Karan Thakker

Unit # **, **** Meadowlands Drive E, Nepean, Ottawa, ON-K2E 6J2, Canada.

Email- acraf6@r.postjobfree.com; Cell # - +1-613-***-****. GitHub: https://github.com/karanthakker

SUMMARY

• Recent graduate with Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Ottawa.

• 2 years of experience in developing software for systems, web and mobile application using C, C++, Java, Android, Oracle, Spring MVC etc. with a firm understanding of in object oriented design/analysis and software development life cycle including requirement analysis, design, development, unit testing.

• Quick learner and really adaptive in a fast paced environment to effectively execute tasks with an aim to constantly adapt and enhance my aptitude.

• Independent work ability as well as an effective team player and who consistently brings positive attitude and high sense of ownership, responsibility and drive to succeed.

• Good time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time.

• Always flexible working on different kinds of projects with eagerness to know and work more and more with different technologies.

• Self-starter, motivated, positive and have a can do attitude. EDUCATION

University of Ottawa, Canada Sep 2013 – Feb 2015

Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering GPA- 3.59/4 K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, India Aug 2008 - Jul 2012 Bachelor of Electronics Engineering. GPA- 3.42/4

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming – C, C++, Java, MATLAB, HTML, JSP, J2EE, Servlets, JavaScript, XML, Android, Python, CSS, SQL, Android, REST API.

Operating Systems – Windows, Linux (Ubuntu)

Database – Oracle 11g, MySQL

Frameworks – Spring MVC, JPA-Hibernate, Android.

Knowledge of Networking Technologies – IP, MPLS, SDN, CCN, TE, TCP/IP. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spootr – Android Developer (Volunteer) May 2014 – July 2015

Developing a native anonymous social networking Android Mobile App using Android SDK.

Front-end using XML and back-end using Parse SDK. Software – Eclipse IDE, Java, Android SDK, Parse SDK, XML. SecCharge, University of Ottawa – Student Software Developer May 2014 – Feb 2015

Worked closely with project leads to develop and model use cases.

Development of Front & Back end Web application for reserving & cancelling charging station slots.

Sending a confirmation email after the reservation is successful.

Also allowing the user to cancel reservation before 48 hours prior to reserved time.

Using a quartz scheduler for also sending a reminder to the user prior to their reserved time. Software – Java, Eclipse IDE, Oracle 11g database, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, XML, Spring MVC, JPA-Hibernate. UML, Visual paradigm, JSP, Google SMTP, jQuery, Quartz, JUnit testing. Nesttech India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai – Design & Development Engineer Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

Simulated proposed Novel Incremental Conductance Maximum Power-point Tracking (MPPT) on for PV panels thereby enhancing its efficiency by 2% than other conventional algorithms. Software – MATLAB/C++.

Interface Design Associates Pvt. Ltd, Navi Mumbai – Firmware Engineer Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

Interfacing the lathe controller to USB drive, enabling transfer of files or allowing the user to take backup of all the files after establishing an interface on entering a correct password.

Incorporating file preview in the controller to support pan/zoom, allowing configurability of X, Y & Z ranges etc.

Software – MPLAB IDE, C, PIC 32F microcontroller.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Optimal caching strategy in Content-Centric Networking Architectures (CCN) Aug 2014 – Dec 2014

Realizing proposed caching algorithm.

Researching various caching strategies

Software – ndnSim, C++.

Priority Ceiling Protocol (PCP) Emulation (extending FreeRTOS functionality) Jan 2014 – April 2014

Kernel development to emulate PCP using binary semaphore for task synchronization. Software – KEIL IDE, C, FreeRTOS, TI C Series TM4C123G Board. Infrastructure Sharing using Information-centric Networking (ICN) approach Jan 2014 – April 2014

Emulation of real-life deployment scenarios of Content-Aware Networking (CAN) and proposing efficient infrastructure sharing mechanism for P2P networks on CAN. Software – Codeblocks IDE, C.

Designing large-scale Quantum Computers Aug 2013 – Dec 2013

Literature review on cogitations in designing scalable and fault-tolerant quantum computer architecture. Filtering Movement Artifacts in EMG signals Aug 2013 – Dec 2013

Generating floorplan & layout of high pass digital FIR filter from RTL. Software – Cadence, TCL scripting, Verilog, Xilinx, MATLAB. Orion Racing India - http://orion-racing.com/ – Team Lead (Electronics) Jul 2011 - May 2012

Lead team which went up 25% in rankings at the competition as compared to previous year’s performance.

Designed anti-lock brake system (ABS) mechanism as well as driver interface module to deliver crucial data like gear position, oil pressure, etc. for the formula 1 student racing car. Software – MPLAB IDE, SIMULINK, C, PIC 16F microcontroller, Honeywell sensors, Proteus, Eagle. CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Drafted literature reviews on Gigabit Passive Optical Networks & Long-Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A).

Winner of project display event held at E.E.S.A (Electronics Engineering Students’ Association) festival for my senior year project ‘Anti-Lock Braking Systems’.

Lead events in the technical festivals, robotic workshops and industrial visits as a council member of the student association in 2010-11 and also was vice-captain of the inter-college football team.

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