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Recent Assignments
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Ananth Ananthakrishnan

Bengaluru

Summary

Dynamic Associate Architect with extensive experience at Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd, specializing in .NET and Sitecore applications. Proven leadership in code reviews and deployments, enhancing website performance. Proficient in C# and Azure DevOps, with a strong ability to tackle technical challenges and drive project success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Architect - II

Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current
  • Participated in the development of various .NET, .NET Core, and Sitecore-based applications from the ground up.
  • Strong experience in migrating Sitecore applications from lower to higher versions.
  • Knowledgeable in Coveo cloud migrations across different versions of Coveo.
  • Demonstrated team leadership skills in both development and support projects.
  • Managed code review requests and handled deployments for daily tasks.
  • Effectively addressed challenges arising from technical difficulties.
  • Extensive expertise in enhancing the performance of Sitecore websites.

Application Development Associate Manager

Accenture
Bangalore
04.2015 - 06.2022

Software Developer

Augmente Tech Studio Pvt Ltd
Chennai
10.2014 - 04.2022

Software Developer

eShakti.com Pvt Ltd
Chennai
06.2014 - 10.2014

Programmer Assistant

IAP Company Ltd
Chennai
12.2012 - 06.2013

Education

BE -

Anna University
01.2011

XII -

State Board Tamil Nadu
01.2007

X -

State Board Tamil Nadu
01.2005

Skills

  • C#
  • ASPNET MVC
  • ASPNET
  • SQL
  • Mongo DB
  • Entity Framework
  • Glass Mapper
  • Sitecore
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • JQuery
  • Vue
  • Angular
  • React
  • SSRS
  • Fiddler
  • Postman
  • Azure Cloud
  • Lucence
  • Solr
  • Coveo
  • Azure DevOps
  • Jenkins
  • Octopus
  • JMeter
  • Gatling
  • Locust
  • Github Copilot
  • Cursor

Certification

• Sitecore Certified
• Azure AZ-900, AZ-204 & AZ-305 Certification

Recent Assignments

  • Managing the Leading Personal Care Brand Websites, Associate Architect, 07/01/23, Present, Sitecore 10, SXA & MVC, AZURE PASS with CI/CD Pipelines, This program was designed to manage the CPD and PPD websites of a prominent global personal care company., Established coding standards and best practices for C# and Sitecore web portal development., Focused on performance enhancements., Developed proof of concepts (POCs) for new feature development and set standards for architectural and development strategies in projects., Provided technical recommendations based on business requirements and use cases, addressing limitations in existing applications., Collaborated with the business team to clarify functional requirements and queries., Designed and developed Sitecore Data Templates, Branch Templates, Layouts, Controller Renderings, View Renderings, Sub Layouts, and Content Items for Sitecore MVC., Built search functionality using Azure Search, featuring auto-suggestions, stemming, and indexed custom fields., Developed and demonstrated a proof of concept using Sitecore 10.1 with JSS, sharing insights and experiences., Implemented continuous integration with Jenkins to deploy the codebase and utilized Unicorn for deployment.
  • Learning Platform Portal for Leading Personal Care Company, Associate Architect, 07/01/22, 07/01/23, Sitecore 10, SXA & MVC , Scriban & .NET Rendering SDK Azure Pass with CI/CD Pipelines, This program was created for a leading global personal care company. Prior to the introduction of this platform, they relied on an external site for customer training. The new platform fully replaced the third-party system and introduced several new modules with enhanced availability., Involved Requirement gathering and design., Solution Design & Setup, Developed Component and Pages using Sitecore 10 .Net rendering SDK with Layout service, Bazaar voice integration, Application performance tuning, Code Review, Technical Support for the team members
  • Leading Housing Agency in Canada, Tech Lead, 01/01/19, 06/30/22, Sitecore 9.3 & MVC, XDB, XConnect, EXM, This program was developed for a housing agency that offers loan insurance, mortgage-backed securities, housing policies and programs, as well as housing research to its clients. They serve professionals in the housing industry, community organizations, housing finance clients, and international consumers., Involved Requirement gathering and design., Developed Component and Pages using Sitecore 9.3, Creating packages and Deployed in Server., Implemented various Personalization techniques & conditional rendering., Involved the environment setup, migration from sitecore 8.2 to 9.3, Involved the application migration from ColdFusion technology to sitecore, Team Management, Sitecore 8.2, 9.3, MVC, SQL, IIS Server, CSS, JQuery, Coveo, Solr, Azure B2C

Accomplishments

  • Received Client and Customer Awards from Photon in 2022 and 2024.
  • Honored with Client and Customer Award from Accenture in 2019.
  • Recognized with Client and Customer Award from Accenture in 2021.
  • Achieved distinction in Bachelor of Engineering.

Responsibilities Handled

  • Participated in the development of various .NET, .NET Core, and Sitecore-based applications from the ground up.
  • Strong experience in migrating Sitecore applications from lower to higher versions.
  • Knowledgeable in Coveo cloud migrations across different versions of Coveo.
  • Demonstrated team leadership skills in both development and support projects.
  • Managed code review requests and handled deployments for daily tasks.
  • Effectively addressed challenges arising from technical difficulties.
  • Extensive expertise in enhancing the performance of Sitecore websites.

Technical Competency

C#, .NET CORE, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET, .NET CORE WEB API, SQL, Mongo DB, Entity Framework, Glass Mapper, Sitecore 8, Sitecore 9.3, Sitecore 10, HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, Vue, Angular, React, SSRS, Fiddler, Postman, Azure Cloud, Lucence, Solr, Coveo, Azure DevOps, Jenkins with Octopus, JMeter, Gatling, Locust, Github Copilot, Cursor

Timeline

Associate Architect - II

Photon Interactive Pvt Ltd
07.2022 - Current

Application Development Associate Manager

Accenture
04.2015 - 06.2022

Software Developer

Augmente Tech Studio Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 04.2022

Software Developer

eShakti.com Pvt Ltd
06.2014 - 10.2014

Programmer Assistant

IAP Company Ltd
12.2012 - 06.2013

BE -

Anna University

XII -

State Board Tamil Nadu

X -

State Board Tamil Nadu
Ananth Ananthakrishnan