Rishi Ugersain Chopra
4405 Prairie Willow Ct.
Concord, CA 94521
(925) 405-5485
idfubar@rishichopra.org
http://www.rishichopra.org
EDUCATION:
University of Hawai'i at Manoa (2009-2010)
M.S. Financial Engineering
University of California at Berkeley (1998-2003)
B.S. Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
EXPERIENCE:
-- 11/2004 - Present, IBM Corporation, Software Engineer
Software Group, Bay Area, CA
* Revised a VMware-based Linux/DB2/Websphere demonstration stack for Websphere Product Center
* Undertook procurement, installation, regulation, and administration responsibilities for lab infrastructure
* Provided defect isolation and defect analysis for large-scale heterogeneous storage software (Tivoli Storage Manager, TotalStorage Productivity Center)
-- 9/2004 - 11/2004, Inexpensive Domains (@Com Technology), Technical Support Representative
Brentwood, CA
* Supported domain registration and web hosting customers with technical expertise
* Helped migrate customers from a legacy domain registration system
* Revised product offering pages to reflect Virtual Private Server (VPS) offerings
-- 6/2002 - 8/2002, Microsoft Corporation, PM Intern
MSN Calendar, Mountain View, CA
* Provided competitive analysis measuring the calendar offerings of AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!
* Analyzed the benefits of migrating the MSN Calendar architecture to a .NET platform
* Collected requirements and wrote a specification for deployment of a content management system
-- 1/2002 - 6/2002, PG&E Corporation, Co-op Student, Systems Engineer
Gas Distribution and Technical Services, San Francisco, CA
* Led an initiative to migrate the Gas Pipeline Replacement Project (GPRP) database (a $1.7B, 15-year project)
* Migrated a legacy application (FoxPRO/Clipper) to a modern Web-based architecture (Oracle/Java)
* Implemented a new database including data verification/cleansing, table design, normalization, and ETL
-- 6/2001 - 7/2001, Centric Software, Web Development Intern
Marketing, San Jose, CA
* Procured and assembled a custom webserver
* Implemented database tables for a content repository
* Wrote HTML, Javascript, and ASP-based pages
-- 6/2000 - 8/2000, Sun Microsystems, Intern
Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, Menlo Park, CA
* Refined the engagement process for Sun's iForce lab, responsible for generating sales of over $1B annually
* Authored HTML, Javascript, JDBC, and Java Servlets to automate engagement process data collection
* Installed and configured Oracle 8i for data backend and provided maintenance support for the lab's mid-range Sun hardware platform
CERTIFICATIONS:
Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP 1.4)
Oracle Certified Associate (OCA - 9i)
IBM Certified Storage Administrator - Tivoli Storage Manager V5.3
IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Storage Manager V5.3
IBM Certified Deployment Professional - TotalStorage Productivity Center V3.3
COMPUTER SKILLS:
* Administration: TPC, TSM, Apache (mod_rewrite, mod_proxy), TCP/IP (DNS, NAT)
* Databases: DB2, Access, FoxPRO, PostgreSQL, Oracle
* Scripting: AWK, Matlab, Bash, ASP, JSP
* Programming: Web, FPGA, RPC, Assembly, Object Oriented, Functional
* Languages: Ruby, Verilog, R, XML, UML, VB, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, Java, Scheme, C/C++
* Domains: Design, Finance, Storage, Virtualization, Security, J2EE, Networking
ONLINE COURSEWORK:
Software as a Service (CS169.x1) ~ 2 Semesters as T.A.
Software as a Service (CS169.x2) ~ 2 Semesters as T.A.
Digital Signal Processing
Introduction to Digital Sound Design - w/Distinction
GRADUATE COURSEWORK:
PDEs and Stochastic Calculus (FIN651)
Programming in Finance (FIN652)
Portfolio Optimization (FIN653)
Financial Derivatives (FIN654)
Financial Forecasting (FIN655)
Insurance and Risk Management (FIN656)
Interest Rate/Credit Models (FIN657)
Environmental Finance & Weather Derivatives (FIN658)
Stochastic Modeling In Finance & Related Fields (FIN659)
GRADUATE PROJECTS (individual):
* Researched the history of employee stock options and the accounting of the same
* Completed MATLAB scripts to generate 3-D graphs of option Greek values
* Investigated the "clustering" effect of ETFs during adverse market conditions
* Surveyed weather manipulation including its history, application, and efficacy
* Refined a stochastic model to estimate demands on storage availability due to replication of failed disks
* Explored the feasibility of applying various models to create a hedgeable prediction market for the sports entertainment industry
UNDERGRADUATE COURSEWORK:
Social Implications of Computing (CS195)
Intro to Database Management Systems (CS186)
Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems (CS170)
Software Engineering (CS169)
User Interface Design (CS160)
Components and Design Techniques for Digital Systems (EECS150)
Probability and Random Processes (EE126)
Intro to Communication Networks (EE122)
Signals and Systems (EE120)
Intro to Optical Communication Networks and Systems (EE118)
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (EE117)
Machine Structures (CS61C)
Data Structures and Algorithms (CS61B)
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (CS61A)
UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS (collaborative):
* Designed a 3-stage pipelined MIPS processor w/serial, Ethernet, DRAM, and graphics interfaces
* Developed a novel cross-platform GUI and media portal by way of a formal UI design process to present "deep and wide" content (including streaming video and episode guides) using only HTML and Javascript
* Created a database to mimic a Netflix-type web-based movie rental service using E-R Modeling, schema design, and BCNF/3NF normalization techniques; developed JSP Pages and Java Beans for demonstration of 3-tier functionality
* Extended a DOS-based forestry management program to include a Visual Basic interface
DESIGN SAMPLES:
La Vida Coco (Store w/Shopping Cart) - http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~rchopra/Lavidacoco
"The Simpsons" Portal (Unique UI For Interactive Media) - http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~rchopra/HellsSatans
References Available Upon Request
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