Full-Stack Java Developer with SDLC Leadership

HIWOT A. BEHABTU

New Market, MD ***** 301-***-**** ️ ************@*****.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hiwot-behabtu-2017

GitHub: https://github.com/HiwotAB

CARRIER HIGHLIGHTS

Full-Stack Java Developer specializing in object-oriented analysis and design, with experience developing, implementing, and maintaining scalable web applications for USDOT motor carrier safety screening. Possesses strong working knowledge of Java/J2EE technologies and frameworks including spring (Spring Boot, Spring MVC), JSF, Servlets, Hibernate, JPA, REST/SOAP web services, Angular 17, JSON, JSP, Ice Faces, C++, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Maven, Jasper Reports, and XML. Led end-to-end SDLC for next-generation software solutions, from requirements analysis and system design through development, testing, documentation, and implementation, leveraging UML use case, sequence, and class diagrams.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

●BS Information Technology Guru Nanak Dev University India – June 2010

●Certification Award of Code Works Academy from Montgomery College Java Boot Camp – Sept 2017

●Certification in Web Design and Development (SQL Server, PHP, My SQL, HTML5, JQuery and CSS3) at Frederick Community College – Oct,2016

●Certification in J2SE (CORE JAVA), J2EE (ADVANCE JAVA) and VB .NET at VMM Education Institute India – May,2014

CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages and Framework: Java, C++, Java/J2EE, Servlets, JSP, Spring Portlet MVC, WebSphere Liberty, JSF 2.3, Hibernate 3, Spring, Spring Boot, Rich Faces 3.3.3, JavaScript, PL/SQL, SQL, HTML 5, Prime Faces 6.0/6.6., REST/ SOAP Web services, Angular 17, JSON, Jasper Report, AJAX.

Database Management System: Oracle 11g (SQL and PL/SQL), My SQL, SQL Developer (Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views), JPA.

System Modeling: ERDs, UML (plus DFDs, Flowcharts)

Web Servers Experience: WebSphere Application Server 8.5, Apache, Apache Tomcat, Glassfish

Development Tools: Git, Postman, SVN, My Eclipse, Eclipse IDE, NetBeans IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, Bootstrap, Maven, Prime Faces, Visual code and AWS.

Platforms/Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows Server, Oracle Developer and XP Programming, Linux.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Application Programmer/Java Developer

SONA Networks, LLC Baltimore, MD Sep 2020 – Sep 2025

Results-driven application developer with experience in building scalable enterprise applications using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Angular 17, JSON. Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs for the seamless integration between frontend and backend, integrating real-time data streaming, and deploying applications on Linux servers.

Continue maintaining and enhancing a comprehensive Web Application for USDOT for safety screen “motor carrier” applications. The technology stack includes Java/J2EE, spring, JSF (Java Server Faces) web UI to explore the different aspects of screening results. Strong background in RESTful APIs to screen the carrier applications and a nightly batch process to extract and transform the carrier application data every day. The web application runs on Liberty Application Server and is currently in production.

Java Developer

Integrated Technology Solutions Inc. Columbia, MD Nov 2017 – Sep 2020

Designed and coded a comprehensive Web Application for USDOT for safety screen “motor carrier” applications. The technology stack included Java/J2EE, JSF (Java Server Faces) web UI to explore the different aspects of screening results, a RESTful web service to screen the carrier applications and a nightly batch process to extract and transform the carrier application data. The web application ran on Liberty Application Server.

Java Developer (Boot Camp)

Montgomery College, Gaithersburg MD Jul 2017 – Sep 2017

●Developed more than 20 applications in 8 weeks

●Work can be viewed on github page:- https://github.com/HiwotAB

●Worked successfully with seven different teams

●Managed to meet requirements and deadlines each time

●Developed App for Montgomery College that covered the (Attendance, Evaluation and Registration system) exceeded specifications and was delivered on time

Maternity Leave March 2015 – July 2016

Application Developer

Team Project Maker Megenaga Zefmesh, Addis Ababa Ethiopia July 2014 – Jan 2015

●Built a Placement Automation System facilitating collaboration between students, placement offices, and employers.

●Implemented business logic based on BRD requirements.

●Led documentation efforts, including design specifications and system manuals.

●Ensured system quality by establishing functional and operational standards.

Application Developer

Information Network Security Agency (INSA) Bisrate Gebereale, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

July 2010 – Jan 2014

Developed the Health License Management System for the Amhara National Regional State Bureau of Health (Ethiopia), enabling business process reengineering through office automation, decentralized regional operations, faster service delivery, and paperless transactions.

●Developed the Health License Management System for Amhara National Regional State Bureau of Health.

●Played a key role in Business Process Reengineering, enabling paperless and distributed operations.

●Designed and documented RAD, SDD, and database schemas.

●Implemented persistence using Hibernate ORM with transaction management.

●Deployed applications on Glass Fish Application Server.

●Created unit and functional test cases to ensure system reliability.

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