Krishna Chaitanya Kundeti

Ann Arbor, Michigan 330-***-**** ac2cf1@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/kckundeti EDUCATION

• MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, 05/17 o GPA: 3.8/4

• B. Tech, Electronics/Communications Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India, 03/14 o GPA: 3.7/4

WORK EXPERIENCE

LHPU

Professional Trainee, Aug/2017 - Sep/2017

Fundamentals of Control S ystems – gasoline SAE certificate of mastery course at LHPU

• Learned CAN communication which uses J1939 protocol. created project to communicate between ECU's using can and observed the can messages on canking s oftware.

• Designed and developed automotive control s trategies on MATLAB/Simulink s oftware and used Motohawk tool kit, which s upports embedded model-based designs.

• The build files are flashed into the ECU's to calibrate and validate our designs using Mototune s oftware

• Tested the build models on the HIL s ystem (DTE)

• Ran the engine by flashing our complete engine model on GM Ecotec gasoline engine. YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY

Research Assistant (Semiconductor Device Processing), Jan 2015 - May 2017 Semiconductor and processing Experience: Carried all experimental research activities required to provide operational parameters of the device.

Experience of s emiconductor materials for power electronics(Schottky diodes, JBS, MESFET, CMOS) a n d photonics components i.e., Si, SiC, Ga2O3.

Knowledge of Hi-Vacuum and Hi-Voltage s ystems and troubleshooting. Developed High Temperature (600 C) Capable Schottky Barrier Diodes Porotypes out of Sili con Carbide(SiC) as a product development, SiC based JBS and MESFET Devices, Schottky Diode fabrication on n-type GaN.

Process includes photolithography patterning using mask aligner, thin film deposition using magnetron s puttering system, annealing using rapid thermal processor, Data acquisition: using LabVIEW and OriginPro. Semiconductor Surface profiler, s uch as SEMs, XRD, EDS, AFM, and s emiconductor parameter analyzers. probe s tation (electric characteristics), experience of dry etching: ICP-RIE, RIE and wet etching process Thin film growth (Metals/semiconductor) through PVD. Electrical characterization includes current-voltage, capacitance-voltage measurements, Current-Voltage- Temperature (IVT).

DELPHI

Electrical Engineer Intern, May 2016 - Aug 2016

Involved in Business process application development. Assisted in developing, maintaining and updating the company’s SharePoint lists libraries using SharePoint designer 2010.

Addressing s ome current shortcomings in current SQL Server based s ystem called “ PICS”. Involved in establishing the framework for next generation Workflow for Hybrid Team (Wire harnessing for Hybrid electric vehicles- HEV products).

Interim and final presentation of project to top management. Gained industry and organizational knowledge through daily interactions and job assignments. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (I-CORPS)

Entrepreneurial Lead, Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

Investigating the commercial landscape surrounding Semiconductor diode for high temperature applications. Successfully completed the Lean Launchpad based 12-week s tartup development program as the Entrepreneurial Lead.

Developed and optimized the business plan, value propositions and market analysis for High Temperature Electronics startup.

Conducted 120 interviews in 12-weeks with Scientists, Engineers, CEOs of s everal industries across U.S.A. Gained experience in product marketing.

INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION (ISRO), HYDERABAD, INDIA. Electrical Engineer Intern, Dec 2013 - Mar 2014

Project done under the guidance of Mr.A.Venugopal, Scientist at NRSC,ISRO. In this project, the simulated s atellite positioning s ystem-playback (SPS-PB) data is generated, this data is used for the validation of reception hardware.

Real time project which involves the validation of reception hardware chain where the s ignal s imilar to the actual s atellite s ignal was generated and sent through the s ystem for analysis. Used VHDL programming in Xilinx software and developed the data provider using CPLD, which is ingested in data acquisition s ystem at control room of Indian s pace research organisation (ISRO). Acquired experience in digital design,VHDL- hardware design with Xilinx, ISE tools. Gained experience in working with teams.

ACD COMMUNICATIONS (ICOMM TECHNOLOGIES), HYDERABAD,INDIA. Electrical Engineer Intern, Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

Designing, fabrication and testing of microstrip patch antenna with an operating frequency of 2.4GHz. Several performance matrices and parameters are evaluated which are configured in the testing labs of ACD Communications.

Hands-on experience on different types of RF components and antennas with various specifications. Gained knowledge in s everal types of antennas manufactured in the industry. ADDITIONAL SKILLS

ECAD, Layout Editor, SRIM/TRIM, LabVIEW, Origin Pro, PSPICE, Multisim, MATLAB/Simulink, Xilinx Altera Quartus II, Modelsim, Microwind, MS office, ANYSYS HFSS, SharePoint Designer 2010, C, C++,VHDL VBA.

PROJECTS

Thesis - The Properties of SiC Barrier Diodes Fabricated with Ti Schottky Contacts: o Ti/4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes have been fabricated to investigate the effect of deposition temperature and annealing on the electrical characteristics of the fabricated devices. o The parameters s uch as barrier height, ideality factor and on-resistance were determined from the current- voltage (I–V) and the capacitance–voltage (C–V) measurements at room temperature. o The temperature-dependent electrical characteristics are realized by performing current-voltage- temperature (I-V-T) measurements.

o The material characterizations were performed using Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements.

• Design and Simulation of Multiple Registers Connecting to A Single Bus: o Implemented 32_ bit registers as well as other individual components s uch as tri-state buffer using VHDL programing.

o The design and control of 32_bit register, buffers and swap operations were implemented on modelsim software.

• Design and Simulation of Nios II Microprocessor: o Designing of a s oft-core processor called Nios II processor with t h e s pecifications of 60 KB on chip memory and interface with JTAG.

o Built a “Count Binary” program using Nios II eclipse s oftware and simulate the program using Modelsim. Satellite Positioning System Data Simulator and Acquisition: o The s imulated satellite positioning system-playback (SPS-PB) data is generated, this data used for the validation of reception hardware.

o Used VHDL programming in Xilinx s oftware and developed the data provider using CPLD, which is ingested in data acquisition system at control room of Indian s pac e research organisation (ISRO). o Acquired experience in digital design,VHDL- hardware design with Xilinx, ISE tools.

• Smart Traffic Light Controller:

o The Smart Traffic Light Controller was designed using VHDL on modelsim s oftware. o Design consists of specific pattern of lighting, two traffic sensors to interrupt and 7-s egments display to s how the remaining time of current traffic s tatus. o Created test bench to simulate result of all possible real-time situations. Design, Fabrication and Testing of Patch Antenna (S -BAND): o Designed a patch antenna with s ome design equations and model, t he designed model is t h en fabricated and tested.

o The designed rectangular microstrip patch antenna operates at a frequency range of 2.4GHz. o This antenna is based on a thickness of 1.6mm Flame Retardant 4 (FR-4) s ubstrate, it is probe fed and has a partial ground plane.

o After s imulation, the antenna performance characteristics s uch as antenna input impedance, VSWR, Return Loss and current density are obtained.

Modelling of Digital to Analog Converter (CMOS):

o Used Microwind s oftware for layout designing and s imulation of digital to analog converter. o worked on designing basic active components, logic gates and CMOS design. 4-Bit Random Number Generator Integrated Circuit (CMOS): o The Physical layout for random number generator IC was designed using Microwind s oftware. o This circuit consists of one input and four-bit hexadecimal output. o An asynchronous counter generates random number which is controlled by an external switch. HANDS-ON AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE

• Control System for Electronic Throttle and CAN Communication, LHPU o Developed control model for electronic throttle controller using Simulink and calibrated using MotoTune o Designed model based s ensors and actuators in plant model to regulate the throttle control. o Designed and calibrated PID controller to calculate offset and gain values and tuned PID controller to minimize the oscillations of the throttle position using MotoTune. o Developed a distributed control s ystem to communicate between s ensors and actuators of different ECUs using J1939 CAN messages.

o Monitored CAN messages using Kvaser’s CanKing and observed the impact on the module.

• Development of Min and Max Governor Control Model, LHPU o Developed minimum and maximum governor model for controlling engine RPM using MATLAB, Simulink, and MotoHawk blocks.

o Developed feedback max and min governor models that limited engine s peed to 1400(max) and 700(min) respectively.

o Simulated controller model on Hardware in Loop (HiL) using DTE with VeriStand and LabView. o Calibrated and tuned the engine using MotoTune calibration tool and CANKing. o Tested final engine control model on GM Ecotec gasoline engine at different load conditions. AWARDS AND HONORS

Graduate Fellowship by Youngstown State University: Included tuition fee waiver and monthly s tipend throughout Master's studies.

National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grant ($50K):As an Entrepreneurial lead, along with PI and mentor at NSF I-Corps program, involved in investigating the commercial potential of High temperature s chottky barrier d iodes through customer discovery and validation. EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Participated in APS (American Physics Society)-Ohio Region Section Spring 2016 Meeting at university of Dayton and presented a Poster on Improving the Properties of Ti/4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes. Attended IOGA (Independent Oil and Gas Association) Tradeshow at West Virginia to meet Engineers who involved in designing drilling tools which contains high temperature electronics. Attended CMSE (Components for Military and Space Electronics) conference and exhibition 2016 at Los Angeles.

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