Sai Harsha Jandhyala
**** *** ** * ****** Street, Chicago IL 60607
Email: *******@***.***, *********.******@*****.*** Mobile: 847-***-****
OBJECTIVE:
• To secure a challenging Full Time Position .
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master of Science – Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois-Chicago.
Expected Graduation Date May 2013, GPA 3.43/4.0
• Bachelor of Technology - Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University-Hyderabad, India May 2011, GPA 3.76/4.0
TOOLS AND SKILLSET:
• Programming: C, C++, Java, HTML, mikroC, x86 Assembly Language, Eclipse, NetBeans
and Visual Studio (IDEs).
• Simulation: MATLAB/ Simulink, Synopsys SABER, SILVACO, Mathcad, LTspice, Quartus-II,
LabView.
• Tools: MS Office Suite, Google SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, SAP.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
INTERN - POWER ELECTRONICS, LED TEAM - PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, ROSEMONT-IL May-
2012 to Aug 2012
• Worked closely with Design Engineers in Designing, Testing and Debugging Analog Circuits for
various applications such as Power Stage, 1-10V Dimming, and DALI (Digitally Addressable
Lighting Interface) Communication circuit etc.
• Understood the operation and design of Power Electronic Topologies, design of the modules such
as PFC, EMI filters and Control Circuits.
• Extensively Tested PCB’s for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Power Utilization, Driver &
Controller Compatibility, Software & Hardware Interfaces, worked on Automated Test
Equipment (ATE) to carryout tests to determine key parameters such as Thermal Performance.
• Setup a complete automated Transient Test for LED Drivers to test performance for high
frequency input noise.
• Worked on building test boards to improve the performance of indoor and outdoor LED Drivers.
• Underwent informational sessions to understand the working of other departments such as Sales,
Product Management, and Marketing.
• Worked individually and also with a team of Engineers from departments.
May-2010 to July 2010
INTERN - SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, HYDERABAD, INDIA
• Underwent training in assembly, operation, testing of HV and MV (SF6, Vacuum, and Air) circuit
breakers, relays, MCB, other domestic and commercial protection devices.
• Understood the working of switchgear applications in Power Distribution Systems.
• Underwent training in troubleshooting and field testing of large circuit breakers.
• Modified the Bench Work Instructions to make them more pictorial and easy to understand.
• Underwent basic training in Manufacturing Processes (Lean, Six Sigma), Industry Standards and
Certifications.
• Designed an Efficient Assembly Part Storage System (“Super Market”) by applying Kanban Card
system.
• Worked with a team consisting people from different technical background.
ACADEMIC STUDY:
STUDENT RESEARCH at LABORATORY OF ENERGY SWITCHING-ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS at
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO (UIC) Oct-2011 to Jun 2012
• Researched about a novel approach to implement High Frequency Microgrid which involves
various topics under Electrical Engineering.
• Understood in detail Transmission Line Effects due to transmission of high frequency pulsed
signal over short, medium and long distance.
• Successfully simulated circuits to understand in detail the Signal Integrity, Power Loss and
Transmission Line behaviour at high frequencies at different lengths.
• Simulated Impedance matching networks to test for improvement in peformance.
• Relevant topics of research-Multi-phase Power Systems, Communication, Distributed Control,
Power Electronics and Transmission Line Effects.
PROJECTS:
• Control of High Frequency Link Three Phase Inverter with Transmission Line.
• Modelling of Power Semiconductor Devices using SILVACO– Power Diodes, MOSFET, and
IGBT.
• Designed and Simulated Analog Filters for Audio, Power Source and other applications -
Chebyshev, Butterworth- High Pass, Low Pass, Band Pass, Band stop etc.
• Design of Isolated Ćuk Converter using Closed Loop Control- Modelled a 500 W converter
with robust control with consideration of actual components and varying input voltage.
• Power Analysis of Mini- Solar Power Module for a Stand-alone Load using
MATLAB/Simulink- modelled a domestic load, battery, inverter, PV module the results obtained
were further tested by introducing higher efficiency MPPT.
• Design of 128-bit RC6 Encryption Core using Quartus-II- Programmed and tested using
VHDL for high speed encryption.
• Built and Design of Multi-Functional Communication Aid –part of Assistive Technology Lab
in collaboration with University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
OTHER GRADUATE COURSEWORK:
• Fiber and Integrated Optics, Nanoscale Semiconductor Structures: Electronic and Optical
Properties, Optical Electronics, Digital Signal Processing: Computer Aided Design, Digital
System Design, Analog Filter Design.
ACHEIVEMENTS:
• Multi-Functional Communication Aid -selected for Imagine Cup a Microsoft Initiative
world-wide innovation competition. The project was designed to meet special requirements of
people suffering with autism it was selected under category of Embedded Systems.
• Received First Prize for Paper Presentation on Hybrid Electric Vehicle at Technical Symposium
at National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.