OBJECTIVE

EDUCATION

• North Carolina State University. (Fall 2000 Onwards).
  • Masters (Computer Science).
  
  
• University Of Mumbai ,India. (Expected August 2000).
  • B.E.(Electronics).
  
  

TEST SCORES

• GRE : 2200/2400 TOEFL: 647/677 TSE: 50/60 TWE: 6/6
  

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Operating Systems: Linux, Freebsd, Win 3.1/95/98,MS-DOS and Mac OS.
  
• Programming Languages: Pascal, C,Java,Assembly (x86),Perl. Working knowledge of shell programming.
  
• Tools: gcc,gdb,emacs,make.
  
• Networking:Proficient in unix network administration and setup (Sendmail,Apache,COPS ,portsentry etc).
  
• Software Packages: MS-Office, Lotus Smart Suite, GIMP, and STAR Office. Working knowledge of most Microsoft and Unix packages.
  
• Web Authoring: Html 4.0, Working knowledge of Perl CGI and Python.
  

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Intern SIEMENS AG India (July 1999 -May 2000)
  
  • Designed an "Automatic light control system" for the shop-floor. The project involved designing and implementing prototype hardware card for the PC, front end using Visual basic and the back end using C and Assembly.
    
  • Responsible for designing the front and back end software.
    
  
  
• Network Designer for the K J Somaiya College of Engineering.
  
  • Solely designed and implemented a low cost network solution at the K J Somaiya college of Engineering to provide Internet access to the students and faculty.
    
  • The project involved setting up and connecting 20 nodes to a Linux server and then connecting the network to the internet.
    
  
  
• Intern Coates of India Ltd. (June - July 1998)
  
  • Fully owned subsidiary of TOTAL Petroleum, France and the largest Printing Ink manufacturing company in India.
    
  • Member of the team responsible for computerizing and implementing the inventory control and invoice system at the Mumbai Works.
    
  • Project involved extensive use of Visual basic as the front-end and Ms Exchange server as the back-end.
    
  
  

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Member of the ACM and ACM SIGOPS.
  
• Member of The Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE).
  
• Member of the Computer Society and the Systems, Man and Cybernetics society of the IEEE.
  
• Active member of the India Linux Users Group Bombay (ILUG-BOM).
  

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD

• Founder Member of the IEEE K J Somaiya College of Engineering Student Chapter and Public relations officer (1998-1999).
  
• Secretary of the Electronics Engineers Students Association (EESA) at the K J Somaiya College of Engineering.
  

HIGHLIGHTS OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

• Recruited as Systems Engineer for Wipro Technologies, one of the premier software firms in India (via on-campus placements). Only six people out of a total class strength of 120 were selected by the company.
• Head of the Tech Committee at Abhiyantriki -98, an intercollegiate technical event held in October-98.
  
• Presented a Seminar on "Network Security" At Abhiyantriki 98.
  
• Set up a TCP/IP based dialup network to provide free Internet Surfing to participants at Abhiyantriki 98.
  
• Head of the Tech and The Planning & Logistics committee of 360 degrees, an intercollegiate event organized by the IEEE Bombay Section.
  

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Official Contingent Leader of the team, of the K J Somaiya College of Engineering, which participates in all intercollegiate events.
  
• Actively involved in the college festival Symphony for three years in various roles (Treasure hunt co-ordinator,Tech co-ordinator ,member of publicity and sponsorship teams etc).
  
• Winner in many debates and elocution competitions.
  

HOBBIES