Viral Parikh
65, Rajpath Soc, O P Road, Vadodara (GUJ), India
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Solutions Architect & Delivery Manager
IN A NUTSHELL
Accomplished IT Professional with an exceptional history as Software Developer, Technical Lead, Solutions Architect & Delivery Manager who has successfully designed and developed commercial quality enterprise software in industries like engineering, self-service kiosk, and digital media.
With 14+ years of experience in designing, developing and implementing solutions using various Microsoft technologies, and who takes great pride in exceeding expectations and beating deadlines.
Proficient in OOD, SOA, Framework Design, Web Development and Database Architecture with a deep understanding of N-tier and N-layered architecture.
Proven leader who possess sound Coordination, Interpersonal, Mentoring & Team Management skills.
Efficient Communicator experienced with written and oral presentations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Category
Skill
.NET
C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WCF, Web Services, Entity Framework, LINQ
Web Development
ASP.NET MVC, JQuery, AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AngularJS
Database
SQL Server, T-SQL, MySql
Design, Architecture
OOD & UML Modeling, MVC, Design Patterns, Enterprise Architecture, Distributed Systems, TDD, SOA,
Security
Claims-based Security, Federated Security, Digital Encryption, Digital Signature
Process
Agile
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Tools & Knowledge Areas
Proficiencies
MS Project 2013
MS Team Foundation with Agile
PMI Knowledge Areas
Full SDLC with Agile Development
WBS and Cost Breakdown
JAD and Draw-See-Think-Plan
PMI methodology & Agile development practices
Cross- functional team leadership
Business process analysis & Requirement management
Estimation and Budgeting
Technical pre-sales RFQ and RFP
Quality Assurance & Delivery Management
System architecture & modeling
EDUCATION
Education
Microsoft Certification
M.S. in IT Project Management, 2010
Harrisburg University, USA
Certificate in Computer Application, 1999
IGNOU, INDIA
Diploma in Information Technology, 1999
TULEC Computers Education, INDIA
Bachelor of Commerce, 1998
M.S. University, INDIA
MCTS – MS Certified Technology Specialist
.Net 2.0, Asp.net, Web Application
MCP – MS Certified Professional
ASP.NET and SQL Server 2000
MCSD – MS Certified Solution Developer
Visual Basic 6.0 & SQL Server 7.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cueserve, Vadodara, India
Co-founder & Principal Architect (Sep 15 – Present)
Cueserve specialized in designing and developing custom software solutions using Microsoft technologies. Its main focus to serve the enterprise software development space and offer consulting services. Additionally, it provides services as Offshore Development Center to few US based clients.
As a Principal Consultant & Delivery Manager,
Significantly involved in activities related to solution offerings and consultancy services to clients, where I analyzed user requirements to identify & designed best solutions to meet client’s goals. I also performed a technical analysis of the products and provided feedback and recommendations.
Responsible for resource evaluation and planning, where I performed a review of the technology team and worked with leadership to define a growth plan to meet product development demands with ongoing assistance with interviewing and hiring.
In charge of business development activities, where I successfully achieved business from new clients and gained repeat business from existing clients.
Developing & Implementing Policies, Procedures & Budgets related to software development and IT infrastructure that ensure company’s plans for business development and growth.
As Architect and Developer,
Introduced and implemented the Agile Development methodology for the software development team using Microsoft TFS.
Design & Develop a custom ERP software package with modern web technologies like MVC, Web API, Entity Framework, Cordova Mobile App, etc. Alos built a custom installer to mimic click-once behavior.
Performed an analysis and introduced optimizations to some of the longer-running database processes. In some cases yielding a greater than 90% performance improvement.
Design and developed a modularity and navigation framework with which system allows modules to be dynamically loaded and registered based on user permissions and configuration.
Implement Claim and Token based authentication in Web API
Livewire Digital (India), Vadodara, India
Principle Consultant, Application Development & Delivery (Mar 10 – Present)
Livewire has built a comprehensive cloud base system for monitoring & managing content which used by casinos, nightclubs, hotels, advertising and ticketing companies.
As Principal Architect in Product Development
Responsible for developing a front-to-back office suite of products for the Self-Service Kiosk industry.
Lead team to develop distributed system which offers various solutions for self-service kiosk industries in areas like eConcierge, Digital Signage, Digital Mall Directory, Ticketing, Product Promotion, etc.
Contributed to developing product roadmaps to broaden market penetration while continuing to improve and adapt to customers' needs by collaborating sales team on product development to identify and prioritize new product feature.
Led team that developed the comprehensive content management system which allows user to create Catalog Product structure using web interface for verity of the use and able to distribute data and media files to kiosks
Developed an SDK using JavaScript and JQuery (known as Commerce Module) that facilitate to handle the monetary transaction by allowing full integration between a web application and various payment gateways.
As Account Manager in business development
Involved in pre-sales activities like preparing a response to RFP, project cost and time estimation, trade shows, project technical validation, etc.
Worked with sales teams to develop concepts, costs, and schedules for custom projects
Livewire Kiosk Inc, York, PA, USA
Solutions Architect (Mar 08 – Feb 10)
Team Lead (Jan 06 – Feb 08)
Responsible for Software design, development, and delivery
Led development of award-winning self-service kiosk solutions
Developed and adopted Agile methodologies to effectively manage schedules & budgets to meet project goals
Documented standards, guideline, and strategic plans to develop software system
Managed project review and implement technology standards that reduced redundancy and saved development time
Handled requirement management and all documentation throughout project lifecycle
Organized and managed large scale system rollout (Go live) that include hardware procurement and implementation, user training and change management
Managed teams across the partner companies to develop Livewire Enterprise Server that integrates Livewire’s multiple remote content management systems with other device monitoring systems
Oversaw project budgeting, schedule controlling and post-sales management reporting
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Livewire Kiosk IncYork, PA, USASr. Software EngAug 05 – Dec 05
InfoTech Consulting IncMechanicsburg, PA, USAAnalyst Programmer Feb 03 – Jan 05
Project CoordinatorFeb 05 – July 05
Küsters Calico LtdBaroda, GUJ, INDIA Sr. Programmer Nov 02 – Jan 03
Kiran Motors LtdBaroda, GUJ, INDIA EDP Manager Feb 01 – Oct 02
Programmer Mar 99 – Jan 01
