53 Jessica Way, South Orange, NJ 07079 ▪ 908.723.4320 (M) ▪ raghu.rk@gmail.com ▪ US Citizen

 

 

 

Software Development Professional with over 15 years technical skills in Software Architecture, Design, Analysis, and Implementation of Enterprise Applications in Cloud, Mobile, Multimedia and E-Commerce. 

o Solid exposure to working in Cloud Application Development and Deployment using Infrastructure and Platform as a service model (IaaS and PaaS)

o In-depth experience working with software methodology, defining and developing use cases, articulating requirements into UML to help developers effectively design API’s.

o Hands-on skills in SDLC encompassing technical scope, requirements, documentation, design, implementation, unit and performance test and deployment

o Extensive programming experience working with various technologies including Core and Enterprise Java, iOS & Objective-C, C, OOA&D, Unix, Application Server Platforms, Databases and Software Development Tools.

o Deep skills creating and translating Business Requirements into Functional, Design and Architecture documentation

 

MICHAEL KORS, New York, NY (Jan 2014 to Present)

Technical Manager, E-Commerce

Developed and launched $40 million Michael Kors e-commerce platform (www.michaelkors.com) from ground-up using Oracle-On-Demand cloud-based application development and deployment in ATG & Endeca integrating Enterprise Data systems achieving application performance for peak user traffic and site stability.

Technical Leadership of the project encompassed

o Design, implementation and launch of www.michaelkors.com in 2014 and www.michaelkors.ca in 2015.

o Manage Oracle On-Demand (OOD) Cloud Application Platform and managing technical program.

o Manage vendor technical programs for Michael Kors E-Commerce platform for PaaS and IaaS models

o Architect IaaS and PaaS models for E-Commerce, directing managed hosting solutions at Data Centers.

o Organize, develop and implement CDN (Compuware, Akamai) based performance & load tests on E-Commerce application using cloud based load generation on application to achieve high throughput, high page views and low response times for e-commerce application.

o Manage E-Commerce Site Application for high performance yield using site caching

o Designed and tuned application performance to achieving high site throughput of 10000+ concurrent users.

o Analyze and Improve cloud physical architecture from performance test results.

 

RAZORFISH HEALTHWARE, A DIVISION OF PUBLICIS INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY

Technology Consultant, (2012 March to November 2013)

Worked with an international team of Architects and Developers on an intensive iOS development project for AstraZeneca, a major worldwide Pharmaceutical, to deploy an enterprise wide sales and marketing iOS app for pharmaceutical field personnel.

o Extensive client interaction to facilitate business and technical requirements for AstraZeneca’s Enterprise Harmony Viewer (HarVie) iOS Application incorporating Ping federated architecture, content management, IBM ESB and Oracle CRM

o Led and created functional design specifications from Information Architecture and Business Analysis sessions

 

THE VITAMIN SHOPPE, Secaucus, NJ

Technical Systems Analyst, contract position (October 2011 - December 2011)

o Developed multi-channel (Omni Channel) E-Commerce architecture

o Systems Analysis of E-Commerce applications for multi-channel architecture

 

DUBAI/ISTANBUL - Relocated to Turkey on spouse’s company transfer (Dec 2010 – Oct 2011)

o Completed advanced iPhone development course at NYU

 

MINDTREE, LTD. New York, NY

Technical Manager, to implement JBoss based SOA for NY & Co. (April 2008 – Dec 2010)

o Designed multi-channel architecture for the E-Commerce business by identifying promotion data points to integrated CRM and managed production E-Commerce operations

Technical Architect, AIG Surety Application Project

o Developed technical architecture and Managed Application Development of AIG surety application

 

PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP., Bedford, MA

Project leader and Software Integration Consultant (June 2006 – June 2007)

o Designed, developed and deployed Progress EasyAsk Search Engine API in J2EE for Retail E-Commerce clients and supply chain organizations like SolidWorks and Kaman Industrial

 

ADOBE, INC., Newton, MA

Adobe Flex Consultant (July 2005- June 2006)

o Participated in technical pre-sales and helped create proof-of-concept of Flex applications for large financial institutions that required new and innovative display of financial data for projects at Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity

 

NOKIA, Burlington, MA

Senior Software Engineer (March 2001 – June 2005)

o Collaborated with a global team of developers (100+ in Boston, Finland, UK and Hungary) to develop Nokia Applications Gateway, a mobile platform enabling multimedia messaging

o Participated in Full SDLC – Scope, Business Requirements, Technical specification and peer evaluation, Design and architecture, Development, Test Case development, Bug fixes, participated in testing in staging and Production

o Implemented design of software components that drove core aspects of the Applications Gateway platform, utilizing Core Java, J2EE (EJB, SAX, DOM, JMS) and Oracle

o Led release management and maintenance projects for the Applications Gateway product at Nokia serving as technical liaison for customizing AG product for global mobile telecom customers

 

CAMBRIDGE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, Bridgewater, NJ

Senior Developer (May 1997 – October 2001)

o Worked on Business Systems Analysis, J2EE Application Design and Development projects in Insurance, Investment banking, US Customs, Consumer foods and Mobile Telecom industries

 

Unix Systems Administrator, AUTOMATED CONCEPTS INC., Woodbridge, NJ (May 1996 – May1997)

Unix Systems Administrator (Consultant) WALLACE LABORATORIES, Princeton, NJ (Oct 1995 – May 1996)

 

 

Programming:                            Java (J2EE, J2SE), Objective-C, C

Software tools:              Unix tools, IDEs (Eclipse, XCode)

Operating Systems:                            Unix, Windows, iOS

Methodologies:                            OOA&D, Rational Unified Process, UML

 

 

Master of Science, Computer Science, NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1996)

Bachelor of Science, Physics and Mathematics, BANGALORE UNIVERSITY (1988)

 

Continuing Education: C & Unix certificate, DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (1989); Advanced iPhone development for iPhone and iPad, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (2011); iOS & Objective-C Programming, About Objects (2012)