User Interface, Web Developement & Web Master

Have 9 years of IT experience with Masters Degree in Engineering [MS] and desire to work on Web Development, UI development, Usability, Portal Development, Webmaster etc.
Developed about 100 + websites and web based applications.

Skill Summary

• Worked on multiple projects, in fast paced, dynamic and highly demanding environment, with diversified technologies like JavaScript, OOJS, AJAX, JSON, CSS, XML, PHP, My SQL etc
• Highly advanced level of expertise in coding with HTML, XHTML, and CSS 2.0 (table less Layouts and box model), rich content interfaces with Javascript from a usability standpoint
• Functioned in a lead capacity for mission critical projects and worked in different life cycle activities like Requirements, Design, Coding and Testing
• Advanced level of complex web layout design, UI Engineering and used extensively Abode/Macromedia products such as Fireworks, Flash etc
• Capable of performing website planning, Mock-ups, prototyping, and search engine optimization.
• Mastery in HTML, XHTML with focus on hierarchical, semantic document structure and SEO. High level of expertise in CSS pixel-level layout consistency with browser, version and platform independence
• Experienced in Usability expert review in content, navigation, presentation and interaction design
• Skilled at analyzing and solving browser compatibility challenges and possesses ability to maintain consistency and well commented HTML/XHTML and CSS markup
• Possesses the ability to proven track record in transforming web designers' static prototypes into hand-coded HTML, specifically emphasizing accuracy and efficiency & adhering to W3C-established web standards with respect to maintaining cross-browser/cross-platform compatibility and delivering final page templates, including optimized images
• Possesses 8+ years of Front-end coding and working experience with WYSWYG tools such as Dreamweaver, Homesite Editor, MS Front Page
• 9+ in HTML, 3+ in XHTML, 6+ in CSS, 7 + years of graphical tools, 3+ years of HTML editors & FTP tools and 2 years of Flash related work
• 6+ year of ASP, 4+ years of JavaScript & VB Script, 6 + years of website administration/maintenance using IIS, SQL server
• 3 + years of Java environment on User Interface/ front-end development of website and web applications and 1 + years of experience in Ajax based application development, and JavaScript library such as jQuery, Dojo, yahoo lib etc

Company & Clients

* includes companies, clients worked with, including internet, intranet, mock-ups and protypes etc

Knowledge Acquired

• Transformed Business into web templates
• Involved in complete business flow and created mock-ups with fireworks
• Assisted in the planning, design, organization and development of pages and sites for a variety of platforms
• Gathered requirements and involved in system flow diagram and data flow
• Performed in usability test with low fidelity mock-ups and prototyping
• Conducted usability test with mock-ups and implemented changes
• Transformed mock-up to hand coded XHTML/ CSS layouts
• Hand-coded all modules on div based layout before transferring to developers
• Worked closely with java developers to implement front-end code
• Used clean and most forward-looking coding practices while maintaining cross-browser and cross-platform design unity.
• Used minimal hacks for consistency in all browsers
• Used extensively Firefox web developer extensions while building XHTML and DIV structure, taught and passed on knowledge to developers on the same
• Aided and assisted developers in excluding table less pages and provided leverage for table-based experience towards CSS-based layouts
• Used Advanced CSS for positioning design and reviewed developers code
• Developed layouts aesthetically indistinguishable and Section 508-compliant CSS-based layouts
• Documented UI standards with code, CSS/HTML comments to facilitate the backend work.
• Fine tuned for fast page loading and search engine optimized
• Worked on the search mechanism and integrated the css & html content into the Java tag libraries and JSP pages
• Worked extensively on JavaScript and Ajax
• Extensive server side coded for content display, search, discussion forum, login and registration.
• Merged the front end content with back end content.
• Allocated tasks for team members and worked closely with developers, designing team and DBAs during the development of client websites
• Developed & maintained internet/intranet based websites and assisted in deployment and maintenance of client websites on a regular basis
• Worked closely with developers, designers and DBAs during the development of client websites
• Used ASP, HTML, Java Script & JSP based on client customization
• Worked extensively on graphics and imagery for putting up images on the storefronts, corporate site, portal sites and intranet based website prior to launch of production site
• Designed, developed and maintained intranet site for in-house use using ASP, IIS and Photoshop
• General website design duties and tasks, documentation, FTP and site maintenance
• Performed FTP tasks on a regular basis using Dreamweaver site management with FTP access
• Performed creation of multi-media presentation

Work Experience

MNC Travel Portal, Bangalore

• Leading a team of 4 with 80% hands on front-end code
• Responsible for complete interface /front-end engineering for high traffic MNC Travel portals

IBS Software services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore / Trivandrum

• Lead a team of 12 with 80% of effort hands on code/ development
• Taking care of complete Front-end coding and UI engineering for web portals /enabled software products
• Handling estimations, flows charts, resource load and Project management

IBM India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

• Worked as web based interface developer for AT&T, BMW, Shell, BellSouth etc
• Front-end lead for IBM in-house / intranet projects.

KDPS Infotecture Inc, Chennai

• Worked for The Boeing Company on Hazardous Waste Solutions on UI Engineering, Usability.
• Was managing a team of 4-5 members.
• Interacted with Clients directly gathering requirements and deliverables

Sera Web solutions Pvt Ltd, Chennai

• Worked as User Interface Engineer as on contract with ICICI InfoTech Services Ltd.
• Managed a team of 12 persons on Web Development and Designing.
• Developed CBTs and Accounting Software on Microsoft Platform.
• Interacted with US, Germany and Russian Clients

Education

National Technical University of Ukraine, Ukraine, CIS (1991–1998)

• Master Of Science In Engineering [Ms] Mech.Engg - Tools And Systems.

• Trained on Client/ Server and E-Com Technologies as Programmer Trainee.
• Trained on Multimedia Technologies and Macromedia Products

Languages Known

English, Russian, Ukrainian and Tamil (Indian)