# Raju Prasai - Complete Profile Version: 2026-06-02 | Site: https://rajuprasai.com.np/ | Email: contact@rajuprasai.com.np --- ## Identity Full name: Raju Prasai Alias: RajuPrasai Age: 30 Gender: Male Location: Birtamode-2, Jhapa, Nepal Role: Project Manager & Senior .NET Engineer Tagline: Engineer who grew into leadership without leaving the code behind. ## Contact - Telegram: https://t.me/TheCrossLegCoder - Email: contact@rajuprasai.com.np - GitHub (canonical): https://github.com/RajuPrasai - Twitter/X: https://x.com/CrossLegCoder - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thecrosslegcoder/ --- ## Experience ### Project Manager - SEA.SG (2025 - Present) - Leads end-to-end delivery of Win-Source (https://win-source.net/) 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 so leadership always has a current delivery view without adding overhead - Steps into hands-on engineering for production triage and performance work when the situation requires it ### 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, keeping vendor coupling out of the core application - 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 with attention to upgrade safety across versions ### 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 used daily by cooperative members - 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) Provided technical support to customers. Foundation of career in the tech industry. --- ## Skills Programming: C# (advanced), SQL (advanced), PowerShell (advanced), HTML + CSS (advanced) Frameworks/Platforms: .NET, ASP.NET Core, nopCommerce, WPF Databases: SQL Server (DBA-level), relational database design, optimization, and migration Cloud: Azure, VMware, Docker, GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines Other: Stripe integration, IdentityServer/OAuth, OpenAI API, HRMS systems, e-commerce platforms --- ## 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) --- ## Awards & Certifications - Stripe Certified Professional Developer - SEA.SG (2023): https://stripecertifications.credential.net/aa226bfd-f579-4d9e-923a-9a1bdf3c6b0e - Stripe Certified Associate Developer - SEA.SG (2023): https://stripecertifications.credential.net/8483650a-f731-429b-b083-f24a65d5d8bb - Outstanding Team Leader Award - Pratham IT System (2023) - Outstanding Performance Award - Pratham IT System (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 System (2020) - Quick & Excellent Performance Award - Pratham IT System (2016) - Web Design, .NET & Java Accomplishment Certificate - Business & Information Technology School (2015) --- ## Portfolio Projects ### NepDate (Library) Zero-dependency .NET library for Bikram Sambat (BS) date conversion. 28,000+ NuGet downloads. `readonly partial struct`, 4.55 ns/op, zero heap allocations. Supports BS 1901-2199. Calendar metadata (tithi, holidays, events) for 2001-2089 BS. Smart parsing with 100+ month-name spellings. Fiscal year helpers, NepaliDateRange with set operations, bulk conversion with auto-parallelization, serialization (System.Text.Json, Newtonsoft.Json, XML). - NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/NepDate/ - GitHub: https://github.com/RajuPrasai/NepDate - Docs: https://nepdate.rajuprasai.com.np/ - Agent skill: https://nepdate.rajuprasai.com.np/.well-known/agent-skills/SKILL.md - LLM docs: https://nepdate.rajuprasai.com.np/llms-full.txt ### NepDate Widget (WPF Desktop App) WPF desktop widget for Windows displaying Nepali calendar (BS), date converter, unit tools, banking tools, network scanner, RunBox launcher, and document manager. Distributed via Microsoft Store. Targets Windows 10 1803+. - GitHub: https://github.com/RajuPrasai/NepDateWidget - Website: https://nepdatewidget.rajuprasai.com.np/ - LLM docs: https://nepdatewidget.rajuprasai.com.np/llms-full.txt ### Rs Service (Web App) Service center management platform. Streamlines service requests, customer interactions, inventory tracking, and technician workflows for service businesses. - GitHub: https://github.com/RajuPrasai/RsService --- ## Blog Technical writing on Bikram Sambat calendar math, nepali date converter, .NET development, and open-source software. - Blog index: https://rajuprasai.com.np/blog/ - Post: NepDate Widget: The Nepali Calendar Desktop App Windows Never Shipped - https://rajuprasai.com.np/blog/nepdatewidget-nepali-calendar-windows.html - Post: Nepali Date Arithmetic in .NET: AddDays, AddMonths, and Date Ranges - https://rajuprasai.com.np/blog/nepali-date-arithmetic-ranges.html - Post: How Bikram Sambat Calendar Math Works in .NET - https://rajuprasai.com.np/blog/bikram-sambat-calendar-math.html --- ## Related Documentation Sites - NepDate library docs: https://nepdate.rajuprasai.com.np/ (llms-full.txt: https://nepdate.rajuprasai.com.np/llms-full.txt) - NepDate Widget site: https://nepdatewidget.rajuprasai.com.np/ (llms-full.txt: https://nepdatewidget.rajuprasai.com.np/llms-full.txt)