Objective
To seek a position as a senior developer or project manager in the cutting edge field of software development or web application development using my knowledge of various programming languages/databases and my expertise in the field.

Skills
Programming: PHP, Javascript, Java, C/C++, Python
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL
Graphic Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Fireworks

Experience

Facebook

Software Engineer

Mar 2008 – Present

• Implemented deployment process using the bit torrent protocol. Also maintained software deployment tools
• Developed internal tools for the Technical Operations department.
• Enhanced and maintained tools to deploy software to thousands of servers parallelly in a controlled manner.
• Created UI elements used throughout the site (internally and externally).
• Worked on various other tools — monitoring, logging and alerting.
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, AJAX, Thrift, Apache, Python, C++

Yahoo!, Inc.

Technical Yahoo

Jan 2006 – Feb 2008

• Technical lead for a major project in production operations (Install Automations) with a team of five people
• Managed up to three direct reports working on various projects
• Designed and developed complex web applications for the production operations team in PHP using MySQL backends
• Worked with other developers located in India on various projects on a regular basis
• Developed user interfaces, logos and other design elements for different projects
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, AJAX, REST API, JSON, custom MVC framework, PHPUnit

Intoto, Inc.

Software Engineer, GUI Designer, System Admin

June 2001 – Dec 2006

Intoto, being a small company, provided me with a chance to wear multiple hats. During the 5 years I worked there, I went through a full product development cycle including gathering requirements, design, development and upgrades. As a systems administrator, I also gained experience in networking, network security and systems management.

• Designed and developed fully functional Java Applications with embedded database support
• Developed a module for the flagship embedded product; the module was developed in C interfacing with a Linux kernel; the user interface was purely XML/XSL
• Developed and managed multiple intranet sites using PHP and mySQL/pgSQL

• Developed a PHP based license and e-commerce server with a pgSQL backend and hooks to Verisign (SOAP)
• Communicated with and worked alongside development teams in India
• Helped marketing design prototypes of new products in Java, Visual Basic and C#/.net; including GUI design/layout
• Helped design, implement, and maintain multiple fully dynamic websites (hacked up version of PHPWCMS)
• Setup and managed web, mail, FTP, database, LDAP servers

Noble Online

Co-founder

November 1997 – August 2001

Started this company as a part-time consulting business with a couple of friends while attending UCSB. We later continued to consult on small projects from time to time.

• Designed and created multiple revisions of the Noblehost website
• Managed web servers in Linux using Apache, PHP, Tomcat, pgSQL and mySQL
• Managed mail servers and other necessary server applications
• Main clients include Remedyfind.com (ASP/MS SQL), Betterwebsites.com (ASP/mySQL), UCSB Social Studies Department (Static website)

webVIP

Web Application developer

July 1999 – February 2001

Worked mostly part-time during the school year, and switched to full-time during summer.

• Programmed in Active Server Pages (ASP), MS SQL, Flash (basic Action scripts), JavaScript
• Consulted with clients; assessed their requirements and created design proposals
• Along with programming, also worked on presentations and attended client meetings to discuss their project requirements
• Worked on design using Photoshop, Flash, Pagemaker, Illustrator and Fireworks
• Beta tested for Macromedia Fireworks/Dreamweaver 4.0 Studio, and designed Templates and HTML sites included on the Official CD-Rom

Coolmaps.com

Lead Programmer

July 1998 – June 1999

Worked part-time during the school year and fully time during the summer. Coolmaps created plugins for NetObjects Fusion (website creation software). The plugins were written in Java and interacted with NetObjects via an API provided by the product. The company also had a membership (club.coolmaps.com) where paying members could have unlimited access to the plugins as well as featured articles.

• Programmed plugins (components) in Java using the NetObjects API
• Wrote a featured article for the “Coolmaps Components Club” on developing simple web applications using Coldfusion and MS Access

Education

UC Santa Barbara

BS in Computer Science

March 2002

Completed upper division courses in Java, C/C++, Databases/RDBMS, Software Engineering, Adv. Data Structures and Algorithms, Automata and Formal Languages, Parallel Computing, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems (Linux kernel), Computer Graphics (OpenGL), Compilers (Jasmine/Java) and Network Security

Monta Vista High School

1997

• Webmaster and System Admin for the school’s servers.
• President of the Internet Club on campus; Board member of the Associated Student Body
• Completed AP Computer Science, Calculus and Biology. Along with Physics Honors and Chemistry Honors

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