Project Quality Assurance

ADITYA BONDAL

phone: 804-***-****

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email: ************@*****.***

Richmond, VA-23220

http://www.linkedin.com/in/adityabondal

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, GPA: 3.39 09/06 - 12/09

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Courses include : Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomedical Imaging, Signal

Processing, Biostatistics

BACHELOR OF INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING, B.E: First 9/01 - 06/06

Class

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Courses include : Nuclear Instrumentation, Optimization Techniques,

Ergonomics, Engineering Mathematics, Computer Programming, Digital and

Advanced Control Systems

EXPERIENCe

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT 05/07 - present

Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University

Project 1 : Real time 3-D tracking of the HDR source using Flat Panel

Detector

Finalist for the YOUNG INVESTIGATORS SYMPOSIUM at AAPM 2009 Annual Meeting

Hands on experience working with the brachytherapy imaging machine

Hands on experience of using BrachyVision, the treatment planning software

to create treatment plans and export the DICOM image data

Developed algorithms and codes in MATLAB for data acquisition, image

processing and analysis

Performed debugging of the code and optimization of the code

Performed Quality Assurance procedures for the Acuity Imaging Machine and

Afterloader

Hardware and software interface between CPU and Acuity Imaging Machine

Presented project as a poster, oral presentation, abstract submissions and

masters thesis dissertation

Project 2 : Modeling the dose rate effect on High Dose Rate (HDR)

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) Treatment

Designed a model to quantify the loss of radiobiological effect during a

APBI treatment

Experience with programming in MATLAB and working with DICOM image data

Developed an in-house MATLAB code to read and analyze 80 patient data to

quantify the affect of treatment duration or source strength on late

toxicity in APBI brachytherapy

Optimized the code to reduce the 'run time' and increase the efficiency of

the model

Maintained output results in Excel sheets for statistical analysis

Presented project as a poster and abstract submission at AAPM 2008

TEACHING ASSISTANT 09/06 - 05/08

Engineering 101, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University

Conducted lab exercises for the freshman class in ENGR 101 for a class of

50 student

Evaluated and graded examinations, assignments, and lab reports, and

recorded grades

Trained students to design and build electrical circuits in Introduction

to Electrical Engineering and Electrical labs

FINAL YEAR UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT 09/05 - 05/06

Bharat Petroleum Co. Ltd. LPG Bottling Plant

Automation of Hot Air Sealing system in Carousel Systems at the LPG plant

Developed the logic and design for the automation of HOT AIR SEALING

SYSTEM

Implemented the design using the FESTO Software for pneumatic design

Experience working with pneumatics components and systems

Prepared a detailed manuscript for the project and presented as my senior

design project

INTERN - ENGINEERING TRAINEE 01/04 - 06/04

Geofluid Processors Pvt. Ltd.

Estimated sales potential of the filter market in Mumbai

Made a broad pricing policy relevant to the current market situation

Formulated plans to improve sales and revenue by converting original

equipment manufacturers to company's brand

SYSTEMS PROFICIENCY

Operating Systems: Safari, Windows - NT, 2000, XP, Vista

Organization software: MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Project Management: MS Project

Computer Programming: C, C++, MATLAB

Simulation software: JMP, SAS, LABVIEW, SOLIDWORKS

PUBLICATIONS and presentations

Finalist for the "John R. Cameron YOUNG INVESTIGATORS 2009

SYMPOSIUM", (oral presentation) at American Association of

Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2009 Annual Meeting in

Anaheim, California, USA 2009

Abstract published in Med. Phys. Volume 36, Issue 6, Pg 2682 2009

(June 2009)

Presented a poster on "Real time 3-D tracking of the HDR

source using Flat Panel Detector" at Southeast Biomedical

Engineering Career (SEBEC) conference, in Washington DC, USA 2008

Presented a poster on "Modeling the Dose Rate Effect on HDR

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) Treatment" at 2008

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2008

Annual Meeting, in Houston-TX, USA

Abstract published in Med. Phys. Volume 35, Issue 6, Pg 2819

(June 2008)

AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONs

IEEE - Student Member Present

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Student Member Present

Board Member of "TIRANGA - Indian Nationals at VCU", a 2007 -

student organization at Virginia Commonwealth University present

Instrumentation Systems And Automation (ISA) - Student Member

2003 - 2006

Certified in Distributed Control Systems and Programmable 2005

Logic Controllers

Technical & Cultural Festival Organizing Committee - Events 2001 - 2006

Coordinator

Represented High School in field hockey and college in

basketball and soccer

References furnished on request.

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