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Relevant Experience
Information Architect, Geeknet (formerly SourceForge Inc.), Dexter, MI, Jul ’09 – Jun ’10
- Led product design of SourceForge Downloads, a software distribution service, from conceptualization through launch, helping add more than four million page views to SourceForge.net
- Interviewed 20+ open-source developers to identify requirements for SourceForge Downloads
- Designed a consistent and detailed interface for a file manager and visualization of downloads statistics
- Documented design with wireframes, user flows and functional specification for the entire product
- Increased conversion rates by up to 60% using Google Website Optimizer A/B tests on four web pages
- Worked closely with a team of five engineers, and a designer to communicate requirements, priorities, and evaluate implementation
Information Analyst Intern, SourceForge Inc., Dexter, MI, May ’08 – Apr ’09
- Independently organized and moderated two focus groups to find software needs of non-technical computer users to inform creation of new product http://fossfor.us
- Prototyped an internal tool that used statistical models to predict number of file downloads
- Designed and implemented an embeddable widget to display project details about an open-source project
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Mar ’08–Apr ’09
- Conducted research with School of Information Research Dean Tom Finholt on strategies for tailoring messages to social network users based on their position in the network, to increase likelihood of response
- Designed and implemented a Facebook application to export users’ social network data
- Collected and analyzed data from co-authorship networks of research centers to understand collaborations between researchers
Web Developer, Capgemini (Kanbay Inc.), Chicago, USA & Pune,India, Feb ’05 – Aug ’07
- Served as a team leader for 15-member remote support and development team
- Assigned and supervised work, collected requirements from client, and communicated with remote team
- Developed features for a large multi-national bank’s global IT helpdesk
- Made small changes to search user interface that had a large impact on improving user experience
- Designed an intranet site using SharePoint to increase collaborations between business units
Technical Writer, Jasubhai Digital Media, Mumbai, India, May ’03–Dec ’03
- Researched and wrote ten articles on technologies like upcoming search, gaming, communications for Digit, the largest Indian Technology Magazine with 120,000 monthly circulation. Read the articles.
Other Experience Jan’04–Jan ’05
- Managed family owned textiles business in India. Fulfilled orders from importers in Europe and North America.
Education
University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI, Apr ’09
Master of Science in Information, specialization in Human-Computer Interaction
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India, Apr ’03
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science Engineering
Awards, Distinctions & Activities
- School of Information Merit Scholarship Recipient
- 2nd place Social Computing project – School of Information expoSItion 2008
- Honored twice by Kanbay HSBC management for commitment to project
- Volunteer, IxDA.org (May 2010-present)
- Volunteer, e-Social Science Conference 2007
- Attendee, IDEA 2009 Conference
- Sun Certified Java Programmer
- Sun Certified Web Component Developer