AZROY KANDAN

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ShowTime Ticket Services is an industry leading full service ticket agency, offering personalized service with the largest inventory of most sought after tickets for all major Sports, Concerts and Theatre events worldwide. http://www.showtimetickets.com

Java Developer

• Maintain and support current website built on J2EE with Apache Tomcat 5.0, Struts 1.1, Velocity Templates, AXIS Web Services, Hibernate 3.0 and MS SQL Server 2000 Database.
  
• Enhance existing website functionality and usability including shopping cart, gift cards, electronic newsletters and general bug fixes.
  
• Coordinate, manage and perform migration of servers from third party vendor to new co-location hosting site.
  
• Coordinate and manage development, testing and deployment of new modules by third party vendors, including Point-Of-Sale, XML Feed and Affiliate Tracking Systems.
  
• Assist in ad hoc in-house initiatives such as bug tracking, on-line surveys and reports.
  
• Provide general advice and guidance on company IT initiatives.
  

Founded after winning the Venture 2002 Best Business Plan Award, Maestro Solutions is a high-tech start-up specializing in advanced planning and optimization solutions. Maestro’s optimalOne™ software enables organizations to run efficiently under aggressive competition, uncertain global events and new industry-wide regulations. http://www.maestrosolutions.com

VP Engineering

• Developed beta version of the optimalOne™ software platform using J2EE technology and Flash MX as a highly interactive web-based user interface.
  
• Customized and deployed first phase implementation of optimalOne™ for a cement manufacturer based in Perlis, Malaysia. Solution integrates with existing Distribution Management system, and was adopted by over 90% of external parties within 3 months of Go-Live. Client sponsored a public launch event to advertise its success. 
  
• Project managed second phase delivery of optimalOne™, including project costing, resource estimation and allocation, project planning, scheduling and documentation. Solution completely replaces the existing Distribution Management system, and reduced the Financial Period Closing time by 70%.
  
• Lead engineering team to plan, design and develop second phase implementation. Provided technical direction on design patterns for modularity and scalability.
  
• Oversaw software quality through controlled release and testing of solution through various testing environments. Maintained detailed release notes and audit trails.
  
• Spearheaded ETL initiative, including Data Migration Strategy from Multiple Data Sources, Target Data Model, ETL Methodology, and Data Verification Procedures.
  
• Coordinated delivery of Reports. Delivered operational reports using the built-in Report Writer. Delivered data dictionary for external Reporting on CORVU.
  
• Worked across multi-disciplinary teams to define, document and refine operational, technical and management-level scope requirements.
  
• Organized and facilitated entire User Acceptance Testing initiative.
  
• Orchestrated parallel run of new system with existing legacy system. 
  
• Orchestrated system cutover and detailed contingency plans.
  
• Organized and performed on-site user training and rollout.
  
• Provided on-call technical support for post-live operations.
  

• Project Managed Development of an integrated University Campus Management System on VB and SQL Server. Provided technical guidance on system analysis and design.
  

Sapient is a business innovator helping clients achieve extraordinary results from their customer relationships, business operations and technology. Leveraging a unique approach, breakthrough thinking and disciplined execution, Sapient leads the industry in delivering the right business results on time and on budget. http://www.sapient.com

Associate of Technology

• Enhanced an existing on-line pre-order system for a luxury car company based in Los Angeles, California. Developed solution using Vignette (TCL templates) and XML.
  
• Developed an Insurance Quotation Engine for an Insurance Company based in Long Grove, Illinois. Participated in initial proposal, scope and design involving the IBM Insurance Architecture (IIA). Developed proof-of-concept using J2EE on Websphere Application Server. Designed and Delivered Quotation Engine as a Java Applet. Oversaw implementation of the Security Module for the Auto section of the Quotation Engine.
  
• Developed an Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) application using Informatica and Oracle, for a mutual fund company based in Denver, Colorado. Processed 10 years of historical data. Application also processes daily feeds from various sources. Verified integrity of data via data mining. Volunteered for development of J2EE middle-tier, which calculates performance of funds for individual investors. Benchmarked and performance-tuned application for quarterly financial statement generation. Assisted project manager in tracking, discussion and resolution of project issues. Warranty team leader of 4.
  
• Enhanced existing E-Commerce application for a Card and Gift company based in Kansas City, Kansas. Developed on Broadvision. Assisted in benchmarking.
  

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