http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/3857848?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/3857848?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:18:04 GMT Most recently updated answers by Arunkumar Avanathan http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310372?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers While at Wipro Technologies, I worked for Schlumberger, GE, AlliedSignal & An internal product for Y2K - DATE-2000 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:18:04 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310372?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310365?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers * Came up with the idea of generating the badges in PDF format after accreditation. This saved the cost of printing the badges in conventional access cards. * Designed the badge generating framework for using different templates & generate badges in PDF format (using Sitraka's JClassPageLayout) * Handled design, development, testing & support of the Badge printing module Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:07:51 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310365?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310364?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers * Actively participated in complete life cycle of franklintempleton.com - a Mutual Fund B2C website talking to Oracle database & IBM mainframe over MQ Series - redesign. * Wrote Jakarta ant based build scripts for build & deployment of the application modules * Wrote wrapper shell scripts for CVS to control the access rights * Upgraded CVS infrastructure by writing shell scripts detailed planning (for not loosing code base & developer activity) * Wrote scripts for data mining & report generation * Handled Performance Tuning o Used OptimizeIt & Wily Introscope for analysis o Fixed the problems by tuning SQL queries, Database model & introducing smart log statements * Architected solutions for enabling the application for Blackberry device (Sales users). * Led enhancement projects for the same application * Migrated the application from EJB 1.0 to EJB 2.0 * Introduced xDoclet for auto generating application Deployment Descriptors * Extensively worked on Application server clustering to improve performance and efficiency of system resources. * Configured Production Sun ONE webservers to support caching, URL redirection, advanced http logging * Evaluated entire application over BEA Application Server instead of ATG Dynamo o Developed a web based product in Java for analyzing the dependency of the application on ATG frameworks o Fine tuned initialization modules in the Dynamo Application Server to save memory o Reduced database hits to improve performance o Came up with steps for migrating application from ATG Dynamo to BEA Weblogic application server Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:05:55 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310364?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310362?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers * Management o Spearheaded the team of 7 technical leads in architecture, low level design, coding, code reviews, testing, bug fixing & rollouts to Production. o Responsibilities involved Resource allocation, Task prioritization, monitoring progress, managing risk, Hiring, coaching, goal-setting, performance reviews. o Actively supported offshore teams to streamline the delivery process o Closely worked with other development teams (QA, Product Management & Ops.) to achieve common goals. o Directly responsible for 7 - 8 projects at any point of time o Came up with new process guidelines for merging the feature branches to MAIN trunk in ClearCase o Administered TrackIt (Issue tracking system built on top of Bugzilla) * Technology o Extensively worked on eBay proprietary architectural frameworks (similar to JMS & Hibernate) o Undertook Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning, Code Reviews, Bug fixing, Production debugging o Specialized in automation. Wrote automated scripts using HttpUnit & Apache ANT for testing the new APIs o Wrote Unix shell scripts for automating Batch job task o Extremely familiar with eBay's application architecture to handle heavy traffic * Key Project (for complex architecture & automation) o eBay Stores Markdown Manager (Feature providing Store owners facility to schedule promotional sales) Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:04:26 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310362?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310361?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers * Provided architectural blueprint for the migration of existing Hospitality ToolKit application from ColdFusion to Java * Re-Architected the product to handle - clustering, streamlined release cycle, future enhancements, Natural Search, Search Engine Optimization * Defined new Project Life Cycle to handle distributed development * Identified core frameworks for the new application after detailed analysis & evaluation/proof of concepts - Jboss SEAM with Hibernate & JSF * Detailed Design & Implementation are upcoming phases Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:03:20 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310361?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310358?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers My consulting company badly needed an Architect with lot of experience with high performing applications & Java Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:02:25 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310358?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310357?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers My consulting company badly needed an Architect with lot of experience in high performing application with heavy traffic Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:01:17 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310357?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310356?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers * Architecting solution for integrating Insurance module to SVT application * The integration uses IOC pattern for calling appropriate Insurance Webservices based on the customer choice * Once user purchases Insurance, the policy number will become part of the Passenger Name Record(PNR) Technologies - JDK 1.3.1, Oracle, JBoss 3.2, XML & XSLT Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:00:23 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310356?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/310378?answer_class=AnswerBase&hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers A challenging role in Engineering Management in Java, ecommerce, internet based web application where excellent technical skills & experience add value to the profitability of the company. 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