Abrar Ahmed
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Los Angeles, CA 90007 m
Education:
M.S, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Spring' 10
Angeles.(GPA 3.30 on 4.0)
B.E, Electronics and Telecommunication, Marathwada University, India. (GPA Spring' 08
3.46 on 4.0)
Skills:
Operating systems: Windows 9X/NT/XP/2000/Vista/7, Linux/Unix, Macintosh OSX.
Applications & Tools: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Project), Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3DS.
Programming Languages: C/C++, C#, Python, HTML, and MATLAB.
Work Experience:
Internship, Parsons Water and Infrastructure, Pasadena.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Summer'09
Preparing documentation for USGBC LEED.
Preparing single line electrical diagrams
Tools used: AutoCAD and Microstation, MS office,
Game Development in python and using Nintendo WiiFit balance board : Spring'10
Research in game development for rehabilitation purposes using Panda3D
libraries in python programming language.
Tools used: Panda3D game engine, Python, SVN (Subversion), AutoDesk 3DS,
Blender.
Projects:
Optical fiber communication: Spring '09
Designing a virtual optical fiber link with routers, repeaters and gateway
bridges.
Tools used: Wireshark, OPNET.
Power Systems: Fall'09
Using MATLAB to simulate and analyze power distribution network.
Using PSCAD to simulate the transients occurring in power transmission and Spring'10
electrical circuits.
Tools used: MATLAB, PSCAD,
Operating System Programming (USC): Fall'08
Improvising the NACHOS (UNIX based Operating system written in C++
programming language) to include virtual memory management and networking
capabilities.
Adding client- server architecture. Solving race conditions, mutual
exclusion, code sequencing.
Socket Programming (USC): Fall'08
Software simulation of racecars communicating using TCP/IP and UDP written
in C++ over UNIX operating system.
Pipelined Processor (CPU) Design (USC): Spring'09
Digital simulation of pipelined CPU architecture on eProduct Designer by
Innoveda, Inc, and creating instruction set for the CPU.
Tools used: eProduct Designer, VNC Client, ePD DxDesigner,
Silicon Wafer Fabrication (USC): Fall'09
Manufacturing MOSFET, Resistor, Capacitor and Diode on silicon wafer.
Testing electrical characteristics for MOSFET, Resistor, Capacitor and
Diode.
Tools used: Oscilloscope, DMM, DVM, Profilometer, Microscope, Photoresist
spinner, Plasma asher, Microwave asher,
Traffic Light System (JNEC):
Designed and built an intelligent traffic light system using Atmel AT89C51 Spring'08
based on Intel 8051 microcontroller.
Tools used: Kiel, OrCAD, PSPICE, DipTrace.
Presentations:
Presented directed research on balance rehabilitation at "TEDx 2010 dinner at
USC."
Presented direct research on balance rehabilitation at "What's Hot in Aging
Research at USC: Interdisciplinary Perspectives"