Poja Shastry is a graduate student at Arizona State University studying computer science. She has experience as a software development engineer in test where she developed automated test suites in Java and Python. She also has internship experience developing web applications using technologies like Java, Spring MVC, HTML, and CSS. Her projects include developing tools for automated vulnerability detection, geospatial operations using Apache Spark, and secure online banking systems.

1. POOJA SHASTRY
818, W Brown Street, Apt B, Tempe-85281 |+1 480.262.2070 | E-Mail: psshastr@asu.edu | https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojashastry
EDUCATION
Arizona State University [May 2016] (Expected)
▪ Master of Science in Computer Science ▪ GPA: 3.56/4.0
University of Mumbai [2010-2014]
▪ Bachelor of Engineering- Computer Engineering ▪ GPA: 3.5/4.0
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Web : HTML, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript, XML
Languages : Java, C#, SQL, C++, Django Python
Other Technologies : GitHub, Visual Studio 2013, ASP.NET, MySQL, SPSS Modeler, Weka, Eclipse, Spring Tool Suite, SpiraTest, Jira,
Appium.
EXPERIENCE
Software Development Engineer in Test [May 2015-Present]
(University Technology Office, Arizona State University)
Tools and Technologies: Java, Junit, SpiraTest, Jira, Python, JavaScript, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, Selenium, Eclipse, Git
 Developed a Test Suite in Java for Automated Testing of online forms using Selenium WebDriver. Provided integration with
SpiraTest using JUnit in order to log results of various test cases.
 Authored a project for ASU Web Standard Compliance. Performed automated front-end testing on ASU Websites to check for
visual differences. Developed a logging system and created HTML Reports to analyze results of the test cases. Version control
was performed using Git.
 Designed regression tests for the university mobile application on Android and iOS Platforms using the Appium Framework.
 Participated in Weekly Scrum Meetings and followed the Agile Methodology for Development.
Software Development Intern [Apr ’15-July ‘15]
(EpiFinder, Scottsdale AZ)
Tools and Technologies: Java, JSP, Bootstrap, Spring Tool Suite, HTML, CSS, MySQL
 Used Java and Spring MVC Framework in order to develop Java Servlet Pages and performed integration with Bootstrap.
 Added multiple functionalities to the admin panel of the web application thus enabling Administrator interaction with the
database. Assisted in redesigning the MySQL database to improve response time.
Teaching Assistant for Data Mining [Dec ‘14-May ‘15]
(W.P Carey School of Business, Arizona State University)
Tools and Technologies: SPSS Modeler, Weka
 Assisted students in understanding various concepts related to Data Mining such as Kohonen Nets, Naïve Bayes and Support
Vector Models.
 Set and graded assignments for the class and held daily office hours for students in order to aid understanding of SPSS Modeler.
RELEVANT PROJECTS
Grabber: Automated Vulnerability Detection in Web Applications [Mar ‘15- May ‘15]
Tools and Technologies: Python, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap
 Extended an existing Open Source Tool for detection of SQL Injection, Remote File Inclusion and XSS Vulnerabilities in Web
Applications.
 Enhanced the tool’s ability to detect potential SQL Injection and XSS Vulnerabilities by introducing additional checks and test
cases.
 Developed a logging system to generate HTML Reports in real-time to display vulnerable spots in the application being tested
and performed bug fixes to improve the web crawler.
Apache Spark Library to perform Geospatial Operations [Feb ‘15- May ‘15]
Tools and Technologies: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Java
 Developed a library using Apache Spark for implementation of Geospatial Operations like determining the Convex Hull, Spatial
Range Query, finding Closest and Farthest pair of points from a dataset.
 Ran performance tests on a multi-node cluster by varying the size of a dataset.
Secure Online Banking System [Aug ‘14-Dec ‘14]
Tools and Technologies: Java, JSP, HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Hibernate, MySQL, Spring Tool Suite
 Designed and developed a web based Banking System using Spring MVC framework to implement features such as Role Based
Access, One Time Password, PKI and SSL.
 Performed Client and Server Side validations developed JSP Pages to enable client interaction with the Banking System and
assisted in designing the Software Requirements Specification.
Travel Advisor [Nov ‘14]
Tools and Technologies: C#, Visual Studio, ASP.Net
 Developed a web application that serves as a travel advisor. The application was a coalition of RESTful and SOAP web services.
 The application provided location-based services such as providing nearby Car Rentals and Tourist Spots based. A Flight Service
API and Google Embedded Maps API was used in order to display flight rates and routes for locations provided by the user.