{"id":10,"date":"2014-01-02T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T13:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umass.edu\/neerajsingh\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:33:32","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/nsing008\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Singh&#8217;s ODU Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>Neeraj Singh, BE, MSEM, MCPM, MSE, MBA<br \/>Student, PhD &#8211; Engineering Management and Systems Engineering<br \/>Old Dominion University<br \/>Norfolk, VA<\/p>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Biography<\/strong><\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Mat90e\" style=\"text-align: left\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"S1B6vc_1a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">Neeraj Singh <span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">is a Senior API Architect with over 20 years of experience in the design and implementation<\/span><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"> of high-availability, cloud-native ecosystems<\/span>. He specializes in the intersection of legacy system modernization and modern microservices, specifically within high-regulation sectors such as healthcare and federal government services.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"S1B6vc_1a\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">His recent work involves architecting &#8220;hybrid&#8221; API strategies that utilize\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">AWS Cloud-Native<\/strong>\u00a0services (Lambda, EventBridge) alongside enterprise integration platforms like\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">MuleSoft<\/strong><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"Mat90e\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-wiz-uids=\"S1B6vc_1g\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\">Neeraj <span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">has successfully led digital transformations for organizations including the U.S. Department of Labor and Blue Cross Blue Shield, focusing on scalable data exchange and sub-second performance optimization<\/span>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr class=\"j3tEEe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" \/>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Research &amp; Areas of Focus<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Microservices &amp; Serverless Computing<\/strong>: Developing fault-tolerant, event-driven architectures using AWS Step Functions and Lambda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICxAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">API Security &amp; Identity Management<\/strong>: Implementing robust OAuth2, OIDC, and JWT frameworks for enterprise data protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICxAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Data Interoperability<\/strong>: Bridging heterogeneous systems through API-led connectivity and standardized data formats (e.g., LIMRA LDEx).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEICxAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">DevSecOps &amp; Automation<\/strong>: Engineering high-velocity CI\/CD pipelines to improve deployment reliability and system uptime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr class=\"j3tEEe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" \/>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Selected Professional Experience<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDRAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Technical Lead | ComPsych Inc<\/strong>: Orchestrating enterprise integrations and modernizing Java\/Spring Boot APIs into Mule 4.x flows to support global financial partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDRAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Senior Consultant | Blue Cross Blue Shield (FEPOC)<\/strong>: Engineered a cloud-native proof-of-concept migrating on-premises JMS applications to AWS, ensuring 99.9% availability for critical member data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDRAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Lead Developer | U.S. Department of Labor<\/strong>: Managed the full API lifecycle for federal employment services, maintaining high-security standards with zero major incidents over a 12-month period.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr class=\"j3tEEe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" \/>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Certifications &amp; Professional Affiliations<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Certified MuleSoft Developer<\/strong>\u00a0(Mule 4)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDxAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">AWS Certified Developer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Associate<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDxAC\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Certified Scrum Master<\/strong>\u00a0(CSM)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIDxAD\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr class=\"j3tEEe\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|[]\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" \/>\n<div class=\"Fsg96\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Courses &amp; Mentorship<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIERAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Mentorship<\/strong>: Led and mentored teams of up to 30+ engineers, establishing best practices for code reviews, contract-first design, and API documentation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"Z1qcYe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIERAB\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"><span class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\"><strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Workshops<\/strong>: Conducts internal technical seminars on\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">Hybrid Cloud Connectivity<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\">API-First Design Patterns<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neeraj Singh, BE, MSEM, MCPM, MSE, MBAStudent, PhD &#8211; 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