## BIO
RESUME Praveenkumar S Guggarigoudar Objective To use my educational, analytical and programming abilities in a challenging job. Educational Profile Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. Currently a Graduate Student in the Dept. of Computer Science at Mississippi State University. GPA at Undergraduate Level 3.8 GPA for Fall 2001 and Spring 2002 at MSU 4.0 Work Experience · Was appointed as a Software Engineer in Satyam Computer Services Limited, one of the best software corporations in the world. · Was appointed as a Systems Programmer by Persistent Systems Private Limited, Pune, India. · Was offered a Trainee position in Infosys Technologies Limited, the biggest software company of India. · Worked as Lecturer for Undergraduate Engineering students for a period of 6 months in B.L.D.E.A’s College of Engineering and Technology, Bijapur, India. · Worked as a Lab Instructor in C Programming and MS Office for Undergraduate Engineering students for a period of 6 months in B.L.D.E.A’s College of Engineering and Technology, Bijapur, India. · Guided undergraduate students in the following projects as an instructor- -ATM transactions for dissimilar card corporations -Graphics Package similar to MS Paint Proficient Areas C Programming Java Programming Computer Graphics (Programming using C) Artificial Intelligence (Programming using LISP and PROLOG) Systems Programming (Programming using C) Data Structures (Programming using C) Object-oriented Programming Systems (Programming using C++) Compiler Construction (Programming using C) Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Programming using C) MS Office Projects Cruise Tally This project is currently under development in the College of Forest Resources, MSU. I am single-handedly developing software for management of forestry inventory. The software is capable of performing complex computations and also involves huge databases. Applications Used: Visual Basic, MS Access and Binary data, Windows 2000 Re-engineering of an existing Web System This project re-engineered an existing web system for the Noxubee Refuge Center. This was done as an academic project for the Software Engineering course under the guidance of Prof. Thomas Philip. Applications Used: Java, HTML, ASP, Windows 98 Parser Implemented the parser of a typical compiler using C language. This program simulates the parser of a compiler. Applications Used: C, Windows 95 Vendor Data Acquisition Systems Designed and developed a software for maintenance of databases of several interconnected vending machines. The network was a Public Switch Telephone Network. The vending machines were simulated on PCs. Applications Used: Visual Basic, MS Access, Visual FoxPro, Windows 95 Airline Seat Reservation System Designed and developed a software for online reservation of airplane seats. Applications Used: Java, MS Access, Windows 95 Research Interests Parallel Computing, High Performance Computing, Software Metrics, Software Quality Assurance Computer Knowledge Platforms Windows, Linux Languages and Applications Fortran, LISP, PROLOG, C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual FoxPro, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint. Microprocessors Assembly languages for 8085/86, IBM 360 Current Interests Currently developing a commercial software for the College of Forest Resources, Learning LaTeX, Web Engineering, Learning OpenGL Other Achievements and Interests Research Papers: MUSA, Enterprise Application Integration, Component Testing. President of Bijapur District Linux Users' Forum for 2 years Bagged second prize in a state-level photography contest held in Suratkal, Karnataka, India. Passed both lower and higher level state-sponsored drawing examinations with first class. Scored 92% in UNESCO’s International General Knowledge Exams. References Dr. Jeff Allen Winger, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Dr. Thomas Philip, Dept. of Computer Science Dr. Mark Worthy, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Dr. Robert C Parker, College of Forest Resources, MSU
## Area of Expertise
Visual Basic, COBOL
