Data Project Management

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Brijen Hathi

Position: Research Fellow in Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI) -

Open University.

Email: ***********@*****.***

Telephone: (contacts by email preferred in the first instance).

Profile:

Over 15 years of experience in the Space (payload) sector, covering: software, systems and

hardware engineering aspects with exposure to managing and coordinating projects that run across

multiple institutions. I have also gained expertise in Python programming, Risk calculations and

Forecasting.

Education:

Dates Qualification Instituition

Oct 2012 – Jan 2013 Certificate in Harvardx ‘PH207x: Harvard University (USA),

Quantitative Methods in Clinical & remote study.

Public Health Research’.

Mar 2012 - Jun 2012 Certificate in MITx ‘6.002x Circuits & MIT (USA), remote study.

Electronics’.

Oct 1993 - Oct 1994 MSc in Semiconductor Science and Imperial College London

Technology. (UK).

Oct 1990 - Jul 1993 BSc Hons (2.1) in Physics with University College London

Electronics & Computing. (UK).

Work experience

I have worked continuously since 1995 on long-term space programmes: often from programmes’

inception (‘cradle’) to the end (‘grave’). I started working as a ‘Research Associate’ at University of

Kent. My role was to provide support in the development of the ‘Surface Science Package’: duties

included instrument calibration, testing, helping with design and spacecraft integration. Later, our

group (and I) moved to the Open University, my role changed from development / testing to post

launch monitoring and analysis; applying for funding for new projects, and in the last 5 years to data

analysis.

Primary employment.

Dates Employer Roles Responsibilities

• Data Analysis.

September 2000 The Open University, Research Fellow

to Present. Milton Keynes, (UK). in Space • Computational.

Sciences. • Project Management.

• Spacecraft Operations.

•

April 1995 to University of Kent, Research Payload Integration and

August 2000. Canterbury, (UK). Associate in Testing.

•

Space Electronics and Software-

Instrumentation Hardware Interfacing.

During my long appointment (since 1995) in the Space sector, I have collaborated and worked with

many external companies on Space-related projects.

Other work and collaborations.

Dates (Duration) Employer Roles Responsibilities

2009 Myself, “The Currency FX forecasts and Developing Python

(ongoing) Forecasting simulations. s/w for Risk measurement

Blog. (CFB)” and forward simulations.

2005 ESOC, Darmstadt, Telemetry To Monitor and analyse

(3 months) (Germany). processing. Spacecraft data from the

‘Cassini-Huygens’ mission.

2004 ESTEC, Noordwijk, Telecommand To develop Telecommands

(2 months) (Netherlands). development. for patching a space-borne

software.

2003 JPL, Pasadena, Space mission To plan and agree a Space

(1 month) (USA). planning. mission’s trajectory with

NASA’s navigation team.

2000 QinetiQ (DERA), Spacecraft To interface and test

(3 months) Farnborough, (UK). interfacing. software-hardware

communications on a

defence spacecraft, STRV.

1999 Self Equity trading and Started Equity trading,

analysis currently hold Indian

Equity trading licence –

started with UK, and later

US Equities.

1997 KSC NASA, Florida, Systems tests and Worked at Kennedy Space

(3 months) (USA). verification. Centre to carry out pre-

launch systems verification

tests.

1996 DASA, Munich, Payload-Spacecraft To ensure that a payload

(9 months) (Germany) integration works during and after

integration.

Skill Area: Computational / Software (s/w)

Subject Description Proficiency

(1 = some, 5 =

excellent)

Windows based, mainly 32-bit systems. Can run Python scripts from DOS

Operating 4

Batch files.

Systems Linux (Ubuntu). Can install the system and setup Python, compile modules

2

from source and run Python Scripts.

Gathering user requirements, producing a ‘User Requirements Document’.

s/w Lifecycle,

Producing s/w Architectural documents and Test plans.

Definition and 4

Familiar with ‘ESA ECSS’ standards for s/w lifecycle and development.

Development

Delivered s/w to ESA to process Binary data packets into a readable form.

My Python s/w

Developed s/w for Data Archiving into NASA’s PDS compatible format.

products 4

Developed fully automated FX data gathering, runs via timed batch file.

Developed various numerical programs to forecast FX data.

Lab s/w to drive instruments via RS232 serial port.

Equity valuation program based on market data and Analysts’ opinion.

I have a large collection of my own Python scripts containing several

routines - from data to image processing.

Numpy & Scipy for Numerical & Quantitative work. Have used Stats,

Python Modules 4

Optimize and Ndimage packages.

4

Matplotlib for data visualisation & plotting. Minor use of 3D Mayavi plots.

3

Scikits Learn for Machine learning and classification problems.

3

Scikits Image for image processing (including counting objects).

Urlib2, Socket and PySerial for internet, TCP/IP and serial interfaces 4

respectively.

2

Win32com, pythoncom and COM to link with API functionality.

2

Ctypes & SWIG for wrapping C / C++ code .

1

Unittest for Regression and unit testing ; result output as ‘ok’ or ‘failed’.

pyTables for fast access of large databases using the HDF5 format. 2

Django for fetching dynamic web content from SQLLite or MySql DBs.

2

Gurobi A commercial optimisation package - still learning.

1

pyCuda – I am experimenting with parallel GPU programming – still

1

learning.

For Laboratory based automation, control and programming tasks. Have

LabView 5.0 & 3

written a number of application specific programs

2010

Used these long time ago, from 1990 to 2000 – almost forgotten their

C and C++ 1

recent use.

Other Skills:

(1) Data Analysis - I have broad experience in analysing data using statistical methods (such as

Bayesian, PDF, Binomial likelihoods), as well as good understanding of mathematical

techniques (such as Fourier Transforms, Differential equations etc).

(2) Technical Authoring - have written, provided inputs to, and reviewed several technical

documents: from preparing software acceptance test plans, to architecture/system design, to

bid documents. I have also published in per reviewed Science Journals.

(3) Electronics - I have, in the past, designed circuits: from drawing schematic diagrams to

bread-boarding solutions. I can also simulate Analogue and Digital circuit behaviour using

generic components and MIT’s sandbox.

(4) Project Management – Prepared funding applications. Coordinated workflow between

different sub-contracting teams. Can also prepare man-power estimates to show the amount

of effort required to undertake a given task.

Although I have tried to summarise what I can recollect, I might have missed or only

briefly touched on a few important areas for your specific contract need.

If you wish to discuss further, or hold a no obligation day trial of how I can be useful

then contact me by email in the first instance,

***********@*****.*** .

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