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Accomplished software engineer with solid software industry experience in developing Windows applications. Strong in designing and implementing new features in the product using object-oriented principles. Proficient in troubleshooting and solving tough problems. Specialties: C/C++, Win32 API, Computer Security, Network Programming

Principal Software Engineer @ Working on future release of Symantec's endpoint security product (SEP). Working on requirement analysis and turning that into design, providing estimates and planning tasks for a new feature. Participated in the internal security audit for the product, discovered security bugs, and suggested fixes to address these security issues. Conduct interviews for new positions. Mentor junior engineers. From June 2012 to Present (3 years 7 months) Sr. Software Engineer @ Worked on SEP 12.1.2 release. Responsible for refactoring a certain module in the product and redesigned the workflow of how this module integrates back into the product. Addressed engineering challenges associated with this work. Worked on performance defects in the product with in depth analysis of the root cause and suggest/provide fixes. Closely worked with the performance QA team to track the improvements in the performance. Assisted the QA automation team to develop automated tests to call the services/APIs provided by the product. Mentored new hires and junior engineers to get them to speed. From June 2011 to June 2012 (1 year 1 month) Culver City, CASoftware Engineer @ Worked on Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 release. Implemented a new feature targeted for this release. Contributed to the design process of this new feature, took requirements, and worked as a part of development team responsible for coding tasks. Played a lead role in developing this new feature with frequent interactions with architects, product managers, and QA team members. Oversaw the integration of this feature in the product. From August 2009 to June 2011 (1 year 11 months) Teaching Assistant @ Assisted professor for Software Design courses. Graded student homework assignments and conducted exams. From September 2007 to May 2009 (1 year 9 months) Software Engineer Intern @ Prototyping a web application to connect two web servers. The goal was to setup a communication interface for requesting the data from one server and publishing it onto the other server. From May 2008 to August 2008 (4 months) Software Engineer @ Worked on desktop applications using Win32, MFC and COM. Involved in developing encryption/decryption plug-in for Microsoft email clients. From August 2004 to July 2007 (3 years)

MS, Computer Science @ University of Minnesota Duluth From 2007 to 2009 BE, Computer Engineering @ University of Pune From 2000 to 2004 NMV Prasad Kulkarni is skilled in: MFC, C++, Windows Programming, Visual C++, Visual Studio, Win32 API, Java, Linux, Multithreading, Algorithms, Software Design, Software Development, COM, WinDbg, XPerf