Surekha Dighe (MCP) ***** Verdant Pasture Way Tampa FL 33647
407-***-**** Cell *************@*******.***
Qualifications for Senior Software Developer
A Microsoft Certified Professional in C# .net offers Fourteen years of experience in design development and testing of software applications using object oriented languages. Background includes Design, Development of Financial Software. Includes team leadership and implementation of quality procedures for SEI 4 and CMM Level 5. Designed Banking Software Applications using Agile Methodologies. Possesses experience and knowledge of information technology tools, including operating systems, object oriented and procedural languages, Visual studio, .net framework, ASP .Net, ADO .Net, SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2010, XML, Team Foundation Server, IIS 6.0, HTML 5, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, Web services, MS Share point, Reporting Services, Development of an independent testing Environment, GUI, Databases, and various software and utilities.
Areas of Expertise
Systems Analysis Software Development/Management Computer Programming /Testing Quality Control
Internet/Intranet/Web Technology Data Processing Management Process Improvement SDLC Agile Methodologies
Technical Skills
Operating Systems Solaris 2.6, UNIX 3.2, WIN NT/9x, MVS/ESA
Object Oriented Languages C++, C# (.Net), JAVA, Interface Definition Language,
Procedural Languages C, C++, Cobol, Fortran, Basic, Rexx, SAS, Easytrieve, FOCUS, Assembly, Centura
GUIs VC++, JDK 1.3, DevStudio, Visual Studio .Net, MS SharePoint
Databases SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2012, Sybase 11, MS Access 7.0, DB2, IDMS, Oracle
Hardware/Software/Utilities Sun Solaris 2.6, JCL, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Developer2000, MVS/XA, CICS, Expeditor, MS Windows, Office 2000, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON, XML, Visual Studio Team Services, MS Team Foundation Server, Adobe Professional 8.0, Dynamics CRM, Agile/ Scrum Software Development Methodology.
Web Designing Dreamweaver, HTML 5, Silverlight
Key Accomplishments
Nine Years of Experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementing and Supporting Quality Banking Software Application, implementing Object Oriented Programming Concepts (OOPS) using C# .Net, and Windows Services based applications.
Five Years of experience Designing, Development and deployment of remote procedure calls for a 3-tier architecture to act as a middleware layer, servicing front ends by ensuring uniform and transparent data transfer between front-end systems of British Telecommunications and back-end systems typically built on mainframe database systems.
Enhanced a revised billing system used to process information, produce bills, and generate reports and feeds for customers.
Played key role in the achievement of SEI 4 and CMM level 5.
Received a certificate of appreciation for meeting MCI World Comm quality and delivery requirements.
Received awards of appreciation and long term service awards for independently supporting client base applications.
Professional and Project Experience
Senior Software Developer 2006 - 2015
D+H (formerly Harland Financial Solutions) Lake Mary, FL United States
Responsible for gathering requirements, getting sign offs from business users and prepare system requirements specification for the solution. Prototype and evaluate alternative designs in light of security, reliability, continuity and functional completeness.
Designed and developed .NET windows to support the banking requirements using Web Services and C#.net Framework.
Developed WebServices using XML, WCF and integrated with the Application.
Implemented error handling, exception management, tracing and logging features.
Experience in Software Configuration Management (Daily Build, Release and Testing methodology) using tools like Continuous integration/continuous deployment - Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft Visual Source Safe (VSS)
Experience in Load Testing, Code review and implemented automated unit testing with Nunit.
Strong abilities in Design Patterns, Database Design, Normalization, writing Stored Procedures, handling SQL CLR, Triggers, Views, Functions and SSIS/DTS Packages in MS SQL Server and involved in all the stages of System Development Life Cycle.
Experience in working with divergent technologies including IIS 6.0/7.0, XMLs, Reporting Services, Banking User customized forms using Adobe Professional 8.0 tools.
Experience with the Deposit Origination life cycle for banking software.
Experience in requirements gathering, analysis & re-engineering
Ability to perform at a high level, meet deadlines, adaptable to ever changing priorities.
Applications Developer 2004- 2006
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati United States
Designed and developed programs within Microsoft environments using C# .NET, SQL Server 2000, Web parts, WebServices, Web Communication Foundation (WCF) for asynchronous messaging using ASP .Net, MVC 3 – tier application, XML, HTML, COM, COM+, MS Office development environments, languages, technologies and tools.
Developed an independent integrated testing environment using virtual PC.
Deployed programs and Webparts to the testing environment. Debugged and maintained the code for the ongoing C# .net projects.
Developed portal server using Microsoft Sharepoint. Deployed webparts using FrontPage 2003. Other responsibilities involved interacting with users and requirement analysis.
Software Engineer 1998-2002
Mahindra British Telecom Mumbai (India) and the United Kingdom
Designed and developed software programs on Unix platform.
Prepared Service Design Documents for the full life cycle Development of the Telecommunication Application according to CMM Level 5 quality procedures.
Programmed, tested and deployed programs to customer site.
Worked on web based projects using HTML.Other responsibilities involved interacting with users, leading a team of 5 and addressing customer queries and issues.
Coordinated the programming efforts on site.
Trained the project team on programming standards and quality procedures.
Adhered to the Quality Assurance procedures for the CMM level 5 Configuration Management.
Customer Handling Intermediate Server Project Member 1999-2002
British Telecommunications United Kingdom
Analyzed and assisted the design phase of remote procedure calls which involved coding on the Unix platform using Object Oriented procedures in C++ to work as a middleware layer for a 3-tier architecture.
Utilized VC++ & C++ and performed fault fixing, programming, and testing.
Used the Interface Definition Languages for remote procedure calls. Established the connection from the customer handling intermediate server to the mainframe system using CICS, DB2 environment.
Interacted with the clients for requirement capturing.
Reviewed the Service Design Documents for writing Quality Control Reviews. Involved in the onsite coordination and total life cycle development of the ongoing project.
MCI_SCSS Project Member 1999
MCI United States of America
Renovated and standardized a system to identify components and their placement.
Involved in requirement capture analysis, data capturing, JCL jobs analysis, coding, and touch point testing, and testing for the delivery to the client.
Used COBOL, REXX, SAS, Easytrieve, VSAM, TSO ISPF for fixing the compliancy fields. Used the expeditor tool for the touch point testing.
Education/Training
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications Vivekanand Institute of Technology, University of Mumbai
Comprehensive courses covering: All aspects of IBM mainframe hardware and software environments
JAVA, Enterprise Java Beans, Weblogic Server and Enterprise
SEI4 and CMM level 5 procedures
Microsoft Certification (MCAD - .Net)
Status in USA
US Citizen