Vishnu Gowthem is currently pursuing a Master of Computing degree at the National University of Singapore, with a focus on data analytics, text mining, and statistical modeling. He has over 3 years of work experience as a senior software engineer and healthcare analytics intern. His areas of expertise include programming languages like R, Python, and Java, as well as databases, data visualization tools, and machine learning algorithms. Some of his projects involve network robustness analysis, drug recommendation based on patient similarity, and basketball salary prediction based on player statistics.

1. THANGARAJ, VISHNU GOWTHEM
Email: vishnugowthemis@gmail.com
Phone: +65 8404 7588 | FIN: G1457766T
https://github.com/VishnuGowthem
AREAS OF INTEREST
• Data Analytics, Text Mining, Statistical Modelling and Visualization
• Data Communication and Networks
ACADEMICS
Master of Computing National University of Singapore Jan 15 - Current
(Computer Science) (Social and Digital Media Analytics, Systems Security,
Hands on with Business Analytics, Business Intelligence Systems,
Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining, Web Security)
CGPA: 3.4
Expected Completion Date: December 2015
Bachelor of Engineering Anna University, India Aug 07 – May 11
(Computer Science and (Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems,
Engineering) Data Mining & Data Warehousing,
Computer Architecture, Knowledge Engineering)
CGPA: 8.18
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Healthcare Analytics Intern, Integrated Health Information System May 15 - Aug 15
− Text Mining, Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling and Visualization
− R, SPSS, IBM Watson Content Analytics, SQL Server, Tableau
Senior Software Engineer, Aricent Group, India Jul 11 - Dec 14
− L2/L3 protocols, Network programming.
− C, Shell, TCL/TK Scripting, Expect programming.
− Worked on: Cisco, Broadcom, Marvell and Fast Track Hardware.
SKILLS SET
Analytical : R, SAS, SPSS, Tableau, IBM Watson Content Analytics
Programming : C, C++, Java, Python
Scripting : Shell, Tcl/Tk, Expect programming, Perl
Testing Tools : Bullseye, Klocwork, Nessus, Ixia
Web Technologies : HTML, Javascript, PHP
Database : Oracle 9i, SQLServer

2. PROJECTS
• Robustness of Singapore Public Transportation Network
− Robustness analysis of Singapore’s Public transportation network system.
− Detailed analysis of recent MRT breakdowns, Impact of upcoming MRT lines and
identification of critical districts, paths in Singapore based on population and Commuter hours.
− Data Scraping – Python, Modeling – R, Visualization – ArcGIS, Tableau
• Drug Recommendation for Rheumatoid Arthritis based on Patient Similarity
− Most effective drug prediction using Patient demographics and clinical information.
− Text mining structured information from unstructured doctor’s notes - IBM Content Analytics.
− Machine Learning algorithms used – Ensemble model of SVM, C5.0 & CHAID.
− Data preparation and Modeling – SQL Server, R and SPSS, Visualization of results - Tableau.
• Analysis and Salary Recommendation for Basketball players to Team Owners
− Analysis of basketball players using NBA stats, college stats and player demographics
− Scraping was done from a live website (http://www.basketball-references.com)
− Technologies used – Python (Scraping), MySQL (DB), R (Modelling)
• Identification of Accident Causes in Construction Sites Using Text Mining
− Web scraping, Text Mining and Classification to identify main causes of accidents.
− Classification based on self-implemented Decision tree, KNN and SVM Algorithms.
− Scraping – Python, Text Mining & Classification – Python NLTK, Weka, Java.
• Parallelization of Apriori Algorithm using Hadoop Map Reduce Framework
− Done as part of TCE’s tie up with Yahoo! For research on Big Data Using Hadoop framework
to parallelize and measure performance for Apriori Algorithm.
• Core Onshore Development Team for Clients - Harting Electric, Broadcom, GE
− Porting and Implementation of L2/L3 Protocols for Harting's FTS Switch.
− Technologies Worked on: C, Shell Programming, Tcl/Tk Scripting, Perl, Python.
• Online Treasure Hunt Contest
− Online Labyrinth contest hosted as part of College Symposium. Had 1000+ registered players.
− Technologies used: LAMP (Linux, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL, PHP)
CERTIFICATIONS & HONORS
• Bronze Medalist, International Programming Contest - Olympiad, 2006.
• Silver Standard, International Award for Young People, Duke of Edinburgh Program, 2008.
• Oracle 9i Database Administrator Certified Associate (OCA), 2009
• Best Manager Award, National Technical Symposium, Institute of Engineers, 2010.
• Best Team Award, for completing critical on time delivery of milestones, Aricent, 2012.
• Adjudged one of the Top 3 Business Analytics project at STEPS 6th
Edition, NUS, 2015.
• Drug Recommendation project widely appreciated and showcased at HIMSS APAC 2015.
OTHER INTERESTS
• Blogging - Blog page with over 10000 hits, Gaming - FIFA, COD.
• I love reading – Case Studies, Economics and Autobiographies.
• Soccer Enthusiast, Amateur Guitarist.