My Resume
Life is a journey, not a destination
Cognizant Worldwide Ltd
Responsibilities:
As part of my role I design & implement Cloud solutions. I also lead small to medium technical teams to achieve the project goals.
My areas of responsibility also include:
- Cloud readiness\migration assessment
- Understand customer needs and requirements (via workshops, meetings etc.)
- Cloud foundation design and implementation
- Infra design, Blueprinting, HLTD
- Presenting Technical Solutions at the client Technical Design Authority (TDA) forum
- Design Proof of Concept programs
- Migrate workloads from On Premises to MS Azure and Private Cloud
- Re-engineer IaaS workloads to PaaS workloads
- Address Information Security Challenges & overcome technical challenges
- End-to-End Service Migration Ownership - Build to BAU handover
- Automated deployment using tools like Azure DevOps
- Team / People management
BBC
Responsibilities:
Core member of the team that implemented the move of the Commenting and Moderation platform used by BBC Sports, BBC News etc from on premise to Azure. A multi-region N-tier application architecture was chosen for high availability and for a robust disaster recovery.
Build, design and delivering high quality, high volume, high availability and high performance cloud based solutions on MS Azure using C#, ASP.NET Web API 2.0, Node.js, SQL Server 2014
Also working closely with the operational support teams to ensure technical solutions designed and delivered meet standards particularly in respect of scalability and reliability.
Technologies Used:
- .NET 4.0 / 4.5
- MS SQL and BI - Setup and Optimisation, DTS, SSIS
- ASP.NET Web API 2.0
- Azure Powershell
- Azure PaaS / IaaS / SaaS
- Node.js
- Datadog, Elastic-Logstash-Kibana, Zenoss
Sector UK Ltd.
Responsibilities:
Built websites, windows services and console applications. Design, create and optimize databases, configure database maintenance jobs and work with stored procedures, functions, views and triggers.
My other responsibilities include liaising with clients and assisting in the preparation of system / design / functional specifications, development effort estimates and providing technical support.
I also assisted with the preparation of technical documentation and performing code reviews.
Provide development effort estimates. Code to project framework and design guidelines.
Ensured that projects were completed on time within budget.
I took up the role of DevOps to determine points where the system can be improved or optimized for better customer experience.
I have also been key in introducing ITIL based good practices to the team.
Technologies\Skills Used:
- ITIL® Certification
- PRINCE2® Registered Practitioner
- C#.NET, ASP.NET
- SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2012
- XML/XSL/XSL-FO
- Apache™ FOP
- VB6, ASP, MS Access
- DTS, SSIS, SSRS
- Google Analytics
- New Relic
- SQL Profiler
- Eclipse Android Developer Tool (ADT)
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Responsibilities:
Application Support Specialist & Onsite Coordinator at IMS Health UK ensuring critical production applications were available at all times.
Worked on upskilling junior members of the team to take on more responsibilities and action support issue confidently and quickly.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) and also made the Onsite Coordinator for the team between the client (IMS Health UK) and the Offshore team.
Involved in in implementing some major enhancements to certain Windows and Web applications and SQL reports.
Produced technical documentation from a Support team perspective when required.
Application Support Specialist for Windows and Web based applications for Cognizant's London based client IMS Health UK.
Technologies\Skills Used:
- Leadership
- Client Management
- Production Support
- Domain knowledge
- C#.NET, ASP.NET
- SQL Server 7/2000/2005
- Site Server 3.0
- VB 6, ASP
- SQL DTS, SSRS
- Oracle
Infortech Alliance India Pvt. Ltd.
Responsibilities:
My role included the maintenance, testing, and optimization of code and database objects.
I was also involved in the implementation and deployment of enhancements.
Technologies\Skills Used:
- C#.NET, ASP.NET
- SQL Server
- JavaScript
- XML/XSL
Dell Inc.
Responsibilities:
My role included providing technical support to Dell's Corporate customers based in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
I was also involved in mentoring certain team members.
Awards and Recognition:
- Best Performance award
- Best Technician award in the Line of business
Certification
If you can’t fly, then run, If you can’t run, then walk, If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
MCSA: Cloud Platform - Certified 2018
Microsoft Certified Professional 2017
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect
ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
PRINCE2® Registered Practitioner
Accolades
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face...we must do that which we think we cannot
Work Process
Continuous effort -- not strength nor intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential
Every project presents itself as a challenge and requires reflection at every stage. Nothing is taken for granted. A step is taken based on prior contemplative thought.
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