Shalini Shanmugam is seeking a full-time position as a software engineer. She has 6+ years of experience designing user interfaces and developing web and Android applications using technologies like Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, MySQL, and Android Studio. She holds an M.S. in Computer Science from UMass Boston and has developed academic projects including an Android app for reminding medicine intake in Lupus patients and a holiday car rental reservation system.

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