1. NIKET KANOI
Email Address: niket1980@homail.com
Contact: 773.968.2357
DOB: 30th
December 1980
City: Arlington Heights
Career Profile
 Highly accomplished Web Architect and Developer with over 8 years of experience
in Web, Mobile, Desktop and Product design, development and deployment.
 Magento Certified Developer – Custom tailoring Magento, Module / Extension
development, Upgrades and Performance / Optimization. Proven track record for
creating attention-grabbing and user-friendly websites, implementing innovative
business concepts and driving business growth.
 A seasoned Business Analyst with experience in Requirement Gathering activities
during project discovery phase. Creative thought leader with deep knowledge of
digital commerce development, business systems, information architecture and
processes.
 Lead developer / architect for enterprise level applications / products using Cold
Fusion, .Net and RIA (Adobe Flex) for hospitals and health systems, Financial &
Insurance companies including Standard & Poor’s, Morningstar and Prudential.
 Setup and managed offshore development centre in India for 5 years. This has
helped me to gain great skills in People Management, Client Management, Project
Management, Cost / Budgeting & Project Estimation. This has become one of my key
strengths rather than just being a Web Architect.
 Manage day-to-day operational aspects of project and scope while minimizing
exposure to risk of project. Create accurate timeline of expectations, give status
report updates, and set completion dates for each department to follow.
 Code Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability enhancements and
automation.
 Provide good analytical, leadership, development, team management and project
management services to new clients as well as enhance my knowledge and
experience over middle-to-large scale web applications in different technologies.
 An experienced team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
who has the ability to work independent as well as in team under pressure, can lead,
motivate and influence others; and train and mentor subordinates.

2. Fields of Specialization
 Magento Development and Consultation
 Open Source Development
 Object Oriented Programming
 Ecommerce Solutions and Strategy
 Software Development Methodologies
 Project Management and Project Planning
 Web Server Configuration / Optimization
 Web Project Server Setups and Deployments
 Web Application and Server Securities
 Business Development
 Offshore Team Management
Technical Skill Matrix
Programming Languages PHP, Cold Fusion, .Net C# (elementary)
Web based Development PHP, Cold Fusion, HTML/HTML5/XML
JS Frameworks jQuery, Prototype, Json, AngularJs
PHP Frameworks Zend
Linux Server Administration, Web Server
Performance, File and Package
Management, Essential command-line
operations
Databases MySQL, MSAccess, MSSQL
Open Source Applications Wordpress, Magento, Shopify, Big
Commerce, Google Api, Authorize.net,
Paypal
Project Management SaaS based project management tools e.g.
Basecamp, Freshdesk, PODIO
Version Control SVN, Beanstalks, GIT
Experience
The Plumtree Group, Chicago, IL - (May 2015 – Present)
Magento Technical Lead and Senior Developer
 E-commerce website development using Magento, Big Commerce and Shopify.
Custom enterprise level website development using PHP Frameworks and Cold
Fusion.

3.  Business Analysis and Requirement Gathering activities during initial discovery
phases of projects. Creating technical discovery documents including requirements,
proposed solutions and exceptions/assumptions for client sign off.
 Leading team, daily planning and retrospective meetings. Schedule and assign tasks
to development team members. Oversee analysis, design, development and testing
processes. Provide regular status reporting and facilitate communication between
management and development team.
 Review, retest, escalate support tickets for customers. Help to resolve support issues
for customers.
 Establishing and maintaining positive business relationships with managers and
clients. Demonstrating a deep understanding of the customer's business model,
their processes, and using relevant and most advanced techniques to ensure that
system and business meet current and future requirements and are easily scalable.
 Site Audit, Performance Reviews/Optimizations, Third Party Integrations.
 Product / Extension Development Initiatives and Process Improvements.
Outputweb Solutions, India (Offshore development centre for The Plumtree
Group) - (November 2008 – April 2015)
Senior Developer, Manager and Business Analyst
 Started and managed offshore software development centre for The Plumtree
Group (USA) for a technical and marketing team of 10 people.
 Lead development team engaged in developing scalable, high-performance,
enterprise level business solutions. Schedule and assign tasks to development team
members. Oversee analysis, design, development and testing processes.
 E-commerce website development using Magento, Big Commerce and Shopify.
Custom enterprise level website development using PHP Frameworks and Cold
Fusion.
 Business Analysis and Requirement Gathering activities during initial discovery
phases of projects. Create technical discovery documents including requirements,
proposed solutions and exceptions/assumptions for client sign off.
 Developing conclusions and make recommendations on a variety of moderately
complex issues.
 Site Audit, Performance Reviews/Optimizations, Third Party Integrations.

4. Debono India Infotech Pvt Ltd, Kolkata, India - (January 2005 – October 2008)
Senior Software Engineer
 Developed Financial & Insurance websites for blue-chip clients like Standard &
Poor’s, Morning Star Inc, Prudential, 401k, Aviva using Cold Fusion and ASP.Net.
 Lead Developer for Talking Funds - A product based tool developed using Adobe Flex
and Cold Fusion for presenting historic mutual fund data for over 80 countries.
Digital Avenues Ltd., Kolkata, India - (September 2004 – December 2004)
Web Developer
 Developed custom web applications using Asp.Net and Sql Server
Training and Certifications
 Magento Certified Developer Plus
http://www.magentocommerce.com/certification/directory/dev/45958/
Education
 Bachelors of Commerce, University Of Calcutta , 2002
References
 References can be provided on request.