Sumit Birla

Sumit Birla

Programmer, traveller and photographer

Résumé

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Sumit Birla

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Work Experience

Director of Development: (Dec. 2005 - Jul. 2008)
SOE Software Corp.
  • Lead all development effort in company.
  • Implemented procedures for streamlining development, maintenance and support.
  • Hiring and other managerial tasks.
  • Tracked statistics related to development and quality assurance.
  • Overlooked the setup of data center facility and in-office networks.
  • Deployed Linux in network infrastructure role.
  • Enforced standard software development practices.
  • Lead effort to make websites XHTML/CSS and Section 508 Compliant.
  • Encouraged new ideas and thought processes in order to come up with new products.

Senior Software Engineer: (Sept 2003 - Dec. 2005)
SOE Software Corp.
  • Design and implementation of election management software using .Net platform.
  • Construction of windows application using VB.Net and C#.
  • Development of web applications using ASP.Net.
  • Helper libraries using C# and VB.Net.
  • Stored procedures on SQL Server database.
  • Build scripts using NAnt.
  • Performance testing and database optimization.
  • Implementation of a redundant network setup.

System Analyst: (June 2001 - Sept 2003)
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
  • Analysis, design and implementation of J2EE applications using CMM Level 2 practices and Software Development Life Cycle.
  • Interfaced with business customers for requirements gathering.
  • Created MQ Series Messaging Architecture framework to enable communication between mainframe and distributed applications.
  • Designed various web front-end interfaces for database back ends using MVC architecture.
  • Basic project management: Estimates, status reporting and design documentation.

Programmer/Analyst: (May 2000 - May 2001)
Bear Stearns
  • Design and implementation of reporting software using Java and SQL.
  • Client side programming of graphical user interface.
  • Server side programming of servlets.
  • Writing stored procedures on Sybase.

Education


Skill Set

  • Programming Languages: C/C++, Java, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Assembly (Motorola 68000 and AVR)
  • Operating Systems: Windows, Unix/Linux, MSDOS
  • Applications: Visual Studio, Visual Cafe, PVCS, Perforce, CVS, SVN, DBArtisan, Enterprise Report Writer, Weblogic Application Server, Ant, Nant, MQ Series
  • Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL
  • Networking: TCP/IP suite of protocols - routing, gateways, network security
  • Open Source Installations: Bind, DHCP, Postfix, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Flash Media Server, Mono, Samba, rsync backups, OpenLDAP, Wireless AP
  • Related Courses: Software Engineering, Database Design, Data Structures, Operating Systems, Programming Languages and Translators, Algorithms

Personal Achievements

  • Dean's list - 5 semesters.
  • Member of Golden Key National Honor Society.
  • Built a solid-state home controller using embedded Linux.
  • Wrote programs in Quick Basic that were implemented in the Sequencing Batch Reactor (sewage treatment) at USF.
  • Wrote freeware Java applet that was selected Top 25% of the net by Jars.
  • Wrote shareware program called Network Spy for capturing and analyzing data packets. Implemented a custom rules engine similar to Snort.
  • Wrote open source GPS mapping program called TMRS.

Personal Information

  • Interests include astronomy, photography, travel, model-rocketry, science and technology, home automation, and sports (tennis, roller-blading and swimming).
  • Recent personal projects include embedded linux, microcontroller programming and development of various open source software programs.

References: Available upon request.

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