Sauganth Vijayappan Email: *********@*****.***
*** ******* *** *** **** Phone: 806-***-****
Lubbock, TX, 79415-3376
Objective : To obtain a position in the industry that will enable me to use my strong programming skills, educational
background, and ability to work well with people.
Key Skills :
• Languages : C, C++, Java, Pascal, COBOL, Prolog, MATLAB, PL/SQL
• Web Technologies : Java, Servlets, JSP, HTML,XML, JDBC, Webservices, CORBA
• Databases : Oracle
• IDE : Eclipse, NetBeans, EditPlus
• Architectures : MVC-2
• Operating systems : Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/NT/95, Solaris , Linux, DOS
• Personal : Quick Learner, Urge to improve, Team player, Hard worker, Good
Communication skills
Education :
• Master of Science in Computer Science 8/2008 – 05/2010
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Credit Hours completed: 24 GPA: 4.000
• Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering 8/2001- 6 /2005
Kerala University, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India
Percentage: 80.16 %
Work Experience:
Research Assistant 10/2009 – present
Texas Tech University
• Research Assistant in the computer science department (DRILL Lab-research works in the fields of Computer
Vision and Graphics) under the guidance of Dr. Eric D. Sinzinger.
• Currently developing an Efficient Human Detection system with motion detection and tracking (AstroTrack) for
NASA to be installed on the lunar habitat.
Research Assistant 10/2008 – 8/2009
Texas Tech University
• Research Assistant in the computer science department (DRILL Lab-research works in the fields of Computer
Vision and Graphics) under the guidance of Dr. Eric D. Sinzinger.
• Developed a face detection system which efficiently detects faces from an input image.
• A face angle detection system using SVM was constructed on a research basis.
Tech Lead/Web Developer 1/2008 - 6/2008
IBM Global Services USA
• Worked at client location (AT&T) Middletown, NJ to support various projects of Web based application called GIOM(Global Integrated Order Manager) of AT&T.
• Efficiently supported the User Acceptance testing by providing fixes to the errors that were encountered during the User testing.
• Developed and implemented WebService to interact with the other subsystems of AT&T.
• Developed and implemented an RMI server to interact with another system of AT&T.
Tech Lead/Web Developer 11/2005- 12/2007
IBM Global Services India
• Worked as Tech Lead/Web Developer for IBM’s client AT&T in the development and maintenance of the Web based application called GIOM (Global Integrated Order Manager).
• Worked on various projects to implement new features in GIOM.
• Awarded PBC 1 for outstanding performance.
Achievements:
• Sun Certified Java Programmer (Java Version 1.4)
• Job offers from IBM and Wipro after completion of undergraduate course.
• Qualified for in-state tuition at Texas Tech University with a scholarship of $1000 per annum.
References: Available on Request.