This document provides a summary of Akshat Misra's qualifications for a software development position. It includes his contact information, objective, education background with an MS in Computer Science from UT Dallas anticipated in August 2016. It details his technical skills and experience in programming languages like Java, C++, databases and tools. It lists academic projects developed including a social network recommendation system using Hadoop and Spark. It also outlines his work experience as a software development intern and engineer with details of projects developed using technologies like Ruby on Rails, Java, XML and design patterns.

1. AKSHAT MISRA Email: akshat.misra87@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/akshat-misra/15/23a/21a/ Mobile: +1- (469)-(353)-(3385)
OBJECTIVE: Seeking a strong programming/ software development full-time position starting August 2016.
EDUCATION:
MS in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, 3.52 GPA (Anticipated Grad date August 2016)
B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, May 2010, Tezpur University, India, 7.08/10.0 CGPA
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:
Relevant Coursework: Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Advanced Computer Networks,
Database Design, Cloud Computing, Big Data-Hadoop/Map Reduce, Compiler Construction, Unix
Concepts: Data Structures, Socket Programming, Multithreading, UML & GRASP patterns, Agile Methodologies
Programming Languages: Java, C, C++, Ruby on Rails, Scala
Web Technologies: XML/HTML5/CSS3, Bootstrap, JQuery, AJAX
Scripting Languages: Javascript, Bash, Python
Operating Systems: Linux/UNIX, Android, Mac OS X
Databases: MySQL 2005/8, Oracle 10g/11g
Tools and IDE: Eclipse, Visual Studio, Xcode, Git, SVN, Redmine(Agile tool), Wireshark
Miscellaneous: Amazon Web Service(AWS), REST Framework, Spark
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
1. Implemented a distributed algorithm for min-height spanning tree of an n-node system and find out its parent and children. Used
SCTP sockets and multi-threaded programming in Java.
2. Implemented a social network friendship recommendation system by using MapReduce/Hadoop as well as Scala/Spark.
3. Developed a GPS based Android application to track the location of the university shuttle. Developed the server
using Python, REST APIs and JSON and deployed on Amazon Web Services EC2. Used UML and Design Patterns and followed Agile.
4. Developed a compiler and it lexical analysis, syntax analysis and code generation phase in C.
5. Designed and implemented a City Database System. Used JQuery for UI and MySQL for database
6. Hobby Project: Developed a Java application for periodic comparison of the stock prices of companies from various financial
information websites. Used REST APIs to fetch data and XML and JSON for parsing.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Software Development Intern (Co-op) XOP Networks, Dallas May 2015 - Dec 2015
Project 1. Web Conferencing application
Enabled open source Ultra VNC on a Web Conferencing application. Used Ruby on Rails, Javascript/AJAX, HTML5 and CSS3 for the
User Interface.
Enhanced it to make remote desktop connection simpler and more secure by providing a single-click connection establishment
through an access code.
Enabled third-party licensing. Optimized database queries for existing features.
Project 2. Developed REST APIs for an advanced single-click group conferencing Android application called Call Bridge.
Project 3. Designed and developed the initial POC of a VoIP conferencing web app using Javascript which consumes Twilio APIs.
Software Engineer Mindteck India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore Dec 2010 – June 2014
Chromatography Data Software(CDS): Control different chromatography systems, processes and analyses their data
Project 1. Sample Set Generator (SSG) plugin for CDS (Team size - 12)
Developed SSG, to automate the creation of sample sets of different chromatography systems using CSV files and generate reports.
Removes manual intervention, human errors and saves time. Technologies used Java, XML and XSD
Developed UI Framework for common look and feel. Followed MVC architecture and implemented Design Patterns such as
Factory, Singleton, Strategy etc. and provided extensible architecture for future releases.
Collaborated with client for design documents, UI prototyping and providing proof of concept and weekly demos
Project 2. Instrument Control Software (Device driver) (Team size - 6)
Developed device drivers for chromatography systems as plugins to CDS using VC++, COM and XML parsing.
Proposed and developed a multithreaded ICS simulation software in Java for internal use to allow multiple developers to access a
chromatography system at a time removing the restriction of one-to-one connection between ICS and chromatography system.
Work Achievements:
Proposed the Agile development process in the team and set up Redmine for sprint planning and task tracking.
Provided Technical training to a team of 5 new developers.