Quality Assurance Software Engineer

AVANI JOSHI

** ***** ***** *, ***#***, Jersey City, NJ-07310.

(425) 753- 5119. ******@***.***

EDUCATION

New York University- Master of Science- Information Systems May 2013 GPA- 3.23/4

Advanced Database Systems, Fundamental Algorithms, Web and Mobile Applications, Operating Systems,

Foundations of Finance, Futures and Options, Risk Management Systems, Investment Banking

University of Mumbai, India- Bachelor of Engineering-Information Technology May 2011 GPA- 3.7/4

Data Structures, Database Technologies, Data Mining and Business Intelligence, Computer Networks,

Software Engineering and Quality Assurance, Software Project Management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL

Database & Operating Systems: Microsoft SQL Server, 2008, MS-Windows

Tools: Rational Rose, Eclipse, MS Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Ms Visio, JCreator, Dreamweaver

Financial skills: Risk Analysis, Investment Return analysis, VaR, Black-Scholes Model, CAPM

Statistical skills: Mathematical Statistics, Regression analysis, Basic Eviews, Excel Regression

WORK EXPERIENCE

Software engineer- NYU Langone Medical Center (Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS) Jan 13-May 13

Followed weekly SCRUM process for requirement gathering, analyzing and proposing IT solutions

Developed web catalog for tools & templates to expedite inter-office clinical research trials

Incorporated key-word and category search using string matching for retrieving clinical forms

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Developed Failure Resistant Distributed Database System (Java) Aug 11-Dec 11

Built replicated multi-site DB system with concurrency, consistency, deadlock avoidance

Implemented available copies algorithm for reads, two phase locking, wait-die protocol.

Mobile application for Group Study (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Appery.io ) Jan 13- May 13

Facilitates students to collaborate with other students enrolled in same courses through email.

Facilitates Email exchange, locates user using GPS(utilizing SendGridAPI and GoogleMap API)

Credit Risk Analysis using regression, Stern School of Business (MS-Excel, Eviews) Jun 12-Aug 12

Built linear regression model using Credit Default Swaps(CDS) returns and stock returns in India to

study how the target variable "returns on State Bank of India CDS" is affected by other stocks

Built scatter chart plots for time series of standardized residuals to further study the factors affecting

the credit risk such as macro risk, fiscal risk and government actions.

Corporate Financial analysis for Pfizer (MS-Excel ) Jan 12- May 12

Analyzed stockholders in terms of their stake, type by extracting data from Bloomberg terminal

Estimated Risk profile using Return on equity, Return on Capital, Beta, Earned Value analysis

Analyzed the Dividend policy of the Company using their past Free Cash Flow to Equity(FCFE)

Performed Valuation of the Company to determine whether it is buy/sell recommendation.

Database designing for Bookstore-Barnes and Nobles (MS Visio, SQL) Fall 12-Dec 12

Designed, modeled and normalized Enterprise data model for bookstore-Barnes and Noble

Developed physical and conceptual schema, provided use case diagram to demonstrate the model

and queried the database using MySQL.

Designed/Developed prototype for Banking System (HTML, CSS, ASP, MS-Access) Jan 09-May 09

Designed a Bank website facilitating Customer login, New User registration, Cash withdrawal, and

deposits. Customer information stored using MS-Access

Provides the user an efficient user interface with the bank to perform the required transactions

Investment Banking paper on Indian Infrastructure Fall 12-Dec 12

Studied how will India finance its future infrastructure needs and its current financing needs

Analyzed the sources for Investments, Funding challenges that it faces

Suggested solutions to aid more funding.

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

Among top 10% students in class, while pursuing Engineering at University of Mumbai

Volunteer activities at NGO, Art of Living

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