George Varghese
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Summary
Software Development Engineer with 11 years experience in Database and Web technologies.
 
Companies 
Microsoft, Redmond
- C#, Visual Studio, Maui, LINQ, SQLServer, SQL Azure
 
Marchex Inc.
- UNIX, Java, Tomcat, Apache, Shell Script, Perl, Ruby, Python, Velocity, Cold Fusion, Web Services, MySQL, Oracle, Eclipse, Raptor.
The Graduate School, USC
- Windows Server 2003, IIS, ASP .NET, VB, MS Access, Enterprise Manager
SallieMae Solutions (now called SunGard Inc.)
- UNIX, Windows, Oracle, Oracle Application, Developer 2000, Reports, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows, ASP, IAS, IIS, VB, TOAD, C++

TATA InfoTech (now called TATA Consultancy Services)
- UNIX, Oracle, Developer 2000, Reports, SQL, PL/SQL, TOAD, Pro C 

Technical Skills
Languages/Script
C, C++, C#, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, JavaScript & VBScript, XML, ASP, Shell Script, Perl, Ruby, Python.
 
Front End
ASP .net, JSP, Visual Studio, Velocity, Cold Fusion, Oracle D2K & Reports.

Database/Servers
Oracle 7 to 9i and Oracle Applications 10 to 11i, SQLServer 2003, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS Access, IAS, IIS, Apache/Tomcat.
 
Operating Systems
Windows, SUN Solaris, UNIX, Linux, VxWorks, Nachos, Apple.
 
Tools
Web Application Stress Tool (WAS), DTS, Enterprise Manager, Query Analyzer, Profiler, Tools for Oracle Application Developers (TOAD), Visual Source Safe, CVS, SVN, Wiki, Matlab/Simulink, Visual Studio, Eclipse.
 
Documentation
Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Power Point
 
Graphics
Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Visio
 
Project Management
Microsoft Project, Microsoft Outlook
 
Professional Projects
Microsoft, Redmond, USA (September 2007 to Present)
Team: SQL Azure
Project: SQL Azure Onboarding
Role: Software Development Engineer
 
Team: Data Programmability – Entity Data Modeling (32 months)
Project: EDM Designer
Role: Software Developer in Test

Marchex, Seattle, USA (June 2005 to September 2007)
Team: Content Network Group (12 months)
Project: Migration of Openlist.com
Role: Technical Lead / Developer

Project: Directed Crawls
Role: Developer
 
Project: Yahoo Domain Match Feed Integration
Role: Project Lead / Developer

Project: Google Adsense Feed Integration
Role: Developer

Project: OpenView
Role: Project Lead / Developer

Team: Traffic Leader, Express Local (14 months)
Role: Technical Lead

Project: Google and Yahoo Revenue Reports
Role: Project Lead / Developer

Project: Google Geo-Targeting
Role: Project Lead / Developer

Graduate School, USC, Los Angeles, USA (May 2004 to May 2005)
Project: Student Thesis Tracking System
Role: Application Developer, Database and System Administrator

SCT Software Solutions, India (January 2001 to July 2003)
Project: A suite of applications for Educational Institutes in the USA
Roles: Team Lead, Senior Application Developer, Database Administrator, Release Process Standardization, Faculty and Project Mentor

TATA InfoTech, India (October 1999 to December 2000)
Project: Telecom Billing Management System (TBMS)
Role: Application Developer
 
Project: Karnataka/Andhra State Police System (KSP)
Role: Application Developer

Academic Projects
• Awarded Best Project, 1999 for the design and fabrication of the h/w & s/w of a Wireless Automated Guided Vehicle in C++.

• A Robot Recovery System in the Player/ Stage simulator using Monte Carlo Probability Techniques for autonomous navigation in a mapped environment implemented in C++.

• Programmed the SRC Robotic Arm in VxWorks Real Time Operating System using C++, MatLab and Mathematica.

• Designed and Implemented a Multi-Agent Autonomous System in JAVA as a project in Artificial Intelligence.

• Implemented Multi Threading & Programming, Virtual Memory and Paging features into NACHOS Operating System in C++.

• Implemented a spatial database in PostgreSQL and provided an interface to submit spatial queries and XQueries/XPath in Java.

• Awarded First Place, State Level by the Institute of Electrical and Telecommunications Engineers for the design and construction of a motion activated gate.

• Awarded Best Projects 1993 for development of a Library Management system, CAD software & PCB Design tool in GW Basic.

• Design and Fabrication of a Home Security System, 100 W Power Inverter and a Five Degrees of Freedom Robotic Arm.
 
Other Activities 
• Awarded Project of the year 1992 for the construction of a fully automated Planetarium.

• Awarded Grade A in the State Level Science Forum for lectures in Astrophysics & Electronics in 1994.

• Award a Rolling Trophy for the ‘Most Disciplined and Caring Student of the Year 1995’ from Bishop Cottons Boy’s School.

• Captain of my School Soccer team through 1991 - 1993.

• Guitar, Piano & Drums. Released debut music album 'Out of the Dark' in 2001 and performed an opening act for a Bryan Adam’s concert. Released Singles 'Stepping Stones' and 'Eternity' in 2008, 2009 Shred Fest Guitar Compilation Albums.