Hrithik Govardhan

8000 dartmouth college hanover nh 03755
telephone : 1 603 398 2180 email : hrithik@dartmouth.edu

Objective

To gain experience in the Information Technology industry, primarily as a software engineer and graphic designer.

Education

• Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH - June 2004
  Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY - May 2003
  Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science
• Overall GPA of 3.86/4.00
• Phi Beta Kappa, Vassar College Chapter
• Graduated with Departmental Honors in Computer Science and General Honors
• Minor in Economics and Mathematics
• Courses: Advanced C++ and Java Programming, Advanced Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Computing, Algorithms, Number Theory, Wireless Networking, Operating Systems, Compiler Design, Robotics, Digital Electronics and VLSI.

Work Experience

Intern, Clarity Payment Solutions, New York, NY (http://www.claritycard.com) - Summer 2003

• Developed and deployed a graphical, web-based, administrative front-end for Clarity's proprietary Integrated Voice Responsive System
• Provided advanced reporting capabilities to this new system.
• Integrated the new technology into the existing application
• Used Apache Struts as an Application Framework, deployed under JBoss, and used EJB's to implement Business LogicnAlso developed and designed the e-commerce website for the Hilary Duff Visa Gift card. (http://www.hilarycard.com)

Student Assistant to Training and Documentation Coordinator, Vassar College - 2000-2001, 2002-2003

• Assisted Jane Livingston, the coordinator for training and documentation at Vassar College
• Aided in Vassar College's computer training classes for both staff and students.
• Helped maintain the Computers and Information Systems (CIS) web page (http://cis.vassar.edu)
• Wrote new documentation for the CIS, including help manuals for the new technologies that the college implements

Chief Intern-Programmer, TechnoFrolics, Somerville, MA (http://www.technofrolics.com) - Summer 2002

• Was responsible for coding the Spin Browser TM, a proprietary hi-resolution video viewing application
• Came up with concepts for future TechnoFrolics products, including researching, creating complete specifications, and performing demonstrations for these concepts

Webmaster/Web designer, Association for Symbolic Logic, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY - Summer 2001

• Designed and currently maintain the new Association for Symbolic Logic web page (http://www.aslonline.org)
• Was responsible for completely redesigning and reorganizing old content and coming up with a cohesive website design

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship Research Assistant, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY - Summer 2001

• Was among 9 of 15 students selected for Vassar College - HHMI Summer Research Fellowship Program
• Conducted research in the field of Bayesian Reasoning with artificial intelligence scientist and Vassar College Professor, Chris Welty
• Project goal was to model consumer preferences in a bibliographical database using Bayesian Analysis, working in Lisp
• Research included a significant amount of Data Mining from web databases, and statistical analysis

Skills

• Programming: Struts, EJB design, Java, Maven, JBoss, C++, C, Lisp, Scheme, Basic, Assembly, and Pascal.
• Also proficient in Macromedia Studio MX, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bryce 3D and 3D Studio Max