Jithesh Balakrishnan

System Programmer, Dewberry Email: jithesh.vvbalakrishnan@gmail.com Contact #: 240-595-8240

12949 Centre Park Cir, Unit # 103 Herndon VA 20171

Summary Around 6 years of progressive experience in the design and development of large-scale web-based applications using ASP.Net MVC, ASP.Net MVC Web API, Web forms, C#, Entity Framework, SQL Server,SSIS, Object oriented analysis and Design Contributed to all stages of project lifecycle including requirements gathering, user interface design, data model design, development, testing, deployment, system maintenance, documentation, and end user support Proficient in Agile and Iterative waterfall development models Quick learner with strong analytical and communication skills Technical Skills Web Technologies: ASP.Net 4.0/3.5/2.0, ASP.Net MVC 3, ASP.Net MVC 4 Web API, C# 4.0/3.0, HTML 5, CSS 3, AJAX, XML, XSLT, JSON ORM Tools: Entity Framework 4.1 Third Party Tools: Telerik ASP.Net Ajax, Telerik ASP.Net MVC, iTextSharp, MS Office Writer, Aspose, Auto-mapper, Telerik Just Code Refactoring Tool Javascript Framework: Jquery, Jquery UI, Jquery Mobile, Knockout JS, Sammy.Js, Google Maps JS API Unit Testing Framework: Rhino Mocks, MOQ UI Unit Testing Framework: Jasmine JS Framework and Chutzpah Test Runner. Database: T-SQL, MS SQL Server 2008/2012, SSIS 2008, SSRS 2005 Architectural Patterns: CQRS Pattern, MVC, MVP, MVVM, Microsoft Unity DI Source Control: MS TFS, SVN, PVCS, JIRA Microsoft Office: Word, Visio, Power Point, Excel

Education Masters in Information Management, University of Maryland, College Park, GPA: 3.78 B.Tech, Information Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India, 2005 GPA: 3.7
Professional Experience Mid-Level Software Developer at Dewberry (April 2011 Present) Created proof of concepts in Telerik Assert Manager, KnockoutJS and Jasmine Testing Framework which helped in increasing teams velocity Learned SSIS and automated data migration across databases Served as a lead developer for the entire lifecycle of a project which involved developing RESTFUL application using MVC4 Web API Currently working on developing web application on a mobile platform using jquery mobile, jquery Google API plugin and ASP.Net MVC Implemented agile software development lifecycle process using Microsoft Team Foundation Server Scrum template Mentored other team members to use design patterns, Solid development principles and unit testing. Software Engineer at REI Systems, Inc. (September 2009 Present) Conducted corporate level training in ASP.Net 3.5 Linq concepts and Jquery. Worked in a team of 3 as a lead developer and actively participated in data modeling, constructing layered architecture and performing gap analysis based on requirements gathering Received Performance Excellence Performance Award Gained strong knowledge of SDLC and multi-tasking during crunch deadlines

Project Engineer at Wipro Technologies (October 2005 July 2007) Successfully integrated Shells on-premise SAP Enterprise applications with on-demand CRM offering by Salesforce.com using SAP Net Weaver Exchange Infrastructure (XI) Worked with the client throughout the entire project life cycle including post go-live support on performance tuning and optimization

Projects
System Programmer, Dewberry, Fairfax VA April 2011 Present Flood Level Risk Analysis Currently involved in developing mobile friendly web application to educate home owners in sandy affected areas about flood insurance and how insurance is related to constructing home above flood level. Working closely with Geographic Information Services team in developing framework to integrate GIS web services with ASP.Net MVC and design mobile UI interface. Extensively using Jquery Mobile, Google Maps UI plugin and Google Maps Javascript Api. Technologies Used: Jquery Mobile, Jquery UI, Google Map Javascript API, ASP.Net MVC, SQL Server 2008 Job Management System (JMS) Designed and implemented job management system that enhanced visibility into business process and financial performance Structured the application using layered onion architecture, repository and faade pattern Application supported asynchronous programming and multi-threading using Command Query Segregation Pattern (CQRS) Entire application implemented test driven development for both server side and User Interface programming Mentored team members in UI Unit testing and conducted brown bag sessions on Jasmine Javascript Unit Testing libraries Technologies Used: ASP.Net MVC 3 with Razor Engine, C# 4.0, EF 4.1, TFS, Agile Scrum, AJAX, Telerik ASP.Net MVC tools, Jquery, KnockoutJS, Jasmine JS, Sammy.Js, MS Code Contracts, Claim based Authentication, Rhino Mocks, MOQ, SQL Server 2008,T-SQL, Microsoft Unity Container Enterprise Service Restful API Designed and implemented application to integrate discrete entities used across multiple applications into common enterprise-level Restful API Worked as a lead developer while managing 2 developers Conceived and developed a wrapper API over the restful application which provided loosely coupled interfaces with Uris to access API methods and wrapper methods for the restful API Created a nugget package for the wrapper API to transition easy integration with other applications. Wrote design documents, specifications, support documents, troubleshooting guides and other knowledge base articles Technologies Used: ASP.Net MVC 4 API, EF 4.1, SQL Server 2008, T-SQL, Rhino Mocks, and Microsoft Unity Container. Corporate Level Initiatives Automated employees expense report approval process system Redesigned employee performance appraisal management system with interactive mobile friendly UI. Salient features included pdf generation, email notification Software Developer, REI Systems Inc., Sterling VA Sep 2009 April 2011 Division of Financial Integrity Created complex data model and facilitated migration of existing legacy systems to HRSA Electronic Handbooks Streamlined the behavior of UI using Model View Presenter (MVP) design pattern

Implemented Faade Design Pattern to create an unified business logic interface, thereby established a loose coupling between UI and Business Logic Developed an asynchronous windows service to automate archival process.

Grants.gov Web application developed to integrate external grants.gov system with HRSA Electronic Handbook. Application was designed to enable data migration from grants.gov system to REI database. Developed a pdf convertor tool to create a pdf from html page using Abstract Factory Pattern Created an adapter to convert 2-tier application creation process to single tier asynchronous process, thereby reducing end user overhead. Federal Financial Report (FFR) Developed web based Financial Federal Report (SF-425) form using ASP.Net 2.0/3.5, C# and MS SQL Server 2005. Designed reusable user controls, master pages, base pages Actively participated in requirement analysis with project lead and identified database design requirements, business level validations, technical challenges and changes in existing project. Actively participated in database design and automated FFR field calculation in backend, thereby minimizing development overhead Technologies Used: ASP.Net 2.0/3.5,C# 3.0/2.5, SSRS 2005, Aspose, Winnovative, SQL Server 2005, T-SQL. Wipro Technologies Pvt. Ltd. October 2005 July 2007 Successfully integrated Shells on-premise SAP Enterprise applications with on-demand CRM offering by Salesforce.com using SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (XI) Worked with the client throughout the entire project life cycle including post go-live support on performance tuning and optimization Developed proof of concepts to predict the integration challenges and eliminated separate CRM system maintenance overhead