VARSHA SAINANI
**** ** **** ****** ***#***, Miami 33143, FL
Email: *************@*****.***
Phone: 305-***-****
OBJECTIVE
To achieve professional satisfaction, career progression and personal
development by working in a learning environment that encourages growth and
enriches experience
WORK EXPERIENCE
E3 Interactive LLC, Coral Gables, FL
.NET Developer/ Web Developer
May 2009 - Present
. Designed Web-based ASP.NET Internet applications linked to firm-wide
SQL databases.
. Utilized VB .NET extensively to program dynamic web pages.
. Utilized Cascade Style Sheets (CSS) to design WebPages with HTML and
ASP controls.
. Worked on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for a client project.
. Currently designing .NET system architecture for ASP migration
project.
. Developed enhancements to enterprise financial planning Web-based .NET
application for leading insurance provider.
. Designed and reviewed Java application architecture; analyzed software
development process and suggested alternative technologies.
. Liaised with production team to analyze bugs and resolve issues.
. Used XML to create Web-based tools for transactions on SQL and Oracle
databases.
. Developed Win Forms user interface projects with initial layout and
base controls.
. Contributing to software process-reengineering efforts aimed at
evolving current software development practices
. Created mapping elements between data models and identified the data
relationships
. Worked on Data Integration and Data Migration from the various sources
of data Used MySQL TOAD for querying database tables and helped to
remove data anomalies
. Utilized MS SharePoint as a document repository and MS Office for
creating requirements documents
. Worked closely with the Operations team to develop and document
business processes, business and functional requirements that support
programs and projects
. Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for QA testing and report/
data validation
. Responsible for assisting testers in writing Test Cases and Test Plan,
so to check for all the system requirements
. Used Workflow manager objects like Sessions, Assignment, Command and
Decision tasks, Pre -Session and Post-Session commands and emails.
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Key
Biscayne, FL
Research Associate
Jan 2008 - May 2009
. Developed various diagnostics for a Visualization tool for analysis of
hurricane behaviors.
. Worked on development of an official Wiki for Atlantic and Oceanographic
Meteorological Lab (AOML), NOAA.
. Developed and designed official Website for Atlantic and Oceanographic
Meteorological Lab (AOML), NOAA.
. Involved extensively in the Logical, Physical, Transformational and
Conceptual stages of Data Modeling, during the Database Design Life
Cycle (DDLC)
. Participated in upgrade from Oracle 9i to 10g
. Used Oracle SQL extensively for troubleshooting
. Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) session with the vendors,
development team and business team to choose the file extent (Full file/
Delta file) to be transferred
. Involved in all design and architecture reviews relating to the J2EE
backend
. Used Toad to optimize and test SQLs and PL/SQL statements.
. Actively participated in Entity Relationship Modeling to design and
categorize the entities and attributes of the database.
. Used Microsoft Visio to Model the Database
. Extensively involved in Gap Analysis of the Database Design
. Served as a resource for analytical services utilizing SQL Server,
TOAD/Oracle, and SQL Developer.
. Involved in Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis
. Prepared Wire Frames of the new UI that has the proposed behavior,
structure & navigation. Helped business clients to get precise
information by preparing Mock Up Screens & Presentations
. Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
. Working as a DBA for the SQL Server database underlying the application,
tuning the database for enhanced performance and optimization
. Performed optimization of the large tables
. Fixed the bugs in asp and JavaScript in the existing code
. Used utilities like parameter, variables and parameter file
. Worked on Unix shell scripts for archiving files and merging files
. Involved in coding various complex Oracle 9i PL/SQL procedures and SQL
performance tuning
Technologies Used:- Java, Data Mining Strategies, Google's World Wind,
Postgres SQL Database, PHP, AJAX.
Data mining, Database and Multimedia Research Group, University of Miami
Research Assistant
Jan 2008 - May2009
. Studied Network Intrusion issues and developed a Multi-agent based
prototype integrated with Data Mining.
. It counters detects an ongoing attack and responds by stopping it
using appropriate measure.
. Coding and optimizing the existing code written in C++
. Creating make files to compile C++ code
. Using Unix scripts to run the programs
. Using threads and MPI to run program in parallel on clusters to
increase speedup of the program
. Testing program using statistical methods
Technologies Used:- Java, Networking via Router, Honey Pots, Feature
Extraction, Data Mining Classification strategies.
Bharti Telnet (AIRTEL), India Jul-
Aug, 2005
. Worked on GSM and Landline switching network.
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), India
Jul-Aug, 2006
. Worked on IPSTAR the VSAT of STPI.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. Databases SQL Server 2005,
MYSQL, Postgres SQL, Oracle 10g, MS Access
. Programming Languages C, C++, C#, .NET, VS .NET, ASP, ASP
.NET, ADO .NET
. Web Languages HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS,
AJAX, PHP
. Scripting Languages Shell script, JavaScript
. Operating Systems Linux, UNIX, Windows
. Web Servers IIS, Apache
. Security & Cryptography DES, AES, MD5, RSA, Digital
Signatures, OS-Security
. Other Tools Photoshop,
Illustrator, MATLAB
EDUCATION
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Aug 2007- May 2009
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, GPA 3.3
Rustamji Institute of Technology, India
Aug 2003- July 2007
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications, GPA 3.7
PUBLICATIONS
. A Hybrid Layered Multi-agent Architecture with Low Cost and Low
Response time Communication Protocol for Network Intrusion Detection
Systems - IEEE Conference on Advanced Information Networking and
Applications (AINA-2009), University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
. A Multi-agent Based Intrusion Detection System with the Support of
Supervised Multi-Class Classification - A chapter for book on Data
Mining and Multi-agent Integration, a Springer publication in 2009.
PROJECTS
. AGENT COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL (Sept 2008): A Layer based agent system
to stop ongoing intrusion in the LAN network using Distributed Agent
Network by interaction between Agents at different levels.
. UNIVERSITY DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Aug 2008): To extract any
desired information about a student and his academia.
. TOUR MANANGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A TOUR AGENT (Jul 2008): An Object
Oriented Database Management System which facilitates tour creation
for tour manager agent.
. MUSEUM BASED AGENT SYSTEM (Oct 2008): Brings information on user's
cell phone or PDA about paintings in museum on request by establishing
communication between agent systems installed in the museum
. AUTOMATIC LIGHT SWITCH (Jul 2007): Turns on at dawn and off at dusk by
itself; uses basic relay and sensors.
. AUTOMATED ROBOT (Jul 2007): Developed a robot which can move in
desired direction on receiving instructions via remote or mobile from
user end
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Web Designer: ISKCON Miami, USA (Non-Profit Org.) Project: Event
Management System-2009
Database Manager: ISKCON, Miami USA Project:
Financial Data Management-2009
Leading Member - Society of Women Engineers (SWE), University of Miami
2008-09
Member - Invisible Children Organization, University of Miami
2008-09