PRAVEEN AGARWAL 1484-B, Lakshmi Niwas, Phone: +91 80 6711665 27th Cross, 24th Main, Mobile: +91 98451 42451 Bansankhari 2nd Stage, E-mail: agarwalpraveen@yahoo.com Bangalore - 560070, India. CAREER OBJECTIVE To obtain a challenging position in the industry to apply my extensive analytical, programming and inter-personal skills in the design and development of software systems. SOFTWARE SKILLS Languages: Java 2, SQL, PL/SQL, C, C++, Pascal, COBOL. Internet Tools & Techniques: JSP, Servlets, HTML, RMI, JDBC, EJB, JFC Swing , ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, CGI, JavaBeans. Development Tools: UML, Jrun Studio 3.0, MS Frontpage 2000. Web Servers: Tomcat, WebLogic, Jrun, JavaWebServer, MS PWS. Database: Oracle 8, MS Access. Operating Systems: Windows 9x, Windows NT, MS DOS, UNIX. Knowledge In: Object-Oriented Programming, Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Computer Graphics, System Simulation & Modeling, Multimedia Systems, Digital Systems, Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Networks, System Analysis and Design, System Software. Inter-personal: Leadership, Organizational, People-management, Facilitation, Negotiation. TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS (1) Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2: (Secured 89%) (2) Certifications from www.brainbench.com, Virginia, USA: Java 2, Java 1, Java 2(non-GUI), OO Concepts, E-Commerce Concepts, Internet Concepts, HTML 4.0, RDBMS, Computer Fundamentals (Masters), WWW Concepts, Programming Concepts, etc. Transcript available at: http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=2354144 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (1) Cosmic Byte Pvt. Ltd. ( April 2000 - July 2001 ) Worked as Web Developer and Java Programmer. (2) Cosmic Infonet Solutions ( July 1999 - November 1999 ) Worked as Project Trainee towards my final project in 6th Semester MCA. EDUCATION (1) Course Name: MCA (Master of Computer Applications) Institute/College: Assam Engineering College, Gauhati, Assam, India. University: Gauhati University, Gauhati, India. Completion Date: Jan 1997 - Jan 2000 (2) Course Name: B. Com. (Accountancy honours) Institute/College: Gauhati Commerce College, Gauhati, Assam, India. University: Gauhati University, Gauhati, India. Completion Date: Aug 1993 - Jun 1996 PROJECT SUMMARY (1) Project: Raw Material Purchasing System. Client: Chamice India Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, India. Role: Java Programmer (member of three-person team) Achievement: (a) Participated in the design and development of a Raw Material Purchasing System for a seafood cold storage and exporter using Java 2. The system allows entry of purchase orders for various raw materials used in cold storage, ad-hoc querying of orders, reporting of orders according to various criteria. It also allows entering fulfillment of each purchase order and generation of quality control reports. (b) Participated in the analysis & design of the system. (c) Implemented purchase order entry and reporting modules using JFC-Swing. (d) Developed Java classes that provide JDBC connectivity to the application with a SQL server Database. (e) Developed following reports: (i) Daily transactions issued. (ii) Commodity-wise purchase. (iii) Pending Transactions. (f) Performed testing. Technologies used: Java, JFC-Swing, JDBC, SQL Server. Platform: Windows NT 4.0 (2) Project: Inventory and Order Entry System. Client: Mitaso Home Appliances Ltd., Faridabad, India. Role: Java Programmer (member of four-person team) Achievement: (a) Participated in the design and development of an Inventory management and Order Entry System for a home appliance manufacturer and exporter using Java 2. (b) Developed modules for inventory management and tracking using Java2 and JFC Swing. Used JDBC for connectivity to an Oracle8 database that stores all orders and inventory. (c) Developed report modules for inventory. Technologies Used: Java2, JFC Swing, JDBC, Oracle 8. Platform: Windows NT 4.0 (3) Project: Online Examination Simulator. Client: Cosmic Byte Pvt. Ltd. (R & D), Ahmedabad, India. Role: Junior Java Programmer (member of three-person team) Achievement: (a) Participated in the design and development of an online examination simulator that also provides online monitoring. The system uses servlet for online exam simulation. The servlet randomly presents forty questions out of two hundred from an Access database. The application also provides instant feedback to an applicant after he completes the online test. (b) Participated in system analysis and design. (c) Developed Java modules for online examination simulation. (d) Performed testing and prepared documentation. Technologies Used: Java2, Java Servlets, JDBC, HTML, Microsoft Access. Platform: Windows NT 4.0 (4) Project: Website Designing & Development. Client: Cosmic Infonet Solutions, Ahmedabad, India. Role: Summer Intern - Web Developer (member of the website development team). This project was a part of my MCA 6th semester curriculum. Achievement: (a) Participated in the design and development of the website for Cosmic Group of Companies. The website provides details about the companies part of the Cosmic group. It also offers online price estimation of PCs sold by Cosmic. Users can choose their desired configuration and the price is calculated immediately. The site also supports online job application, feedback, search, etc. (b) Designed and developed various pages for the website using tools listed below. (c) Tested and uploaded the site. Technologies Used: HTML, JavaScript, MS FrontPage 98, Adobe Photoshop, CGI, Perl. Platform: Windows 98. (5) Project: Employee Information System. Client: Assam Engineering College, Gauhati, Assam, India. Role: Programmer (member of two-person team) Achievement: (a) Participated in the design and development of an employee information system using Visual Basic and Microsoft Access. This system computerizes the manual process of querying and reporting employee information. It provides employee search and reporting using various options (b) Participated in system analysis and design. (c) Developed Visual Basic modules for searching and reporting employee information. (d) Performed unit and functional testing. Technologies Used: Visual Basic 5 & Microsoft Access. Platform: Windows 95. TRAINING Course: A-Z Java. Institution: e-biz Concepts (India) Ltd., Ahmedabad, India (Authorized Training Partners of Prosoft Training Inc., USA) Duration: Four months. (six days a week, four hours daily) From: October 2000 to January 2001. Course Contents: JDK 1.2, Object Oriented Technology, Java 2, Applets, Java Beans, JFC Swing, JDBC, Servlets, JNI, RMI, CORBA, JINI, J2EE Standards. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS (1) Secured 1st class 3rd rank in the Gauhati University in the statewide Bachelor of Commerce examinations. (2) Highest marks in Major subjects in the Gauhati University in B. Com. (3) Among the top 0.1% of candidates in India in Mathematics in 10th grade board examinations. INTER-PERSONAL SKILLS I have successfully and repeatedly demonstrated the following inter-personal skills: Leadership, Organizational, Facilitation, People-management, Negotiation. (1) Served as President of my Hostel from 1996-1998. The Hostel houses about 100 students. Managed and supervised resident needs and various day-to-day activities including finances and public relations. Organized various cultural festivals and events attended by hundreds. (2) Served as Secretary and President of the local Leo Club (part of the prestigious Lions Club International). Organized many charitable activities to benefit the needy in the district. (3) Led my high school sports team in various district-level tournaments. (4) Won district chess championships in 1987, 1988, and 1992. I vouch for the authenticity of the above mentioned facts. (Praveen Agarwal) Dated: 9th April 2002.