# Raju Prasai Project Manager and Senior .NET Engineer from Birtamode, Jhapa, Nepal. Portfolio: https://rajuprasai.com.np/ --- ## About Raju Prasai is a Project Manager and Senior .NET Engineer with 10+ years of experience. He currently leads a 25-person engineering and delivery organization for a Singapore-based product company (SEA.SG) while staying hands-on with architecture, performance, and open-source development. He has delivered production systems across cooperative banking (450+ institutions, 100,000+ users), global e-commerce, and HRMS. - **From:** Jhapa, Nepal - **Lives in:** Jhapa, Nepal - **Age:** 30 - **GitHub:** https://github.com/RajuPrasai - **Twitter/X:** https://x.com/CrossLegCoder - **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrosslegcoder/ - **Telegram:** https://t.me/TheCrossLegCoder - **Email:** contact@rajuprasai.com.np --- ## Experience ### Project Manager - SEA.SG (2025 - Present) - Leads end-to-end delivery of Win-Source and related platforms across a 25+ person engineering and delivery organization - Direct customer and technical stakeholder communication on scope, trade-offs, and rollout timing - Standardized sprint cadence and progress reporting without adding overhead - Steps into hands-on engineering for production triage and performance work when needed ### Senior .NET Developer - SEA.SG (2023 - 2025) - Reduced latency on WinSource.net's busiest endpoints by ~65% through architectural refactors and SQL query tuning - Built an OpenAI bridge service between the CRM and OpenAI Assistants API using AES-encrypted key delivery and signed request headers - Implemented IdentityServer-based OAuth identity, background workers, and supplier data ingestion pipelines (Snapeda, Avnet) - Custom nopCommerce 4.x plugins for payment gateways, shipping providers, and ERP/CRM integration ### Project Manager & Cloud Administrator - Pratham IT System Pvt. Ltd. (2020 - 2023) - Delivered the FinAstra CBS and Digital Collection Platform to 450+ cooperative institutions serving an estimated 100,000+ users across Nepal - Sustained ~99.9% uptime through Azure migration with VMware topology, SQL log shipping, and disaster recovery drills - Led a 25+ person delivery and engineering team through planning, releases, customer onboarding, and production escalations - Introduced PowerShell-based deployment automation and standardized release engineering adopted across the team ### Senior Developer & DBA - Pratham IT System Pvt. Ltd. (2018 - 2020) - Refactored a critical interest computation stored procedure from row-by-row iteration to set-based SQL, cutting batch runtime by ~70% and enabling near real-time financial reporting - Designed and built REST APIs for mobile banking: OTP, transactions, and account management flows - Engineered high-performance, normalized SQL Server schemas for HRMS and mobile banking workloads - Led cross-database migrations from legacy systems into the modern stack with no reported data loss ### Junior Developer & Testing Manager - Pratham IT System Pvt. Ltd. (2016 - 2018) Delivered features used by 100+ enterprise users. Built and automated QA workflows adopted by the wider team. Bridged QA and engineering to speed up defect triage. ### Support Manager & Software Tester - Pratham IT System Pvt. Ltd. (2014 - 2016) Tier 1 and Tier 2 support for banking and cooperative sector clients. Early exposure to SQL profiling, error triage, and system observability. ### Technical Support Engineer - Websurfer Broadband ISP (2011 - 2013) --- ## Awards & Certifications - Stripe Certified Professional Developer (2023): https://stripecertifications.credential.net/aa226bfd-f579-4d9e-923a-9a1bdf3c6b0e - Stripe Certified Associate Developer (2023): https://stripecertifications.credential.net/8483650a-f731-429b-b083-f24a65d5d8bb - Outstanding Team Leader Award - Pratham IT (2023) - Outstanding Performance Award - Pratham IT (2023) - SQL (Intermediate) Certificate - HackerRank (2021): https://www.hackerrank.com/certificates/cd88fe4d1df2 - SQL (Basic) Certificate - HackerRank (2021): https://www.hackerrank.com/certificates/1e69b9d6eed8 - Excellent Performance Award - Pratham IT (2020) - Quick & Excellent Performance Award - Pratham IT (2016) - Web Design, .NET & Java Certificate - Business & Information Technology School (2015) --- ## Education - BSC IT - Sikkim Manipal University, India (2017) - Computer Science (+2) - Purbanchal Higher Secondary School, Nepal (2014) - Primary Education (SLC) - Tower Temple School, Nepal (2012) --- ## Author & Maintainer ### NepDate (Library) Zero-dependency .NET library for Bikram Sambat date conversion. 28,000+ NuGet downloads. 4.55 ns/op, zero allocations. - GitHub: https://github.com/RajuPrasai/NepDate - NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NepDate/ - Docs: https://nepdate.rajuprasai.com.np/ ### NepDate Widget (WPF Desktop App) WPF desktop widget for Windows - Nepali calendar, date converter, and productivity tools. - GitHub: https://github.com/RajuPrasai/NepDateWidget - Website: https://nepdatewidget.rajuprasai.com.np/ ### Rs Service (Web App) Service center management platform. - GitHub: https://github.com/RajuPrasai/RsService ### GymHub (Web App) Gym management and administration platform. Handles member management, attendance tracking, and admin workflows for gym businesses. Private project. ### MaiArab Water (Website) - site currently down Corporate website for a water company. Covers products, services, and company information. - Website: https://maiarabwater.com --- ## Contact - **Telegram:** https://t.me/TheCrossLegCoder - **Email:** contact@rajuprasai.com.np - **Location:** Birtamode-2, Jhapa, Nepal