Hello! I am Lalith Vikram Natarajan. I am from Coimbatore, a city in South India which I hold very dear. I am currently a graduate student at The University at Buffalo majoring in Computer Science. I love computers and have good experience developing applications that run on them with a particular interest in data engineering. I am also a fan of minimalistic design and I strive to simplify things around me. I hold other interests besides technology which include movies, soccer, music, quizzing, travelling and anime.I sporadically write stuff on quora (I'm a regular lurker though :D). Feel free to browse around. Thank you!
Master of Science in Computer Science
Graduate Studies with concentration in Software Systems
Coursework
- Distributed Systems (CSE 586)
- Information Retrieval (CSE 535)
- Fundamentals of Programming Languages (CSE 505)
- Algorithms for Modern Computing Systems (CSE 529)
- Machine Learning (CSE 574)
- Data Intensive Computing (CSE 587)
- Operating Systems (CSE 521)
- Topics in Data Mining (CSE 706)
- Machine Learning and Big Data (CSE 740)
- Languages and Runtimes for Big Data (CSE 662)
Graduate Student
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science & Engineering
Undergraduate Studies
Relevant Coursework
- Fundamentals of Computing and Computer Programming
- Object Oriented Programming
- Data Structures
- Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- Probability and Queueing Theory
- Database Management Systems
- Computer Organization and Architecture
- Operating Systems
- Computer Networks
- Java Programming
- Internet Programming
- Open Source Tools and Components
- Data Warehousing and Data Mining
- Compiler Design
Undergraduate Student
Backend Developer Intern/Co-Op
I am a part of this exciting ad-tech startup that tracks emotional metrics in social media. I develop their DaaS API opening up new avenues for brands and networks interested in multi-faceted emotional data. I engineer multiple RESTful endpoints using Java and interfacing with MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, Kafka and Storm.
Canvs is the only qualitative social platform to track emotional metrics and audience behavior. It is based in New York City.
Software Developer
I was a part of this startup which focused on selling personalized jewelry. I worked on Python, Blender and various JS libraries while I was here. I had evaluated various technologies like OpenGL, Blender, Pillow, Sprite-spin and Three.js to create a custom 3D modeler for Augrav.com. We finalized an optimum solution using Blender, Sprite-Spin and hosted on Flask.
Augrav is a Krizda India Pvt Ltd venture specializing in personalized jewelry.
Software Developer
This New York based startup dealt with social media analytics. I worked on Java, Struts, JavaScript libraries, Hadoop and Cassandra during my role as a Software Developer. I redesigned the consumer facing web application using Bootstrap 3 and Struts with the inclusion of a data visualization module for marketing analytics. I reduced the average response time of the application by over 20%. I had been part of a two-member team that upgraded the distributed system cluster used for the processing of real-time media data from Hadoop 1 to 2 by rewriting and optimizing a number of MapReduce jobs. I had solved critical-production issues that occurred in the distributed database system.
General Sentiment Inc.is a Long Island based venture specializing in Data Analytics.
Software Engineer
I was a Software Engineer in the OSP Engineering domain of Verizon Communications Inc., the telecom powerhouse. I worked on Java based enterprise web applications as a Full-Stack developer. Applications had to be migrated, upgraded and occasionally built from scratch. I modified and optimized code for merging multiple databases, automated a manual spatial process and was involved in flat file to .dgn migration. I was part of discussions on a web application based on Esri's ArcGIS and Spring. I built the application base using Spring and coded multiple modules in Java and jQuery. I also developed spatial web modules using Oracle Spatial and ArcGIS (built on top of the Dojo framework using REST API endpoints). I had fixed 300+ bugs and was presented an Ovation award for my efforts. I also mentored a small team of new joinees close to the end of my tenure.
Verizon's Software Development Center operates out of India in Chennai and Hyderabad.
OS/161 Kernel Hacking
Operating Systems
Neural Nets and Support Vector Machines
Machine Learning
Mining Soccer Data
Data Mining
EDA and Parallel Processing
Data Intensive Computing
Incident Search on Twitter
Information Retrieval
Formal Specifications of Algorithms
Distributed Systems
Programming Paradigms
Fundamentals of Programming Languages
Tweet Indexer
Information Retrieval
Visual Speech Synthesis
Speech to Text & Image Processing
M101J: MongoDB for Java Developers
July 2016 / MongoDB University
Ovation Award
May 2014 / Verizon
President
2011 - 2012 / Westibule English Club
State Level Debate (3rd Place)
December 2011 / Sri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology
Finalist - Hackathon
October 2011 / PSG College of Technology
Paper Presentation (2nd Place)
September 2010 / Kumaraguru College of Technology
I'm a good conversationalist and always on the lookout for exciting opportunities and discussions. If you want to talk with me, hire me, catch soccer or grab a coffee don't hesistate to call or send an email.
- 262 Lisbon Avenue, Upper Apartment, Buffalo, New York 14215
- (716) 431-9326
- lalith.natarajan@yahoo.com, lalithvi@buffalo.edu
- bizentass
