Senior .NET Developer with Azure & CI/CD Expertise

`Name: Praveen Kumar

Email: *********@*****.***

Phone: 913-***-****

SUMMARY:

7+ years of experience in software design and development through the .Net Frameworks (8) using ASP.Net, MVC, MVVM, ADO.Net, Entity Framework, Web Forms, Web Services, Blazor, XAML, Ajax, LINQ, and IIS in the areas of performance, security, scalability, and extensibility.

Experience in all stages of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) involving studying of the user requirements, analyzing, designing, implementation, testing, deployment, documentation and maintaining of various stand-alone, intranet, client-server multi-tier web and GUI software applications.

Experienced in a fast-paced Agile Development Environment including SCRUM Programming, Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Experienced in AJAX, JavaScript, Angular JS, Angular 16/18, Node JS, jQuery, JSON, XML, HTML/HTML5, CSS 3/4, Knockout JS, ReSharper, Windows Azure, DB2 and MS Access.

Expert in Web Application design and development using ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular JS, Angular 16/18, Node JS, Ajax, HTML5, XML and CSS3.

Extensive expertise in Azure DevOps, container orchestration with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and secure key management using Azure Key Vault (AKV). Proven track record in automating CI/CD pipelines.

Good working experience of Web API, XML, Web Services (SOAP, WSDL), .NET Remoting Server Components using .NET Framework.

Experienced with the .NET Platform, Visual Studio 2022, Microsoft SQL Server 2022, C# 12 and ADO.NET.

Expertise in building dynamic and interactive UIs with Blazor (Server and Web Assembly), integrating RESTful APIs, and ensuring optimal performance.

Experience in the development, test, and maintenance of N-tier, internet/intranet and windows &web-based applications using .NET framework, ASP.NET, C#.NET, and SQL server (T-SQL), SQL.

Excellent working knowledge of industry advanced technologies like ASP.NET, C#.NET, ADO.NET, Reporting Tools, JavaScript, jQuery, web controls, XML, AJAX, Web API, CSLA and awareness and strong understanding of LINQ.

Built .NET APIs for CRUD operations on UniData records, handling multi-valued attributes and sub-values, and transforming them into relational models (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) for downstream applications.

Extensive use of the ADO.NET Data grids, Data Readers and Datasets for Data Manipulation.

Experienced WPF, WCF development, ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET State Management & ASP.NET Caching.

Utilized GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio IntelliCode in large-scale .NET/Angular codebases to accelerate feature development, unit test generation, and refactoring, improving development speed and code consistency.

Designed and implemented Azure OpenAI–powered .NET Web APIs for tasks such as text summarization, classification, and response generation, enabling intelligent features to be consumed by web and mobile applications.

Built RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) solutions using Azure AI Search + Azure OpenAI Service to deliver semantic search and natural language Q&A over OMS, logs, and documentation, improving information discovery for business users.

Built and maintained Azure Data Factory (ADF) ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data from SQL Server/APIs/Azure storage, enabling reliable analytics and reporting.

Automated orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, and error handling using ADF triggers, parameterized pipelines, and alerts to ensure consistent, scalable data loads.

Developed custom copilots with Microsoft Copilot Studio, integrating REST APIs, Dataverse/SharePoint data, and backend services to create conversational agents that automate common support and operational workflows.

Leveraged Power Platform AI Builder to add AI-driven capabilities (form processing, predictions, and document extraction) and integrated them with .NET backends and Power Automate flows, reducing manual data entry and processing time.

Strong experience using IIS Web Server, Object Oriented Analysis and Designing (OOAD), Object oriented programming.

Created Single page responsive applications using Angular Js.

Experience with reporting tools SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and Crystal Reports, creating ETL packages using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) for generating reports populated by data in databases.

Experience in developing Restful services using Web API framework.

Experience in Design and deployed reports for websites and web applications using XSLT, SSRS and Crystal Reports. Also used crystal reports for desktop applications.

Proficient in using T-SQL for developing complex stored procedures, Triggers, Tables, Views, User-Defined Functions, SQL joins, Index and query writing.

Proven skills in full-stack development, implementing clean architecture, and leveraging Blazor components for reusable UI development.

Experience in data object models like Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) and Entity framework (EF) to retrieve and modify data and developed entity data framework services.

Good Working experience with Subversion, GIT, GitHub and Visual Source Safe (VSS).

Expertise in working with XML, XSD, XSLT and SOAP technologies.

Developed SPAs using Angular (JS, 16/18) and Node.js with rich UI features leveraging AJAX, CSS, and reusable themes.

Experience in performing Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Testing of business application systems.

Successfully customized modules based on organizational needs and requirements.

Good Team Player with excellent communication, analytical, verbal and writing skills along with strong management, organizational and mentoring skills.

Ability to quickly acquaint with new concepts and technologies.

Evaluate and refactor current architecture and code base for implementation of Angular 16/18 Best Practices.

Evaluate current applications and recommend processes to move applications into Angular-cli and Angular 4/5/6 with backend services.

Used key features of AngularJS like two-way data binding, templates, services, controllers, scopes, custom directives, filters, dependency injection to get, post and represent data from database to the web browser.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages:

C#, VB.NET, C++, Python, PL/SQL, T-SQL

.NET Technologies:

ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core (5/6/7/8), ADO.NET, Entity Framework, LINQ, Blazor (Server & Web Assembly), MVC, Web Forms, Web API, WPF, WCF,

Web Development:

HTML5, CSS3/4, JavaScript, TypeScript, AJAX, jQuery, Bootstrap, JSON, XML, XSLT, XSD, XAML, DHTML, DOM, SOAP, RESTful Services

Front-End Frameworks:

AngularJS, Angular (4/5/6/7/16/18), Node.js, Knockout.js, Telerik/Kendo UI, Razor Views

Databases:

SQL Server 2008/2012/2022, PostgreSQL, DB2, MS Access, Azure SQL, SQL Azure, Cosmos DB

Cloud & DevOps:

Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Key Vault (AKV), Azure Functions, Durable Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Azure Data Factory, (ADF) Azure Storage Accounts, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure OpenAI, Azure Bot Framework, Copilot Studio, Bot Framework Composer, Azure API Management (APIM), Azure AI Search,

Tools & IDEs:

Visual Studio (2012/2017/2022), SSMS, Fiddler, Postman, GIT, GitHub, Subversion (SVN), Visual SourceSafe (VSS), ReSharper

Reporting & ETL:

SSRS, SSIS, Crystal Reports, WORKDAY Reporting

Testing & Methodologies:

NUnit, Cypress, Agile, Scrum, Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Other Skills:

Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD), Clean Architecture, Microservices, SPA Development, Secure Key Management, Performance Tuning, Authentication/Authorization

Educational Details

Master of Science in Computer, Information Technologies, and Management

Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY, United states— Graduated 2024

Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Narasaraopet Engineering College (JNTUK), Andhra Pradesh, India — Graduated 2016

Certifications

AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Employer: B-HAK LLC (Client: Cellares) · Remote — South San Francisco, CA OCT 2023 – Present

Role: Full Stack Net Developer

Responsibilities:

Experience in using ASP.NET Core, AJAX framework for quickly creating efficient and interactive Web applications that work across all popular browsers.

Developed Razor views with strongly typed view models and helpers and partial views using ASP.NET Core MVC, HTML5, CSS3, and Angular (16/18), C# and Telerik controls.

Involved in Defect Causal Analysis for Testing Defects and involved in Root Cause Analysis for Production issues.

Experience in design and implementation of services using SOAP/REST, creating REST services using ASP.NET Web API.

Designed and developed an AI-powered chatbot using Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Studio, and Azure AI Search, enabling natural language Q&A, document summarization, and semantic search over internal knowledge bases.

Implemented ADF pipelines for OMS to ingest and validate order/inventory/transaction data, load into SQL/Azure data stores, and provide near-real-time operational reporting with robust monitoring and retry logic

Built and configured custom copilots in Microsoft Copilot Studio, integrating the chatbot with .NET REST APIs, SharePoint/Dataverse data, and OMS back-end services to automate common support and operations workflows.

Accelerated chatbot development by leveraging GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Intelli Code, and ChatGPT for generating C#/JavaScript boilerplate, prompt templates, and unit tests, improving delivery speed and code quality.

Lead product team (including Scrum Master, Product Architect, and all developers) in continuous backlog refinement and iterative estimation activities in a high-velocity, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).

Built and maintained robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, containerization, and deployment workflows to AKS, reducing release cycles by 50%.

Developed Azure Function Apps to automate data processing workflows, improving system performance by 30%.

Leveraged Azure Cosmos DB for scalable database solutions, ensuring low-latency data retrieval for real-time applications.

Designed Durable Function Apps to handle complex stateful operations for order tracking systems.

Integrated Logic Apps to streamline business workflows, connecting systems like SAP, Dynamics 365, and Slack.

Utilized Azure Service Bus to manage reliable messaging between microservices, enhancing system resilience.

Implemented Azure Storage Accounts to maintain secure file storage for business-critical data.

Employed Azure Key Vault for managing secure access to sensitive data, automating key rotation, and ensuring compliance with security standards.

Prepared Technical design document, use cases, Test cases and User manuals for various projects and worked on Bug fixing issues, participated in Code reviews, and Unit testing.

Designed and developed User Interface using JSON, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX and jQuery, Telerik/Kendo UI, Bootstrap and Angular (16/18).

Preparing Technical Design Document, Unit Test Cases, User Manual and Functionality Documentation.

Implemented Router Module of Angular (16/18) to make the whole project a Single Page Application and add routers according to the requirements.

Extensive experience in designing and developing front-end/user-interface (UI) of web applications using HTML5, CSS3, DOM, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular (16/18), Bootstrap, JSON and XML.

Expertise in Angular (16/18) framework and its ability to create simple and scalable code for SPA.

Experienced in Angular (16/18) Templates, directives, Routing and navigation, Components, Services and Data binding concepts.

Developed Angular (16/18) custom directives and pipes and developed core functionality with the ASP.NET MVC Framework (C#.NET).

Experience in using Source Code Control Systems like GIT.

Leveraged Web API Controllers in ASP.NET MVC to build and maintain services.

Experienced in a fast-paced Agile Development Environment, specifically including SCRUM Programming and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Led product teams, including Scrum Masters, in continuous backlog refinement and iterative estimation activities within a high-velocity, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment.

Executed projects using Agile methodologies and Scrum Programming.

Worked within an Agile/Scrum Environment to meet timelines and facilitate team interaction.

Environment: ASP.Net Core 8, C# 12, MVC, Visual Studio 2022, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular 16/18, Typescript, Fiddler, Postman, Azure DevOps, AKS, AKV, GIT, Agile Methodology.

Employer: Techno COMM (Client: Verizon, India) July 2021 – Dec 2022

Role: Full Stack Dot Net Developer

Responsibilities

Developed a web-based Leave Management System (LMS) using ASP.NET and C# for comprehensive management of company leave, including cancellation reports and notifications.

Automated processes for a VAM system using sophisticated algorithms to enable budget allocation, create asset reports, and monitor transaction histories based on optimization mathematics.

Designed and developed secure APIs and services using ASP.NET Core, deployed to Azure App Services with secret management integrated through Azure Key Vault (AKV).

Implemented robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, utilizing Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), which significantly cut infrastructure setup time by 30%.

Developed serverless applications using Azure Functions for event-driven architectures.

Developed C#/.NET services using the UniData .NET Provider (U2 Toolkit) to connect enterprise applications with UniData databases, enabling seamless access to multi-value data structures.

Developed C#/.NET services using the UniData .NET Provider (U2 Toolkit) to connect enterprise applications with UniData databases, enabling seamless access to multi-value data structures.

Designed and managed globally distributed databases using Azure Cosmos DB, ensuring scalability and high availability.

Implemented stateful workflows in Azure Durable Functions to efficiently handle long-running processes.

Designed and automated workflows using Azure Logic Apps for integrating cloud services and enterprise applications.

Utilized Azure Service Bus messaging queues and topics to enable asynchronous communication between distributed applications, enhancing system resilience.

Managed Blob, Table, Queue, and File storage solutions using Azure Storage Accounts for optimized data persistence and retrieval.

Containerized and orchestrated microservices using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for scalable cloud applications.

Performed CRUD operations based on business requirements and managed database operations, including writing SQL queries and Stored Procedures.

Designed and developed responsive user interfaces (UI) for web applications using HTML5, CSS3, DOM, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular (16/18), Bootstrap, AJAX, JSON, and XML.

Leveraged Angular (16/18) framework to create simple, scalable Single Page Applications (SPAs), including implementing custom directives, pipes, templates, routing, and data binding concepts.

Utilized Microservices for responsive page development.

Prepared Technical Design Documents, Use Cases, Test Cases, and User Manuals; involved in bug fixing, code reviews, and unit testing.

Developed clear and concise reports identifying strategic information and providing recommendations for performance improvement.

Extensively worked on the WORKDAY application, developing various reports, interfaces, workflows, and integrations, with expertise in calculated fields and data conversions.

Managed projects using Agile methodologies and Scrum Programming.

Environment / Tools: .NET, C# 12,Python, ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core 8, ASP.NET MVC, WEB-API, ADO.Net, UNIDATA.Net (U2.Net) Visual Studio 2022, Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault (AKV), Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Functions, Azure Durable Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure Storage Accounts, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular 16/18, Typescript, Bootstrap, SQL Server 2022, Fiddler, Postman, GIT, Agile Methodology.

Client: Sresol (Client: DRDO India) Aug 2017 – Jun 2021

Role: .Net Developer

Responsibilities:

Developed application using ASP.NET MVC4 framework.

Created application using HTML5, AngularJS, Bootstraps for responsive design.

Developed using CSS3, C#, JAVASCRIPT, JQUERY.

Successfully designed and implemented XMLAPI dealer information, order processing with ASP.NET Web API / REST Services (secured over https).

Developed Entity framework-based database access layer using ADO.Net and Entity Framework.

Written stored procedures, triggers using T-SQL for data access from SQL Server 2008 R2 when applicable.

Have developed RESTful Services by using C# and Web API.

Project Data importing/exporting using serialization/de-serialization.

Developed User Interface in Razor Views

Developed module which deals with validating user, changing passwords and searching of information depending upon priority of user in site using ASP.NET.

Developed WCF service to be used by the ASP.NET applications.

User Control, Ajax Toolkit to develop the application.

Developed Business logic layer using ASP.Net with C# under Visual Studio.

Used Master pages, User controls, Custom controls to suit user’s needs.

Used Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript.

Publishing the web site on IIS server.

Designed and developed Web Pages using ASP.NET, C#.NET, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, CSS and Server controls.

Developed secure login interfaces with ASP.NET Server controls.

Used various server controls like Multi View and Grid View with extensive data binding to display, page and sort multiple records.

Used Validation Controls for corresponding validations required for business logic in Web Forms.

Designed and developed user interfaces using ASP.NET.

Setting up SQL Azure Firewall.

Generated reports using the SQL Server Reporting services (SSRS).

Worked with Agile/Scrum Environment to meet the timelines and interaction with the team.

Designed and developed business components and data components using C# and ADO.NET.

Environment: Visual Studio 2012 C#, AngularJS, Bootstraps, ASP.NET 4.5, JavaScript, jQuery, MVC 4, HTML5, CSS3, Entity Framework, IIS 7.5, MVC4, AJAX, XML, SQL Server 2008,

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