Anand Sainath
anandsainath.com | anand.sainath@gmail.com | +1-404-910-6145
EDUCATION
PROJECTS
GEORGIA TECH
SEARCH - EVERNOTE FOR ANDROID
MS COMPUTER SCIENCE
May-Aug 2014 | Android, SQLite
Responsible for the overhaul of the Search feature on the Evernote for Android (v6.0)
app. Changes included a complete re-theming of the existing interface and adding
features like search grammar parsing and extending the offline search capabilities.
Specializing in Visual Analytics
Expected May 2015 | GPA: 4.0
SSN COLLEGE OF ENGG.
B.E. COMPUTER SCIENCE
JIGSAW
Ranked 27/14510 in the department
2006 - 2010
Aug 2013-Present | Java, Swing, XML
It is a visual analytics system for exploring and understanding document collections.
I’m responsible for development and maintenance of the system.
WORK EXPERIENCE
VISUAL ANALYTICS FOR TEXT AND DOCUMENTS
May-Aug 2014 | Redwood City, USA
Intern on the Evernote for Android team
Aug 2013-Present | d3.js, AngularJS, HTML, Python, MongoDB
The objective is to help develop visual representations of the information within
textual documents and report collections in-order to help investigative analysts
search, review and understand documents better. It has been inspired from Jigsaw
and will allow for online sharing and collaboration and is currently in the design phase.
GEORGIA TECH
CRIME IN ATLANTA AND ROUTES OF “SAFE PASSAGE”
EVERNOTE
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Aug 2013-Present | Atlanta, USA
Information Interfaces Research Group
!WORKS
CO-FOUNDER & APP. DEVELOPER
Jun 2010-Present | Chennai, India
Mobile & Web Applications
BRIOSYS
SYSTEM ARCHITECT - SOFTWARE
Sep 2011 - May 2013 | Chennai, India
Part of the founding team
ARICENT GROUP
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Aug 2010 - Sep 2011 | Chennai, India
Part of the Test Automation team
Aug-Dec 2013 | d3.js, jQuery, HTML, PHP, PostGreSQL
The project helps to visualize crime information along a route along with contextual
information about the types of crimes. Responsible for implementing the front-end
visualizations using d3.js and worked as an equal member of a five person team to
help design the various aspects of the project.
SPORTS VISUALIZATION IN GOLF
Aug 2013 - Present | d3.js, jQuery, HTML, PHP, MySQL
Directed study done under Dr. John Stasko that researches the various ways in
which golf data can be visualized. Single-handedly responsible for implementing the
backend framework and developing the interactive visualizations using d3.js.
RIGHTCAR
May 2012 - May 2013 | PHP, jQuery, HTML, MySQL
It is a comprehensive used car evaluation portal and provides complete information
about the car industry in India. Being a founding engineer, I was responsible in
implementing some of the core functionalities of the product. I was also actively
involved in the recruiting and mentored a junior in mobile app development.
CAPTIONING ON GLASS
SKILLS
PROGRAMMING
PHP • Python • Java • Swing
D3.js • jQuery • AngularJS
HTML • JavaScript • JSON • XML
Android • Google Glass • Chrome
Extensions
Jan-May 2014 | Google Glass, Android, SQLite
An app for Google Glass with a companion Android app to assist the deaf and
hearing-impaired in everyday conversations. Responsible for a major portion of the
Glass and app development and worked as an equal member of a five person team
during the design phase of the project. Winners of Connected Home category and
People’s Choice Award in the Spring '14 edition of CIC at Tech.
CRICKET PRO & WORDPREP FLASHCARDS
MySQL • PostGreSQL • MongoDB
SQLite
Mar 2011 - Present | Android, SQLite
Android apps available on Google Play Store developed under the banner of !Works
having over 250,000 downloads and 2000 reviews combined. I am responsible for a
major portion of the client side development on both apps.
ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS
CONSTRAINT BASED LAYOUT MANAGER IN ANDROID
DATABASES
Spotfire • Tableau
Last Updated: 02nd November, 2014
Jan-May 2014 | Android
Worked as an equal member of a two person team in developing a layout manager
based on the Cassowary Linear Constraint Solver algorithm.