – Feb. 1998
Developed database applications for PC’s (Single Users) and Networks (Multiple Users). Developed database
applications for Web using ActiveX, JAVA. Developed desktop applications using Delphi3, VB5 and SQL languages at the front-end and DB2, FoxPro2.5, Paradox7, Access and dBase database systems at the back-end.
AST Computers / MarketSource: Product Support Representative - March 1997 – October 1997; McLean, VA
UNIX, Linux, DOS, Novell NetWare, IBM mainframe
Skills / Interests: Programming Languages/Applications: SAP Data Services, PL/SQL, T-SQL, Informatica PowerCenter, Java 1.6, JEE 5/ J2EE (JBoss DS, eclipse, JBuilder 2006, JDeveloper 10.1.3 10g), Spring Framework, Hibernate, JSP, Spring MVC, BPM, JMS, Java Security, REST, SOAP, WSDL, Node.js, JSON/JSONP, XML, HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, Ajax, ESB, CXF, ExtJS, JQuery, JPA, LDAP, Siebel, Unix Scripting, WebMethods 7.2, Delphi (Delphi2007, Delphi 7), Oracle SQL, Oracle Forms 6, Oracle Reports 6, Oracle ERP and EBS, PowerBuilder 12, Visual Basic 6.0, Aion 8.1(True Object Oriented), Visual C++ 5.0, C, Pascal, COBOL, Perl, CGI Scripting, Lisp, Assembly, OOD
Application Servers/Tools: Tomcat 6.0/5.0, JBoss Application Server, JBoss Developer Studio, NetBeans, SOAPUI, Ant, Maven, CVS, SVN, ClearCase, TOAD, SQL Developer, Erwin, SAFe Agile, JIRA, KISAM, SalesForce
Databases: MarkLogic 5 (Big Data), Oracle 11g/10g/9i, Sybase IQ 16, Lotus Notes, Summation, DB2, MS Access, Paradox7, dBase IV
Business Analysis/Design: Data Analysis, re-engineering, UML, MagicDraw, Rational tools, MS Project, Visio, MS Office 2016, WordPerfect 9, Web UI Designing, Snag IT, PowerPoint 2016, Confluence, IBM-CLM
Operating Systems: Windows 10, Win-XP, Win-95, Win-NT, SQL Server 6.5, Windows Architecture, UNIX, RedHat Linux, DOS, NetWare, IBM mainframe
Knowledge of both Private and Public Cloud Computing service market, models, offering types, and architecture concepts
Knowledge of Federal security best practices and FedRAMP/A&A/STIG processes