Collaborative techniques to induce Behavioral changes through Gamification" - Manuscript in progress which will be an extensive research oriented paper that talks about inducing behavioral changes for learning purposes through Gamification.
2013) Crawler and Xpath Engine" - Built a system that crawls and stores pages matching interests of users and returns documents matching their Xpaths.
Developed a web interface for users to create accoutns, create and delete interest based channels, a crawler that stored files that matched any of the provided Xpaths and an Xpath evaluation engine for a pre-defined grammar and validation of Xpaths(2013) Multi-threaded Web Server" - Implemented a full-fledged Web (HTTP) server that delivers static content and runs servlets using Java on the Eclipse IDE.
2013) Web Services" - Vitalized the Public Welfare sector of a developing country by using ICT and developed an overall vision including a set of e-services(using Java and MySQL), an ICT plan and an integrated architecture (2012) Gamification" - Wrote and presented an analysis of the birth, evolution, usage, developments and research in the field of Gamification and how it can be used to further gamify the games available in the SPACE environment.
2012) Ants" - AI Challenge - Created a computer program in python that controls a colony of ants which fight against other colonies for domination.
2011) Mobile App Development" - Designed and developed several logic and graphic based applications for the Android OS and Windows mobile.
2011-2012) Android Controlled Robotic Car" - Installed an Arduino board on a small robotic car and established a Bluetooth connection between the board and an android application which controls the car implementing functionalities such as accelerometer control, speed control, obstacle detection and a return to base memory functionality.
Spring 2012) Distributed chat system" - Developed a distributed chat system on Linux using C allowing dynamic chat groups and Implemented leader election algorithms and message encryption.
2012) PennPhoto" - Developed a social photo sharing web application using PHP-MySQL, AJAX and JQuery which provides functionalities such as uploading photos, creating circles, adding friends, viewing friendship browsers, rating photos, viewing recent photos, viewing relevant photos, changing privacy settings and receiving friendship suggestions.
2011) -"Smart Mobile Banking" - Wrote and presented a paper on 'Smart Mobile Banking' which is a concept involving a wireless 3G network linking the bank, the user and the service provider.
2010) SQUARES" - Logic based game using data structures, graphical interfaces and programming components in C++ (2007).
PhoneGap, Windows and Android App Development, MySQL, SQL Server.
Work History
Software Engineer Intuit12/2014
to Current
Fullstack Engineer01/2015
to Current Intuit – Mountain View,
CA
Fullstack Engineer for Quickbooks Online
Designed and implemented both front end and back end features for the quick books online product at the offering and platform levels
Rotational Development Program Associate Intuit08/2013
to 12/2014 Intuit – Mountain View,
CA
Rotation #1: Scrum master and engineer on the Consumer Financial Platform for TurboTax product
Consulted regularly with customers on project status, proposals and technical issues.
Prepared detailed reports concerning project specifications and activities.
Directed software design and development while remaining focused on client needs.Worked closely with other team members to plan, design and develop robust solutions in a timely manner.
Interfaced with business analysts, developers and technical support to determine the best requirement specifications.
Rotation #2: Front end Engineer for Quickbooks Online
Wrote maintainable and extensible code in a team environment.
Designed and implemented features based on customer feedback and released them to production
Modified existing software to correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
Rotation #3: Fullstack Engineer for Quickbooks Online
Wrote maintainable and extensible code in a team environment.
Designed and implemented features
Modified existing software to correct errors, upgrade interfaces and improve performance.
Research Assistant08/2012
to 04/2013 Amjad Umar – University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia
Worked on the design and development of Gamification techniques for Learning, Planning, Governance, Architecture and Integration games for the SPACE Environment
Software Engineering Intern05/2012
to 08/2012 SevaCall – Potomac,
MD
Designed and developed SevaCall's mobile application on the PhoneGap platform for iOS, Android and Windows Mobile
Analyzed and Developed SevaCall's Gamification plan
Contributed to SEO by blogging over 100 articles
Software Engineering Intern08/2010
to 03/2011 Photon Infotech – Chennai,
Tamil Nadu
Worked on the Augmented Reality Android application for 'Macy's' Departmental Store
Worked on the iOS and Android application for 'Macy's' Departmental Store
Education
B.Tech: Information TechnologyMay 2011Anna University
University of Pennsylvania-
Information Technology
MSE: Computer and Information ScienceMay 2013-
Computer and Information Science
Bachelor of Technology: Information Technology2011Anna University-
Chennai,
India
