Software Engineer Developer

JAISHNI GOVENDER

The Crossing at Montague, Apartment D307, 755 Capitol Avenue, Milpitas, CA, 95035

*********@****.*****.***, 408-***-****

EDUCATION (Current)

MBA at University of San Francisco, Masagung Graduate School of Management

Ending: March 2011

Assistant researcher with Prof R. Chen (Professor of Management at USF), writing a white paper

on corporate open innovation and also coach undergraduate students at USF with academic and

life skills.

University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Jan 1995 – June 1999

Post Graduate Honours Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Chemistry

EXPERIENCE

Red Five Labs Pty (Ltd) Johannesburg, South Africa

Customer Relationship Manager Sept 2007 - Aug 2009

• Managed global customer communications, lead generation and sales in mobile software.

• Product management: launched mobile (Symbian) software from beta and into

commercial release.

• Overlooked QA testing infrastructure, Web design and web content management.

• Developed J2ME, C# and VB Windows Mobile applications using Visual Studio environment.

• Represented company at international trade shows

TruTeq Wireless Pty (Ltd) Johannesburg, South Africa

Software Engineer Oct 2001 – Aug 2007

• Part of the team that founded TruTeq Wireless working in mobile GSM industry.

• Designed, researched and developed wireless communications software mainly programming

in Java, C++, using HTML, xsl, perl scripts, shell scripts and ActionScript2 on Linux &

Windows platform.

• Built high available mass SMS applications and real-time vehicle tracking systems based on

multithreading with GPRS and SS7 technology

• Worked as a DBA (MSQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL) to set up and maintain parallel servers

• Conducted software and Unix training to clients.

• Awarded best start-up company at the Technology top 100 awards presented by the

Minister of Science and Technology and honourable mention in best R&D Company in

2002.

CellPoint Systems Johannesburg, South Africa

Software Engineer/Oracle Database Administrator April 2001 – Oct 2001

• Created and programmed software in mobile GSM industry.

• Oracle DBA: Set up and maintained Oracle8i parallel servers

• Oracle PL/SQL certified completed Oracle 8i DBA track.

• Researched and developed wireless communications software mainly programming in Java,

xsl, C++, HTML, etc. on Linux & Windows platform.

De Beers Industrial Diamond Division Johannesburg, South Africa

Software Developer/Industrial Chemist Sept 1999 – Mar 2001

• Oracle Applications Development and Support and internal training.

• Oracle Database Administrator, certified PS/SQL developer.

• Building in-house database applications to interface with Chemical laboratory testing

Extra Curricular Activities

Nonprofit Work Johannesburg, South Africa

Co-Founder and Chairperson Jan 2004 - Current

• Manage the overall organization, plan and implement community projects like feeding

schemes, volunteer coordinating, community classes to youth and adults, raise funds, event

coordinating and PR.

• Have coordinated approximately 70000 (and counting) plates of food to the homeless in

Johannesburg.

• Public relations work on live national radio and television

• Started a helping scheme for impoverished orphanages in Johannesburg area.

SKILLS

• Proficient in Java, C++, VB, C#.NET, .NET Compact Framework, (Windows and Linux),

Certified Oracle PL/SQL developer. TRAINED Oracle DBA

• Skilled in UI design, magazine layouts using Adobe Photoshop, Flash ActionScript, Captivate

and

Illustrator

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