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Name: Krishna Yarlagadda

Email ID: ykcb.net@gmail.com


Contact Number: 937-956-8415

Professional Summary:
 Around 8 years of experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) such as planning,
analysis, design, implementation, testing and maintenance of Web Based, Client-Server and N-tier
Architectures.
 Technical expertise in Microsoft Technologies, such as .NET Framework (2.0/3.0/3.5/4.0/4.5), ASP.NET
Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC 5.0/4.0/3.0, C#, Web Services, WCF, WPF, Entity Framework, SILVERLIGHT
4.0/3.0, LINQ, IIS 7.5/7.0, SOAP, XML, DOM, XSL, XSLT, .NET REMOTING, HTML 5, Java Script, VB Script,
Visual Studio.Net 2012/2010/2008/2005, AJAX, ADO.Net, XML, .NET Windows Services, and various
object relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle).
 Experienced in Object-Oriented Programming and Object-Oriented Design Patterns.
 Worked in Water Fall and Agile Scrum methodology.
 Involved in Client Interaction meetings and in co-coordinating releases with multiple teams.
 Developed GUI using Web based (Web Forms, ASP.NET) application development using C#.
 Extensive experience in developing Windows and Web applications using C#.NET, WinForms.
 Worked on Web applications using MVC 4.0/5.0.
 Experienced with LINQ and Entity Framework
 Well-versed knowledge in SQL, T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, cursors, triggers, views, joins using
SQL Server 2005/2008/2012.
 Perform all FACETS of design, application development and testing within .NET architecture based on
programming guidelines/standards.
 Experience in working with FACETS and HIPAA compliance.
 Real time expert in working with integration and reporting services using SSIS and SSRS.
 Experience in creating Complex ETL Packages using SSIS to extract data from staging tables to partitioned
tables with incremental load using Visual Studio.
 Experience in developing reports using global variables, expressions and functions using SSRS.
 Experienced in performing gap analysis (HL7 specifications), map, interpret HL7 messages, monitor and
troubleshoot/test using analyst skill sets-SDLC for correct implementation
 Experienced in consuming and developing ASP.NET, WCF Web Services using Simple Object Access
Protocol, developing Service Oriented Architecture [SOA] based services and REST.
 Developed services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), WEB API.
 Shared responsibility for controls in team in WPF. Drove design of TreeView, improvements to selector,
and general team process. Became a recognized expert on control authoring, especially data-driven
controls.
 Developed applications using .NET application building blocks (Data access, Exception Handling, State
management).
 Extensively used Data Reader and Datasets in ADO.Net to retrieve, display, edit and update data in the
database.
 Good Knowledge in designing Use-Case diagrams, Class diagrams, Interaction diagrams (Sequence
diagrams, Activity diagrams and Collaboration diagrams) using Designer tools like MS Visio.
 Good understanding of technology with focus on delivering business solutions.
 Comprehensive problem solving abilities, excellent verbal and written communication skills, Interpersonal
Skills and Leadership Qualities.

Technical Skills:
Microsoft .NET Framework (4.0/3.5/3.0/2.0), ASP.NET, VS.NET (2008/2005), ADO.Net, WPF,
Technologies WCF, MVC (5.0/4.0/3.0/2.0)
Languages C# (4.0/3.0/2.0). NET, VB.NET, VB 6.0, LINQ, Entity Framework, JavaScript, AJAX,
VBScript, C, C++, Angular JS
Database SQL Server 2012/2008 R2/2008/2005/2000, Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i, MS Access,
PL/SQL, T-SQL, Query Optimization, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Database
normalization, Functions
Web Technologies XML, XSLT, XPATH, XSL, IIS (7.0/6.0/5.0), CSS, XHTML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, XML
Web Services
Tools Expression Blend, VSS (2005), TFS (2010/2008), NUnit
Operating Systems Windows 7, Windows Vista Premium, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Linux,
Windows 2000
Modelling Tools UML, Microsoft Visio

Professional Experience:

CareSource, Dayton, Ohio


June 2017 to till date
.Net Developer
CareSource is a leading non-profit managed care company based in Dayton, Ohio. CareSource has been
meeting the needs of health care consumers for more than 25 years.
The project is to build and support .Net applications for the IN regulatory space as well as help develop and
build a central portal to access SSRS reports, MicroStrategy reports and access the Power BI dashboard.

Responsibilities:
 Worked in Agile (Scrum) Methodology especially involved in sprint meetings.
 Participated in meetings with Business users and with other project teams to ensure that the volatile
business requirements reflect in the project development. Application development was based on
UML methodology.
 Involved in developing UI using ASP.Net latest control such as List View, Ajax Toolkit, Telerik controls,
and Master Pages etc.
 Involved in the complete life cycle of the Project and the application code was developed in C#.NET.
 Designed the application as a three-tier application with UI in the presentation layer, Business logic in
the middle layer and Database activity in the third layer.
 Developed interactive pages of the application using ASP.NET Web Forms pages with C# for the code
behind modules.
 Create Windows forms (WinForms) and multiple user controls for Vendor System which allows users
to add, edit, delete, or view various vendors.
 Created Restful API with using Web API.
 Implementation of client-side validations using ASP.Net validation controls or using JavaScript.
 Coded web designed interface using C#, ASP.NET, MVC, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular 2.0, Bootstrap.
 Developed solutions for diverse programming scenarios in C#, employing object--oriented
programming concepts such as: encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism.
 Implemented OOD patterns like Dependency Injection.
 Used ADO.NET components like Grid View, Data Adapter, Data Reader, and Data Set to retrieve,
display data.
 Used GridView, DataList, and Panels to display and manipulate data in ASP.NET Web Forms.
 Used ADO.Net for DML/DDL operations with the SQL Server 2016.
 Implemented MVC architecture to accomplish task of isolating Business Layer, Presentation Layer, and
Data Layer.
 Developed the UI (user interface) using ASP.NET, Asp.NET MVC, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Ajax,
jQuery, and Angular 2.0.
 Used ASP.Net AJAX controls like Update Panel and Script Manager to perform asynchronous calls
between UI and backend.
 Created and consumed WCF & WEB API web services for implementing business logic
 Created WCF Services responsible for communicating and providing real time data from integrated
server to Client Application.
 Created Web APIs using ASP.NET Web API allow new web/client projects to leverage reusable data.
 Implemented the Business Tier using Visual C# and implemented the Object-Oriented programming
(OOPS) concepts in C# and ASP. Net.
 Used ADO.Net for connecting to the database in the WCF service along with providing user friendly
exceptions.
 Used HTML controls and ASP.Net server controls to develop UI.
 Written stored procedures and SQL statements to access data from SQL server and developed
database stored procedures, functions, views and created DTS packages for data transfer from
various files.
 Interpret underwriter rate filings, manuals, status and other documentation in order create logical
structures (stored procedures, tables, etc..) in MS T-SQL for use in CCE.
 Extracted data from different sources and stored the data into the intermediate Staging Database
using SSIS ETL tool.
 Integrated SSRS reports into the web application using Report Viewer Controls.
 Used TeamCity and Octopus for automated build and deployments.
 Used Tidal to schedule Jobs.
 SVN is used as source repository.
 Used TFS for requirements gathering and testing.
 Involved in code review and testing of all the modules and complete debugging process to resolve the
complex issues.
 Created and consumed WCF Services and REST based services to transfer the data among different
layers/environments.
 Participated in various Client meetings with the team and the Project manager to discuss
improvements/ amendments in the development of the section.

Environment: Visual Studio 2017, .Net Framework 4.5, C#, ASP.NET MVC 6.0/5.0, ASP.NET Web Forms,
WinForms, ADO.NET, LINQ, Entity Framework, WCF, Web API, REST, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular
2.0, Bootstrap, AJAX, XML, SQL Server 2016/2012, SSIS, Tidal, TeamCity, Octopus, SVN, TFS, IIS, Kerberos-
Authentication (double-hop issue).

Credit Suisse, Raleigh, North Carolina


Dec 2016 to June 2017
.Net Developer
Credit Suisse Group is a Swiss multinational financial service holding company, headquartered in Zürich, that
operates the Credit Suisse Bank and other financial services investments.
Credit Suisse are undertaking a comprehensive I.T. transformation where many technologies and supporting
processes are being optimized and standardized globally. Fundamental to this is a ‘greenfield’ Active Directory
platform which was deployed in 2010 to which all consuming applications and services are migrating. The key
benefit of the ‘greenfield’ approach is the opportunity to introduce globally consistent, best-practice
processes around user provisioning, administration & entitlements management. Automation of these
processes is a key deliverable.
The project was to maintain and enhance a wide range of tools that are used to administer and automate both
legacy & strategic Active Directory environments. In addition, integration of AD services and functions with a
wider set of processes & tools.

Responsibilities:
 Worked in Agile (Scrum) Methodology to meet stake holder expectation, timelines with quality
deliverables.
 Developed applications following N Tier architecture.
 Involved in User meetings, documented the Change requests.
 Produced high quality, documented C# code on project and enhancement initiatives.
 Designed presentation layer for dynamic web forms using ASP.Net MVC Framework, HTML5,
AngularJS with Visual Studio.
 Implemented CSS3 to improve look and feel of ASP.NET web page.
 Created & hosted WEB API Services for implementing business logic and used different bindings to
make it available to different types of clients.
 Worked with different State Management Techniques.
 Implemented Object Oriented Programming concepts such as Polymorphism, Inheritance,
Encapsulation and OOD patterns like Dependency Injection.
 Created and maintained Stored procedures, User Defined Functions, Indexes, Views, Tables,
Relationships on SQL Server 2012 database as per the client specifications.
 Code testing in local/test environments.
 Performed Unit Testing of the developed component and web forms using Visual Studio.
 Worked with SSIS packages and SSRS and RDLC reports.
 Developed various kinds of Tabular, Parameterized, cascaded, Sub-Reports, Matrix, Drill-down, Drill-through,
Charts, and web receiving reports using SSRS.
 Participated in peer code reviews for better quality assurance.
 Created customized dashboards for teams.
 Programming and delivering solutions for different work streams.
 Designed and developed rich user interfaces with ASP.NET MVC 4.0, HTML5, CSS 3, Bootstrap, Angular
JS, jQuery, Javascript, Ajax.
 Developed the Web User Interface using AJAX technology to enhance the visual appearance to avoid
the flickering effects across server post backs.
 Implemented client-side scripting using JavaScript/jQuery and server-side coding using built-in
ASP.NET controls and C#.
 Used UI controls that used jQuery to ensure client side validation.
 Used JavaScript and JavaScript libraries such as Angular.JS and Bootstrap templates in developing
frontend applications and increasing efficiency of Web pages.
 Responsible for creating client-side UI and server-side business components in a connected system
consisting of Windows (WinForms) and Web clients consuming WCF services hosted in a server
application performing database operations using typed datasets.
 Created and consumed WCF Services and REST based services to transfer the data among different
layers/environments.
 Developed WPF modules using MVVM (Model-View-View Model) pattern.
 Worked on various components and work flow modules making full use of WPF's core features relating
to rich user interfaces, transforms, animations, bindings, events, styling, template etc.
 Automated the functionalities with Microsoft Active Directory.
 Worked on WebSphere Message Broker to enable existing applications for Web Services that avoid
point-to-point strain on development resources by connecting any application or service over multiple
protocols, including SOAP and HTTP.
 Created team specific Agile process flow in JIRA to move tasks from one activity to another.
 Used Subversion and Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for integration, maintenance, Security of
code and as source code repositories.

Environment: ASP.NET 4.0, MVC 3.0/4.0, .NET 4.0/4.5, C#, Entity Framework, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular
JS, UI, AJAX, LINQ, Lambda Expression, HTML 5, CSS3, ecommerce, Telerik control, SSIS, RDLC, TFS, SSIS, SSRS,
SourceSafe, COM, DCOM, Visual Studio 2010/2012, Microsoft Office, IIS 7.5, SQL Server 2012, TDD, WCF, Web
API, WinForms, Ektron CMS, VB6, Active Directory, EmpowerID Workflow Studio, SQL server Report Builder,
Microsoft Office.

Penn National Insurance, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.


April 2016 to Dec 2016
.Net Developer

Penn National Insurance is a property-casualty mutual insurance company, headquartered


in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The company expanded into all lines of property-casualty insurance.
The project was to upgrade the enrolment system and support the claims solution.

Responsibilities:
 Designed and developed the web applications using Agile methodology.
 Involved in database design on SQL Server and development of different database objects Containing
functions, triggers, store procedures to manipulate database of the application.
 Developed the UI (user interface) using ASP.NET MVC 4.0, HTML5, CSS 3, Bootstrap, Ajax and
maintained legacy ASP.NET applications with Telerik controls.
 Created WCF web services for implementing business logic.
 Created & hosted WCF& WEB API Services and also used different bindings to make it available to
different types of clients.
 Designed the database with tables as per the client specifications.
 Followed N-Tier Architecture and developed multiple layers in the eCommerce Platform.
 Worked with OOPs and OOD patterns like Dependency Injection, Singleton, IOC.
 Used Bootstrap and Angular Js in effective web design.
 Created and consumed Restful services with using Web API.
 Used AJAX Controls to improve performance and features of the application.
 Hosted Applications on WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
 Developed and maintained Stored procedures, User Defined Functions, Indexes, Views, Tables,
Relationships on SQL Server 2012 database.
 Design and develop rich user interfaces with HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
 Extensively used Ext JS and JavaScript for UI interaction, XML for data transmission via WCF services
and data manipulation using LINQ.
 Worked on Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
 Created Tables, Stored Procedures, Views, Index’s and involved in designing of Database tables.
 Participated in peer code reviews for better quality assurance.
 Used Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for integration, maintenance and Security of code.
 Developed and delivered dynamic reporting solutions using (SSRS).
 Extensively used SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to create packages to move data from a single
data source to a destination.
 Created XML and XSLT files in the batch server to validate the Field in the templates which are used in
the VB6 Application.

Environment: ASP.NET 4.0, MVC 3.0/4.0, .NET 4.0/4.5, C#, Entity Framework, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular
JS, UI, AJAX, LINQ, Lambda Expression, HTML 5, CSS3, ecommerce, Telerik control, SSIS, RDLC, TFS, SSIS, SSRS,
SourceSafe, COM, DCOM, Visual Studio 2010/2012, Microsoft Office, IIS 7.5, SQL Server 2012, TDD, WCF, Web
API, Ektron CMS, VB6.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Madison, Wisconsin


Jan 2014 - March 2016
.NET Developer

WisDOT supports all forms of transportation. The department is responsible for planning, building and
maintaining Wisconsin's network of state highways and Interstate highway system. To serve the citizens of
Wisconsin, we've developed several self-service options to help customers avoid a visit to a DMV customer
service centre. Every vehicle transaction can be done online, by mail or with a DMV approved third party
partner.

Responsibilities:
 Developed applications using N Tier Architecture and followed AGILE methodology.
 Involved in gathering business requirement document and analysis document.
 Involved in Software Development using C#.
 Web development using ASP.NET Web Forms, HTML, HTML 5, DHTML, XML, XSLT, JavaScript, and
CSS3.
 Developed user interface using third party controls like Telerik.
 Extensively used State Management Techniques like Sessions state to maintain state between the
ASP.NET pages.
 Design and develop mobile website using Kendo UI, HTML5 and JavaScript application to communicate
with WCF services.
 Responsible for Data Analysis and Modelling while building the applications.
 Designed presentation layer for dynamic web forms using ASP.Net MVC 5.0 Framework, HTML5, CSS3,
JSON, AngularJS and Visual Studio 2012/2010.
 Used ASP.NET, VB.NET code for the front-end to interact with business layer and data access layer.
 Followed TDD (Test Driven Development) to develop the solution.
 Developed a Windows (WinForms) n-tiered Public Library Management System application and then
ported the application to a dynamic ASP.NET Internet/Intranet model utilizing the same middle tier
data access components.
 Participated in client business meetings.
 Worked on WPF applications to build desktop tools.
 Created and consumed WCF Services and REST based services to transfer the data among different
layers/environments.
 Converted applications from VB to C#.Net.
 Hands on experience in source code management, branch creation & repositories management
using Git, SVN, Gitlab & Stash.
 Added Service Reference to the application and consumed web services in the client application.
 Revamped an external, wizard-based, micro site to use MVC and Entity Framework technologies.
 Worked extensively in Front end (UI) and Middle tier layers.
 Developed Data Access Layer using LINQ.
 Implemented Ajax calls using jQuery and JavaScript.
 Designed new web pages using Ajax Control Toolkit.
 Maintained the applications built in Delphi.
 Used TelerikASP.NET AJAX Controls on the web pages built.
 Developed stored procedures, triggers in Oracle 11g.
 Experienced in developing and consuming Web Services and n-tier web applications using ASP.net,
VB.net and ADO.net
 Worked with SSRS and SSIS.
 Extensively used SSIS Import/Export Wizard for performing the ETL operations.
 Managed the code in TFS 2008.
 Used COM+ objects to create Macros, SQL Stored Procedures, and Triggers to maintain the application
written in ASP.
 Designed and Developed middle tier business logic for Web clients using C# and ASP.NET.
 Used selenium for automating the web projects to avoid waste of lot of time in manual testing.
 Testing and validating data through the GUI.
 Unit testing the scripts and validating data in the Oracle 11g database.
 Involved in the applications to generate monthly reports for the data analysis

Environment: VS.NET, ASP.NET 4.0, C#, ADO.NET, WinForms, IIS 6.0, MS-Access, MS-Excel, HTML, HTML 5,
DHTML, CSS3, XML, XSL, SOAP, WSDL, WPF, VBScript, JavaScript, nHibernate, TDD, VB.NET, SSIS, SSRS, RDLC,
TFS 2008, SQL Server 2012, AJAX, Web Services, Clear case, UML, Microsoft Office, jQuery, Angular JS, Extron
CMS, Windows 2000, COM+, Git.

Molina Healthcare, Long Beach, CA


Jan 2012 – Nov 2013
.Net Developer
Molina Healthcare’s subsidiary, Molina Medicaid Solutions (MMS), provides business processing and
information technology administrative services to Medicaid agencies. MMS currently holds contracts with the
states of Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, and West Virginia, as well as a contract to provide drug rebate
administration services for the Florida Medicaid Pharmacy program.

Responsibilities:
 Presentation layer (GUI) application has been created using .NET Web Forms, ASP.NET, MS Visual
Studio 2010, HTML.
 Followed SOA Architecture for Web services.
 Used JavaScript and ASP.NET Input Validation Controls for client side validations.
 Coded in Data Access Layer, and Business Logic Layer using C#.NET and SQL Server in backend.
 Created Entity Framework object model for data in SQL
 Implemented search and CRUD operations using Entity Framework object model.
 Used LINQ to Entity Framework using lambda expressions for communicating between business layer
and database.
 Used Agile Methodology (Scrum) to meet customer expectation, timelines with quality deliverables.
 Designed the database with tables as per the client specifications.
 Created data extracts from FACETS for Oracle reporting database.
 Resolved issues in applications that are using C#.NET, VB.NET.
 Used ADO.NET Entity Framework to access data from SQL Server 2008R2 database by using stored
procedures and queries in T-SQL.
 Worked on FACETS as well as EDI HIPAA transactions
 Created Model classes, Data Transfer Objects (DTOs), Mappers, Controllers and Views while
developing ASP.NETMVC 3.0 application using Razor View Engine.
 Designing and developing a 3-tier C# Windows (WinForms) application for in-house operations and
distributing them over intranet.
 Extended the WPF Toolkit Grid so that it can manage the columns, filter, search, and batch update.
 Develop user forms in WPF and then used data binding worked on MVVM pattern, worked with
dependency property, attached property, Routing events.
 Implemented Object Oriented Concepts such as Polymorphism, Inheritance, Encapsulation and OOD
patterns like Singleton, Factory Method, Dependency Injection, IOC.
 Created the SSRS Reports which can be used in the reports module using report viewer.
 Created Stored Procedures, triggers, cursors, views and user defined functions for maintaining business
functionalities.
 Worked on Database design, data modelling concepts and table Normalization.
 Worked with the group which evaluated and recommended technologies including ASP .NET MVC 3.0,
Team Foundation service.
 Developed COM components to add, delete, and update the products as well as customer details in
database

Environment: ASP.NET , MVC 3.0/4.0, C#, Entity Framework, XML, WPF,VB.NET, JavaScript, LINQ,, Lambda
Expression, CSS3, Subversion, SSIS, Visual Studio 2012, IIS, SQL Server 2008R2,TDD,HIPPA,FACETS,
Microsoft Office, WCF,COM,

GEHA, Independence, MO
Oct 2010 –Dec 2011
.Net developer
(Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing health and
dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Plan (FEHBP) and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).

Responsibilities:
 Involved in the User meetings, documented the Change requests.
 Developed web pages in ASP.NET application by using Visual Studio.Net and Creating Style Sheets for
formatting the WebPages.
 Developed and implemented a windows application (WinForms) to parse and map large amount of
data of the Payment Histories. This tool can create a final file that contains formatted data in a way
that the company's system can ingest.
 Developed SSIS packages to export data of flat file source to SQL Server Database.
 Created Use Cases, Class diagrams, sequence diagrams using UML and Prepared technical specification
documentation.
 Created User controls (.ascx) and custom web controls for meeting the business needs.
 Developed the Presentation layer for the new projected being developed using ASP.NET MVC 3.0
Razor View Engine.
 Extensively worked with Member/Subscriber and HIPAA Privacy FACETS application groups.
 UI is build using WPF.
 Implement the transaction in the WCF services. Develop Forms on client project using data binding and
dependency property of WPF.
 Actively involved in Data modelling and contributed in the designing and creation of SQL Server
databases.
 Perform Data analysis and Data validation by writing SQL queries
 Implemented Master Page and aspx pages using visual studio .Net.
 Implemented AJAX control toolkit for ease of application.
 Integrated FACETS database with the .NET applications using Trizetto Integration Solution.
 Created and implemented asp.net web forms using server control.
 Implemented Telerik AJAX Controls in the new applications built.
 Built the C# libraries to modularize the code and maintain it better.
 Version Control Tools or Source Code Management tools (GIT, SVN)
 Implemented validation and other client side logic by using Java Script and jQuery.
 Created Extension methods, generic classes, OOD patterns to build the libraries.
 Developed dynamic browser UI functionality using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
 Created Stored Procedures, Triggers, Tables, Views, and Synonyms. Indexes in SQL Server for various
database processes.
 Used LINQ, LINQ to SQL and ADO.NET to interact with the databases.
 Participated in design, development, implementation, and maintenance of moderately complex
databases, interactive web applications.
Environment: .NET 3.5, C#, ADO.NET, WinForms, LINQ, QCF, OOD, VB.NET, HTML, WPF, CSS, SSIS, AJAX,
jQuery, JavaScript, Telerik, SQL Server 2008, VS 2008, IIS, ASP.NET, FACETS,Trizetto,ASP.NET MVC 3.0, GIT,
Microsoft Office.

Infosys, India
Jan 2010 - Oct 2010
.Net Developer

Responsibilities:
 Development of modules/layers using C#.Net.
 Understanding user requirements and converting it into functional documents.
 Performed complex user interface design and development using WinForms and user controls.
 Worked on configurable business logic using XML, and C#.
 Created data access logic using ADO.NET and ASMX Web Services.
 Created partitioned index for critical SQL Data.
 Created API to integrate with other systems and internal client applications.
 Resolved the issues that arose during development and bug fixing.
 Developed SQL database objects using T-SQL.
 Extensively involved in Data modeling the application.
 Performed Unit Testing of the developed component and web forms using Visual Studio.

Environment: C#, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, T-SQL, SSIS, JavaScript, TSQL, SQL Server 2005, VB.NET

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