Ajay Samant is seeking a middle level position in software development. He has over 20 years of experience in project management, software engineering, and development. His skills include AWS cloud development, Hadoop, Spark, Camel, ActiveMQ, iOS, Android, and SOA implementations. He has led teams and delivered various projects on technologies such as WebSphere, WebLogic, Java, C++, SQL, and NoSQL.
1. Ajay Samant Email: ajay.samant@gmail.com
Seeking middle level assignments in Software Development in a technology-oriented
organization
Professional Profile
A Computer Graduate with over 20 years of experience in Project Management, Software
Engineering, & Development in the IT Industry. Adept in end-to-end development of software
products from requirement analysis to system study, designing, coding testing, de- bugging ,
documentation and implementation.
Actively involved in following technologies
• Currently leading team to define strategies for Big Data Analytics using
AWS cloud platform/services. (Amazon Web Services Cloud Platform).
• Develop applications using AWS Cloud Platform.
• Develop applications using Hadoop ecosystem(AWS EMR) and Apache
Spark.
• Implementing SOA based Integrations using Open Source
Tools/Frameworks like Apache Camel and ActiveMQ
• Mobile development platforms like iOS and Android.
• Defined strategies for cross-platform mobile development involving
technologies like JQuery Mobile/ PhoneGap.
Experience in working on BPM tools like WebSphere Process Server and Pega.
Proficient in implementing J2EE based architecture using application servers like
Weblogic/Websphere.
Experience in OOD using Rational (IBM) tools like Rose and RSA (Rational Software Architect)
Experience in SOA implementations using IBM SOA product stack (WebSphere Process
Server, WebSphere Integration Developer)
Energetic, self-motivated team leader with hands on experience in training, programming
skills, client-server infrastructure, business analysis, requirements gathering, application
integration and customization.
Skill Set
Managerial
Project Management / Off shore Development
Project scheduling and analysis
Resource procurement, deployment & allocation
Monitor the development activities and report project progress.
Manage and provide technical guidance/support to the project team.
Deliver and implement the project as per scheduled milestones.
2.
3. Technical
Cloud Development: Develop applications using AWS Services like
ElasticBeanStalk stack for Java and Node.js
RedShift
DynamoDB (NoSQL)
AWS Lambda (event handlers)
Advanced Search Capabilities using AWS ElasticSearch
ELT Layer using AWS EMR and Apache Spark
Automated App Deployment using CloudFormation scripts
Operating Systems: UNIX (on-premise and Amazon version), Windows, Mac,
Languages: Java, Javascript, C, C++, XML, HTML, Objective C++,
RDBMS: Oracle, SQL Server, AWS RDS Services
NoSQL: Graph Development using Neo4j Server and AWS DynamoDB
Tools: Xcode, GDPro (OOD Tool), RSA, Tibco BusinessWorks
WebSphere Integration Developer, Rational Application Developer
Career Highlights
Since Feb 2009 with Bristol Myers Squibb, NJ as Associate Director / Solution
Architect
Role: Associate Director/Architect (Enterprise Information Management)
Environment: Java / J2EE Development, Amazon Web Services, Mobile App Development on
iOS / Android
Responsibilities:
Defining strategy for building analytical apps using AWS Services like DynamoDB, S3,
ElasticSearch, RedShift, RDS.
Defining guidelines/reference architecture for using AWS Services/Platfform for implementing
Big Data related applications.
Defining Best Practices for SOA (Service Design / Development / SLA Management /
Governance)
Defining Best Practices for Web Service Development
Providing reference implementations on how to use ESB using WebMethods platform
Providing guidance to various projects to use SOA approach leveraging open source
technologies like Apache Camel.
Architecting enterprise application integrations.
Implemented Customer Search Service using AWS Services like ElasticSearch (Search Engine)
and Apache Spark on AWS EMR to implement ELT layer.
4. April 2007 to Feb 2009 with Citigroup, NYC as a SOA Architect
Role: Technical Leader/Architect (Reference Architecture Team)
Environment: Websphere Process Server 6.1, WebSphere Application Server 6.x
Responsibilities:
Understanding the existing working system and new requirements of the desired systems and
architecting enterprise application integrations.
Defining Best Practices for Web Service Development
Providing reference implementations on how to use ESB and BPEL processes
Providing guidance to various projects to use SOA approach
Integrating with various external systems like CICS programs, external services provided by
CRM system like salesforce.com. etc.
June 2006 to March 2007 with VNSNY, NYC as a System Architect
Project Title: Right Program Right Time (RPRT)
Duration: June’ 2006 to March 2007 Team Size: 6 Role: Technical
Leader/Architect
Environment: Websphere 5.1/Spring Framework/J2EE on Windows 2000
Scope: Visiting Nurse Service of NY (VNSNY) provides full range of home health care
services to the NY metropolitan area. There are many health care programs within VNSNY
where patient cases are directed for care depending on case criteria and program. RPRT helps
VNS users to choose and monitor cases that are referred to various programs within VNSNY
and if needed facilitates change in program if a particular case is well suited for another
program.
Responsibilities:
Understanding the existing working system and new requirements of the desired system.
Define the Application and Technical Architecture of sub-systems within VNSNY core system.
Lead the team.
Design using Rational Software Architect (RSA) and Development using Spring framework,
Hibernate O/R mapping tool and other J2EE components like Servlets/JSPs/JMS/EJB.
Dec 2005 – June 2006, with Citigroup NJ as a Technical Specialist
Project Title: Global Trading Profit and Loss System (GTPL)
Duration: Since Jan’ 2006 Team Size: 30 Role: Technical Leader/Architect
Environment: Weblogic 8.1/Spring Framework/J2EE on Windows 2000
Scope: Cash product P&L systems exist in their legacy state with inefficiencies such as several
versions of product referential data and large numbers of feeds from the front office and to the
back office systems. A consolidation of the P&L systems (GTPL) will significantly reduce risk
and ease corporate reporting preparation, as data from the four cash product systems is
centralized to one location. This will lead to fewer data reconciliations, and consistency of
information reported by a single set of definitions for P&L terms (unrealized, realized, etc.)
and indicative data (along with the data standardization project).
Responsibilities:
Understanding the existing working system and new requirements of the desired system.
Define the Application and Technical Architecture of sub-systems within GTPL system.
Lead the team.
Design using Rational Software Architect (RSA) and Development using Spring framework,
Hibernate O/R mapping tool and other J2EE components like Servlets/JSPs/JMS/EJB.
Used Tibco BusinessWorks to implement business process
orchestration
5. March1999 – Sept 2005 with Vistaar Inc., NJ as a Senior Technical Leader
Duration: Since March’1999 Team Size: (Handled 3 groups of 5 each) 20 Role: Senior
Technical Leader
Project Title: Analytical Reporting System
Duration: Since Mar’2001 Team Size: 30 Role: Senior Technical
Architect.
Environment: VisiBroker Corba/Java/C++/Weblogic, Java, J2EE, C++, Linux 7.1, HP-UX,
Windows 2000
Scope: The scope of the application is to provide extended OLAP services such as (Analytical,
Reporting, Business Process Modeling and What-If Analysis) to Decision support and Business
Intelligence systems. It assists in developing applications for multidimensional analysis and
discover structural patterns within the enterprise data.
Responsibilities:
Understanding the requirements of the core OLAP engine of the product
Define the Application and Technical Architecture
Designed application programming interfaces (API) of OLAP engine.
Lead the development effort of the API.
Lead a team of 7 people to implement the server side objects.
Developed presentation layer using Servlets/JSP.
Implemented OLAP security and a synchronous messaging system (Alert Management
System-AMS using Corba Notification service.
Developed Server Side Components using EJBs and Corba.
Developed Java server side components using J2EE architecture.
Presentation Layer was developed using MVC pattern (JSP/Servlets)
Implemented load balancing to handle client requests in application layer using clustering
feature provided by Weblogic.
Implemented integration with Messaging Servers like Domino and Exhange Server using
CORBA.
Executed B2B projects www.chembourse.com and www.staarship.com
Duration: March 1999 - Mar’2001
Team Size: 10
Role: Technical Leader.
Environment: Weblogic as Application Server,
JRun as WebServer,
Successfully led a team size of 10 people
June 1995 – April 2000 with Leading Edge Systems NJ., as Programmer
Analyst/Senior Developer
At Syndesa Inc., NYC, NY
Project Title: Core Commerce 4.0 (Ecommerce)
Duration: Feb’1998- Mar’1999 Team Size: 25 Role: Senior Developer
Environment: Weblogic as Application Server, JRun as WebServer, Servers on Windows
2000. Clients were Windows NT/98
Description: The scope of the application was to assist the customers to simply use the
existing Internet browser to access the website.
Responsibilities:
Actively involved in integrating the CoreCommerce software with other web servers using B2B
Integration Server.
Extensively worked on J2EE components like Servlets, JSPs and EJBs.
6. Other Projects
On Line Credit Card Processing for Web-based Applications for Lexitrans Inc., NYC, NY as a
Senior Programmer using Windows-95, Windows-NT, Java (JDK 1.1.4), JavaScript, C/C++,
SQL, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, Symantec Café for Java 2.0, Visual C++ 5.0
Brokerage System - V2020 for Royal Alliance Inc., NYC, NY, as Programmer / Analyst
using Windows-95, NT, C, C++, SQL, ODBC API, Visual C++ 4.2, Personal Oracle, Visual
SourceSafe
Electronic Territory and Management System for Dendrite, NJ, as a Programmer, using
Windows 3.1, UNIX, Powerscript, ESQL (INFORMIX), C, C++, Informix, Watcom-SQL,
Powerbuilder 4.0A, Visual C/C++, Informix-Net
Advanced Toll Collection & Accounting System for MFS TRANS-TECH, NJ, as a
Programmer, using OSF-1, Powerbuilder 3.0a, Powerscript, ESQL/C, Informix, Informix-Net,
ERWin 2
Configuration Management System for Nexgen SI, Inc., as a Programmer using DOS,
Windows 3.1, Powerscript, Powerbuilder 3.0a, Informix, ESQL/C
Simulation Software for Blue Star Ltd as a Programmer, using DOS, Windows 3.1,
Windows SDK, C, Visual C++
Market Making Trading System for Reliance Capital & Finance Trust, as a Programmer,
using Windows NT, C, WIN 32 (SDK), Visual C++, SQL Server Deposit & Locker System for
Vasta Finance Ltd., as a Programmer, using SCO UNIX, C, UIL, X-Windows (MOTIF), Ingres
6.2
Status Tracking system for Schweizerhall Ltd., as a Programmer, using SCO UNIX, C, UIL,
Ingress 6.2, X-Windows (MOTIF)
Education
B.E. (Computers) from Mumbai University
7. Other Projects
On Line Credit Card Processing for Web-based Applications for Lexitrans Inc., NYC, NY as a
Senior Programmer using Windows-95, Windows-NT, Java (JDK 1.1.4), JavaScript, C/C++,
SQL, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, Symantec Café for Java 2.0, Visual C++ 5.0
Brokerage System - V2020 for Royal Alliance Inc., NYC, NY, as Programmer / Analyst
using Windows-95, NT, C, C++, SQL, ODBC API, Visual C++ 4.2, Personal Oracle, Visual
SourceSafe
Electronic Territory and Management System for Dendrite, NJ, as a Programmer, using
Windows 3.1, UNIX, Powerscript, ESQL (INFORMIX), C, C++, Informix, Watcom-SQL,
Powerbuilder 4.0A, Visual C/C++, Informix-Net
Advanced Toll Collection & Accounting System for MFS TRANS-TECH, NJ, as a
Programmer, using OSF-1, Powerbuilder 3.0a, Powerscript, ESQL/C, Informix, Informix-Net,
ERWin 2
Configuration Management System for Nexgen SI, Inc., as a Programmer using DOS,
Windows 3.1, Powerscript, Powerbuilder 3.0a, Informix, ESQL/C
Simulation Software for Blue Star Ltd as a Programmer, using DOS, Windows 3.1,
Windows SDK, C, Visual C++
Market Making Trading System for Reliance Capital & Finance Trust, as a Programmer,
using Windows NT, C, WIN 32 (SDK), Visual C++, SQL Server Deposit & Locker System for
Vasta Finance Ltd., as a Programmer, using SCO UNIX, C, UIL, X-Windows (MOTIF), Ingres
6.2
Status Tracking system for Schweizerhall Ltd., as a Programmer, using SCO UNIX, C, UIL,
Ingress 6.2, X-Windows (MOTIF)
Education
B.E. (Computers) from Mumbai University