Engineer Developer

Kiran Challagolla

*** ***** ***, *** **, Long Branch, NJ - 07740

(626) - 376 2438 *****.***********@*****.***

FULL TIME EXPERIENCE:

Goldman Sachs, New York, NY

Postion: Analyst Developer

March 2010 - Present

Develop applications that source and price Value at Risk for various

derivative areas

Support and maintain the systems that run automated daily batches and ad-

hoc requests from traders, controllers, operations and strategists

Work with strategists to develop an integrated system for Market Risk

calculation (using Monte Carlo simulation)

Commvault, Oceanport, NJ

Postion: Lead Automation Developer

April 09 - Mar 2010

Lead a team of 4 programmers developing a universal testing framework

using Python and C#

Actively monitored logs and helped resolve build breakages, code

conflicts and check-in failures

Worked closely with the team to help grow, and mentor the individuals to

allow them to achieve their career goals

Microsoft Corp Redmond, WA

Position: Software Development Engineer in Test II

Jan 07 - April 09

Participated actively in design, implementation and testing activities

setting a precedent for the use of best practices

Developed highly optimized recursive algorithms for deep node analysis in

Lambda expressions

Liaised with users, to understand their needs and make according changes

to increase operational efficiency

Developed automation code using C#, XAD and XAML to verify the new

platform

Consultant (Clients: Optical Research Associates, Kaiser Permanente,Vero

Software, Koinonia Computing)

Position: Sr. Technical Consultant

Feb 04 - Jan 07

Developed a sufficiently deep understanding of the functional areas to

help successfully deliver technical solutions

Implemented efficient, intuitive and easy to use tools for tracking code

check-ins and test case evaluations

Built and managed a streamlined process to effectively handle new

requirements, feature upgrades and bug resolution

Effectively handled multiple projects, working under pressure and

switching between technologies

Bluegrass Software Lexington, KY

Position: Junior Programmer

Jan 03 - Feb 04

Developed effective object oriented code using C++ to provide for the

business logic of the legacy applications

Provided diligent support to user and production issues for the Internal

Audit system and the Patient Trail Management system

Actively participated in database modeling and performance tuning of

sophisticated queries

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS/AFFILIATIONS:

Passed - CFA Level 1 Exam

December 2009

EDUCATION:

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Aug 09 - Present

Master of Business Administration

3.67/4.0

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Aug 01 - Dec 02

Master of Science in Computer Science

4.0/4.0

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

Aug 97 - May 01

BE(Hons) in Electronics and Instrumentation

8.1/10

SKILLS:

Computer: C, C++, Perl, Python, MS Office, Java, C#, SQL Server, Oracle, MS

Project

Languages: Telugu, Hindi

INTERESTS: Long Drives, Cooking

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