Ishant Kesar
Verified Expert in Engineering
Salesforce Apex Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since February 2, 2021
Ishant is a Salesforce-certified professional with a decade of experience configuring Salesforce applications for clients across diverse industries, including insurance, financial services, and chemical distribution. He specializes in Salesforce configuration, customization, and integration with external systems.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Apex, Flow, Lightning Components, REST APIs, Salesforce API, JavaScript, Salesforce SOAP API, Salesforce SOQL/SOSL, Salesforce System Administration, Salesforce Apex
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Work Experience
Salesforce Developer
Infosys
- Implemented a greenfield Salesforce solution for insurance and banking clients, creating a configurable tool that reduced costs and applied best practices to enhance efficiency and process management.
- Implemented a B2B portal enabling customers to pay invoices and orders, log complaints, browse products, view invoices, and complete payments seamlessly.
- Led a successful migration project to move a legacy CRM system to Salesforce, resulting in improved data accuracy, streamlined workflows, and a 20% reduction in operational costs.
- Designed and developed custom Salesforce applications to address specific business needs, including a survey management tool that improved employee feedback collection and analysis.
- Implemented advanced reporting and analytics solutions, including custom dashboards and report types, providing actionable insights and improving decision-making across the organization.
- Built and integrated a secure payment portal with Salesforce, allowing B2B customers to pay invoices online. This increased payment processing efficiency by 35%.
- Implemented robust security measures and compliance controls within Salesforce, ensuring adherence to industry regulations and protecting sensitive customer data.
- Designed complex data models and schemas to support scalable and efficient data management, improving data integrity and reporting capabilities.
Experience
Order Entry
The project involved creating a Lightning Web Component (LWC), developing Apex classes, and designing Lightning flows. Additionally, I worked with Service Cloud to enhance the overall functionality and user experience.
Plan Design Template Framework
Payment Portal for B2B
The solution included inbound integration to load invoices into the system and integrated with the CyberSource payment gateway for secure transaction processing. This setup streamlined the payment process, allowing customers to efficiently settle their invoices online.
Sales Cloud Implementation for Banking Client
The application assists bankers in tracking corporate credit card offerings and supporting clients via a service request module. Additionally, I led the development of the lending transformation module, which migrated the legacy Siebel CRM system to Salesforce for the mortgage business line. Key aspects of the project included REST/SOAP integrations, Lightning Components, Apex programming, and working with Siebel CRM.
Claim Portal for Financial Services in United Kingdom
This application is designed to track and manage claims made against financial services firms, ensuring that customers of authorized financial services organizations receive compensation if a firm becomes insolvent or is otherwise unable to meet its financial obligations.
Survey Manager Application
This configurable tool was built using Lightning Web Components (LWC), Apex, and advanced data modeling. It includes a public site for survey publication and response collection, as well as analytics and reporting features to provide enhanced visibility and insights into survey data.
Quote Process Flow
Employee Service Application
• Employee Management: The application will provide HR with a centralized location to manage employee information, including personal information, job history, performance reviews, and training records.
• Case Management: Configure a portal for employees to submit complaints and make inquiries to HR.
• Survey Management: Configure a Survey management application for HR to get feedback from the employees.
• Reduction Inforce: Configure application for the HR department to make the RIF process smooth and integrate with the OneSpan system for employee digital signature.
Education
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Computer Science
Haryana Engineering College, Jagadhri - Haryana, India
Certifications
Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer
Salesforce
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Salesforce API, REST APIs, Salesforce SOAP API
Tools
Salesforce Sales Cloud, Flow, Siebel CRM, Process Builder, Salesforce Knowledge Base
Languages
Apex, Web Services Description Language (WSDL), JavaScript, CSS, SQL, HTML5
Frameworks
Lightning Components, Visualforce
Platforms
Salesforce SOQL/SOSL, Salesforce, MuleSoft
Storage
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Other
Salesforce Apex, SFDC Configuration, Salesforce Lightning Flows, Workflow, User Roles, Salesforce Lightning, Metadata, Salesforce.com Administration, Salesforce System Administration, Integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Architecture, Front-end, Salesforce Service Cloud, APIs, Data Modeling, Sharing & Visibility, User Profiles, User Permissions, Visual Flow, Service, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Web Components, Apex Classes, Salesforce Community, CSS Animations
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