Rahman Mizanoor

*** ********** *****, *** ***, Central, SC 29630, USA

Cell phone: 864-***-****, E-mails: acggxo@r.postjobfree.com, acggxo@r.postjobfree.com, Skype ID: smmizan

Objective

To obtain a full-time engineering position utilizing my knowledge and hands-on technical skills in robotics, automation, control engineering,

automation-based manufacturing engineering and management, electro-mechanical design and ergonomics.

Summary of Qualifications

• Experienced in electro-mechanical design, human-friendly robotics, automation, control engineering and HRI for 9 years.

• Experienced in manufacturing engineering and management, and ergonomics in manufacturing for 4 years.

• Possess proper combination of technical and managerial skills, and familiarity with diversified areas.

• Fast learner and highly motivated in learning new skills, devoted to profession.

• Interested to work in factory environment and possess proven ability to resolve practical problems in a timely manner, work under

pressure, manage tight schedule, etc.

• Possess good mannerism and behavior with colleagues, excellent communication skills, loyalty, honesty, sincerity, punctuality,

consciousness about company objectives, obedience to company rules and regulations, etc.

Technical Skills

• Experienced in robot hardware (mechanical and mechatronic design of compliant actuator e.g. SEA, VSA and of robots e.g.

industrial robot, humanoid robot, prosthesis, exoskeleton), mechanical mechanism design (powertrain/transmission, gear, bearing,

four bar, belt pulley, ball screw, etc.), mechanical design software (Solidworks, Inventor), etc.

• Experienced in robot dynamics, sensor technologies (laser, position, acceleration, proximity, force, torque, IMU, vision etc.), and

familiar with communication systems (CAN-bus, EtherCAT, EtherNet, FlexRay, PCI, Thrift), PCB design (Altium), etc.

• Familiar with control softwares of industrial robots (Baxter, FANUC, ABB, Universal, Kuka) and social robots (NAO, Robokind)

and with implementation of linear and nonlinear control theories and algorithms in automation devices and robots.

• Experienced in MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Python, Robot Operating System (ROS), virtual reality software (Smartbody), FEA,

Linux, robot/computer/machine vision system (Kinect), human motion capture and analysis system (Qualisys, Optotrak, phase

space impulse X2), human factors analysis software, user interface/experience analysis software, etc.

• Familiar with PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Rockwell, GE, Fanuc, Honeywell, Modicon, Omron), HMI, SCADA systems, etc.

• Familiar with machine operations (lathe, shaper, planner, milling, grinding, drilling, etc), and other manufacturing processes

(welding, foundry, casting, molding, forming, additive and rapid manufacturing, etc.), CNC machine systems, etc.

• Experienced in the following manufacturing management areas including proficiency in the relevant softwares: ergonomic work

station design, industrial simulation, production planning and control, enterprise resources planning (ERP), material requirement

planning (MRP), inventory control, productivity analysis and forecasting, industrial safety assessment, quality control and

assurance, TQM, ISO 9001, maintenance management, automotive assembly and lean manufacturing, etc.

• Familiar with U.S. Industry and International Standards (ASTM, SAE, ASME, ANSI, OSHA, ISO, IEEE, GMP), expert in SOP

preparation and implementation, and in research/project report and research proposal preparation, etc.

Relevant Experiences

Clemson University (Clemson, SC, USA) in collaboration with Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), BMW

Manufacturing Co. (Spartanburg, SC, USA) and Boeing Research & Technology (North Charleston, SC, USA)

Researcher (R & D engineer) May 2014 to present

• Investigating feasibility of human-robot collaborative assembly in manufacturing plants to improve productivity, safety, quality etc.

• Implementing affection-based human-robot collaborative assembly in manufacturing

• Designing trust dynamics and control algorithms for human-robot collaborative assembly in manufacturing

• Leading a team of engineers and maintaining liaison with industry and university partners

University of Brussels (Belgium) in collaboration with University of Kaiserslautern (Germany) and TECHNAID Tech Ltd

(Spain)

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Researcher (R & D engineer) May 2013 to April 2014

• Designed, manufactured and tested novel compliant variable stiffness actuators (VSA) for soft robotics applications

• Designed, manufactured, tested and controlled a passive dynamics variable stiffness humanoid robot for human-like locomotion

• Designed, manufactured, tested and controlled a compliant variable stiffness robotic exoskeleton to assist weak persons

• Leaded a team of engineers and maintained liaison with industry and university partners

Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) in collaboration with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA),

and Hanson Robotics (TX, USA)

Researcher (R & D engineer) April 2012 to April 2013

• Participated in development, manufacturing and testing of a human-looking humanoid robot with expressive face

• Developed and implemented control algorithms, interfaces and communication schemes for the humanoid robot

• Conducted human and robot’s motion analysis, conducted experiments related to human-robot interactions

• Developed a virtual human and conducted experiments related to human-virtual human interactions

National University of Singapore in collaboration with MIT (USA) and HOPE Technik Pte Ltd (Singapore)

Researcher (R & D engineer) February 2011 to February 2012

• Designed, manufactured and tested a novel compliant series elastic actuator (SEA) for soft robotics applications

• Designed, manufactured, tested and controlled an exoskeleton type rehabilitation robot using soft actuators for gait rehabilitation

• Leaded a team of engineers and maintained liaison with industry and university partners

Aboni Apparel Manufacturing Ltd (a Danish company operating in Bangladesh) in collaboration with Indian Institute of

Management, Danish International Development Agency, and Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (Japan)

Manager, R & D January 2003 to September 2005

• Improved manufacturing productivity and quality and workers’ occupational health and safety through safety assessment and analysis, designed

man-machine interfaces and ergonomic work stations, implemented novel maintenance management system, novel production planning and

control system, training management system, etc.

• Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), implemented ISO 9001, etc.

Education

Mie University at Tsu, Mie, Japan

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 5.0/5.0 March, 2011

Thesis title: Design and control of a power assist robotic system for manipulating objects in manufacturing industries based on human characteristics

Main courses: Intelligent machinery, dynamic systems, sensing and control, electro-mechanical system engineering, robot design

Mie University at Tsu, Mie, Japan

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 5.0/5.0 March, 2008

Thesis title: Study on human characteristics for manipulating objects with a power assist robotic system for manufacturing industries

Main courses: robotics, dynamics and control of machinery, control of mechanical system, mathematics for engineering, industrial design, fluid

engineering, history of technology, CNC systems, professional engineering, biomechanics, ergonomics, engineering psychology, MATLAB/Simulink

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

B.Sc. in Industrial and Production Engineering, GPA: 3.69/4.0 March, 2003

Thesis title: Productivity improvement in an apparel manufacturing factory (industry-based thesis)

Main courses: ergonomics, product/machine design, engineering mechanics, manufacturing processes, machine tools and mechanisms, mechanical

engineering drawing and graphics, measurement, instrumentation & control, occupational health & safety, industrial electronics, materials science,

operations management, industrial material handling, industrial management, industrial project management, industrial environment management, quality

control and assurance, maintenance management, inventory control, engineering economics & costing, engineering mathematics, fluid mechanics,

thermodynamics and heat transfer, C++ programming, industrial simulation, statistics, marketing, etc.

Relevant Trainings

• Successfully completed a training program entitled “Communication, Creativity and Interpersonal Effectiveness in Manufacturing

Industry” conducted by the Indian Institute of Management and sponsored by the Government of Denmark.

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• Successfully completed a training program entitled “Internal Auditing (ISO 9001)” conducted by international instructor (IRCA

Reg. No. A012869).

• Successfully completed a training program entitled “Improving Manufacturing Performance” conducted by Geoffrey Willis

Associates (UK) and sponsored by the World Bank.

• Successfully completed a training program entitled “Production Management and IT system in Manufacturing Industry” conducted

by JUKI Singapore Pte. Ltd. and sponsored by AOTS (Japan) and the Japanese Government.

• Successfully completed a training program entitled “Application of Finroc- a framework for intelligent robot control” conducted by

Finroc, Germany.

• Successfully completed a training program entitled “Thermal behaviors and gearing mechanisms of electrical motors” conducted by

Maxon motors, Switzerland.

• Receiving trainings on Robot Operating System (ROS) and python programming at Clemson University (SC, USA).

Relevant Industrial Visits and Attachments

• Visited the Factory of Mental Commitment Robot “PARO” (Japan) and experienced the manufacturing facilities for the robot.

• Visited the Southwest Research Institute (TX, USA) and experienced their robotics and automation projects and facilities.

• Visited the Toyota Motor Company (Japan) and Honda Motor Company (Japan) and experienced their automated and robot-aided

manufacturing facilities.

• Visited the British-American Tobacco Company (Dhaka, Bangladesh) and analyzed the occupational health and safety

management systems of the company.

Relevant Publications

• R. Mizanoor, D. Adam, X. Wang, Y. Wang, “Dynamic emotion-based human-robot collaborative assembly in industrial

manufacturing: the preliminary concepts,” in Proc. of 2014 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, UC Berkeley, CA.

• R. Mizanoor, R. Ikeura, “Modeling, simulation and control of a power assist robot for manipulating objects based on

operator’s weight perception,” MATLAB for Engineers-Applications in Control, Electrical Engineering, IT and Robotics, Ch.21,

pp.493-512, Sept. 2011, K. Perutka (Ed.), ISBN 978-953-307-914-1, InTech.

• R. Mizanoor, R. Ikeura, S. Hayakawa, H. Sawai, “Design and control of a power assist robot system for lifting objects based on

human operator’s weight perception and load force characteristics,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol.58,

No.8,pp.3141-3150, August 2011.

• R. Mizanoor, “Design of a modular knee-ankle-foot-orthosis using soft actuator for gait rehabilitation,” Lecture Notes in Computer

Science, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 8069, pp.195-209, July 2014.

• R. Mizanoor, “A novel variable impedance compact compliant series elastic actuator for human-friendly soft robotics applications,”

in Proc. of 2012 21st IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (IEEE RO-MAN 2012),

Paris, France, Sept. 9–13, 2012,pp.19-24.

• R. Mizanoor, R. Ikeura, “A novel variable impedance compact compliant ankle robot for overground gait rehabilitation and

assistance,” Procedia Engineering Journal (Elsevier), Vol.41, pp.522-531, Sept. 2012.

• R. Mizanoor, “Generating human-like social motion in a human-looking humanoid robot: the biomimetic approach,” in Proc. of

2013 IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics (IEEE ROBIO 2013), pp.1377-1383, 12-14 Dec. 2013.

• R. Mizanoor, “Evaluating and benchmarking the interactions between a humanoid robot and a virtual human for a real-world social

task,” Communications in Computer and Information Science, Springer-Verlag, Vol. 409, pp. 184–197, 2013.

Certificates and Memberships

• ISO 9001 internal auditor certificate

• Member of IEEE, Society of Mechanical Engineers, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Standards Association, Association

of Industrial and Production Engineers, International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (Singapore) etc.

• E-mail list member of various research groups such as robotics-world-wide, soft robotics, human-robot interaction (hri)-

announcement, etc.

Awards and Honors

• My biography was published in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 11th Edition (2011-2012), USA

in honor and recognition of my professional excellence and achievements.

• I won the best student paper award in IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Biomimetics, Dec. 14 -18, 2010.

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• I received the Prime Minister’s Education Award from the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

• I received the Mayor’s Gold Medal for Education from the Mayor of a local municipality in Bangladesh.

• I received government scholarships and grants from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

for my graduate studies for five and half years.

• I contributed as a reviewer of full papers for prestigious conferences like IEEE Int. Conf. on Biomedical Robotics and

Biomechatronics, IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, ACM/IEEE Int.

Conf. on Human-Robot Interaction, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/ASME Int. Conf. on Advanced

Intelligent Mechatronics, IEEE Int. Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, etc.

• I contributed as a reviewer of full papers for prestigious journals like Int. J. Mechatronics and Automation, Int. J. Biomechatronics

and Biomedical Robotics, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, etc.

• I contributed as a session chair for two regular technical sessions at 2009 IEEE Int. Conf. on Mechatronics and Automation and as a

Program committee member for 2010 IEEE Int. Conf. on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2012 Federated Conf. on

Computer Science and Information Systems, 2012 Int. Conf. on Computer Animation and Social Agents, 2014 IEEE Int. Symposium on

Robot and Human Interactive Communication, etc.

• One of my articles published as a book chapter by InTech (Austria) received the honor as the most downloaded article (hot article)

(above 15000 times downloaded per year), etc.

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