SOWMIYA RAJAGOPALAN
**** ********* ******, ***********, ** 27560
919-***-****, **********@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To establish myself as a Computer Engineer with my problem solving skills and technical expertise contributing to the company’s growth and in turn ensuring personal growth within the organization.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering - Specialized Honors Dec 2011 York University, Toronto, Canada
Relevant Coursework - Networks Communication Protocol and Applications, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Theory of Computation and Algorithms, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering Requirements and Testing
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Language Verilog, VHDL, C, C++, C#, Java, XML, HTML, SQL
• Operating Systems Windows XP/NT 4.0/2000/98/95, UNIX, Linux
• Software Packages MS Office Suite, MATLAB, MS Access, Adobe Photoshop, Lotus Notes
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• International Summer School – Germany & Greece Jun 2011 – Aug 2011
- Selected as a representative from the school to attend the courses offered by the two international universities
- Excelled in the courses Data Mining at Bonn-Rhine-Seig University in Germany and Computer Vision in Foundation of Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) Institute in Greece
- Gained lots of international and technical exposure and learnt to adapt to different environment and culture
• Application Architect – Western Union, Toronto Sep 2010 – May 2011
- Translated complex business requirements into functional specifications and prepared technical design documents for IT department
- Developed project documents such as system development life cycle, data flow diagrams, and business process models
- Analyzed, designed, coded, and tested reporting applications
• Computer Support Associate – York University, Toronto May 2010 – Sep 2010
- Assisted in computer formatting, data management, resolving hardware and network issues
- Drafted a manual for the new software applications installed in the department
• Lab Monitor – York University, Toronto Sep 2008 – May 2010
- Served as a technical assistant for the students using the computer lab
- Assisted and guided students in technical, network and login problems in the computer lab
PROJECTS
• 3D Image Reconstruction with hand held stereo cameras July 2011
- Fragmented multiple sets of frames by capturing a continuous trajectory of a single infrared marker, moving in a three dimensional space
- Extracted two dimensional location of blob from the frames and calculated triangulation formulas to compute three dimensional dataset
- Reconstructed a three dimensional image using OPENCV from the computed dataset
• TCP / UDP Sockets Programming Apr 2011
- Resolved university network security issues to create socket connections
- Established a socket connection using TCP and UDP protocol and performed data transfer
- Created a network analyzer and package sniffer for efficient tracking of network traffic
• “gROBOT” Android Application Apr 2011
- Created an android application in a smart phone that can control a robotic car
- Built a communication module between the phone and the car via wireless LAN for its effective control
- Awarded for excellence in School of Engineering
• DE2 Slot Machine Dec 2010
- Initiated the game and deposited money by using control switches in the DE2 board
- Displayed three reels on seven segment display for producing random result and doubling/reducing the deposited cash amount
- Indicated success in the game by programming a LED light flash
• Automated Robotic Car Dec 2008
- Designed a robotic car in AutoCAD and assembled it with the provided parts
- Programmed the car in java to lap around a fixed track within a specified time
- Awarded best robotic car based on lap time and speed
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
• Member – Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
• Volunteer – Indian Cultural Association of York University (ICA)