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I am Ahmad Raza Tola, a senior software engineer with over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise and commercial applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. I specialize in full software development life cycle, cloud-based solutions, distributed systems, and data-driven applications. I have a track record of modernizing legacy systems, automating manual processes, and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions in production-critical environments. I thrive in fast-paced teams and collaborate across product, design, and operations to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. I am proficient with Azure and AWS, SQL Server, data integration, and DevOps practices, and I enjoy leveraging new tools to improve quality and delivery speed.…I am Ahmad Raza Tola, a senior software engineer with over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise and commercial applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. I specialize in full software development life cycle, cloud-based solutions, distributed systems, and data-driven applications. I have a track record of modernizing legacy systems, automating manual processes, and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions in production-critical environments. I thrive in fast-paced teams and collaborate across product, design, and operations to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. I am proficient with Azure and AWS, SQL Server, data integration, and DevOps practices, and I enjoy leveraging new tools to improve quality and delivery speed.

Ahmad Raza Tola

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I am Ahmad Raza Tola, a senior software engineer with over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise and commercial applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. I specialize in full software development life cycle, cloud-based solutions, distributed systems, and data-driven applications. I have a track record of modernizing legacy systems, automating manual processes, and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions in production-critical environments. I thrive in fast-paced teams and collaborate across product, design, and operations to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. I am proficient with Azure and AWS, SQL Server, data integration, and DevOps practices, and I enjoy leveraging new tools to improve quality and delivery speed.…I am Ahmad Raza Tola, a senior software engineer with over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise and commercial applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. I specialize in full software development life cycle, cloud-based solutions, distributed systems, and data-driven applications. I have a track record of modernizing legacy systems, automating manual processes, and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions in production-critical environments. I thrive in fast-paced teams and collaborate across product, design, and operations to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. I am proficient with Azure and AWS, SQL Server, data integration, and DevOps practices, and I enjoy leveraging new tools to improve quality and delivery speed.

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I am Ahmad Raza Tola, a senior software engineer with over 12 years of experience delivering enterprise and commercial applications using Microsoft .NET technologies. I specialize in full software development life cycle, cloud-based solutions, distributed systems, and data-driven applications. I have a track record of modernizing legacy systems, automating manual processes, and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions in production-critical environments.

I thrive in fast-paced teams and collaborate across product, design, and operations to translate complex requirements into robust architectures. I am proficient with Azure and AWS, SQL Server, data integration, and DevOps practices, and I enjoy leveraging new tools to improve quality and delivery speed.

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Senior Software Developer at Portland General Electric (PGE)

January 1, 2023 - Present

Designed and developed data visualization applications using .NET Core 8 for energy trading and forecasting; automated multiple trading workflows reducing processing time and costs; managed deployment and upgrades of third-party tools; built console apps and scheduled jobs delivering outputs via SFTP; created rule-based email generation; implemented AngularJS UI components; authored optimized stored procedures and dynamic SQL for reporting; produced SSRS and Power BI reports; built and maintained SSIS packages; integrated Azure Key Vault; processed data with Azure Synapse and Data Lake; implemented Azure Service Bus for reliable asynchronous communication; improved system reliability via event-driven architecture; consumed third-party REST APIs; managed CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, CloudBees, NexusPoint, and GitLab; deployed on AWS EC2 with S3; modernized a WPF scraping app; leveraged GitHub Copilot for backend development.

Senior Software Developer at NCR

September 1, 2018 - December 1, 2022

Developed RESTful APIs and enterprise applications using ASP.NET Web API and SQL Server; designed business logic layers with C#; built and integrated WCF SOAP services; tuned database performance; created SSRS reports and SSIS packages; collaborated across teams for system integration and deployments; deployments in Dev/QA with CI tools; optimized T-SQL queries and indexing; integrated Azure SQL with web applications using secure connection strings and managed identities.

Software Developer at WageWorks

May 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018

Developed Windows Services to process business rules and persist results; implemented RESTful service layers using ASP.NET Web API; generated and processed XML files; provided QA and production support; designed and deployed scalable applications on Microsoft Azure; optimized cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency and performance using Azure monitoring tools.

Software Developer at BenefitMall

March 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017

Implemented modular MVC and Web API solutions with Angular 2 front-end; designed tax calculation services (Federal, State, Local) using C#; developed logging framework using log4net; implemented asynchronous programming patterns; worked in an Agile environment with 3-week sprints; performed knowledge transfer to offshore teams.

Software Developer at City of McKinney

September 1, 2015 - March 1, 2016

Built Windows Services to integrate FTP data with AS400 systems; implemented REST APIs for bi-directional data exchange.

Application Developer at UnitedHealth Group

December 1, 2013 - August 1, 2015

Enhanced enterprise applications using ASP.NET, Angular 1.3, and Silverlight; implemented DDD with Fluent NHibernate; developed SSIS packages, SSRS reports, and data-driven subscriptions.

.NET Developer / Software Engineer at Adesa (IN), GVS (Pakistan)

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013

Developed WCF services, SSIS packages, and ADO.NET-based data layers; maintained and enhanced VB.NET and Silverlight applications.

Senior Software Developer at PGE – Portland, OR (Remote)

January 1, 2023 - Present

Designed and developed data visualization web applications using .NET Core 8 to support energy trading and forecasting decisions. Automated multiple manual trading workflows, significantly reducing processing time and operational costs. Led deployment and upgrade of third-party tools across production servers. Developed console applications and scheduled jobs to process data, generate files, and deliver outputs via SFTP. Built rule-based email generation systems using .NET Core console applications. Implemented AngularJS-based UI components with search and dynamic data binding. Designed and optimized stored procedures and dynamic SQL for reporting and dropdown data sources. Created SSRS and Power BI reports and built SSIS packages for vendor data integrations. Integrated Azure Key Vault for secure configuration management. Loaded and transformed data using Azure Synapse and Data Lake. Implemented Azure Service Bus messaging solutions to enable reliable asynchronous communication betwee

Senior Software Developer at NCR – Frisco, TX

September 1, 2018 - December 1, 2022

Developed RESTful APIs and enterprise applications using ASP.NET Web API and SQL Server. Designed business logic layers using C# with strong OOP principles. Built and integrated WCF SOAP services for inter-system communication. Tuned database performance using SQL Server Database Engine Tuning Advisor. Created SSRS reports and SSIS packages for data archival and reporting. Collaborated with cross-functional teams for system integration and deployments. Performed deployments across Dev and QA environments using scripts and CI tools. Developed optimized T-SQL queries, stored procedures, and indexing strategies to improve application responsiveness. Integrated Azure SQL with web applications using secure connection strings and managed identities.

Software Developer at WageWorks – Irving, TX

May 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018

Developed Windows Services to process business rules and persist results to databases. Implemented RESTful service layers using ASP.NET Web API. Generated and processed XML files and deployed services across environments. Provided QA and production support, including issue resolution and environment setup. Designed and deployed scalable applications on Microsoft Azure, leveraging cloud-native services to improve performance and availability. Optimized cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency and performance using Azure monitoring tools.

Software Developer at BenefitMall – Dallas, TX

March 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017

Implemented modular MVC and Web API solutions with Angular 2 front-end. Designed tax calculation services (Federal, State, Local) using C#. Developed logging framework using log4net and implemented asynchronous programming patterns. Worked in an Agile environment with 3-week sprints; performed knowledge transfer to offshore teams.

Software Developer at City of McKinney – McKinney, TX

September 1, 2015 - March 1, 2016

Built Windows Services to integrate FTP data with AS400 systems. Implemented REST APIs for bi-directional data exchange.

Application Developer at UnitedHealth Group – Plano, TX

December 1, 2013 - August 1, 2015

Enhanced enterprise applications using ASP.NET, Angular 1.3, and Silverlight. Implemented DDD with Fluent NHibernate. Developed SSIS packages, SSRS reports, and data-driven subscriptions.