AARON PRASANNA
San Antonio, TX 78250
*********@*****.***
Objective Seeking a full-time position in Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Education Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2008
The University of Texas at Austin
Overall GPA: 3.71/4.00
Major GPA: 3.78/4.00
Related Courses
Wireless Communication Laboratory, Real Time Digital Signal Processing Laboratory, Graduate
Digital Signal Processing, Communication Systems, Telecommunication Networks, Honors
Senior Design Project, Electronic Circuits II, Electronic Circuits I, Automatic Control, Linear
Systems and Signals, Solid State Electronic Devices, Electromagnetic Engineering, Discrete
Mathematics, Digital Logic Design, Circuit theory, Microcontrollers, Probability, C++
Programming, Engineering Economics, Engineering Communication.
Experience
02/2009 – 05/2010 Electrical Engineer Consultant, Pike Energy Solutions
Relay and Control, Communication/SCADA Design.
Logic Programming, C/C++ programming, Visual Basic.
Interact with various clients and provide project proposals, Scope of Work and estimates.
Provide support during procurement and construction phases of projects.
Manage technical projects and serve as technical interface to Project Manager on various
projects.
06/2007 - 09/2007 Lithography Manufacturing Technician, SEMATECH INTERNATIONAL
Worked as a team in a Semiconductor Fab.
Ran daily qualifications on various coater and developer tools.
Inspected wafers for critical dimensions and overlay features.
02/2008 - 12/2008 Engineering Tutor, Equal Opportunity in Engineering (UT Austin)
Tutored EE undergraduate students in basic and upper division EE classes. Helped
students increase their problem-solving skills and subject understanding.
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
01/2005 - 12/2005 Cashier, SP Dollar Plus Store
Helped develop an extensive Excel worksheet to manage daily financial accounts.
Suggested and introduced new merchandise which was well received.
Academic Experience Simulation of Physical Layer for WCDMA transmission, Senior Design, Fall 2008
Our team simulated the physical layer of a WCDMA transceiver system at baseband in
order to analyze design tradeoffs in one of its subsystems.
QAM and OFDM Radio Prototyping, Fall 2008
Design, implementation, evaluation and iterative optimization of a digital wireless
communication link.
Skills Proficient in: C, C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, TI Code Composer Studio, Metrowerks
CodeWarrior, LC3, Simuaid, Logicaid, Multisim, PSpice, Autocad, Visual basic,
AcSELerator Quickset, PLC Programming, SEL logic, SEL Microprocessor Relays,
ETAP, Macromedia Flash, MS Office.
Familiar with: VHDL, Maple, Mathematica, Linux, Java, Html, Javascript, MicroStation,
Workstream.
Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills.
Ability to persevere and successfully meet tight deadlines.
Good understanding of Project Management Concepts.
Accomplishments Recipient, Verizon Scholarship, 2008.
Recipient, University Honors, 2007 & 2008.
Recipient, College Scholar, 2007 & 2008.
Honor Roll, Equal Opportunity Engineering Program, 2008.
Active Participant, Texas A&M Relay Conference, 2009.
Active member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2005-Present.
Active member, Communications Society (IEEE), Present.
Active member, Power Engineering Society (IEEE), Present.
Member, Technology Entrepreneurship Society, 2007-2008.
Member, Indian Students Association, 2007-2008.
Certified Engineer in Training-EIT, 2009
Employability Status: US Citizen
Ability to obtain a US Government Security Clearance