Education
Dec **** Master of Science in Computer Science,
University of Illinois at Chicago(UIC), USA 3.67/4.0
Aug 2002 -Dec 2003 Graduate Coursework in Computer Science,
Loyola University Chicago(LUC),USA 3.90/4.0
June 2002 Bachelor of Information Technology,
Jamia Millia University, New Delhi, INDIA 3.89/4.0
Technical
Skills
Programming languages
C, C++, Java, PL/SQL,
ASP, ASP.NET, Perl, PhP, HTML, DHTML, XML, XSLT, XPATH,
VBScript, Cold Fusion
Databases
MySQL, MS -SQL Server
2000, MS-Access, Fox-Pro, FileMaker Pro, Oracle
Operating Systems
Win 98/2000/XP, MS-DOS,
Linux (Suse 9.1/9.2/9.3, Red Hat), UNIX
Applications
Eclipse,MS-Visual Studio.NET
2003, SQLYog, Navicat, MS-Visio, MS- Office Suite, Dreamweaver
MX 2004 / MX / 4
Hardware
Build custom PC’s,
troubleshoot hardware/software, experienced with installation
of most system components and configuring LANs
Others
Exposure to LISP, Shell
programming in UNIX, Ada, JavaScript, XQUERY
Experience
Campus Auxiliary Services
Administration, UIC
Graduate Assistant (Computer Programming)
Jan 2005 to Present
Computer Programming Aide
May 2004 to Dec 2004
Solely developing a Web based
system to manage and administer distribution of
electronic public transportation pass.
Implementation done using Visual
Studio.Net, IIS, ASP, ASP.NET, MS-SQL Server 2000
and VB-Script.
Write stored procedures and
SQL queries for the system and user management.
Administer, maintain and update
SQL-Server 2000 database
Configure and maintain IIS Web-server
hosting the system.
Documented software requirements
and database design as per IEEE standards. Electronic Visualization
Laboratory, UIC
Research Assistant
Jan 2004 to Present
Intern
May 2003 to Dec 2003
Diagnose and repair Linux and
Windows (98/2000/XP) related problems for lab staff/students.
Lead development of a machine
management database using MySQL and PhP.
Build new workstations and install
dual boot OS.
Assist in copper and optical
network deployment and maintenance.
Assist in software/hardware
installation, maintenance and organization.
Documented database design/E-R
diagram.
Migrated File Maker Pro database
to MySQL and Perl.
Panta-Rei Web Development
Center, LUC
Intern
March 2003 to Dec 2003
Worked as a team member on a
programming project involving development of Content
Management Systems.
Restructured and documented
Web-camp database for CIMT (Center for Information
Management and Technology), a part of Loyola University
Chicago's School of Business Administration .
Appraised and optimized Panta
Rei's staff database for conversion from SQL Server
2000 to MySQL platform.
Assisted in developing Web-sites
and designing databases.
Information Technology
Department,LUC
Technical Assistant
Aug 2002 to Dec 2003
Managed the Help Desk function
as well as prioritized, resolved, recognized, and
routed end-user computer problems.
Solved software and hardware
problems.
Polaris Software Lab
Ltd, New Delhi, India
Trainee/Intern
May 2001 to July 2001
Worked with software development
team, produced the software requirement, high-level
design, and testing document for Inventory Management
Software.
Implemented software using Oracle
and Developer 2000.
Subject Association,
Dept. Of Computer Science, Jamia Millia University, New
Delhi, India
General Secretary
Aug 2000 to April
2001
Organized seminars, workshops,
educational, and cultural events for Computer Science
department.
Britannicaindia.com
Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, India
Trainee/Intern
May 2000 to June 2000
Worked on Website and search
engine optimization.
Awards
Received traveling grant from Electronic Visualization
Laboratory, UIC to attend the 2005 Super Computing
conference held on November 12-18 in Seattle, WA. Received full grant from CRA-W (Computing Research
Association for Women) to attend the 2005 Grad Cohort
held on February 25-26 in San Francisco, CA. Received full grant from CRA-W to attend the 2005
Career Mentoring Workshop held on April 16-17 in Washington,
DC.
Awarded Gold Medal, the highest
merit award given by a university for Bachelors
Degree in India .
Recipient of a special grant
(first ever for an undergraduate student) from Ministry
of Human Resource Development (Govt. of India) for
presenting the paper titled "Rough Intuitionistic
Fuzzy Sets"
Publications
Published paper titled "Rough
Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets" in the proceedings
of "8th International Conference on Fuzzy theory
and Technology (FT & T)", part of 6th Joint
Conference on Information Sciences, held in Durham,
NC, 2002.
Published paper entitled "Recognition
of Spoken digits- A Statistical Analysis" in
The 4th Workshop on
Information and Computer Science
proceedings held at King Fahd University of Petroleum
and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudia Arabia from March 17-18,
2002 .
Projects
Electronic
Data Integration (2004): Conducted as part
of an advanced database class research oriented study
on "Storing data and efficient access of information
in xml databases".
GUI
Testing: Complexities, Challenges and Approaches (2004)
: Conducted as part of an advanced software
engineering class research oriented study on "Graphical
User Interface Testing- Complexities, Challenges and
Approaches". Used a tool called GUITAR to test
MS-Paint.
Content
Management System (2003):
Lead the team which developed the CMS website for
the Leadership Illinois Project.
Weather
channel for Loyola's U-Portal(2003): Support Manager and Quality Process Manager
of the team, which developed the weather channel of
Loyola's U-Portal.
Character
Recognition using Template Matching (Bachelor's Degree
Thesis-2002): Developed a
system for character recognition by quantification
of the character into a mathematical vector entity
using the geometrical properties of the character
image. It was developed using C and C++.
Employee
Record System using C++ (2000):
Developed a module for storing and manipulating employee
details.
Banking
System using C++ (2000):
Developed a module for storing and manipulating bank
customer's data.
Professional Activities
Vice-Chair of Loyola
ACM's (Association for Computing Machinery) Chapter.
Jan 2003 to Dec 2003
Member of ACM Membership
No. 7437924
Member of IEEE (Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Membership
No. 41453552