HARSHIT KUMAR

Currently serving as an Assistant Professor, leading the development and maintenance of university web infrastructure, managing critical institutional data, and designing interactive web applications to enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

• Led full-stack development and continuous maintenance of the university's official website, ensuring optimal performance, robust security, and 99.9% uptime for critical academic and administrative functions.
• Managed and secured critical institutional data for over 5,000 students and staff, implementing best practices for data integrity, privacy, and compliance with university policies.
• Designed and developed interactive web applications, significantly enhancing user experience and accessibility across diverse university platforms for improved engagement.
• Optimized website speed, responsiveness, and SEO, improving load times by an estimated 20% and increasing search engine visibility, while implementing robust backend solutions for seamless data management and automation.

Functioned as an Academic Technologist and Web Developer, delivering computer application lectures, designing course materials, mentoring students, and developing curriculum while contributing to departmental operations and industry readiness initiatives.

• Delivered engaging lectures and hands-on practical sessions in various computer application subjects to over 300 students annually, fostering practical skill development and a deep understanding of core concepts.
• Designed and regularly updated comprehensive course materials, syllabi, and instructional resources, integrating emerging technologies and industry trends to maintain curriculum relevance.
• Mentored over 50 students in academic projects, research activities, and innovative developments, guiding them from conceptualization to successful implementation.
• Spearheaded curriculum enhancements to integrate cutting-edge technologies and programming languages, ensuring graduates were equipped with in-demand skills and industry readiness.
• Organized and led 15+ technical workshops, seminars, and training sessions, enhancing the practical skills and industry readiness of over 200 students in areas like web development and database management.

As a Database Developer, I specialized in advanced SQL techniques, API development, and data integration to optimize database performance, enhance user experience, and ensure robust data integrity across diverse projects.

• Leveraged advanced SQL to design and optimize robust database objects for key projects including Insuretika, Signalmash, and Career Builder, boosting user satisfaction by 20% and enhancing data access efficiency.
• Developed and maintained complex SQL scripts and index structures, reducing data retrieval times by 25% and enabling more efficient, customer-centric data analysis.
• Engineered high-efficiency APIs using Node.js to facilitate reliable user interactions, ensuring robust data integrity across MySQL, MongoDB, and PL/SQL databases for critical applications.
• Unified diverse data sources, enhancing user experience and streamlining operations, which measurably reduced customer complaints and improved overall satisfaction.
• Implemented advanced product integrations, contributing to a 30% surge in customer retention and significantly strengthening operational support and system security.

As a Database Developer, I conceptualized and architected scalable database structures, crafted complex SQL queries, and implemented performance optimization and backup strategies to ensure data integrity and system efficiency.

• Architected and implemented scalable database structures, including tables, relationships, indexes, and constraints, to support diverse application requirements and ensure seamless data integration and efficient retrieval.
• Developed complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers, translating conceptual designs into robust database implementations that ensured high data integrity and superior performance.
• Optimized database performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks through strategic query optimization and indexing techniques, enhancing system efficiency and responsiveness by an estimated 15%.
• Engineered and implemented resilient backup and recovery plans, safeguarding critical data against loss and corruption, and ensuring continuous system availability and integrity through proactive planning.

Developed a customer-centric application for Analyze Infotech that rapidly tracks and retrieves transactional data, significantly enhancing the efficiency of record-keeping for banking operations.