Director of Technology
Resume:
Rajesh (Raj) Candamourty
SAN ANTONIO
TEXAS 78249-2324
******************@*****.***
Summary
Seasoned professional with an extensive background in software development lifecycle from concept to release, project management, web development and information systems technologies. Works well as part of a team and excels in project planning and managing a group. Continually evaluates new techniques and software & hardware technology for potential in streamlining the development process and improving both products and productivity.
Objective
Seeking a challenging and creative position that enables me to gain commercial exposure and to use my acquired skills and knowledge to contribute to the overall success of any endeavor; to pass on what I’ve learned, and to learn something in the process.
Professional Experience
Idtes Industries Inc, San Antonio, TX
Director of Technology Aug 2012 – till date
• Lead and assisted the design and software development of the Freedom XLC project using SCRUM development methodology – a unique system that will allow deaf community to communicate with non-deaf people.
• Lead and managed the company website design, development, deployment and maintenance.
• Lead the Technology Department to define and setup a small scale IT infrastructure encompassing telecommunication systems and networks, internet connectivity and networks, computers/hardware, servers, mobile devices, security, software systems and applications.
• Define technical and budgetary requirements for the department.
• Evaluated and implemented IT procedures & policies and best practices.
• Consult with management to evaluate emerging technologies as they relate to software and web development.
• Evaluated systems and hardware, document control, data collection and acquisition, source code control, versioning systems and other related systems and work with management to integrate these systems into an efficient functional environment.
• Assisted in recruiting, hiring, firing and evaluated job performances of the technology staff.
• Participated in verification and validations of the software from concept to release to ensure coding standards and best programming practices are followed.
Twist Education LLC, San Antonio, TX
Director of Technology Jun 2009 – July 2012
• Played a key role in decision-making capacities related to the technology vision and information technology for the organization to have smooth and productive day-to-day operations.
• Responsible for making AdHoc and AppStore builds, responding to queries and ensures the final product is successfully uploaded to the AppStore. Repeat the same process for updates as well.
• Managed the company website project and lead the website design and implementation.
• Responsible for setup and maintenance of a small scale IT infrastructure encompassing telecommunication systems and networks, Internet connectivity links and networks, computers/hardware, servers, mobile devices, security, data centers, software systems and applications.
• Managed and evaluated the technology budget of the organization. Includes software, hardware, maintenance, resources and systems integration company wide.
• Led project teams and define technical requirements, project completion details for software development and systems integration.
• Mentor team leads and other programmers with positive approach to accomplish expected results.
• Implemented software development with agile development methodologies.
• Researched and evaluated emerging technologies as they relate to IT infrastructure, software development.
• Worked with Quality Assurance team to ensure software addresses specifications and meets coding standards.
• Ensured that the systems integration and software architecture design and all of its modules are thoroughly documented and archived within the organizations document control system.
• Evaluated and implemented IT procedures & policies and best practices.
• Managed and coordinated vendor relationships, including maintenance, hardware and software upgrades and ongoing development work.
• Assisted in recruiting, hiring, firing and evaluated job performances of the technology staff.
• Understand systems and hardware, document control, data collection and acquisition, source code control, versioning systems and other related systems and lead efforts to integrate these systems into an efficient functional environment.
• Oversee all verification and validations of the software from concept to release to ensure coding standards and best programming practices are followed.
Twist Education LLC, San Antonio, TX
Senior Game Programmer Jun 2009 – Dec 2009
• Co-developer of game programs in Unity3d and related tools.
• Worked with project teams to define technical and budgetary requirements for programming.
• Consulted with management to evaluate emerging technologies as they relate to software and web development.
• Worked with Quality Assurance team to ensure software addresses specifications and meets coding standards.
• Prepared detail documentation that describes input, output and logical operation of game programs and ensure documents are archived within Twist Education’s document control system.
• Performed systems analysis and programing tasks related to networking, server integrations, mobile devices and program security.
• Evaluated systems and hardware, document control, data collection and acquisition, source code control, versioning systems and other related systems and work with management to integrate these systems into an efficient functional environment.
• Participated in verification and validations of the software from concept to release to ensure coding standards and best programming practices are followed.
Kinetic Concepts Inc, San Antonio, TX
Systems Engineer Feb 2006 – May 2009
• Lead interdisciplinary and multi-department teams to define business, organizational, technical, and budgetary requirements for multiple inter-related systems to provide the shop floor systems infrastructure for multiple automated production facilities.
• Monitored all the servers associated with shop floor systems and apply patches as required.
• Initiated projects to define and develop large scale automated manufacturing systems for KCI products and the protocols to interface these to existing ERP, MRP, and enterprise database systems.
• Performed analysis of product and manufacturing process control systems to define the architecture of Integrated Quality Manufacturing Execution Systems (QMES), applying knowledge of MRP, ERP, enterprise database systems, telecommunications, bar coding, RFID and other fields to understand existing systems and to configure them as needed.
• Lead inter-departmental teams to identify existing modes of information flow, organizational interaction, data handling, and production methods. Uses this information to integrate on-line computerized systems with appropriate methods and tools that control, track, and document production.
• Lead teams to outsource and integrate Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solutions to implement various modules of an evolving QMES system and its overall integrating framework within which it is embedded. Assumed responsibilities for internal development of such modules when COTS solutions are not available.
• Oversee all verification and validation of the QMES in order to support Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and regulatory requirements.
• Applied appropriate design standards and sound engineering practices consistent with the guidelines of FDA and other certifying and standards setting boards as appropriate.
• Ensured that the QMES and all of its modules are thoroughly documented and archived within KCI’s document control system.
• Managed preparation and presentation of QMES training materials to ensure that the full range of features available from the QMES are understood and properly used.
• Perform and oversee IQ/OQ/PQ of several equipment’s and machineries at the manufacturing facility to ensure they all meet the requirements.
• Technical lead for converting Code 3of9 to UCC/EAN128 barcode for the new and old products worldwide.
JBP Engineering dba Contract Tech, San Antonio, TX
Applications Software Engineer Mar 2004 – Feb 2006
(Client: Kinetic Concepts Inc)
• Lead designer and developer for a workflow application to capture and track Manufacturing Urgent Production Support (MUPS) project. Workflow application is a role and rule based system containing automatic email notifications, automatic engineering assignment generations, and an employee approval mechanism for manufacturing/engineering issues.
• Developed the system specification for the manufacturing product data management system. Integrated MUPS with Business Objects and Oracle 10.7I to access manufacturing records.
• Developed small-scale databases for managing NCMR’s, ATE Revision Matrix, Change orders, and tools for monitoring databases.
• Worked on interfacing databases with ATE (Automated Test Equipment’s).
• Supported system maintenance, applied updates/patches and provide technical support for usability issues.
Appasamy Ocular Devices (P), Pondicherry, India
Senior Developer Engineer Sept 1999 – Aug 2003
• Worked on team to develop software required for functioning of several ocular devices and systems.
• Integrated several legacy systems into a single application. Extensive use of visual basic for applications and crystal reports.
• Lead developer of Appa Employee Information System and dispatching system.
Gothi Software Industries, Pondicherry, India
Consultant Sept 1998 – Sept 1999
• Provided software solutions for managing and streamline the inventory system.
• Developed and tested the new inventory management system. Modified and tested order processing system. Primary technical contact for critical issues and maintenance.
Education
B.S. in Electronics and Communication Engineering
Kuvempu University, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
Visual Basic 6.0
HCC (Houston Community College), Houston, Texas, USA
Advanced Databases MS Access 7.0
HCC (Houston Community College), Houston, Texas, USA
Oracle 8.0, Developer 2000
ASCII Computers, Pondicherry, India
E-Commerce
TransEd Software Education, Chennai, India
Diploma in Multimedia Web Animation
Liba Informatics Center, Loyola Campus, Chennai, India
Skills
Visual Basic, VB for Applications, MS Access, C, C++.
HTML, JavaScript, Wordpress, PHP, XML/XSL, CSS, jQuery, Python, Ruby, Ruby on Rails.
SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL, Developer 2000, Oracle, Business Objects, Crystal Reports.
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premier, Fireworks, Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Corel Draw, AniPro 2D, 3D Studio Max R3, Director.
MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio, SharePoint, Visual Source Safe.
Office for Mac, OmniGraffle, OmniPlan, FileMaker Pro & FileMaker Server, Perforce, iOS Developer.
Mac OS, Mac OS X Server, Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008.
Certifications
Visual Basic Certified,
Advanced Databases Certified,
Oracle Developer Certified,
Multimedia Web Animation Certified,
E-Commerce Certified.
References & Recommendation Letters
Available upon request.
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