Hello!
technology, driven, wannapreneur(?)
Holds Masters degree in Computer Science. Immensely passionate about developing intuitive software which can genuinely improve people's lives.
Java, Dart, JRuby and English are my preferred languages.
- NAMEShashank Reddy Mekala
- LOCATIONSan Francisco, CA
- MAJORMS Computer Science
- SKILLS and INTERESTSBuilding very high scale Java backends, Android Development, Vulnerability & Threat Research and Machine Learning
- E-MAILhello@shashankreddy.com
Resume
Employment
Staff Software Engineer, Security Engineering
Box, Inc., San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Aug 2024 - Present
Senior Software Engineer, Security Engineering
Box, Inc., San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Apr 2020 - Jul 2024
Senior Software Engineer
Trustwave Holdings, Inc., Chicago, IL
Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
Software Engineer
Trustwave Holdings, Inc., Chicago, IL
Jul 2015 - Jul 2018
Associate Consultant | Software Developer 
Capgemini US | Discover Financial Services, Chicago, IL
Mar 2014 - Jul 2015
Graduate Research Assistant 
ESI US R&D, Inc., Huntsville, AL
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Software Engineering Intern 
Nitte Meenakshi Institute Of Technology, Bangalore, India
June 2011 - August 2011
Designed, developed and deployed 'Campus Next', a campus management software using php and MySQL.
Education
M.S in Computer Science 2012 - 2013
The University of Alabama, Huntsville
Full scholarship with monthly stipend via Research Assistantship at ESI US R&D, Inc.
B.E Computer Science and Engineering 2008 - 2012
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka, India
Development Skills
Java
Dart
JRuby
Groovy
Android Development
Other Skills
iOS Development (Objective C)
Node.js
Hadoop (MapReduce Programming, PIG, HIVE, HBASE, SQOOP)
Projects
This page doesn't list projects that cannot be on public domain. Ping me to know about interesting stuff that I worked/working on.
Air Media Fall 2012
Computer Networks
'Air Media' is a media viewing application based on Multicast Service Discovery Protocol. The client automatically discovers the server providing the required service in the Local Area Network (Wifi/Ethernet), connects to it and gives user the option view the image and video files on the server. Used Java Swing for building the GUI.
Technology used:
ERP on Cloud Architecture Spring 2012
Final Year Project
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is a SaaS service built on the Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud platform. Server side backend is built on JAVA with Azure SQL as the Database technology, while HTML5 and CSS3 is used to build a intuitive and native looking client side web app.
Click here to see screenshots.
Technology used:
Campus Next Summer 2011
Intern Project, Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology
'Campus Next' is a comprehensive online suite for the faculty to manage academics of the students. Key features being the ability of a student to register for the desired course by sending SMS. Student can also get info about his marks and attendance just by sending a SMS to the server. He/She is replied back with the requested info as an automated SMS.
This project was implemented in the institute as part of pilot testing and had also reached the final stage of receiving funds for further development from IEDC (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, New Delhi).
Technology used:
Library Management Spring 2011
Object Oriented Modeling and Design
Involved designing of class diagram for the development of library management system, which showed the exact object-oriented structure present. Furthermore, state, activity and use-case diagrams were designed for understanding the flow of control using Rational Rose.
Technology used:
Simulation of Paper Planes Spring 2011
Computer Graphics
Simulation of Paper Planes in real world using C++ with OpenGL library functions.
Technology used:
eCampus Spring 2011
Software Engineering
'eCampus' is built as part of Software Engineering course. Its a desktop application built on Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) Environment with MySQL as Database technology.
Though this software has features such as Automated SMS Notification to parent if their child remains absent to a class, etc, its main purpose was to understand the principles of Software Engineering such as SDLC, process models, etc.
Adobe AIR platform was chosen to build the software to make it Operating System independent.
Technology used:
Retail Database Fall 2010
Database Management System
A database management system designed for the Retail Outlets. Features include maintaining the inventory, customer details, sales, etc.
Microsoft's Visual Basic was used to design the front-end GUI while MS SQL (with SQL Server 2008) was used as the database technology.
Strict validations are implemented throughout the project, obeying the ACID properties.
Technology used:
Two Pass Assembler Fall 2010
System Software
Designed, implemented and well documented a Two Pass Assembler using 'C' as part of System Software course.
Technology used:
iOS Applications
Bullet
iPad
Ultra secure WebRTC based Video call application for iPad. Authentication using a .bullet file.
Technology used:
UAH With Push Notifications
iPhone
iOS application to provide students and faculty quick access to various information and services of University Of Alabama, Huntsville.
Technology used:
Technical Presentations
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Computer Networks
Based on
• Geoff Huston “Anatomy: A Look Inside Network Address Translators,” The Internet Protocol Journal - Volume 7, Number 3, 2004.
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
Technical Seminar
Based on
• Requirements for Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and Evolved UTRAN (E-
UTRAN)
• C. Perkins. IP Mobility Support for IPv4. RFC 3344, August 2002:
• 3GPP TS 23.401. GPRS enhancements on EUTRAN access
Contact
- E-MAILhello@shashankreddy.com