Nirajan Rajkarnikar

Nirajan Rajkarnikar

Software Developer, Engineer and Analyst

About

Nirajan is a web and software developer with experience in: C++, Java, Python, R, MATLAB, Machine Learning, Visual Basic, Full stack web development: HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, PHP, Ruby on Rails, Firebase, Git, Heroku, Android App Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Wordpress, Jekyll, ETL, NetLogo, SolidWorks, HYSYS, ANSYS, LabView, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, Excel (incl. Pivot Tables, @Risk, VBA ), Powerpoint, Access, Visio, STATA, UNIX, Linux, QlikView, Tableau, Sencha, Google Analytics, Social Media.

Nirajan Rajkarnikar is a graduate from Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University. His degrees are in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Telecommunications Engineering and Policy, and Privacy.

Portfolio

Greater Hazelwood Community Census Data Analysis & Visualization

Data Analysis, Data Visualization & Web Development Project as part of Students for Urban Data Systems (SUDS) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Client for the project was the Greater Hazelwood Community Initiative.

Technologies used - Tableau, Wordpress, GIS, PHP, SQL.

TrashTalkers - Finalist in Pittsburgh SteelCity Codefest 2016

Finalist in Pittsburgh SteelCity Codefest Hackathon 2016. Optimizes trash pickup in Pittsburgh Downtown area by updating trash status and truck route in real time. Client is Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership. http://www.steelcitycodefest.com/teams

Technologies used - Firebase, PubNub, Javascript, HTML, CSS.

Mobile App Dashboard - Time Series Analytics With Replay Capabilities

Developed mobile application that highlights interesting time points in manufacturing data using Javascript and Sencha Charts library. Charts had playback capabilities and could be synchronized.

Technologies used - Javascript, Sencha Charts, SQL.

Finalist in National Cyber Security Policy Competition

A National Cyber Bug Broker - Retrofitting Transparency

Publications Profile on Google Scholar

CartoDB visualization of Allegheny County Cell Towers

Use of CartoDB to visualize locations of cell phone towers in Allegheny County. This data was obtained from WPRDC (Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center).

Location Privacy in Spectrum Sharing

Submitted for Publication in IEEE DySpan Conference 2017

Police Body Camera In Pittsburgh

Analysis of costs, technical feasibility, policies, benefits, impacts, and community relations for implementation of Police Body-worn Camera systems in Pittsburgh city. In collaboration with Pittsburgh Police Department, Carnegie Mellon Police, and Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board.