ADITHYA SEKAR

Sr. Software Engineer/ Tech Lead (MS, MCTS)

I am a full stack software engineer passionate about writing elegant, scalable performance oriented software. I have a Master's degree in CS from Texas Tech University, and I've been programming and developing software for close to 10 years. I currently work at IBM and live in Toronto. I also consult and do freelance work.

Experience

Sr. Software Engineer / Tech Lead

IBM

Client: Bell

Lead development and implementation across the technology stack in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Provide practical scalable solutions, understanding system capabilities
Present demos, technical presentations to directors and stakeholders
Provide training and mentoring to Offshore team and other developers

November 2017 - Present

Sr. Programmer

University of Kansas

Architected tools to be used by stakeholders to make decisions
Re-Architected the integration between the Click Tool & data from Active Directory/ LDAP.
Architected functionalities and tools for the Click Developer community which includes monitoring the active users in the system, Impersonating roles by the administrator.

November 2014 - October 2017

Software Engineer

Cerner Corporation

Architected and helped build the Value Tracker tool used by consulting department to track goals and progress
Design and Develop Sharepoint solutions for MethodM used by thousands of hospitals.
Performed code reviews and worked to improve coding standards with the team.

July 2010 - December 2011

Systems Analyst

C3 - Systems

Designed a Data Model used by USDA and migrated legacy data into relational schema.
Created tools to parse csv data for more than 500 crop varieties.

August 2012 - July 2013

Education

Texas Tech University

Master of Science in Computer Science

August 2012

Anna University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

April 2010

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools

React JS, Redux, JavaScript ES 2015, TypeScript, RxJS, WebPack, HTML 5, CSS 3, Bootstrap, XML, JSON, NPM, Webpack, jQuery, AJAX, Angular JS, GIT, TFS, IIS, HTTP/S, Fiddler, Chrome Dev Tools, SOAP UI, Google Maps API.
C#, Java, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, MVC, Entity Framework, Struts2, Web Services, REST API, Micro services, Web API, MS SQL Server 2016/2012/2008, MS SharePoint 2013 / 2010, Web Application Security OWASP Top 10, MS Azure.
Win Forms, Multi-Threading, Visual Studio, MYSQL, Oracle 11G, SSIS, SSRS, TCP/IP, Unit Testing, MS Test, Dependency Injection, LINQ, SPA, Caching, jQuery Mobile, jQuery UI, WebApp / SQL Query Performance, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Interests

Apart from being a software engineer, I enjoy my time being outdoors. I enjoy hiking, kayaking and being active.

I love travelling, exploring new places, trying out new cuisines and learning new about new cultures. I also enjoy watching movies, tv shows and sports (cricket being my favorite). I am an aspiring chef, and I spend a lot of time keeping myself updated new technology advancements and learning new skills. I am constantly learning new technologies, and I love attending tech conferences.

Certifications

Red Hat Certified Specialist in Openshift Application Development

2021

Certified SAFe Practitioner

2020

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for Web Applications

2016

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for SharePoint Applications

2014

Research Adminstration

2017