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Sowmya Aji
Full Stack Developer
CARY, NC  (919)-559-2730  sowmya.aji@gmail.com        portfolio:  
  Python, SQL, JS and Ruby developer. Effective problem solver, passionate about clean code, team player,
quick learner who meets deadlines.  Permanent resident in the US. Former journalist.
SKILLS
   Languages:  Python, SQL, JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby, R, SAS, PHP, CSS3, HTML5, Bash
                          Frameworks:  Django, Flask, Angular JS, React JS,  jQuery, Rails, Bootstrap, Bulma, Material 
Automation:  Unittests, Pytest, Selenium, Aloe, Mocha, Supertest,  Travis CI, Jenkins, Gitlab Pipelines
                           Methodologies:  Object Oriented Design, API design, Agile,  UI Design
                            Tools:  Git, Visual Studio Code , Folium, Tableau, Docker
                            Databases:  MySQL, Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite3, SQLAlchemy,MongoDB
   Other:  Documentation, communication, writing, presenting, information gathering
                          WORK EXPERIENCE
 IBM/AT&T, Durham through Apex Systems[October 2019-March 2020]:
●  Improved and added features data structures and algorithms to the Python Flask  backend
(moved from the original Perl)
●  Designed REST API endpoints
●  Added, updated and helped refine MySQL database
●  Built components for the Angular frontend for a client-facing app.
                          PayPal, Scottsdale, Arizona through Insight Global [Sept 2019 to October, 2019]:
● Streamlined and added  features to the Python  Django backend for a standalone app.
● Added features to MySQL database
● Worked on Django  HTML-CSS front-end
 Matri Design [Antz visualization software], Tacoma, Washington [June 2019 to Sept 2019, March 2020
to present]:
● Designed and  wrote the greenfield Python backend
● Wrote the basic  documentation for this new software project.
●  Designed the data wrangling to prepare data for use in the new software.
                        PET PROJECTS (Oct 2018  to present):  Built 16 responsive web apps and two freelance projects.
                            getJustice: An app to simplify reporting injustice online.  Click the extension, it takes a screenshot,
attaches it to an email and sends it to the concerned authorities in 15 seconds.
● Created the  Chrome extension and responsive web page with two others.
● Designed frontend  with Bootstrap, JavaScript and used an external SMTP email server.
● Used Python, PostgreSQL database and REST API
 Sing Along: An app to listen to favorite music through radio buttons.
● Used React JS to interact with the iTunes API.
● Styled the FrontEnd with JavaScript. 
 Snip^pet:   Reuse and store code on this handy website.
● Used JavaScript  libraries, Django, Python for the backend in this four-member group project.
● Built PostgreSQL database and REST API.
                         Tracer:  Plot the easiest path through mountains using the lowest elevation.
● Built the backend using a Python algorithm that plots elevations and puts pixels on a map.
  Cary Parking App: Identifies all available parking spots in downtown Cary:  a Code for Cary project. 
● Helped  on the App’s frontend, using  React Js, Leaflet Js, HTML5 and  CSS. 
EDUCATION
WakeTech Community College, Raleigh - Enrolled in the Associate Degree in Computer Science
 Courses and Tech: Python, PHP, SAS, Oracle SQL, VMs, XAMPP, MySQL, SQLPlus      GPA - 4.0
Momentum Learning, Durham  - Immersive Programming Course
                         Dedicated 12-weeks specializing in highly focused, immersive training centered on programming
language fluency, object-oriented, programming, and project based learning.
University of Mysore, India - Master of Arts (English Literature)
Bangalore University, India - Bachelor of Arts (Journalism, Psychology,  English Literature)