FIRDOUSE QASIM
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SUMMARY
FIRDOUSE QASIM
Phone: 240-***-****
Email: *************@*****.***
Sr. NET Developer
• Over 10 years of Software industry experiences in Architecting/development of object oriented, n-
tiered client/server and distributed applications.
• Expertise in Software development of complex, large scale distributed applications using ASP.NET,
C#, VB.Net and ADO.NET.
• Expertise in developing web applications in .NET environment using Visual Studio 2012, C#.NET,
ASP.NET, VB.NET, MVC 4/5, ADO.NET, LINQ, HTML, CSS, Web services, Web forms, SQL
server 2005/2008/2012.
• Very strong in T-SQL. Written extremely complex and efficient stored procedures, triggers, views and
queries.
• Worked extensively on User Interface, Business Logic, and Database programming.
• Involved in design discussions, work break ups, peer reviews, Code reviews etc.
• Extensively used XML, XSLT, XPath, XML Parsers and DTDs in application development.
• Strong experience in building Web, Smart Client, Web-Services and Windows applications.
• Experience in Database application programming using ADO.NET, ADO, MS SQL Server 2000,
2005, 2008, 2012, T-SQL
• Firm believer in test driven application building to develop relatively bug free software.
• High exposure in the deployment process of the application.
• Diligent, reliable, result oriented and the ability to multi task and meet deadlines.
• Highly motivated with excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Created cascading style sheets (CSS) for the entire application in order to maintain uniformity
throughout the application.
• Involved in total development life cycle (SDLC) of the application.
• Responsible for developing business tier logic of the application in C#/VB.NET
Sr. Business Analyst
• Experience with SDLC process of performing detailed analysis, collecting use cases, documenting
requirements and creating design of Object-Oriented applications.
• Managed multiple small to large size projects in matrix management organizations and assisted
Senior Program Managers
• Capability and working experience on wearing multiple role hats while working on one specific role
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• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Test Methodologies and
Documentation of all phases. In-depth understanding about the Agile, RUP and Waterfall
methodologies.
• Extensively worked in recent project on Agile Scrum Methodology, Performed multiple roles of
Product Owner & Scrum Master
• Proficiency in conducting Joint Application Development (JAD), Joint Application Review (JAR)
sessions to develop and agree upon a system focusing on business requirements.
• Proficient in writing Business Requirements Document, Use Case Specifications, Functional
Specifications, Customer Requirement Documents and Workflows.
• Extensive experience working on MS Project, MS Visio, Excel, Power Point, Word, Access and
Outlook.
• Knowledge in conducting GAP analysis mapping “AS-IS” with “TO-BE” systems and determining
deficiencies in existing systems.
• Developed use case diagrams, sequence diagrams, state diagrams and activity diagrams using UML to
make users and developers understand the system.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Project Methodology: Agile, RUP, Waterfall
Business Skills: Business Process Analysis & Design, Gap Analysis, Impact Analysis, JAD/JRP
Sessions, Requirement Gathering, and Use Case Modeling
Languages: C#, VB.Net, JQuery, JSon, JavaScript, VBScript
Web Technologies: Web-Services, WCF, ASP.Net, ADO.Net, HTML, JQuery, JSon, JavaScript,
Microsoft Enterprise Library, Json.Net
Frameworks: .Net 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, MVC 4/5, Entity Framework
XML Related: XML, XSLT, XPath and XML Schemas
Environment: Visual Studio 2012, 2010, 2008, 2005, 2003
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows 8/7/Vista/XP/2008
Databases: MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2012
Reporting Tools: ComponentOne Web Reports
PROJECTS:
Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc., Linthicum Heights, MD
Duration: October 2004 - May 2015
Title: Sr. NET Developer/Technical Lead/Sr. Business Analyst
Technical Lead/Sr. Net Developer Responsibilities:
• The application is developed using ASP.NET as the front end and SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2012
as the backend.
• Created ASPX pages with server controls and in-built user validations using ASP.NET
• Created command line utilities for heavy batch processing and data migration.
• Extensive use of JQuery/JavaScript/VBScript for client side validation.
• iHTML is used for generating both static and dynamic user forms.
• Wrote extensive Transact SQL queries including stored procedures, triggers and cursors
• Used ADO.Net extensively to interact with SQL Server 2008/2012 database
• Used ActiveX controls.
• Wrote dynamic reports based on user input. Use a third party tool ComponentOne Web Reports for all
reporting needs.
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• Created Background Services and command line utilities that run in the background for heavy batch
processing at off peak hours.
• Created Web Services for batch processing and transfer of data using custom data objects.
• Testing plans were made during the design of the project and during development. Extensive testing
is done after the development is over and during the testing phase to ensure that we covered all the
requirements.
• Interacted with Business Objects team to understand and to utilize business objects for Ad Hoc report
generation.
• Implemented Single Sign-on for all applications
• Acted as a technical lead in an application development team.
• Responsible for leading and mentoring junior developers.
• Responsible for performing analysis, coding and unit testing of existing and/or new systems.
• Provided maintenance and support of existing systems.
• Worked with other Business Analysts, assists in defining and documenting user requirements.
• Worked with the Systems Test Lead, supports System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Performed code reviews with development team.
• Provided leadership, work guidance, and training to less experienced personnel.
Sr. Business Analyst Responsibilities:
• Involved in the design, requirement gathering and development of this project.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and research skills to identify and document current
processes with minimal available documentation. Designed, streamlined, and documented future state
process and information flows.
• Created project artifacts including As-Is and To-Be State Documents, Business Requirements, UAT
Test Cases, Risk & Issues Log, Project Status Reports.
• Scheduled and conducted business requirements gathering sessions, interviews and walkthroughs
with users to clarify and finalize detailed business requirements.
• Participated in group meetings of Enterprise wide Waterfall to Agile transformation initiative to
provide inputs from Project Management perspective (Provided inputs about Risks/Issues associated
with Project Management Life Cycle and SDLC processes)
• Gathered requirements from users and segregated them to Service UI and batch processing
• Facilitated Joint Application Development/Review (JAD/JAR) sessions
• Developed various documents including project plans, test cases, issues tracking list using MS Office
Products, Visio, MS Project, etc.
• Understood complex business problems with the ability to interpret into a business requirements
document, work flows, process flows, use cases, functional/technical design documents
• Identified and improved upon process weaknesses and procedural changes in the project while
proactively monitoring for reliable business flow through GAP analysis
• Responsible for stakeholder engagement and for abiding by the performance indicator measurements
set for the team
• Ability in establishing and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Experienced in Risk Identification, Risk Assessment and Mitigations/Contingencies.
• Rich experience in translating Business Requirements into understandable IT Systems Requirements.
EDUCATION:
• Maters of Science (MS) in Computer Science: University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• Bachelors of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical and Production Engineering: Osmania University,
India
FIRDOUSE QASIM
Phone: 240-***-****
Email: *************@*****.***