Engineer Software

Lavanya VangalKrishnaKumar

**** ****** **, **** ***, San Diego, CA 92108

Tel: 408-***-**** email:lavanya *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A graduate in computer science with a specialization in mobile and web

application development. Extensive work experience in android commercial

enterprise applica- tion development with two high-quality apps in Google

play. Other work experience includes financial/banking software and

mainframe systems.

Currently looking for a Android designer/developer position, preferably

with a spe- cialization in native apps development.

EDUCATION San Diego State University (SDSU), San Diego.

Master of Science in Computer Science, June 2013, GPA:

3.62

University of California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego.

UI/UX design (in progress)

College of Extended Studies, SDSU, San Diego.

Advanced Certification in Web and Mobile development,

May 2011

Sriram Engineering College, Anna university, Chennai.bv

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology, May

2007, GPA: 3.72

PUBLISHED APPS

VoxOx (Android Version), Trapster, SDG&E, SoCalGas

WORK AUTHORIZATION

Currently on EAD (green card). Authorized to work in the US. No

sponsorship required.

WORK EXPERIENCE (Summary)

Telcentris, Senior Android Developer, Jan 2013 - present : Lead UI

developer for their flagship application VoxOx. Worked with the UX

team to deliver for UI specifications, wireframe diagrams and

device/version independent design. Responsible for selecting UI vehicle for

application based on requirements. Worked extensively with fragments,

actionbar, actionbarsherlock, preference activity etc. Responsible for UI

repository management. Familiar with SVN branching etc., merging to

maintain independent UI development

Nokia, Development Engineer, Aug 2012 - Jan 2013 : Developing v2.0

of the award winning Trapster R application for Android, with

several released versions in Google Play. Involved heavily in mapping

and navigation aspects of the app requiring expertise in advanced

Android constructs, viz. fragments, notifications, managers, listeners

etc. Worked in Agile environment with daily scrum calls, sprint planning

(release train), retrospective meetings etc. and interacted on a

regular basis with with UI/UX, mapping, imaging and testing teams. Worked

with Apache Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, RoboGuice, Robotium, Git and

SourceTree.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Summer Intern/Development Engineer, May

2012 - Dec 2012 : Developed the original Android app for SDG&E

and deployed it in Google play. Completed the SDLC for the app

using waterfall model. Generated sequence, activity and class

diagrams for the entire project. Also worked for the automated voice

response team using webservices.

Merrill Lynch/Bank of America/Standard Chartered, Software Engineer,

2007 - 2010 : Worked on customer database merger of Bank of America with

Merrill Lynch and on APECS, CTA and POC projects in Bank of America,

as a part of TCS. Retrieved and updated customer database information in

Standard Chartered

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Mobile Application Development: Strong Android and iPhone mobile appli-

cation development skills (Eclipse, Xcode 4.2, IntelliJ IDEA).

Mobile Databases: SQLlite

Version Control: SVN, Git, Sourcetree

Software Methodology: Agile (scrum), Waterfall

Web Application Development: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, Ajax, PHP

and Perl.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE (contd.)

Programming: Java, C++, Objective C, JCL, Easytrieve and COBOL

Database: SQLlite, MySQL, DB2 and VSAM

Mainframe: Sync sort utilities, CA7, File Aid, CICS, Change man, File-

Aid for

Db2.

WORK EXPERIENCE (Detailed)

Telcentris, San Diego, CA

Senior Android Developer : Current

. Lead UI developer for flagship VoxOx application. Worked independently

on

UI development in a self-starter mode.

. Collaborated with UX team to deliver UI specifications, wireframes, UI

assets, images etc.

. Responsible for choosing best UI vehicle for di?erent aspects of the

applica- tion. Worked extensively with fragments, actionbar,

actionbarsherlock, pref- erence activity etc.

. Responsible for choosing best SVN structure for independent UI

development.

Nokia, San Diego, CA

Development Engineer (Android) : Aug 2012- Jan 2013

. Part of team of three developing V2.0 of the award winning app

Trapster R

for Android.

. Heavily involved in the mapping and navigation aspects of the Android.

Devel- oped and upgraded code involving advanced Android concepts

viz. broadcast receivers, services, notifications etc.

. Used multiple Android development environments and productivity

suites viz., Apache Maven, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Source Tree, Git

and JIRA.

. Quickly familiarized myself with the rapid turnaround agile

processes, daily scrum calls, sprint planning, release trains,

retrospective meetings etc.

SDG&E, San Diego, CA

Mobile Application Developer (Android) : May 2012- Dec 2012

. Developed the SDG&E Android application in 2 months as part of SDG&E

apps team. This task involved the entire SDLC in spite of the

accelerated schedule.

. Conceived product scope and definition, decided on

appropriate APIs and screen resolutions, generated detailed

documentation including Class/Sequence/Activity diagrams.

. Performed comprehensive testing of the application using HP Quality

testing tool.

WORK EXPERIENCE (Contd.)

Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai, India

Software Engineer(ASE): Jan 3rd 2008- Mar 2010

Bank of America

. APECS: Automated the process to generate intimation letters for

customers to their last known address. This process involved complete

SDLC cycle and test procedures with clear documentation.

. CTA Suspect Process: Debugged and enhanced the CTA suspect process.

Used ICETOOL to design a routine to count the number of unique customers

and generate their reports.

. POC: Developed a tool using easytrieve to validate customers and

generate their reports. Designed test plans and executed test cases

for the assigned functionality.

. Merrill Lynch

. Responsible for data analysis and profiling and

porting of common customers between Merrill Lynch and

Bank of America. Developed a procedure to main-

tain synchronization between banks databases.

Standard Chartered Bank, Chennai: June 2007- Dec 2007

. Undertook the responsibility of retrieving, updating

and furnishing details from the bank database,

based on customer calls. Handled some of the front

o ce, credit cards and accounting functionalities.

RELATED COURSEWORK

. Android application development

. iPhone application development

. Web application development

. Spatial database

. Human computer interface

. Geometric algorithms

. Software Engineering

. DataBase Theory Implementation

CERTIFICATES Advanced Certificate in Web and Mobile Applications

Development (SDSU) Certificate in UDB 8.1 DB2 000-700

(IBM)

Certificate in banking competency E0 including

investment banking, US banking and payment cards (FTC)

Certificate in home and general banking(Standard

Chartered)

PUBLICATIONS

1. V. K Lavanya, "A Reliable Solution(s) for Unreliable Memory based

Molecular

Devices," IEEE INDICON'05, December 2005.

2. V.K Lavanya, "An Application framework for Detection and

Treatment of

Cancer Using Nano Devices," to appear in Proceedings of CIT-NANOTECH

2006

3. V.K Lavanya, "An Application framework for Detection and Treatment

of Cancer Using Nano Devices," Nano trends, A journal of Nanotechnology

and its applications, June 2006.

SKILLS, AWARDS ETC.

. Professionally trained in classical music and dance.

. Black-belt in Tae-kwon-do.

. Gold medalist in Indian national Tae-kwon-do competitions.

. Bronze medalist in Indian national painting contest.

. Awarded 'BEST ENTRY' from India at international Painting Contest.

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