ABOUT ME

Nipun Goel works as a Solutions Architect at Quantexa.

Nipun graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Computer Science Co-op degree in April 2013. Before working as a Solutions Architect at Quantexa, he worked as:

Solutions Architect at Kindertales
Solutions Architect at RE/MAX INTEGRA
BI Architect at RE/MAX INTEGRA
Web Application Developer at RE/MAX INTEGRA
Java Developer at Citi
Java Developer at CIBC
Developer at DRDC Toronto
Developer/Computer Technician/Web Designer & Developer at Eurocan Precision Machining Ltd.
Computer Technician at the University of Waterloo Library

Nipun is also the sole proprietor of Tech Pro Consulting - a Business Intelligence consulting firm, where he works with clients to solve all their Business Intelligence needs.

His experience of programming language includes Python, PHP, C#, Java, C, C++, Objective-C, and more.

During his spare time, he enjoys spending time with friends & family, working on Business Intelligence tool development, and keeping up with latest technology trends.

EXPERIENCE

May 2022 - Present

Solutions Architect

Quantexa

Lead technical teams from design through to implementation of production systems
Manage multiple projects, in an Agile environment
Work with clients to address challenges such as data quality, updates, data structure changes, and rollback
Design systems to address non-functional requirements (e.g. performance, maintainability, security, and systems integration)
Technologies used: GCP, Azure, AWS, Scala, Spark, Elasticsearch, Postgres, MySQL, Jira, Jenkins, IntelliJ IDEA

Solutions Architect

Tech Pro Consulting

Work with different clients in solving their Business Intelligence needs
Learned customized data relations, and created multiple data models to allow automating various reports
Built a customized mobile-friendly data visualization tool with authentication and authorization, as per business requirements
Created automated reports that are periodically sent to various stakeholders, with customizable parameters
Technologies used: Azure, AWS, PHP, Laravel, SendGrid, MySQL, Pervasive PSQL, Google Charts, amCharts, D3.js, SOAP API, REST API

January 2018 - Present

February 2021 - May 2022

Solutions Architect

Kindertales Inc.

Gather business requirements from business team, and translate them into technical requirements for development team
Work on converting monolithic architecture into microservices
Guide development team on day-to-day tasks
Work on key systems like the payment gateway, subscription services, third party vendor integrations
Keep up-to-date with latest technical trends, propose and conduct R&D projects
Act as a technical evangelist to spread knowledge
Encourage adoption of new tools/practices within the development teams
Design performant, highly scalable and reliable solutions based on the stakeholders' requirements and industry best practices
Establish, recommend or modify current policies and standards where applicable
Resolve architectural and design problems, and address other concerns as necessary
Be an active contributor of technical best practices, code and development standards and ensure their adherence within team
Implement Software development best practices where needed such as technical test plans and test cases
Technologies used: AWS, NoSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, PHP, Python, Lumen, Flask, amCharts, SOAP API, REST API, Asana, PhpStorm

Solutions Architect

RE/MAX INTEGRA

Manage internal development team
Work with business groups to translate roadmap into organized Jira stories for the development team
Assist in guiding the transition of monolithic architecture to microservices
Guide development team on day-to-day tasks
Administer entire cloud architecture (AWS, Salesforce, LiquidWeb, Cloudflare, and various SaaS)
Recommend strategies to improve performance and capacity of various technical tools
Maintain accurate and complete technical architectural documentation
Technologies used: AWS, Jira, NoSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Snowflake, D3.js, PHP, C#, amCharts, SOAP API, REST API, .NET, AngularJS, React, PhpStorm

January 2019 - February 2021

August 2016 - December 2018

BI Architect

RE/MAX INTEGRA

Work with business and technical groups to develop and maintain data warehouse platform for BI needs
Develop scalable and maintainable BI applications to meet business objectives
Support BI tools upgrades in development, testing, and documentation
Recommend strategies to improve performance and capacity of BI tools
Provide BI administration and technical support during weekends, after-hours, and holidays when needed
Maintain accurate and complete technical architectural documentation
Lead a developer to work on all internal web applications, including data warehousing
Be the Solution Architect to an online SSO platform that integrates with over 50 different applications, and serves more than 17,000 users
Technologies used: AWS, PHP, MySQL, MS SQL Server, amCharts, SOAP API, REST API, jQuery, Bootstrap, Shell Scripting, PhpStorm, JIRA

Co-founder, President

GoEliteDesign

Design, develop, maintain websites for independent business owners
Bring our customer's face to the public by designing their banners and logos
Build strong customer relationships by providing fastest results in competitive rates
Technologies used: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, PHP, Objective-C, PhpStorm, Xcode, WordPress

January 2011 - December 2017

May 2013 - July 2016

Web Application Developer

RE/MAX INTEGRA

Developed internal applications for improving sales, reporting, and marketing initiatives along with interfacing with various real estate solutions used in US, Canada, and Europe
Build and maintain ad hoc reports for sales, marketing and administration
Launched and administered Amazon Web Services like EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, Redshift, API Gateway, and WorkSpaces
Established new data warehouse in Amazon Redshift, and Amazon Aurora
Built and implemented interfaces between series of web applications such as Cvent, ExactTarget, Salesforce, MailChimp, Zendesk, CartoDB, as well as many proprietary RE/MAX solutions
Used Selenium with PHP to automate logging-in, retrieving required data, and inserting it into an SQL database, which is used for generating automated reports
Written sequel queries for generating reports from multiple tables with more than 65 million records
Built and maintained solutions such as mobile sites for accessing content efficiently
Subject matter expert in RE/MAX proprietary real estate software solutions, supported the team, end-users and executive staff with queries, data analysis, and web utilities needed for IT projects or business presentations
Provided technical support to staff and help support internal servers
Reviewed technology practices and recommend opportunities for improvement
Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, MS SQL Server, AWS, SOAP API, REST API, Selenium, jQuery, Bootstrap, Shell Scripting, Tableau, PhpStorm, Dreamweaver

Java Developer

Citi

Developed multiple validation programs using Java and Selenium WebDriver to create a formal process for validating website functionality as new features were added to the website interface
Developed and maintained automated testing scripts and test cases for unit and regression testing
Technologies used: Selenium, Java, Eclipse, Shell Scripting

September 2012 - December 2012

January 2012 - April 2012

Java Developer

CIBC

Interfaced with system designers to code, test and maintain back-end applications
Provided Java programming support to a group of senior developers working on the development of various applications
Assessed quality of existing documentation, and determined opportunities for improvement
Assisted in managing CIBC's telecommunications network
Technologies used: Java, Shell Scripting, Eclipse

Developer/Computer Technician/Web Designer/Web Developer

Eurocan Precision Machining LTD.

Helped develop Mac OS X utility applications
Removed viruses, installed software, re-installed Windows
Upgraded old hardware, and installed new hardware
Designed, developed and maintained Company’s Internet and Intranet websites
Met and corresponded with clients to determine client needs for company sites.
Created and Designed test web sites for sales as well as demonstration purposes.
Comprehensive technical knowledge of HTML programming and JavaScript coding.
Designed and maintained company’s team website using MS SharePoint
Generated monthly reports for maximum number of visitors on company’s site using Webtrends and Omniture
Technologies used: Objective-C, PHP, Xcode, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, SharePoint, Notepad++

July 2006 - April 2012

May 2011 - August 2011

Developer

Defence Research and Development Canada

Developed an online form for Work Package Approval Process (WPAP) that is used for project planning by Project Initiator, Work Leaders, and Section Heads including the Director General
Worked with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases to interact with WPAP and valid user information
Performed business requirement reviews, and coordinated with end users on UAT
Provided open training sessions on how to use the WPAP Form
Created easy-to-use template for record keeping of external projects
Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Notepad++

Computer Technician

University of Waterloo

Provided technical support to all Library Staff and patrons
Maintained 350+ staff and public computers
Fixed any software and/or hardware problems
Upgraded old hardware, and installed new hardware

May 2009 - December 2010

April 2007 - August 2008

Cashier

Photo Plus

Prepared passport type photos for customers
Developed digital and film pictures
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on products and services
Process merchandise purchase, returns, and exchanges

EDUCATION / AWARDS

Making the Transition to Supervising and Managing Others

Canadian Management Centre

June 2017

Learn how to plan, organize, coach, motivate, delegate and communicate effectively

Real Estate Tech Hackathon

Zillow

November 2015

Winner of Public's choice Hackathon award

Computer Science

University of Waterloo

2008 - 2013

Bachelor of Computer Science

Honours Computer Science — Co–operative Program

High School

Bramalea Secondary School

2004 - 2008

President of Computer Club, elected by fellow members

Head Prefect, elected by fellow members

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