Project Manager Java .Net Engineer Quality Assurance
Resume:
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Parinaz Rafii
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
*************@*****.***
Objective: A position in user interface development and/or .Net programming
Education:
I. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington DC
(Fall 2003-Summer 2005)
Master of Science
Major: Computer Science specializing in Human Computer Interactions (HCI)
II. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, College Park (Fall 1998 – Fall 2002) Bachelor of
Science - Major: Computer Science
Work Experience:
• LEAD .NET FRONTEND DEVELOPER/PROJECT MANAGER (September 2007 –
November 2009)
o MacLaren (MRM Worldwide) (www.maclaren.com www.mrmworldwide.com)
Toronto, Ontario
o MacLaren is an advertisement company part of MRM Worldwide.
o Developed a new website for Nestle Baby Canada using .NET 2.0
o Developed and lead 3 other frontend developers to build a new website for
easy.staples.ca using .NET 2.0
o Budget control, production timetable, status reporting and quality assurance.
o Using .NET, JSP, JQUERY, XML, CSS, XHTML and HTML – Microsoft Project
and Excel
• WEB ENGINEER (December 2005-May 2007)
o Swap Drive (www.swapdrive.com) Washington DC
o Documented requirements based on client’s request
o Designed websites specifications to meet requirements
o Developed websites for clients using .NET (ASP, C#, VB, …) CSS, HTML,
XHTML, Java Scripts
o Performed maintenance on websites after deployments
o Use of SQL database
• WEBSITE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (October 2003- December 2005)
o The US. Department of Education, Washington DC
o Testing using Mercury Load Runner, scripting in C Language
Projects: Enterprise Performance Evaluation and Testing with
WebSphere and IHS Tuning
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Develop test methodology and scripts; determine Root Case and
identify/resolve performance problems; monitor the web and application
servers; provide database maintenance and refresh; create and publish
analysis results and performance reports.
Accomplishments: I have been the lead for many projects where through
performance testing, I was able to produce better, faster and more user
friendly websites for The U.S. Department of Education application
business owners
2005 was the first time FAFSA (The Federal Student Aid Application
www.fafsa.ed.gov) passed its peak load without any failures.
• INTERNSHIP DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (September. 2002 – April 2003)
o Delphi International Programs, Washington DC
Project: Design Database for Delphi International (DI) using SQL and
MS Access:
Accomplishments: Completed a database system for DI to synchronize
data with The U.S. Department of State.
Other Projects:
• C# - Visible-Surface Determination-Illumination Models-Texture Mapping-Ray Tracing
• Java – Proved the change blindness (Rensink). The change in an image is difficult to
notice observers will often look at but not see the changing object. This difficulty can
remain even after observing the images for several seconds, showing that a detailed
representation of the scene is not being stored in memory.
• Macromedia MX- Multimedia development – An advertisement for Bethesda, Maryland,
with festivals, list of things to do, shops, restaurants, markets, etc.
• VB.NET – Video Rental – Designed a Video Rental website. To order/cancel/hold
movies. The emphasis was on the interface design and usability of this application.
• C++ Linked List – Created Database of flights and passengers in an airport; buying
tickets, canceling ticket or flight, flight delays
• C++ Dijkstra Algorithm –To find the shortest path from one location on a map to another
Computer Skills:
Language: C#, Java, Java Beans, Swing, C++, C
Web Development: XML, HTML, ASP, VBScript, Java Script, JQuery
Database: SQL, Microsoft Access
Operating Systems: UNIX, MS Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP/Vista
Application Software: LoadRunner, MS Office (Access, Excel, Word…) Visual Studio.NET,
Emacs, Adobe (Acrobat, Photoshop), Macromedia Studio (Flash, Fireworks, Dream weaver…)
MatLab, Illustrator, Microsoft Project
Licenses and Certifications:
Managing IT Projects – Received from The George Washington University School of Business
and Public Management 2004
Honors:
Certificate of Academic Achievement for earning a 4.0 G.P.A (1998)
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Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars – Honor Society for high achieving
freshmen and sophomores
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