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Balaji D Loganathan

Director and Agile Java Architect, 32, Indian, Software and Product development specialist

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Living The Dream
Website: http://www.spritle.com
Industries: Computing, Information Technology, Internet
Skills: AJAX, Architecture, Business, Design, Django, Embedded systems, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Facebook platform, Flash, French, Graphic design, HTML / CSS, Java, Javascript, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Management, PHP, Product design, Public speaking, Rails, Software Engineering, SQL, Web design, Web Development, Windows applications
Location: Chennai, India
Visas: India
Interested in: Advising startups, Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback
Tags: agile, distributed agile, IT, java, products, rails, ror, ruby, scrum, software

FEATURED STARTUP

Spritle Software (P) Limited

Spritle Software (P) Limited Spritle Software (P) Limited

Spritle is a specialist in Distributed Agile 'software' and 'product' development company.

  • Startup type: Company
  • Status: Active
  • Stage: Growth

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Xebia IT Architects India Private Limited, India
Position: Work experience
Time period: July 2007 - Present
Description: May08-Pre E-commerce web application Client: Vergelijk, Netherlands
- Working on edge technologies using JBoss SEAM, EJB3, TestNG, Glassfish server with Maven 2.0
- As a project coordinator & developer responsible for implementing user stories of the application
- Involved in designing the protocol for interacting with enterprise search engine – Fredhopper- using REST architecture and XML binding technologies.
- Working as a key contact between distributed team making use distributed agile offshore model.

Nov07-Apr08 UNeDocs.IN and Duty Calculator Implementation Client: ICON Institute, Germany
- As a project coordinator interacted with Indian government to get the project support
- As a project manager designed and developed UNeDocs.IN documents.
- As a Scrum Master, handled a team of 4 people and external experts for broader project support and development

Mar07-Jul07 Timesheet Integration with AFAS ERP Client: Xebia
- Developed a JEE Spring application web application for integrating AFAS ERP system for employees time sheet.
- Used SCRUM over AGILE methodologies. This product is being successfully sold now.

Aug7-Oct07 Content Management System Client: Xebia
- As a Scrum Master, managed a team of 3 people to design and develop a CMS solution based Magnolia CMS.
- Handled team of varying experience and successfully delivered the project

Employer: UNECE, Switzerland
Position: Work experience
Time period: December 2001 - November 2006
Description: Sep06 Global registry and repository server Client: Public & private sectors
- As a technical architect I have performed feasibility and high level business analysis of the system. Gathered user and business requirements. Currently developing the design and implementation specifications based on Agile modeling framework.
- This is a highly complex project which involves middleware layer integration to SOA, web services, ebXML RS 3.0 and Rim 3.0 deployed on JBoss Application server. Team size : 3

Jun06-Jul06 CMS for UN/CEFACT projects Client: Private sectors
- As a lead analyst, prepared strategic document explaining the aspects of the system requirements, project plan, metrics and estimation.
- This project will be based on spring framework and final source code will be published in source-forge repository. Team size: 2-4

May06 ASEAN-UNeDocs Trade document modeling Client: Thailand and Philippines
- Designed and proposed the ASEAN cross-border trade document exchange framework
- The project was demonstrated to ASEAN Directors General’s meeting in Cambodia, the DG has unanimously agreed for the pilot implementation of the project.
- Providing expert advice for the software implementation part of this project in Dagangnet, Malaysia Team size: 4

2004 Digital trade document and code list web services Client: Public & private sectors
- As a software analyst and engineer designed and created artifacts and specification for publishing trade document and code list web services
- Wrote technical documents explaining the integration of digital signature with xml trade document web services.
- Supervised a consultant
- Developed the complete application (8 distinct web services) using Enterprise Java software and deployed the service on JBoss app server running on Red hat Linux. Team size: 2

Bi-Annual UN/LOCODE and UN/EDIFACT maintainance Client: UNECE
- Involved in the database design and normalization of UN/LOCODE and UN/EDIFACT codes
- Involved in writing form queries, reports, modules and SQL scripts for generating 15000 html / year.
- Handles 14 modules, 15 forms generating 340 dynamic html files accessing over 50MB of database
- One of the developer in maintaining the software module of UN / EDIFACT and UN / LOCODE publication engine
- Helped in upgrading and migration of data’s from MS Access to SQL Server 2000. Team size : 3

Mar04-Aug04 XML document editing tool Client: Govt Agencies & Private
- Designed and developed 12 set of XML based electronic trade documents using MS InfoPath & Visual studio 2003.
- Wrote web services plug-in to access Java web services from C#
- Built smart client to access compressed XML database and SQL server database
- Wrote C# modules to export data in XML and PDF formats. Team size: 2

Employer: Emerio Corporation, Singapore
Position: Work experience
Time period: December 2000 - January 2001
Description: Jan01-Feb01 Web-based warehouse management Client: Bax global logistics
- As a programmer, developed Servlets/JSP based warehouse management modules accessing SYBASE database using stored procedure and views
- Integrated interfaces developed with PowerBuilder to Java Servlets
- Involved in the migration of data from Sybase DB to SQL Server 7.0

Jan01-Feb01 Employee time sheet management application Client: Emerio Corporation
- As a programmer and developer, completely designed and developed JSP/JavaBeans based employee’s time’s sheet management application
- Have introduced the concept of JavaBeans for my team members

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: Blog: http://radio.javaranch.com/balajidl; Web Services and XML Moderator at Java ranch Community; Published online technical articles.
Papers: During 1995-99, published 1 international and 3 national level technical paper. Frequent IT books reviewer.

INFORMATION

Sports: Professional Alps mountains skier. Level 1 salsa dancer. Plays cricket and badminton.

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