1. Farhan Mazhar
2707 Portland St, Los Angeles, CA
(213)-477-0571 Github fmazhar@usc.edu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhanmazhar
EDUCATION
M.S. Computer Science University of Southern California Expected May 2017
 GPA: 3.5 / 4.0
B.E. Computer Science Siddaganga Institute of Technology June 2013
 GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Relevant Courses:
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: Java, Python, UNIX Shell scripting, Perl, C++,
Relevant Skills: Linux, Data structures, Algorithm Design, Design Patterns, Data Structure
Data Analytics Tools: Hadoop, Apache Spark, SQL, MongoDB, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems
Web Languages: JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, Node.js, Bootstrap, Web Services, Rest API, JSON, AWS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer Robert Bosch (RBEI), India July 2014–June 2015
 Increased the software release efficiency by developing tools and interfaces using Java and Python.
 Optimized the performance of the build system by 15% by implementing automation scripts in Python, Perl and
Shell.
 Incorporated a continuous build/ integration strategy using Jenkins that resulted in timely and bug free
software releases.
Associate Software Engineer Robert Bosch (RBEI), India Aug 2013 - June 2014
 Developed plugin with Java to be integrated with build tools that were used in the production environment.
 Documented the workflow of the software build scripts to facilitate smooth knowledge transfer for new hires.
Technologies: Java, Python, Perl, Jenkins, Clearcase, GCC based build tools, DevOps, Git, Agile methodology
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
 Knowledge Based Logical Inference Agent [Java]: Programmed an inference engine in Java that computed
90% accurate logical conclusions to user queries given in first order logic.
o Java, First Order Logic, Data modeling, Backward chaining algorithm
 Private Cloud Platform and Hadoop Clusters [Java]: Collaborated with a team to provide platform as a
service to users by setting up a private cloud environment. Deployed Hadoop clusters for distributed
processing of large data sets on the setup.
o Java, Hadoop Framework, Service Oriented Architecture, Linux System Programming, Virtualization
 Retail E-Commerce Web and Hybrid Mobile Application [JavaScript]: Developed an end to end e-
commerce application using Mean Stack to display product and sales information.
o Node.js, MongoDB, Express, Mongoose ODM
 Bayesian Network for Decision Making [Java]: Programmed a 95% accurate decision network for making
rational decisions given conditional probabilities of previous events.
o Java, Decision Network, Bayes Rule, Data Analysis, Conditional Probability
 Custom Web Search Engine [Java, JavaScript]: Implemented a custom multithread crawler-based web
search engine using Apache Solr and Java with a 80% relevancy score for search queries.
o Java (Intellij Idea), LAMP Stack, Node.js, JavaScript, PHP, Linux, Crawler4j, Apache Solr, Tika
 Data Wrangler [Python]: Implemented modules for predicting insights by wrangling Twitter, Wikipedia and
Open street data sets using Python and MongoDB aggregation framework
o Python, MongoDB, MongoDB aggregation, XML, JSON, CSV, HTML Screen Scrapping
USC INVOLVEMENT
 Participated in USC Hackathon organized by ACM. Developed a web application for event management and
recommendations.
HONORS AND AWARDS
 Among the top performers at Robert Bosch which led to spot awards and promotion.
 Merit Scholarship from Government of India for academic excellence.
 Algorithm Analysis and Design  Advance Database Systems  Artificial Intelligence
 Natural Language Processing  Information Retrieval  Advanced Web Technologies