My Resume

1. SHALINI SHANMUGAM Telephone (M): 919-412-4325
80, Newbury Avenue, Apt 21, Quincy,MA 02171 Email:gotoshalu@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a full-timeposition in a dynamic work environment with opportunities to expand my skillsin SoftwareEngineering.
SUMMARY:
 6+ years of work experience in Software Engineering with ability to solvecomplex problems.
 Adept at designinguser interfaces and developing databasebacked web and android applications.
 Proven ability to establish rapportamongteam members and excellentcommunication skills.
EDUCATION:
 M.S. Computer Science, University of Massachusetts,Boston,GPA 3.70/4.0, May 2016
 B.E Electronics and Communication Engineering, Anna University,India,Firstclass with aggregateof 67%, April 2006
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Programming Languages: Java,C, JavaScript
 Scripting Languages: Python, Ajax
 Databases: Oracle,MySQL, PostgreSQL
 Web Technology: HTML5, CSS3, XHTML, PHP, Wordpress,
Drupal,Django,jQuery, AngularJS
 Modeling Languages: UML
 Tools: Android Studio, Git, Eclipse,Photoshop, Fluid UI
 Applications: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook
 Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux,Solaris,Windows
(98/2000/NT/XP/2003), Macintosh OS X, MS-DOS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 Roads to Reading Initiative,Massachusetts Jul 2014 – Oct 2014
Web Developer Intern (Volunteer) Environment: Linux (Ubuntu), Apache, MySQL, PHP, Wordpress
Designed onlinebookstore http://rtrbigbooksale.org/ newly and developed front-end and back-end website functionalities.
Designed Search Engine Optimization strategies based on specific keywords and implemented multi -channel optimization by
extending to other off-site platforms likeTwitter and YouTube.
Participated in discussionswith team on requirements and developed prototypes for the website.
 GreenStreetsInitiative,Cambridge,Massachusetts Jun 2014 – Sep2014
CiviCRM Database Associate (Volunteer) Environment: Drupal, PHP, CiviCRM, Windows
Modified existingCRM databaseassociated with Drupal website and populated it with updated records .
Generated reports for email communication to be sent to signed-up members.
 CerasIntech Ltd, Chennai,India Jan 2007 – Feb2013
Application Engineer Environment: Linux, C, C++, Eclipse, Oracle 10.2
Implemented tag data validation moduleof RFID control system by comparingtag data with information stored in database.
Improved performance of software by 20-25% by constructingoptimized SQL queries to update and retrieve data from database.
Prepared unitand integration test plan and executed unit,integration and regression testing.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
 LupusMate Android App – Developed an android app for remindingmedicine intakeand mood sensing in Lupus patients and
sharingthe health information with doctors.
 Holiday Car Rental Website – Developed rental car reservation systemsupportingreservation features likemember signup,
cars and bestfares display and email confirmation usingPHP,Java Scriptand MySQL.
 Music Store Website – Developed an ecommerce website for music albums in MVC architectureusing JPA, JSTL
and JSP.
 DeRouter Navigation App - Designed effective and interactive navigation user interfaceto suggest better routes
duringtraffic congestion.
 Books Information Validation – Created event-driven programming module to validatebooks and author information based
on user inputusingJava Scriptand Regular Expressions.
COURSES TAKEN
 DatabaseManagement System, Database-Backed Websites, User InterfaceDesign, Software Development Lab
 Theory of Computation, DatabaseApplication Development, Object Oriented Programmingin Java