KARTHIKEYAN MANICKAM

**** * ******* ** • APARTMENT# 240 • LONG BEACH • CALIFORNIA.90815

MOBILE: 714-***-**** E-MAIL: l2f5fh@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* A perfectionist with two years of experience as an instrumentation engineer,

and Masters in control systems engineering.

* Proficient in Stateflow, Simulink, Matlab, PLC programming, AutoCAD,

plant interlocks and troubleshooting.

* Aspiring to be a control systems design engineer.

EDUCATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Master of Science in Electrical Engineering May-2011

California State University, Long Beach, California

(Specialization: Control Systems)

* Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India May-2006

RESEARCH AND DESIGN PROJECTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------

California state university, Long beach

* Design of control logics for vacuum pressure swing adsorption system

using Stateflow.

* Various design methods for the speed controller in DTC of induction motor.

* Paper on control of blood glucose regulation in type I diabetic patient was

accepted in an international conference.

Annamalai University

* Design of various control methods for conical tank liquid level systems.

[Fuzzy Logic controller, PID controller (Z-N, and SIMC tuning methods)]

* Designed and fabricated a Home security system.

EXPERIENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Instrumentation Engineer June 2006 to July 2008.

Hot Briquetted Iron Plant,

Essar Steel Limited, India.

Projects and Commissioning

* Direct Reduced Iron plant-Module 5.

Involved in designing, and testing of logics in PLC, SCADA HMI, and DCS,

and also involved in commissioning of field instruments.

* Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption System, Gas recycler plant.

Programming and testing of control logics for the fully automated process.

* First fault system for heavy equipments.

Design and configuration of Human Machine Interface.

* Product conveyor system.

Design and testing of control logics, and installation of safety devices,

and load cell.

Professional experience

* Technical assistance to the production team during the startup, shutdown and

critical situations of the plant.

* As a shift in-charge guided the engineer and technicians in all three shifts.

* As part of two members FMEA (Failure Modes Effect Analysis) team, analyzed

causes, effects and rectification methods for various instruments and machines.

* Functional logic programming and troubleshooting of PLC.

* Troubleshooting and configuration of Yokogowa centum CS3000 DCS.

* Diagnostic analysis, troubleshooting and planning for operation & maintenance

activities of plant.

* Documentation, calibration, diagnosis and troubleshooting of field instruments

including gas analyzer and truck scale.

HONORS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Awarded and appreciated by the management and higher authorities for the

successful completion of project module 5 with less man power.

* Selected as a safety champion by the Department of Instrumentation,

Essar Steel Ltd.

* Member of organizing committee of National Level Technical Symposium conducted

by Department of Electronics and Instrumentation engineering during 2004 - 2006.

COMPUTER SKILLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Operating systems: Windows 7, Linux, and MAC.

* Microsoft office: MS word, Power point, and Excel.

* Programming Languages: C, Yokogowa centum 3000, and

Siemens S7 Ladder logic.

* Design software: AutoCAD.

* Simulation software: MATLAB, Simulink, Fuzzy logic, and Stateflow.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

* Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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