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BALA SINGAM
Hands-on technical leader nearing completion of an MSCS and with 4 years experience driving application development projects through all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC), from initial requirements gathering, design, and development through testing, deployment, and ongoing support. In-depth expertise in object-oriented development and relational database design principles along with a strong background in C#.Net, SQL Server, ASP.Net, Web Services, and Java technologies. Skilled at collaborating with project managers to ensure the consistent attainment of project goals and quality standards.
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BALA SINGAM
1000 North 4th Street, MR #333 * Fairfield, Iowa
52557
641-233-0396 * bala.singam@hotmail.com * Blog:
http://balasingam.com
SOFTWARE & WEB DEVELOPER: C#.Net, ASP.Net, Java
Hands-on technical leader nearing completion of an
MSCS and with 4 years experience driving application
development projects through all phases of the
software development life cycle (SDLC), from initial
requirements gathering, design, and development
through testing, deployment, and ongoing support. In-
depth expertise in object-oriented development and
relational database design principles along with a
strong background in C#.Net, SQL Server, ASP.Net, Web
Services, and Java technologies. Skilled at
collaborating with project managers to ensure the
consistent attainment of project goals and quality
standards.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERTISE
.Net: C# * Generics * Delegates *
Collections * Linq * XML * SMO * SSRS API
Web Services * Datagrid * WCF *
nHibernate * Visual Basic
Databases: SQL Server Administration &
Reporting * T-SQL
SQL Server Integration * MySQL * MS Access * db40
Web: ASP.Net WebForm * ASP.Net MVC *
ASP * JSP / Servlet * JSF * PHP
Web 2.0 * Ajax * JQuery * HTML * XHTML
Application Server: IIS * Apache * Tomcat *
SharePoint
Object Oriented Development: Java * P2i * UML *
Rational Rose * EclipseUML * OOAD
Design Patterns: GOF-Creational, Structural,
Behavioral IDE: Visual Studio * Netbeans
Source Control: Subversion * CVS Bug Tracking: JTrac
Testing: JUnit * NUnit
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Master of Science in Computer Science (4.0 GPA)
(in progress via part-time, distance education)
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Honors)
Management & Science University, Selangor, Malaysia
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS):
.Net Framework, Web Applications
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD):
Web Developer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSOLSYS TECHNOLOGIES, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *
2005-2009
One of Southeast Asia’s leading banking solutions
providers.
Senior Software Engineer
Contributed to all phases of the software development
life cycle (SDLC) for a wide variety of internal R&D
projects and client engagements, providing expertise
spanning design, coding, and unit testing as well as
customer requirements gathering, system integration
testing, and user acceptance testing. Managed
assignments encompassing multiple concurrent
projects, collaborating across teams to ensure the
ongoing achievement of project goals.
Consolsys Reporting Services R&D Project:
* Collaborated directly with the CTO as lead R&D
engineer in conceiving and developing 2 new product
solutions.
* Delivered dramatic reductions in development time
with a custom RDLC control enabling generation of
dynamic RDLC reports supporting user entry
parameters.
* Achieved a major innovation to user-level report
filtering within the banking domain by designing a
Reporting Services library allowing both automated
report filtering based on established parameters in
conjunction with user-created parameters.
CIMB Bank Malaysia Client’s Western Union
Reconciliation System:
* Managed ongoing support and maintenance of the
client’s existing system with a continuous focus on
identifying opportunities to improve performance and
enhance system attributes.
* Increased system performance 90%, securing
accolades from the client, by enhancing storage
procedures following extensive research into end user
and product owner issues.
Consolsys Software Distribution System (CSDS) &
MetroBank Philippines Client:
* Significantly improved this system’s usability by
implementing user-friendly and wizard-based user
interfaces for the intelligent distribution of
software patches to client computers across LANs and
WANs.
* Ensured long-term product expandability by
employing object-oriented concepts in migrating this
existing Visual Basic application to a .Net
framework.
Additional projects included:
* Direct interaction with clients such as Maybank
Singapore, Maybank Malaysia, Alliance Bank Malaysia,
and RHB Bank Malaysia to design and implement
customized solutions.
* Led small development teams in strategizing,
designing, and deploying .Net reporting, SQL Server
Reporting Services, and Integration Services
solutions within the Business Performance Analysis
System (BPAS) product for several clients.
* Teaming in the research and development of an
Investment Account module backend system in WebSphere
Application Server J2EE for the company’s Islamic
Banking Solution.
MALPROSOFT SOLUTIONS, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia * 2005
Provider of small enterprise solutions for the
logistics industry.
Programmer
Teamed in the development of Integrated Logistic
Solutions, taking a lead role in developing several
modules. Employed Visual Basic and SQL Server for
development of the backend database.
* Delivered an improved user interface, acknowledged
by the client as a top solution benefit, as designer
of an accordion-style menu bar.
My other public profiles
- LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/singam
- StackOverFlow : http://stackoverflow.com/users/18504/bals


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