Electronics Engineer Medical Devices

Neethi Reddy Bathula

Phone: 858-***-**** **** Dupont Ave S

Email: ******.*******@*****.*** #N429, Minneapolis LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/neethibathula Minnesota, 55408 EDUCATION

M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering - Medical Devices and Systems Sep 2015 - Jun 2017 University of California, San Diego - GPA: 3.7/4.0

B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering - First Class Honours Mar 2010 - Nov 2013 The University of Auckland, New Zealand - GPA: 7.5/9.0 CURRENT PROJECTS

Graduate Student at Blue LINC Jan 2017 - Present

{ Completed a six-month Biomedical Innovation program, working in an interdisciplinary team to innovate new ways of solving problems in healthcare using the three main stages in Biodesign: Identify, Invent, and Implement.

{ A clinical need in neonatal health was identi ed, validated, and is in the process of being prototyped after shadowing physicians, nurses, and occupational therapists.

{ Gained knowledge of clinical and regulatory pathways, reimbursement and sales strategies, IP strategies, and generated a business model for a device to be used for neonatal health.

{ Conducted an in-depth analysis of the current market, stakeholders, existing solutions, and

ow of care for neonatal diseases.

Graduate Student Researcher - Neural Interaction Lab Sep 2016 - Present

{ Circuit miniaturization of an 8-channel, electrophysiological monitoring device, which will be used for in-situ physiological monitoring in mice, and objective sleep monitoring

{ Impedance characterization and modeling of electrodes for EEG recording and neural stimulation

{ Designed and tested porous graphene based forehead EEG electrodes on AutoCAD and manufactured using laser pyrolysis

{ Conducted cyclic voltammetry, and chronopotentiometry experiments to determine charge storage capacity and stability of various electrodes

{ Recorded EEG and EMG signals and characterized the frequency components on MATLAB WORK EXPERIENCE

iPad Hardware System Integration Intern Jun 2016 - Sep 2016 Apple Inc. Cupertino, California

{ High-speed signal characterization and veri cation of signal integrity of various communication protocols

{ Design validation and veri cation of sub-systems including power management units

{ Modeled power distribution networks using ANSYS SIWave and Q3D Extractor, which included DCR, capac- itance and inductance simulations

{ Characterized batteries in di erent operating conditions using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

{ Validated the fabrication of bare printed circuit boards using an optical microscope

Electronics Product Development Engineer Feb 2014 - Aug 2015 Fisher and Paykel Appliances, Auckland, New Zealand

{ Conducted feasibility studies of new electronic component technologies and topologies to minimize manufac- turing cost using the lean product development approach

{ Designed analog circuits, using discrete components, and maintained hardware design requirement documents and test protocols

{ Project management: from initial product concept, prototyping, engineering trials to manufacturing release

{ Circuit simulations and analysis using SIMetrix, and schematic capture, PCB layout, Gerber le and BOM generation using PADS, and surface mount assembly of prototypes

{ Collaborated with vendors and procurement teams to specify, purchase and oversee fabrication of prototypes and engineering trials

{ Designed power supplies for laundry and refrigeration products including switch-mode AC-DC and DC-DC converters, with a focus on cost-reduction

{ Conducted failure modes and e ects analysis (FMEA) on new designs

{ Conducted design reviews and worked in a cross-functional environment to manage project schedules and forecast component use in production

{ Debugged and tested motor controllers returned from production for laundry products

Assistant Electronics Product Development Engineer Nov 2012 - Feb 2013 Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, Auckland, New Zealand

{ Assembled PCBs and prototyped circuits on breadboards

{ Tested, analyzed, designed and debugged circuits for neonatal products and humidi er controllers

{ Conducted product and process validation and veri cation on respiratory and acute care products using Minitab to determine sample sizes

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Electrical

{ Schematic, PCB design: Cadence, Altium, PADS, DesignSpark; Board testing and debugging: Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Waveform Generators, Spectrum Analyzers; LT Spice: Circuit Simulation and Device Modeling; Soldering surface mount components as small as 0402; Understanding of the PCB Manufacturing Process

Programming Languages

{ C; C++; Java; Python; MATLAB

RELEVANT PROJECTS

ECG Ampli er Design with Driven-right-leg Feedback Sep 2015 - Dec 2015 The University of California, San Diego

{ Designed an ultra-low power electrocardiogram ampli er on Cadence using 0.18um CMOS technology. The am- pli er achieved a 110 dB common-mode rejection ratio without electrode mismatch and a bandwidth between 9mHz to 250 Hz. The overall power consumption was limited to 2.3uW and less than 4uVrms input-referred noise.

Capacitive Power Transfer to Rotary Loads Mar 2013 - Oct 2013 The University of Auckland, New Zealand

{ In order to investigate the feasibility of using Capacitive Power Transfer (CPT) to eliminate the mechanical and electrical wear and tear caused by mechanical slip-rings, a proof of concept contactless slip-ring system based on electric eld coupling was designed, simulated, and built to test its performance.

Infant Warmer Power Failure Alarm Nov 2012 - Feb 2013 Fisher and Paykel Healthcare

{ This project involved conducting a feasibility study to determine the minimum design changes required on an infant warmer for the power failure alarm to meet IEC 60601-1-8 for sound levels to sell in China. Sound level measurements were conducted for di erent buzzers, to determine whether mechanical or electrical modi cations were required to meet the speci cation.

Electromagnetic Door Mechanism Jul 2012 - Oct 2012 Fisher and Paykel Appliances

{ A cost-e ective, reliable, opening and closing mechanism for a refrigerator door was designed using only the provided solenoid, permanent magnets, and ATmega8 microcontroller. A Darlington pair touch sensor was designed for the door opening mechanism, an inductive proximity sensor was designed for the door closing mechanism, and a MOSFET H-bridge was designed for solenoid control. RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Medical Devices and Interfaces; Human-Computer Interaction for Healthcare; Digital Signal Processing; Clinical De- cision Support Systems; Bio-nanotechnology; Bioelectronics; Molecular Biology and Cardiovascular System; CMOS Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems; Biomedical Integrated Circuits and Systems; Biophotonics; Biophysics; Engineering Biology and Chemistry; Circuits and Systems; Engineering Electromagnetics; Power Electronics; Ma- terials Science; Analogue and Digital Design; Systems and Control; Advanced Control Systems

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