Sami Tilahun

6 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing robust solutions using SharePoint and Power Platform technologies

• 6 years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing robust solutions using SharePoint and Power Platform technologies.
• Extensive involvement in software development life cycle (SCDLC), including requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, testing, and production support.
• Extensive background in building tailored solutions and extensions utilizing SharePoint Framework (SPFx) along with standard out-of-the-box functionalities.
• Oversaw the migration of SharePoint from on-premises to online, replaced SharePoint Designer workflows with Power Automate, and transformed InfoPath forms into Power Apps. Managed lists, views, and libraries within SharePoint to optimize data organization and accessibility.
• Automated a variety of critical processes using Power Automate, including streamlining employee onboarding workflows, automating approval requests for budget allocations, and setting up alerts for inventory tracking and replenishment.
• Created both canvas and model-driven Power Apps for streamlined expense reporting, mobile data collection, and automated project approvals, enhancing efficiency and user experience.
• Embedded Power BI dashboards into SharePoint to enhance data visualization and support decision-making.
• Utilized PowerShell for automating tasks like site classification, retention policies, and user management. Strengthened data security by implementing encryption, authentication protocols, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• Led small-scale projects involving Power Virtual Agents and Power Pages, while integrating APIs across the Microsoft suite.
• Leveraged agile methodologies, including Scrum, and managed projects using Jira. Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, .NET, and C# to extend SharePoint's capabilities.
• Worked with multiple data sources such as SQL, Dataverse, CSV, Excel, and SharePoint lists.
• Excellent client management skills, able to work with non-technical clients.
• Involved in the preparation of Software documentation, including but not limited to Project Plan, Software Requirements specification (SRS), Technical Design Document, user manual and knowledgebase.

Master of Science, Software Engineering