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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Assume ownership of software components, web applications and Web API-associated development, support, and testing - consistently monitoring and maintaining timeline and quality targets.Contribute to the design and development of Direct Store Delivery Software and Commodities Trading applications - helping to automate manual tasks to reduce efforts, mitigate issues, and maximize potential. Serve as a hands-on team leader, able to generate buy-in and collaboration amongst teams across multiple geographical locations and harmonize simultaneous moving parts to deliver successful outcomes for the client. Took a leading role in application development and support for a new CRM solution inclusive of Microsoft Visual Studio and other technologies like Oracle, Python, Autosys jobs, and Shell scripting. Perform Critical to Quality (CTQ) Analysis for all applications, providing permanent fix/automation to reduce the incident volume by 30%, avoiding rework and actualizing process improvements for the business. Responsible for Life Cycle Management activities across all assets, completing Windows and DB Server upgrades from legacy to the latest vendor support versions. Also directed Integrated Life Cycle Management, ensuring all application assets were reviewed prior to End of Life (EOL) to meet 100% compliance target.

Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

Designed, developed, tested, and maintained an application for Agricultural Commodity Trading (SQL, Web Services, API, and DocuSign) business processes such as contract creation, signing, interfaces with plants, settlements, and Trading.Supported multiple applications/databases through disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, data monitoring, migration, and replication, user administration, backup, and recovery. Served as Automation Lead, responsible for identifying opportunities to use Cognizant Hive Center Automation Framework to reduce manual effort and potential jobs/app failures and improve time to market and customer satisfaction.Effectively utilized BMC Remedy and AppDynamics to ensure high availability, zero maintenance, and that agreed upon Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) were met per the Master Service Agreement (MSA) document.Conducted informed requirements gathering, analyzing business data, and testing the business dashboard reports using the Cargill data platform and PowerBI - supporting trading application work packages for continuous service improvement and availability.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Assumed leadership over a team of 10, involved in software development and support activities.Supported the design and implementation of a healthcare system that maintained provider information. Attended to critical production issues, securing client satisfaction through prompt and attentive response and turnaround time.Conceptualized and introduced a system that proactively alerted stakeholders to potential issues to mitigate business impact.Created, maintained, and updated technical system documentation relevant to various project stages.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Contributed to the design, development, delivery, and support of a web application to maintain court information for analyzing verdicts and settlements.Developed and implemented solution designs via test-drive development methods - supporting all planning, deployment, and server migration activities.Oversaw internal and external audits, assisting the project team in adhering to processes during the development and support phases.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Worked as part of a collaborative team on the programming and final delivery of a financial product created to scrape data from various websites. Developed quality code aligned with business requirements generated through requirements-gathering sessions with the client.Documented issues, changes, and delays to the project process - providing timely updates to the project lead, team members, and external stakeholders.