Control Engineer

Mihai Spataru

**** **** ******, *** **, Columbus, OH, USA 43210

abn8rw@r.postjobfree.com / 614-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

- A full time position as a Control Systems Engineer, applying

previous R&D experience with system dynamics, control theory

(multivariable, digital, nonlinear, stochastic), controls for electric

machines (heavy-duty trucks), powertrain internal combustion engine

control systems, vehicle stability and control, OBD for hybrid

electric vehicles, transmission control development algorithms, Li-Ion

battery controls for electric cars (PHEVs), embedded real-time

hardware in the loop control systems (HIL), stochastic estimation and

detection theory, communication systems, signal processing.

EDUCATION:

- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA Expected

Graduation: December 2012

M.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering Major GPA: 3.76

(4.0 scale) : A

Major: Controls, Minor: Communications/Signal Processing Overall

GPA: 3.63 (4.0 scale) : A-

- Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Romania 2002-2003

M.Sc, Department of Automatic Control and Computers Overall GPA:

3.85 (4.00 scale): A

Thesis topic: 2D Positioning Systems, Major: Controls

- Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Romania 1997-2002

B.Sc, Department of Automatic Control and Computers Overall GPA:

3.73 (4.00 scale): A

Thesis topic: Inverted Pendulum, Major: Controls

RELEVANT COURSEWORK (OSU):

Control Systems: Linear Systems Theory, Numerical Optimization, Feedback

Control Theory, Feedback Control Systems, Digital Control Systems,

Introduction to Estimation Theory (Kalman Filtering), Nonlinear Systems,

Large Scale Systems, Optimal Control Theory, Sliding Mode Control, System

Biology Decision Making, Control System Implementation Lab, Autonomy in

Vehicles, Powertrain Control, Hybrid Electric Vehicles Energy Model, Hybrid

Electric Vehicles Control, Fuel Cell Systems

Communications and Signal Processing: Communications Systems, Random Signal

Analysis, Detection and Estimation, Medical Imaging, Digital Image

Processing, Digital Signal Processing.

Power Systems: Control of Electromechanical System, Power Electronics.

SKILLS:

- Software: MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, LabView, LabWindows/CVI,

C++,dSPACE Control Desk.

- Documentation Packages: MS Office, LaTeX.

- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux.

ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE - Center for Automotive Research (CAR), The

Ohio State University, USA

Graduate Research Associate : January 2010 - January 2011

- NSF GOALI Project: Model-based system fault diagnosis and prognosis

o Responsible for developing and implementing a new multi-sampled

model based prognosis architecture for estimating the remaining

useful life (RUL) of a Li-Ion battery for a Plug In Hybrid Electric

Vehicle (PHEV).

o Responsible for experimentally validating the prognosis algorithm

for RUL's estimation.

o Authored a research paper to be published.

Graduate Research Associate : July 2009 - December 2009

- Fil-mor Project: Design and development of a full electric truck

o Responsible for debugging, testing and embedding the BMS

controllers with the battery modules of the truck

o Responsible for the BMS software control and monitor of battery's

cells, voltage, current, temperature.

o Part of a team of 10 people that accomplished the development of

the first full electric truck.

Classroom Academic Projects

- HEV and Fuel Cells Energy Management and Control: September 2011 - June

2012

Worked on different supervisory control strategies for HEV and Fuel

Cells Energy Management and Control for improved driveability and

fuel efficiency consumption. Software used:

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow.

- Idle Speed Control of an IC Engine: January 2011 - March 2011

Designed and implemented several linear control techniques for Idle

Speed Control problem for IC Engines Software used: MATLAB/Simulink.

- Sliding Mode State Estimators for a Tandem Inverted Pendulum System:

March 2009 - June 2009

Developed and implemented a nonlinear sliding mode observer for

estimating the angular positions and speeds for the stabilization of

a tandem inverted pendulum system. Software used: dSPACE Control

Desk.

ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE - Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania

Control and monitor of irrigation systems. October 2004-October 2006

Responsible for the development of a hierarchical control system

for the optimal growth of plant cultures.

Accomplished the design and implementation of the control strategy.

Software used: National Instrument's LabView, Microsoft Access.

Part of a team of 10 people.

The inverted pendulum / 2D Positioning Systems. October 2001-June 2003

Responsible for the development of an inverted pendulum laboratory

platform.

Software used: National Instrument's LabView. Hardware used: DAQs AT-

MIO-16E-10 and NI-TIO-6601.

Worked with a hardware engineer to implement the control strategy on

the real platform.

Intelligent Control Systems for Mobile Robotics. October 2001-March

2002

Responsible for the design of an intelligent hybrid geno-fuzzy

control structure for a Khepera Mobile Robot to implement the task

of obstacle avoidance.

Software used: MATLAB.

Angular speed control. March 2001-June 2001

Developed angular PID speed controller using a 80C51 microprocessor,

programmed in assembly language.

Accomplished the design of a MATLAB/Simulink application for the

RS232 serial data communication.

Worked with a hardware engineer to implement the control strategy on

the real platform.

Temperature control. March 2001-June 2001

Developed a PID temperature controller using a 80C51 microprocessor,

programmed in assembly language.

Accomplished the design of a MATLAB/Simulink application for the

RS232 serial data communication.

Worked with a hardware engineer to implement the control strategy on

the real platform.

Autonomous Data Logger Application. March 2000-June 2000

Developed a fully autonomous portable data acquisition system for

high autonomy monitoring purposes.

Designed the hardware structure based on a 80C32 microcontroller,

SGS Thomson memory and 12 bit ADC.

Accomplished the design of a Visual Basic software interface to

acquire, store and process the data.

AWARDS:

The Ohio State University, USA

- Graduate Fellow, September 2007 - September 2008

Bucharest International Technical Fair - TIB, Romania, September 2004

Bucharest International Technical Fair 2004 Distinguished Award for

the Inverted Pendulum laboratory platform.

Siemens Corporation, Germany, September 2003

"Werner von Siemens" Excellence Award - best Master thesis for "2D

Positioning Systems".

Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, September, 1997-2002

Academic Merit Scholarship (top 5% students), Department of Automatic

Control and Computers.

PUBLICATIONS:

Mihai Spataru et. All - State and parameter estimation for evaluating the

remaining useful life of a LI-ION battery for automotive applications [to

be published]

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

- Romanian: native

- English : proficient

- Italian: conversational

- French: conversational

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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