Cyrus Raitava-Kumar
Software Engineering
Economics and Finance
A third year Software Engineering/Economics and Finance student, with a love for design, coding, and critical thinking.
Cyrus Elijah Orion Raitava-Kumar
| Name | : | C E O. Raitava-Kumar |
| : | cyrus.raitava@gmail.com | |
| : | www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusraitava | |
| GitHub | : | cyrus-raitava |
| Skype | : | cyrus.raitava |
Employment
From interning at New Zealand's most popular radio station, to pizza-making, and eventually becoming a Software Engineering Intern, I've held many roles over the years.
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NOV 2017 - FEB 2018
Software Engineering Intern
Fusion Entertainment
Undertook an individual internship project over the summer; full-stack development, creating an embedded webserver application for the HTML interface to an audio server.
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NOV 2016 - AUG 2017
Front-of-House Staff
Sal's Pizza
Effectively managed and ensured client orders were completed and delivered within a fast-paced, high-stress environment. Also helped train up new staff, to take on new roles.
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FEB 2016 - JAN 2017
Childcare Leader
Birkdale Beach Haven Community
Supervised children aged 5 - 13 years old as part of an after-school care program run by the local community. Firstly as a volunteer, then as a part-time worker.
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JAN 2014 - DEC 2014
Radio Intern
The Edge Radio Station
Assisted practically in Promotions around Auckland, as well as gaining experience in real-life broadcasting of advertisements. Great organisation was required.
Skills
Through a mix of different roles played in both high-school and University, I've been fortunate enough to develop skills important - in my opinion - to the modern state of the industry.
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COMMUNICATION
A core strength of mine, effective communication is something I have been fortunate enough to develop through many group-based projects, both in University and Secondary-School.
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DESIGN
Being able to create a valuable design - and then to further iterate over that design, to refine it to what a user needs - is a skill I have learnt both in practise and in theory, at University.
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LEADERSHIP
Having been Head Boy in Secondary-School, as well as being a part of the Dean's Leadership Programme, I've been able to hone my leadership skills, to find the balance between empathy and productivity.
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LANGUAGES
Having studied French for 5 years, alongside receiving an A+ in my Italian General Education Paper, I believe my love for languages is more than evident. I love the opportunities learning new languages brings me.
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TIME CONSTRAINTS
Having worked in a pizza-kitchen, I'm no stranger to pressure; being able to perform consistently under different time constraints is something learnt through experience, which I am lucky enough to have.
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PERSISTENCE
If there's one thing I've learnt from studying Software, it's that persistence is key to success. Bugs are never necessarily fixed as soon as you find them, and users may not like what you've done; here persistence is vital.
Education
My Education thus far, has been primarily through Secondary-School/University, with various other programmes (e.g the Rotary Science Forum), fuelling me on the side.
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2016 - NOW
BE(Hons)/BCom Conjoint
University of Auckland
Currently a third-year, Software Engineering/Economics and Finance Student. I have thus far taken papers on everything from Algorithms and Data Structures,Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Design, to Business Enterprise and Business Economics, and even Italian.
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2011 - 2015
NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3
Birkenhead College
Here, I took an array of subjects, ranging from Calculus, Physics and Maths (my strengths), to Biology and French (my hobbies). I was heavily involved both in extracurricular sports, and arts; a member of the school's Barbershop Ensemble, as well as an Auckland-wide grade-winning tennis team.
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JAN 2015
Rotary Science and Technology Forum
University of Auckland
I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of 180 top students from around the country, to attend the two-week long Rotary S&T Forum. This involved seeing the work of world-leading engineers/scientists up-close, as well as the chance to network with fellow high-potential students.
AUES Ball, with my fellow Software Engineers
SESA End-of-Year Dinner
Socialising with a few friends before exams!
Zain's "cousins", a motley crew!
Standing beside my supervisor and a fellow intern at Fusion Entertainment.
Having brunch with Sir Colin Maiden (a former Rhodes Scholar).
AUES Round the Bays, 2018 (with some cool Part 2 Engineers).
Attending a ball with two of my best friends; one of whom is studying Software with me!
Business 101 Group Photo, just after finishing our final presentation (we aced it!).
Celebrating a friend's 21st, in between assignments.
Success! This photo was taken just before the 3-tier pyramid collapsed.
An idyllic photo with a few friends, on a post-exam trip to Queenstown.
Playing as the Captain of the Commerce Team, in the UoA IFT Volleyball, 2016.
Speaking in front of hundreds, at the ANZAC Centenary Service.
Contact
If you want to get in touch with me in regards to potential internships/job opportunities, or just anything in general, feel free to fill out the response form here, and I'll reply as soon as possible!