diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>io.zipcoder</groupId>
+    <artifactId>mesolab-string</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zipcode/stringslab/DriversLicense.java b/src/main/java/com/zipcode/stringslab/DriversLicense.java
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+package com.zipcode.stringslab;
+
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Create a DriversLicense class with fields found on a typical driver's license. Write a serializeToCSV method that
+ * returns a string of comma separated values for the fields in the Driver's License, and a static getCSVHeader method
+ * that produces the comma separated header for the CSV fields.
+ * <p>
+ * Created by vidyachandasekhar on 5/21/17.
+ */
+
+
+public class DriversLicense {
+
+    private String lastName;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String address;
+    private String state;
+    private String licenseNumber;
+    private String dateOfBirth;
+    private String dateOfIssue;
+    private String dateOfExpiry;
+    private String gender;
+    private String eyeColor;
+    private String height;
+    private String organDonor;
+    private String licenseClass;
+
+    private static DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
+
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
+
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    public String getAddress() {
+        return address;
+    }
+
+    public void setAddress(String address) {
+        this.address = address;
+    }
+
+    public String getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    public void setState(String state) {
+        this.state = state;
+    }
+
+    public String getLicenseNumber() {
+        return licenseNumber;
+    }
+
+    public void setLicenseNumber(String licenseNumber) {
+        this.licenseNumber = licenseNumber;
+    }
+
+    public String getDateOfBirth() {
+        return dateOfBirth;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateOfBirth(String dateOfBirth) {
+        this.dateOfBirth = dateOfBirth;
+    }
+
+    public String getDateOfIssue() {
+        return dateOfIssue;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateOfIssue(String dateOfIssue) {
+        this.dateOfIssue = dateOfIssue;
+    }
+
+    public String getDateOfExpiry() {
+        return dateOfExpiry;
+    }
+
+    public void setDateOfExpiry(String dateOfExpiry) {
+        this.dateOfExpiry = dateOfExpiry;
+    }
+
+    public String getGender() {
+        return gender;
+    }
+
+    public void setGender(String gender) {
+        this.gender = gender;
+    }
+
+    public String getEyeColor() {
+        return eyeColor;
+    }
+
+    public void setEyeColor(String eyeColor) {
+        this.eyeColor = eyeColor;
+    }
+
+    public String getHeight() {
+        return height;
+    }
+
+    public void setHeight(String height) {
+        this.height = height;
+    }
+
+    public String getOrganDonor() {
+        return organDonor;
+    }
+
+    public void setOrganDonor(String organDonor) {
+        this.organDonor = organDonor;
+    }
+
+    public String getLicenseClass() {
+        return licenseClass;
+    }
+
+    public void setLicenseClass(String licenseClass) {
+        this.licenseClass = licenseClass;
+    }
+
+    // a string of comma separated values for the fields in the Driver's License
+    public String serializeToCSV() {
+
+        StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+
+        stringBuilder.append(lastName);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(firstName);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(address);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(state);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(licenseNumber);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(dateOfBirth);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(dateOfIssue);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(dateOfExpiry);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(gender);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(eyeColor);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(height);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(organDonor);
+        stringBuilder.append(',');
+        stringBuilder.append(licenseClass);
+
+        return stringBuilder.toString();
+    }
+
+    //produces the comma separated header for the CSV fields
+    public static String getCSVHeader() {
+        return "LAST_NAME,FIRST_NAME,ADDRESS,STATE,LICENSE_NUMBER,DATE_OF_BIRTH,DATE_OF_ISSUE,DATE_OF_EXPIRY," +
+                "GENDER,EYES_COLOR,HEIGHT,ORGAN_DONOR,LICENSE_CLASS";
+    }
+
+    // takes a string representing the contents of a CSV file produced using getCSVHeader and serializeToCSV
+    // and reproduces a List of Driver's License objects that match the contents of the file.
+    public static List<DriversLicense> deserializeFromCSV(String licenseDataCSVString) {
+
+        BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new StringReader(licenseDataCSVString));
+        List<DriversLicense> returnList = new ArrayList<>();
+        try {
+            String line = bufferedReader.readLine();
+            boolean isHeader = true;
+
+
+            while (line != null) {
+
+                if (isHeader) {
+                    isHeader = false;
+                    line = bufferedReader.readLine();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // use comma as separator
+                String[] licenseDataArray = line.split(",");
+
+                DriversLicense driversLicense = new DriversLicense();
+                driversLicense.setLastName(licenseDataArray[0]);
+                driversLicense.setFirstName(licenseDataArray[1]);
+                driversLicense.setAddress(licenseDataArray[2]);
+                driversLicense.setState(licenseDataArray[3]);
+                driversLicense.setLicenseNumber(licenseDataArray[4]);
+
+                driversLicense.setDateOfBirth(licenseDataArray[5]);
+                driversLicense.setDateOfIssue(licenseDataArray[6]);
+                driversLicense.setDateOfExpiry(licenseDataArray[7]);
+
+                driversLicense.setGender(licenseDataArray[8]);
+                driversLicense.setEyeColor(licenseDataArray[9]);
+                driversLicense.setHeight(licenseDataArray[10]);
+                driversLicense.setOrganDonor(licenseDataArray[11]);
+                driversLicense.setLicenseClass(licenseDataArray[12]);
+
+                returnList.add(driversLicense);
+                line = bufferedReader.readLine();
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.out.println("Error occurred while processing the CSV file");
+        }
+        return returnList;
+
+    }
+    /*
+    *
+Part 2: Add methods for serializing to and deserializing from JSON. Once you have these methods, add new serialize
+  and deserialize methods that take an additional string listing the desired format (CSV or JSON) and produce
+   the desired result by delegating to the existing serialization and deserialization methods. These methods
+   should throw an appropriate exception if an unsupported format is requested. */
+
+    public String serializeToJSON() {
+        String jsonValue = null;
+        ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        try {
+            jsonValue = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(this);
+        } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return jsonValue;
+    }
+
+    public static List<DriversLicense> deserializeFromJSON(String licenseDataJsonString) {
+        ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        List<DriversLicense> listCar = null;
+        try {
+            listCar = objectMapper.readValue(licenseDataJsonString, new TypeReference<List<DriversLicense>>() {
+            });
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return listCar;
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/zipcode/stringslab/DriversLicenseTest.java b/src/test/java/com/zipcode/stringslab/DriversLicenseTest.java
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+package com.zipcode.stringslab;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by vidyachandasekhar on 5/21/17.
+ */
+public class DriversLicenseTest {
+
+
+    private static DateFormat df =  new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yyyy");
+    @Test
+    public void serializeToCSVTest() throws Exception {
+        //given (we create an instance of the DriversLicense class with all the fields,and this method is supposed
+        //to return all the fields in VSV format.
+
+         DriversLicense dl = new DriversLicense();
+
+        dl.setLastName("Reeves");
+        dl.setFirstName("Keanu");
+        dl.setAddress("876 Zion Dr");
+        dl.setState("NY");
+        dl.setLicenseNumber("L234252352391");
+        dl.setDateOfBirth("6/6/1955");
+        dl.setDateOfIssue("6/9/2005");
+        dl.setDateOfExpiry("6/9/2010");
+        dl.setGender("M");
+        dl.setEyeColor("GRN");
+        dl.setHeight("5'11");
+        dl.setOrganDonor("YES");
+        dl.setLicenseClass("D");
+
+        //when
+       String expected= "Reeves,Keanu,876 Zion Dr,NY,L234252352391,6/6/1955,6/9/2005,6/9/2010,M,GRN,5'11,YES,D";
+
+        //then
+        Assert.assertEquals("Both strings are matching ",expected,dl.serializeToCSV());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getCSVHeaderTest() throws Exception {
+        //given(as this is a Static method, we are creating a new instance of the main class)
+
+        //when
+       String actual ="LAST_NAME,FIRST_NAME,ADDRESS,STATE,LICENSE_NUMBER,DATE_OF_BIRTH,DATE_OF_ISSUE,DATE_OF_EXPIRY," +
+                "GENDER,EYES_COLOR,HEIGHT,ORGAN_DONOR,LICENSE_CLASS";
+        //then
+        Assert.assertEquals("Both strings are matching ",DriversLicense.getCSVHeader(), actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deserializeFromCSVTest() throws Exception {
+        //given
+        DriversLicense driversLicense = new DriversLicense();
+        //when
+        String csvString = "LAST_NAME,FIRST_NAME,ADDRESS,STATE,LICENSE_NUMBER,DATE_OF_BIRTH,DATE_OF_ISSUE,DATE_OF_EXPIRY," +
+                "GENDER,EYES_COLOR,HEIGHT,ORGAN_DONOR,LICENSE_CLASS\n"
+                + "Cage,Nick,362 Fancy St,CA,L809239899490,02/02/1970,02/02/2000,02/02/2006,M,BRO,6'0\",YES,D\n"
+                +"Zach,Leon,1234 BadAtSmash Ln,DE,L101234107890,1/2/3456,3/3/2000,5/19/2107,M,BRO,4'3,NO,D\n"
+                +"Utah,Johnny,932 PointBreak Rd,CA,L223523438497,2/5/1988,4/4/2000,4/4/2010,M,BRO,5'11,NO,D\n";
+        List<DriversLicense> returnList =  driversLicense.deserializeFromCSV(csvString);
+
+
+        //then
+        Assert.assertNotNull(returnList);
+        Assert.assertEquals(3, returnList.size());
+
+        DriversLicense dl1 = returnList.get(0);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Cage", dl1.getLastName());
+        Assert.assertEquals("Nick", dl1.getFirstName());
+        Assert.assertEquals("362 Fancy St", dl1.getAddress());
+        Assert.assertEquals("CA", dl1.getState());
+        Assert.assertEquals("L809239899490", dl1.getLicenseNumber());
+        Assert.assertEquals("02/02/1970", dl1.getDateOfBirth());
+        Assert.assertEquals("02/02/2000", dl1.getDateOfIssue());
+        Assert.assertEquals("02/02/2006", dl1.getDateOfExpiry());
+        Assert.assertEquals("M", dl1.getGender());
+        Assert.assertEquals("BRO", dl1.getEyeColor());
+        Assert.assertEquals("6'0\"", dl1.getHeight());
+        Assert.assertEquals("YES", dl1.getOrganDonor());
+        Assert.assertEquals("D", dl1.getLicenseClass());
+
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void serializeToJSONTest() throws Exception {
+        //given (we create an instance of the DriversLicense class with all the fields,and this method is supposed
+        //to return all the fields in VSV format.
+
+        DriversLicense dl = new DriversLicense();
+
+        dl.setLastName("Reeves");
+        dl.setFirstName("Keanu");
+        dl.setAddress("876 Zion Dr");
+        dl.setState("NY");
+        dl.setLicenseNumber("L234252352391");
+        dl.setDateOfBirth("6/6/1955");
+        dl.setDateOfIssue("6/9/2005");
+        dl.setDateOfExpiry("6/9/2010");
+        dl.setGender("M");
+        dl.setEyeColor("GRN");
+        dl.setHeight("5'11\"");
+        dl.setOrganDonor("YES");
+        dl.setLicenseClass("D");
+
+        //when
+        String expected= "{\"lastName\":\"Reeves\",\"firstName\":\"Keanu\",\"address\":\"876 Zion Dr\",\"state\":\"NY\",\"licenseNumber\":\"L234252352391\",\"dateOfBirth\":\"6/6/1955\",\"dateOfIssue\":\"6/9/2005\",\"dateOfExpiry\":\"6/9/2010\",\"gender\":\"M\",\"eyeColor\":\"GRN\",\"height\":\"5'11\",\"organDonor\":\"YES\",\"licenseClass\":\"D\"}";
+
+        //then
+        Assert.assertEquals("Both strings are matching ",expected,dl.serializeToJSON());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void deserializeFromJSONTest() throws Exception {
+        //given
+        DriversLicense driversLicense = new DriversLicense();
+
+        //when
+
+        String actualJson= "[{\"lastName\":\"Reeves\",\"firstName\":\"Keanu\",\"address\":\"876 Zion Dr\",\"state\":\"NY\",\"licenseNumber\":\"L234252352391\",\"dateOfBirth\":\"6/6/1955\",\"dateOfIssue\":\"6/9/2005\",\"dateOfExpiry\":\"6/9/2010\",\"gender\":\"M\",\"eyeColor\":\"GRN\",\"height\":\"5'11\",\"organDonor\":\"YES\",\"licenseClass\":\"D\"}]";
+
+        List<DriversLicense> driversLicensesList= driversLicense.deserializeFromJSON(actualJson);
+
+
+
+        //then
+        Assert.assertNotNull(driversLicensesList);
+        Assert.assertEquals(1,driversLicensesList.size());
+
+        DriversLicense dl1 = driversLicensesList.get(0);
+        Assert.assertEquals("Reeves", dl1.getLastName());
+        Assert.assertEquals("Keanu", dl1.getFirstName());
+        Assert.assertEquals("876 Zion Dr", dl1.getAddress());
+        Assert.assertEquals("NY", dl1.getState());
+        Assert.assertEquals("L234252352391", dl1.getLicenseNumber());
+        Assert.assertEquals("6/6/1955", dl1.getDateOfBirth());
+        Assert.assertEquals("6/9/2005", dl1.getDateOfIssue());
+        Assert.assertEquals("6/9/2010", dl1.getDateOfExpiry());
+        Assert.assertEquals("M", dl1.getGender());
+        Assert.assertEquals("GRN", dl1.getEyeColor());
+        Assert.assertEquals("5'11", dl1.getHeight());
+        Assert.assertEquals("YES", dl1.getOrganDonor());
+        Assert.assertEquals("D", dl1.getLicenseClass());
+    }
+}
+