Ph no: 226-***-****
Keerthana Devi Vijayan
**** ***** ***** *****, ********@*********.**
Oakville, ON ca.linkedin.com/in/keeru
Canada - L6H 7N6
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position where I can apply my technical and problem solving skills in a challenging
role.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Demonstrated strong leadership qualities as University of Waterloo residence ambassador
and Blackberry co-op representative
• Elective communication and presentation skills developed through managing team projects
and public speaking course
• Excellent team player with exceptional time management and problem-solving skills
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: Java, C, C++, HTML/CSS, Shell Script, MATLAB
Tools and Libraries: JUnit, Swing, MySQL, Eclipse IDE, UML, JIRA, Bugzilla, MKS integrity
Version Control Systems: SVN, git, CVS
EDUCATION
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Jan 2012 - Present
Bachelor of Computer Science Honours, Software Engineering Option
Transferred from: Anna University, Chennai, India
Anna University Chennai, India Sep 2009 - Dec 2011
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science)
Chettinad Vidyashram Chennai, India Jun 2007 - Mar 2009
Central Board of Secondary Education
WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Support Coordinator Waterloo, ON
User Engagement Team, BlackBerry May 2013 – Dec 2013; Jan 2014 – Present
(part-time)
• Provide support to internal beta testers and Executives on all devices, software and
applications
• Coordinate between software engineering teams and internal/external beta participants to
ensure needs of BlackBerry customers are addressed efficiently
• Validate bugs and submit trend analysis reports to Project Managers and Team Leads
• Perform device log analysis to root cause/diagnose bugs and support Development team
to implement fixes for pre-release BlackBerry device software
• Mentor new co-op students by helping them understand different components and log
analysis
RELEVANT COURSES
Object Oriented Software Development, Computer Networks, Operating Systems, Algorithms,
Data Structures and Data Management, Concurrency and Parallel Programming, Software
Testing & Quality Assurance, Software Design and Architecture
PROJECTS
Concurrent and Parallel Programming
Multi-processing and concurrent algorithms and simulations Sep 2013 – Dec 2013
• Developed a fully synchronous parallel program with uC++, using design patterns and
multi-programming constructs such as semaphores and co-routines
• Implemented map-reduce algorithm with several optimizations such as sorting and
bounded buffering to improve scalability and stability across 64 threads
• Created simulations of shared memory multi-processing using monitors and mutual-
exclusions which handle complex scenarios
Building Operating System from a simplified base OS/161
Operating Systems Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2012
• Implemented synchronization and concurrent programming using locks and condition
variables
• Implemented system calls and exception handling in the OS that enables
multiprogramming
• Performed virtual memory management by implementing on-demand page loading of
pages, replacement policy for the TLB
E-commerce Management System
Database Management Systems March 2011
• Designed a Retail Management System front end using Visual Studio, implemented the
database on MS SQL server
• Created queries to store, retrieve and update information about apparels, electronics and a
range of fields based on the transactions
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Business Analyst, Oakville, ON May 2013 - Present
Metta Nation (www.mettanation.net)
• Analyzed business needs of a start-up that aims at inspiring people to help others and
promote kindness
• Implemented the idea of "pay it forward” by introducing wristbands and tracked the story
of benevolence by their benefactors through an online journal
• Increased awareness of the product by seeking partners and sponsors that share similar
goals
Building Representative, Waterloo, ON May 2013 - Aug 2013
User Engagement Team, BlackBerry
• Coordinated between Blackberry coop students and other representatives to plan, promote
and organize events.
ACHIEVEMENTS / ACTIVITIES
• University Top Ranker, PSV College of Engineering Sep 2009 - Dec 2011
• Volleyball Intramurals team, University of Waterloo May 2012 - Dec 2012