Munul Patel

Munul Patel

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director, Tech Lead

  • Education

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor's of Science Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Prudential Financial

      Jun 2012 - now

      • Technical team lead of five Java and Oracle developers located onshore and off.• Overseeing a data repository application responsible for providing actual as well as projected market data at an enterprise level.• Responsible for designing and producing architectural solutions on an ongoing basis to support application performance, scalability and runtime efficiency. • Developed a calculation framework using Java which allowed for automation of existing Excel models, quicker runtime execution, a more controlled SDLC and greater auditing of the end to end calculation process.• Introduced modern development practices to a legacy application using Java SpringBoot, MyBatis, MongoDB and various Java 8 functionalities.• Introduced webservice endpoints which took advantage of features such as Dynamic jar loading/unloading to reduce required number of server bounces upon code deployment.• Introduced a real time dynamic expression and scripting-based calculation engine using Apache JEXL.• Strong understanding of CICD techniques, with experience in GitLab and Jenkins integration as well as Junit testing.• Strong understanding and prior experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.• Member of the department wide talent leadership group; responsible overseeing the summer Intern program.• Responsibilities include but are not limited to recruiting, interviewing and onboarding potential candidates; as well as managing the program as a whole to ensure intern engagement throughout the entirety of internship.• Participated in multiple information sessions and Hackathon events held at local university campuses to increase awareness and further promote the Internship program at Prudential. Show less • Overhauled an existing SQL Server based Actuarial calculation engine using Java and Oracle database to perform calculation for over a thousand actuarial formulas; allowing for an efficient end to end calculation execution, parallel processing, controlled auditing, SDLC and reporting processes.• Introduced Oracle Coherence 12c within the code design to perform said calculations on an in-memory data grid to reduce runtime of the application by more than 600%.• Assisted in designing a department wide solution for an in-memory data grid to be used to data intensive applications.• Expert in performing data manipulations using solutions such as Oracle Coherence, Apache Ignite and Hazlecast• Designed and developed an Actuarial calculation engine using an in-memory data gird solution to perform memory intensive calculations.• Assisted in designing a department wide data warehouse solution to store data computed using in-memory data grid framework.• Data warehouse was designed to handle traditional outputs as well as JSON objects for easier integration with existing applications. Show less • Lead developer for an in-house Enterprise data repository application designed to store daily and projected market data from internal and external sources.• The application allowed for automation of existing excel models, quicker execution time, a more controlled SDLC process and greater auditing of the overall calculation engine.• Following tools were used during development of this application. 1. Webservice requests to external vendors (Bloomberg, Barclays, Reuters etc.) 2. Oracle PL/SQL procedures to manipulate, validate and sanitize data. 3. The use of JMS API to communicate between multiple managed WebLogic servers. Show less

      • Director, Tech Lead

        Sept 2022 - now
      • SR SPECIALIST, SYSTEMS DEV

        Jul 2020 - now
      • SPECIALIST, SYSTEMS DEV

        Mar 2018 - Jul 2020
      • SR ASSOCIATE, INFORMATION MGMT

        Mar 2015 - Mar 2018
      • ASSOCIATE, SYSTEMS DEV

        Sept 2013 - Mar 2015
      • Technical Intern

        Jun 2012 - Sept 2013
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Feb 2022
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Munul Patel
      Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society NJIT