Sandeep S.

Thakkar Phone: +81-80-3431-1627

E-mail: sandeep.thakkar@gmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE
A challenging assignment that provides good growth and learning opportunities in today’s competitive and
fast paced IT environment. Seeking avenues that would offer challenges to hone up my technical as well
as managerial skills and carve my profile and help my employers attain their objectives.

SUMMARY
An SUN certified J2EE professional presently employed with an Investment Banking firm as a Java/J2EE
Consultant. During my short career of 5 years, I was exposed to Object Oriented 1/2/3/N tier software
system design and development on Java/J2EE, Messaging Middleware (MQ Series) and RDBMS
platforms with multinationals like Nikko-Citigroup Japan Ltd., IBM India Software Labs Ltd., PSI Data
Systems Ltd.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Languages Core Java, J2EE (JSP, Servlets, JMS, EJB), HTML

Middleware Websphere MQ (Messaging Middleware),
Servers Jrun-4.0.6, WAS-5.X, 6.X , Weblogic-7.0, Tomcat
System Design Tools UML, Rational Rose, Rational Unified Process, OOD
Operating Systems Windows200x/-9x/-XP, Solaris, Linux
Databases Sybase-12.5.4 , Oracle-8i, IBM DB2., MySQL

EDUCATION

DEGREE UNIVERSITY PERENTAGE YEAR

MCA
Masters in Computer GUJARAT 74% JUN 2003
Applications
B. Sc.
GUJARAT 67% JUN 2000
Bachelor of Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Nikko-Citigroup Ltd., Tokyo, JAPAN. Oct 2006 till date

Project: TORI Web Application (Tokyo Operations Reporting Interface)
This project was implemented to achieve a paperless reporting system. It sourced data from Equity back-
office system to produce various settlement, management, exception, operational and regulatory reports.
This application provides viewing, searching, printing and archival facilities for reporting.

The back-office system sourced variety of trades from different front office systems. It sends Stock and
Cash settlement instructions to clearing houses. It also provides feed to General Ledger and other
downstream systems.

Responsibilities: Development of a Reporting Interface as part of the middle office settlement team. I am
involved in analysis, requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment and production
support of JSP, Servlets, on Jrun 4.0.6, Solaris.

IBM India Software Labs Ltd., Bangalore, INDIA. May 2005 to Oct
2006
Project: WebSphere MQ – Java JMS Support
Part of 3 member strong L3 MQ Java Support team (HURDDC). Involved in resolving customer issues
concerning Java JMS, while using Websphere MQ. This includes supporting and resolving issues on
Embedded Messaging in Websphere Application Server.

Responsibilities: Simulation of customer application scenario w.r.t. MQ, fixing bugs reported for future
versions, closing tickets for MQ, suggesting appropriate usage techniques to users etc. We had the

ADD: Petty Watanabe #301, 2-1-13, Higashi Kasai, Edogawa-ku Tokyo 134-0084. JAPAN.
 Sandeep S. Thakkar Phone: +81-80-3431-1627
E-mail: sandeep.thakkar@gmail.com

unique distinction of achieving zero-sized queue for Java JMS errors. My work revolved around Core
Java, JSP, Servlets, EJB(MDB), WAS, WSAD, DB2.

PSI Data Systems Limited, Bangalore, INDIA. Dec 2003 to Mar 2005
Project: Fiserv – FIS
Part of a team involved in bug fixing for Insurance based product called FISERV. This project was for a
US client as an insurance based application.

Responsibilities: Bug fixing and unit testing of modules. Project involved Servlets, Core Java, DB2 and
WSAD. I was assigned the challenge to quickly fix up large number of bugs at a fast pace.

Project: LAWSON – Re Architecting and Migration Project

This project involved a redesigning certain components of an existing suite of financial products, which
were dependent on CORBA. Project involved re-implementation of a part of the server and migration of
part of the system from CORBA based architecture to the J2EE based EJB related architecture

Responsibilities: Analysis, design, development and unit testing of Core Java and J2EE components. I
also got an opportunity to lead a team of 5 for a particular implementation. Main technologies here
included Core Java, Servlets on Weblogic Server and Oracle 8i database.

Gateway Web Systems Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad, INDIA. Mar 2003 to Dec 2003

Project: HSFB – Sports Mania.

This project involved development of a Website for one of the universities in UK.

Responsibilities: Analysis, design, development and unit testing of the website which was based on JSP,
Servlets and My SQL.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Space Applications Centre, (ISRO) Ahmedabad, INDIA. Sep 2002 to Jul 2003

Project: SACNET MESSENGER, SACNET BROADCASTER

A couple of network based utilities that were developed for SACNET, a campus-wide network of Space
Application Center, ISRO Ahmedabad.

Responsibilities: Feasibility study, analysis, design, development, testing and implementation. Both
these utilities were purely Java based and followed complete SDLC. The designing of the project was
done using Rational Rose as design tool. These projects followed the Rational Unified Process.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth 6th Sep 1979

Nationality Indian
Marital Status Single
Address Petty Watanabe #301, 2-1-13, Higashi Kasai, Edogawa-ku Tokyo 134-0084. JAPAN.
Email sandeep.thakkar@gmail.com san_thakkar@yahoo.com
Passport No E-3642176 valid till 2013
Visa Status Engineer Visa valid until Dec 2007
Mobile Number + 81-80-3431-1627

ADD: Petty Watanabe #301, 2-1-13, Higashi Kasai, Edogawa-ku Tokyo 134-0084. JAPAN.