Shardul S Bhakta

PORTLAND OR · (619) 721-8434 · shardul.s.bhakta@gmail.com

Software Engineer with 5+ years of industry experience in various technologies like-

  • Tools development
  • Robot automation
  • Test Automation
  • Data analysis tools
  • API development

Proficient in Object Oriented Python, software design, UNIX and experience with CI/CD, DevOps. Exposure to Java, C++, GoLang.

Passionate about collaborating with teams to provide tangible business value to stakeholders by creating scalable and maintainable software as per business needs.



Experience

Senior Member of Technical Staff (Sr. Software Engineer)

VMware, Tanzu Engineering Services, Portland OR

Sr. Software Engineer working on Tools Development, DevOps, CI/CD, K8s internals for Tanzu Observability by Wavefront.

Feb 2021 - Present

Software Validation Test Engineer

Intel Corporation, Next Generations and Standards (NGS) Group, Hillsboro OR

Part of Test Automation/Tools Development Team in the 5G Cloud/Media ecosystem. Responsible for creating high quality, reliable software tools for validation engineers to accelerate validation of 5G prototype solutions.

Technical lead, designing test automation tools for Intel's next generation 5G Cloud/Edge microservice architecture.

Received multiple recognition awards for outstanding work in driving multiple projects from inception to completion.

Jul 2016 - Jan 2021

Software Engineer

Intel Corporation, Open Source Technology Center (OTC) Group, Hillsboro OR

Part of Android DevOps and Integration team supporting Android code base for Android tablets with Intel chips.

Wrote software tools to automate Google Over The Air (GOTA) OS update infrastructure, which served 3000+ customers around the globe. I was GOTA team lead and point of contact for collaboration with Google for Android related communications. Created tools to upload General Purpose Licenses (GPL) to external OEM's for Intel Open Source project (01.org)

Received a Divisional Recognition Award for delivering Android Lollipop updates to customers within the deadline.

Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

Software Engineering Intern

Broadcom Corp, San Diego CA

Wrote software for a Software Configuration Management team supporting cutting edge Bluetooth chips to external customers. Developed tools focusing on developer productivity. Helped streamline end to end solutions for robust bug fix pipelines, SCM pipelines and notifications systems to release firmware binaries to external customers.

Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

Education

San Diego State University, San Diego CA

Master of Science
Computer Science - (Focus: Geographic Information System)

GPA: 3.60

August 2011 - August 2014

University of Pune, Pune India

Bachelor of Engineering
Computer Engineering

GPA: 3.33

June 2006 - May 2010

Skills

Python
4/5
(Intermediate/Advanced)
Golang
2/5
(Beginner/Intermediate)
Java/C++
3/5
(Beginner/Intermediate)
Object Oriented Design
3.5/5
(Intermediate)
Javascript
2/5
(Beginner)
Data Analysis in Python Pandas
4/5
(Intermediate/Advanced)
DevOps CI/CD
4/5
(Intermediate/Advanced)
Docker
3/5
(Beginner/Intermediate)
Linux/UNIX administration
4/5
(Intermediate/Advanced)

Interests

I enjoy learning about new cultures, travelling and meeting new people. My biggest achievement is teaching myself Spanish without any formal training. Today I speak Spanish fluently. Learning different languages and understanding different cultures helps me thrive as a team player.

I was in my High School volleyball team, and also a part of competitive chess team. I also pursued professional Bollywood dancing for some years and worked in regional Indian cinema.

I enjoy outdoor activities like hiking and camping. I am a stargazing enthusiast. My favorite stargazing activity is the Perseids Meteor Shower in August of every year

When I am indoors, I love to read non-fiction books on my Kindle. My favorite genre of books is behavioral psychology. Ask me about my all time favorite books. I love to read blogs and articles about latest scientific advancements, news about finance, business, psychology and technology.

Projects

Thesis: Tool to predict earthquakes destruction in Sumatra, Indonesia using First Motion Study


Thesis on how Geographic Information Science (GIS) can help understand, analyze and predict earthquake destruction in Indonesia. An abstract tool built using Java and ArcGIS platform for geologists to use and analyze earthquake destruction of an ongoing earthquake.

Project URL: Click here
When: August 2014

Awards

  • Divisional Recognition Award @ Intel Corporation (Q4 2019)

    • Group: Next Generations and Standards (NGS)

    "Rolled out SW test automation framework, benefiting productivity and quality for 5G ecosystems like edge computing, AR/VR"


  • Divisional Recognition Award @ Intel Corporation (Q3 2017)

    • Group: Next Generations and Standards (NGS)

  • Divisional Recognition Award @ Intel Corporation (Q4 2014)

    • Group: Opensource Technology Center (OTC)

Certifications