Nishchal Arora

NISHCHAL ARORA Dublin, Ireland Mobile: - Email:- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May 2017 – Nov 2019 Senior Consultant – TIBCOJaspersoft Dublin, Ireland Worked for the Professional Services Consulting group with TIBCO Jaspersoft BI products (Jaspersoft Studio, Jasper Reports Server, Visualize.js, JETL). Advising customers on how to best utilise the products from a technical standpoint. Providing specialised technical services to customers – product integration, embedding, upgrades, single sign-on configuration, performance and production audits. Customising the product as needed to make sure customers’ needs are met. Using Java EE, REST, Spring, Javascript, JQuery Organising and delivering product training workshops. Worked hands on with several multinational organisations as part of Jaspersoft Consulting engagements including IMF, Visa, Porsche, BNY Mellon, ING Bank, Autodesk, DXC, AON, Infosys, Microfocus Apr 2016 – April 2017 Technical Lead – IBMDublin, Ireland Led an agile development team in the IBM Smarter Cities initiative. Made sure each release followed product delivery roadmap and met acceptance criteria. Defined project scope, development plans, milestones and deliverables. Coordinated, mentored and guided members of the product development team. Managed communication with product stakeholders. Carried out code reviews and made sure code followed coding conventions and maintained quality. Carried out product demonstrations at the end of each sprint. Sep 2012 – Apr 2016 Software Developer – IBM Dublin, Ireland Server side development using Java EE, REST, JUnit, Websphere, Bluemix, DB2, SQL, XML. UI development using Javascript, Dojo, Openlayers, HTML, CSS. Delivered product training sessions. Product translation/globalisation and bi-directional support. Developed proofs of concept and product customisation. Set up automated build and integrated source code scanning system with the build. Mar 2011 – Sep 2012 Software Engineer - LM Ericsson Athlone, Ireland Server side development using Java EE, Clearcase, SQL, Sybase, JSON. UI development using GWT, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Git. Involved in software testing and quality assurance. Automated tests where possible. Wrote user guide and developed videos for demonstration of the application. Oct 2010 – Mar 2011 IT Graduate – BWG Foods Dublin, Ireland Worked in software development and retail technology (data analysis) teams. Worked with Progress, SQL, XML, Unix. Performed data analysis on daily sales and status files received from vendors. Dealt with vendor queries and issues. Sep 2008 – Sep 2010 Co-op Student (Part Time) - LM Ericsson Dublin, Ireland Developed a web based tool using HTML/CSS/JavaScript, PHP and MySQL to manage EC Requests. Created documentation on the tool and gave product demonstrations. Maintained Perl scripts handling Trouble Reports. Aug 2008 – Sep 2010 Tech Support/Customer Service Representative (Part Time) – Western Union Dublin, Ireland Provided efficient customer service, dealt with customer queries and issues. Resolved system errors and handled agency accounts. Ensured transactions comply with financial and security regulations. EDUCATION 2014 – 2016 Master of Science in Computer Science, University College Dublin, Ireland Overall ResultGraduated with First Class Honours 2006 - 2010 B.E. (Hons) Computer and Communications Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Overall ResultGraduated with First Class Honours -All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education: 83% overall Languages Java, C, C++, GWT, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, Shell scripting Applications Databases (MySQL, Sybase, DB2), Matlab, IDE (Eclipse, IntelliJ, Microsoft Visual C++) SKILLS Technology and Software Highly interested and skilled in software engineering. Keep up to date with latest technologies. Help develop and follow methodologies and tools to improve solutions. Problem Solving Ability to analyse problems independently and effectively. Provide optimal solutions to problems through logical thinking and diligence. Teamwork Ability to work as part of a team or individually. Possess leadership qualities, ability to motivate others and develop relationships. Believe in sharing knowledge and ideas to promote growth and help realise team objectives. Communication Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Good listener and confident speaker. Strong presentation and negotiation skills Ability to deal with customers effectively. CERTIFICATIONS Oracle Certified Java SE6 Programmer ISTQB Certified Software Tester, Foundation Level IBM Certified Solution Advisor – Cloud Computing Architecture V2