Himanshu (Harry) Niranjani
Email: abmwji@r.postjobfree.com - Phone: 937-***-****
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SUMMARY
. Innovative, result-oriented professional with over 11 years of visible
achievements in providing leading edge technological solutions.
. Extensive experience in application architecture, productivity
management, team building, improving efficiency and creative thinking.
Effective in reorganizing legacy applications.
. Exceptional skills in implementation of teams and process improvement
to provide business solutions which increase operational efficiencies
. Merge natural leadership style with excellent communication skills to
continually drive focused teams toward performance excellence. Proven
record in relating technical information to end users and leading
projects to full fruition
CORE COMPETENCIES
. Leadership, Project Management, Effective and Positive Communication,
Strategic Planning
. Devising & implementing appropriate Software Development Methodologies
tailored for the team.
. Team Building, Conflict Management
. Hands-On technical involvement
. Software Architecting and Development using Microsoft Technologies
. Microsoft Solutions Framework with .Net Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.5
. RIA (Rich Internet Application) Development and SOA (Service Oriented
Architecture)
. Application Deployment & Configuration
EXPERIENCE
Employer: Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems, OH Oct 2008 -
Present
Role: Application Development Team Lead
. Leading the team of 10 application developers through one of the
biggest endeavor in the Dealer Management System (aka TALONES) of
Harley-Davidson Motor Company.
. TALONES is a full grown C#.Net 3.5 enterprise application utilizing
MVC architecture.
. Strong influence in architecture, planning, development, testing and
deployment utilizing the latest Microsoft technologies: Visual Studio
2008 WinForms Development, C#, .Net framework up through 3.5, LINQ and
WF, SQL Server 2005 including SSIS, Team Foundations Server and
SharePoint resource management.
. Working hands-on with other developers on demanding projects.
. Setting up and maintaining SharePoint sites to communicate with other
teams/departments.
. Implementing a robust system design phase using guidance from Agile
(SCRUM) Methodology
. Managing staffing including recruitment, supervision, scheduling,
development and evaluation
. Responsible for implementing a new Software Development Process that
is a hybrid of traditional waterfall model with some Agile flavor
Employer: International Data Management Inc, OH Mar 2007 -
Oct 2008
Role: Director of IT (Application Development & Systems Infrastructure)
. Managed 20+ people ($1.6 Million Annual) IT department's operational
and strategic planning, including business processes, tactical
planning and strategic vision
. Managed IT staffing, including recruitment, supervision, scheduling,
development, evaluation and disciplinary actions
. Agile Development implementation with Xtreme Programming using C# .Net
. Web based application development using Visual Studio 2005, Adobe Flex
2.0, WebORB
. Implemented SOA to achieve performance issues in the web application
Microsoft recommended best practices
. Created Wrappers for Enterprise Library, Enterprise Instrumentation
and custom logging in Web Services using SOAP extensions and WSE
diagnostics
. Created ASP.NET applications with Web based Custom Controls, Java
scripts, ADO .NET, AJAX toolkit in C#, Visual studio 2005
. Performed hands-on development for critical projects.
. Automated legacy processes and converted legacy applications to new
technologies
Employer: RTI (Consulting Company) Nov 2000 - Mar
2007
I worked with several clients for RTI as Sr. Consultant on projects listed
below. Our work mainly revolved around Microsoft technologies like ASP,
ASP.Net, WinForms Application and SQL Server Database.
Client: Timken Company, OH Aug 2004 - Mar 2007
Role: Sr. Developer & Software Deployment Coordinator
. Integrated several applications across different technologies resulted
from mergers/acquisitions in monolithic platform
. Created new application modules by migrating old modules
. Created new object oriented framework library for Syber 2.0
. Participated in designing/developing a new architecture using .Net
Framework
. Migrated old deployment package from InstallShield 6.3 to
InstallShield X
. Developed international deployment package in more than 6 languages
including Chinese
. Coordinated release management of the software worldwide in more than
10 countries using Install Shield X (Premier) and Microsoft SMS
Client: General Motors, MI May 2003 - Aug
2004
Role: Sr. Developer / Technical Lead
. Implemented new application architecture for the legacy spare parts
Inventory Management System in .Net Framework
. Writing scripts to load data from Microsoft Excel to SQL server 2000
. Connecting to different applications via MQ series and data transfers
in the mode of XML files for reconciliation process
. Created windows form (WinForms) client applications using VB.NET
. Application production support using Mercury Test Director
. Created a Console application in VB .NET data processing in SQL 2000
server using ADO.NET.
Client: ATA, OH May 2002 - Apr 2003
Role: Programmer/ Analyst
. Created stored procedures and SQL queries for data retrieval and
updates.
. Writing scripts to load data from Microsoft Excel to SQL server 2000.
. Connecting to different applications via MQ series and data transfers
in the mode of XML files for reconciliation process
. Created windows form/WinForms client applications using VB.NET and
ADSI using directory services assembly.
. Created/edited XML Report templates.
. Created a Console application in VB .NET data processing in SQL 2000
server using ADO.NET
Client: Ashley Furniture, MD Nov 2000 - May
2002
Role: Programmer/Analyst
. Developed complex Visual Basic application for database replication
. Created ActiveX controls for ASP in Visual Basic 6.0.
. Used 3rd party software Sheridan Data grid for displaying data in ASP.
. Training new users for application Usage
. Planning and deploying new releases.
Client: Swiss Development Corporation, India Sep 1998 - Oct
2000
Role: Sr Developer & Application Consultant
. Created a distributed networking application for Gramin Bank's
Computerized System
. Design and Build HTML/ASP pages
. Worked in Microsoft Visual Interdev for Designing Screens
. Existing system study, Requirement Analysis and Prototype Development
. Generation of critical and complex application modules in ASP, VB and
VC++
. Training on SDLC, Process Improvement, Estimate analysis, Requirement
gathering and Function points
. Participated in project conception meetings and requirements gathering
sessions
Client: Institute for Plasma Research, India Sep 1997 -
July 1998
Role: Intern, Software Engineer
. Part of the last year internship (i.e. thesis) in Engineering College
. Developed and architected a multi-lingual database system using MS
Visual C++ 4.0
. Developed the project architecture to support database records
creation using Doubly Linked Lists
. Created the design of "record node" to sustain certain capabilities to
find, replace and delete nodes
. Optimized the implementation for both forward and backward traversal
of the list
EDUCATION
. B.E. (Computer Engineering) from Gujarat University Mar 1994
- Nov 1998
o L D College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, India
o Major: Software Engineering
CERTIFICATIONS & HONORS
. Certification in VB.Net and C#.Net from Corporate College of Cuyahoga
Community College
. Brain Bench certification in C++, FrontPage and Flash
. Recognition in Times of India (November 20th, 1998) for Computer
Society of India's National Students' Convention 1998
. Recognition in Times of India (April 4th, 2000) for work on Rajkot
District Rural Police's Computerized Services Project
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