Software Engineer

Rakesh Alex

Contact Number: +91-966*******; Email: q9w0ug@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

I wish to excel in the field of Software Engineering and build a career in a leading corporate, where I can utilize my skills in Perl, Shell Scripting, CGI, ClearCase and Linux operating system. This profound interest has made me choose your esteemed organization as the ideal place to exhibit my professional skills.

Experience Profile

1

Company name : Cisco Systems, Bangalore

Designation : Software Engineer II

Responsibility : Scripting, Software Configuration Management.

Language : Perl & Shell scripting, CGI.

Operating system : Linux.

Duration : June 2010 to till date.

2

Company name : HCL Technologies, Chennai.

Designation : Lead Engineer

Responsibility : Scripting, Software Configuration Management.

Language : Perl & Shell scripting.

Version Control tool : ClearCase.

Operating system : Linux, Windows

Client : Brocade Communications Inc.

Duration : Dec 2006 to May 2010

Lead Engineer in software configuration management team.

Responsibilities:

a) Written ClearCase triggers in Perl for various purposes

a) Perl scripts for automating the builds for several projects.

b) Automated the preparation of formal handoffs to QA in Perl.

c) Script to Monitor and alert disk space usage for both view and VOB storage areas.

d) At client site, assisted in developing a tool ttrci in Perl ( TeamTrack Request to Check-In).

e) Took the complete responsibility to migrate the tool ttrci written in Perl to Windows environment.

f) Perl scripts written to trigger the build and creation of baselines by sending e-mail.

g) Acted as ClearCase/MultiSite administrator and spotted and resolved network related issues.

3

Company name : Svapas Innovations Pvt Ltd (Product development facility of AU-KBC research center, Chennai)

Designation : Member of Technical Staff

Responsibility : Programming

Language : Perl, Shell Scripting

Operating system : Linux.

Duration : Nov 2005 to Nov 2006

Worked in a project titled ‘BioAsk’. Written Perl scripts to find relationship among the biological entities from different files. Automated processes using Shell scripts. Used and monitored software versioning system- Subversion. Worked in different web servers like Apache, Tomcat.

Perl scripts were written for

a) Format conversion of different passages.

b) Analysing the web server access log files.

C) Automating the process of downloading raw data and running against the scripts and programs overnight.

Used different modes of file handling methods, pattern matching and modules in Perl Scripting. Good exposure to software development life cycle, computer networking concepts.

Worked in a project called Biological Named Entity Extraction (BioNex) a module of 'BioAsk'- Text mining and Knowledge Discovery Tool in the area of Biological Research. Written Perl scripts to identify biological entities from a given text in a file and marked them as particular classifications. Scripts are performing in such a way that to read words from a particular dictionary file, then constructing a pattern using those words and matching that pattern to trace the exact entity in the given text. Good Exposure to Redhat Linux, Perl, Shell Scripting.

Computer Skills

•Languages : Perl, Shell Scripting, awk, sed

•Database : Mysql, MS Access

•Web Technology : HTML, JavaScript, CGI.

•Operating System : UNIX/Linux, DOS/Windows Family

•Web Server : Apache.

•Version Control Tool : SVN, ClearCase 6.0, 7.0.1

 Knowledge in Hardware components, Networking and Microprocessor Architecture.

 Good debugging skills to spot network issues.

Achievements and Activities

 Worked at client site for about nine months upon demand from the client, Brocade communications, San Jose, California, USA.

 Achieved “Wow” award (Best Performer of the month) from HCL America when worked at client site.

 Active member of Community Service Council and Former member of Grey Cells council at HCL Technologies.

Education

 Master of Bioinformatics from, Muthayammal College of Arts and Science, Periyar University passed out in 2005 with an aggregate of 74%.

 Bachelor of Computer Science from, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, Mangalore University passed out in 2003 with an aggregate of 60.8%.

Other Assignments

 Taught HTML, JavaScript at Dr. MGR Janaki Ammal College of Arts and Science, Adyar, Chennai.(Part-Time basis) from May 2005 to Sept 2005

 Worked as a part time faculty in SISI, Guindy, Chennai, for PG Diploma in Bioinformatics, responsible for Computational Biology classes from May 2005 to Sept 2005

 Provided solution for trainees who conducted studies on “Molecular Aspects of HIV” in Kern Labs Pvt Ltd

Personal Details

Address : #40, Brothers Nivas, Yemlur, Bangalore-37

Date of Birth : 19th August 1982

Language Proficiency : Fluent in English.

Passport : Valid

Visa : Valid B1 Visa Holder.

References

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