Project Electrical Engineer

Kushal Nargundkar

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OBJECTIVE

Looking for an Entry Level Electrical Engineer Full-time Job anywhere in the US

PROFILE

Master’s Degree Holder in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Northwestern University with emphasis on Signal

&Image Processing. Experience in Wireless and Telecommunications, and Hardware Design.

EDUCATION

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States

Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering 12/12

• Courses:, Digital Filtering(Embedded DSP Software Experience working with TI RMS320 DSP chip 5416), Digital

Signal Processing, Digital Image Analysis, Probability & Random Processes, Digital Image Processing, Advanced Digital

Signal Processing, Communications Systems, Multimedia Signal Processing GPA(major)-3.58/4.0

Mumbai University

K.J.Somaiya College Of Engineering, Vidyavihar, Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunications

06/11

• Courses: Signals & Systems, Discrete Time Signal Processing, Image Processing, Computer Communication

Networks, MicroProcessors & MicroControllers, RADAR engineering Aggregate-69.1%(Distinction-70%)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Repository Intern Lead - Aperio,Inc (Now part of Leica MicroSystems) 06/12-12/12

• Worked on creating a Visual Search Engine with improved efficiency using Vector Quantization in C language

Created a spreadsheet of all patents related to Repository project for pathological images

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• Wrote a PhP script for extracting car images from a website to create test database for evaluating visual search engine

• Wrote a PhP script to create 10,000 pathology slide images 2000*2000 at 10X resolution to test visual search engine

Accomplished evaluating visual search engine of different companies using the database of images created

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• Brainstormed with 3 team members on designing visual search User Interface for ePathository considering placement

of search results, order of importance, associated metadata with each image

• Drafted a video-script for demonstration of the Repository

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Proficient in MATLAB programming(4-5 years), C, C++, SIMULINK, proficient in Microsoft Mathematics, Word,

PowerPoint, Office, Excel, AutoCAD, basic PhP knowledge.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Digital Filtering Labs 03/12-06/12

• Learnt to write C programs in Code Composer Studio; test, debug and run it on TI RMS320 kit with DSP5416 chip

• Wrote audio loopback program, added volume control by change of gain & switch

• Learnt to use TI's DSPLIB, callable from C Programs, that perform basic DSP functions like FIR, IIR filtering

• Used filter coefficients determined by Hamming window method in MATLAB for band-stop filter

• Learnt to call Interrupt Service Routine and implement FIR filtering on chip

Project Lead-Northwestern University

09/11-06/12

Importance of magnitude & phase of Fourier Transform in texture images(Master's Final Project)

• Verified perceptual similarity of textures using Random Phase Noise(RPN) algorithm

Determined which images were micro-texture using RPN algorithm and enlarged images to any desired size using

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various algorithms in MATLAB

• Compared RPN with steerable pyramids for texture retrieval

Project Assistant-Northwestern University 04/12-06/12

Automatic Speaker Recognition System (DSP Project)

• Created database for Recognizing speaker using feature extraction including frame blocking, windowing, FFT, MFCC,

and feature matching by clustering the feature vectors using MATLAB

Project Assistant-Mumbai University

Autonomous Flame Detection Robot(Bachelor's Final Year Project)

08/10-05/11

• Developed a robot using micro-controller PIC 18f452, motor controller L298, flame sensor and proximity sensors that

could extinguish the flame within designated range

• Brainstormed ideas, set project deadlines, and shared responsibilities with team during weekly meetings and updated

faculty monthly on design progress

• Wrote final report and presented project in front of Project Committee

• Received 5000 rupees scholarship for the project from K.J.Somaiya College Of Engineering

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• IEEE

2011-2012

o Attended IEEE Region 4 Student Leadership Conference Fall,2011 and Fall,2012 and participated in Ethics

Competition at both Conferences

• IETE 2008-2011

• International Society for Technology in Education(ISTE) 2007-2011

WORKSHOPS

Institute of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineers(IETE)

"Robotics" workshop

10/08

• Learned useful fundamental robotics programming such as robot design, what tasks the robot should perform and

control its action

• Applied knowledge to autonomous flame detection robot project for ultrasonic range finder, and interfacing light

sensors

International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)

“Self Excellence Skills” workshop 09/08

• Acquired skills in giving oral presentations, conflict resolution, and empathic listening

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kushalnargundkar/

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