Varun Nikhil Gacuya Chopra
302 Victoria St, Apt 202E, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(716) – 408 – 7229  * ***-– 722 – 8914 * [Send email using form at bottom] 

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position as an Entry Level Developer.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

BS in Computer Engineering, Feb 2009, University at Buffalo, State University
New York 
BS in Electrical Engineering, Feb 2009, University at Buffalo, State University
New York 

QUALIFICATIONS:

•	Technical expertise in the Windows Operating Systems 
•	Proficient in programming languages: C#, C++, Java, PHP, ASP.NET, LINQ, AJAX,
Javascript, ARM
		With an understanding of: XNA, mysql, SQL, Ruby, ML, C, MIPS, 
•	Well versed in OrCad, Visual Studio 2008
•	Excellent trouble-shooting skills in both software and hardware with the
ability to meet tight deadlines.
•	Highly motivated, proven ability to quickly learn and effectively apply new
technology.
 
WORK EXPERIENCE:

Web programmer and Web Page Designer, Utilant, LLC. Buffalo, NY. Fall 2008.
	Built web-forms for a Real Estate company using ASP.NET and SQL Server.
Computer Science and Engineering Mentor, CSE Dept. University at Buffalo, NY
08/2006 – 2007
Caller, Ruffalo Cody, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. 2007 to 2008.
Raised over $15,000 towards the University at Buffalo’s academic departments.
Public Site Consultant. CIT, UB. 2007 to 2008.
•	Answered patrons questions on everyday computer usage at the library for
27,000+ users
•	Refresh project, 2007. Assembling computers and setting them up for clients

SELECTED PROJECTS:

Programming Team projects:

Microsoft Research Corp. Thesis Paper and Website on Socially Relevant
Computing. 2008.
	Designed and built a website using ASP.NET, C#, HTML and CSS. This revolved
around bringing communities, industry, faculty and students together in order to
build a sense of community. This also involves designing the curriculum, lecture
materials, and programming projects for a better CS course.

Concurrency using processes and threads. An Operating Systems project. 2008.
Based on Convay’s problem and communicating sequential processes, this project
tries to realize basic concurrent processing and the ability to pass data between
spawned processes.

Fire Fighter Locator. 2007
Collaborated with five students and implemented the Software Engineering
Principles life cycle of attaining requirements, designing, implementing,
verifying and maintaining a demo product that can be launched.
 


Scrabble, Lotus and Pac Man Game written in Java, 2006 
Analyzed, designed and tested games by using professional development techniques
and Objected Oriented Programming.
Hardware Team projects:

Class projects in ARM and MIPS. 2007. 
Programming for RISC microprocessors and understanding low level languages.

Designing a Vending Machine using an ARM processor, UART, GPIOs, inputs and
outputs. 2008.

Three Stage Operational amplifier, Designed built and tested. EE Labs, 2007.

Game show buzzer, Designed using digital circuits. IEEE project, UB, 2006.

Radio, Multi-voltage power source, Two way intercom, Assembled, built, and
tested.

PUBLICATIONS: 

•	2008: Chopra, Varun Nikhil and Buckley, Michael: Socially Relevant Computing:
Course Design Process. Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Conference,
State University of New York at Buffalo.
•	2008: Chopra, Varun Nikhil and Buckley, Michael: Socially Relevant Computing:
Course Design Process. The Celebration of Academic Excellence, State University
of New York at Buffalo.
           
ACTIVITIES: 

Co-founder, Public Relations Officer, Marketing Director- Engineers Without     
                                       Borders - UB, 2006 to present
Tanzania School Project 
•	Organized Open Houses
•	Set up meetings with potential donor companies and student associations.
•	Create business proposals for fund raising.
Panelist Speaker: “How to succeed in an American University”, International
students’
                        Orientation, University at Buffalo, August 2007
Panelist Speaker: “How to get involved and make friends at UB”, October 2007
Student Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
2006 to present 
 
COMMUNITY SERVICE:

University at Buffalo, 2005-2008
International Orientation Volunteer, 2007
Aided freshmen and their parents at the UB fair, 2006
Guided corporate representatives to their locations. UB Tech fair, 2005-2006
Ateneo de Manila University, 2003-2005.
Taught Math and English to children in depressed areas.