TUSHAR UPPAL

+1-312-***-**** Chicago, IL (Open to Relocate) ad2yza@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn GitHub SUMMARY

Driven computer science graduate equipped with 2+ years of industry experience leading large-scale systems integration and data analytics projects for major corporations. Skilled in process optimization and ensuring data quality and system integrity; Excelled in leveraging machine learning, OOP concepts, SQL, Django, and modern web languages to engineer high-performance applications like inventory management and vision recognition models achieving 95%+ accuracy. Selected achievements include: consolidated 10 department processes reducing paperwork by 75%, created early warning systems dashboards saving stakeholder time, and implemented best code design patterns across multiple programming projects. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Governors State University, University Park, IL OCT 2022 – DEC 2023 Graduate Assistant

• Managed large-scale process redesign project consolidating services for 10 departments; optimized workflows with SQL and Excel reducing paperwork by 75%.

• Implemented rigorous verification processes to guarantee 100% data accuracy on high-traffic college website; enhanced user experience and directory integrity.

• Applied OOP concepts, 5 SOLID principles and 7-8 design patterns to improve code quality, design and readability across multiple projects.

Infosys, Chandigarh, India FEB 2020 – AUG 2022

Senior Systems Engineer

• Implemented migration from Cisco to Teams for 1000+ employees, reducing costs and increasing call quality and reliability.

• Developed dashboards providing key insights into NAFTA trucking locations and early warning systems, saving stakeholders significant time.

• Led end-to-end transition design for Daimler-Mercedes Benz telephony in NAFTA region liaising closely with customers and teams.

• Created functional and technical documentation, performed daily health checks and enforced VoIP technology standards. PROJECTS

Book Store Inventory View Project

• Designed and built an inventory management web application using Python, Django framework, SQLite database, and OOP principles; validated and ensured data integrity for 10K entries.

• Engineered optimized algorithms and SQL queries, minimizing time complexity; enabled dynamic filtering, sorting and analytics of book inventory.

• Implemented role-based access control, input field validation and error handling to guarantee security and data quality across system.

Fashion MNIST View Project

• Leveraged CNN, SVM, and Naïve Bayes machine learning algorithms to build an image recognition model, achieving over 95% accuracy on a dataset of 60,000 fashion images.

• Engineered features and modeled multi-class classifier to effectively distinguish between 10 categories of clothing images, demonstrating expertise in computer vision and AI.

• Performed robust data analysis and preprocessing using Pandas/NumPy libraries to ensure quality model training data, underscoring data analytics abilities.

Portfolio View Project

• Developed and deployed a live resume website using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

• Implemented features like dynamic resume preview, a contact form and a light/dark mode. TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Languages/Frameworks: Python, .NET, Django, SQL, Java, C++, Shell scripting, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

• Databases: Oracle, MySQL.

• Tools & Software: Visual studio, VS code, MS Office, Jira, CISM, CUCM, Cisco Unity, Akkadian, Putty, Tableau. EDUCATION

Governors State University, University Park, IL AUG 2022 - DEC 2023 Master's, Computer Science, GPA: 3.97

• Relevant Courses: Advance Database Concepts, Advance Operating Systems, Planning Management, Big Data Analytics, Internet Programming, Scripting Language, AI fundamentals.

Chitkara University, Chandigarh, India AUG 2016 - JUL 2020 Bachelor's, Computer Science, GPA: 3.71

• Relevant Courses: Data Structures, Software Engineering, Front End1, Object Oriented Programming, Client-side Technologies, Discrete Structures, Web Programming, Network Security. CERTIFICATIONS

• Using Python to Interact with the Operating System Verify

• Crash Course on Python Verify

• Front End Web Developer I Nano degree Verify

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