Ajay Menon

Senior Java Developer

CF4, Ambrosia Apartments, Semmencherry, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, ajay.java.dev@gmail.com +91-9952963596
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My History & Profile

I'm a Java developer working out of Chennai, India. Started my career in 2008 as a network engineer (L2), NOC, Tulip, New Delhi. Later decided to move into software development and Mindtree helped me achieve that. I have been with them for past 4 years.

  • Lead a team of skilled engineers in developing new/maintain existing products (J2EE platform) in the retail domain.
  • Helping in the evaluation of code quality and estimation metrics for multilple enhacements and code improvements.
  • Understanding J2EE best practices and design / coding standards and ensuring these are being adhered to.
  • Participating in product development activities – including Tools setup, Low Level design, Coding, - - Unit Testing, Code reviews and walkthroughs, Defect fixing and Packaging.
  • Handling test defects and bug fixing using TDD and BDD aproach.
  • Reporting periodic status to the Development Lead and / or Engineering Manager.
  • Participating in continuous self study and ensuring technical skills are relevant to the needs of the product.

As a senior java developer with Mindtree, I have been involved in lot many coding activities. The journey from developer to a Senior Java developer and then to a module lead, were filled with lot many technical challenges and lot more responsibilties. I have also worked as a support engineer for production support and have worked with various tools like AppDynamics, JVisiualVM, Heap Dump Analysers, GC log analysers etc.

Skillset

FRONT END

  • JSF
  • CSS3/HTML5
  • JQUERY
  • Javascripting
  • Google Web Toolkit
  • Adobe Flex - 3

SERVER SIDE

  • Spring (Core, MVC, Security, Batch)
  • JPA/Hibernate
  • EJB 3.0
  • SQL/PLSQL (Oracle)

TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

  • Build tools - MAVEN/ANT
  • CI Tools - Jenkins Hudson
  • SQL Developer
  • Code Collaborator / Mingle
  • Google App Engine / Google Cloud Development

Past Education

SRM College of Science and Technology, graduate of 2008. Computer Science(Passed with First Class)

Work Experience

Java Developer (Mindtree Ltd) - 2009-Present

Assistant Network Engineer (L2) - 2008-2009

Awards & Recoginition

  • Mindtree Certified Senior Software Engineer
  • Pat on the back - Award (2009)
  • Technical Appreciation - Award (2010)
  • 10/10 - Award (2012)
  • Team Spot - Award (2013)

Certification & Courses

  • Oracle Certified Java Programmer (OCJP - 2014)
  • Oracle Certified Web Component Developer (OCWCD - 2014)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA - 2009)
  • Open2Study - Enterprise Architect Course (TOGAF basics) - by Craig Martin
  • Coursera - Artificial Intelligence Planning- by David Wetherall, Arvind Krishnamurthy, John Zahorjan
  • Coursera - Computer Networks - by Dr. Gerhard Wickler, Prof. Austin Tate
  • Coursera - Heterogeneous Parallel Programming - by Wen-mei W. Hwu