Faisal M. Wadiwala
e-mail: wadiwala@ccs.neu.edu

Current Address
P.O. Box 1203
Burlington, MA 01803

Permanent Address
P.O. Box 4900
Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Education

Jan. 1994 - Sept. 1998 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Boston, Massachusetts
College of Computer Science
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (with Business Subarea), September 1998
Jan. 1992 -Dec. 1993 WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Boston, Massachusetts
College of Arts & Science
Candidate for Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Awards: Dean's list

Selected Coursework

Northeastern University Object Oriented Design, Algorithms and Data Structures, Operating System Concepts and Design, Distributed Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Automata and Formal Languages, Chaos and Fractals, Computer Engineering, Computers and Society, Macroeconomics, International Business, Introduction to Marketing
Wentworth Institute of Technology Database Management Systems, Systems Analysis, Computer Graphics, Financial Accounting, Technical Writing, Database Applications, Systems Architecture

Computer Knowledge

Systems IBM Compatibles, Sun SPARCStation, Sun 386i, Apple Power Macintosh, DEC Alpha, Mips, VAX
Operating Systems Windows NT Server/Workstation (3.x, 4.0), Windows 3.x/95, MS-DOS, Macintosh System 7, UNIX (SunOS,HP-UX, DEC Ultrix), X-Windows, VMS
Languages C++, C, Pascal, FORTRAN, LISP, SQL, MS-Visual BASIC, HTML, Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), JavaScript, VBScript, MS-ISAPI, MS-IDC, Paradox Object PAL, Intel Assembly
Applications PowerBuilder, Oracle Developer/2000, Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0, Lotus Notes Domino 4.5, Microsoft Visual InterDev, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase SQL Server, Personal Oracle 7, RDB DBMS, Microsoft Exchange Server, Lotus cc:Mail 8 Server, Paradox for Windows, MS-Access, FrontPage 97, Netscape Navigator Gold, Hot Metal , Metrowerks CodeWarrior, MS-Word for Windows/Mac, WordPerfect, MS-Excel, Aldus Pagemaker, XEmacs

Work Experience

January 1997 - September 1997 System Resources Corporation Burlington,Massachusetts
Software Engineer, Advanced Technologies Division
  • Developed dynamic internet applications for Massachusetts State Department of Health and Community Development using Microsoft's Active Server Pages and SQL Server
  • Administered corporate Intranet NT server running Microsoft IIS and Lotus Domino
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    May 1996 - December 1996 Veda Systems Solutions Bedford, Massachusetts
    Client/Server Consultant/Programmer
  • Developed a Windows 3.1 Internet Service Provider Setup for The Internet Access Company (TIAC)
  • Developed a project scheduling and pledge tracking system, with accounting features on an Oracle database using Oracle Developer/2000.
  • Upgraded Microsoft SQL Server and solved client connectivity issues for Harvard Business School Publishing
  • Helped develop a patient entry system for a health therapy company using VB
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    July 1994 - Dec. 1994
    April 1995 - June 1995     		Powersoft Corporation Concord, Massachusetts
    Software Quality Assurance Engineer
  • Performed unit and integration testing of software product - PowerBuilder
  • Designed and implemented regression test suites
  • Worked on release integration of software

    • Other Projects

     
  • Wrote a database application using Paradox for windows
  • Designed a Customer order entry and processing system for Systems Analysis
  • Wrote an icon animator for MS-Windows using MS-Visual BASIC

    • Affiliations

     
  • Microsoft SiteBuilder Level 2 Member
  • SunWorld Online Advisory Board
  • PC World Online Advisory Council
  • Network Computing Advisory Forum
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    Interests

      Squash, Swimming, Volleyball, Social work, Traveling, Reading

    - References provided upon request -