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Shikha Patel

Houston,TX

Summary

8x certified Salesforce Technical Consultant with over 13 years of experience in Salesforce Implementation in retail, financial services, oil & energy, technical services and insurance industry. Recognized consistently for performance excellence in Salesforce development. Strength lies in partnering with business stakeholders to design and manage systems that enhance results through automation, consistently delivering timely, cost-effective solutions with tangible outcomes.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Salesforce Solution Architect

Ernst & Young
04.2022 - Current
  • Worked with customers, functional and technical team to develop integrated solutions and lead detailed architectural dialogues to facilitate delivery of comprehensive solution on Salesforce Platform.
  • Worked on Data Migration and Implementation of Conga CLM
  • Delivered front-end and back-end architecture and functionality by translating development requirements.
  • Assisted in pre-sales support by rapidly prototyping new data processing capabilities to confirm integration feasibility into existing system
  • Extensively worked on Flows.
  • Participated on CPQ training.
  • Investigated use of chatGPT integration with Salesforce. Used chatGPT to assist in development.

IT Applications Analyst/ DEV Lead

Halliburton
04.2020 - 04.2022
  • Led end-to-end implementation of project focusing on Org Migration of existing org, License Migration of portal licensed users and Lightning Migration.
  • Designed and Developed Data Migration Plan for org-to-org migration using Azure Data Factory.
  • Managed, monitored and maintained salesforce environments, releases, overall org health, backup and recovery plans, best practices and versioning processes.
  • Planned and led migration of Workflows to Flows
  • Managed entire development team of more than 10 developers including off-shore developers.
  • Planned and executed minor projects like migration of SSO from Oracle to Azure, Upgrading Domains, Implemented JWT Authorization in all existing Integration, etc.
  • Built and managed relationship with Business Stakeholders
  • Increased adoption by with inclusion of new features in new releases and thus improving business value.
  • Worked on Service Cloud, Community Cloud and Knowledge Articles.
  • Designed and Implemented Trigger framework to improve performance.
  • Managed releases and Worked on AppExchange Apps - SKUID and SDOC etc.
  • Worked with Release Management team to implement Devops process to manage releases in Salesforce for multiple teams.

Sr. Salesforce Developer

Global Datamart Inc.
10.2013 - 04.2020
  • Experience with complex implementations on Force.com platform
  • Led entire Data Migration project from Siebel to Salesforce. Planned, Designed technical solutions and executed activities for Data Migration. Developed data mapping files, CLI batch scripts and batch Apex Classes for entire migration.
  • Managed offshore development team by providing support/ clarification and obtain status on daily basis
  • Hands on experience in Lightning Component, Apex Code, Visual Force, etc.
  • Experience in CI/ CD using Jenkins and Github.
  • Developed custom multi-step Approval Process for Customer Portal
  • Investigated new salesforce new features to design, select, implement and use administrative information systems effectively.
  • Tested troubleshooting methods, devised innovative solutions, and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use.
  • Involved in data testing and data cleaning activities.
  • Created and worked on customization of reports and dashboards. Also, created multiple apex based reporting.
  • Experience working with large data volumes.

Salesforce Business Analyst

R P Tax & Accounting Services
01.2010 - 09.2013
  • Wrote and maintained technical and functional specifications to document requirements.
  • Involved in analysis, design, development and implementation of Force.com applications. Also, handled production support and enhancement tickets.
  • Apex Code and visual force development for various functionality. Also, extensively worked on Javascript and Jquery UI components like Autocomplete, Data Picker etc along with Visual force to improve User Experience. Worked extensively on Apex test Classes.
  • Developed custom solution based on requirement using OOB functionality.

Business Department Head

Wigan And Leigh College
07.2006 - 07.2007

Taught under graduates in the area of Finance. Performed task related to student admission, transfer and graduation.

Relationship Manager

Gunjan Securities Pvt. Ltd
02.2006 - 06.2006

Managed financial accounts for new and existing clients. Provided trade support and settlement on all financial trades.

Dealer

Gunjan Securities Pvt. Ltd
04.2003 - 05.2004

Dealt and interfaced with client regarding execution of trades and placing orders. Worked on BSE and NSE terminals.

Education

Master of Science - Analytical Finance

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
09.2009

MBA - Finance

ICFAI Business School
Indore, India
05.2006

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Devi Ahilya University
Indore, India
05.2003

Skills

  • Org Migration, Classic to Lightning Migration, License Migration and Data Migration
  • Application Analysis
  • Complex problem-solving
  • Application development using Apex, Visual Force, Flows, Lightning Component, Trigger, Workflows,etc
  • Configuration management
  • Salesforce Security
  • Data audits
  • Conga CLM
  • Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Community Cloud
  • Apex test classes
  • Platform Governance

Certification

  • Salesforce Certified Application Architect
  • Salesforce Certified Data Architecture and Management Designer
  • Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer
  • Salesforce Certified Experience Cloud Consultant
  • Salesforce Certified Advance Administrator
  • Salesforce Certified Platform Developer
  • Salesforce Certified Administrator
  • Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder


Timeline

Salesforce Solution Architect

Ernst & Young
04.2022 - Current

IT Applications Analyst/ DEV Lead

Halliburton
04.2020 - 04.2022

Sr. Salesforce Developer

Global Datamart Inc.
10.2013 - 04.2020

Salesforce Business Analyst

R P Tax & Accounting Services
01.2010 - 09.2013

Business Department Head

Wigan And Leigh College
07.2006 - 07.2007

Relationship Manager

Gunjan Securities Pvt. Ltd
02.2006 - 06.2006

Dealer

Gunjan Securities Pvt. Ltd
04.2003 - 05.2004

Master of Science - Analytical Finance

Lehigh University

MBA - Finance

ICFAI Business School

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Devi Ahilya University
Shikha Patel