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Akshay Panchal

Summary

Experienced working with teams to produce impactful, leading-edge websites that engage customers and deliver business results. Well-versed in design standards and user preferences.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Experience Engineer

Publicis Sapient
10.2021 - Current

Project: Campaign Reporting Tool

As a Senior Developer, led the creation of an internal reporting tool for client's retail partners. Replaced costly Tableau software, saving $300K. Reduced onboarding time from 3 days to 30 seconds. Improved performance by 80%.

  • Developed multiple React-Typescript/Express-based Micro Frontend (MFE) applications, employing webpack dynamic module federation to serve several remote MFE applications through a single host application.
  • Implemented dynamic rendering components using code splitting and lazy loading techniques.
  • Created a variety of React components, both graphical and non-graphical, enabling users to visualize campaign trends and budget-related information effectively.
  • Implemented session management using Express and Redis, ensuring efficient handling of user sessions.
  • Integrated login functionality utilizing the MSAL node package, enabling users to log in to the application using their business email addresses.
  • Spearheaded the implementation of role-based access control, allowing specific user roles access to designated features/pages within the application.
  • Mentored junior team members, guiding defect resolution and complex technical problem-solving.
  • Enhanced application stability and security by adding unit test cases and addressing security vulnerabilities across all MFE applications.

Project: Health and Wellness Platform

Played a pivotal role in crafting and scaling a Health and Wellness Platform, overseeing its growth to over 100,000 users. Led from initial Proof of Concept (POC) to architectural design, enhancing functionality for prescription management, vaccine scheduling, and user engagement.

  • Led requirement analysis and contributed to sprint planning, ensuring early-stage involvement in project development.
  • Developed multiple critical pages/components including Dashboard, Refill, Transfer Flow, Login, and Registration Flow using Next.js, React, and TypeScript, ensuring robust functionality and an optimal user experience.
  • Integrated front-end pages seamlessly with back-end microservices using GraphQL, optimizing data exchange and enhancing application performance.
  • Implemented Content Management Integration with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), ensuring seamless content updates and management across application pages.
  • Provided technical leadership in addressing accessibility issues and implementing accessibility features within the application, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards.
  • Conducted Proof of Concept (POC) activities on the native side of the application, facilitating real-time demos to clients and showcasing potential features.
  • Developed comprehensive unit test cases for the application using Jest and React Testing Library, ensuring code reliability and maintainability.
  • Actively participated in Sprint Planning, Story Grooming Sessions, and technical discussions, contributing to overall project planning and decision-making processes.
  • Collaborated with team members across different PODs to develop various features, providing technical guidance and support as needed to ensure successful project delivery.

Web Application Developer

Telus, Inc.
02.2021 - 10.2021
  • Designed solutions that align with digital strategy. Utilizing the features of MERN technology to present effective web design.
  • Developing various pages in the applications in front end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3-SASS, JavaScript, JSON, React-Redux.
  • Working with Shopify to manage to e-commerce store of the application as well as troubleshooting, fixing bugs, CRUD operations and integration with codebase.
  • Working with handling all backend APIs as well as Middleware’s with help of Node and Express. Part of the team who is responsible for creating, managing and integration of the API with Front End.
  • Also worked with Managing the web application content with content management system Contentful.
  • Experienced in cross browser compatibility check and thoroughly performed unit testing and integration testing.
  • Provide technical leadership to coworkers throughout coding and project progression.

Junior Web Developer

Firetech Safety Services
01.2019 - 02.2021
  • Creating a responsive single page web application with different modules like a dashboard, notification for user interface using Bootstrap and React.
  • Resolved problems and optimized the performance of complex web-based systems and identified appropriate technology to meet business needs while maintaining integration with existing.
  • Worked with NPM commands and using package. json for managing dependencies and dev- dependencies of Node.js applications.
  • Involved in using GIT, for project management and version management.
  • Generate design and development plan using new applicable technology and current tools and techniques to provide expert code for to accomplish highly complex business and technology needs, ultimately achieving competitive advantage for the business.
  • Involved in Unit integration, bug fixing, acceptance testing with test cases, Code reviews.

Education

Post Graduation Diploma - Computer Programmer

St. Lawrence College
Kingston, ON
08.2018

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Gujarat Technological University
India
03.2016

Skills

  • React, Redux, Redux-toolkit, Nextjs, Webpack, Babel
  • Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Custom Design Libraries
  • Node, Express, GraphQL, Restful API
  • Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Docker, Azure Cloud, GCP, Micro frontend, Microservices, Git, Version Management
  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), ATM, Contentful, Shopify, Google Analytics
  • React Testing Library (RTL), Jest, Mocha
  • Accessibility / Performance tools such as Voiceover, NVDA, talkback, Lighthouse, ARIA
  • Test Driven Development (TDD), Agile Methodologies, SDLC

Accomplishments

    Core Value Award for Partnering Client Impact, Publicis Sapient - 2023/ 2024

    Core Value Award for Learning Mindset, Publicis Sapient - 2022

Certification

  • Certified Azure Cloud Developer, Microsoft - 2024
  • Certified Profession GraphQL Developer, Apollo GraphQL - 2024
  • Certified React and JavaScript, HackerRank - 2024

Timeline

Senior Experience Engineer

Publicis Sapient
10.2021 - Current

Web Application Developer

Telus, Inc.
02.2021 - 10.2021

Junior Web Developer

Firetech Safety Services
01.2019 - 02.2021

Post Graduation Diploma - Computer Programmer

St. Lawrence College

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering

Gujarat Technological University
Akshay Panchal