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Piyush Goel

PhD in Artificial Intelligence, University of Portsmouth, UK. Bachelor of Science with Honors in Artificial Intelligence with Maths, University of Leeds, UK. Co-founder of Scrobbld.com

Headline: Entrepreneur
Skills: Business, C/C++, Design, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Java, Javascript, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Leadership, Perl, Public speaking, Software Engineering, SQL, System Administration, Unix, Web design, Web Development, Windows, Windows applications
Groups: Conference on Clean Energy 2008 CCE08, Genesis 2008 - IIT Madras, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Seedcamp, Social Entrepreneurship and Education Consortium, Stanford Innovation Tournament 2008, Start-Up@Singapore
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Schools: University of Leeds, University of Portsmouth

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Scrobbld.com
Position: Co-founder
Time period: April 2008 - Present
Description: User Experience designer/developer
• Scrobbld is a web-based application that manages eBay and PayPal orders for sellers. It simplifies post-sale activities such as multiple address label printing, item tracking, stock management and customer relations.
• Responsible for designing and developing the user interface using technologies including HTML,
Javascript, CSS, XML & JSON and open source design software Inkscape.
• Promoted the website at a Meetup.com organised meeting in London and will represent the company at an international conference called ‘Future of Web Apps’ (October 2008).

Employer: Executives Online Ltd., Winchester, UK
Position: Part-time Database Assistant
Time period: July 2005 - February 2007
Description: • Helped manage company’s website content using a proprietary web based content management system.
• Managed client database and customer requirements.

Employer: Univeristy of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
Position: Part-time Designer/Developer
Time period: October 2004 - December 2007
Description: • Designed print media ranging from brochures and newsletters to office interior.
• Was responsible for maintaining the departmental websites.

Employer: Sun Microsystems Inc., Camberley, UK
Position: Industrial Trainee Student
Time period: July 2002 - June 2003
Description: • Co-ordinator of a quality control process for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Orchestrated
failure detection of parts at client sites and repair at 3rd party vendors. Role required communication
with site engineers, logistics, repair vendors and original equipment manufacturers. Synchronised reports
with Americas and Asia Pacific regions for the same process. Reduced the average cycle time from 50
days, prior to joining, to 2 days below the initial aim of 30 days.
• Webmaster for Sun Microsystems IT Operations website for EMEA.
• Database manager for telephone extensions inventory for EMEA. Provided innovative ideas and
developed programs in Perl and shell scripts that enhanced efficiency and cut costs for the firm.
• Worked efficiently in global teams, took initiative and cultivated inter-personal, problem-solving,
analytical and time-management skills.

EDUCATION

University: University of Portsmouth
Time period: 2008
Degree: Artificial Intelligence, PhD

University: University of Leeds
Time period: 2004
Degree: Science with Honors in Artificial Intelligence with Maths, BSc

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: • Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems Journal, IOS Press · Main author for ‘On the use
of spiking neural network for EEG classification’ · In Press · 2008.
• Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Springer · Main author for ‘Spiking neural network based
classification of task-evoked EEG signals’ · volume 4251, pages 825–832 · 2006.
• Advances in Medical, Signal and Information Processing 3rd international conference · Main author for
‘Analysis of evoked potentials using a spiking neural network’ · pages 1–4 · 2006.

INFORMATION

Memberships: -Member of The Institution of Engineering and Technology · 2006.
-Licentiateship of the City and Guilds of London Institute qualification · 2003.
-Cultural Secretary of Leeds University Union Hindu Society · 2002.
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