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Self-motivated, autonomous and organized software professional. Seasoned open source developer with heavy contributions to LineageOS (formerly CyanogenMod). International recognition from xda-developers.com as “Recognized Developer” for contributions in open source during academic years.

Strong experience in Android framework and middleware components. Proficient in effectively navigating and managing large-scale projects, comprising millions of lines of code.

Seeking roles that offer opportunities to make a positive impact, with a preference for open-source environments.

Technical Strengths

Programming Languages	Java, C++
Inter-process Communication	aidl, hidl, mojom, webidl, pdl
Operating Systems	Linux, Android 4.1-13.0
Software Management	Makefile, Soong, Gerrit, GitHub, Git

Summary

• 3+ years of professional experience in Android frameworks and middleware development
• 8+ years of open source experience contributing and developing free software
• Experienced in collaborating with diverse team spread across different time zones
• Proficient in various domains, including Mixed Reality (AR), Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Android x86 and Android Automotive
• Experienced with IPCs and lower-level API access on Android and Chromium
• Experienced in writing custom HALs over aidl and hidl
• Experienced in writing safe and secure sepolicies (SELinux) for Android
• Experienced in various internal framework APIs such as ActivityManager (RunningAppProcessInfo, StackInfo), BluetoothManager (BLE), DevicePolicyManager, PackageInstaller, PackageManager, PowerManager (S3 Linux Suspend), ProcessObserver, SettingsProvider, StatusBarManager, SystemProperties, TaskStackListener, WifiManager
• Experienced with Over-The-Air (OTA) updates using recovery and update_engine (AB)
• Limited exposure in implementating Native Android SDK modules for React Native
• Limited exposure to Chromium, Chrome DevTools protocol (CDP) and pdl
• Limited exposure to Chromium’s internal WebRTC implementation
• Limited exposure in Penetration Testing concepts such as Reverse Engineering, Dynamic Instrumentation using Frida, CVE, zero-day attacks, etc on Android platform
• Limited exposure to PCI-DSS compliance (Section 6.5 and 11.3)

Open Source development

• Gerrit Dashboard for open source LineageOS/CyanogenMod contributions
  • Gerrit Code Review for LineageOS/CyanogenMod

Motorola devices

• A highly optimized and battery efficient port of Android 13.0 including support for SafetyNet and anti-root detection for Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset
  • Android/AOSP 13.0 port for Moto Edge 30

Sony devices

• A fully functional port of Android 8.0 on Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 pro chipset
  • Android/AOSP 8.0 port for Sony Xperia Z
  • Android/AOSP 8.0 port for Sony Xperia ZL
  • Android/AOSP 8.0 port for Sony Xperia ZR
• A fully functional port of Android 7.1 on Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 pro chipset
  • Android/AOSP 7.1 port for Sony Xperia Z
  • Android/AOSP 7.1 port for Sony Xperia ZL
  • Android/AOSP 7.1 port for Sony Xperia ZR
• A fully functional port of Android 6.0 on Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 pro chipset
  • Android/AOSP 6.0 port for Sony Xperia Z
  • Android/AOSP 6.0 port for Sony Xperia ZL
  • Android/AOSP 6.0 port for Sony Xperia ZR

Experiments with kernels

• Kernel customization to improve performance, battery life and security
  • Airless kernel for Sony Xperia ZR
  • LineageOS custom kernel for Moto Edge 30
  • LineageOS custom kernel for Moto X4
  • LineageOS official kernel for Sony Xperia Z, ZL and ZR

Kali NetHunter

• Penetration Testing with Kali Linux on Android
  • Kali NetHunter for Sony Xperia Z
  • Kali NetHunter for Sony Xperia ZR

Achievements

• Professional
  • Be Brilliant Teamwork and Respect Award (2022)
  • The Andi Customer Obsession Award Q1 (2022)
• Undergraduate studies
  • IEEE National Level Hackathon (2019)
  • Finalist of Smart India National Hackathon (2019)
  • Deep Blue National Hackathon S4 (2018)
  • Recognized Developer @ xda-developers.com (2016)
• High School studies
  • National Network Championship (2014)