Engineering Engineer

SIDDHARTH (SID) GUPTA

**** ********** ******, #****, *******, TX - 77030

******@****.*** 713-***-**** www.guptasid.com

M.S. in Electrical Engineering and extensive experience in hardware and software design with FPGAs and

embedded systems. Strong track record of involvement in end-to-end product cycle. Management experience

of interdisciplinary teams.

EDUCATION

Rice University, Houston, TX

M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009, GPA 3.90/4.00

Thesis Title: WARPnet: A Platform for Clean-Slate Deployed Wireless Networks

B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007, GPA 3.84/4.00, cum laude

SKILLS

Hardware: Cadence Design Tools, Xilinx Design Tools, System Generator, Verilog, Bill of Materials

Software: Object-Oriented Programming, Python, C/C++, Android SDK, Java, Javascript, MySQL, HTML/PHP

Misc: Linux, MATLAB, Logic Analyzers, Digital Scopes, Prototype Soldering, CAD design, MS O ce

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Research Engineer at Center for Multimedia Communication, Rice University, Houston, TX, Sept 2009 - present

Developed key hardware and software for wireless communication and mobile health devices:

Wireless Open-Access Research Platform (WARP):

Designed (schematics and layout) 18-layer PCBs for high-performance FPGA platforms

Led design and component decisions from concept to production

Coordinated with contract manufacturer to improve hardware assembly yield

Tested, debugged and revised PCBs and speci cations based on user feedback

Architected and coded software framework to control a network of FPGAs in Python

Presented and led hands-on technical workshops facilitating WARP adoption at 100+ institutions

Scalable Health Initiative (SHI):

Led product design team for new mobile health sensor platform

Designed multi-layer PCBs and 3D-printed case for low-power embedded sensors

Compiled rmware code for FPGAs and TI MSP430 processor to process and lter raw data

Built mobile health devices and integrated with Android and web databases over Bluetooth

Hardware successfully selected for Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 World Finals

Engineering Intern at Xilinx Inc., San Jose, CA, Summer 2006

Revised and implemented a MIMO-OFDM communication system on an FPGA platform

Demonstrated platform functionality to technical and non-technical audiences

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Mentored over 15 interns and several undergraduate and graduate research team projects

Coordinated and led weekly progress meetings with students and engineers

Identi ed novel directions and deployment strategies of mobile devices

Collaborated extensively in interdisciplinary teams of engineers, physicians, faculty and students

HONORS AND AWARDS

Herschel M. Rich Invention Award WL Moody Jr. Scholarship in Engineering

Texas Instruments Graduate Fellowship Eta Kappa Nu Member

Schlumberger Senior Design Award Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certi cation

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