Sneha Chheda

M.E (Microelectronics), Australia

B-61 Shaligram, Satellite road, Ah’d-380015 917-***-**** acgcsc@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To secure a responsible position in ASIC designing in the state-of-the art, technology-driven organization where

prior experience, creative idea, career growth and commitment to professionalism would be of value.

SOFT SKILLS GAINED

! Problem solving: Solved students’ and peers doubts quickly and precisely, practically as well as

theoretically.

! Strong communication: Secured overall 7.5 bands in IELTS with band 9 in listening. Outgoing and

articulate with excellent people skills.

! Presentation skills: Received acknowledgement from the Scientists at CEERI, Pilani for excellent

presentation skills during six months project review.

! Quick learner: Always adopted new methodology effectively and sooner than peers.

! Easily adaptable to new technology: Always keen and ambitious in switching to a new technology as per

the industry requirement.

! Creative thinking: Found a solution to expensive and rigid gas sensor at CEERI, Pilani.

! Excellent troubleshooting skills: Spotting errors in VHDL programming written in Xilinx ISE 10.1 was

my forte.

! Design skills: Designed a prototype with the project head for cheap and flexible gas sensor using novel

material.

TOOLS AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

Programming languages: C and C++ (basic)

HDL: VHDL and VERILOG (basic coding)

Cadence tools: Virtuoso Layout Editor, Schematic Composer, Spectre Environment, DRC, LVS

Board Design Tool: ModelSim (Altera)

VHDL Simulation: Xilinx ISE 10.1

TECHNICAL SKILLS

! Thorough knowledge of Digital Logic Design

! Familiar with FPGA design methodologies and design flow

! Hands on experience of programming VHDL in Xilinx ISE 10.1.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

! Senior Project Assistant July 2013 – July 2014

Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, Rajasthan

Handled a project “ Design an inexpensive and flexible MEMS based gas sensor”.

Designed a model and carried out I-V measurements to check sensitivity of gases like Methane and

Ammonia.

Involved in MEMS fabrication of metal-oxide based gas sensor.

! Research Engineer October 2012 – June 2013

General Meditech Devices Private Limited, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Worked on a project “ Graphene based X-ray sensor”

Carried out literature review on novel material, its properties, its synthesis, working of X-ray sensor, and

studied response of Graphene sensitivity on sensor by practical experiments.

! Assistant Professor October 2011 – October 2012

Sabar Institute of Technology for Girls, Chiloda, Gujarat

Taught subjects “Digital Design, VLSI Technology and Design”

Assisted in Laboratory practicals, Software (Xilinx ISE 10.1) labs and mentored a group of 5 students in

their final project.

! Aeronautical Engineer October 2010 – October 2011

Hi-Tech Analytical Services, Gurukul, Ahmedabad

Testing and quality check of instruments using special software and manual troubleshooting.

! Lecturer February 2008 – June 2008

Ahmedabad Institute of Technology, Gota, Ahmedabaad

Taught Basic Electronics and assisted students in their mini projects.

ACADEMIC PROJECT

! Full custom design implementation of Operational Transconductance Amplifier

Designed and simulated using Cadence spectre environment with UMC 0.18µm technology.

Achieved an open loop gain of about 82db, power dissipation of 62µW and slew rate of 2.44V/µsec.

EDUCATION

! Masters of engineering in Microelectronics July 2008 – June 2010

University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Secured GPA 4.9/7

! Bachelors of engineering in Electronics and Communication August 2003 – June 2007

Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat.

Ranked among top 10 in the University with Distinction.

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

! Selected for “Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship” by NIIT in 2008.

! Published a paper on “Transport properties of AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor Structures”

in International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology.

! Co-authored a poster on “Conductive Polymers for Sensors Applications” in International Conference on

Interdisciplinary Areas with Chemical Sciences (ICIACS) - 2013.

! Presented a poster on “Low Cost Carbon Interconnects for Polymer Based Gas Sensors” in International

Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT) - 2014

! Co-authored a poster on “Applications of PDMS-coated IDE Platform in Chemical Sensing for VOCs’ and

Gases via C-V and Kelvin Probe” in APA International Conference on Polymers: Vision and Innovation

(APA) - 2014

REFERENCES

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