Implemented Devops to streamline requirements management, development and automated deployments, microservices development built using .NET Core, node js, hosted as microservices on Docker containers and orchestrated using Docker Swarm, Kubernetes (AKS), Azure API gateway.Design integrations for Dynamics 365 ERP.Currently engaged in initiatives to build Angular applications as well as an abstraction layer to integrate with ERP APIs.

Technical project management, ERP Implementation, Solutions Delivery, Integration and development projects, Private cloud infrastructure consulting,Sharepoint solutions,Functional Development LeadPROJECTS:• Implemented business processes and managed automation based on technical trading and historical trading metadata.• Designed and developed a solution enabling media agency team to manage budget control reports, track Media campaign spending across different mediums, markets and brands. Simplified Finance team’s challenge of reporting on attributes like spend dollars by business dimensions such as markets, mediums and vendors. Identified Data governance and data management requirements, recommended audit procedures and verification processes.• Provided consulting services towards establishing IT operations, implementing SaaS versus Hosted solutions as well as on-premise solutions and selecting SRP software for a growing advertising agency. • Assumed advisory role technology / solutions consultant to assist in IT operations and designing financial analytical reports.• Current consulting assignment involves assisting a custom mouldings and doors manufacturer implement manufacturing processes and enhance Financial and Cash Management solutions in Epicor 9. The role involved working with Senior Management team to uncover and define business requirements and design solutions around Epicor /External BAQs / dashboards to extract and compute core sales / production activities, define allocation process for better inventory management. Other areas of focus include document management integration with Epicor, EFT solution design besides others.

Promoted to take on new responsibilities and step up to this key leadership role at a time of change within the organization. • Managed vendor negotiations around operations and technology management, service agreements, software procurement and product development contracts. • Negotiated a $1.7M agreement for private cloud based remote infrastructure operation services consisting of virtualized and physical servers across all international locations.• Managed multiple components of a BI implementation for consolidated reporting and analytics around sales, distribution and financial data.• Coordinated infrastructure redesign to accommodate growth and addressed situations of unexpected business driven growth and disk performance by implementing new leading edge storage and processing products.• Managed global initiatives across offices in Spain, London, Montreal and Toronto.• Led technical implementation in different capacities at various stages of a $3m+ ERP project over a span of 3.5 years.• Served as escalation point for reported issues on infrastructure, development and software implementation fronts.• Participated in initiatives to manage unstable segments of the ERP solution.• Executed successful $0.7M implementation of Epicor 9 Inventory, Distribution, VMI, EDI and Financials for a new company launch within scope and tight timeline of 4.5 months.• Managed $0.5M technology infrastructure (VOIP/Network/ EDI-VAN) and master data integration of a newly acquired company.

Responsible for product development, implementation of new progressive technologies, successful on-time delivery of integration solutions, outsourced projects as well as in-house product development. This tenure was focused on initiatives around ERP migration, building satellite systems and cross platform integration.• Functioned as solution architect and provided technology and leadership support to team and department. Coordinated technical implementation and integration of theatrical systems, rights management systems as well as a new ERP system.• Assumed technical leadership to configure and implement pilot environment for Epicor 9.• Established integration process guidelines for vendors engaged on development / operations projects.• Lead activities around technology, data migration and governance process to define the strategic roadmap for consolidating, mapping and migrating financial transactions across business systems.• Participated in an initiative to document research development projects and roles of individuals engaged in research - to maximize SR&ED credits - with help from SR&ED consultants.• Established governance program to define accountability for health and accuracy of data and outlined processes for backups, archive retrieval and network performance.• Participated in financial data migration projects, as well as reverse engineering and designing a GL data upload automation due to severe performance issues in ERP. • Negotiated staffing contracts and interviewed candidates for openings in the team.• Assumed the role of a project leader and architect and provided mentorship to team members.•Worked with: Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, Oracle, Crystal Reports XI R2, Business Objects Server XI R2, VSS, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET Solutions, Workflow Foundation, Sharepoint technologies, Sharepoint Web-parts and custom search dashboards, Epicor Service Connect.

Managed the software development and database management teams. Responsible for database design and maintenance, successful on-time delivery of integration solutions as well as in-house product development.• Undertook project to manage migration of Infrastructure to a Private Cloud network from applications and database perspective. Mitigated technical risks and coordinated migration and transition of databases, SharePoint portal, ASP intranet and smart client solutions from a physical infrastructure to a remote private cloud based model in co-operation with Operations and IT services teams. Enabled company to achieve long term cost savings and opportunity to outsource operations for efficient global support.• Coordinated training to build technical expertise on Epicor 9 ERP integration tools within the development team. Enabled efficient project kick off and delivery.• Functioned as a technical consultant for business analysis team to architect integration processes.• Coordinated design of Sharepoint connected webparts and libraries in preparation for migration to Sharepoint 2010• Worked with: Microsoft SQL Server 2005+, Oracle, Crystal Reports XI R2, Business Objects Server XI R2, VSS, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET Solutions, Workflow Foundation, Sharepoint technologies, Sharepoint Web-parts and custom search dashboards, Epicor Service Connect.

developed and supported ERP solutions, assumed role of lead developer and architect for an in-house royalties management product, developed positive pay solution and and designed MICR cheques, implemented and customized a document management solution

• Provided companywide global technical and application support for financial system (Epicor 7 Financials). • Developed custom solutions around Epicor 7.3 Financials to alleviate issues such as master data maintenance, custom reporting, banking solutions and other integrations across financial databases for 70+ Alliance Atlantis companies.• Converted complex COM+ components to a VS 2005 (Framework 2.0) based model using custom classes and strongly typed datasets as an initiative to stay on the leading edge and offer improvement on technology and speed.• Designed MICR cheque and signature printing solution integrated with the financial system. • Developed a disbursement audit / positive pay solution to help treasury track payments and transmit information to banks in a secure and controlled manner. • Developed bank statement reconciliation solution integrated with Epicor 7 Financials.• Implemented and customized a document management solution. • Participated in developing automated C# no-touch deployment solution. This enabled the company to move away from deployments to Network share and file availability issues. • Designed self-Installing .NET framework base libraries to “self-Install” dll libraries into the GAC.• Automated process of generating forms with approval routing and digital signatures for official documents using InfoPath and C# VSTA code-behind – hosted on Sharepoint 2007• Designed custom libraries to scan Sharepoint documents Libraries and Lists.• Participated in the development of a royalties and residuals system as the technical lead and simplified the time-consuming process of calculating and remitting producers’ and writers’ commission share - C#, .NET Framework 2.0, SQL Server 2005 solution.• Led the discovery and planning for implementation of Biztalk 2002 based integration between Epicor Financials and eProcurement solution. • Assisted with splitting code solutions when Alliance Films split from Alliance Atlantis.

The role was created to assist the company redesign and migrate their MRP system from a heavily customized PICK-D3 based legacy system. Modules were re-designed using Microsoft technologies.• Analyzed manufacturing modules and redesigned them on Visual Basic. Realized cost savings by improving overall quality, efficiency, reporting capability and system flexibility.• Redeveloped modules included Parts Master, Bill of Materials, Parts Construction (ad hoc BOM), Vendor Master and Classification, Purchase and Goods Receipt, Work order generation by pre-classified criteria, Production tracking by work-centres and shifts. • Developed touch screen and ‘bar code friendly’ solution to enable convenient access.

• Provided consulting services towards product development or specifically around integration with Fourth Shift ERP (Manufacturing and Finance) at client sites across the Asia Pacific region.• Assumed the role of a developer, visiting consultant and / or technical team lead in efforts towards customizing Fourth Shift ERP Modules to meet location and industry specific requirements.• Created business requirements documents and assisted the implementation committee establish business processes to optimize ERP requirements. • Some of the key implementation sites were Bausch and Lomb Limited, Pepsi Foods and Frito-Lay International, Oriflame Cosmetics.• Migrated to a newer version of Fourth Shift ERP - and implemented solutions for capacity planning, shift performance tracking thereby significantly enhancing plant productivity.• Implemented Parts Master, Bill of Materials, Costing, Inventory, Purchasing, Production, Accounts Payable and General Ledger modules side by side with an external Oracle database to host integrated “metadata”.• Developed custom reports to identify slow moving inventory, AP aging, Vendor performance and Yield analysis helped the company increase profitability.• Product challenges and slow odbc access of the custom database called for integrations be invoked using a client server model rather than directly at the client level. Circumvented these challenges and resolved the problem by implementing a socket based client –server model over TCP Channels. The communication was triggered off asynchronously using Windows data dynamic exchange technology. • Over the span of time, Integrated modules and screens were designed using VB 5 / VB 6, Oracle 7.3 as well as SQL Server 6.5, and Crystal Reports.