ARUN PRASAD IYER
**** ***** **** ******, *** #***6, Houston, TX-77054
Contact:# 309-***-****
Email: ****.******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a challengingfull time job position in the field of Computer Science and Information Technology as a software developer which instills in me the intellectual discipline and technical expertise to become a leader in the industry.
EDUCATION
Computer Science, Masters (GPA = 3.4)(Fall 2010 to Spring 2012)
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Computer Science, Bachelors (GPA = approx. 3.2)(May 2006 to May 2010)
SMT. Kashibai Navale College Of Engineering
Pune University, India
EXPERIENCE
Instructional Assistant (September 2010 to Present)
Registration & Academic Records, University of Houston, Texas
• Researching and porting a 4 year old custom-designed PHP based work-flow portal to accommodate present and future requirements.
• Formulating Queries in PeopleSoft to extract elaborate/filtered relational data.
• Assisting Student Records Administrator,by administering PeopleSoft security access to staff/faculty.
• Providing support to RAR employees with PeopleSoft and Sharepoint modules.
• Tech Admin: Provide RAR employees technical support on Windows, MAC operating system, networking and associated hardware and software.
• Manage Inventory.
INDUSTRY PROJECTS
CustomaryFit – Online Dating with a Cultural Twist (January 2012 to Present)
Platform Used:ASP.NET-MVC, FluentNHibernate, ADO.NET, SQLite 3
• Currently developing an online dating/matchmaking website for a client-CustomaryFit.com using Scrum, Agile Development Methodology.
• Developed Test-Driven modules that would accept user-inputs and provide critical values to the “Match-making Algorithm”©.
• Designed 40% of the “Match-making Algorithm”©.
• Integrated member-modules and refactored the application as desired, maintaining 100% Test-Coverage at all times.
• Supported the team’s learning curve by assisting in individual module-building and triggering fruitful discussions.
ASP.Net based tool for Remote Database Administration (August 2005 to June 2006)
Platform Used: ASP.NET, Windows Server 2000
• This tool is designed such that it would lessen the DBA learning curve by more than 50%.
• When hosted, the tool provided for remote database administration without compromising on the security, performance and usability of the enterprise level data.
• The application helped create and administer all SQL server databases, objects, logins, users and permissions in each registered server.
• Development involved creation of a tool from where a DBA could fire queries
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Mini-DBMS Project(April 2011 – May 2011)
Platform Used : C++
• Developed a DBMS in C++ using binary files with efficient random access.
• The application focused on evaluating SPJA Queries on large amounts of data stored in the database, while implementing Query Optimization.
• Developed an SQL console which accepted SQL queries as user input and implemented various concepts like B+ Trees, Hash Indexing, Binary search etc.
Hangman Game, Paint application(September 2011 – October2011)
Platform Used:C#
• Developed these applications using object-oriented programming, following optimum Design Patterns, Test Driven Development and SDLC.
• The hangman application simulated the famous hangman game with a GUI to accept the user input and display the appropriate output.
• The Paint application simulated Windows Paint with a GUI showing different panels, shapes and options.
Key Courses
Software Design, Software Development Practices, Ubiquitous Computing, Database Management Systems, Advanced Game Development
PERSONAL SKILLS
• Understand functional business requirements from the client and convert into technical specifications. Communicate with project peers and leaders to ensure smooth delivery of the assigned projects according to SDLC process.
• An independent work ethic supplemented by the ability to gel into a new and challenging environment with ease.
• A self-motivated, enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills and a positive attitude towards everything in life.
ACTIVITIES& AWARDS
• Public Relations Officer for Pratham@UH, child organistaion of Pratham India (largest NGO working towardsYouthLiteracy in India).
• Won the “Mr.Fresher-2010”award in Parichay, a Fresher’s Event organized by GISO, UH.
• Volunteer and Moderator at WAYE, India.
• Was appointed Zonal Event Manager for Annual International Robotics Events at IT-BHU and IIT-Delhi, in 2009 and 2010 respectively.
SKILL SET
Programming Languages
C#,
Java,
C++,
C
Packages
MS Visual Studio’10,
Eclipse,
NetBeans
Web Technologies
HTML5,
HTML/XHTML,
JavaScript,
AJAX,
JQuery
Frameworks
ASP.NET-MVC,
XNA
Database
MS SQL,
SQLite,
MS Excel
Operating Systems
Linux/UNIX
Windows 7/Vista/XP
Testing tools
NUnit, NDepend,
JUnit, JDepend,
NAnt, Ant, PartCover, OpenCover
Modelling Tools
Star UML
Rational Rose
ORM
FluentNHibernate,
ADO.NET
Other Skills
Autodesk Maya, VMWare,
Adobe Photoshop,
Version Control Repository (TortoiseSVN)