About
System Design Engineer with expertise in backend development, embedded systems, cloud computing, devops, cyber security and android.
- City: Seattle, USA
- Work Authorization: F1 OPT > 2 years
- Email: shankara.him@gmail.com
Resume
Education
Master of Information Technology Strategy
2021 - 2022
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Computer Systems, Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Applied Distributed Systems, DevOps, Computer Security, Algorithms and Data Structures, Python Programming, Requirements Engineering, Agile Software Project Management, Negotiation Strategies
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical and Electronics Enginnering
2015 - 2019
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India
Microprocessors, Neural networks and applications, Linear & and digital control theory, Advanced Control Systems, Signals & Systems, Digital Electronic Circuits, Digital Signal Processing.
Training
Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
2021
Offensive Security
Passive and Active Information Gathering, Vulnerability Scanning, Web Application Attacks, SQL Injections, Buffer Overflows on Windows and Linux, Antivirus Evasion, Privilege Escalation, Password Attacks, Port Forwarding and Tunneling, Active Directory Attacks.
Android Nanodegree
2017
Udacity
Android Software Stack, Responsive UI Design, Material Design Principles, SQLite DB, Content providers, Gradle, Version Control.
Professional Experience
SDE 2
2022 - present
Amazon Web Services
- Designed and developed operational story - Metric collection, monitoring, alarming for the AWS PrivateCA Connector for Active Directory service.
- Integrated APIs with Security Audit mechanisms.
Teaching Assistant, Junior Programmer
2021 - 2022
Carnegie Mellon University
- Reviewed course material and mentored students for Computer Systems and Requirements Engineering courses.
- Automated testing for and ported SSL/ TLS certificate distribution system (ASCEDS) to centOS.
Teaching Assistant, Junior Programmer
2021 - 2022
Carnegie Mellon University
- Reviewed course material and mentored students for Computer Systems and Requirements Engineering courses.
- Automated testing for and ported SSL/ TLS certificate distribution system (ASCEDS) to centOS.
Staff Software Engineer
2020 - 2021
FTC Solar, Inc
- Integrated and deployed a remote management, monitoring and update system to more than two hundred active devices.
- Improved power production by ~0.9\% using weather station data to detect diffused light conditions and optimise tracking.
- Created sensor redundancy systems and most probable value aggregation system across the network of controllers over MQTT.
- Ideated and presented a new system for commissioning by switching Zigbee networks of nodes through remote commands that saves hundreds of hours of man work and greatly reduces effective cost of product.
Senior Software Design Engineer
2020 - 2021
Raptor Design Technologies Pvt Ltd
- Designed and developed a central controller to facilitate O\&M activities on a hive of solar tracker controllers.
- Built a Modbus server that exposed real-time data and provided controls to SCADA systems.
- Commissioned the controller across ten plus solar sites located in multiple countries spanning over 600 MW of solar power.
- Implemented Y-Modem over Zigbee to perform firmware updates on tracker controllers and supporting APIs on controller.
- Developed a retractable solar awning system. Used BLE modules to communicate with controller from a mobile application.
Executive Director, Founder
2017 - 2019
Astral Presence Technology Pvt. Ltd.
- Trained and led a business to business IT services and software development team of eight engineers.
- Organized and handled requirement consolidation, documentation and customer relationship management.
- Developed proof of concepts for Dash Kart - Automated retail store and Right Hand - Home automation and security system.
- Won a pitching event for seed funding of DashKart at NITK E-Cell. Received offers from three different investment companies.
Projects
- All
- Backend
- Embedded
- Cloud Computing
- Android
Testimonials
Shankara was in my course on DevOps Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. It was a pleasure to have him in the course. He has a very inquiring mind and this manifested in lots of questions. Most very insightful. He would take a topic, think about it, and ask questions to probe to the next level of detail. As I said, a pleasure. I am sure he will be an asset for an organization that he joins.
Len Bass
Adjuct Faculty at Carnegie Mellon with over 50+ years of experience in software and dev ops
What I admired the most about him was his complete lack of fear of failure. When I started working with him, he was still in college. While in college he had already started a company of his own and was working on couple of product ideas. He was mentoring his friends, juniors and guiding them to perform better. He is keen to learn any new concept that can help make the product better. He goes out of his way to ensure that the tasks are closed on time. His contribution to developing our product has been immense. He has the right temperament to be a good team player. He will be a great value add for any team he works in.
Abhishek Siddaramappa
Senior System Architect
A bright visionary who has a high thirst for knowledge. I'm impressed and often take motivation from his drive to get work done. His critical thinking has always led to out-of-box solutions even in dire situations. As a good listener and a team player, he constantly uplifts the team. He will be an indispensable asset to any team.
