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● Lead 4 project teams, a total of 15 individuals ensuring they followed client-required processes and practices for better alignment between the business strategies and application technology roadmap.● Concurrently managed roles and responsibilities of being the client’s project manager as well as the sole individual contributor for their multiple android applications.● Refactored and rewrote ~60% of the code over 3 years to remove redundancy and introduce architectural improvements… Show more ● Lead 4 project teams, a total of 15 individuals ensuring they followed client-required processes and practices for better alignment between the business strategies and application technology roadmap.● Concurrently managed roles and responsibilities of being the client’s project manager as well as the sole individual contributor for their multiple android applications.● Refactored and rewrote ~60% of the code over 3 years to remove redundancy and introduce architectural improvements and better design patterns for the Android application.● Implemented responsive UI for devices of varying screen sizes and support for complete feature set on different OS like Android, Kindle Fire and ChromeOs. Show less

● Analyzed, categorized and consolidated requirements articulating action plans for long and short-range deliverables establishing solid deadlines for the team.● Mentored and guided team of 6 people to maintain best practices for keeping code-base clean.● Documented processes/kanban boards for the team to improve overall efficiency by 20% and productivity of the team reducing the turnaround time of all their deliverables by a day.● Developed more than 15 prototype… Show more ● Analyzed, categorized and consolidated requirements articulating action plans for long and short-range deliverables establishing solid deadlines for the team.● Mentored and guided team of 6 people to maintain best practices for keeping code-base clean.● Documented processes/kanban boards for the team to improve overall efficiency by 20% and productivity of the team reducing the turnaround time of all their deliverables by a day.● Developed more than 15 prototype solutions and proof of concepts to demonstrate innovation viability.● Created custom CMS solutions for 2 clients tailored to their business needs.● Designed and developed a generic email system with an in house common no-reply email server which is currently used in more than 15 websites and web applications. Show less

● Took ownership of Sony Jive (music streaming application with 10 million users ) expediting deliverables in under 2 weeks.● Optimized bandwidth by implementing offline downloads while streaming in application to reduce total data costs by 40% of the end-user.● Implemented a custom media player and song-stream encryption so the songs cannot be played/streamed outside the application.● Implemented a custom analytics system for Sony Jive collecting screen by screen user interactions… Show more ● Took ownership of Sony Jive (music streaming application with 10 million users ) expediting deliverables in under 2 weeks.● Optimized bandwidth by implementing offline downloads while streaming in application to reduce total data costs by 40% of the end-user.● Implemented a custom media player and song-stream encryption so the songs cannot be played/streamed outside the application.● Implemented a custom analytics system for Sony Jive collecting screen by screen user interactions for every user which is in turn used for targeted playlist creation.● Created a widget-based platform and CMS to substantially reduce the coding effort for similar applications resulting in faster delivery timelines.● Proactively removed dormant software code by replacing/updating deprecated libraries and porting the code to the latest libraries.● Fixed legacy bugs by changing database schema enhancing the scalability factor by 20 %. Show less

● Liaise with Product Managers for providing feedback from clients giving ideas to help them innovate and stay ahead of the market.● Creating interface specifications for the integration of Softpro Products in client's lifecycle.

● Implemented an In-app messaging module supporting various platforms (J2ME/Android/Blackberry) as an alternative to traditional SMS thereby improving cost efficiency for the client.● Created handset specific UI for mobile phones and tablets keeping the UX consistent across devices with different versions of Android.● Developed the business Illustration module involving complex Insurance Calculation Algorithms.● Participate in fast-paced development cycles solving problems in a… Show more ● Implemented an In-app messaging module supporting various platforms (J2ME/Android/Blackberry) as an alternative to traditional SMS thereby improving cost efficiency for the client.● Created handset specific UI for mobile phones and tablets keeping the UX consistent across devices with different versions of Android.● Developed the business Illustration module involving complex Insurance Calculation Algorithms.● Participate in fast-paced development cycles solving problems in a high-stress situation with changingrequirements. Show less