SANKET KORGAONKAR	Cell: (813) 454 6933   E-mail: sanket.korgaonkar@gmail.com
8710,  Independence Ave, #108 Canoga Park, CA. - 91304

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

 

Looking to work as a software engineer in a fast paced creative environment.  Versatile software developer with two years of experience in research and one year of industrial development. Expertise in varied fields of computer science and machine learning, proficient in data structures and algorithms as well as computer architecture and  operating systems.

 

EDUCATION

 

Utah State University, Department of Computer Science, Logan, UT.

Master of Science in Computer Science, December of 2007

M.S. Thesis in Applications of Machine Learning for assisted navigation.

GPA: 3.9/4.0 Scale

 

Fr. Conceicao Rodriguez Institute of Technology, New Mumbai

University of Mumbai (Bombay), India

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering May of 2004

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FLYINGJ INC.                   Feb 2008 – Feb 2009

Software Developer

Fuel Rebates Project

 

Developed the Fuel Rebates application to reward frequent customers to receive rebates on their fuel purchases at FlyingJ. Implemented real time tracking of customer transactions to calculate dynamic rebates. Also implemented the relevant general ledger functionality to account for amounts paid out. (PLSQL)

 

Hand held Screens – Refinery Project

 

Developed web screens for hand held devices to aid Point of Sales for FlyingJ's refinery project. Achieved project goals prior to prescribed time lines. Received appreciation for bringing out latent logistic issues with the application. Development device – SYMBOL(Motorola) platform .NET (C#)

 

Production Support

 

Intimately involved in identifying real time production issues to figure out and implement practical solutions without compromising on deisgn principles. Received appreciation for fast insightful diagnosis and resolution.

 

UTAH  STATE  UNIVERSITY                    May 2006 – Feb 2008

Web Administrator

USU Ecology Center

 

Managed and maintained Ecology Center's official website and web server(IIS). Responsibilities included website development, design changes, content updates as well ensuring 24 hour up time on the web server.

 

UTAH  STATE  UNIVERSITY                    May 2006 – Feb 2008

Graduate Assistant

USU Ecology Center

Successfully executed integration of Ecological Data from D-Base and SQL into a single functional SQL database. Developed data mining software in C# & ADO.Net to enable 'click and retrieve' ability for efficiently querying large scale SQL Data. Implemented rapid statistical re-sampling for Ecological Data.

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

UTAH  STATE  UNIVERISTY                   Jan 2006 – Feb 2008

Research Assistant

Active GPS Navigation

 

Developed a cost and time efficient GPS Navigation system for guiding blind students on campus, system is capable of testing on simulated  campus routes as well as real time walks. Successfully applied Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis methods to achieve effective real time GPS localization. Development in C# and Java.

Computer Vision and Clustering

 

Successfully implemented clustering approach using automated k-means and improved the algorithm for better clustering results. Implemented original and innovative concept of  extrinsic scatter to lend additional leverage to k-means clustering. Developed in Java.

 

Data Mining and Visualization

 

Developed and implemented elegant visualization algorithms for representing large scale unstructured data using design inspirations from fractal geometry. Implemented real time graphical animation to display the algorithm's effectiveness. Developed in Java.

 

MUMBAI  UNIVERISTY, Mumbai, India.                  Aug 2000 – May 2004

Research Assistant

Neural Network Engine

 

Developed a back propagation based Neural Network Engine in C++. Successfully tested the engine on various AI problems like classification and function approximation. Successfully used the Neural Network Engine to implement supervised learning navigation for a software robot. Implemented dynamic learning rate for back-propagation to achieve faster convergence.

 

UTAH  STATE  UNIVERISTY                  Jan  2006 – May 2008

Teaching Assistant

CS1720 Object Oriented Programming

 

Graded course assignments and organized student lab sessions to provide hands on assistance with programming difficulties. Guided students in principles of Object Oriented Programming and their practical uses.

 

MUMBAI UNIVERISTY, Mumbai, India.                  Aug  2000 – May 2004

Teaching Assistant

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks

 

Developed and taught an introductory course in ‘Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks’, after college hours to fellow students and seniors as part of IEEE Tutorials. Taught 'Applied Neural Networks’ as part of IEEE Concepts.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Ÿ     Dissertation: Korgaonkar, Sanket, “GPS Based scalable outdoor navigation system for visually impaired users”, M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, Logan. Utah. December 2007

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ÿ     Programming Languages: C, C++, C#, Java

Ÿ     Development Environments: .NET, Visual Studio, NetBeans IDE, TOAD

Ÿ     Packages and Libraries: MATLAB, R, WEKA, GNU Plot

Ÿ     Database Environments: SQL Server, Oracle PL/SQL

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AFFILIATIONS AND RECOGNITION

Ÿ     Golden Key International Honors Society for outstanding academic performance at graduate school.

Ÿ     Complete Academic Scholarship, Graduate School, Utah State University, Spring 2006 – 2007

Ÿ     Vice Chairperson, IEEE Student Branch, Fr. CRIT, Vashi, India, 2002-2004

REFERENCES AVAILABLE  UPON REQUEST