Adjunct Instructor Independent Consultant

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Gayathri Raghuram

Email: *****************@*****.***

Portfolio: https://simple-port-folio.netlify.app/

Portfolio: https://image-gallery-portfolio.netlify.app OBJECTIVE

Highly self-motivated individual seeks a challenging position in the area Front End Web Design & Development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SASS, GIT, Bootstrap, jQuery and Vue JS,

SYNOPSIS

A total of over 12+ years of global working experience in India, Singapore & USA.

Includes 5+ years of working experience in USA.

Includes 1 year of experience handling banking related work in Singapore

Includes a total of 8+ years of working experience in India.

Includes 2 years running a Human Resources Consulting company recruiting candidates for IT & Telecom companies in Bangalore & Dubai.

Includes 6+ years as an independent consultant to IT & non-IT companies offering Soft skills Training courses & English Language courses in Bangalore.

Includes 2+ years of experience as a C programmer with reverse engineering & manual testing experience using assembly language in the USA.

Includes 2 years of experience as an instructor in a Community College in the US, teaching low level & higher level computer courses, including MS Word, Spreadsheets, MS Access, C Programming language, Microprocessor Design & Unix System Administration.

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Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Confident, highly motivated, a self-starter and works well individually or in a team environment.

EDUCATION

1987 – 1990 M.S.(Course Work completed) Electrical engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D, U.S.A. GPA:3.0

1979 - 1984 B.E. in Electrical engineering, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India. GPA:2.7

TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS

1996 (spring), Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A. Client-server application design, development and programming using Power builder.

2002 Feb-March, Collin county community college, Richardson, TX, U.S.A. Course on Intermediate Java Programming & obtained Certificate of Completion. 2

2018 - Current UDEMY, EDUONIX

Trained and continues to train in Front-End Web Development courses.

- Courses include Basic, Intermediate & advanced HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript,

- Computer programming languages like Java, Python.

- Used editors like Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, Atom, Eclipse etc.

- JavaScript libraries like jQuery.

- Develop CSS from scratch, CSS preprocessors like SASS(Koala, NODE- SASS).

- Worked with Media Queries, Flexbox, Grid and Responsive Design on my projects.

- CSS frameworks like Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS.

- JavaScript frameworks like Vue3JS, Nuxt.js, Angular.

- Worked with Options API and familiar with Composition API in Vue3.

- Worked with Version Control software like Git Bash, GIT GUI & pushing code on to GitHub.

- Package managers like NPM, PIP.

- Familiarity with bundlers like Webpack, Parcel.

- Worked with graphic design software like Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Balsamiq, Invision Gravit, Sketch etc.

- Worked on projects consuming API’s, using Fetch.

- Used public API endpoints to get data like Cryptocurrency API, Weather API, NASA API etc

- Some familiarity with backend- stack like Node.js & JSON,

- Familiarity with database management systems like PostgreSQL, Sqlite and Firebase.

- Familiar with static generators like Gatsby

- Familiar with web hosting platforms like Netlify.

- Continue to learn and work on projects in the courses and on my own as well.

Projects:

- Portfolio at https://simple-port-folio.netlify.app/

- Portfolio at https://image-gallery-portfolio.netlify.app PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

2021 Aug – 2022 Jan Global Information Technology IT Recruiter Responsibilities included placing candidates with IT and Non-IT

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2007 Nov – 2013 Dec Anagha Services, Bangalore, (Self Employed) Consultant, Human Resources & Soft skills Training based in Bangalore, India Conducted Soft skills training for the IT, non-IT corporate sectors and educational institutions. Customized the training to the needs of the clients. The topics varied according to the needs of the client.

Some of the skills conducted in the training were: o Interpersonal Skills

Team interaction skills, Organizational skills, Stress management, Listening skills, Time Management skills, Motivational Skills, Attitude, Self Confidence and Self Esteem Skills.

o Management Training

Managing Change, Conflict Management, Team Building and management skills, interviewing skills. Business Ethics for employees, Roles and Responsibilities for employees,

o Corporate Communications

Cross-cultural communication skills (our niche area), Verbal & Written communication skills. Presentations Skills, Public Speaking skills.

Creativity and Innovation, Vision and Goals, Mentoring Programs.

Clients included IT/ Telecom/Non IT companies: (US based) Radiant Info Systems Pvt. Ltd, Quest.

Schools: Vani Public School, Divine Education society.

Worked with over 600 employees.

2005 May – 2007 July (Self Employed), Bangalore, India

- Consultant, Human Resources, based in Bangalore. Worked with leading IT,Telecom companies and embedded software MNC’s to place IT and Telecom candidates in Bangalore and Dubai.

- Responsibilities included marketing for contacts, creating candidate database, technical scanning of resumes, calling up candidates and setting up interviews.

- Work with the HR managers of the companies to get candidate requirements, use resume boards like Monster, Naukri and use personal network to find candidates. Match them with our existing database.

- Requirements included meeting the candidates, assessing their abilities, communication skills, behavioral skills, how to conduct themselves in an interview.

- Clients included like RGV Telecom pvt ltd(company based in Dubai), Synfora, (US based Embedded software company) and Quest(A quality control company) 4

1993 Oct – 1995 Sep Software Engineer, Image Mark Software Kansas City MO, USA.

Reverse Engineered the Graphics Application software such as Harvard Graphics, CAD, Power Point, Microsoft Word etc using Assembly language skills.

- Installation of the software.

- Designed, developed and implemented the code using C language after reverse engineering the graphics software.

- Tested the code using various Graphics software, testing tools & other necessary application software

- Technical Writing -- Documented the project in detail.

- Manually tested and updated testing records using Microsoft Access.

- Gained extensive working experience with assembly language and various file formats in this project.

- Participated in the entire life cycle of this project. Technical environment: Windows 95/Windows NT, Harvard Graphics, Power Point, Corel Draw, Microsoft word, CAD etc.

1988 Aug – 1990 May Adjunct Instructor, Computer Science, Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND, USA

Responsibilities included teaching basic computer courses such as Word Processing, Spreadsheets & Database fundamentals & higher level courses such as Unix systems administration, C Language, & Microprocessor design to Undergraduate Students.

- Prepared classroom teaching material, exam material.

- Graded the exams & prepared student Grade report.

- Handled hands-on lab.

Technical Environment: Unix (Ultrix), Dos, Windows & 808X Intel series

(Microprocessor design).\

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Hard working, Focused with Excellent Communication skills.

Achieve goals.

Other:

Hobbies like Reading and Community Service.

US Citizen.

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