SARADA OJHA is a software engineer with expertise in Java development and front-end technologies. She has experience developing software for smart metering and utility management systems, including work on meter plugins, data collection services, and reporting tools. Her skills include Java, C/C++, SQL, XML, JavaScript, and Agile methodologies. She is proficient in protocols like OSGP, DLMS, and standards including IS 13779 and IS 15959.

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SARADA OJHA
New Delhi ; sarada_1990@hotmail.com
SUMMARY
Software Engineer with an expertise in object-oriented software development using Java (J2EE, J2SE),
as well as experience of front-end development with JSP, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Passionate about
Agile Software Development practices and quality improvement through the effective use of
knowledge, information and communication.
Trained on Smart Meters, Gateways – DCU, Distributed Transformers, RF Communication devices,
Smart Grid, MDM and MDAS. Have good understanding of PLC and RF modes of communication, OSGP
and DLMS protocols.
SKILLS
 Meter Protocols: OSGP, DLMS-COSEM
 Meter Standards: IEC 62056, IS 13779, IS 16444, IS 15959 (Part 1 & 2), DLMS Books
 Operating System: Windows, MacOS, Linux
 Programming Languages: Java (J2SE, J2EE), C, C++
 Frameworks: Spring3, Struts2, Java Beans, Web Services, JDBC
 Methodologies: AGILE – Scrum & Sprints
 Development Tools: Tortoise SVN, Perforce, Jira Agile, Jenkins, SonarQube
 Development Framework: Eclipse, NetBeans
 Test Framework: JUnit, TestNG
 Front End Technologies: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, JSON
 Web Application Servers: Tomcat, JBoss
 Web Development Technologies: JSP, JSTL
 XML Technologies: XML, XSLT (DOM, SAX)
 Back End Technologies: SQL Server, IBM DB2, Oracle
 Design Patterns: Singleton, MVC, DAO
 WSDL Engine: Axis2
 Reporting Tools: BIRT
 Data Modelling Tools: Microsoft Visio
 Object Oriented Design (OOD) & Object Oriented Analysis (OOA): UML Architecture –
Use Case Model, Use Case Description, Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram, ER Diagram
 Other Tools: TOAD, Soap UI, and Adobe Photoshop, Notepad ++
EXPERIENCE
PROJECT 1 – UIQ – AMM Adapter – Meter Plug-in (USA)
Description – UIQ stands for Utility IQ, it is a complete solution for Smart devices, one of the modules
in it is AMM – Advanced Meter Management. The Adapter is the meter plug-in service that runs in the
backend to communicate to and from the Smart Meter via NIC as the communication module present
in the Smart Meter.
Responsibilities – Overall Development, Integration and Testing. Part of the development team and
was the interface between team and Client (meter vendor). Also worked along the QA team for meter
data validation.

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Primarily validated and tested meter firmware if meter is adhering to the Indian Standard as well as
DLMS-COSEM; helped meter vendor with resolving bugs in firmware. Every time a new FW was
released and upgraded, was responsible to test the meter profile objects as well as data and report to
SSN QA team and meter vendor. Testing was done using bash script in bash files on terminal in mac
(Linux). To test Events, created tampers on meter using Variac Transformer.
Developed plug-in code in Java for Billing, Load Profile and Event Logs, implemented Exception
handling and server side validations. Developed test cases and code for Unit Tests, Automation Tests
and final UI Testing on AMM – UIQ.
Followed SDLC, AGILE methodology for project. Attended daily scrums, conducted some scrums and
completed sprints on time. Maintained the source code versions in Perforce sandbox. Worked in JIRA
AGILE to track development, create issues as well and solve issues assigned by Testing and
Development Team. Conducted Code Reviews and tested code as well validated data, checked for
redundancies and Data Loss.
Environment – Eclipse Mars2, Tomcat, J2EE, J2SE, Spring3, Oracle, JIRA AGILE, Linux, DLMS Protocol,
Smart Meter, AP, FSU and Nic.
Standards – IS 13779, IS 16444, IS 15959 Part 1, IS 15959 Part 2.
PROJECT 2 – ABITS System Operation Management (India)
Description – ABITS is a Business Intelligence Solution. SOM is the GUI application for ABITS.
Responsibilities – Overall Design, Development, Integration and Testing. Prepared Architecture of
Application under supervision of Solution Architect. Prepared the PRD. Prepared the OOAs and OODs
– UML Architecture. Led the Team and was the interface between Solution Architect, Firmware Team
and Testing Team.
Created the overall Structure of Project in Struts2, following MVC Architecture and DAO. Designed
the overall Table structure as well has worked alongside the DBA to implement it. Created Queries
and JDBC Connectivity. SAX parsing to parse XML and also created command and data XML.
Developed code in Java for the entire project. Developed JSPs, worked alongside CSS designer as well
as created CSS for designing the pages. Created JS with JavaScript, JSON & JQuery for viewing data on
JSP and wrote functions for client side validations. Implemented Exception handling and server side
validations.
Followed SDLC, AGILE methodology for project. Attended daily scrums, conducted some scrums and
completed sprints on time. Maintained the source code versions in SVN repository. Worked in JIRA
AGILE to track development, create issues as well and solve issues assigned by Testing Team.
Conducted Code Reviews and tested code as well validated data, checked for redundancies and Data
Loss. Also, worked with Delivery Team to check DCU and Smart Meters Communication on GPRS and
PLC - Ethernet modes.
Environment – Eclipse Luna, Tomcat, J2EE, J2SE, MVC, DAO, Struts2, Java Beans, JDBC, TOAD SQL
Server 2008, XML, JSTL, XSLT (DOM, SAX), Microsoft Visio, Tortoise SVN, JIRA AGILE, JSP, JavaScript,
JSON, JQuery, CSS, OSGP Protocol.
PROJECT 3 – ABITS Adapter Service - Meter Plug-in (India)
Description – ABITS is a Business Intelligence Solution. Adapter Service is the service running in the
backend, another name for Adapter is Meter Plug-in.
Responsibilities – Overall Design, Development, Integration and Testing. Prepared Architecture of
Service under supervision of Solution Architect. Prepared the PRD. Prepared the OOAs and OODs –

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UML Architecture. Led the Team and was the interface between Solution Architect, Firmware Team,
Delivery Team and Testing Team.
Created the overall Structure of Project in Struts2, following MVC Architecture and DAO. Designed the
overall Table structure as well has worked alongside the DBA to implement it. Developed code for a
major part of the Service. Created Queries and JDBC Connectivity.
Developed code to connect with Web Service using Axis2 WSDL engine, used SAX parsing to parse XML
and also created XML. Implemented Exception handling and server side validations.
Followed SDLC, AGILE methodology for project. Attended daily scrums, conducted some scrums and
completed sprints on time. Maintained the source code versions in SVN repository. Worked in JIRA
AGILE to track development, create issues as well and solve issues assigned by Testing Team.
Conducted Code Reviews and tested code as well validated data, checked for redundancies and Data
Loss. Also, worked with Delivery Team to check DCU and Smart Meters Communication on GPRS and
PLC - Ethernet modes.
Environment – Eclipse Luna, Tomcat, J2EE, J2SE, MVC, DAO, Struts2, Java Beans, Web services WSDL,
Axis2, JDBC, TOAD SQL Server 2008, XML, JSTL, XSLT (DOM, SAX), Microsoft Visio, Tortoise SVN, JIRA
AGILE, OSGP Protocol.
PROJECT 4 – Element Manager, NES (China)
Description – EM is a desktop based tool used to perform operations on Smart Meters and DCUs, get
on demand data in the form of reports and create schedules to collect historical data from DCU.
Responsibilities – Integrated and Tested the tool. Performed operations, generated reports, studied
communication between Smart Meters, DCU and Head End System, generated reports, validated the
data, checked for data loss and created schedules at different intervals to collect data of different data
sets like Load Profile, Events and Power Quality among others. Thoroughly studied the API guide,
Programmers guide and other essential documents of the Head End System.
PROJECT 5 – Data Analytics & Reporting Tool, TPDDL (India)
Description – This tool uses the data collected via Data Collection Service, perform further calculations
and generate Utility Specific Reports in the form of grid, bar graphs, charts and pie charts. All data was
real-time data from Meters deployed on the field. Developed for TATA Power.
Responsibilities – Did R & D on BIRT, integrated with Eclipse and conducted sessions for Team to
understand BIRT. Created Master Pages and common Template for all Reports. Created Analytic
functions in Tool, Queries to fetch data from DB and generated utility specific Reports. Assisted Team
members at every step. Documented Reports, their description, purpose and all the formulae used.
Tested the tool, redundant data and data loss. Followed SDLC. Maintained code versions on SVN.
Environment – BIRT, Eclipse Kepler, Toad SQL Server, Tortoise SVN.
Environment – Element Manager, SQL Server
PROJECT 6 –MeterSense, Harris Utilities (USA)
Description – MeterSense is an MDM – Meter Data Management System
Responsibilities – Integrated and Tested the tool. Used the VEE Engine to validate real-time data.
Created rules using Rules Engine. Generated Reports. Also, acted as interface between Harris and
Team to understand their product, make them understand our requirements and integrate their
solutions as per the needs of our product.
Environment – MeterSense MDM, J2SE, SQL Server

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PROJECT 7 – Data Collection Service
Description – DCU are used to collect data from Smart Meters. The service is used to pull data from
DCU. Analyse, Validate the data, check for data loss, perform calculations and store in local DB.
Responsibilities – Development of code and Algorithms, Testing and Integration of Service. Followed
SDLC. Documented all the formulae and entire process.
Environment – ASP.net, TOAD SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio 2010, Head End System APIs, Web
Services, SOAP Protocol, Tortoise SVN, OSGP Protocol
PROJECT 8 – E-Governance Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Description – Advertisement Application was one module in the project, which dealt with providing
Ad Agencies and common citizens to apply for registration of Ads, get permission for Ad spaces, make
payments, and also register any complaints. Multiple forms were made for each kind of request,
where user filled in the forms which on submission were saved in the DB to be acted upon later. A
secure login was made with user-id and password granting access of application to only MCD
Employees.
Responsibilities – Development and Testing of Application.
Environment – J2EE, J2SE, IBM DB2, ECLIPSE Juno, JSP, MVC, Struts2
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Technology – Computer Science – 74 % from MDU, Haryana, India
XII Standard – Science with Mathematics & Biology – 70 %, The Mothers’ International School, CBSE
Board, New Delhi, India
X Standard – 86 %, The Mothers’ International School, CBSE Board, New Delhi, India