Electrical Assistant
Resume:
Alok Desai
*** *. ********** ***. ***. * Provo – 84601 UT 970-***-**** ***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full-time position in the field of Electrical Engineering so that my skills and
knowledge, can be utilized to contribute to the success of a team’s efforts in imperial research.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering,
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT – 2014 (anticipated)
Current GPA: 3.75
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), 2011
Thesis Title: Control of Peripheral Pointing Architecture for SPACE Telescope Test Bed
GPA: 4.00
B.E. in Electronics and Communication
Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India, 2008
GPA: 3.95
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Brigham Young University, 8/2012-Present
• Designed a mechanical structure for a Quad-rotor by using an android platform try to navigate the
quad-rotor.
• Worked on an android application which can be use a rate gyro and an accelerometer for
navigation.
Research Assistant, NASA University Research Center, CSULA, 2010-2011
• Developed a sensor calibration procedure to design GUI in LabVIEW which makes
calibrations in real time. Designed a control algorithm for Peripheral Pointing
Architecture of the SPACE Telescope Test Bed which performs precision pointing.
Designed ray tracing GUIs in LabVIEW.
• Developed a 3D model for peripheral pointing architecture in Solid-works which uses a
state space model for Peripheral Pointing Architecture using NASTRAN and FEMAP.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, 8/2011-Present
• Served as teaching assistant and grader for Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems in-Fall
2011 and Probability Theory in Winter -2012, Fall-2012 and Winter 2013.
• Evaluated code written in MATLAB and LabVIEW.
Teaching Assistant, CSULA, 3/2011-6/2011
• Responsible for course design, preparation, teaching, evaluation and grading for Control System
laboratory.
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Alok Desai
231 N. University Ave. Apt. 1 Provo – 84601 UT 970-***-**** ***********@*****.***
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Field Leader, KP Buildcon Pvt. Ltd., India, 7/2008 –5/2009
• Worked as a team leader for K.P Buildcon, India. The basic purpose of the K. P. Group is
to manufacture, galvanize, erect and install towers for the telecom industry. K.P.
Buildcon also installs optical fiber cables and does TSP work for passive infrastructure in
civil and industrial construction.
• Worked with fiber optics splicing, cutting on field, and signal strength.
Embedded Electrical Intern, Span Diagnostics ltd., GIDC, India, 8/2007 –6/2008
• Worked as a team member in R&D instrumentation: “Fluid aspiration system for
biochemical analysis” in Span diagnostics. The project involves aspiration of 200-2000
µliters of fluid in the flow cell for diagnostic purposes. A motor assembly is used to
aspirate a simple peristaltic pump and a stepper. From the input of the user the
microcontroller calculates the amount of steps for the stepper motor. Finally the
mechanism of fluid aspiration n ends with a carry-over effect.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Tools: MATLAB, PLC, LabVIEW, Solid-works, NASTRAN, FEMAP, PSpice, ATP, PSLF,
ETAP, THRsim11, Keil, OPEN CV
Programming Language: Assembly, C/C++, Controller & microprocessor, VHDL, Java
COURSEWORK
• Robotics Vision Nonlinear System Theory
• Flight Dynamics and Control Optimal Control System
• Mathematical Signals and Systems Computer Methods in Power Systems
• State-Space Control Systems Advance Digital Control System
• Discrete-time Control systems Control System Theory
• Stochastic Systems and Estimation Computer Vision
AWARDS
• Richard Griffin Scholarship, 2011
• Special recognition in graduate studies for excellent academic performance, CSULA
• Best conference paper at 5th WSEAS International Conference (CISST’11).
AFFILIATIONS
• Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Member of Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, California Iota Chapter.
• Member of Golden Key International Honor Society.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Alok Desai, D.J. Lee and Y.P. Chang, “Stabilization and Control of a Quad-Rotor
Helicopter Using Smartphone Device,” SPIE Electronic Imaging, Intelligent Robots and
Computer Vision XXX: Algorithms and Techniques, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 3-7,2013.
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Alok Desai
231 N. University Ave. Apt. 1 Provo – 84601 UT 970-***-**** ***********@*****.***
2. Alok Desai, Jessica Alvarenga, Harshit Tarsaria, Khosrow Rad, Helen R. Boussalis,
“LabVIEW Calibration Linearity Visualization for Precision Sensors Used in Shaping
Control of a Segmented Reflector Test Bed,” Proceeding of the 6th IEEE Conference on
Industrial Electronics and Applications, Beijing, China, p. 1912-1915, June 2011.
3. Harshit Tarsaria, Alok Desai, Jessica Alvarenga, Khosrow Rad and Helen R. Boussalis,
“Ray Tracing Visualization Using LabVIEW for Precision Pointing Architecture of A
Segmented Reflector Testbed,” Proceeding of the IEEE 19th MED conference on control
and automation, Greece, p. 1367-1372, June 2011.
4. Alok Desai, Jessica Alvarenga, Harshit Tarsaria, Eric Diaz, Khosrow Rad, Helen R.
Boussalis, “Sensors Calibration and Ray Tracing Visualization using LabVIEW of a
Segmented Reflector Testbed,” WSEAS conference on Instrumentation, Measurement,
Circuits and Systems, Venice,Italy, March-2011.
5. Alok Desai, Jessica Alvarenga, Harshit Tarsaria, Khosrow Rad and Helen R. Boussalis,
“Ray Tracing Visualization For Precision Pointing Architecture Of A
Segmented Reflector Testbed Using Labview,” 5th WSEAS International Conference on
Circuits, Systems, Signal and Telecommunications, Puerto Morelos, p. 81-86, January
2011.
6. Alok Desai, Jessica Alvarenga, Harshit Tarsaria, Khosrow Rad and Helen R. Boussalis,
“Labview Visualization for Inductive Sensors Used In Shaping Control
Of A Segmented Reflector Test Bed,” 5th WSEAS International Conference on Circuits,
Systems, Signal and Telecommunications, Puerto Morelos, p. 76-80, January 2011.
REFERENCES
Dr. D. J. Lee Dr. Khosrow Rad
Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering
Brigham Young University-Provo California State University, Los Angeles
Mail: *****@***.*** Mail: ****@**********.***
Phone: 801-***-**** Phone: 323-***-****
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