Computer Science C#
Resume:
Saad Masood
*****@******.*****.***
Philadelphia, PA 19154
EDUCATION:
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer Science and Engineering)
Minor: Economics
Graduated (apparently): December 2013
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
Transferred (to Penn): September 2000
HONORS:
• Philadelphia City Scholarship (1998-2001)
• Pennsylvania New Economy Science and Technology Scholarship (NETS) (2000-2001)
• College Dean's list (Drexel University) – (5 consecutive quarters – 01/1999 – 06/2000)
CERTIFICATIONS:
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) – 02/2003
Technical skills:
Hardware: IBM and IBM Clones, Macintosh.
Operating Systems: Windows (20xx Server/Professional, NT, XP, ME, 9x, 3x), UNIX (Linux, AIX, Solaris), Mac O/S, Dos 6.22, Rumba - TSO29.
Proficient Languages: C++, Java (Core Java and J2EE, JSP, Servlets, EJB), C, C#, VB .NET, XML, Visual Basic, SQL, ASP, VBScript, Power Shall, CFML, JavaScript, HTML.
Familiar Languages: Perl, COBOL, JCL, Pascal, XPath, Prolog, GraphQL, Python.
Software: Eclipse, JBoss Developer, Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), CodeWarrior, Web Sphere, BEA WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, Rational Testing Suite, Visual SourceSafe, IIS, Apache web server, Crystal Reports, Cold Fusion, Proterm, ClearQuest, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, PhotoDeluxe, Maple, Xilinx, Flash, FileMaker Pro, Dreamweaver, MS FrontPage, IBM Visual Age, JBuilder, Eclipse, Rational Application Developer, Git, Jenkins, HP Fortify, Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio .Net 2001-2019
Databases: Oracle (8i-12c), MySQL, DynamoDB, SQL Server (7.0-2019)
Protocols: TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, SSL.
Design Patterns and Architectures: Singleton, Session Façade, Factory, Repository, Observer, MVC (Model View Controller), MVVM (Model View View-Model), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA with SOAP, REST, WCF services & client applications)
Frameworks: Struts, AngularJS, Angular Typescript (2.0, 6.0, 10.1, 11, 12), Backbone.js, Ext.js, .NET (1.1-4.7.2, Core 2.1-2.2, 3.0, 3.1) and 6.0), Spring Boot, Spring (MVC), Spring Batch, OpenGL
Professional Experience
Adecco Technical, Philadelphia, PA
Client: Q.AI
AI / ML Model Training Engineer October 2024-Nov 2024
Participated in trial & script based speech and voice recognition artificial intelligence / machine learning model training. Collected IVR data to train standard and supervised ML models.
Bektek Enterprises, LLC, Hackensack, NJ June 2023-July 2023
Senior Application Developer
Clients: Multiple health care providers (long term care facilities)
Wrote UML class, class-activity, component, sequencing, application workflow, entity-relationships (E/R Diagrams) diagrams and a workflow and architecture document for design, development, testing, deployment of additional components for an Internet-based healthcare payroll application (and its mobile counterpart) with WCF components. The WCF components automate data collection and other key processes such as time clock synchronization, payroll deduction calculations etc. Wrote a client app for data transmission over the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) in and out of a Web-service from the IRS.
Larsen and Toubro September 2022-November 2022
Client: US Department of Homeland Security
Principal Software Engineer / Specialist
Went through a training program in embedded software engineering with Arm Cortex processor based system-on-a-chip devices and the GNU C programming tool chain as among the primary learning focus.
22nd Century Technologies January 2022-February 2022
Client: Lockheed Martin
Software Engineer
Participate in an Agile SCRUM-based team environment as an individual contributor / developer. Perform functional enhancements and maintenance of a weapons guidance system. Implementation details (with the exception of use of the .NET Framework 6.0) are hidden & sealed from public view.
SGS Consulting, Hybrid, Plymouth Meeting, PA December 2021-December 2021
Client: Exelon
Application Systems Analyst II
Analyzed requirements for functional and performance enhancements to a distributed power outage management system in J2EE, the Spring Framework and Oracle Database 12G. Deployment and configuration including messaging is on Websphere, Websphere MQ and Weblogic.
Mphasis, New York, NY
Software Developer
Client: United Airlines July 2021-October 2021
• Co-ordinated and participated as a team member in a software application security vulnerability fix program spanning multiple technically eclectic software applications.
• Guided project
• Ran, monitored and responded to application security scans.
• Triaged, prioritized, co-ordinated, discussed, wrote (including division of work among team members) and integrated fixes discovered using a static code analysis tool.
• Build SCRUM backlog items and story board using the online Azure Dev Ops tool.
• Mitigate security flaws recognized by OWASP and identified through CWE score assignments.
• Push code changes through a CI/CD pipeline administration tool.
Mphasis, New York, NY
Client: CDK Global
Software Engineer V May 2021-July 2021
• Add new fields to an Internet-based portal for adding vehicles to dealership lots from the front-end to the back-
end in AngularJS, JavaScript, C#, .NET Core 3.0 and SQL Server.
• Modify C# based middle-ware services to accept additional vehicle data from RabbitMQ based queues and
process them through to a dealership management system (DMS) and cloud (Azure) based Central Vehicle
System (CVS) using JSON and web-service calls. The C# based services are consumed by as well as consume
Java Spring boot based REST API’s.
• Write a REST based service and web APIs in C# to return default values for financial, commission, price and
sales data for dealerships to an Angular JS and JavaScript based front-end application.
• Wrote PosgreSQL queries in Azure to query vehicle data.
Larsen & Toubro, LLC, Windsor Locks, CT September 2020-May 2021
Client: Raytheon / Rockwell Collins / United Telecommunication (UTC)
Senior Engineer / SCRUM Master (Interim)
• Assist program managers, project managers and other team leads with a near-comprehensive migration of a Microsoft Access based tool for administration of flight aviation maintenance jobs including procurement and utilization of metallic and non-metallic parts with labor cost calculations and other relevant metrics for the jobs. The tool was migrated to ASP .NET MVC (REST based Web API’s) with a SQL Server back-end and an Angular (Typescript front-end)
• Co-lead the migration of Access schema and data into SQL Server.
• Gather, analyze and elaborate requirements.
• Develop detailed Requirements templates
• Design workflow diagrams
• Develop Product Backlog in collaboration with Product Owner
• Write C# code to extract customer input data from SharePoint lists using CAML queries and the built-in .NET SharePoint Client library
• Assist the front-end (UI) developers with resolving issues, removing road blocks and integration of the front-end with REST-based Web API’s. Front-end technologies were Angular Typescript and JavaScript.
• Design and implement database schema, structure. Write simple to complex stored procedures and queries.
• Generate model classes and implement Web API methods
• Implement Single-Sign On authentication against user white-list and Active Directory accounts
• Participate in initial discussions, requirements gathering & analysis with Program Manager and a point of
contact in the customer’s application development group for migration of a lab administration application into
ASP .NET Web API C# and SQL Server.
• Determine features to include and the ones to leave out during migration.
• Serve as the point of contact for the development team’s questions to the client and back.
Optimo-IT, Manassas, VA September 2019-September 2019
Client: United States Postal Service
Software Developer
Wrote GraphQL queries and REST-based API’s in Java to query shipping labels and route information from an H2 database for a federal agency.
CBA Industries, Elmwood Park, NJ August 2017-October 2017
Sr. Software Developer
Wrote a Business Reserve Calculation Engine in C# and T-SQL. Designed and programmed logic for a reserve status, lost reserve, last run and reserve transaction history report using Telerik, C# and SQL Server. Defined indices to optimize queries for reports. Improved pre-import validation logic for orders. Identified bug in download of an order file from an ftp server. Wrote partial code to import weights into SQL Server from an Excel file. Managed program builds using the built-in Visual Studio build manager. Gained knowledge of Dev Ops.
Staffing-IT, Malvern, PA
Client: Dial Connections Inc February 2016-April 2016
Software Developer (.NET)
Migrated a Visual Basic 6 customer service agent call analytics application into ASP .NET (C#), MVC, SQL Server 2014 with Backbone.js, JQuery and JavaScript. Integrated UI with service layer through REST calls. Wrote unit tests. Utilized Repository and Singleton design patterns. Designed User Interface of the application with the team.
Utilized JavaScript, JQuery UI tab control and JQuery for DOM manipulation.
Implemented voicemail, preview call dialing, hang-up, callback dialing, predictive dialing and call disposition. Utilized SignalR telephony API to implement IVR and make telephone calls online. Wrote T-SQL queries and stored procedures. Utilized Swagger tool for testing of REST web services. Utilized CSS and Bootstrap for styling of form elements such as Buttons, checkboxes etc.
Utilized Team Foundation Server for code repository, task management and user stories.
Worked on full Software Development Lifecycle from requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment. Utilized SSIS for data extraction, transformation and loading (ETL).
Utilized Amazon RDS for SQL Server (Amazon Web Services - AWS).
Developed a Java Servlets based application. Utilized Entity Framework (ORM).
Utilized Team Foundation Server (TFS) for source control.
Downloaded, installed, configured and managed many built-in and third-party packages such as Entity Framework using the nuget package manager.
Modis IT
Client: SAP America, Newtown Square, PA October 2012-February 2013
Software Developer / Web Developer IV
Researched and implemented ERP projects and customizations in SAP Business ByDesign for mid-market SAP customers.
Gained knowledge of and implemented Order-to-cash sell from stock, Marketing to Opportunity, Procure to pay stock, Product Engineering, Manufacturing business processes and provided application support.
Designed and coded business object extensions and reports.
Extracted product information, sales orders and knowledge base data represented using SOAP based web-services. Tested the web-service with SOAPUI.
Worked in a near agile development environment.
Responded to client queries about application features and usage.
Tradewind Net Access, Mount Laurel, NJ August 2012-October 2012
Web Developer III
Developed a web-based application in Cold Fusion for computing and analyzing the total cost of ownership of hardware such as computers, networks and printers. Utilized JSON to pass data between components in a Model View Controller (MVC) architecture. Utilized CFWheels a Model View Controller framework for Cold Fusion. Utilized Charles Proxy Debugger for debugging. Worked on user interface of the application. Generated charts from data and utilized AJAX for loading charts. Worked in an Agile SCRUM environment. Utilized JQuery for DOM manipulation, CSS manipulation, JavaScript, AJAX and HTML event methods. Wrote SSIS packages for ETL tasks. Wrote T-SQL queries and Stored Procedures. Worked on full Software Development Life cycle. Gained knowledge of Dev Ops.
First Pro Inc, Philadelphia, PA June 2008-September 2008
Client: The MCS Group, L.P,
Technology Consultant
Analyze requirements for, design and develop software applications in C, ASP, ASP .NET, JavaScript, C#, Microsoft Access and SQL Server (T-SQL.
Wrote HTML, JavaScript, CSS, C# and T-SQL code.
Built an application launcher using C#, Windows Forms, processes and T-SQL.
Configured the web pages on IIS 6.
Designed user interface of the application launcher.
Utilized controls like Data lists and data grids.
Used Infragistics controls for file upload and Tree control for showing directory structure from file system. Utilized Team Foundation Server for source code control.
Utilized JQuery for traversing through DOM elements.
Designed user interface elements with Data chart, Grid, Map and HTML grid controls.
Utilized Active Directory and LDAP to connect to user accounts.
The Judge Group
Client: Merck Pharmaceuticals, West point (Lansdale), PA November 2007-March 2008
Technical Analyst
Analyzed requirements for, designed and implemented Microsoft Access and Excel based applications for various groups in the Customer Contract Management department and for the Marketing department of the company.
Designed, coded and deployed reporting application for Merck’s Marketing and Sales team.
Developed Access-based sales ranking reporting tool with tables linked to Oracle data.
Developed report on sales by sales broken up by region, district and territory in Business Objects with a database connection to Oracle data.
RSystems Inc, El Dorado Hills, CA September 2005-January 2006
Client: Waste Connections
Application Developer (.NET)
Gathered requirements, analyzed requirements for, designed, implemented, tested, deployed and supported a Security Audit Tool with VB .NET, SQL Server, LDAP, Active Directory and Exchange.
Built a government landfill compliance tool.
Built a Sales Reporting Tool with.NET, SQL Server and Crystal Reports.
Designed user interface (UI).
Wrote C# code to automatically build calendar appointments.
Synerfac Technical
Parexel, Media, PA June 2004-August 2004
Sr. Programmer
Developed a Microsoft Access based meeting tracking application. Implemented several functional and graphical enhancements to a Cold Fusion based web portal.
Wrote T-SQL queries and stored procedures.
Utilized SQL Server 2000.
Installed and updated SSL certificates.
Marshall & Swift/Boeck (now Core Logic), Los Angeles, CA May 2003-September 2003
Software Developer (Microsoft stack)
Developed applications in Microsoft Access, C# (. Net), Visual Basic 6 and SQL Server 2000.
Implemented a valuation scoring component for a Residential appraisal software product.
Enhanced a Visual Basic and SQL Server based application for researching building costs.
Developed a SOAP (SOA) based web-service for specialty insurance firms to upload data into Marshall & Swift’s company SQL database.
Wrote a tightly-coupled Winforms based testing tool in C# for a SOAP-based web-service. Performed a code review for an outsourced enhancement project to a Visual Basic application. Assisted a senior member of the development team with fixing reports for customers in Crystal Reports.
Legacy Photographics, Narberth, PA
Database Consultant (part-time) March 2002-April 2003
Developed and maintained a Microsoft Access database for budgeting, payroll, invoicing, event-scheduling and sending automatic email reminders. Utilized VBA and OLE Automation.
ProServices Inc, Trenton, NJ June 2002-Sep 2002
Software Engineer (internship)
Scoped, analyzed requirements for, designed, implemented, tested and deployed a proprietary software testing tool in Java.
Co-ordinated with another developer to design and integrate a Java Swing based interface for the software testing tool.
Wrote unit tests with the JUnit framework.
Extracted, inserted, updated and deleted data (CRUD operations) from a Microsoft Access and an Oracle database.
AmeriCorps, Philadelphia, PA January 2002-May 2002
Information Technology Help Desk Analyst
• Provided desktop support services and computer lab setup (hardware and software) to non-profit organizations.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
PHP Developer – part-time January 2001-December 2001
Implemented a PHP, Linux, MySQL, HTML and JavaScript based application for analyzing protein molecules.
Implemented search and molecule linking features.
Utilized shell scripting.
Care Science Inc, Philadelphia PA June 2000-October 2000
Software Engineer (intern)
Performed testing (mostly user interface) of a C and Perl (CGI) based Internet healthcare analytics and reporting application.
Analyzed and wrote C, Perl and PL\SQL code with the goal of understanding the functionality and purpose of the application and migrating it into Java Servlets.
Migrated agreed upon and assigned functionality of the application into a Java Servlets based code.
Drexel University, Philadelphia PA
Teaching Assistant (Intro to Programming) March 2000-June 2000
Presented labs. Graded exams, labs & homework projects. Held office hours to assist students. Aided professors in course planning.
Aetna US Healthcare, Fort Washington, PA September 1999-March 2000
Software Quality Analyst
Participated in quality analysis and control of mainframe applications mostly written in COBOL.
Used commands in Job Control Language (JCL).
Installed and configured the Clear quest bug tracking system.
Ran regression, performance and stress tests.
Identified, researched, investigated and tracked system bugs.
Set up and configured PC environment with Windows desktop software in the QA Lab. Installed and configured software & performed testing. Work with a wide variety of application systems, system platforms (mainframe, client/server), databases (DB2, IDMS, Sybase), languages (COBOL, CICS, JCL, Visual Basic, SQL). Quality Assurance Methodology and automated testing software (Proterm, SQA Robot. Learnt Java.
Korman Center, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Lab Consultant June 1999-August 1999
• Assisted students with computer software and hardware related issues, printing and scanning.
COURSEWORK:
Undergraduate
Drexel University
• C++ Programming I, II
• Data Structures
• Physics I, II, Chemistry I
• Probability and Statistics I & II
• Calculus I, II, III (Honors)
• Financial Accounting
• Web Design, Development (HTML, JavaScript, CSS), Graphical User Interfaces
University of Pennsylvania
• Digital Systems Organization and Design - Theory and Lab
• Intermediate Micro & Macro Economics, International Economics, Econometrics
• Astrophysics II
• Advanced Theoretical Algebra
• Introduction to Algorithms, Randomized Algorithms, Senior Design I and II
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