Biswajit Roy
(Cell) 201-***-****
***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE - Seeking a position as a Web Project Manager/IT Project
Manager/Project Manager
OVERALL SUMMARY
Goal-oriented and result driven Project Leader with IT background with
experience in the Automotive Sector. Demonstrated strengths in working
on medium to complex projects simultaneously with a strong customer
focus, and aligning teams in highly regulated business environment. A
truly dedicated professional with strong leadership skills and solid
reputation of overseeing all phases of projects including planning,
executing, implementation, team management, resource planning, status
reporting, managing risk, and delivering projects on time and within
budget.
. Two years of Project Management experience as a Project Lead in
Vignette CMS
. More than six years experience in developing web applications using
various technologies- Java, J2EE (JSP, Servlet, JavaScript, XML, XSL,
PHP, HTML), IBM WebSphere Application Server 4.x/5.x, Eclipse 3.1
IDE, Vignette
. Experiencing in handling web projects and having the role of Web
Master
. Experience in Website Strategy and Management
. Expertise in identifying, developing and documenting Business and
Functional Requirements Specifications(FRS), User Requirements
Specification, System Requirements Specifications(SRS), non functional
requirements and Supplementary Specifications.
. Effective communication skills for mediating between Management Teams,
IT Group, Business Group and Clients with particular focus on
specifications, requirements and documentation.
. Exceptional analytical, problem solving, strategic planning and
decision-making skills.
. Strong team building, conflict management, time management and meeting
management skills
. Good experience in developing and deploying Portlets
. Good knowledge in Web Content Management using Vignette v7
. Strong experience in OOA and OOD methodologies such as UML to develop
Use Case diagrams Class diagrams, Sequence Diagrams
. Extensively worked on projects using Oracle 9i, SQL Server 2000, MySQL
. Experience in writing ANT scripts
. Experience in Struts Framework
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Web Technologies- Java (Including Applets, Swing), JSP, Java Servlets,
HTML, XML, XSL
JavaScript, PHP, AJAX, CSS, JQuery
Database Technologies- Oracle 9i: SQL, Program Units using PL/SQL, MS SQL
Server, MySQL, IBM DB2 8.x
Web Servers- Apache 2.0, IIS 5.0
IDE's- Eclipse 3.1, NetBeans 5.5, IBM RAD
Content Management Tools- Vignette v7, Vignette Application Portal (VAP),
Vignette Content Management (VCM), Vignette Collaboration 7.1, Vignette
Dialog, Portlet Development (JSR-168 and WSRP)
Tools- WebTrends 7.5, UML, ANT, Javadoc, MS Office
Project Management Tools - MS Project, Test Director-HP Quality Center,
BaseCamp
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2008 - Present
Project Lead - MBUSA.COM Content Management Team
Advantecs Group Inc., NJ, USA Client- Mercedes-Benz USA
LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA
Technologies : Java, JSP, HTML, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Vignette Content
Management System (VCM), Vignette Application Portal (VAP),
Flex
Application Server : IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.2
Database : IBM DB2 8.x
Tools : Vignette Content Management System
Description: Working on Development and Maintenance of MBUSA.COM corporate
website. Involved in architectural design, code and content changes,
deployment process and interacts with Flex, Database and Business teams.
. End-to-end management of the project from Content Management
perspective, including requirements
gathering, brokering communication with Development teams,
ensuring Business owners are engaged, facilitating and
documenting status meetings, consolidating and publishing status reports.
. Responsible to interact in meetings with Razorfish - Official Digital
Marketing Agency for Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and team meetings along
with technical/business teams for project progress and to disseminate
project and technology information.
. Involved in project module work allocation, estimation, team
management.
. Scrum Master facilitating and organizing daily stand-up meetings with
Vignette team.
. Liaison between stakeholders and development/QA teams for all
implementations of project.
. Provided metrics to Supervisor/Project Manager/Business Areas
throughout Project lifecycle and individual modules.
. Designed and documented Project Maintenance Document to track risks
and action items associated with each module of a project, critical
dates and Go-live plans.
. Key person for change management process as per project guidelines and
Go-live dates. Responsible to make necessary adjustments to
incorporate successful roll out of multiple projects at a given time.
. Publishing content with Release Engineer role.
. Production Support and key person to handle issues relating to Content
Management
. Member of Technical Staff when MBUSA.COM was being in sourced from
Critical Mass, a Canadian firm and played a significant role in the
architecture re-design along with implementation and launch.
. Collaborated with Technical Architects and Vignette/Java/Flex
developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical
vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.
. Leading a team of 10 consultants, in addition to training them.
. Interviewed and hired technical developers on an ongoing basis.
October 2006 - September 2008
Developer- Content Management
Advantecs Group Inc., NJ, USA Client- Mercedes-Benz USA
LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA
Technologies : JSP, HTML, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Vignette Content
Management System (VCM), Vignette Application Portal
(VAP)
Application Server : IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.2
Database : IBM DB2 8.x
Tools : Vignette Content Management System
Description:
. Worked on numerous front end web projects using Java, JSP, XSL/XML,
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
on Vignette platform. Developed Dynamic Portal Modules (DPM)
using JSPs
. Design and development of new Portal Application using Java/JSP with
API's available for use within the Vignette System (VAP and VCM)
. Developed Content Type Definitions, Attribute Type Definitions
. Designed and managed internal web sites (supporting both new and
existing ones), and designed and built extranet management tools using
Vignette
. System solution components for the portal applications were comprised
of PortalBeans, JSR 168 portlets, taglibs and a DPM override
application. For the Content a CDA override application and CCE widget
extension WAR
. XSL Stylesheets and XML Schema
Additional Responsibilities:
. Developed a CDA design document for MBUSA.com Rebuild project.
. Used Vignette Dialog for official E-Mail Campaigns and Corporate
Surveys using knowledge of Java, JSP, JavaScript and CSS
. Used Vignette Collaboration to create the official blog/wiki
application at Mercedes-Benz using knowledge of Java, JSP, Jython,
JavaScript and CSS
. Used WebTrends 7.5 as a Web Metrics tool to monitor statistics of all
Microsites and Intranet sites of Mercedes-Benz
. Mentoring Junior Technical Consultants
. Interviewed and hired technical developers on an ongoing basis
July 2006 - September 2006
Developer- Content Management
Randstad Work Solutions, NY, USA Client- Mercedes-Benz USA
LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA
Application : MBUSA.COM Rebuild Project
Technologies : JSP, HTML, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Vignette Content
Management System (VCM), Vignette Application Portal
(VAP)
Application Server : IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.2
Database : IBM DB2 8.x
Tools : Vignette Content Management System
Description:
. Developing both CDA (Content Delivery Applications) and CMA (Content
Management Applications)
. Design and development of new Portal Application using Java/JSP with
API's available for use within the Vignette System (VAP and VCM)
. Developing Content Types
. XSL Stylesheets and XML Schema
Additional Responsibilities:
. Developing Intranet sites of Mercedes-Benz USA LLC using VAP 7.0 using
existing portlets, themes and grids. Customized grids, themes and JSP
pages.
. Using WebTrends 7.5 as a Web Metrics tool to monitor statistics of all
Microsites and Intranet sites of Mercedes-Benz.
. Used Verity for parametric & advanced search, related taxonomies and
faceted navigation for MBUSA.COM site, including managing servers for
development, QA and Production stages. Also involved in internal
development of Verity Search using Java/JSP for automation purposes.
December 2005 - June 2006
Developer- Content Management
Randstad Work Solutions, NY, USA Client- Mercedes-Benz USA
LLC, Montvale, NJ, USA
Application : Employee Portal System
Technologies : J2EE, Servlet, JSP, JDBC, HTML, JavaScript, XML, XSL,
Vignette Content Management System (VCM), Vignette
Application Portal (VAP)
Application Server : IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.1.2
Database : IBM DB2 8.x
Tools : Vignette Content Management System
Description: Worked on a project for developing "Content Management System"
for the Employee Portal website of Mercedes Benz USA using Vignette Content
Management System (VCM), Vignette Application Portal (VAP). The Vignette
Application Suite proposes a comprehensive solution to the diverse
challenges inherent in producing a large-scale complex website and its
associated web applications by providing flexibility, power and
scalability. By integrating content management with dynamic site delivery
and a sophisticated profiling and personalization subsystem, the Vignette
solution brings the process of creating, maintaining, and enhancing a web
site under my control.
Responsibilities-
. Design and development of new Portal Application using Java/JSP with
API's available for use within the Vignette System (VAP and VCM)
. Creating CMS templates using VCM (management console) and CDS pages
using Vignette API
and creating Users, Groups, assigning Roles and Capabilities
Additional Responsibilities:
. Developed Intranet sites of Mercedes-Benz USA LLC using VAP 7.0 using
existing portlets, themes and grids. Customized grids, themes and JSP
pages.
. Used WebTrends 7.5 as a Web Metrics tool to monitor statistics of all
Microsites and Intranet sites of Mercedes-Benz.
. Used Verity for parametric & advanced search, related taxonomies and
faceted navigation for MBUSA.COM site, including managing servers for
development, QA and Production stages.
August 2004 -December 2005
Web Programmer
Academic Technology and E-Learning, Marist College, NY, USA
Application : Various websites of Marist College
Technologies : PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL
Database : MySQL
Description: Developing and maintaining websites for various academic
departments and affiliated organizations using PHP 5.0, HTML and MySQL
May 2005 - December 2005
Lead Programmer, Website Design/Maintenance, Database Design/Maintenance
Marist College, NY, USA
Application : Hudson River Valley Institute Website Design/Maintenance
Technologies : PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL
Database : MySQL
Description: HRVI, at Marist College is the central hub for information
about the region.
HRVI serves heritage tourists, scholars, elementary and secondary school
educators, environmental organizations, the business community, and the
general public seeking to know more about the "Hudson Valley"
http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org
August 2004 - December 2004
Lab Instructor
Marist College, NY, USA
Programming (CMSC 120) for Undergraduate Students
Description: Guided students to programming exercises in Core Java and
used to grade answer sheets
Academic Projects
. IP Phone Home- Analyze, design, implement and test voice over IP
system in Java. Used standard Internet protocols (SIP, RTP), OOD
principles and UML.
. Inventory Model using Oracle 9i- Developed a retailer-customer
inventory model, wherein the entire database of product buying,
selling, price, quantity etc.was implemented using SQL, PL/SQL as
backend and D2K- Internet Forms- I & II, Reports as front end
. VISTA- A GUI that encapsulates and interacts with space in real-time
using MicroSpaces, a miniature version of JavaSpaces, which is a
middleware for creating netcentric applications in Java using Java
Swing, Ant, Javadoc
. Online Banking System- A Database Management Systems project using:
Front End- HTML, Middleware- JSP, Back End- Java Servlets
Database- SQL Server 7.0, Apache Tomcat 5.5.7 Server
. Presented seminars on "Synchronous Optical Networks" (SONET) and
"Metropolitan Optical Networks" (MON)
Professional Certification
. Oracle 9i "Application Developer" from "SQL Star International" May-
June 2003
. Completed certification In Vignette Collaboration Foundation (7.0)
from Vignette Corporation Inc., March 2007
. Completed certification In Vignette Collaboration Template Development
(7.0) from Vignette Corporation Inc., March 2007
. Completed certification In Vignette Business Integration Services from
Vignette Corporation Inc.
Achievements
. Nominated for Mercedes-Benz Silver Star Award in April 2009 for
outstanding hard work and dedication
. Certificate of Excellence in the Department of Information
Technology/Academic Technology, Marist College, NY 2005-2006
Education
M.S. - Computer Science/Software Development, Marist College, New York,
U.S.A.
B.E. - Electronics and Telecommunications, Amravati University,
Maharashtra, India.
References
See: http://www.linkedin.com/in/roybiswajit