balachandar muruganantham

Balachandar Muruganantham
#13/1, Vasantha press Road,
Opp. Malar hospital, Adyar, Chennai 600020, India.
Email: balachandar.muruganantham@gmail.com
Phone: +91-44-2446-0693 Cell: +91-99808 38008
I blog @ http://www.balachandar.net/blog

SUMMARY
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I am a Open Source enthusiasts and Consultant with 4 years of experience in the Web Application Development / Engineering using Open Source Software tools and GNU/Linux Operating System

WORK EXPERIENCE
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Operations Engineer, Amazon Development Center, India. (March 2007 - Present)

Associate Software Engineer, SpikeSource Software Pvt. Ltd. (Feb 2006 - March 2007)

Engineer Trainee, Sify Ltd, Tidal Park, Chennai (Jan 2005 - Feb 2006)

Software Developer, A.V Systems, Chennai (July 2004 - Jan 2005):
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* Contracted to Sify Enterprise Solutions Ltd
* Maintenance and Bug Fixing, New Development - Worldvision India Organisation website - – My role is the Developer & system administration
* Implemented Greetings feature in the Worldvision India Organisation website. My role is the Developer.

EDUCATION
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B.Tech. Information Technology, Thangavelu Engineering College, Madras University, Chennai (2000-2004) - 78.83%
Gill Adarsh Mat. Higher Secondary School, Royapettah, Chennai-6000014.
Higher Secondary(1999-2000) - 87.25%
Gill Adarsh Mat. Higher Secondary School, Royapettah, Chennai-6000014.
S.S.L.C(1997-1998) 77.00%

PROJECT WORK (B. Tech)
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* Built a Content Management System for World vision India Organization website using LAMP Technology in Sify Ltd, Tidal Park, Chennai. www.worldvisionindia.org
* Built the Initial Phase for the Online Exam Project for Indian Institute of Banking and finance using LAMP Technology in Sify Ltd, Tidal Park, and Chennai.
* Built a Online Job Card for Electrical Works using ASP in Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), INDIA Chennai.

COMPUTER SKILLS
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* Open source knowledge - Oscommerce, mambo, Drupal, PHPBB, Gallery and other open source packages
* Development - Shell Script, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, ruby
* Linux Distributions - Red hat Linux series, Knoppix series, Fedora core series and Mandrake Linux series.
* FrameWork - Ruby on Rails(beginner)
* Design and Productivity - GIMP, Open Office.org.
* Database - MySql.
* Services - Apache web Server, Domain Name System, and user management.
* Miscellaneous - Linux OS Installation, Trouble shooting, configuration, Linux kernel compilation, kernel Upgrade, Linux Security, Application compilation and installation, server configuration for the development needs.

OPEN SOURCE INTERESTS
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1.Weblook Express - http://weblookexpress.sourceforge.net
2.Drupal Bug Fixing
3.Mozilla FireFox Indic language supported building
4.Knowledge of many php based open source content management system
5.Live Help for Linux, Tamil Computing - http://dev.balachandar.net/
6.WebAdmin for http://www.chennailug.org

AWARDS
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List of awards can be found Here

EVENTS PARTICIPATION
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Click Here to see some of the events which i participated.

NON - TECHNICAL SKILLS
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* Have Good knowledge about Search Engine Optimization.
* Good knowledge about Google Analytics, AdWords, AdSense, Froogle.
* Good Vocabulary
* Analyzing user's behavior in terms of usability.
* Good Artistic Skills with creativity in mind

Willing to Relocate:
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Yes

My In-House Projects:
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http://www.chennaishopping.com - Chennai's online market place
http://www.tamilblogs.com - Tamil Blog Aggregator
http://www.webspace2host.com - WebHosting website