SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of experience in Object oriented technologies on client server in Software Development and application enhancement with over 6+ years as Mobile Application Developer on Android operating system.
• Experience with Android applications developed across several Android SDK versions, with a decent understanding of Android internals and optimal UI practices.
• Adept at swiftly adapting to new environments, emerging technologies and encountering new challenges.
• Expert in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of application design & development, including SCRUM - Agile & Waterfall models using Android Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.3-6.0 ( Gingerbread - Marshmallow )
• Wide experience writing apps with Network Service Discovery, Activities, Services, Broadcast Receivers, Content Providers, Location based services, Camera, Bluetooth, Notifications, multithreading etc.
• Experience in continuous integration using Android Studio, Gradle and Jenkins.
• Focused on background processing with AsyncTasks, Services, Intent Services, IPC, Multi-threading and AIDL.
• Proficient with common Android Framework API's (Email, Web View, Contact Manager, Camera, Notifications) and public API's such as Facebook, Google Maps , GCM, Volley Api .
• Excellent knowledge in implementing Material Design and optimizing techniques using Card View, Recycler View.
• Good debugging knowledge using ADB and DDMS.
• Knowledge of using version control repositories such as GitHub, SourceTree, BitBucket.
• Experience with Agile tracking tools including Jenkins and JIRA for Sprint and bug tracking.
• Familiarity with build automation tools (Gradle, Ant, Maven) and build scripts to setup application running dependencies.
• Hands on experience with Android Unit Testing & used tools like JUNIT and Monkey.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web and Mobile Development: Android 3.0-7.0, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSP, REST API, Swagger, Cordova and Django, Spring MVC, Hibernate

Programming Languages: Java, J2EE, C++, C, Python, XML, YAML

Application Tools: Eclipse, Android Studio, ADB, DDMS, Visual Studio 2010, GitHub

Web/Application Servers: Apache Tomcat 7.0

Databases: MySQL, SQLite, Oracle

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Costa Mesa, CA

Mobile App Developer

• Used Android SDK, Java to design UI with different layouts and widgets corresponding to various resolutions and different orientations
• Implemented services using GSON library and part of design team in architecture of Web services.
• Understanding of Client-server, Cloud computing service architecture and Internet Technologies like HTML5
• Developed user-friendly interface for personalised recommendations
• Involved in creating reusable component with Fragment for different resolution devices and different orientation of Landscape and Portrait
• Employed Threads and Handlers to implement different tasks for the application
• Used JSON to communicate between server and application
• Initially used AsyncTask to invoke web services in the background thread like fetching credit score in the background, then upgraded to Volley API
• Implemented List Views and Array adapters etc.
• Implemented OnItemClickListener for various items in the list
• Used Services to implement different features in the application
• Implemented Tab Listeners for various tabs of application features
• Implemented Scroll View to view long list of alerts, factors and recommendations

Environment: Java, Android Studio 1.2, Android SDK 4.4, HTML5, CSS3, JSON, Android API's, SQLite, Windows 7, GIT

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Android Application Developer

• Refactored the code base to better integrate with different components such as UI and database management.
• Designed and implemented the mobile Agent application using embedded Android Development.
• Designed the User Interface according to the requirements using UI Groups, UI components.
• Developed App screens and its workflow using Activity and Fragments which has views such as List View and Scroll View .
• Used AsyncTask for multithreading.
• Used SVN for code management.
• Registered the Broadcast Receivers with various intent filters for the android system announcements.
• Designed the Custom Dialog using the Fragment Activity.
• Designed the Custom Action bar, Custom Progress bar while making service calls.
• Created a pop-up notification for alerting users.
• Worked on Agile Methodology.
• Created a local database using SQLite to store and retrieve the data.
• Extensively worked on designing the layouts to compatible with screens of different resolutions.
• Used the android support libraries to provide the latest features like Action Bar, Fragments to the lower versions of android devices.
• Created the unit test cases using Mockito JUNIT framework .
• Took care of code review, code fixes and bug fixes
• Responsible for testing the application in stage, code review fixing the bugs and providing post-production support.

Environment: Android SDK 4.0, Eclipse 3.8, XML, JSON, REST Web services, SQLite, Notification, Google Maps API.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Android Developer

• Involved in full life cycle of the application including prototype, design, development, and testing.
• Developed different features for the application, such as: Conference Calls, Meeting Schedule, System Info, Video Stoplight feature, Call Hold feature, Audio calls add-in feature for both embedded devices, Polycom Touch Control.
• By enabling calendar, your personal calendar and Notifications can be shown in the screen. This is linked with emails.
• Understanding of Client-server, Cloud computing service architecture and Internet Technologies (e.g. HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, XML/XSLT, JSON, HTTP)
• Refactored the code base to optimize start-up time and memory usage.
• Integral in internationalizing of the app to support different languages.
• Key resource for layout and UI work utilizing XML, Views, ListView, MenuItem, Activities, Fragments, Frame, Animations, Notifications, etc .

Environment: Android 3.0, Eclipse 3.7, GPS, TCP, Socket, SQLite.

Confidential, Plano, TX

Java / Android Developer

• Participated in Daily Scrum meetings as a Scrum Master following Agile Methodology
• Used tools such as JIRA to log tickets for bugs and improvements in the app
• Worked in a Test Driven Development environment for rapid development and to meet business requirements.
• Implemented Services for checking users location and sending updates for stores nearby
• Worked with Broadcast Receivers - System and Custom to make sure app runs seamlessly and responds to messages based on users preferences
• Involved in developing the various UI screens for the app using Listview, Spinners, Navigation Controller, Alert dialogs for various layouts using Fragments, etc.
• Implemented unique UI design for portrait and landscape mode and for Small screen and large screen Mobile Devices.
• Retrieve data in JSON format and parsing the results using Listview Adapter.
• Used Google maps V2 API to capture current location to find the nearest store location.
• Worked on restyling the UI and adaptation of some new layout features like Wheel browsing Widget.
• Stored products locally based on users preference for offline viewing using SQLite Database - Implemented Three Level Abstraction usingSQLiteOpenHelper
• Built a Responsive UI by separating background tasks to be performed using AsyncTask or Threads
• Implement the login logic in the app and caching the user credentials in shared preferences.
• Tested the application on different android target devices and debug issues found.

Environment: Android 3.3-6.0, Eclipse 3.7, GPS, TCP, Socket, SQLite.

Confidential

Java Developer

• Design & develop technical specifications using design patterns and OO methodology using UML.
• Used the Struts validation and Tiles Framework in the presentation layer.
• Worked in Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Integration & Testing,
• Implementation and Operations & Maintenance phases of the project.
• Implemented Business processes such as user authentication, Account Transfer using Session EJBs.
• Database relation mappings are eased using Hibernate by creating ORM mapping files.
• Used service oriented architecture (SOA) to develop customer profiles using web services approach.
• Involved in building and parsing XML documents using SAX parser and used XML Schemas to build blocks of XML.

Environment: Java, J2EE, JSP, Struts, Hibernate, JSON, WebSphere Application server, Eclipse, JavaScript, Oracle 9i, JDBC, XML, UML.