ARUNA
******.***@*****.*** ? 413-***-****(cell) ? 413-***-****(home) ? website:
http://people.umass.edu/aruna
PROFILE: I am a graduating Master s student in Computer Engineering at UMass. My
experience is in computer
systems and networks. I am seeking a full-time position in server-client systems and
information
technology.
EDUCATION: University of Massachusetts, Amherst expected June 2012
M.S. Computer Engineering GPA 3.65
Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
B.E. Computer Science Engineering Top 5% of class July 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Web applications developerSep 2011 - PresentCommonwealth Honors College, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
? Developed new extensions to and maintained CHC s student admission application,
conference
submission, Fellowship and Grant systems
? Responsible for the entire end-to-end system (Front-end, Business layer, and Data-tier)
used by
thousands of users, with focus on performance, reliability, and scalability
? Interfaced with customers regularly to discuss requirements, deliverables, and
schedules
? Provided complete technical support to users for web and database applications
? Implemented using ASP.NET (C#) and SQL server
Graduate Intern - Research June 2011Sep 2011Lexalytics Inc., Amherst
Project : Research and development of algorithms for automatic recognition of structures
like tables
and lists from unstructured text
? Researched the state-of-the-art in table and list identification from unstructured text
? Independently designed and developed new modules for table and list recognition
? Delivered a solution after careful experimentation with various approaches including
Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning methods
? Authored a white paper for the company detailing the method and the results
? The solution is now a feature in the Lexalytics product
? Programmed in Python
Information Technology consultant, Graduate AssistantAug 2010May 2011Everywoman s Center, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
IT specialist staff member for the university organization that supports women
? Responsible for improving and maintaining the EWC website, troubleshooting hardware and
software issues, and providing general assistance with IT-related issues
? Redesigned EWC s mobile website and made it compatible with the university s standards
? Responsible for creating awareness regarding various social issues concerning women,
advertising the organization s events and support groups through the website
http://www.umass.edu/ewc
? Developed and deployed technology tools like online collection of EWC employee
schedules
Web interface programmer Aug 2010 Dec 2010
GENI project, Computer Science dept., Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst
Project : Building a user-friendly web interface to request and access services from
DiCloud - a
cloud computing environment
? Implemented a web interface using PHP, MySQL, HTML
Resume of Aruna
SKILLS: Programming Java, C, C++, C#, Python
Database tools MySQL, Oracle
Web tools HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, Django, PHP, CGI
Server tools IIS6, IIS7, SQL server 2005, SQL server 2008
Technology tools Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Visual Studio
RELEVANT PROJECTS: A Social-Networking Website Oct Dec 2011
? Designed and implemented a model social-networking site
? Provided functionality similar to facebook and google+
? Features included user profiles, friends, friend circles, post feeds, comment feeds,
message, and
search
? Implemented using Django and PostgreSQL
Multithreaded Web spider and Retrieval engine July Aug 2010
? Implemented a multithreaded spidering system to crawl websites and create an
Information
Retrieval system to enable users to retrieve relevant website names
? Programmed in C++, with focus on pthread library for threads and synchronization
? Users enter search terms in a form-based html client and the Information Retrieval
system
returns a list of websites that contain the search terms
A Distributed System for twitter-like blogging service using JAVA RMI Mar June 2010
? Designed and implemented a two-tiered system involving front-end and back-end servers
to
enable users to subscribe and post blogs
? Implemented the back-end using MySQL, Java JDBC, and distributed programming principles
using Java RMI
? Achieved parallelism using Java Threads programming
ACTIVITIES: Volunteer teacher, Youth for Seva social organization
? Trained to teach English to underprivileged children in a rural school in Bangalore,
India
Volunteer for service, Nachiketha school for mentally challenged children
? Volunteered to spend time and care for children in the school
st
ACHIEVEMENTS: Secured 1 rank in National Level Science Talent Exam
Completed with Distinction - All India General Knowledge Examination conducted by Center
for
Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
Elected as Sports Representative and Class Representative for a section of 40 students
REFERENCES:
1. Celso Avelar
*******@******.*****.***
IT Manager & DBA, Commonwealth Honors College, UMass
2. Kathie Crivelli
*********@*****.*****.***
Supervisor at EWC, UMass
3. Dr. Michael Zink
****@***.*****.***
Advisor at Electrical & Computer Engineering department, UMass
4. Jeff Catlin
****.******@**********.***
CEO, Lexalytics, Inc., Amherst, MA
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