PRASAD PRADIP KUMBHAR
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OBJECTIVE:
An Electrical and Computer Science graduate seeking a full-time position in Embedded Software/Hardware and Firmware design to apply my skills with a mixture of creativity and efficiency
ACADEMICS:
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), New York, NY December 2015
Master of Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Courses: Computer Architecture, Advanced VLSI, Control Theory, Computer Networks, Robotics and Flexible Automation
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India June 2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
FPGA Boards: Altera DE2, BASYS 3 Fpga board, ZEDBOARD Xilinx Zynq-7000 SOC
Computer Skills: C, C++, VHDL, Verilog, Assembly, Embedded C, System Verilog (Beginner level)
Software Tools: MS Office, Altera Quartus II, Keil, Modelsim, Matlab, Xilinx Vivado, Xilinx Software Development Kit
Front End Design: UVM/OVM (Beginner level), SOC Verification (System Verilog), RTL Design, Gate Level Simulation and Synthesis
Bus Protocols: I2C, AXI bus, AHB
Development Boards: ARM 7 (NXP LPC 2148), Raspberry PI 2, Cortex-M3, Arduino, 89C51, Beagle bone-XM, FRIENDLY ARM
Communication and Networking Protocols: I2C, RS-232, USB, SPI, CAN, Ethernet
Linux Kernel Internals and Advance Programming August 2015
Worked on Linux Kernel internals, basic commands, File system, Kernel Modules, Kernel parameters, Kernel Configurations
Worked on System calls, library functions and basic Shell commands, shell scripting, Created Make files and libraries
Linux Device Drivers August 2015
Explored Kernel space programing and Debugging, Proc file systems, Kernel Threads, Interrupt Handling, IOCTL
Explored Kernel Device Drivers: (Character Device Driver), Net link Socket, Tasklets & Bottom Halves, Accessing Hardware mechanisms
Embedded Linux and System Development August 2015
Studied building Development Environment like toolchain, boot-loader, kernel, root file system, cross-compiling
Explored building an Embedded File System from Scratch and downloading kernel images and Root FS on Target board
Studied Kernel Configuration and Booting Linux and explored targets boards in Linux environment and interfaced various peripherals including LED, Switch, and Camera
Diploma in Embedded Systems, Prolific Systems & Technologies Pvt. Ltd, India September 2013 - December 2014
Participated in-depth 4 month experimental training program on embedded systems and fundamentals.
Studied and explored microcontrollers and microprocessors such as Intel 8051, Phillips P89c51RD2 and ARM processors.
Trained on high-level concepts of Real Time Operating Systems.
ACADEMIC PROJECTS:
ZYNQ DRAM BRIDGE, Graduate, Final year project, NYIT September 2015 – December 2015
Investigated high throughput sustained data transmission methods between the Programmable Logic and DRAM on ZYNQ 7000 SOC
Zedboard through ARM A-9 processors and vice versa.
Configured AXI based interfaces for communications. Performed data transmission by barebone method and using Linux.
Developed block diagrams and module interfaces in Xilinx vivado and exported to Xilinx SDK for software development.
32 BIT BASED ALU USING VERILOG Graduate Curriculum project, NYIT May 2014
Designed a 32 bit ALU that stores instructions and performs arithmetic and logical operations.
Defined a 32 bit instruction format and created an array contains 8 elements 32 bit wide and defined 8 operations.
Designed a decoder to read and implement meaning from the op code, while storing it in memory
SONET FRAMER Detector for average calculation, Graduate Curriculum project, NYIT April 2014
Designed a SONET frame consisting of 90 rows and 9 columns. Defined values to overhead bytes.
Developed a memory (RAM) to store random values which can be retrieved from the memory as per user request.
Designed the SONET Frame using VHDL.
ARM-7 based Smart Gasoline Station, University of Mumbai May 2013
Designed an ARM-7 based Smart Gasoline Station incorporating a GSM Modem that allows wireless communication between the authorized owner and the petrol pump.
Designed the algorithm and flow chart for the logical flow of the software, which analyzes the complete system.
Programmed the microcontroller using Embedded C and compiled in Keil software using Flash magic to burn the codes
PROFESSIONAL EXPEREINCE:
Graduate Assistant, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY January 2015 – December 2015
Assist students with queries pertaining to VHDL codes related to shift registers, counters, RAM and ROM.
Designed a 32 bit Serial In Parallel register to remove a place design error on Xilinx Vivado for 256 bits secure hash bit SHA-1 code.