Abhishek Pidwa
******@*****.*******.*** **** N. Park Avenue, Tucson, Arizona (85719) 210-***-****
Summary:
Overall experience of 3 years in the Information Technology domain with strong analytical and technical skills
Experience in Database Management Systems, software development, agile methodologies, Project Management
Excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal, and presentation skills; expert at managing multiple projects simultaneously
Education
University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, AZ Aug 2013- Dec 2014
Master of Science in Management Information Systems, GPA 3. 37
Jai Narayan Vyas University, M.B.M Engineering College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Aug 2006- Jul 2010
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, GPA 3.66
Skills
Programming Languages: JAVA/J2EE (Spring and Hibernate), Web Services (REST API and SOAP), C, C++, JSP/Servlets,
Python, jQuery, PL/SQL, AJAX, CSS3, HTML5 and JavaScript, XML
Databases: Oracle 9i, Oracle SQL Developer, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle MySQL
Application Servers: Tomcat/JBOSS, Apache
Development Tools: Rapidminer 6.0, IBM SPSS Modeler, Eclipse, Tableau, Spotfire, NodeXL, Microsoft Project, Microsoft
Visio,IBM WebSphere Portal Server, WebSphere Application Server, IBM Rational Application Developer
Certifications: Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 6 Programmer, IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 Solution Development,
Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I
Professional Experience
Infosys Ltd, India Senior Systems Engineer (2 years 9 months)
Senior Systems Engineer, Axis Bank Implementation Project Jun 2012-Jun 2013
Developed and maintained online banking application for Axis Bank, India using JAVA/J2EE framework
Gathered functional requirements from the business user and developed system design specifications and technical architecture
Proposed and implemented innovative ideas to enhance portal response time, like optimization of Portal theme (User Interface)
Worked with User Experience team to develop new bank requirements using GWT framework
Systems Engineer, Al-Hilal Bank Support Project Mar 2012-Apr 2012
Provided offshore technical support (Application Enhance ments, Change Requests, and Bug Fix Issues) for the on-going
FINACLE e-banking development project, using JAVA/J2EE on IBM WPS 7.0
Resolved cross browser issues and performance issues in browsers using developer tools
Led a team of three members to assign support tasks and track progress updates
Systems Engineer, E-Banking Portal Upgrade Project Feb 2011- Feb 2012
Upgraded existing Servlet e-banking application to Portlet application using WebSphere Portal Server 7.0
Developed technical expertise by working on various enhancements, customizations based on product requirements, and bug
fixes during the portal upgrade
Worked on integrating FINACLE product with IBM’s Tivoli Access Manager to implement instant message feature
Implemented Rich Internet Application (RIA) features to enhance User Interface using AJAX and jQuery technologies
Key Academic Masters Projects (MS MIS Program)
Technology Specialist, “Internet of Things” Development Project Jan 2014- Present
Creating a website using JAVA/J2EE framework which incorporated the REST APIs in the User Interface
Incorporate techniques like web mining, search algorithms, web services/APIs, neural networks, decision trees, statistical
learning, SOLOMO analytics to develop the website
Team Admin Lead, Tiempo Development project, Phoenix (AZ) Jan 2014- Present
Researched client requirements through joint discussion sessions and formalized the Business Requirement Document (BRD)
Primarily responsible for developing status report, project work plan, initial project charter and other administrative tasks
Created new JAVA classes and the associated .class test files for company related activities like Accounts Payable etc.
Business/Data Analyst, Direct Organization, Tucson (AZ) Aug 2013- Dec 2013
Analysed a business problem case and constructed a conceptual database model using Oracle MySQL
Major tasks included manipulating data using SQL, develop stored procedures and triggers in PL/SQL, understand database
performance issues, creating a web front-end to a database, and hosting the application on Amazon EC2 Cloud server
Key Accomplishments
Earned recognition from the client (Al-Hilal Bank, Dubai) for fixing the defects before the desired end date
Honored with the Infosys SPOT AWARD of the month for contribu ting towards the AXIS BANK deal