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Ramesh Balda

A top notch professional having over 11 years of extensive experience in web based applications using LAMP, WAMP, PHP, Drupal, Word Press & SEO technologies. Excellent experience over Drupal. Extensive experience in designing and implementing various web applications in both LAMP (Linux, Apache, MY SQL, PHP) and WAMP (Windows, Apache, My SQL, PHP) Environments. Exposure to Acquia Cloud Platform, Caching, scaling, and front-to-back performance best practices using memcache and varnish on Acquia hosting. Experienced in developing web - based applications using PHP, My SQL, XML, CSS, HTML,ReactJS, JavaScript, J Query and AJAX Technology. Extensive experience with Content. Management Tools such as Drupal 6, Drupal 7,Drupal 8 and Drupal9 . Experienced using MVC frameworks such as Zend, codeIgniter, Cakephp. Ability to understand business requirment and translate them into technical requirements. Work with the software Architect to understand coding standards and architectural practices. Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology and tools such as version One,Rally, or JIRA. Experienced in developing Web services using Json and AWS. Developed web pages with Multilanguage support using Internationalization, Secure PHP etc. Experienced with multiple version control tools like GIT,SVN Source Control. Experienced working with Databases like MYSQL, Oracle. Experienced in identifying and resolving issues under time critical scenarios. Expertise in Database Programming and Development using MySQL, Oracle and SQL Server. Accomplished team player with excellent communicative, interpersonal, intuitive, analytical and leadership skills.

Expertise in all PHP-related projects technical aspects like design, development, project documentation and product maintenance.

  • Role

    Sr. Fullstack Drupal developer

  • Years of Experience

    11 years

Skillsets

  • Drupal - 7 Years
  • PHP - 7 Years
  • MySQL - 7 Years
  • React Js
  • JavaScript
  • SEO
  • Apache
  • XML
  • jQuery
  • AJAX
  • SQL
  • AWS
  • Drupal 7
  • JSON

Professional Summary

11Years
  • Jul, 2018 - Present7 yr 5 months

    Sr. PHP/Drupal developer

    Klaus IT Solutions
  • Feb, 2016 - Jul, 20182 yr 5 months

    Sr. PHP/Drupal developer

    Cognizant Technology Solutions
  • Dec, 2014 - Feb, 20161 yr 2 months

    PHP/DRUPAL DEVELOPER

    ValueLabs
  • Apr, 2011 - Mar, 20131 yr 11 months

    PHP DEVELOPER

    Infosage Systems
  • Mar, 2013 - Dec, 2013 9 months

    PHP DEVELOPER

    Panzer Technologies

Applications & Tools Known

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    WordPress

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    PHP

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    Oracle

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    MySQL

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    jQuery

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    Git

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    Javascript

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    HTML5

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    React

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    Angular

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    REST API

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    Apache

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    Jira

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    AWS (Amazon Web Services)

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    JSON

Work History

11Years

Sr. PHP/Drupal developer

Klaus IT Solutions
Jul, 2018 - Present7 yr 5 months
    • Manage upgrade projects for clients moving from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 and Drupal 9.
    • Mentored junior developers, and implemented a bi-monthly meeting to support their projects and goals.
    • Have worked with React JS for reusable components.
    • Designed, coded, architected and tested various themes, modules and processes to extend Drupal to meet the clients needs.
    • Fixed requests, root cause analysis of the error as required to resolve an error condition.
    • Documenting the implementation approaches for all features and keeps revising them as they evolve.
    • Responsible for design, development, test and maintenance of applications designed on PHP technologies.
    • Build multiple Drupal modules and leverage existing modules.
    • Performed Drupal core and contributed module updates.
    • Extensively worked with making calls to APIs to fetch the data from the backend as JSON response and parse it on the UI for DOM/CSS Manipulation.
    • Followed Agile Scrum methodology as a team with daily standup meetings for a better project planning.
    • Worked on the User Interface of the application using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
    • Assisted the Project Manager with Project Planning, Implementation and tracking, Team coordination, communication, IP strategy and research collaborations and in-licensing.
    • Used Git and SVN to manage code base.
    • Environment: PHP5, Drupal 8,9, Drush,MYSQL, REST API, XML/XSLT, jQuery, Ajax, Apache.

Sr. PHP/Drupal developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Feb, 2016 - Jul, 20182 yr 5 months
    • Developed fully functional, cross browser compatible websites on DRUPAL platform utilizing Agile and Scrum methodologies.
    • Worked as a part of team on a series of Drupal sites, which included custom panels, blocks, content types and views that allow every user to customize the look of their site.
    • Created Drupal modules for Active log sessions and Service Reporting System.
    • Daily content change migrations as per Business requirement, such as creating Forms, updating the existing Forms to accept improvised validations.
    • Worked heavily on DRUPAL CMS development and developed various custom modules.
    • Work on Drupal front and back end development, along with theming.
    • Worked on front-end to make web pages more dynamic via AJAX and JQUERY.
    • Developed XML scheme that can be used with the charts via JavaScript. In trend reports customers were able to generate charts from any charts like Pie chart, Bar chart and other chart types by collecting data from the MYSQL database.
    • Designed layouts using HTML, CSS, CSS3 and Bootstrap.
    • Responsible for Drupal module development, Profiling and optimization, Drupal theming.
    • Created logical & physical data models, database design and performance Tuning processes to ensure clean data transfers.
    • Worked in an Agile environment and also Installed and configured Drupal 8 on a Linux Server and other Servers.
    • Responsibilities include database design, Code Profiling and extensive documentation.
    • Created DOM for collections of data. Worked with several collections of data using JSON format. Datasets are collected from back end server PHP file using API and these data-collections are then requested back to client-side using HTML, DHTML and CSS.
    • Work on implementing Single Sign on Service (SSO) by implementing Joomla Web Services.
    • Worked on Drupal themes, modules and familiarity with the Drupal API and hook system.
    • Develop, test and implement cross-browser compatible Drupal themes using valid xHTML/CSS.
    • Created Web back-end user interfaces to new and existing databases utilizing PHP and MySQL/Oracle databases.
    • Designed and developed websites from wireframes with perfect pixels.
    • Develop Custom Drupal 8 Modules for implementing O Auth and RESTAPI.
    • Used many different core modules in Drupal 8 like CKEditor, Block, Field SQL Storage, Dynamic page cache modules, SSO.
    • Environment: PHP5, Drupal7, Drush,MYSQL, REST API, XML/XSLT, jQuery, Ajax, Apache, Linux, ANGULAR JS.

PHP/DRUPAL DEVELOPER

ValueLabs
Dec, 2014 - Feb, 20161 yr 2 months
    • Worked on Web Form security for Forms authentication of user's registration.
    • Designed forms and user interfaces for administrator, supervisor and employee using Drupal and CSS.
    • Created Drupal modules for automated approvals, billing and pay rates, custom reporting and payroll integration
    • Involved in implementing MVC architecture to separate business logic from the view using OOP in PHP5.
    • Worked with the Zend framework's filtering, decoding, encoding security features in developing secure banking modules.
    • Developed PHP based server side API using Zend framework and implemented MVC architecture.
    • Created the initial design to determine the look and feel of the website by creating wireframes, mockup UIs.
    • Developed PHP pages enforcing the Zend Model View Controller design pattern (MVC).
    • Modified the search engine so that the user can find the relevant data as per the requirement.
    • Designed Database Schema, Database creation using RDBMS in MYSQL.
    • Implemented AJAX to enhance the capability of the website.
    • Designed database tables like administrator, supervisor and employee in MYSQL.
    • Created Views in MYSQL for sharing tables with various databases.
    • Worked on media consulting with Adobe Photoshop.
    • Worked on an open-source CMS Drupal to build website using Drupal 8.
    • Used PHPMYADMIN for MySQL connectivity and management.
    • Developed with PHP7, Magento 2.0.7.
    • Worked on HUB module for implementing Single Sign on Service (SSO) by implementing Drupal Web Services.
    • Magento development, theme customization, responsive theme, extensions installation & Custom extension.
    • Worked with JSP to create dynamic content from server to update website dynamically.
    • Used JQuery to make the HTML5, DHTML and CSS3 to interact with the JavaScript functions.
    • Consumed RESTful APIs such as Approval Request, Address Verification Service, Email Lookup, InitialSolution, Morgage Lookup information for application development.
    • InitialSolution, Morgage Lookup information for application development.
    • Drupal 8 module development and customization
    • Created charts using JFreecharts showing pay-roll system of employees.
    • Environment: Linux, PHP, HTML5, Drupal7,Drupal 8, MySQL, CSS3,JavaScript, GIT, JSON, AJAX, JQuery, Html, PHPUnit, CSS3, codeignitor

PHP DEVELOPER

Panzer Technologies
Mar, 2013 - Dec, 2013 9 months
    • Worked onPHP5 and MYSQL, HTML5, Ajax, JavaScript, CSS3 and Drupalon Windows and Linux operating systems.
    • Extensively worked on Drupal and other CMS theming
    • Developing compatible User Interface Functionality using JQuery and other libraries.
    • Developed Custom Module for maintaining the inventory of applications obtained from different Web Services in JSON protocol.
    • Worked on applications and developed them with XML, JSON, XSL (PHP, Django, Python, Rails).
    • Conceived and designed database tables in MYSQL 5.
    • Worked on an open-source CMS Drupal to build website using Drupal 7
    • Designed and developed the dynamic and user-friendly front end website using jQuery UI.
    • Experienced in Gathering and defining user requirements, created software architecture and data models, defined criteria for system testing and defined SDLC.
    • Maintain high volume availability demands using open source tools such as Linux, Apache, PHP, and MySQL.
    • Maintain User groups with Drupal CMS.
    • Designed applications in AJAX with rich user interfaces.
    • Install MySQL workbench Client to access MySQL Server.
    • Worked on customizing modules, themes using API's and core Drupal modules.
    • Worked with teams in designing and developing server optimization techniques like caching, output stream compression, memcache, drupal module updates and releases etc
    • Database Design and Query Optimization (Worked in backend with MySQL).
    • Maintain SQL server database and reporting tools updating PHP script.
    • Create Runtime PHPfiles using Zend framework.
    • Environment: PHP 5, XML, HTML, Javascript, AJAX, Magento 2.0.7, CSS, MySQL, VPN, Cake PHP, Drupal

PHP DEVELOPER

Infosage Systems
Apr, 2011 - Mar, 20131 yr 11 months
    • Involved in developing interactive web applications using a dynamic scripting language like php and developed/design the application using xampp architecture.
    • Clear understanding of the entire project life cycle including Analysis, Design, and Development.
    • Developed, tested, and maintained current systems written in php and codeigniter.
    • Used Ajax for every page for dynamically displaying the data without a page refresh.
    • Created Survey Systems module for collecting the decision critical feedback on various issues.
    • Used SMTP mail class of PHP for the users to send mail with suggestions.
    • Designed applications in AJAX with rich user interfaces.
    • Wrote programs using PHP for easy manages of MYSQL database operation.
    • Created the helpdesk for user's queries to meet the bulk queries submitted by the user.
    • Upload the code and do necessary changes and test the application in server, if needed then fix the bugs and test again.
    • Extensively used JQuery Table sorter plug-in as a data grid for sorting and freezing headers and footers for many tables which holds huge data related to vendors under the specific Contract vehicle.
    • Implemented module for sending E-mail Newsletter. Did integration with Face book, Digitt, Myspace bookmarks in the application.
    • Involved in Security Fixes in the application level (by updating core and contributed modules).
    • Clear understanding of the entire project life cycle including Analysis, Design, and Development.
    • Developed Object Oriented PHP application.
    • Integrated the application with Face Book API.
    • Environment: PHP, Linux, SVN/Git (Source Control), Mysql, JavaScript HTML4/5, CSS 2/3.

Major Projects

1Projects

nba

NBA
Jan, 2016 - Nov, 20182 yr 10 months

    The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league in North America. 

Education

  • Master Of Computer Applications

    Bharathidasan University