{"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":"2026-09-20T16:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T20:58:41","slug":"sample-page-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/nsing008\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Singh ODU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;color: #222;line-height: 1.6;max-width: 900px;margin: 0 auto;padding: 10px\">\n  \n  <!-- HEADER \/ BIO SUMMARY -->\n  <div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;gap: 20px;align-items: center;padding-bottom: 25px;border-bottom: 2px solid #003057;margin-bottom: 30px\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/student.wp.odu.edu\/nsing008\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29751\/2015\/02\/cropped-cropped-cropped-screenshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"Neeraj Singh Profile Picture\" style=\"width: 150px;height: 150px;border-radius: 50%;object-fit: cover\">\n    <div style=\"flex: 1;min-width: 250px\">\n      <h1 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px 0;color: #003057;font-size: 1.8rem;line-height: 1.2\">Neeraj Singh<\/h1>\n      <div style=\"font-size: 1.05rem;color: #555;font-weight: 600;margin-bottom: 8px\">PhD Candidate \u2013 Engineering Management &amp; Systems Engineering<\/div>\n      <div style=\"font-size: 0.95rem;color: #666\">\n        Old Dominion University \u2022 Norfolk, VA<br>\n        <strong>Senior API Architect<\/strong>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- BIOGRAPHY -->\n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 35px\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #003057;font-size: 1.4rem;border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom: 8px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Biography<\/h2>\n    <p>Neeraj Singh is a Senior API Architect with over 20 years of experience in the design and implementation of high-availability, cloud-native ecosystems. He specializes in the intersection of legacy system modernization and modern microservices, specifically within high-regulation sectors such as healthcare and federal government services.<\/p>\n    <p>His recent work involves architecting &#8220;hybrid&#8221; API strategies utilizing <strong>AWS Cloud-Native<\/strong> services (Lambda, EventBridge) alongside enterprise integration platforms like <strong>MuleSoft<\/strong>. Neeraj 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.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- RESEARCH &amp; TECHNICAL FOCUS -->\n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 35px\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #003057;font-size: 1.4rem;border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom: 8px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Research &amp; Technical Focus<\/h2>\n    <div style=\"display: flex;flex-wrap: wrap;gap: 8px\">\n      <span style=\"background: #eef2f7;color: #003057;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.88rem;font-weight: 600\">Microservices &amp; Serverless Computing<\/span>\n      <span style=\"background: #eef2f7;color: #003057;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.88rem;font-weight: 600\">API Security &amp; Identity Management<\/span>\n      <span style=\"background: #eef2f7;color: #003057;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.88rem;font-weight: 600\">Data Interoperability (LIMRA LDEx)<\/span>\n      <span style=\"background: #eef2f7;color: #003057;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.88rem;font-weight: 600\">DevSecOps &amp; CI\/CD Automation<\/span>\n      <span style=\"background: #eef2f7;color: #003057;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.88rem;font-weight: 600\">Event-Driven Architectures<\/span>\n      <span style=\"background: #eef2f7;color: #003057;padding: 6px 14px;border-radius: 15px;font-size: 0.88rem;font-weight: 600\">Hybrid Cloud Connectivity<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- SELECTED EXPERIENCE -->\n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 35px\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #003057;font-size: 1.4rem;border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom: 8px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Selected Experience<\/h2>\n    \n    <div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;padding: 15px 20px;border-left: 4px solid #003057;border-radius: 4px;margin-bottom: 12px\">\n      <h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px 0;font-size: 1.1rem;color: #111\">Technical Lead | ComPsych Inc<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin: 0\">Orchestrating enterprise integrations and modernizing Java\/Spring Boot APIs into Mule 4.x flows to support global financial partners.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;padding: 15px 20px;border-left: 4px solid #003057;border-radius: 4px;margin-bottom: 12px\">\n      <h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px 0;font-size: 1.1rem;color: #111\">Senior Consultant | Blue Cross Blue Shield (FEPOC)<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin: 0\">Engineered a cloud-native proof-of-concept migrating on-premises JMS applications to AWS, ensuring 99.9% availability for critical member data.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"background: #f8f9fa;padding: 15px 20px;border-left: 4px solid #003057;border-radius: 4px;margin-bottom: 12px\">\n      <h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px 0;font-size: 1.1rem;color: #111\">Lead Developer | U.S. Department of Labor<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin: 0\">Managed full API lifecycle for federal employment services, maintaining high-security standards with zero major incidents over 12 months.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- CERTIFICATIONS -->\n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 35px\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #003057;font-size: 1.4rem;border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom: 8px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Certifications &amp; Affiliations<\/h2>\n    <ul style=\"margin-top: 0;padding-left: 20px\">\n      <li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px\"><strong>Certified MuleSoft Developer<\/strong> (Mule 4)<\/li>\n      <li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px\"><strong>AWS Certified Developer<\/strong> \u2013 Associate<\/li>\n      <li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px\"><strong>Certified Scrum Master<\/strong> (CSM)<\/li>\n      <li style=\"margin-bottom: 6px\"><strong>Certified Product Owner<\/strong> (CPO)<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- LEADERSHIP &amp; MENTORSHIP -->\n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 35px\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #003057;font-size: 1.4rem;border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom: 8px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Leadership &amp; Mentorship<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\"><strong>Mentorship:<\/strong> Led and mentored teams of 30+ engineers, establishing best practices for code reviews, contract-first design, and API documentation.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Workshops:<\/strong> Conducts internal technical seminars on <em>Hybrid Cloud Connectivity<\/em> and <em>API-First Design Patterns<\/em>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- CONNECT -->\n  <div style=\"margin-bottom: 35px\">\n    <h2 style=\"color: #003057;font-size: 1.4rem;border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;padding-bottom: 8px;margin-bottom: 15px\">Connect<\/h2>\n    <p style=\"font-weight: 600;margin: 0\">\n      \ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kneeraaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0056b3;text-decoration: none\">LinkedIn Profile<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neeraj Singh PhD Candidate \u2013 Engineering Management &amp; 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