# Tej Shiwakoti

> Technical Consultant at Forsta

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tejshiwakoti

Highly motivated technology professional launching career in Full Stack Development with passion for JavaScript and Ruby On Rails. Possesses comprehensive, practical knowledge of latest web technologies, along with expertise in multiple software application, hardware and Networking devices. Diverse background includes System/Network Administrator, Test Engineer and Software Developer.

## Work Experience
### Sr. Software Engineer @ PG Forsta
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
*Designed, developed, and maintained scalable applications using inhouse codebase frameworks and best coding practices.
*Optimized application performance, reducing load time and improving system efficiency.
*Contributed to system architecture planning and database schema design for service efficiency.
*Debugged and resolved production issues in high-pressure environments within specified timeframe. 
*Worked closely with product managers, UI/UX designers, and cross-functional teams.
*Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and sprint planning.
*Evaluated existing systems and recommended performance improvements.
*Delivered technical training sessions and workshops for client teams.
*Analyzed client business requirements and translated them into technical solutions.
*Acted as the primary technical liaison between clients and development teams.

### Sr. Technical Consultant @ Forsta
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
●	Analyze customer needs: Understand the client's business and needs, and develop technical solutions to meet them 
●	Research and evaluate solutions: Research and evaluate software options to meet the client's needs 
Design, implement, and maintain systems: Design, implement, and maintain computer systems and networks 
●	Troubleshoot issues: Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues 
●	Provided support: Provided support to users and maintain technical documentation 
Stay current: Stay up to date with the latest technology trends 
●	Collaborate with others: Collaborate with other teams to ensure the company's technological goals align with its business objectives 
●	Communicate effectively: Communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders 
●	Understand the client's work: Understand the work that the client and their teams do

### Technical Consultant @ Confirmit
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
●	 Applied consulting methods to design and implement IT solutions working with client, project manager and Developers for clients’ requirement solution.
●	 Worked with developer to ensure that company have right solution to meet client requirements, testing the solution and verifying the solution as mentioned in SOW.
●	 Added additional feature, customized user friendly interface using JavaScript and integration with other different API as per the solution need. 
●	Build custom analytical reports based on imported/collected data and customer need.
●	Worked with multi phase’s project with multiple Hierarchy files and HRIS files. 
●	 Participated in designing architecture solution to come up with better and most accurate solution/approach to the application with suggested survey/report templates and framework/technologies to be used.

### Full Stack Engineer @ Freelancer.com
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Full Stack Developer working with projects  using PHP, Javascript and Ruby on Rails.

### System Administrator / Network Admin @ Bravo Sports
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
Network/System Admin
•	Maintained network and plan for the extension and future network plan.
•	Created and managed VPN for remote user.
•	Manage and maintain Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and other Roles in the Active Directory Server. 
•	System backup, Server back up both in SAN and Hard drive backup.
•	Kept track of inventory of Servers, Computers, Laptops and other electronic devices. 
•	Server management, file-sharing management, Active directory management, prints server management. 
•	Managed switches, routers, phone systems, printers, copiers and other network devices.

### Test Engineer (Intern) @ Cisco Systems
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Irvine, CA
•	Test new features and firmwares for Cisco Small Business Switches and verify them. 
•	Upgrade, Downgrade and configure switches as per need. 
•	Maintain switches, routers, servers and other networking devices. 
•	Bug reproducing, bug tracking, bug reporting and help supervisor in different test plans, projects and test different topologies.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
UC Irvine

### Full Stack Engineer
Coding Dojo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tejshiwakoti
- Website: http://www.linkedin.com/tshiwakoti

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Last updated: 2026-04-01