LAXMI NAIR

Educational Background

· University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Philadelphia, PA

Candidate for Master of Computer and Information Technology in December 2007

Current GPA: 3.85/4.00
· Indian Institute of Technology (I.I.T). Madras, India

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience:

Goldman Sachs, New York, USA: June 2007 – August 2007: Summer Analyst

IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd, India: August 2005– January 2006: Software Engineer

· Developed middleware projects using EDI and Mercator.

· Participated and won the first position in a nationwide Healthcare Paper Presentation for a paper

on Medicare and Completed DB2 Family Fundamentals Certification.

Cognizant Technology Solutions India: July 2003- August 2005: Programmer Analyst

· Designed developed and tested Applications in DB2, JCL, and COBOL in three separate projects.

· Handled production support issues single-handedly.

Part Time Employment:

· Computers and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania : Fall 2007 : TA for Introduction to Computer Architecture

· Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania : Fall 2007: Grader for Introduction to Electrical and Systems Engineering – Devices

· Law School, University of Pennsylvania: Spring 2007: Software Administrative Assistant
Helped with installation and troubleshooting of various software packages.

· Tutoring Center, University of Pennsylvania: Spring 2007

Computer Skills

Languages: Java, Google Web Toolkit, C, SQL, Assembly Language, COBOL for OS/390, MVS JCL, DB2, XML, HTML

Applications : Ant Build, Eclipse, IntelliJ , Dr. Java, Solcorp Ingenium, Xerena Changeman, XPEDITOR, AutoCAD, Pro E, Fluent, Gambit, FileZilla, Emacs, Maple

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows XP, Mainframes

Academic Distinctions

· Secured 93 percentile in the country in Mathematics International Competition for Schools held by

the University of New South Whales

· Secured 88% in the National Mathematics Olympiad conducted by the Delhi Association of

Mathematics Teachers (1996)

Awards and Leadership

· Student Counselor & Sharavati Social Secretary, IIT, Madras – India (2002)

· Coordinator at Saarang, the cultural festival at IIT, India for three consecutive years

· Secured Certificate for Outstanding Character from the Indian Ambassador to Oman

· School Head Girl at Indian School Muscat