ALSTEN DSOUZA
(p) 660-***-**** **** Virginia Avenue, NW C 429, Washington, DC 20037 (e)
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alstendsouza/
Portfolio: http://www.alstendsouza.info
EDUCATION
The George Washington University, Washington DC
Master of Science in Computer Science – GPA: 3.74 August 2013 - May
2015
University of Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering August 2009 - June 2013
Relevant Coursework: Internet Computing, Human Computer Interaction, Advanced Software Paradigms, Object Oriented
Design, E-Commerce Security, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Database Management Systems and Software Engineering.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, AJAX, SQL, Drupal, Bootstrap, Git, SVN, AngularJS
Programming Languages: Java, PHP, MATLAB
J2EE Frameworks & Technologies: Servlets, Struts 2, Maven, JSP
Database Systems & Web Servers: MySQL, Oracle 10g, XAMPP, WAMP, Tomcat 7.x
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The George Washington University (GWU), Washington DC
Information Systems and Database Management Graduate Fellow August 2014 – Present
• Collaborated with the Special Projects Coordinator to identify and communicate the business requirements for a
Constituent Relationship Management tool for the Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service (CCEPS) at GWU.
• Enhanced the user interface of the Public Service Grant Commission website - www.gwpsgc.wordpress.com.
• Assisted in managing the Freshman Day of Service at the George Washington University that hosted 1600 freshman.
K12 Inc. - Enterprise and Learning Technologies, Herndon Virginia
Software Engineering Intern June 2014 – August 2014
• Developed a standalone protocol converter tool to convert HTTP URL’s to HTTPS URL’s for 900 compressed files using
J2SE and Apache Commons API.
• Queried the issue tracking system (JIRA) to enlist the issues regarding the text editor within the Curriculum Developer.
• Assisted in upgrading the content and curriculum management system at K12 Inc. by working in an Agile Environment.
TECHNICAL PROJECTS
Website for GW Desis - a student led organization at the George Washington University March 2015 – Present
• Designed and developed the website for GW Desis using HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, JSON, JQuery and AJAX.
• Elicited requirements from board members of the organization regarding the content and design of the website.
• Hosted the website on GoDaddy with a URL www.gwdesis.org.
Fashionyte Inc. - Apparel website for Men, Women & Kids September 2014 – January 2015
Designed the front-end of an apparel selling e-commerce website using Twitter Bootstrap 3.0.
Developed the website using HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript and JQuery.
Managed inventory and recorded transactions using MySQL as the database.
Database Management System for a Hospital September 2013 – December 2013
Modelled the database using SQL Data Modeler and created it using SQL Developer.
Eliminated redundancies by performing normalization and fired SQL queries to modify and update tables.
Fired triggers to check whether any updates were made to the tables and recorded the names of the users.
CERTIFICATIONS
Diploma in Java Technologies (DJvT) at NIIT, India October 2011 - January 2013
Oracle Database 10g Administrator Certified Associate May 2010 - January 2012
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
• Member of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) DBIT Student Chapter August 2012 -
May 2013