Customer Quoting Tool

I served as the Architect and Engineering Lead for the Customer Quoting Tool, a critical application developed for Nissan Financial Services of Australia (NFSA). This tool empowered dealers to perform instant loan pre-approval checks with Equifax, enabling them to provide more accurate and timely loan quotations to customers. By integrating regional financial offers and real-time credit score information, the tool significantly enhanced the customer experience and streamlined the loan application process.

The Customer Quoting Tool was designed with a focus on usability, performance, and integration with external systems. Key architectural and functional aspects included:

1. Technology Stack: The application was built using Vaadin as the front-end framework and PostgreSQL as the database. This combination provided a robust and scalable platform for handling user interactions and data storage.
2. User Interface (UI): The Vaadin-based UI provided a user-friendly interface for dealers to:
   1. Log in securely to the application.
   2. Perform financial simulations using region-specific financial offers.
   3. Input customer information for loan pre-approval checks.
   4. View and interpret credit score information from Equifax.
   5. Generate accurate and personalized loan quotations.
3. SOAP API Integration with Equifax: The tool integrated with Equifax via SOAP APIs to perform real-time credit checks. This integration enabled instant pre-approval decisions, significantly speeding up the loan application process.
4. Regional Offer Management: The application incorporated logic to manage and apply region-specific financial offers, ensuring accurate calculations and compliance with local regulations.
5. Business Logic Implementation: I personally developed several key modules and implemented core business logic within the application, ensuring accurate calculations and adherence to business rules.
6. Data Security: Security was a paramount concern. Appropriate measures were implemented to protect sensitive customer data and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

My Role was Architect and Engineering Lead. In this dual role, I had full ownership of the project from concept to deployment and beyond:

1. Architecture Design: Designed the overall architecture of the application, including the front-end UI, back-end logic, database schema, and integration with Equifax.
2. Technology Selection: Selected the appropriate technologies (Vaadin, PostgreSQL, SOAP APIs) based on project requirements, performance considerations, and integration needs.
3. Module Development and Business Logic Implementation: Personally developed key modules and implemented core business logic to drive the functionality of the tool.
4. API Integration: Led the integration effort with Equifax via SOAP APIs, ensuring seamless data exchange and accurate credit checks.
5. Project Oversight: Managed the entire project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
6. Team Leadership: Led a small team of 3 developers in the implementation of the project.

Vaadin

Intermediate

PostgreSQL

Intermediate

AWS

Intermediate

Apache Camel

Intermediate

Java

Intermediate

BitBucket

Intermediate

Bamboo

Intermediate

Selenium

Intermediate

Swagger

Intermediate