Bhavin Mankad

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Bhavin B Mankad
1601 N Tyndall Ave, Apt. C-6
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-289-5149
bhavinbm@cs.arizona.edu

Summary
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2.5+ years of work experience in Software Industry. Proficiency in C and Java programming. Extensive academic and professional programming experience

Education
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MS, Computer. Science, Univ. of Arizona, GPA 3.67 / 4.0 Expected Date - May 08
Bachelor of Engineering, Info. Tech, Gujarat Univ., GPA 79.38 /100 Graduation Date - June 04

Technical Skills
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Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Sun Solaris
Programming Languages: Java (Sun Certified Java Programmer), C, C++
Web Development: J2EE (Sun Certified Web Component Developer) (JSP, Servlets, EJB, JNDI, JMS), HTML, XML, Java Script
Application/Web Servers: JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic, Oracle 10G AS
Databases: Oracle, XML, MySQL
Others: Ant, Eclipse, NetBeans, KDeveloper, Visual Source Safe

Academic Experience
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1. Bloomberg L.P., New York (Internship) May 21 till Aug 17
Role: Financial Software Developer Intern at R&D division
Worked with Core Internal Systems Team of Bloomberg R&D Division. Worked on optimizing the compiler-linker tool for Sun Solaris system. The project involved designing and implementing various optimizations to make the existing tool more efficient in time, memory and space. Achieved nearly 50% optimization in time and about 18% optimization in disk space. Built various programs using C language with help of libraries like ELF and many utility libraries of Bloomberg. Rigorous application of concepts of efficient data structures and algorithms. Attended 100+ hours of training on basics of financial industry

2. Teaching Assistant, Analysis of Discrete Structures July 07 till date
Assisting the professor in designing the assignments, grading them, teaching the students various algorithms related concepts and Java programming tutorials

3. Teaching Assistant, Software Engineering Jan 07 to May 07
Designing Software Projects for the class, monitoring progress, acting as a client for requirement analysis phase, grading and evaluation of projects

4. Web Developer Aug 06 to Dec 06
Designed and developed a fully functional interactive web site using J2EE platform. The backend was MySQL database with JSP as front end and Java Service classes and Servlets as middle tier

Professional Experience Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India Dec 03 to Jun 06
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1. Online Asset Requisition, Tracking and Management Tool Jan 05 to Jun 06

This is a tool for managing IT assets of an organization. It includes web-based information system and a tool for network inventory which is interfaced with the system.
Role: Module Leader
Tasks: Analyzed requirements; Designed technical architecture and database; Programmed Server side components using JSP, Servlet and other J2EE concepts and developed database interaction classes (JDBC with Oracle) and service classes in Java; Programmed for Network scanning/inventory on Unix machines using Telnet/FTP; Used SNMP protocol for Network Management on Unix desktops and servers

2. Decision Support Framework Feb 05 to Jun 05

This is a framework for online decision making process. The tool facilitates on-the-fly creation of decisions templates on a web page. It has a design mode and data-entry mode.
Role: Project Leader
Tasks: Analyzed requirements, Acted as interface with the client and handled all client communication activities; Designed system and database architecture; Programmed server-side components using JSP, Servlet and developed Database Interaction Classes using JDBC for Oracle database and Service Classes in Java

3. Six Hats and Lateral Thinking Tool Dec 03 to Oct 04

This tool is a computer implementation of Six Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking Techniques of Dr. Edward De'bono
Role: Programmer/Developer as Project Trainee
Tasks: Designed and Developed Proof of Concept for the product; Conceptualized User Interfaces for various modules; Implemented client code using Action Scripting in Macromedia Flash; Programmed client-server communication using XML objects. Used XML as a database for offline storage.

Professional Training Conducted
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1. Programming in Java
2. Web Development using J2EE
3. Web Application Security for J2EE applications
Professional Training Attended
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1. Basics of Financial Industry - Equity, Fixed Income, Mortgage Backed Securities etc.
2. Software Engineering Practices and Soft Skills
(2.5 months of workshop/training program by TCS)
3. Core J2EE Practices
4. Oracle 10G Application Server Concepts
5. Six Hats and Lateral Thinking Techniques
6. Project Management for Project Leaders

Professional Honors
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1. Given the responsibility of Project Leader in just 6 months of joining TCS, Feb 05
2. Best Performer – Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) - Dec 04
3. Star of the Month – TCS - Jun 05

Academic Honors
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1. Tata Scholar- India’s one of the most prestigious scholarships, awarded by J. N. Tata Trust
2. Ranked among top 10% of students throughout undergraduate studies.
3. Best Seminar presenter in the department for giving a seminar on distributed computing
4. Awarded Gold Medal for highest score achieved in "Engineering Mechanics" subject