Engineer Medical

MANIKANDAN RAVI

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Phone: 817-***-****

Current Address: ***, * ****** ******, *** #202

Arlington, TX 76013

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four years of experience in biomedical engineering with emphasis on instrumentation and image/signal processing

• Award-winning researcher with exceptional academic record.

• Committed to the cause of improving the lives of people.

• Recognized for intelligence, work ethic, honesty and sense of humor.

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Arlington, TX

Master of Science in Bioengineering, May 2013

Concentration: Biomedical Instrumentation and Imaging

Overall GPA: 3.80/4.0

ANNA UNIVERSITY Chennai, India

Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering, May 2010

Overall GPA: 3.85/4.0

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT Arlington, TX

EXPERIENCE University of Texas at Arlington, January 2011 - Present

• Developed protocols to test the longevity and efficiency of the peripheral nerve electrode interface of

prosthetic limbs that work based on electroneurographic (ENG) signals

• Developed several signal processing algorithms to effectively denoise the ENG signals obtained

from the peripheral nerve.

• Developed automatic detection techniques to identify neural activity for real-time applications.

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER Chennai, India

Madras Medical Mission (MMM) Hospital, April 2010 - August 2010

• Researched and evaluated the best available technologies and equipments and recommended their

purchase according to need

• Managed biomedical technicians and scheduled preventive maintenance, repairs and inspections

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER I Chennai, India

Apollo hospitals, January 2009 to March 2010

• Worked in a cross-functional team that consisted of physicians, sleep scorers, and research assistants

in the neuroscience division for several research projects.

• Maintained and upgraded all diagnostic equipments in the neuroscience division of the hospital.

PROJECTS Automated spike sorting of action potentials, Summer 2011 – Spring 2012

• Developed a novel automated approach based on template matching for detecting and sorting of

action potentials obtained from intra-neural electrodes using MATLAB.

De-noising of neural signals using wavelet transform, Spring 2011

• Developed a de-noising method for ENG signals using discrete and stationary wavelet transform

methods.

EEG based alarm clock and sleep stage recording, Fall 2009

• Designed an alarm clock that wakes up the user based on the state of sleep he is in while also

recording the hypnogram (sleep pattern) simultaneously.

• Paper is published on IJBET.

Detection of Heart Rate Variability using ECG Signal, May 2009

• Developed a series of programs to detect Heart Rate Variability disorder in an individual using the

ECG signal obtained from the patient.

Bio-potential Amplifier Design and Implementation, November 2010

• Designed an amplifier specifically to amplify neural recordings and implemented the same for use

during ECG recordings.

New techniques in Medical imaging – study, Fall 2010

• Researched and reported comprehensively all the new techniques involved in the field of medical

imaging in this academic study project.

RELEVANT Graduate Courses: Undergraduate Courses:

COURSES Medical Imaging Nuclear Imaging

Biomedical Instrumentation Diagnostic and Therapeutic Equipments

Digital Processing of Bio-signals Digital Image Processing

Tissue Optics Human Anatomy

Advanced Statistics Biochemistry

Human Physiology Pathology and Microbiology

TECHNICAL Applications: MATLAB, LabVIEW, JAVA, MiniTab, SAS and MS Office.

SKILLS Operating Systems: Windows 8 and older, MAC OS X Lion and older, Ubuntu.

JOB SPECIFIC Excellent technical knowledge with a passion for research and development

SKILLS Good knowledge of neuroanatomy, cardiology and clinical research procedures

Experience with statistical softwares and good understanding of underlying principles

Very good communication skills (verbal, written and technical)

Well organized with a detail-oriented approach towards work

Experience working in a cross-functional team

Excellent multi-tasking and time management capabilities

ACTIVITIES & Alfred and Janet Potvin award for outstanding Bioengineering research student at UTA

HONORS Director’s list for outstanding academic achievement, Division of Student Affairs, UTA

Presented papers at various state level conferences in Biomedical Engineering

Published a paper on IJBET for a project during undergraduate studies.

Project selected for NI LabVIEW student design competition.

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