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San Jose, California, Us

Kanata, Ontario, Ca

Leading a team of full stack software developers and QAs to deliver high quality software into production by promoting best practices in agile development within my dev teamFront End: JavaScript, React, JSX, Node.js, Redux/Mobx, HTML5/CSS3, ES6, TypescriptBack End: Java/J2EE, Spring, JPA, RESTful Web Services,Hibernate, RDS, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle

Ottawa, On, Ca

I managed 2 Platform Development teams with a total of about 14 direct reports. I also wore the ScrumMaster hat to promote best practices within agile methodologies.I also owned the delivery and performance of TechInsights’ highly available and highly scalable core platform services that runs on AWS. I worked closely with key stakeholders like Product Managers, Technical Architects, and Front End dev teams to ensure we implemented backend features and APIs based on product roadmap and clear requirements.Services that I managed included Authentication (incl. SAML 2.0), Search (over 2M documents), ElasticSearch, and Search Ingestion. I am passionate about helping my team grow as professional software developers through performance management and mentorship in areas of software craftsmanship, SOLID principles, agile techniques, and TDD.Front End: Angular/React, TypeScript, BackEnd: RESTful Web Services, Microservice Architecture, Java , SpringBoot, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, AWS

Iroquois, Ontario, Ca

-Lead and managed 3 teams of Full Stack Software Developers and Automation Developers to deliver production code by following TDD, Clean Code, S.O.L.I.D principles Clean Architecture, and OOP Design Patterns-On-boarded my development teams to transition from office into remote work during COVID-19- Hired and mentored multiple remote Software Developers at all levels to create a team to pilot technical initiatives- Advocated with Senior Management to provide budget allocation for training, certifications, and hardware/software licenses to maximize my team’s potential to grow in their careers- Acted as a Scrum Master for my team by facilitating all Scrum Ceremonies like Backlog Refinement, Daily Scrums, Retrospectives. - Worked closely with the Product Owners to define product roadmap, requirements, and technical debt- Responsible for the direction, quality, technical roadmap, and architecture of the product- Handled customer escalations by bug fixing or delegation to my Development Team as well as managing customer expectationsTech StackJava, JSP, JavaScript, JQuery, React, TypeScript, Hibernate PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Jenkins, SonarQube, Struts II, Equinox OSG​i, ​REST APIs, HazelCast DataGrid, Apache Ignite, JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber

Iroquois, Ontario, Ca

I manage 3 Scrum Teams across 2 product lines and also ensuring software is released with highest of quality while promoting technical excellence amongst my teams

Iroquois, Ontario, Ca

Split role of being a developer for a complex system of highly versatile components while helping my Scrum team to become completely self-organized through the use of Scrum Framework and Agile best practices.Technical highlights:Java, JSP, JavaScript, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Stored Procedures, RESTful Web Services, MVC, Hibernate/JPA, Multithreaded Application, In Memory DataGrid (Apache Ignite, HazelCast), JMS, EventBus, Swing, SWT, Eclipse RCP, Mockito & JUnitScrumMaster duties:- Act as a Servant Leader to my Scrum Team by empowering and outlining Agile principles and adherement to the Scrum Framework- Facilitate Scrum artifacts like Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews (Demo andRetro), Scrum of Scrums, and Post-Release Mortems- Continuously work with the Product Owner to plan roadmap and determine release scopes through team velocity, and story estimations like story points, affinity estimations and capacity planning - Ensure the Team is not distracted by other tasks and is solely focused on delivering stories on a Sprint-by-Sprintbasis through creation of granular tasks with estimates, prioritization, and assignment of tasks- Work with Technical, Marketing, and Project Managers to understand business requirements and translate them toUser Stories- Reiterated importance of following the Scrum Framework through knowledge sharing and empowerment so thatSoftware was released on time with highest of quality- Consistent proponent of instilling a culture of excellence amongst the Scrum Teams

Redwood City, Ca, Us

I was part of an agile and multidisciplinary scrum team that consisted of Developers, QA, Automation, UX, and DBAs that implemented and maintained all layers of Halogen Software's TalentSpace Enterprise Application. I was also responsible for investigating and fixing issues and implementing features by ensuring they were developed, fixed and tested through sprint cycles. We put emphasis on quality and ensure that we deliver our product to QA with high quality through appropriate testing strategies, solid Test Automation strategy, close QA involvement, and Test-Driven Development. Few of the many area of ownership included but not limited to full stack development on Halogen's Reporting Framework 2.0, 1:1 Exchange and Feedback Central, Job Description Builder, and Security Authentications. Some of the tools and technology I worked with: -Software Engineering Highlights:Java/J2EE (JDK 1.8), Spring Framework, SpringMVC, RESTful Web Services, JPA, JDBC, RDBMS (Oracle/ MS SQL), QueryDSL, SQL, JBoss/Wildfly/Infinispan Subsystem (Session Replication, Caching, Clustering), Apache Tomcat, Gradle/Maven, Continuous Integration (Bamboo), Integration & Unit tests, Test-Driven and Behavioural-Driven Development, SASS/CSS3, HTML5, AJAX, XML/JSON, JSP, JavaScript, ExtJS, AngularJS 2, HTTP Servlet Request/Response, Fiddler- Test Automation Development: Jenkins, Selenium WebDriver, XPath/CSS/ID, SilkTest, RESTful APIs, HTTP requests and RDBMS CRUD validations, Mobile Automation (Appium)

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

I worked on the Provisioning and Identity System for the BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Infrastructure by being a core member of the QA Automation team. I was also part of the BB10 launch initiative. Highlights:-Automation Development to enhance and maintain BlackBerry’s Automation Framework based on Business Requirements -SOAP and RESTful Web Services Testing using Blackberry’s In-House Automation Framework -Regression testing on existing builds to ensure bug verification -Created test cases, test plan, and test steps for RESTful Web Services that returned response body in XML and JSON through Relational Database transactions -Relational Database verification through Oracle’s DB for the BlackBerry’s Device Services through TOAD and SQL Plus -JBoss Application Server and Unix scripting for debugging automated tests cases through monitored Unix server logs-JMX Console configuration and automation

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Electrical And Computer

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Biomedical And Electrical