1. CHITRA HARIHARA PRANADARTHAN
235 S Bernardo Ave Apt 1, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 | (469) 510-7527 | chitra091@gmail.com |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chitra-harihara-pranadarthan-b78543a1 | https://github.com/chitra091
EDUCATION
 Master’s in Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas Aug 2014 – May 2016
Coursework: Algorithms, Operating Systems, Database, Web Programming Languages, Big Data,
Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Compiler, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Cyber Security
GPA: 3.66/4.0
 Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication, Bangalore University Aug 2006 – Jun 2010
GPA: 3.91/4.0
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Programming Languages: Java/J2EE, C, Scala
 Frameworks: Spring MVC, Hibernate, JUnit
 Web: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, JQuery, AJAX, REST, XML, JSON, JSP, PHP
 Cloud: AWS EC2, GCE, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack Juno
 Big Data Framework: Hadoop MapReduce, Apache Spark
 Mainframe Technology: COBOL, JCL, DB2, ADABAS, Endevor, Expeditor, IBM Debugger
 Tools: Eclipse, Maven, Git, NetBeans, WAMP, JIRA, Visual Paradigm, MySQL
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
 Stuff It! - Recipe Recommendation System (Spring 2016) - Developed a web based application
where users can enter the ingredients and the recipes that match most ingredients would be displayed.
Users could also search for recipes based on restrictions and also look for popular recipes based on
the recipe ratings.(Java, JSP, Java Servlet, MySQL, JPA, Visual Paradigm, HTML5/CSS, JavaScript)
 Online Bookstore (Fall 2015) - Developed an E-commerce website - web services were hosted on
one server (Glassfish/Tomcat) and the web application was hosted on another server
(Glassfish/Tomcat). Users could register, login, edit profile, buy, sell and search for books.(Java, JSP,
Java Servlet, MySQL, JPA, Visual Paradigm, HTML5/CSS, JavaScript)
 Implemented Snapshot protocol and totally ordered broadcast (Fall 2015) - Implemented Chandy
Lamport Snapshot protocol and totally ordered broadcast in a distributed system using Lamport’s
mutual exclusion protocol.(Java, socket programming, multithreading)
 Website Fingerprinting - Big Data (Spring 2016) - Constructed a model to cluster websites with
similar content. Train a classifier model based on the outcome of the cluster analysis to classify the
webpage a user visits.(Python)
 Cloud Computing (Fall 2015) - Deployed application on PaaS (Etherpad / Etherpad-lite on IBM
Bluemix). Benchmarking Iaas providers (AWS, GCE and Azure) with Cassandra cluster using YCSB
and also setup OpenStack Juno on VirtualBox
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate: Mainframe Developer-Cognizant Technology Solutions Sep 2010 – Jul 2014
 Analyzed requirements and used systematic approaches to implement and document project and
tickets. Updated, modified and expanded existing application programs and was instrumental in
improving quality and reliability of the applications.
 Coordinated with QA testers for end-to-end unit testing and post-production testing for projects and
tickets and consistently delivered high quality output.
 Resolved client issues by establishing workarounds and solutions and by debugging and creating
defect fixes. Contributed towards delivering value added services for the customers like implementing
performance optimizations of the applications and automation of time consuming manual activities in
the credit cards domain.
 As a Defect Prevention Coordinator, organized and held meetings with team leads to identify the
defects and discuss the cause, action and result on a weekly basis.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
 Promoted as a Programmer Analyst after 1 year of work experience and then as an Associate after 2
years. Won Kudos award for contribution towards projects and completion of tickets with minimal
defects (October 2012 and June 2014). Received EA (Exceeding all expectations) rating in the year
2012-2013 and EM (Exceeding most expectations) rating in the year 2011-2012 and 2013-2014