Abhijit Sarkar

Objective

• Extremely competent, result-oriented, energetic professional with about 8 years of progressive experience in design, coding and testing of large scale J2EE projects. • Consistently ranked the best or among the best developers in the team. Several development awards and certifications. • Excellent grasp of Agile software development methodology. Certified Scrum Master (CSM). • Superior orator with exceptional communication skills. • SunTM Certified Java Programmer + Business Component Developer + Web Component Developer.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) in Computer Science (2002 - 2005)
Jadavpur University

Bachelor's degree in Physics (1999 - 2002)
Jadavpur University

Experience

J2EE Technical Lead at Nationwide Insurance thru Fast Switch (May 2011 - Present)
• Lead a team of developers in design, coding, unit testing and system integration testing. One of the best developers in LMT project. Code, unit test and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Create or update system architecture document and detail design document. • Work with infrastructure team for application availability, scalability and tuning. • Work with business analysts to understand the requirements and implement accordingly.

J2EE Technical Lead at Honda of America Manufacturing thru Wipro Technologies (Mar 2009 - May 2011)
• Single handedly turned around a critical project which started with no standard codebase, no compilable code and no deployment environment. • Led a team of Offshore developers in design, coding, unit testing and system integration testing while performing the same tasks himself at Onsite. Regarded as the best developer in the project. • Worked with business team to understand the requirements and create the functional requirements document. • Worked with infrastructure team for application availability, scalability and tuning. • Worked with Offshore team to communicate the functional and technical requirements, review deliverables and participate in testing. • Supported major upgrades like WebSphere upgrade and Business Objects upgrade. • Worked with other vendors, like IBM, whenever required.

J2EE Technical Lead at General Motors thru Wipro Technologies (Apr 2008 - Mar 2009)
• Led a team of Offshore developers in design, coding, unit testing and system integration testing while performing the same tasks himself at Onsite. Awarded among the best developers in the project. • Provided round the clock production support. • Worked with business team to understand the requirements and created the functional requirements document. • Worked with architect team to make design choices when necessary. • Worked with infrastructure team for application availability, scalability and tuning. • Supported major upgrades like WebLogic upgrade. • Worked with other vendors, like Digitas and IBM, whenever required.

J2EE Technical Lead at General Motors thru Wipro Technologies (Jan 2007 - Apr 2008)
• Led a team of developers in design, coding, unit testing and system integration testing. Played a key role in these processes. Awarded the best developer in the project. • Participated in creating or updating system architecture document and detail design document. • Trained and mentored new team members. Trained other project teams in 2 major cities of the nation in Unix and LoadRunner. • Conducted technical interviews for aspiring candidates.

J2EE Developer at General Motors thru Wipro Technologies (Nov 2005 - Jan 2007)
• Was a key contributor in coding, unit testing and system integration testing. Awarded the best developer in the project. • Worked with Onsite team to understand the requirements and create the functional requirements document. • Participated in creating or updating system architecture document and detail design document.