Engineer Engineering

Vivekananda Somashekar

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Brooklyn, NY 11209 347-***-****

Education

Expected (Graduation): May 2014

Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York City, USA

Masters of Science in Computer Engineering, Specialization: High Speed Networking and Hardware (GPA: 3.5).

June 2007 – May 2010

M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering (GPA: 3.5).

June 2003 – May 2006

M.N. Technical Institute, Bangalore, India

Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering (GPA: 3.7)

Technical Skills

Computer Languages: C, C++, Assembly level languages, VHDL, Verilog and SQL

Operating Systems: W indows 9x/2000/XP/VISTA/7, Linux.

Tools: Quality Center, Xilinx, MiniNet, Keil Development tool.

Experience

Oct 2012 – Dec 2012

Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, NY

Research Assistant

Analyzed and designed software defined networks with open flow.

July 2011 – July 2012

IBM India Private Ltd, Bangalore, India

System Engineer

Involved in Performance and Volume Testing of Oracle Database for AT&T.

Conducted Knowledge Transfer sessions to newly joined team members .

Developed weekly goals, executed planning of deliverables, hosted weekly status meeting and followed

up pending action items.

Analyzed Team strength, size, risk and load assessments considering targ et and deadlines.

Received appreciation from clients for identifying major defects in the test phase.

Set- up own standards for daily status reporting.

Projects handled: Volume and performance test for 3 releases and CIA to CFM Migration.

July 2010 – July 2011

IBM India Private Ltd, Bangalore, India

Associate System Engineer

Black box, Functional and User Acceptance Testing of AT&T Applications.

Interacted with clients on call for better understanding of deliverables and process.

Designed test and execution strategies.

Demonstrated fast learning capabilities in new environment.

Reduced production issues by 20%.

Projects Handled: Flow through - Total service disconnect automation of MIS/PNT services for AT&T.

Academic Projects

RS Encoder and Decoder: Implemented Reed Solomon algorithm for using VHDL.

PIC Microcontroller based RADAR: Equipped Infrared Sensors as motion sensors to indicate presence and

direction of the target.

Safety System for Electrical technicians using GSM: System allowing electrical technicians to have control and

ensure that the main are not turned on while they are on work.

Achievements and Leadership Experience

Finalist of CSAW (Cyber Security Awareness Week) 2012 Competition.

Awarded with ‘’ The Best of IBM ‘’ certificate for contributing and leading the Performance and Volume Test activity

at IBM.

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