The D.E.Shaw Group Technical Information Sheet Page 1

The D.E.Shaw Group

Technical Information Sheet

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Full Legal Name: Raghunath Ganugapati

When will you be available for full-time employment?

Jan-2008

Technology positions at the D.E.Shaw group can involve quantitative financial research, software design and/or
implementation, and information technology infrastructure (IT/Systems). Would you prefer to focus on one of these areas? If so, which?

Quantiative Financial Research

Please indicate how long you’ve been using the following programming languages and estimate the total number of lines of code you have written in each.

Language Length of UseLifetime Total Lines of Code

C++:5 years1000000

Java:

Other:

What size (in terms of number of lines of code) was the largest software project you’ve worked on? What percent of the project was your contribution? What programming languages were used? Briefly describe the purpose and functionality of the project.

5000 lines of code, Visual Basic,FORTRAN,C++.

We have several millions of line of code in High Energy Collaboration that

Several people use day in and day out for testing among many other things

What are the most advanced technical, quantitative, and/or theoretical courses you’ve completed? (Please provide transcripts, if available.)

Advanced Derivative Securities, Theory Of Finance, Investments

We’d like to know your familiarity with the following operating systems and applications. Please indicate the length of time you have been using these systems and rank your current level of mastery on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 = willing to learn; 2 = basic user-level knowledge;
3 = advanced user-level knowledge; 4 = administrator-level knowledge; 5 = expert).

ProgramLength of useMastery Level

Windows (any flavor):10 years 3

UNIX: 6 years 3

If you are in a managerial position, how many people report to you? (If applicable, please indicate how many of these people report to you directly and how many report indirectly through an intermediate manager who reports to you.)

Please list awards you have won or accomplishments that might be relevant:

Ranked 4th in the campus wide Integration Bee contest at UW-Madison (2007).

Graduate Researcher (Research Assistantship with IceCube Project)

University Of Wisconsin-Madison.

In which locations are you willing to work?

New York, NY:Yes

Cupertino, CA:No

Will you require the company to sponsor you to obtain, maintain, or extend your authorization to work in the U.S.?

Yes (Please explain below.)

I am on a F-1 student visa right now

Academic Credentials

Undergraduate College/University:

Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras

Major/Minor: Civil Engneering

Academic Scores (required for all candidates)

If you do not remember your exact scores, please list your best estimate.

GPAMajor: Cumulative:

SAT Math: Verbal:

GraduateSchool(if applicable):

University Of Wisconsin-Madison

GPA: 3.4

Thesis: “Measurement of down-going muon flux with limit on muons from charmed decay”.

GRE Math: Analytical:

Verbal:

OtherScores (e.g. your class ranking, your ranking on an entrance exam, any other standardizing system you participated in):

I took the Joint Entrance Exam for admission to IIT’S in India which is the

best test in India or may be in the world at the undergraduate level

Current Compensation (if not currently earning income, list your most recent compensation) If you were paid other than a base salary (cash bonus, options, equity, profit sharing, etc.) please list these and their amounts, with a dollar value estimate for non-cash compensation. If you were paid in a currency other than US$, please specify (e.g. GBP). If you worked as a consultant, please provide your hourly rate and average number of hours worked per week.

2007

Base: Bonus:

Other:

Company Name:

2006

Base:Bonus:

Other:

Company Name:

2005

Base:Bonus:

Other:

Company Name: