Prathieshna Vekneswaran

Prathieshna vekneswaran

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location of Prathieshna VekneswaranDehiwala, Western Province, Sri Lanka
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  • About me

    Freelance Android Developer | Educator

  • Education

    • University of westminster

      2017 - 2018
      Master of science (msc) advanced software engineering distinction

      פעילויות וחברות:IIT Alumni Association (2018 - 2019) - Assistant Treasurer The MSc in Advanced Software Engineering provides an education that covers in - depth specific skills and the best practice currently available in software development.Following modules were completed due course of the program.• Big Data Theory and Practice• Data Mining and Machine Learning• Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing (Embedded Systems)• Enterprise Development • Advanced Software Design• iOS Application Development• Computer Science Project •… רוצה לראות יותר The MSc in Advanced Software Engineering provides an education that covers in - depth specific skills and the best practice currently available in software development.Following modules were completed due course of the program.• Big Data Theory and Practice• Data Mining and Machine Learning• Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing (Embedded Systems)• Enterprise Development • Advanced Software Design• iOS Application Development• Computer Science Project • Research Methods and Professional Practice (Project Part 1) רוצה לראות פחות

    • University of westminster

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of engineering (beng) software engineering first class honours

      פעילויות וחברות:Stage Craft (2013,2016), Cutting Edge (2013/2014/2016), I FM Announcing (2013/2014) Completed Modules in First year • Web Technology (HTML, JavaScript and PHP)• Communication and Learning Skills• Information and Data Modelling• Software Development Principals with C++• Mathematics for Computing• Programming Methodology with C++ • Software Engineering Principals • Computer System Fundamentals• Database Management Systems using SQL Server Completed Modules in the Second Year • Project… רוצה לראות יותר Completed Modules in First year • Web Technology (HTML, JavaScript and PHP)• Communication and Learning Skills• Information and Data Modelling• Software Development Principals with C++• Mathematics for Computing• Programming Methodology with C++ • Software Engineering Principals • Computer System Fundamentals• Database Management Systems using SQL Server Completed Modules in the Second Year • Project Management • Database Design and Practice• Professional Practice in Computer Science• Object Oriented Development (Java, C#)• Algorithms and Data Structures• Mobile Application Development (Android)• Human Computer Interface and DesignCompleted modules for the Final Year• Advanced Web Technology • Computer Science Project • Formal Specification• Security and Forensics• Requirements Engineering• Software Quality Performance and Testing• Concurrent Programming רוצה לראות פחות

    • S.thomas' college, mount lavinia

      1999 - 2012
      Junior high/intermediate/middle school education and teaching

      פעילויות וחברות:Tamil Literary Association, Computer Club, Hindu Union, Tamil Drama Society Passed Edexcel Advance Level Examination in 2012 with B,D,E for Statistics, Physics and Economics Respectively. Passed General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) with Distinction passes for English Language, English Literature, Tamil Language, Saivaneri, Mathematics and Computing. Very good passes for Science and Business Studies and Credit pass for History.

  • Experience

    • Zone24x7 inc.

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Trainee assosiate software engineer

      My Internship was at Zone 24x7 (Pvt) Ltd, Nawala, Sri Lanka. My role during the time of my Internship was and not limited to, Trainee Associate Software Engineer form July 2014 to June 2015. I worked in the following projects.Project - COMPLETE THE LOOK - An Assortment Catalogue Dashboard for leading retail brand in US.Tools & Technologies - Mongo DB, Oracle DB, Angular JS and Java using IntelliJ IDEA 14.0.2, Oracle Web Logic, Apache Tomcat (7 and 8) and DB VisualizerExperience - I was allocated to design and implement as a proof of concept and was one of the founding members of this project who drove and lead the project at the latter stage with a larger team. Was working remotely with the Zone24x7 HQ in US.Project - NATUARAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - An intelligent AI search engine.Tools & Technologies - Akka, Scala, Python, NLTK, Stanford NLP, Apache Solr, Apache Hbase, Apache Pig, Hortonworks Hadoop, Apache Thrift, JavaExperience - I was approached to Research and Develop a pipeline which retrieves data and do Data Cleansing, Conversion and publish to the Big Data Platform. Have written a usage guide on Apache Pig Script and added to the Internal Knowledge mine.Project - INNOVATION BACKEND AUTH PROVIDER (LOGGER CLIENT)Tools & Technologies - Java Maven, Spring and Python Experience - This a simple log extraction client which was initially given to test my capacity. This module is a part of an internal Project.Beyond that I have involved in organizing and participated in many events that has been organized during my stay at Zone24x7 for Internship during the Above mentioned Dates. רוצה לראות פחות

    • Zone24x7 inc.

      Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
      Software engineer

      After completing my Degree I rejoined Zone 24x7 (Pvt) Ltd, Nawala, Sri Lanka as a, but limited to, Software Engineer form July 2016 to July 2017. I worked in the following projects during my stay. Project - API HEALTH MONITORING DASHBOARD - An API Monitoring and testing tool for large APIs, tailor made for the Service provided for the client.Tools & Technologies - Play Framework, Angular JS, H2 Experience - This project was already built by the time I joined but wasn’t active as it was outdated for a considerable amount of time. I was asked to do a reboot and revamp so that this project could be utilized during the Peak Sales Time by Dev Ops to monitor the Systems. I lead the project with one Associate Trainee. I have been involved in Google cloud Migration, Complex Magneto Plugin Development during my later stages which was also documented in the Internal Document Repository. Also I have participated in events and also Zone24x7 did recognized my Personal Achievements and initiated me to do a podcast interview to motivate other colleagues in their SPARKS Blog. רוצה לראות פחות

    • Common edge pvt limited

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2019
      Senior software engineer - android & devops

      I was offered a Senior Software Engineer role in a venture builder, Common Edge (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka from July 2017 until June 2019.Project - Serendi - A one stop application for all travelers seeking various experiences in different countriesTools & Technologies - Native Android, AWS EC2 , Firebase, Shout OUT!, Node JS, Twillio Experience - I have built the Native Android application from ground up to showcase all the experiences with appealing visual presentation. Also worked on the back end in integrating the SMS and Firebase notifications and so on. Project - SIXER - A one of a kind recruitment app with video profiles.Tools & Technologies - Native Android, AWS EC2 , FFMPEGExperience -My role was to do do a UI Revamp and push update utilizing FFMPEG. I was also involved in designing the solution platform along with the steering committee. I work closely with the co founder of Sixer in driving the project. Project - OPEN TAXI - A Uber like application which can be cloned and tailor made for various taxi service providers. Open Taxi is the code name for the project.Tools & Technologies - Native Android, Node JS, AWS EC2, AWS RDS, MySQL, ShoutOUT! SMS Gateway, Firebase, Google Maps API, Google Fusion API, AWS S3, Mongo DB Experience - Involved redesigning, optimizing the solution from scratch including API and Database re - structuring. Due to the size of the company my job role was not limited to Software Development. I was involved in AWS* Server maintenance, AWS* deployment strategies, AWS* Costing, Troubleshooting and Domain Configuration. I have customer relations exposure such and meeting clients, promoting the products and resolving conflicts on service interruptions. *AWS - Amazon Web Services רוצה לראות פחות

    • Informatics institute of technology (iit campus)

      Jan 2019 - now
      Visiting lecturer

      Informatics Institute of Technology is a private higher educational institute in Sri Lanka which specializes in Information Technology. It collaborates with leading foreign universities and allows students to follow those courses in Sri Lanka. Currently teaching Programing Principals, Object Oriented Programming, Software Development Group Project for part time students doing BEngCS and BEngSE.

    • 99x

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

      99X is a software product development services to independent software vendors (ISVs) worldwide, with a primary focus within the European region. Headquartered in Sri Lanka, the company also has offices in Oslo, Norway and has an accomplishment in building and delivering over 150 commercial products. Became a Value centric practitioner within the team. What started with me expanded to 3 member Android Team after 3 successful customer acquisitions in Norway. Since production there have not been any high or critical bugs that was a showstopper. The project is both ISO and GDPR Compliant.In this project I have used the following.* Kotlin – With Kotlin was able to deliver projects much faster than JAVA. * Rx Kotlin based Redux Architecture – To maintain single source of truth.* Scandit, Google ML Kit – To create barcode scanner with AR Overlays.* Google Firebase – For Notifications* Crashlytics – To monitor postproduction issues.* Keycloak – To integrate Authentication.* Honeywell CK 65 / CT 60 – Have developed the solutions to also work with purpose built rugged devices to be used within the warehouse. * Git, JIRA, Confluence – To manage the project. רוצה לראות פחות

      • Technical Lead - Android

        Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
      • Associate Technical Lead - Android

        Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      • Senior Software Engineer - Android

        Jan 2019 - Jan 2021
    • Idm nations campus lanka (pvt) limited

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
      Visiting lecturer

      IDM Nations Campus operates with more than 54 successful subsidiary institutes , in ICT education, training & services sectors throughout the island. IDM with its broader vision & with its dedication has set step in developing an International Sri Lankan Brand to contribute towards building a knowledge based Society. Lecturing Advanced Mobile Application Development.

    • Icbt campus

      Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
      Visiting lecturer

      Established in year 2000, ICBT is the leading tertiary education providers in Sri Lanka with the largest number of students in the private sector higher education industry. Popularly known as ICBT Campus, ICBT offers Certificate level programs, Diplomas, Higher Diplomas, Pre-University foundation programs, Undergraduate programs and Masters level programs in association with leading Universities and educational service providers in UK and Australia. ICBT Campus has its purpose built state-of-the-art main Campus in Colombo 4. I am currently teaching Mobile Application Development modules. רוצה לראות פחות

    • University of moratuwa

      Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
      Visiting lecturer

      The University of Moratuwa is an independent state university in Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka overlooking Bolgoda Lake. With 10000+ students it's one of the prestigious institutions in Sri Lanka. Joined as a Visiting Lecturer to deliver tutorials for the IN4500 Mobile and Wireless Network.

    • Sysco labs sri lanka

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2025
      Technical lead - android

      Sysco (NYSE: SYY) is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Sysco is the world’s largest foodservice company, and its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 57,000 associates, the company operates 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations. רוצה לראות פחות

    • Openarchive

      Jan 2024 - now
      Technical lead - mobile development

      Save is an easy-to-use mobile app designed to help you securely verify, share, and archive your mobile media. It's free, open-source, and available for iOS and Android. Designed to equally prioritise privacy and usability, Save streamlines media workflows to make it easy for people to securely archive their mobile media. I am managing a small team of 1 Android and 1 iOS developer and assisting with technical design, architecture and development.

    • Dogstar foundation

      Jan 2025 - now
      Software consultant

      Providing end to end solution to Dogstar Foundation's Animal Welfare Initiatives using Android for process tracking and reporting.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Agile foundations: scrum methodology

      Skillsoft
      Aug 2022
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    • Cambrige ict starters on track certificate with merit

      University of cambridge
      Mar 2008
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Prathieshna Vekneswaran
      16th Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Award - Tertiary Student Project Merit Asia Pacific ICT Awards Dec 2016 APICTA – Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, is an alliance of national ICT organisations representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually cooperative network to promote ICT, enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption, and encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market.Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have had a significant impact in the way we communicate, work, live and play. It is key to entrepreneurial and economic… Show more APICTA – Asia Pacific ICT Alliance, is an alliance of national ICT organisations representing their respective economy to build and enhance a mutually cooperative network to promote ICT, enhance technology innovations, capability and adoption, and encourage the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market.Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have had a significant impact in the way we communicate, work, live and play. It is key to entrepreneurial and economic growth as well as wealth creation in our knowledge-based economies. With the recognition of ICT as a fast growing, pervasive and ubiquitous activity and industry to support the economy’s growth agenda, APICTA epitomises the mutual collaboration of economies coming together and working to further recognise this important phenomenon. Show less
    • Awarded to Prathieshna Vekneswaran
      21st International ICT Innovative Services Awards - GOLD (IC1 - International) Taipei Computer Association Nov 2016 Entering its 21th year, the International ICT Innovative Services Awards (InnoServe Awards) is an annual ICT application competition held for university and college students. In 2004, the Chinese Society for Information Management, in collaboration with Industrial Development Bureau of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Computer Center of Ministry of Education, and the Taipei Computer Association expanded the scale of the contest to become the largest and the most significant contest of its kind in… Show more Entering its 21th year, the International ICT Innovative Services Awards (InnoServe Awards) is an annual ICT application competition held for university and college students. In 2004, the Chinese Society for Information Management, in collaboration with Industrial Development Bureau of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Computer Center of Ministry of Education, and the Taipei Computer Association expanded the scale of the contest to become the largest and the most significant contest of its kind in Taiwan.http://innoserve.tca.org.tw/en/news_detail_en.aspx?id=97The objective of the InnoServe Awards is to provide a platform for students to present their information management projects as part of their graduation requirements; while at the same time, promoting academic-industry collaboration by integrating academic training and practical experience.To date, more than ten thousand teachers and students from over one hundred universities and colleges have participated in the Contest. Show less
    • Awarded to Prathieshna Vekneswaran
      Kotiyak Watina Adhasak by Sirasa Television and SLT Mobitel (PVT) Ltd - FINAL 8 Sirasa Television and Mobitel (PVT) Ltd Nov 2016 This is Sri Lanka’s first ever innovation based tech reality TV show – a contest to inspire innovative ideas to address real life challenges through the wonders of novel technologies.Kotiyak Vatina Adahasak is a concept by SLT Mobitel and a production by Sirasa TV. The objective of the program is to inspire innovative ideas to address real life challenges through the wonders of technology. All contestants will compete against each other with their innovative ideas to transform the same… Show more This is Sri Lanka’s first ever innovation based tech reality TV show – a contest to inspire innovative ideas to address real life challenges through the wonders of novel technologies.Kotiyak Vatina Adahasak is a concept by SLT Mobitel and a production by Sirasa TV. The objective of the program is to inspire innovative ideas to address real life challenges through the wonders of technology. All contestants will compete against each other with their innovative ideas to transform the same into viable products and potentially into successful business startups. Each stage of the program will be judged by a panel of judges comprising of industry experts, entrepreneurs and academics across different industries.The innovations can range from a simple tech gadget to a composite solution for a critical issue or something completely novel. Contestants are encouraged to use new technologies like mobile, web, IoT (Internet of Things), big data, electronics, NFC, virtual reality etc., and to come up with innovative products, solutions, systems, platforms, apps etc. Furthermore contestants need to pitch their ideas with a business sense in mind with relation to productization, marketing and sales. Show less
    • Awarded to Prathieshna Vekneswaran
      18th National Best Quality Software ICT Awards - SILVER (Tertiary Category - Technology) British Computer Society Oct 2016 http://www.nbqsa.org/nbqsa-winners-2016/Over 65 commercial and tertiary winners were recognized and witnessed by the industry leaders and the Sri Lankan government officers at the grand awards ceremony held last Friday the 14th at Hotel Galadari. Hon. Harin Fernando, Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure was the chief guest of the event while Mr. Ray Long, the President of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT United Kingdom, participated as the Guest of Honour.
    • Awarded to Prathieshna Vekneswaran
      Software Product Innovation Award - GOLD Award Informatics Institute of Technology Jun 2016 For most innovative and outstanding project exhibited in Cutting Edge 2016
    • Awarded to Prathieshna Vekneswaran
      6th Young Computer Scientist Competition - Junior Category - Merit Sri Lanka Association for the Software Industry 2007 Young Computer Scientist Competition is supported by ICTA Sri Lanka and an Island wide competition. The award was given for the Multimedia Travel Guide concept.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • President

      Issued by Alumni Association of IIT Sri Lanka on Jan 2021
      Alumni Association of IIT Sri LankaAssociated with Prathieshna Vekneswaran
    • Assistant Treasurer

      Issued by Alumni Association of IIT Sri Lanka on Jan 2019
      Alumni Association of IIT Sri LankaAssociated with Prathieshna Vekneswaran