ONEIL CONTRACTOR
***************@*****.*** 972-***-**** Brooklyn, NY
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneil-contractor/
EDUCATION
Northeastern University, Boston, MA Jan 2017-Dec 2019 Master of Science in Computer Science
Coursework: Programming Design Paradigm, Web Development, DBMS, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms CHARUSAT University, Gujarat, India June 2011-May 2015 Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering
Coursework: Data Structures, Software Engineering, Compiler Construction, Object Oriented Concepts TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Languages: Java, Python, Javascript, SQL, XML, XSLT Database: MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, SQLite3
Frameworks: Microsoft ASP.NET(C#), Microsoft .NET MVC 5, JUnit 5, Django 2 Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS 3, JQuery, Angular 7, Node.js, Bootstrap 4, RESTful Web Services Java frameworks: Spring MVC, JDBC, JPA, Hibernate, JSP, Java Swing Version Control Tools: Git, AnkhSVN, Tortoise SVN, Maven, Jira, Jenkins Cloud Platforms/ Servers: Heroku, AWS
Methodologies: Agile
Certifications: Microsoft Technology Associate: DBMS Admin Fundamentals Microsoft Technology Associate: Software Testing Fundamentals WORK EXPERIENCE
Web Developer
Volunteer Science, Boston, Massachusetts Jan 2019-Aug 2019
Developed research study game using JavaScript for Ohio State University Department of Political Science and Mershon Center for International Security Studies that empowered researchers to understand psychology of bargaining and decision making.
Tested game to ensure optimal performance under varying scenarios with multiple, simultaneous players.
Designed dynamic web pages utilized to research experiments using HTML5 and JavaScript.
Upgraded Bootstrap version for Volunteer Science’s entire codebase to Bootstrap 4 by customizing SASS CSS.
Improved the web page load time by 40% by minifying and concatenating CSS and JavaScript files aiming to keep file sizes small and decreasing the number of HTTP requests. Software Engineer
TatvaSoft, Gujarat, India June 2015-Nov 2016
Worked on six-member team to build website for Injury Connect, Australia that allowed clients to file workplace injury and claim compensation documentation online using ASP.NET(C#), HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Wrote database objects in SQL Server that efficiently retrieved injury incidents and compensation filing status data.
Increased the efficiency by optimizing the generation of RDLC and Crystal reports by rendering data dynamically.
Performed SQL configuration for system maintenance and SQL replication.
Recognized in 2017 by Westpac as one of top 50 fastest growing small to medium-sized businesses in Australia.
Coached and mentored four interns all hired into full-time positions. ACADEMIC PROJECTS
2048 AI game solver, Northeastern University, Boston Sept-Dec 2018
Solved single player sliding tile game via artificial intelligence algorithms in Python.
Analyzed results by running all algorithms for specific number of runs and achieving a maximum tile value of 4096.
Trained the AI agent successfully by applying Q-Learning on it achieving a tile value of 1024. SafeStay, Northeastern University, Boston Jan-Apr 2018
Developed application that provided crime statistics for specific areas throughout Boston using JDBC and JSP.
Extracted data from Boston Police Department to measure and analyze crime statistics.
Compared indexes of user selected areas to determine unsafe hours, most common offenses in given locations, and recommended safety zones.
Wax Runner, Northeastern University, Boston Sept-Dec 2017
Designed and coded web-development IDE that created dynamic web pages using MEAN stack.
Generated Angular 7 components and layouts from a user-based input form. Search Engine, Northeastern University, Boston Jan-Apr 2017
Built high-performance indexing and searching feature using Java and Apache Lucene Library.
Implemented query techniques to expand short queries into relevant and more understandable form.
Incorporated retrieval models to obtain high-quality relevant results.