Mrinal Wadhwa

Software developer with a keen interest in User Interfaces and their design and development. Experienced in a vast variety of User Interface and Rich Internet Application development technologies like Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR, ActionScript3, Java Swing, AJAX etc.

Currently working as a Rich Internet Consultant, single handedly developing a Rich Internet Application for a web startup

Active member of the Adobe Flex/AIR developer community, runs a prominent blog on Rich Internet Applications : Rags to Riches (http://weblog.mrinalwadhwa.com), very active contributor to both Bangalore Flex User Group and Flex-India.org

Sun Certified Java Programmer

Mrinal Wadhwa’s Specialties:

User Interface Design and Development, Rich Internet Applications, Adobe Flex, ActionScript, Papervision3D, Adobe AIR, JavaScript, AJAX, Java, Java Swing, Web Services, SOA

Mrinal Wadhwa’s Experience

Rich Internet Application Developer

a stealth mode web startup

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

February 2008 — Present (6 months)

I am currently single handedly building a very exciting Rich Internet Application for a stealth mode web startup.

This is my first project as a self employed Rich Internet Consultant
Adobe Flex Community Champion

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

February 2008 — Present (6 months)

Adobe has included me in their Flex Community Champions program which helps me collaborate with Adobe and evangelize Adobe's RIA technologies like Flex and AIR which I am very passionate about.
Manager and Contributor

Bangalore Flex User Group

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

I started and manage the Bangalore Flex User Group http://bangaloreFx.org
Manager and Contibutor

Flex India

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

February 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

I am a regular contributor and manager of the Flex India group ( http://flex-india.org ), which is a community site for discussing Adobe Flex and related Rich Internet technologies.
Senior Solutions Consultant

SAP

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAP; Computer Software industry)

July 2007 — January 2008 (7 months)

In my time at SAP with the Demo Solutions Group I created several prototype applications with Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR and SAP which offer extraordinary out of the world experiences for their users and make the use of robust SAP technology extremely simple. These applications are used by SAP sales organizations and executives across the globe to showcase capabilities of SAP as a platform for rich experiences.
User Interfaces Specialist

SAP

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAP; Computer Software industry)

December 2006 — July 2007 (8 months)

Having played with Flex for about 6 months, I got a job at SAP to do full time Flex development. I joined the Demo Solutions Group in SAP Labs India and my role here is to develop prototype applications that offer a truly extraordinary experience for their users. These prototypes are used by the Sales teams and various other Executives at SAP to showcase how customers can leverage SAP with various third party technologies like Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR
Associate Software Engineer

EMC Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EMC; Computer Software industry)

July 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 6 months)

After joining as a full time employee at EMC (www.emc.com) I continued my role with the AutoStart development team developing my skills further in Java Swing and Computer Networks and I made significant contribution to many releases of the AutoStart User Interface.

Later I joined the Infoscape team, which is revolutionary EMC product that helps enterprises with Information Lifecycle Managment and I helped developing the JSP and Documentum WDK based User Interface.

During this period at EMC I developed deep knowledge of Java programming and cleared the Java Certification exam to become a Sun Certified Java Programmer.

I also developed a lot of interest in Software User Interfaces and started exploring the latest and greatest in that field. In July 2006 I was introduced to Adobe Flex which totally captivated me and I began learning how to create an extraordinary experience for a user using Adobe Flex
Intern

EMC Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EMC; Computer Software industry)

January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)

I started off my career in EMC (www.emc.com) as a Intern for the AutoStart development team and I was involved initially with fixing bugs and later with the development of various releases of AutoStart. My main role was developing and maintaining the Java Swing based User Interface of AutoStart which is a multi platform clustering solution offered by EMC. This role involved extensive exposure to Java Swing, Network programming in Java and the details of computer networks in general.

Mrinal Wadhwa’s Education

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, 2001 — 2005
Bal Vikas School

1997 — 2001
St. Mary's Convent

1991 — 1997
Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

1989 — 1991

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Mrinal Wadhwa’s Interests:

User Interface Design, Rich Internet Applications, Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR, ActionScript, Microsoft Silverlight, JavaFX, Java, Software Design in general, Music, Basketball