VIDHYA GOVINDAN
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Home: 408-***-**** Cell: 408-***-****
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Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vidhyagovindan
Objective
A challenging position, utilizing skills and knowledge developed through my
education with opportunity for developing performance based professional
growth as well as opportunity to learn from my peers for dynamic career
growth.
Technical Expertise / Skills
. Good knowledge of Java, C, C++, HTML,Java Scripting
. Actively published paper in Embedded Systems, Also have done extensive
research in Blue Tooth Technology, Network Security and Mobile
Computing
. Very Good communication, presentation and teaching skills
. Very Good Problem Solving and Team Working Skills
Tool and Platforms
Operating Systems : UNIX, Windows NT, Windows 9x, Windows 2000 & Windows
XP
Languages : C, C++
Web Technologies : Java 1.2, Java Script, HTML, Cold Fusion 4.5, PERL
Database : Oracle 8.0, MS SQL Server 7.0, MS Access
Educational Background / Certifications
. Obtained certificate in Fundamentals of Software Testing Course From
HiTech Academy, Santa Clara,CA - May 2011
. Masters in Computer Applications (MCA), Shrimathi Indira Gandhi
College, Bharathidasan University, India - Apr 2001
. B.Sc., in Mathematics,Chellammal Women's College,Madras University,
India - Apr 1998
. Three Semesters of GNIIT computer programming course from NIIT,
Chennai, India, October 1996 - April 1998
. Certified in Java 2.0 from TATA Infotech Ltd, Trichy, India - Dec 2000
Experience Summary
16 Dec 02 - 12 Mar 04 Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, India
Lecturer in Computer Science & Engineering Department
. Taught Computer Architecture I and II, Software Engineering, Data
structures using C, C++, Mobile and wireless communication, DBMS, Data
Communication and Operating Systems
. Conducted programming lab tests and handled performance evaluation.
. Maintained the computer labs and made sure the software environment
was up-to-date to protect against intrusion threats.
02 May 01 - 13 Dec 02 SRG SYSTEMS (P) LTD, Bangalore, India.
Programmer
> Project Management Tool
. Designed and developed a web-based tool that leverages corporate
Intranet to automate timesheet and expense report workflow. This
tool proved to be critical to improving productivity and efficiency
across the board. It provides the functionality needed to manage
projects and keep track of time taken by modules and projects. The
features of this Intranet application are
. Setup projects and tasks
. Collect project time and expenses
. Generate Reports
. Approval Process, Reminders and notification
Environment: MSSQL Server 7.0, ASP, VB and Java Scripts, IIS4.0 and MS
Visual Interdev 6.0
> Bug Tracking System
. Designed and developed the core modules of an Intranet application
that enabled routing of online bug entries from various office
locations into the corporate bug database stored in MS SQL server.
It provided user interface for entering, searching, viewing,
editing and deleting bug entries. Reports can be generated based on
parameters such as user name, product name, severity, date, and
active bugs.
Environment: MS SQL Server 7.0, ASP, Visual Basic 6.0, VBScript, HTML
and IIS 4.0
> Variable Pay and Incentive Accounting Software
. Developed various modules of a Variable Pay and Incentive
Accounting Software. More and more companies are trying to bring
employees' work in line with the organization's business goals. One
of the ways they do that is by providing a profit sharing plan for
their employees. This is a marketable software package that
provides all the options to setup and maintain the organization
structure, its different units, level of hierarchy, reporting
relationships, goals and actual accomplishments, formulas for
incentive calculations, etc. It also provides a way to import the
employee information from spreadsheets and other sources and
exports the updated employee information to a text file. The output
of this software is pay out summary report which shows the
incentive and/or salary calculated with the formulas, to be paid to
each employee.
Environment: Visual Basic 6.0 and MS Access 2000
Jan 01 - Apr 01 Triad Software Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India
Project Trainee
> Administrative Kit
. Developed various modules of an Administrative Kit comprised of
complete details of each and every employee worked in the
organization. The system provided facilities for employees to check-
in, checkout, apply for leave or permission by sending mail to the
administrator, and fill-in the daily time-sheets depicting the
project status with which they were assigned.
. Programmed the Reporting module that included reports for daily
absence, weekly time-sheet, monthly leave status, employee
confirmation, pay slip and interview monitoring.
. Programmed a comprehensive Payroll System for the Administrative
Kit that contained personal and salary details of employees such as
Basic pay, Dearness Allowance (DA), Deduction, Loan payments, PF,
Salary Slip Preparation etc.
Environment: Cold Fusion 4.5, SQL Server 7.0 and Windows NT
June 00 - Sep 00 Tata Info Tech Ltd, Trichy, India
Project Trainee
> Artificial Server
. Developed core modules of Artificial Server application which
mediates the traffic between a protected network and the Internet.
When a popular website is being hit by hundreds of users,
artificial server would cache the contents of the web server's
popular pages, saving expensive internet work transfer while
providing faster access to those pages to the clients.
Environment: Java 2.0, Oracle 8.0 and Windows 98
May 96 - Sep 97 NIIT, Chennai, India
Student Trainee
. Built a Share Accounting System in C++ with Sybase System 10 as the
backend database in UNIX. This system included maintenance of
shareholder details, certificate details, share transfer details and
transfer certificate details. Critical reporting included category-
wise allotment list, category-wise maximum allotment list, and date-
wise share allotment list.
. Built a Purchase Order Processing System in FoxPro V2.1 in MS-DOS. The
system allowed additions, modifications, and deletions of the item
details along with the generation of reports.
. Built an Inventory Control System in VB 6.0 with Oracle 8.0 as the
backend database on Windows NT. The system helped maintain an optimum
stock level for each item. It generated purchase orders keeping in
view the consumption norms, quantity already on order and any pending
purchase orders. It generated various reports like Transaction
Details, Item Details, Stock Availability, non-moving items report,
low stock exception report and the monthly transaction report.
. Built a School Health Care Checkup Survey System in VB 6.0 with MS
Access 97 as the backend database to perform statistical survey among
various school children and staff members. This system maintained the
database with adequate validation and data integrity. Reports were
generated based on user requirements.
Research Papers Accepted / Published
. Paper entitled "Embedded Systems" got selected, accepted and published
in the "National Level Conference - BIG 2003" at Computer Society of
India, Vishakapatnam Chapter.
. Paper entitled "Embedded Systems" got selected in the National
Conference on "Emerging trends in Engineering Technology and
Management" at ISTE Bangalore Chapter.
. Paper entitled "Network Security - Secure Remote Access with IPSec
VPNs" got selected in NCON -2003, a National Conference on Network
Engineering organized by TIFAC - CORE in Network Engineering.
. Paper entitled "Fundamental challenges in Mobile Computing" selected
for the "National Conference on Wireless Communication" - NCWCOM-2004.
. Paper entitled "Secure Remote Access with IPSec VPNs" selected for the
"National Conference on Computers & Communication Security" -
CCS_2K4
Technical Book Publications
. Written a book on "Computer Architecture" for VI Semester Electrical &
Electronics Engineering strictly as per the syllabus of Anna
University, Chennai, India for Charulatha Publications