PRANAV SHAH

**** * ****** **, ******* 312-***-**** acem5d@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/pshah74 www.github/com/pranavrshah2012 @pranavrshah

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an opportunity in a challenging environment that utilizes skills, enriches knowledge, gives me

chance to be part of team contributing towards growth of organization, thus yielding twin benefits of job

satisfaction & professional growth. My work expertise includes Java, Object Oriented Programming, C++,

Data Structures, Algorithms, User Interface Design.

EDUCATION

* Master of Science - Computer Science, (GPA 3.62/4.0) May 2014

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

* Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology (GPA 3.6/4.0) June 2012

University of Mumbai, India

SKILLS

* Languages Java, C++

* Web HTML, CSS, XML, REST

* Scripting Javascript, JSON, Python, node.js, Servlets

* Database MySQL, MS Access, MS SQL Server, JDBC,

RDBMS, OODBMS

* Mobile Languages J2ME, Android OS, iOS-iPhone

* Tools Visual Basic, Rational Rose,

MATLAB, Qt, Eclipse IDE

* Testing Software JUnit

* OS Windows, MAC OS X, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. Software Intern Sony, San Francisco, CA (May 2013 to August 2013)

** Developed & tested (white box testing) management tool in an agile environment using

node.js (Javascript)

** Test driven development approach and REST web services were used for this tool currently

used by Sony employees.

** Accelerated performance by 93% to view or assign user stories, defects to users (less than 10 seconds)

saving colleague time thus being more productive for the company.

** Generated & searched from a list of users using an incremental search (similar to Google Search).

** Programmed Python scripts to convert JSON files to spreadsheets.

** Performed alpha testing for PlayStation Store.

PROJECTS

1. Android Application Crime Portal - Java

* Captures photos/videos from the camera of an Android Device.

* Uploads it on Dropbox for easy future retrieval.

* Records date, time, location of the incident.

* Displays crime visualization on Google Map interface.

2. User Interface of Kitchen Application - using Javascript & QML

* Led, coordinated a team of three, devised initial & final sketches. Video available at http://goo.gl/bpYPuI

* Developed application for homes, applying visual design principles to design effective interface.

PRANAV SHAH

1444 W Taylor St, Chicago 312-***-**** acem5d@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/pshah74 www.github/com/pranavrshah2012 @pranavrshah

PROJECTS

3. Binary Search Trees, Heaps (Binary & Tertiary) in C++ & Smalltalk

* Implemented operations to insert/remove data, switch two trees/heaps, perform deep copies.

* Performed set operations (union, intersection and set difference)

4. Collections in C++

* Mirrored the in-built functionality of ‘Collection’ abstract class.

* Emphasized on ‘Arrays’ and ‘Ordered Collections’ classes

5. iPhone Application (iOS) – Date Calculator using Objective C

* Determined difference between two dates as entered by the user

* Implemented in Objective C using Xcode SDK of iPhone OS

6. MapReduce Survey on PageRank Implementation

* Wrote a detailed paper on MapReduce, the implementation of Page Rank Algorithm using the Map Reduce

framework.

7. Frequent Item Set Data Mining using Java, MapReduce & Hadoop

* Identified frequent itemsets from a given dataset of 80,000 lines

* Programmed MapReduce Jobs in Hadoop Framework.

8. Android Application Mumbai Assistant using Java

* Developed Android application available at Google Play downloaded by up to 1000 users.

* Aided users to commute on Mumbai public transport by supplying them accurate fares.

RELEVANT COURSES

Computer Science:

Algorithms, Object Oriented Programming, User Interface Design, Query Processing in Databases, Big Data

Analytics, Computer System Security

Finance: Introduction to Finance, Financial Accounting

PAPER PUBLISHED

Mobile Viruses- Independent Work

Published technical paper on mobile viruses (iOS, Android & Symbian) in ICRTITCS proceedings with

IJCA. Researched how viruses enter, propagate, get detected and suggested ways to remove them.

LEADERSHIP

Logistics Head of ISTE–International Society of Technical Education June 2010 to June 2011

* Promoted events to enhance active participation and learning at our college.

* Organized & coordinated several technical fests and coding workshops to teach students PHP & Python.

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