Karthik Palusa
Web Developer. Liaison. Entrepreneur. Advisor.
Karthik Palusa
About Me
Hello, my name is Karthik Palusa, a CSU student in my final semester, studying Business Administration concentrating in Computer Information Systems alongside a minor in Computer Science. I currently serve as the Business and Community Liaison for ASCSU, the student body government at CSU. Alongside being on the College of Business STAC (Student Technology Advisory Committee), as a correspondent for the department of CIS. Once I complete this semester at CSU, I will be moving to the Bay Area to continue my work as a Risk and Finance Advisor.
- Age 21
- e-mail [email protected]
Resume
Education
2018-2022
Colorado State UniversityB.S. Business Administration concentrating in Computer Information Systems with a Minor in Computer Science
Activities and societies: President of CIS Club, Vice President of Entrepreneurship Club, STAC, DECA, CSU Institute of Entrepreneurship Ambassador, Business and Community Liaison for ASCSU.
2014-2018
Poudre High SchoolHigh School
Activities and societies: Soccer, XC runner, Student Ambassadors, Student Council, Sound Management Leader, TV Production Director and Anchor, FBLA, DECA
Experience
June 2021 - Present
Woodward, Inc.IT Developer Intern
At Woodward, I worked on configuring third party applications for internal use and also worked on internal application development. I have worked with various PTC applications, including, optimizing PTC Thingworx usage at Woodward. For internal applications, I worked with the MEVN stack(MongoDB, Express.js, Vue.js, Node.js).
June 2021 - Present
ASCSUBusiness and Community Liaison
Within ASCSU, I am the representative for CSU and ASCSU's external connections, such as with the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, focused on fostering and building relationships with the local community. I also am the consultant for the Office of the President, where I help assist the ASCSU President with managerial decisions.
June 2018 - Present
DashStrapFounder, CEO, and President
DashStrap is a productivity management application. Focused on collaboration and security, DashStrap combines features of top workplace applications and enhances them by offering them in a single cohesive application. As CEO, I oversee all elements of DashStrap including software development and management. DashStrap is my personal venture towards software development and entrepreneurship.
March 2020 - Present
Colorado State University - College of BusinessCIS Undergraduate Student Tutor
At the CIS Help Center, I am the main resource for undergraduate students that need assistance with any CIS related course work. I help students with coursework in courses such as Application Design and Development (Intermediate and Advanced Java), Networks and OS, Web Development, and Databases.
May 2020 - August 2020
ASRC FederalTechnical Intern
During my summer internship with ASRC, I worked as a
contractor for the United States Department of
Agriculture.
My role took on three positions, including the role
of a POL, Developer, and Quality Assurance.
August 2019 - May 2020
DashStrideCompany Principal and IT Consultant
DashStride is an IT Consultancy aimed to help assist various small businesses with various technical tasks. We offer custom software solutions alongside other manners of technical consulting, including website design and development, social media management, server setup and management, and any other advanced IT related tasks required to operate a business.
May 2018 - August 2018
Lightsource Creative CommunicationsIT Intern
At Lightsource Creative Communications, I took the responsibility of being their IT Intern. In this role, I was assigned various series of tasks, including but not limited to, managing social media feeds, partaking in creative brainstorming, proofing marketing collateral, and also help with event logistics coordination for MWC (Mobile World Congress). I also partook in client meetings and presentations, creation of marketing collateral, and wrote blog posts. At LCC, I also was given the opportunity to help rewrite and revamp various internal software used within the organization.
Skill Set
- Swift
- Java
- C++
- SQL
- JavaScript
- MongoDB
- Unity
- Python
- React
- Vue.js