I am a results-oriented, self-motivated software developer with over 6 years of industry experience in the complete life cycle of distributed web applications and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). I have an Interest in machine learning and automating web-scale architecture deployment. I am passionate about and actively involved in the use of technological solutions to benefit society and make the world a better place.
+ Diverse skill set with proficiency in a large number of languages and platforms
+ Extremely agile at picking up new technologies and workflows
+ Team player with strong communication skills, working with team members to exceed expectations
Specialties:
Languages - Java, C#, C++, CSS, XHTML, Javascript, Python, VB.NET
Deployment/Cloud - AWS, EC2, CloudFormation, Puppet
Data Stores - MySQL, InfoBright, Oracle SQL, Solr, S3
Frameworks - JMS, Tapestry 3, Spring, Hibernate, iBatis, JSP, ASP/ASP.NET, Flex, Adobe AIR, MXML, Apache POI
Tools - Bash, Ant, Maven, JIRA, Greenhopper, IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, Subversion, Git, CVS
Operating Systems - Windows, Linux, OS X
Senior Software Engineer - Services and APIs @ From December 2013 to Present (2 years 1 month) San Francisco Bay AreaSoftware Developer @ + Designed and built scalable REST-based web API to expose client syndication configuration data that sped up process from several minutes to under a second. Built in Java using Dropwizard, Lombok, and ZooKeeper with Cassandra and S3 data stores. Data set ETL'd from legacy stack XML files. Discussed requirements with stakeholders; architected and coded ETL process; set up DataDog monitoring for ETL process; deployed service to AWS with CloudFormation; formulated validation and performance test plan; and assisted in writing SDK for other teams to make high frequency/low latency service calls.
+ Investigated universal product catalog on legacy platform of recently acquired PowerReviews to inform design decisions and existing data usage for a Universal Catalog API that can scalably expose product match data. Over 2 weeks, met with PowerReviews SMEs to document universal product catalog structure. Discovered use cases, scaling concerns, pain points, limitations, risks, and opportunities for automation using crowd- sourced or machine learning methods. Presented findings and recommendations to Universal Catalog team and Director of Data Services.
+ Designed/developed patent-pending in-memory faceting algorithm to extract insights from user-generated content (UGC).
+ Designed/developed Google Analytics reporting framework that dynamically queries GA data for Client Portal reports. Developed several Excel report generators.
+ Built features for Customer Intelligence analytics solution.
+ Support engineering on legacy PRR platform. Collaborated with client support, dev, and DevOps to release several fixes and optimizations. Helped team track 95% SLA completion. Successfully handed off project knowledge to incoming engineer.
+ Coordinated product i18n activities.
+ Conducted phone/on-site interviews for several engineering candidates. Developed and delivered onboarding presentation to new developers. From October 2009 to December 2013 (4 years 3 months) Austin, Texas AreaAustin Event Lead @ + Plan and organize reception and weekend hackathon for RHoK Global event in Austin.
+ Worked with core event sponsors like NASA and led a team of 30 people.
+ Coordinate a large team of volunteers to organize various aspects of the event.
+ Successfully took RHoK Austin from concept to execution. From March 2010 to June 2012 (2 years 4 months) Austin, Texas AreaSoftware Developer @ Develop and maintain functionality for T-PIM, FOMx, and xGNERF intelligence tools. Gather requirements from stakeholders and product managers. Perform weekly releases.
+ Ported existing DB and business layer APIs to Nokia’s NPMRS DB.
+ Designed/developed AIR app to view Report Wizard reports offline. This formed the basis for a standalone Report Viewer product.
+ Enabled dynamic styling of Flex UIs powered by CSS stylesheets.
+ Developed prototype apps and interfaces for several small projects. From February 2009 to October 2009 (9 months) Software Developer @ + Work with onsite and offshore teams from T-Mobile and Nokia to evolve xGNERF cellular network performance management web application, for nationwide deployment in September 2007 by T-Mobile Field Service Operations.
+ Use Java Server Pages, MXML and Java to create national- and region-level user interface. Deploy application using Apache Tomcat and Ant. Write SQL queries. Related tasks. Also used Microsoft® Virtual Earth® API. From June 2007 to February 2008 (9 months) Software Developer @ Develop and maintain functionality for the ADI Timekeeping Solution. Develop corporate giving web interfaces for Kintera’s clients.
+ Designed/developed reporting components.
+ Implemented new features and fixed bugs in existing code.
+ Working with a team of 8 developers, successfully released several versions of ADI Time From August 2005 to August 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Masters, Computer Science @ The University of Texas at Arlington From 2006 to 2008 BE, Computer Science Engineering @ Visvesvaraya Technological University From 2001 to 2005 Luveen Wadhwani is skilled in: XML, Software Development, Subversion, Java, Agile Methodologies, MySQL, JavaScript, Eclipse, Git, Linux, HTML, Web Applications, Python, Software Engineering, Visual Studio
Websites:
http://www.lurner.blogspot.com