RAZA ALI
Piscataway, NJ
Phone#: 732-***-****
Email: ****.*******@*****.***
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
. More than a decade of software development and consulting experience
. Hands-on senior application developer with in-depth knowledge of best
practices, design patterns and software development processes, in a
diverse set of technologies and business domains
. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with extensive
experience in direct interaction with clients and end users
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES SUMMARY
Technologies:
. C#.Net
. ASP.Net
. ASP.Net MVC
. jQuery
. Javascript
. Bootstrap UI
. Telerik
. jqGrid
. WebAPI
. Thinktecture Identity Server
. WCF
. ASP.Net Web Services
. Entity Framework Code First
. ADO.Net
. LINQ
. TSQL
. Ninject
. Moq
. MS Test
. CruiseControl.Net
. SSRS
. SSAS/OLAP
. MDX
. SSIS
. MSMQ
. Native Android development (Java)
. Native Blackberry development (Java)
. OpenERP
. Python
. PostgreSQL
. OpenID
. OAuth
. ETL
Other:
. Business analysis
. High-level User & Client Relationship Management & Training
. Technical Pre-Sales Support
. Solution design and architecture considering architectural attributes
such as security, maintainability, availability, performance,
supportability and testability.
. Experienced with applying design patterns and SOLID programming
practices.
. Working knowledge of Enterprise Solutions from Microsoft, Oracle and Open
Source stack, such as SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, RightNow CXM, Oracle
Fusion, Alfresco and WordPress.
. Experienced in defining and implementing process improvement initiatives
via Agile methods (SCRUM) and ALM tools such as TFS.
. Team management and coordination experience with geographically dispersed
resources
. Technical and user documentation
. Experienced in defining customized software architecture documentation
template with inspiration from ZACHMAN, TOGAF and DODAF frameworks.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Softions Consulting
. 05/2014 - present
Responsibilities:
. Design and develop projects for Softions clients
TRG (BPO Solutions)
. 03/2009 - 05/2014
Responsibilities:
. Design, develop and supervise software projects from pre-sales through
deployment, stabilization and maintenance
. Define and institutionalize software development processes along the
lines of Agile and SCRUM principles, using Microsoft TFS; achieved short
iterations, continuous integration, burn-down charts, and velocity
estimations, and reduced number of quality issues and schedule slippages
. Define requirement and design documentation standards; architecture
documentation standards were inspired from DODAF.
. Create a sample web-solutions template in visual studio, incorporating
patterns and practices such as dependency injection, repository pattern,
MVC, separation of concerns and unit testing.
. Define a framework for documenting software architectures
. Lead implementation and adoption of Team Foundation Server for
application lifecycle management, and Cruise Control.Net for nightly and
on-demand builds
. Lead the Business Technology Solutions practice to provide Systems
Integration and Software Development Services; perform as required in all
areas of the practice including Pre-Sales support, Portfolio Management,
Project Management, Requirement Gathering, Solution Architecture,
Programming, Testing, Deployment and Client Management
. Establish and manage partnerships with Technology Principals such as
OpenERP, Microsoft and Oracle
. Assist in performance management activities of developers for capacity
building
Projects:
. Design and development of a customer portal, agent portal and native
mobile apps for a car tracking services provider
. Design and development of a customer portal for an insurance provider
. A customizable platform for HR departments to define and manage employee
request workflows
. Multi-tenant Enterprise Feedback Management platform with sentiment
analysis of social media feeds
. Call center reporting solution that handled very large volumes of data in
a near-real-time manner
. A solution for academic institutions to keep track of student and alumni
job and internship placements
. ERP customization for several Knitted Garment Manufacturing units
. ERP customization and implementation at mineral- trading and rice-trading
concerns
. A generic utility for parsing files into a queryable MS Access database,
based on patterns configured in app.config
. Revamping data model to cater to evolved needs of a set of web-
applications and web-service APIs (which enable vendors and downstream
partners of a VAR to integrate order information)
. Consolidated visual representation of an AI-based engine to illustrate
inter-component interactions, data flows and deployment schemes
Tools and Technologies:
ASP.Net MVC 3.5/4, WebAPI, Thinktecture Identity Server, ASP.Net 4.5, C#,
Ninject, EF 5 Code First, LINQ, SQL Server, jQuery, Bootstrap, Web Service
integration, Android Development Toolkit, Eclipse, Blackberry Plugin,
ksoap2, WPF-based Visual Studio's workflow designer; 2-way SMS gateway
integration, WCF, SSIS, SSAS, MSMQ, MDX, OpenERP, Eclipse, Python, Linux,
Aeroo Reports
Softech Worldwide (Vidizmo.com)
. 11/2007 - 03/2009
Responsibilities:
. Product envisioning, marketing, pre-sales and sales for a Silverlight-
based interactive Rich Media Platform technology (now known as vidizmo)
. Attended trainings on Microsoft Solution Selling Process conducted by
Microsoft Partner Academy
. Played a lead role in setting up a new sales and marketing department for
the company's product; implemented and customized Microsoft Dynamics CRM
4 for automating the department's functions
. Achieved ISO 9001:2000 Certification for the company
Tools and Technologies:
ASP.Net, Silverlight, SQL Server 2005
Clarus Consulting (Clarusoft)
. 06/2002 - 11/2007
Responsibilities:
. Design, develop and supervise software projects from pre-sales through
deployment, stabilization and maintenance
. Provide technical assistance to business development team, and manage
partnership with Microsoft
. Develop and implement software development process using relevant
practices from Rational Unified Process and Microsoft Solutions
Framework, and guidance from CMMI, ISO
. Define quality procedures for non-development operational staff and work
environment
. Automate software-development and testing activities
. Play an active role in all aspects of organizational-development
activities to achieve quality-focused and efficient software-development
and consulting services.
. Achieved ISO 9001:2000 Certification for the company
Projects:
. Implementation and customization of SharePoint Portal at organizations
within a large business group.
. Training and support of customized SharePoint Portal implementation in a
governemnt department.
. SaaS platform designed for performance evaluation of sales teams
. Point of sale solution customized for the needs of a pharmacy
. Web and outlook-based resource-scheduling solution for a law-firm
. Utility to assist in requirement gathering and management
. SharePoint implementation for document and records management
Tools & Technologies:
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007), ASP.Net, SQL Server 2000,
ADO.Net, VB6, ADO, MSXML, MSDE 2000, Active Reports, Robohelp, MS Outlook
2000, ASP, IIS, Crystal Reports 8.5 Web server, Visio, Rational Rose
Daman Consulting
. 06/2001 - 05/2002
Responsibilities:
ETL consulting projects at various clients in the US
Projects:
. Washington Mutual (Seattle, Washington): On-site consulting for the
ETI*Extract tool suite to enable data-migration and data-interfacing
between transactional databases and data-marts
. Java interface to DB2 OLAP Server (Essbase) using JNI over Essbase
. A solution using IBM Intelligent Miner for Text, MS Analysis Services and
ProClarity reporting to display patterns of information within textual
archives
. Excel - based solution to automate marketing-contacts' list parsing
Tools & Technologies:
ETI*Extract, C, Oracle, PL/SQL, IBM RS 6000, Unix
NeoVision .
09/1998 - 05/2001
Responsibilities
. Design, develop and supervise software projects from pre-sales through
deployment, stabilization and maintenance
. Develop and implement software development process using relevant
practices from Rational Unified Process and Microsoft Solutions Framework
Projects:
. CRM offered as SaaS
. Integrated suite of products including HR Management, Email Management,
and Expense Management.
. Solution for managing budgeting and fund-allocations of government
projects.
. SQL Server 6.5 data synchronization utility for quasi-connected
environments
. Point-of-Sale and inventory management products for retail and
restaurants
. A solution for Universities' needs to manage foreign student (F1, J1
etc.) admissions and regulatory information (e.g. I-20)
Tools & Technologies:
MSXML, ADO, VB5/6, VC++6, SQL Server 6.5/7/2000, JavaScript, ASP, ISAPI,
IIS, Crystal Reports Web server, MS Access 97
Daman Consulting
. 06/1997 - 08/1998
Responsibilities:
ETL consulting projects at various clients in the US
Projects:
. Oryx Energy Company (Dallas, Texas): On-site consulting to develop
interfaces using SilverStream for developing Java applets for use by HR
staff to enter payroll-specific data into a SmartStream database; Perl
script to connect to Sybase databases and Extract metadata
. Nationwide Insurance (Columbus, Ohio): On-site consulting for the
ETI*Extract tool suite to enable data-migration and data-interfacing
between transactional databases and data-marts
. ETI*Extract Product Enhancements (Austin, TX): SQLServer DSL upgrade;
Testing Environment enhancement test DSLs for C/Oracle and COBOL/FS
. Utility to manage the specification development process of large scale
data conversion and migration projects
Tools and technologies:
Java, Silverstream, Sybase, ETI*Extract, DB2, COBOL(FS), IBM 370, C,
Oracle, Unix
NORTEL (BNR)
. 1995
PCN Tools group and CDMA Tools group
Responsibilities:
. Developed an error-logging server for Cellular Air Traffic Simulator
(CATS) on VxWorks
. Designed and developed an object-oriented version of a resource manager
for CATS on HP-UX
. Designed & developed a multi-threaded implementation of a call-routing
mechanism for CDMA Stress Tool on Solaris
Tools and technologies:
C, HP-UX, VxWorks
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION & TRAININGS
. BS . Computer Science . University of Texas at Austin . Austin, Texas .
GPA: 3.67/4.0
. Salient Courses: High Performance Parallel Computing; Network Protocol
Implementation
. PMP Certification Training (35 hours)
. ISO 9001:2000 Lead Auditor (examination cleared)
. ETI*EXTRACT tools training, Master User I, Master User II, Certification
for Consultant from ETI, Austin, TX
. Microsoft Partner Academy Trainings
. Oracle DBA Training
. Training on Designing Datawarehouses