VENU MADHAV REDDY MARTHA
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EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science,
Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science in Engineering, December 2008
Major: Electrical Engineering
Relevant Coursework: Project Management, Engineering Entrepreneurship,
Negotiations, Computer and Networks Security, Programming Languages and
Techniques, Web technologies - protocols and applications, Database
Management Systems, Corporate Finance.
George Mason University, Volgenau School of Information Technology and
Engineering, Fairfax, VA
Completed graduate level coursework in Telecommunications, August -
December 2007
Relevant Coursework: Modern Telecommunications, System Engineering for
Telecommunication Management, Internet Protocols and Advanced Internet
Protocols
Osmania University, (C.B.I.T), Hyderabad, India
Bachelor of Engineering, June 2007
Major: Electronics and Communication Engineering; Graduated with
Honors
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: C, C++, Java (Core).
Web Technologies: AJAX, JSP, JavaScript, HTML, XML, CSS, WML
Assembly Level Languages: 8085, 8086 Microprocessors & 8051 Micro
controllers.
Tools: MATLAB, OCTAVE, Eclipse, Xilinx ISE and EDK tools, GWT, Tomcat and
Adobe Creative Suite.
Databases: My SQL, PostGreSQL and MS Access.
Hardware Description Languages: Verilog HDL, VHDL.
Operating Systems: Windows VISTA /NT/ XP/2000, LINUX, UNIX and MAC OSX.
EXPERIENCE
MFR Consultants Inc., Philadelphia, PA
May 2009 - Present
(Technology Analyst - Information Technology Services)
. Website design, Database Management and Application development for
federal and commercial projects.
. Designed current company website, City of Philadelphia - Public Arts
website and several others.
. Developed logos and banners for clients using Photoshop and Illustrator.
. Developed a Portal solution as a replacement to SharePoint for the
Department of Technology, City of Philadelphia.
. Worked with the Department of Technology (City of Philadelphia) and the
Unisys Corporation to design Network Structure maps for the installation
of cameras in the City of Philadelphia to assist the Philadelphia Police
department.
. Used Web Query's to gather historic weather information for the City of
Philadelphia.
. Business development - Networking and Proposal writing.
. Tools used: Adobe Creative Suite, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, MySQL and
Tomcat.
. Project Management tools used: MS Project, Quick Books, JIRA and
Confluence.
Bashpole, Inc. - Wharton Venture Initiation Program, Philadelphia, PA
Spring 2009
(Intern - Web Development & Consulting)
. Designing and developing websites for clients.
. Designed the current company Website.
. Extensively worked on AJAX and GWT (Google Web Toolkit).
. Business Development - Networking and Market Research.
. Tools used: SVN, ANT, Persistence, Hibernate and PostGreSQL.
. Got acquainted with PHP and Java Servlets.
Vantage Learning, Newtown, PA
Summer 2008
(Intern - Project Management & Software Development)
. Part of the iSEEK search engine development team currently live on the
web at 'www.iseek.com'.
. Worked extensively with JAVA on an Eclipse platform using JBDC
along with pgAdmin.
. Developed Music Blade on iSEEK search engine.
. Created several portals and portlets for the iSEEK Music website using
JSP.
. Developed and maintained 'MusicBrainz' database, which contains 6
million songs.
. Extensively exposed to SCRUM, an iterative incremental process of
Software development
. Worked extensively on EXCEL to pull data from the databases and
other music websites.
. Project Management Methodologies used: Waterfall, SCRUM, CPM and PERT.
Power Aware Routing in Ad Hoc Networks, E&EC Department, Indian Institute
of Technology, Kharagpur Summer 2006
(Intern - Research and Development)
. Developed a code using 'C' language to enable low consumption of
power in mobile Ad Hoc networks.
. The free space propagation model was used.
. The power loss was decreased by about 30 %.
. Simulation software used was OCTAVE.
PROJECTS
University Of Pennsylvania (Database Management Systems)
Fall 2008
. PEER-NET: Designed and developed a website on the lines of 'Digg.com'
wherein you could add friends, post URL's, vote for specific topics
and comment on the posted URL's.
University Of Pennsylvania (Programming languages & techniques)
Fall 2008
. Snake Game: Developed and implemented the Graphical User Interface
version of the popular Snake Game.
. Lunar Lander: Created one of the first ever computer games.
. Drake Equation: Created a GUI version of Drakes Equation to
calculate the number of alien civilizations.
. Balanced Ternary Calculator: Developed a GUI calculator for Balanced
Ternary numbers.
. Playfair Cipher: Implemented the Playfair Cipher algorithm by enciphering
and deciphering secret messages.
University Of Pennsylvania (Computer and network security)
Spring 2008
. Buffer Overflow - The project was implemented using a 'C' code using a
gcc compiler on the Unix Platform.
. Intrusion detection system - Developed IDS that monitors traffic to
or from a single host on the network in JAVA.
. Cryptography - Developed the Simplified DES and Triple SDES algorithms in
JAVA.
. Secure Distributed Banking - Designed and implemented a secure
protocol for authentication and secure communication in a distributed
system consisting of a bank server and several ATMs, which are
connected through insecure communication channels. Coding language was
JAVA.
University of Pennsylvania (Wireless Networking)
Spring 2008
. Developed a wireless application using a WAP development platform.
. Developed application to transfer money within accounts using voice
xml.
Research Centre Imarat, Defense Research and Development Organization,
Hyderabad, India Jan - April 2007
. DTMF tone generation and detection - The project dealt with the
implementation of the DTMF codec on the TMS320C54x.The frequency value
of each number on a telephone keypad is calculated using the 8
frequencies (4LF and 4HF) allotted. Project was implemented using
MATLAB and 'C' programming.
Spectrochem Instrumentations, Hyderabad, India
Summer 2005
. Micromouse - Designed a four-wheeled mouse shaped robot with a high
level of sensitivity using C language. The main focus of this project
dealt with the maneuverability and mobility of the system.
PRESENTATIONS AND SEMINARS
. Review on 'Google Lively' - University of Pennsylvania, PA, Fall 2008
. Performance Benefits of Multihoming Route Control - University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Spring 2008
. VoIP over Wireless - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,
Spring 2008
. Wireless Networking - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,
Spring 2008
. Satellite Broadband Communications - George Mason University, Fairfax,
VA, Fall 2007
. Mobile AdHoc Networks - Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India,
Summer 2006
. Robotics - Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, Spring 2006
. Advancement in Cochlear Implant Technology - Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
India, Fall 2005