Resume

Resume

Basics

Name Shiva Mohan
Label Software Developer
Email shivvanandh@gmail.com
Phone +1 7819995571
Url https://silentstorm2k.github.io
Summary Work Eligibility: Eligible to work in the USA with no restrictions

Work

  • 2024.06 - Present

    Bothell, US

    Software Developer
    Garuda Labs
    Built core backend and frontend features for Grassroots, a social platform connecting users with mission-driven causes.
    • Designed and implemented internal CLI tools that streamlined debugging and database lookups, improving developer efficiency.
    • Integrated and optimized GraphQL APIs, enabling more responsive frontend performance and supporting dynamic, data-driven interfaces.
    • Collaborated closely with frontend teams to deliver robust backend support, accelerating feature delivery and smoothing deployment cycles.
    • Resolved high-priority React bugs, strengthening platform stability and enhancing the overall user experience.

Education

  • 2026.01 - 2027.05
    Masters of Science
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Computer Science
  • 2024.08 - 2025.05
    Masters of Science
    University of Colorado, Boulder
    Computer Science (transferring)
    • Data Mining
    • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • 2018.08 - 2022.12
    Bachelors of Science
    Case Western Reserve University
    Computer Science, Mathematics
    • Machine Learing for Big Data
    • Algorithmic Robots
    • Computational Intelligence
    • Computer Networks

Projects

  • 2025.06 - 2025.07
    SoloCal
    • Built a full-featured scheduling app using modern frameworks like Next.js 15, React 19, and Tailwind CSS v4
    • Implemented real-time event creation, availability management, and dynamic booking link generation with Google Calendar sync
    • Designed and integrated secure authentication and user management using Clerk and a type-safe database with Drizzle ORM and Neon
  • 2021.09 - 2021.12
    SNASH Audio Recorder
    • Developed a custom audio recording application used by 25+ researchers.
    • Replaced Audacity, integrating metadata encoding to streamline research workflows.
    • Implemented API-based cloud storage (BOX) for file uploads, ensuring seamless data access.
  • 2022.10 - 2022.12
    Vessel Prediction from AIS Data
    • Developed a predictive model for vessel tracking using AIS data, increasing accuracy for missing identities.
    • Engineered data pipelines to process geospatial maritime data, ensuring reliable vessel identification.
    • Applied hyperparameter tuning and classification algorithms, enhancing vessel tracking reliability.
  • 2022.09 - 2022.10
    Email spam classifier
    • Designed an ensemble classification system combining six ML models for spam detection.
    • Applied RandomizedSearchCV for hyperparameter tuning and SFFS for feature selection, optimizing performance with only 23 key features.
    • Enhanced email filtering precision, aligning with real-world spam characteristics and minimizing false positives.
  • 2021.01 - 2021.05
    Objektra: Object-Oriented Interpreter
    • Engineered a custom interpreter for an object-oriented language, showcasing compiler design expertise.
    • Built from scratch, demonstrating skills in language parsing, runtime interpretation, and OOP concepts.

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Tamil
Native Speaker
Hindi
Fluent

Skills

Frontend
HTML / JSX, SCSS / CSS / Styled Components, Javascript / Typescript, React / Next, Redux / Apollo
Backend
Node, Python, Postgres, Serverless
DevOps
Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions
Databases
MongoDB, PostGres, Hasura
Libraries
Numpy, Pandas, SKLearn, Matplotlib, PIL, Imageio