Senior Delphi Developer
Resume:
JOHN A SELVAKUMAR *******@*****.***
Profile Summary
Over 15 years of IT experience that includes Application development, Maintenance & Project Management
Deep expertise in development & maintenance of application implanted using Delphi 7.0 and SQL Server 2005; Migrated Delphi application from Windows 9x environment to Win 7
Development experience in Hadoop ecosystem components and Spark o Capable of processing large sets of structured, semi-structured, unstructured data and supporting systems application architecture
o Ability to assess business rules, collaborate with stakeholders and perform source-to-target data mapping
o Familiarity with data ingestion pipeline design, Hadoop information architecture, data modeling and data mining, machine learning and data processing
Vast knowledge and understanding of all stages of Software Development Life Cycle - Requirements gathering (functional and non-functional), Design & Architecture, Development, Build, Testing and Deployment
Managed multiple projects & large distributed teams involving architects, business analysts, SMEs, developers & testers in Banking and Insurance domain by following project management principles
Has proven experience in managing client relationship, project delivery and preparing project proposals
Performed Due-diligence at the start of the project/engagement and was instrumental in setting up onshore & offshore teams
Developed value additions for clients in the form of several tools & utilities to improve productivity, automate manual tasks, reduce operational costs etc
Excellent Communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills Knowledge and Technical Skills
Programming Languages - Delphi 5.0, Delphi 7.0, Scala, Java
Big Data Ecosystem - Hadoop Framework (HDFS, MapReduce), HIVE, Sqoop, Flume, Pig, HBase, Apache Spark, SparkSQL
Tools - Intraweb 6.0, Remedy, MS Virtualization Sequencer (for Software packaging), Inno Script 4.0, Armadillo, Setup factory 6.0; version controls tools - Clear case, VSS, PVCS
Databases - SQL server 2005, Sybase, Interbase, Paradox
Operation Systems – Windows 200x, Windows 7, Linux
SDLC / Development Methodologies – Waterfall, Iterative Education and Certification
Master’s degree in Computer Application
“Apache Spark and Scala Developer” certified by Edureka
Project Management certification from Wipro Technologies
LOMA 280 (Insurance domain certification)
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Work Experience
HCL Technologies Ltd
o Project Manager (Mar 2015 - Nov 2016)
o Technical Architect / Technical PM (Mar 2013 - Mar 2015)
Wipro Technologies Ltd
o Project Manager (Mar 2011 - Mar 2013)
HCL Technologies Ltd
o Senior Software Engineer / Technical lead (Oct 2006 - Mar 2011)
iSoft PVT Ltd
o Senior Software Engineer (Feb 2006 - Sept 2006)
J & B Software Ltd
o Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer (May 2004 - Jan 2006)
Cross Domain Solutions Ltd
o Software Engineer (Mar 2004 - Apr 2004)
WAFY Soft
o Software Engineer (Jan 2002 - Mar 2004)
Professional Experience
Client : Lloyds Banking Group, UK
About Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Banking Group plc is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. The Halifax, TSB and Lloyds Bank brands are used in England and Wales and the Bank of Scotland and TSB brands are used in Scotland, each offering different products and pricing Responsibilities:
Initiation, Planning, Scheduling, Effort Estimations, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Execution, Monitoring, Implementing and handover to BAU
Requirements Analysis, Resource engagement and preparation of Road Map
Involved in the development activities of Hadoop Projects o Developed MapReduce/Spark Context programs to parse the raw data, populate staging tables and store the refined data in partitioned tables in the EDW o Created Hive queries that helped market analysts spot emerging trends by comparing fresh data with EDW reference tables and historical metrics
Taking care of Test management, Risk Management, Release Management, Defect Management and Implementation Management
Conducting different meeting like Steering committee, Status Meeting, Implementation meeting, Risk review meeting, War room meeting and Stakeholder Management meeting
Conducting review meetings and monitoring the progress of the project as per schedule, and ensure timely completion and delivery of the project.
Handling customer issues and enabling the teams to make on time deliveries. 3
Client: Banker’s Trust Financial Group (Westpac Group), Australia About Banker’s Trust Financial Group
Banker’s Trust Financial group (BTFG) is the Australia’s leading Wealth Management Group. BTFG uses CLOAS
(Computations Life Office Administration System), a full function software package developed by Computations
(CSC) to handle major administration functions for Life Assurance. CLOAS is a comprehensive database system, designed to automate the life offices. The front-end application used for CLOAS is GUICLOAS developed in Delphi 5.0 and Delphi 7.0. This product has been customized to suit WFS (Westpac Financial Services) requirements and has since then, been undergoing number of changes due to regulatory/statutory changes imposed by the Australian Government.
Responsibilities (As Technical Architect / Technical Manager):
Prepare High-Level and Low-Level design documents for various CLOAS enhancement projects
Provide estimations to design and build
Responsible for deliverables in design and build using Delphi and SQL Server
Develop/review technical documents to ensure consistency, accuracy and compliance with corporate technology directions.
Co-ordinate closely with various interfacing applications like CLOAS, Mail-houses etc.,
Developing tools to improve productivity
Involved in implementation, SIT & UAT Support and Defects management
BTFG rolls out new life insurance products (Life cover and income production) every year to fulfill market demands and to increase BT’s insurance market share. Involved in all major product rollouts. Responsibilities (As Project Manager)
Initiation, Planning, Scheduling, Effort Estimations, Resource Allocation, Execution, Monitoring, Implementing and handover to BAU
Requirements Analysis, Resource engagement and preparation of Road Map
Taking care of Test management, Risk Management, Release Management, Defect Management and Implementation Management
Conducting different meeting Status Meeting, Implementation meeting, Risk review meeting
Conducting review meetings and monitoring the progress of the project as per schedule, and ensure timely completion and delivery of the project.
Responsibilities (As Senior Software Engineer)
Prepare Design documents from the Business Requirement document
Involved in build using Delphi and SQL Server
Co-ordinate with the development team (Mainframe/DBA) in build and bug fixing
Chair conference calls involving other teams (e.g., Operations, DBAs, Mail house & other application teams) to resolve critical issues
Developed utilities to improve productivity
Client: NHS, UK
Project: Ganymede Support & Maintenance
The Ganymede Clinical System from iSOFT is a complete 32-bit application and environment, built upon an ‘open systems’ architecture, which is ODBC & SQL compliant. The system has been developed to address the day-to- day requirements of running a Practice and designed for the future needs of the NHS by integrating with the iSOFT Callisto Commissioning product. The system is also the first to be RFA99 1.2 –Accredited. This product has been customized to suit NHS requirements and has since then, been undergoing number of changes Responsibilities (As Senior Software Engineer)
Prepare Low level design document from RD and HLD 4
Involved in build using Delphi and SQL Server
Co-Ordinate with the development team in build and bug fixing
Initiate & Participate in conference calls involving other teams (e.g., Operations, DBAs, Other applications) to resolve critical issues
Preparing implementation plan
Onsite - offshore coordination
Developed utilities to improve productivity (e.g., Post migration Reconciliation Report and many handy utilities)
Client: Citi Bank, US
Project: Waste Management, ARC, FMS
Waste Management (Apr 05 to Jan 06)
The TMS product of J&B is modified to suite the Waste Management requirement. The main challenge in the project is the development of the core module WM Stager. WM stager is the backbone for Waste Management, which holds the core functionality of Waste Management. ARC (Dec 04 to Apr 05)
The Citibank integrated lockbox system is modified to support ARC conversion of eligible checks as per NACHA
(National automated clearing house association) rules and returns processing of any ARC checks originated by the TMS ARC System. The TMS ARC system is modified to have a new database to the existing db server to upload information for ACH Items.
TMS Check Conversion (ARC) Product Highlights
Convert paper checks to ACH transactions for electronic clearing
Facilitates Forward presentment and Returns Processing
Creates/Processes Files in standard NACHA format
Uses SQL Server Database
FMS (May 04 to Dec 04)
The Financial Management Service (FMS) of the US Treasury is currently engaged in a new initiative with several banks that provide wholesale lockbox processing. This initiative will provide FMS with the data and images required to complete ACH or Check 21 transaction processing. The five main tasks in this project included:
FMS Lockbox Development
Extracts (Data and Images)
Connect Direct
Data Layer and Program Changes
Imports
In addition to the five areas listed above Audit Reporting and Exception Processing were handled by the appropriate development teams. There will be integration effort involved between teams to ensure seamless integration
Responsibilities (As Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer)
Prepare Low level design document from RD and HLD
Involved in build using Delphi and SQL Server
Co-Ordinate with the development team in build and bug fixing
Initiate & Participate in conference calls involving other teams (e.g., Operations, DBAs, Other applications) to resolve critical issues
Preparing implementation plan
Onsite - offshore coordination. Developed utilities to improve productivity (e.g., Post migration Reconciliation Report and many handy utilities)
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