TAKIN NAVIDI
Santa Monica, CA 90405
*****.*************@********.**
Professional Objective: A challenging position in the field of Electrical
Engineering with emphasis on power design providing the opportunity to make
a strong contribution to organizational goals through continued development
of professional skills.
Education
. Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
Major - Electrical Engineering
Junior year GPA: 3.44 on a 4.00 scale
Senior year GPA: 3.70 on a 4.00 scale
Honors: Dean's List (3 semesters)
Work Experience
Electrical Engineer, Haas Automation
May 2008- Present
. Designed and analyzed different Servo Amplifiers circuit boards
and improved their reliabilities.
. Debugged and troubleshot various analog and digital circuits and
prepared weekly failure analysis reports on them.
. Programmed and operated different CNC machines using G-code
programming.
. Processed and implemented different ECOs to improve the design
and the reliability of CNC controls.
. Created and changed Object Dependencies, Characteristics,
Configuration Profiles and BOM structures in SAP.
Electrical Engineer, General Medical Company
June 2007-May 2008
. Designed, debugged and prototyped various analog circuits and
testing of same.
. Developed electronic devices for drug delivery applications for
use on the human body.
. Participated in PCB soldering training and achieved certificates
of IPC-A-610 and IPC-7711.
System Designer, Academic Project
Sep 2006- Apr 2007
. Designed a Multi-dimensional Time-Correlated Single Photon
Counting (TCSPC) which can be applied in photonics applications
such as waveguide characterization and photonics packaging.
. Communicated with 2 other team members to complete system
integration and software development in the TCSPC project.
. Nominated for Aloha and Gordon Slemon awards for the
distinguished achievement in the TCSPC project.
Researcher, Electrical Department at the University of Toronto (research
adviser: Prof. Peter Herman)
May-Sep 2006
. Developed G-code Programming which can run ultra fast laser
motion stage controller.
. Worked with a disciplined team of engineering, and technical
specialist to operate various mechanical and engineering
systems.
Internship, DCSE Company June-Aug 2005
. Developed the code in XSLT to transform XML documents into Html
format in Shutdown Report project.
. Performed software quality assurance and testing for Maplibrary
and Mapplet softwares.
Highlights of Qualification
. Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals including a good
knowledge of digital and analog circuit design as well as power
electronics.
. Experienced with the designs of switch-mode and linear power supplies.
. Strong knowledge of power inverters, power rectifiers and IGBTs.
. Experienced with the design of amplifiers, ADCs, DACs and comparators.
. Familiar with PCB layout design.
. Experienced in creating, analyzing and changing Object Dependencies,
Characteristics and Configuration Profiles in SAP.
. Strong knowledge of BOM structures and Material Masters in SAP.
. Excellent organizational skills, problem solving skills, Innovative
and quick learner.
Technical Skills
. Skilled in SAP/VC programming, G-code, PSpice, ORCAD, Solidwork,
Matlab, HTML, XSLT, Simulink, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Windows and Unix.
. Skilled in using lab equipment for the design, characterization and
verification.
Courses Taken:
Analog Integrated Circuits, Switch - Mode Energy Converter, Energy Sys. &
Distrib. Gener., Semiconductor & Device Physics,CONTROL SYSTEMS, DIGITAL
ELECTRONICS, Communication Systems, Electronic Devices
Awards
. Rogers Scholarship, For academic result from University of Toronto
. Queen Elizabeth Scholarship, For academic result from University of
Toronto
Activities and Interests
. Member, IEEE Student Chapter
2004-2006
. President, chemistry club George S Henry Academy
2002-2003
References: Available Upon Request.