NIKUNJ SURESH PATEL

**** * ******* ***, *-**, Fullerton, CA- 92831 acyy4s@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn (https://github.com/nikunj2503) SUMMARY

MS in Computer Science with rich experience in Web Development and User Interface Designing. Fast learner, hard worker and team player who is proficient in an array of scripting languages and multimedia Web tools. EDUCATION

Masters in Computer Science Aug 2015 - May 2017

California State University – Fullerton, CA GPA: 3.44 Bachelors in Computer Engineering Aug 2012 - May 2015 Mumbai University GPA: 3.67

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Programming Language: Java (J2SE, J2EE).

Back and Front End Scripting: PHP, JavaScript, jQuery. Web Technologies: - HTML5, CSS3(Bootstrap, Foundations), JSON, AngularJS, ReactJS. Database: MongoDB, SQL.

Development Tools: - WordPress, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator), Godaddy website builder, Cpanel, Microsoft Visual Studio, GitHub, XAMP, WAMP, Android Studio, Dreamweaver.

Area of Expertise: - HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, JQuery, ReactJS, SQL, JSON, Adobe Illustrator. EMPLOYMENT

Together We Rise (Web Developer Volunteer November 2016 – January 2017) Website

• Maintained and updated HTML/CSS templates on a regular basis and as required

• Modified social-media layout of the website

• Installed WordPress website on hosting Server (AWS) with the help Amazon EC2 instance and then associating the domain name with the help Amazon Route 53

iCatchMarketing (Web Developer Volunteer February 2016 – May 2016) Website

• Updated and streamlined existing code to improve site performance

• Collaborate with creative and development teams on the execution of ideas and projects

• Co-developed a dynamic, secure Web site from scratch. Launched visually appealing, user-friendly Webscape with interactive features to optimize traffic, page views, site "stickiness" and user experience (UX)

• Conducted layout design and construction for a variety of websites as assigned

• Used SEO best practices to elevate organization’s Web presence; achieved top 10 Google rankings on several highly competitive keywords.

• Worked through cross browser compatibility issues with layout and styles for all new CSS that was implemented

• Converted Photoshop layouts to web pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript ACADEMIC PROJECTS

• Content Management System (CMS) (Tech. used: HTML, PHP and MySQL) August 2016 Designed and developed a website where users can view the contents. That is, they can read it from the database. It also consists of an admin area. And the admins will be able to do the CRUD on the content

• EMoiveTicket (Tech. used: HTML, PHP, Bootstrap and MySQL) May 2016 Developed an online website where users can book tickets for the movies and select a theatre according to their preference through the website

• Publishing gateway for Twitter (Tech. used Express framework, Jquery, Nodejs, Bootstrap and JSON server) June 2016 Developed an online website like Sproutsocial or TweetRoost where groups of users can post from a single account

• Online Shopping Website (Tech. used: PHP and MySQL database) July 2015 Developed a website for sports products where users can get all the sports related products at one place. We also added a feature where the users are notified through email or contact number if they forgot some items in their cart Summary of Skills

• Strong understanding of industry trends and content management systems

• Skilled in multitasking and working on several projects simultaneously

• Unique ability to improvise, grasp new skills and troubleshoot problems

• Experienced in communicating with the creative team and clients

• Very comfortable and passionate about adopting ideas and bringing them to life through technology