Mathew Thomas Mukkada

41 Woodshire Dr matmukkada@gmail.com
Ottumwa, IA 52501 (515) 240-6686

EDUCATION
Columbia University New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology October 2014
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA
Associate of Applied Science, Computer Software Development Expected May 2018
WORK EXPERIENCE
Principal Financial Group May 2017—August 2017 Des Moines, IA
IT Intern – COBOL Application Developer
 Developed and maintained Mainframe applications responsible for everything from outputting customer
letters to calculating reinsurance rates
 Designed and developed a comprehensive data scraper for internet news for Code Jam that was selected
as one of the three winning projects
Systems Unlimited March 2012—November 2015 Iowa City, IA
Direct Support Professional – Behavioral Specialist
 Provided direct support to children and adults with varying degrees of behavioral and intellectual
disabilities in their homes and workplaces
 Worked closely with guardians and individual service plan members to set and evaluate goals
appropriate for clients
 Led monthly meetings to strategize how to better serve our clients and allow them to lead more
productive and successful lives in their communities
Ezra Furman and the Harpoons May 2010—June 2010 Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY
Tour Manager
 Advanced shows, maintained merchandise records, and coordinated logistics between the band, booking
agency, and promoters on a 25 city tour across the United States
New York State Psychiatric Institute May 2008—September 2008 New York, NY
Research Assistant
 Used fMRI images and mounted slides of neural tissue to find correlations between depression and
neurogenesis in the hippocampus of rhesus macaques
 Submitted findings to colleagues and principle investigator and contributed to the development of plans
for further research
DormAid September 2007—May 2010 New York, NY
Chief Distribution Officer
 Worked directly with company owners to develop the distribution routes of a nation-wide
student-owned company with $700,000 in revenue
 Developed and managed positive relationships with clients, investors, and service providers
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Global Health Brigade, Columbia University December 2006—April 2008 New York, NY
 Organized and implemented a mobile health clinic in Honduras in the Spring of 2008
Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying and Destitute Summers 2003 and 2005 Calcutta, India
 Provided basic medical support such as changing dressings and administering medication in an 80 bed
facility housing patients suffering from various illnesses including tuberculosis and elephantiasis

SKILLS
HTML5, Bootstrap, COBOL, Java, SQL, Eclipse, VB.NET, Visual Studio, Microsoft Office Suite
Conversational in Spanish and Malayalam