About me
I have completed my Bachelors in Technology (Computer Science) with distinction. I have 5 years of experience as a User Interface (UI) developer.
I am currently working for Retirement Advantage since Nov 2015, on their new platform for advisors.
I worked for 2 year and 3 months with Semantico on various digital marketing projects for the publishing industry, some of the latest being IOS Press, RMM onlineand One petro.
I worked for 3 years (as a contactor to Amadeus from Ness) and 4 months (as a direct employee of Amadeus) on Air Canada Website project (www.aircanda.com) with Amadeus which followed agile development.
My technical skillset include being able to code semantically correct HTML, expert level css2 and out of the box solutions with javascript (angular.js, backbone.js, jquery, require.js). I have also experience working with require.js, backbone.js, handlbars.js, css3, html5, git to name a few more recent ones. Please see my technical stack for detailed information.
I also possess the following soft skills, which I should be able to prove within a short period as a colleague:
- Comprehensive problem solving abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong sense of ownership
- Quick learner with a natural aptitude for programming
- Good team facilitator
Technical Stack
Here is my technical capability summary:
Expertise
Languages | HTML, HTML5, CSS2 (LESS Preprocessor), CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, JSTL, Typescript, Ajax |
Frameworks and Libraries | Angular.js, Backbone.js, Require.js, Handlebar.js |
Source control | Git, Clearcase Explorer |
DBMS Packages | MySQL, MongoDB |
Architecture | MVC |
Operating System | Windows98, NT, 2000, XP, Windows 7, Redhat Linux, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS 8.6 |
Methodologies | Water fall model, Scrum/Agile software development |
Software’s preferred | Sublimetext, Chrome browser developer tools, GA debugger, W3C validator, Grunt, Visual Studio |
Other | Google Analytics, Accessibility WCAG 2.0 AA, Responsive development |
Working Knowledge
Languages | SASS, C, C++, C#, Java, J2EE, PHP, Node.js, Coffeescript, Wordpress, XSTL, XML |
DBMS Packages | Oracle, SQL, MongoDB |
Methodologies | Test Driven Development(TDD) |
Softwares | Dreamweaver 2008, Microsoft Sharepoint Designer, Clearcase Explorer, Weblogic 2007, Eclipse 3.0, Intellij 12, Google Tag Manager, Web Spider, Browser add-ons such as firebug, Internet explorer toolbar, ColorZilla, cookie tracker, fireshot, Photoshop, PhoneGap, Jira |
Ness Technologies
I joined Ness on July 21st 2009 as a Graduate Trainee. I was assigned to work onAir Canada Website Project of Amadeus who was then a client of Ness, on October 1st 2009. I have since had a fast growth, to a Software Engineer by 2010. I received exceptional bonuses and high salary increments throughout my career, with extremely good appraisals.
During my tenure I gained extensive domain knowledge and UI development skills in HTML, CSS, HTML 5, Javascript and JQuery. The team worked in a agile development environment with a five week release cycle. I also worked with Google Analytics, A/B testing, Mediaplex, Custom tracking tools, revamping page flows and redesigning the website template.
I also played a part in mentoring new joinees, giving training sessions on the development process and tools used.
I left Ness on June 28th 2009 to join Amadeus as part of an internal transfer plan where the Amadeus teams where transfered from the Ness management directly to Amadeus.
Amadeus Software Labs India Pvt Ltd
I joined Amadeus on June 29th 2012 as part of a transfer in ownership of the Amadeus Labs contract team from Ness to Amadeus to be a part of Amadeus's own development center in Bangalore.
I continued in the AirCanada Website Project, with an appraised position as Senior Software Engineer, and an exceptional bonus offer and a revised pay scale.
During my tenure I worked on several critical changes such as revamping the seat selection page, changing the rebooking page flows, mediaplex tag changes, adding new baggage rules to name a few. I also helped train the new joinees and gave sessions on domain, process and tools related to the project.
I left Amadeus on 17th October 2012, when I got married and relocated to UK.
Semantico Ltd
I joined Semantico on August 5th 2013 as a frontend developer.
I worked across multiple projects for clients such as McGraw Hill Education, Society of Petroleus Engineers and Dawson Era developing responsive, accessible websites using technologies such as backbone.js, require.js and handlebar.js.
During my tenure I have been able to pick up new projects and work on new technologies with ease and deliver quality work on time. I have also shown ownership for my work and have been able to manage my time efficiently and prioritize work as needed.
I left Semantico on 6th November 2015, to join Retirement Advantage.
Retirement Advantage
I joined Retirement Advantage on November 9th 2015 as a Software Engineer focused on the frontend.
I worked mainly on the frontend for a platform for advisors using technologies such as typescipt and angular.js, with minor tasks dealing with C#, mongoDB and SequelServer.
During my tenure I have been able to pick up and work on new technologies (Typescript, mongoDB, C#, IIS, Teamcity) with ease and deliver quality work on time. I have also shown ownership for my work and have been able to manage my time efficiently and prioritize work as needed.
I have received positive feedback for being open to learning and picking things up quickly.
Academia
Field of Education | Syllabus/University | Duration/Year of Completion | Percentage |
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B.TECH in Computer Science and Engineering | Kerala University (Main Subjects: Object Oriented Programming, Databases, Data Structures) | 2004-2008 | 75.5% |
12th Standard | A.I.S.S.C.E from CBSE (Main Subjects: Maths, Computer Science) | 2004 | 82% |
10th Standard | A.I.S.S.E from CBSE | 2002 | 89.6% |
Achievements and Extra-curricular Activities
- Finished in the top 100 of Indian National Olympiad in Informatics in 2004.
- Got 95 percentile in the 5th National IT Aptitude test, conducted by NIIT in 2009.
- Won Shuttle Badminton Women’s doubles for Ness Sports Festival held in 2010, won medals in University Badminton tournaments in 2006-07 and 2007-08.
- Got articles published in The Hindu Young world Quest titled ‘Animal thoughts’ in January 11, 2003 and ‘Hidden Joys’ in February 09, 2002.
- Athletic Champion in college athletic meet. (2006, 2007, 2008)
- House captain and organizer of house activities in college in 2008 (came first) and school in 2004.
- Performed for various dance events at the company and as part of Hiphop India dance co.
Projects
Retirement advantage platform for advisors
Retirement advantage has developed a new platform for advisors to help customers choose their retirement products, by entering the customer information and see the different possible options, and then submitting a request all in one place. I have been a part of the development team for this project.
IOS Press
IOS press work was a minimum viable project done in an extremely short time, due to pressing needs for the client. In spite of the short timeframe, we were able to create a stable, moderately resposive (since 90% of the users were desktop users, this had a lower priority), accessible website, with GA tracking. I was one of the two frontend developers on this project.
Royal Marsden Manual
I worked for Royal Marsden Manual website, for Semantico. This is a responsive, accessible website, with support for IE7 due to client base requirements. The team recieved positive client feedback and the project was a success. I was one of the two frontend developers on this project.
One petro
One petro, a journals platform in the petroleum industry, was one of the first projects I was a part of at Semantico. I was responsible for making the site responsive, and a part of the development of designs provided by the UX designer. This project also recieved positive client feedback for the team.
Access Science (McGraw-Hill Education)
Access science was also an ongoing project which I joined when I started at Semantico. My responsibilities included being a part of the frontend development of designs provided by the UX designer. Also implementing new features, converting google analytics to universal analytics, adding google tag manager tracking, making site accessible.
Dawsonera
Dawsonera is a books platform built and maintained by Semantico. I was responsible for the frontend work in integrating the Scolaris Reader (a semantico product) for dawson. I was also responsible for making this reader responsive and accessible (WCAG 2.0 AA). I am also a part of its maintenance changes.
Semantico
Semantico corporate website is built using wordpress. I am part of its development and on going maintenance changes.
Other work with Semantico
I am also responsible for maintenance fixes and minor change requests for several other projects such as Access Engineering, Drama online, Brill reference works, etc. I also worked in improving the scolaris journals platform and am part of the SAMS project which are two core Semantico products.
Air Canada
I have worked on the Air Canada project from June 2009 till Oct 2012 for Amadeus. The site works crossbrowser, needing support from IE 6 onwards, as well as for all modern browsers. My work here involved A/B testing, google analytics tracking, implementing new features such as seat selection pages, mastering the domain and the functional specification for the site, support and maintenance. I worked mainly with HTML, css and javascript.
Budget tracker app (Playstore)
I have also a pet project I had worked on during the few months after my relocation to the UK, a budget tracking app. I have created this using HTML5, Jquery and phonegap.