Cheryle Mariam Jacob

cjd1cd3b@westpost.net
16 Larkspur Way, Apt 4, Natick, MA - 01760
Ph: 508-904-1652
EDUCATION:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD Aug 2008 - Aug 2010
Master of Science, Information Management, GPA: 3.9
* Relevant Coursework: Information Architecture, Knowledge Management, Web Enabl
ed Databases, Database Design, User Experience, Solving Problems in Information
Management
Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India Aug 2001
- Apr 2005
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering
SKILLS:
* Languages and Web Technologies: SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, UML, ColdFusion
* Packages and Tools: TOAD 8.2, HP Quality Center, MS Office (Excel, Word, Power
Point, Visio), Dreamweaver
* Familiarity: Basic UNIX/Linux Commands, C/C++, SharePoint, Rational Rose, Smar
tDraw
* Operating and Database Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux, Oracle 11g, MS SQL Serve
r, MySQL, MS Access
EXPERIENCE:
Intern, Information Architect, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA Ja
n 2010 - July 2010
* Designed a task-based site taxonomy, a site map and created metadata elements
for better information retrieval
* Collaborated with the intranet team to gather business requirements; and provi
ded recommendations on SharePoint features to deliver requested business capabil
ities
Senior Software Test Engineer, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore, India
Jan 2007 - Jul 2008
* Represented the team for one-to-one client interactions for understanding the
scope of project, organizational business functions and business requirements
* Coordinated with engineering and other internal users for the development of t
ools; and participated in the design, deployment, management, and maintenance of
the Quality Assurance (QA) testing labs
* Reproduced and performed root cause analysis on issues in test labs; documente
d them which aided developers for easier and quicker bug fixing
* Documented, reviewed and packaged test suites and made them available to all o
f engineering and testing team
* Created knowledge transfer documents and provided sessions that helped in effe
ctive training for new hires
Software Test Engineer, Infosys Technologies Ltd, Bangalore, India Nov
2005 - Dec 2006
* Improved software quality of petro-technical applications developed in C/C++/J
ava for a Global Oilfield and Information Services company through comprehensive
testing
* Created and optimized queries for job manager component, a component that deal
s with the scheduling of jobs while loading or exporting of well survey data int
o/from databases
* Performed end-to-end testing on products to ensure overall performance, operab
ility and scalability of ETL process
* Executed sanity, regression and functional test cases to check for data integr
ity and data validity in databases
* Verified and iteratively prioritized issues found during testing or production
analysis, and worked with Technical Support and Production Engineers to documen
t and mitigate the effects of unresolved issues
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
Web Designer, University of Maryland Jan 2010 - May 2010
* Implemented a web-enabled inventory management system using MySQL and PHP for
creation, modification, deletion and simple-to-complex retrieval of records
Database Designer, University of Maryland Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
* Developed a database system in Oracle 10g for a DVD Rental Store to track inve
ntory and customer information
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland
Sep 2009 - May 2010
* Responsible for running the discussion sessions/labs for the introductory Astr
onomy courses; coordinated with professors to prepare lecture tutorials for disc
ussion sessions and aided the students in understanding the material.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland
Sep 2008 - Aug 2009
* Conducted regular interactive classroom sessions, and maintained clear and com
plete records of students with regular grading of homework and lab reports for t
he introductory Mathematics course.
ACTIVITIES:
* Jan 2006-2008: Creative Designer of Energy Utilities and Services Unit at Info
sys Technologies for poster designs and the Events Committee Member of EUS unit,
for conducting musical, montage, dance and quiz competition
* Jun 2002-2005: Advisor of SIST Higher Education Program and Member of Women Sc
out/Guide at SIST.