337 Summerset Ln NE Phone: (678) 613- 5425

Vipul Mapara 337 Summerset Ln NE Phone: (678) 613- 5425 Atlanta, GA 30328. USA Email: [email protected]

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position in the field of eCommerce with emphasis in software design and development.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:  Experienced in developing complex enterprise applications  Expertise in J2EE, JAVA, JSP, Struts framework (MVC2), EJB, XML, Servlet, JDBC, RMI, BEA Weblogic and ORACLE  Strong understanding of software life cycle, design and development  Key strengths are industrious, excellent team player and quick learner  M.S. in Computer and Information Systems

SKILLS: Key Skills Experience

Software J2EE, JAVA, EJBs, JDBC, RMI, JNDI, JBUILDER, IdeaJ 3 years JSP, Struts, JavaScript, HTML, XML, ANT 3 years BEA Weblogic, Apache Tomcat, iPlanet 2 years C, C++, Familiar with CGI/PERL 6 months Tools STARTEAM, CLEARCASE, SOURCESAFE, PVCS, CVS 2 years Database Oracle, MS Access, SQL 3 years Operating Systems Unix, Solaris, Windows NT/2000 3 years

WORK EXPERIENCE: Willis Benefits Software Engineer (Contract) Feb 02 – Present Atlanta, GA  Responsible for developing software components for Sunaro’s (acquired by Willis) employee benefits solutions using XML, DAO, JSP (Servlets), Java Bean, BEA Weblogic and ORACLE. Assisting DBA for creating and maintaining schemas, table space for QA and development environment using scripts and other DB tools.  Solely implemented and integrated third party software for complex email functionality within the application.  Implementing and designing key and complex components of the software, which requires good domain (Insurance and HealthCare) and technical understanding of the system.  Joined the team at very initial stage of J2EE architecture based product development.

Accomplishments:  Implementing software components with tight design pattern rules for easy migration.

GSX, Inc Software Engineer Apr 01 – Jan 02 Atlanta, GA  Developed software components for providing trading services and negotiation capability through the web, using J2EE architecture.  Solely responsible for integrating third party software (SafeWord Plus, Java based) with application for secured access to all GSX Admin.  Implemented web based User Session Tracking System to keep track of all active users on live site using Servlet and JSP interacting with iPlanet web server and Weblogic app server.  Designed and developed Java, XML based JUnit and Cactus test cases for API level testing which ensured correct functioning of application.  Worked closely with senior team for optimizing performance related issues and refactor some part of application using Design Patterns to make it more reusable and easily maintainable.  Performed build and deploy for various application releases in development, test and production  Aggressively pursued X-programming practices with software methodology.

Accomplishments:  Learned how to generate quick, scalable and easily maintainable code using XML and JAVA to meet tight deadlines. Idapta, Inc. Sr. Integration Specialist May 00 – Mar 01 Atlanta, GA  Worked closely with Business analyst to understand the marketplace rules and implemented required functionality.  Worked as a part of the deployment team for full life cycle of Market/Exchange and was responsible for deploying EJB and building market dictionary (XML). Responsible for developing the front-end JSP layer, customizing the existing MarketExchange application and adding additional back end functionality not supported by the core product using JAVA SERVLETS, JDBC and RMI.  Created real time market reporter for wine marketplace.  Worked closely in tuning weblogic with production environment.  Part of on-site deployment team at GSX Chicago, TireDex.com (Orange County), WorldWineXchange (San Francisco) and Levelseas (London).

Accomplishments:  Productive and adding values to the company from very first day - received appreciation reward from the management for dedication and hard work.  Nothing is more challenging than making clients happy.  Developed an understanding of complex business rules, designed and implemented using state of the art technology.

EDUCATION:

Institute Degree GPA New Jersey Institute Of Technology, NJ M.S. in Computer and Information Systems 3.7 (May ’00) L.D.College Of Engineering, India B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 3.8 (Jun ’94 – May ’98)

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:  Developed an " Online Trading System " application using RMI, JDBC, Swing and ORACLE.  Developed a database for a manufacturing company using MS Access.  Simulated a getblk algorithm in C for UNIX operating system.  Developed a TCP/IP Gateway in C++/UNIX that checks the fields in the IP packet performs fragmentation and routes the packet to the correct network/gateway.  Taught CS-103 course, "Introduction to Computer Science with Business Problems” with emphasis on higher level programming in C++. Conducted lectures, lab sessions, exams and interacted with students in solving their problems.