Md Arifujjaman, Ph.D., P.Eng.[pic]
***C Salmon Brook Dr. ( Glastonbury ( CT, 06033, USA ( 203-***-**** (
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Career Summary
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. US Green Card Holder and Canadian Citizen with 10 years of hands on
and R&D experience in electrical and power electronics domain
. Managed $300K project as Technical Lead with Department of Energy, USA
and industry/university
. Developed engineering design and documentation for fuel cell product
and test stand
. Worked on layout, connection diagram, assembling and testing of power
electronic converters
. Excellent research background with several achievements on
presentation skills
. Developed effective communication skills with team members, vendors,
suppliers and customers
Work Experience
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Senior Research Engineer - Electrical and Power Electronics
2011 - Present
UTC Power, 195 Governor's Highway, South Windsor, Connecticut, USA
. Successfully completed Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system as a
technical lead and achieved senior management and technical support
awards
. Work on concept and preliminary design of electrical/power electronics
system architecture for stationary fuel cell (400kW, PC50) system
. Responsible for fuel cell product and test stand development for
testing and verification
. Supervise/Mentor B.S.c, M.Eng., and Ph.D. student on fuel cell and
power electronics research
. Effectively presented technical/concept/preliminary design reviews for
product development
. Managed project through meeting budget, schedule and resources
Post Doctoral Fellow
2010 - 2011
Sustainable Power Research Group, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton,
NB, Canada
. Design, assemble, debug and testing of Ventera Synchronous 12kW Wind-
Solar Inverter, Wenvor 30kW wind power and 56 kW Verdant Power Kinetic
Hydropower System
. Expertise on DSP-based Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm
for wind and solar inverters
. Develop schematic, connection and PCB design for interface and driver
board of IGBT modules
. Prepare task planning and test planning for interface board and
converter modules
. Create and maintain engineering, quality standard, electrical standard
documents, and manuals for clients
. Responsible for creating site-specific design documentation for wind
and solar on/off-grid converters
Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant
2004 - 2010
Energy Systems Research Group Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.
John's, NL, Canada
. Achieved 5% increment in efficiency and reliability of a wind energy
conversion system
. Reduced noise level by 50% by designing an EMI filter for an inverter
. Developed field/armature (DC) control, excitation capacitor (Induction
Generator) control, rotational speed (Permanent Magnet Generator)
control
. Presented more than 30 technical papers at industrial forums and
journals
Engineering Intern
January/April - 2011
SciencePages, Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE),
Ottawa, ON, Canada
. Research on Existing literature on Smart Grid
. Write SciencePages note with fellow interns for Canadian Parliament
Members
. Source or prepare graphs and images to complement the note
. Maintain active communication with the SciencePages committee
Electrical Intern
April/May - 2008
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, St. John's, NL, Canada
. Managed project work of RAMEA Wind-Hydrogen-Diesel plant
. Built effective sensor circuits for SCADA and EMS
. Developed MPPT control for the Northern Wind Power 100 kW wind turbine
Lecturer/ Consultant and Research Testing Officer
2002 - 2004
Khulna Univ. of Engg. and Tech./ Consultancy and Research Testing Services,
Khulna, Bangladesh
. Taught undergraduate student on electrical and electronic courses and
supervised final year thesis
. Managed and supervised a group of more than 15 researchers
. Advise on code compliance as well as lowered budgets for industrial
projects by 20%
. Skilled on data analysis, statistical model development, fault
detection of heavy electrical equipment
Education
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. Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) ( CGPA: 4 out of 4
2010
Elec. and Comp. Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland
(MUN), St. John's, NL
Thesis: Performance and Reliability Comparison of Grid Connected Small
Wind Turbine Systems
. Masters of Engineering( CGPA: 4 out of 4
2006
Elec. and Comp. Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland
(MUN), St. John's, NL
Thesis: An Isolated Small Wind Turbine Emulator
. Bachelor of Science in Engineering ( Position: 2nd out of 59; CGPA:
3.66 out of 4 2002
Elec. and Electronic Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and
Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
Thesis: Study of Digital Signal Transmission
Affiliations
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. Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with the Association of Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL),
Canada 2010 - Present
. Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2010 - Present
Fellowships//Awards
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. "Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies ", MUN, St. John's, NL,
Canada (2006, 2010)
. "Fellowship by the School of Graduate Studies," from MUN, Canada
(September 2004 - 2010)
. "1st Class 2nd" in order of merit during the B.Sc. Eng. Program from
KUET, Bangladesh (2002)
. Merit Order Scholarship from Khulna Univ. of Engg. and Tech.
Bangladesh (1997 - 2002)
. "Best Presenter" Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC) 2010,
Halifax, NS
Computer Skills
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. Programming Language:
Code Composer Studio, QBASIC, MikroBasic, MATLAB
. Software:
Protel, Altium, Express PCB/SCH, Pulsonix, AUTOCAD, SIMULINK, PSCAD,
PSPICE, PSIM, EMS, DOE HOMER, HYBRID2, Power World Simulator, MS
Office Applications etc.
Extra Curricular Activities
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. Achieved communication fluency in 4 (four) different languages,
English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu
. Effective cultural understanding of North-America, South Asia, and
Middle East
References
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Available Upon Request