SUMMARY:

• Technically sophisticated IT professional offering more than 15 years of technical/requirements analysis and front - end development experience.
• Experience working with small, medium and large teams in various industries.
• Strong leadership qualifications. Team-based management style.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in full software development life cycle (SDLC), Accessibility (AODA), WCAG and Section 508 Compliance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Technologies & Programming Languages: HTML 4.0/5.0, XHTML 1.1, CSS 2.0/3.0, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Javascript, ES6, JSX, XML, XSLT, XPath, DTD, XSD, Ajax, JSON/JSON-P and CORS

JavaScript Libraries: jQuery, ReactJS and Redux

JavaScript Toolchain: Babel, Webpack, ESLint, Node Package Manager (npm) and Node.js

Design Patterns: MVC and MVVM

CSS Frameworks: Bootstrap

CSS Pre-Processors: LESS

Authoring Tools: XML Spy, OxygenXML, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Aptana and DreamWeaver

Debugging Tools: Firebug, IE Developer Toolbar, Fiddler and Omnibug

Browsers: IE8+, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera

Platforms and Environment: Windows and Mac

Design Software: Adobe Photoshop

Version Control and Defect Tracking: TortoiseSVN (Subversion), JIRA, GIT and HPQC

Wireframing/Prototyping Tools: Microsoft Visio, Balsamiq and Axure

Web Content Management (CMS): Interwoven TeamSite, Wordpress and Client Proprietary CMS

Development Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, Sprint, Kanban Board, Sprint Review) and Waterfall

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Consultant (UI/UX Designer & Front End Developer)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Gathered, defined and authored requirements documents and functional specifications. Conveyed findings and ideas via use case scenarios and storyboards.
• Used VISIO and/or BALSAMIQ for creating static/dynamic wireframes to showcase UI layout of controls, content and navigation.
• Made use of conceptual diagrams, personas, sitemaps, user journey and interface flows.
• Researched user groups. Applied user-centered design patterns and methodologies. Participated in usability testing.
• Worked collaboratively with the design team to translate wireframes and graphic Adobe Photoshop files into flexible and usable prototypes
• Provided analysis and design solutions for new content requests/enhancements to identify specific tasks required for the initiative and provided time/cost estimates for web production.
• Developed the presentation layer using XHTML/HTML 4/5, CSS 2/3, LESS, JAVASCRIPT, ES6, JQUERY, REACTJS, REDUX, NODE.JS, NPM (Node Package Manager) and JSON for both Web and Mobile.
• Coded re-usable AJAX/JQUERY plugins, extended existing plugins and added new features to the plugins.
• Converted fixed-width layouts to responsive web layouts (RWD) using MEDIA QUERIES and BOOTSTRAP.
• Developed HTML email templates using TABLE BASED LAYOUTS.
• Authored style guide, themes, layout templates and CSS styles.
• Integrated front-end with back-end Java/.NET code.
• Cross Browser development for IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera.
• Worked with cross-functional and offshore teams within rapid design/development cycles with changing priorities in an agile environment.
• Participated in code reviews and interfaced with quality assurance team to identify and resolve bugs/issues.
• Web performance assessment and optimization using Chrome Dev Tools and YSlow.
• Used GIT for source code management and tracking changes.
• Applied industry best practices and accessibility (AODA and WCAG) standards.
• Exposure to Wordpress web content management system (CMS).

Independent Consultant (Front End Developer)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed the front-end using HTML 4, CSS 2, AJAX, JAVASCRIPT and JQUERY.
• Cross Browser development for IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera.
• Designed XML structures. Transformed XML into HTML using XSLT and XPATH. Validated the XML against DTD/XSD.
• Worked closely with Java programmers to tweak and integrate front-end code.
• Worked on proprietary Web Content Management Systems (CMS) for mapping content.
• Converted Adobe Photoshop design files into pixel perfect HTML pages.
• Interfaced with quality assurance team to identify and resolve bugs/issues. Defect and Features tracking using GIT.
• Ensured that the websites/applications are maintained to the highest quality (including fixing broken links, optimizing images, etc) and all pages developed conform to web standards (including Accessibility AODA and WCAG).

Independent Consultant (Front End Developer)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Introduced JQUERY to the team for building reusable components.
• Translated Adobe Photoshop files into front-end code using HTML 4, CSS 2, AJAX, JAVASCRIPT, JQUERY and JSON.
• Worked on website maintenance. Developed new web pages and/or sections of individual pages.
• Cross Browser development for IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera.
• Worked closely with Java programmers to tweak and integrate front-end code.
• Interfaced with quality assurance team and delivered effective defect management - acted on Severity 1 and 2 defects in a timely fashion.
• Ensured that all pages/sections developed conform to web standards (including Accessibility AODA and WCAG).

Independent Consultant (Web/Application Designer & Developer)

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with senior project managers, business, design and back-end developers for gathering and understanding client and business requirements.
• Assisted Senior Project Managers in development of work packages and creating daily/weekly status reports.
• Scheduled meetings including arranging required equipment/materials, taking meeting minutes.
• Assisted with monitoring and reporting project performance including cost, quality and risk.
• Maintained project plans including Microsoft project schedules, risk plans, issue logs, change request logs.
• Transformed client and business requirements into functional specifications.
• Developed and designed wireframes/prototypes based on requirements in Visio and HTML.
• Analyzed the wireframes and different parts of the application. Designed a single universal XML model to work across the application.
• Designed XSD and DTD components to validate the xml structure/schema.
• Re-worked XSLT code to make it flexible under multiple complex scenarios. Architected and coded re-usable XSLT components for complex xml-to-xml and xml-to-(x)html mapping and for transforming XML into (X)HTML.
• Used XPATH with XSLT to navigate the XML DOM tree structure.
• Made a detailed analysis of the existing xslt code, observed shortcomings, presented and documented recommendations and solutions on the industry standards and best practices that resulted in developer’s handbook to be followed for future xslt coding.
• Modularized Schematron rules into phases for progressive validation and used Schematron validation language to test business rules on the presentation layer.
• Built re-usable and modular GUI CSS 2.0 layout templates for easy customization for multiple clients.
• Developed and integrated re-usable UI components using HTML/XHTML, CSS 2.0, JAVASCRIPT and AJAX.
• Manipulated HTML and XML DOM with object oriented JavaScript for page rendering with asynchronous calls.
• Worked with JavaScript libraries such as JQUERY (primarily) and ExtJS in creating re-usable and modular GUI widgets.
• Cross-browser development for IE6/7/8, Chrome, Opera, Safari and Firefox2/3.
• Developed pages, uploaded content/images using Interwoven CMS and client proprietary web content management systems.
• Worked closely with .NET and Java programmers in a RESTful framework for front-end integration.
• Wrote the manual for clients.
• Used Adobe Photoshop to cut and crop images.

Presentation Engineer

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Interpreted functional and technical requirements and developed XML from design prototypes.
• Programmed complex and reusable xml schema (XSD) and Schematron components to validate xml documents.
• Made heavy use of xml namespaces and performed complex xml to xml / xml to xslt mapping via XSLT/XPATH.
• Created performance optimized XSLT and transformed it into pdf/post script/afp formats using XSL-FO.
• Developed complex and dynamic charts in SVG using real time XML data.
• Participated in Code, wireframe and design reviews.
• HTML/(X)HTML, CSS2.0 and JAVASCRIPT development.
• Translated Adobe Photoshop design files into presentation layer components.
• Worked closely with back end programmers to understand .NET and Java components for integration purposes.
• Worzed closely with different departments in resolving technical issues during development and production stages.
• Merged the code base of different project reports belonging to different cycles/contract years under 1 umbrella in 2 weeks.
• Learned SVG in 5 days and produced a complicated, dynamically generated X Axis diamond placement and bar graph chart, meeting the deadline of 2 weeks for generating a complete U.S. state specific teacher print report (using xml, xslt, xpath, xsl-fo and svg).
• Developed a 24 pages report involving really complex components and 8 different/complex svg charts in 2 weeks.
• Pioneer in dynamic color report generation.
• Developed from scratch and in high quality a 6 report project (total 56 pages), bringing down the initial estimate of 12 weeks for project completion to 5 weeks, thereby saving the firm time, money and resources.
• Researched and learned Schematron, performed comparative analysis of xml validation languages and served as a pioneer in implementing Schematron as data validation language in projects.
• Progressed from a team member to project lead position.

Independent Consultant (Web/Application Developer)

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Meetings and Interaction with clients to gather and make an analysis of business needs using RUP (Rational Unified Process), surveys, client visits and interview techniques.
• Established accurate and detailed User Interface requirements to be supported by the system/software application.
• Re-touched complex visual User Interfaces (UI) based on the requirements including page layout, interaction elements, interaction flow and local/global navigation that became a model for future design and development of the product and the base for clientele presentations.
• Proposed the UI designs to business and development for feedback and approval.
• Worked with the design team and translated Adobe Photoshop files into functional prototypes.
• Formal and Informal presentations to clients detailing the GUI screens for use cases.
• Translated business requirements into technical specifications and web based medium.
• Developed and customized the application for different clients with 1 code base.
• Developed new features of the application for product enhancements.
• HTML/(X)HTML, CSS, DHTML and JAVASCRIPT programming for the presentation layer of the application.
• Worked with large XML files, mapped xml data to web forms and hand-coded re-usable XSLT templates for HTML output.
• Designed XML Schema by defining classes or using named types to create reusable element and attribute definitions and validated the schema with DTD and XSD.
• XSLT/XPATH development, problem solving and trouble shooting.
• Participated in code reviews/improvements for performance tuning. Reviewed and assessed Website architecture.
• Wrote GUI Guidelines/Coding Standards and specifications documentation in Visio and Word and trained, mentored and managed User Interface team on standards to follow in building the User Interface.
• Provided technical advice for using XML/XSLT to separate presentation from the content. Generated templates, managed and trained the GUI team in XML/XSLT.
• Interacted closely with the Business Analysts, Information Architects, Content Management, Configuration Management, Graphic Designers, Back-End Developers and QA teams.
• Worked with Project Management team, contributed to project plans and participated in client communication when necessary.
• Managed functionality change requests, links, site-wide changes, content changes and provided site maintenance.
• Exposure to Web Services, .Net environment, Rational ClearQuest for defects and change management, Clearcase for managing and tracking software resources and Rational RequisitePro for requirements management.
• Helped SAIC in team expansion by successfully holding technical interviews.

Independent Consultant (Web Developer)

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Development and Maintenance efforts for Confidential ( http://www. Confidential .com), Palm Entertainment ( http://www.palmpictures.com) and Res Media Group ( http://www.res.com)
• Built sections in HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT and DHTML. Worked on site maintenance, problem solving and trouble shooting of code.

Design/Presentation Engineer

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Built in HTML and managed a team of 5 developers from project conception through implementation.
• Worked closely with different departments and reported to Project Manager/s.
• Wrote HTML and ASP/back-end functional specifications for the client.
• Problem solving and trouble shooting of code. Adobe Photoshop image tweaking and turning comps into functional prototypes.
• CSS, DHTML, JAVASCRIPT, ASP, VBScript and SQL programming with Oracle/MS Access database for site presentation. Database triggers and stored procedures programming.
• Built the GUI (graphical user interface) components and developed sections of the site/s.
• Built the company newsletter in HTML for the Intranet system of the company.
• Managed, updated and uploaded content using Interwoven Web Content Management (CMS) templates.
• Designed and developed XSLT templates. Created XML model and validated it using DTD.
• Site Build Lead for a complete site rebuild of WINfirst, Tiffany and Cadwalader accounts.
• Project Lead for Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Delivered the complete site rebuild in 2 weeks saving on time and cost.
• Oven team member instrumental in getting business from IBM.
• Timely delivery of quality web pages with minimum bugs resulting in company getting repeat projects from its clients.
• Set up company-wide standard for using CSS for browser/platform consistencies which increased development efficiency.
• Learned new technology such as XML / XSL quickly for web development support.

Web Programmer

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Developed sections of the site in HTML and CSS using Dreamweaver along with DHTML and JAVASCRIPT programming.
• Problem solving/trouble shooting, strategic planning for greater internet presence of the company website and managed a team of 5 developers for fixing bugs resulting out of in-house development.

Web Production Assistant

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Developed sections of the site in HTML and CSS using Dreamweaver along with DHTML and JAVASCRIPT programming.
• Fixed bugs resulting out of in-house development.