Dheeraj Gharde

Dheeraj Gharde

MS CS - USC

University of Southern California

Biography

I recently completed my master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC), Viterbi School of Engineering. My interests lie at the juncture of fullstack development and software infrastructure engineering. Prior to USC, I was part of Cisco, where I worked on the Webex Teams Windows client. As a Full Stack Engineer Intern at Odoo, I worked on the in-house chatbot. At the USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, I added new end-to-end flows to the APT (The Alzheimer Prevention Trials) Web Study site.

I am actively seeking full-time opportunities in the field of software engineering. If you believe that my skills and experience align with the requirements of a software engineering role within your organization, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to connect and discuss further. Please feel free to reach out to me if you would like to explore how I can contribute to your team’s success.

Interests
  • Fullstack Development
  • Distributed Systems
  • Cloud Computing
  • Machine Learning/Computer Vision
Education
  • MS in Computer Science, 2023

    University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, 2021

    PES University, Bengaluru, India

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute
Programmer Analyst Intern
USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute
May 2023 – Dec 2023 San Diego, CA, USA
  • Formulated and implemented end-to-end flows for a third-party study into the APT Webstudy platform, facilitating the enrollment of over 500 candidates into clinical trials for Alzheimer’s.
  • Implemented SQL scripts to assist migrating data to a datalake.
  • Spearheaded creation of the Account Management feature which provides profile-based access control to an internal platform.
  • Gained exposure in React.js, PostgreSQL and Django
 
 
 
 
 
Odoo
Full Stack Engineer Intern
Odoo
Jun 2023 – Aug 2023 Buffalo, NY, USA
  • Integrated OdooBot with GPT 3.5 to perform CRUD operations on the Odoo database via Odoo’s ORM framework.
  • Improved performance by 50% on complex CRUD operations by employing Chain of Thought.
  • Gained exposure in JavaScript, PostgreSQL and Python
 
 
 
 
 
Cisco
Software Engineer
Cisco
Aug 2021 – Nov 2021 Bengaluru, India
  • Developed the Cisco Webex (Webex Teams) Windows client using C++ and Qt as part of the Webex Clients Team.
  • Collaborated with sister teams to integrate Microsoft Adaptive Cards – an open-source UI feature, into Webex Teams.
  • Achieved a 20% increase in rendering speed by optimizing the rendering process of Adaptive Cards.
  • Enhanced UI accessibility of Adaptive Cards and refactored codebase to personalize color-themed features.
  • Gained Exposure in C++ and Qt QML
 
 
 
 
 
Cisco
Techinical Undergraduate Intern
Cisco
Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 Bengaluru, India
  • Conceptualized a UI renderer using C++, JavaScript and Qt QML for Microsoft Adaptive Cards.
  • Added Qt QML support to Adaptive Cards, enabling applications built with Qt framework to leverage Adaptive Cards.

Open Source Contributions