Girish Balaji

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Hi, I'm Girish


Always trying to better use software to make a genuine impact on people's lives.

I'm a professional software engineer in Microsoft's Azure Edge and Platform group. I graduated with an Masters in CS and Data Science from UIUC (2020) and a Bachelors in Science from UC Berkeley studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2019). I'm fascinated by the prospect of using software to enhance the clean energy, health care, and finance sectors.

Ultimately, I aim to use software to make the world a more sustainable, secure and equitable place to live in.

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Experience


> Worked on Windows Core OS Team to develop C#/ASP.NET app> to search OS architecture composition

> Implemented graph visualization features to navigate package dependencies and determine potential package collisions

> Designed caching scheme and NLP free-text search features for enhanced UX

> Full stack web development for Identity team which delivers authentication services to all products including Turbotax

> Developing new sign in flow for care agent user management tool to include multi-factor authorization for increased security

> Thousands of accesses weekly through new sign in page developed expected

> Developed programs to run critical security scripts across Kaiser web hosts

> Found a few crucial security vulnerabilities across the board; analytics displayed for security audit

> Automated aspects of configuration management using Ansible and Chef

> Wrote program to standardize and automate setup of BIND DNS server

> Working with a small team to develop an Android application to be used by our Ugandan customers (small businesses)

> Integrating a dynamic survey and a convenient front end interface (mainly Java/ Android studio) to include payment processing and personalized customer profiles.

> Integrating a method to process data for analytics to better serve customized plans for our customers

> Automated results formatting with Visual Basic for Applications (MS Word) for a customer centric web platform

> Implemented DC-DC Buck converter from battery to video cameras increasing energy efficiency from under 80% to 97%.

> Designed and proposed outdoor wireless communication solutions between cameras/ computer(s)

> Audio and hardware equipment setup and testing for remote semi-autonomous camera control

> Ran tests on batteries with varying binder concentrations and material compositions to maximize efficiency and cycle life

> Shadowed and assisted other researchers in the lab with their own projects

> Processed battery data to measure performance of batteries through experiments

A snapshot of my portfolio

Robot Follower

Robot designed with object segmentation algorithms and PID controller to follow the red folder .

Technologies: ROS, Python

Text Editor

A complete text editor supporting all essential features to upload, edit, save text on a user friendly platform.

Technologies: Java, JavaFX

Bear Maps

A Google Maps-like platform supporting optimal routing, rastering, and search for the Berkeley area.

Technologies: Java

Personal Website

A responsive website serving as the masthead of my online presence.

Technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap

NSR Survey App

Android app survey for remote people supporting offline data storage and dynamic form.

Technologies: Java, Android Studio

P1N (CalHacks 2015)

Android app supporting bluetooth wireless communication with a mechanical dorm door unlocker.

Technologies: Arduino C, Android Studio

NBA Player Analytics 2015

Analyzed NBA player data using machine learning techniques to determine most valuable.

Technologies: R libraries(dplyr, Shiny)

Voice Controlled Car

Used supervised machine learning with analog signal processing for vocal car control

Technologies: TI Launchpad, NumPy, C

Skills

A glimpse of my skillset. Constantly aiming to expand this list. Check out my resume to see more.

Python
Java
Julia
R
Numpy/ SciPy
Javascript
Node/ Angular
C
MIPS
Android
Ansible/ Chef
Just started!
Plenty of experience!

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