diff --git a/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor.go b/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor.go
index 2192d7c8..296027c5 100644
--- a/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor.go
+++ b/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/infobloxopen/atlas-app-toolkit/util"
 )
 
 type validator interface {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func GetValidationError(err error) error {
 			!valueOfCause.FieldByName("Cause").IsNil() {
 			// Retrieve the field and reason from the error
 			field := valueOfCause.FieldByName("Field").String()
-			field = CamelToSnake(field)
+			field = util.CamelToSnake(field)
 			reason := valueOfCause.FieldByName("Reason").String()
 			key := valueOfCause.FieldByName("Key").Bool()
 			causeValue := valueOfCause.FieldByName("Cause").Interface()
@@ -98,12 +99,3 @@ func (e ValidationError) Error() string {
 }
 
 var _ error = ValidationError{}
-
-// CamelToSnake takes a camelcase string and returns a snake case string.
-func CamelToSnake(str string) string {
-	var matchFirstCap = regexp.MustCompile("(.)([A-Z][a-z]+)")
-	var matchAllCap = regexp.MustCompile("([a-z0-9])([A-Z])")
-	snake := matchFirstCap.ReplaceAllString(str, "${1}_${2}")
-	snake = matchAllCap.ReplaceAllString(snake, "${1}_${2}")
-	return strings.ToLower(snake)
-}
diff --git a/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor_test.go b/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor_test.go
index ceb921de..eda5bd5e 100644
--- a/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor_test.go
+++ b/errors/mappers/validationerrors/interceptor_test.go
@@ -169,55 +169,6 @@ func TestUnaryServerInterceptor_Success(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestUnaryServerInterceptor_ValidationErrors will run mock validation errors to see if it parses correctly.
-func TestCamelToSnake(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		actual   string
-		expected string
-	}{
-		// Test cases
-		{
-			"Testing CamelCase",
-			"CamelCase",
-			"camel_case",
-		},
-		{
-			"Testing AnotherCamel123",
-			"AnotherCamel123",
-			"another_camel123",
-		},
-		{
-			"Testing testCase",
-			"testCase",
-			"test_case",
-		},
-		{
-			"Testing testcase",
-			"testcase",
-			"testcase",
-		},
-		{
-			"Testing JSONData",
-			"TestCaseUUID",
-			"test_case_uuid",
-		},
-		{
-			"Testing JSONData",
-			"JSONData",
-			"json_data",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		actual := CamelToSnake(tt.actual)
-		expected := tt.expected
-		if actual != expected {
-			t.Errorf("CamelToSnake failed for test %s, expected: \"%s\", actual: \"%s\"", tt.name, expected, actual)
-		}
-
-	}
-}
-
 // testResponse represents a mock response.
 type testResponse struct{}
 
diff --git a/gorm/resource/example_test.go b/gorm/resource/example_test.go
index 8c157ee6..002659fe 100644
--- a/gorm/resource/example_test.go
+++ b/gorm/resource/example_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	resourcepb "github.com/infobloxopen/atlas-app-toolkit/rpc/resource"
+	"github.com/infobloxopen/atlas-app-toolkit/util"
 )
 
 type ExampleGoType struct {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func Example() {
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("application name of internal id: %s\n", pb.Id.GetApplicationName())
-	fmt.Printf("resource type of internal id: %s\n", pb.Id.GetResourceType())
+	fmt.Printf("resource type of internal id: %s\n", util.CamelToSnake(pb.Id.GetResourceType()))
 	fmt.Printf("resource id of internal id: %s\n", pb.Id.GetResourceId())
 	fmt.Printf("application name of fqstring id: %s\n", pb.ExternalId.GetApplicationName())
 	fmt.Printf("resource type of fqstring id: %s\n", pb.ExternalId.GetResourceType())
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ func Example() {
 	//application name of integer id: 12
 	//application name of fqstring id: externalapp/external_resource/id
 	//application name of internal id: app
-	//resource type of internal id: exampleprotomessage
+	//resource type of internal id: example_proto_message
 	//resource id of internal id: 12
 	//application name of fqstring id: externalapp
 	//resource type of fqstring id: external_resource
diff --git a/gorm/resource/resource.go b/gorm/resource/resource.go
index 62758dd9..e2c2ed5b 100644
--- a/gorm/resource/resource.go
+++ b/gorm/resource/resource.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 
 	resourcepb "github.com/infobloxopen/atlas-app-toolkit/rpc/resource"
+	"github.com/infobloxopen/atlas-app-toolkit/util"
 )
 
 const defaultResource = "<default>"
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ func Name(pb proto.Message) string {
 	name := proto.MessageName(pb)
 
 	v := strings.Split(name, ".")
-	name = strings.ToLower(v[len(v)-1])
+	name = util.CamelToSnake(v[len(v)-1])
 	if Plural() {
 		name += "s"
 	}
diff --git a/gorm/resource/resource_test.go b/gorm/resource/resource_test.go
index 87f3d380..f835c78e 100644
--- a/gorm/resource/resource_test.go
+++ b/gorm/resource/resource_test.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func TestName(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Message:      TestProtoMessage{},
-			ExpectedName: "testprotomessage",
+			ExpectedName: "test_proto_message",
 		},
 	}
 	for n, tc := range tcases {
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func TestNamePlural(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Message:      TestProtoMessage{},
-			ExpectedName: "testprotomessages",
+			ExpectedName: "test_proto_messages",
 		},
 	}
 	for n, tc := range tcases {
diff --git a/util/snake.go b/util/snake.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56927b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/snake.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var matchFirstCap = regexp.MustCompile("(.)([A-Z][a-z]+)")
+var matchAllCap = regexp.MustCompile("([a-z0-9])([A-Z])")
+
+// CamelToSnake takes a camelcase string and returns a snake case string.
+func CamelToSnake(str string) string {
+	snake := matchFirstCap.ReplaceAllString(str, "${1}_${2}")
+	snake = matchAllCap.ReplaceAllString(snake, "${1}_${2}")
+	return strings.ToLower(snake)
+}
diff --git a/util/snake_test.go b/util/snake_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7883105b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/snake_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package util
+
+import "testing"
+
+// TestUnaryServerInterceptor_ValidationErrors will run mock validation errors to see if it parses correctly.
+func TestCamelToSnake(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		actual   string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		// Test cases
+		{
+			"Testing CamelCase",
+			"CamelCase",
+			"camel_case",
+		},
+		{
+			"Testing AnotherCamel123",
+			"AnotherCamel123",
+			"another_camel123",
+		},
+		{
+			"Testing testCase",
+			"testCase",
+			"test_case",
+		},
+		{
+			"Testing testcase",
+			"testcase",
+			"testcase",
+		},
+		{
+			"Testing JSONData",
+			"TestCaseUUID",
+			"test_case_uuid",
+		},
+		{
+			"Testing JSONData",
+			"JSONData",
+			"json_data",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		actual := CamelToSnake(tt.actual)
+		expected := tt.expected
+		if actual != expected {
+			t.Errorf("CamelToSnake failed for test %s, expected: \"%s\", actual: \"%s\"", tt.name, expected, actual)
+		}
+
+	}
+}