Forhad Robbani

Bronx, New York

Phone# 929-***-**** Email: acywke@r.postjobfree.com

Objectives:

Results-oriented Electrical Engineer specializing in high-level problem solving, process efficiency and day-to-day maintenance in a manufacturing environment. Adept at readily gathering and translating complex requirements into viable solutions. Strong production background and proficiency with laboratory test and measurement tools. Excel at collaborating across departments; coordinate with staff and managers to complete projects on time and within budget.

Professional summary:

3+ years of experiences as an Electrical Engineer. Experience includes Testing of equipments, Installation, Trouble shooting, Maintenance, Power generation, High Voltage Transmission and distribution, Radio Frequency, Analog and Digital circuit design, Hardware programming, Microelectronics, Solar power, Research and Development.

Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, and possess a wide range of technical skills.

Enjoy being part of a team, as well as managing, motivating and training a productive team, and thrives in high pressure and challenging working environments.

Troubleshooting and diagnosing complex system level issues.

Experience with digital logic and FPGA implementation.

Experience with LabVIEW including LabVIEW-RT and LabVIEW FPGA.

Extensively worked with Verilog coding.

Sound knowledge on Product life cycle.

Demonstrated experience with UART, CAN, USB, 12C, SPI, Digital I/O, microcontrollers, analog circuits, DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion.

Experience with Engineering design and drawing software like AutoCAD, Orcad, Altium.

Working knowledge of Visual Studio, Atmel Studio, Eclipse and Git version control.

Worked with different (Temperature, pressure, flow) Sensors.

Experience with source code control (SCC).

Sound knowledge with PCB design.

Extensively worked on PSpice Simulation.

Expertise in Digital and Microprocessor System Design.

Strong knowledge on Microchip microcontrollers and System on a Chip (SoC) and System on a Module (SoM).

Closely worked with Low-Power, Low cost, Highly-Robust System Design.

Experienced in Analog and Digital System Design/Simulation.

Experience in performing engineering tasks as an electrical design engineer from concept design through construction closeout, development of construction drawings, specifications, designing electrical distribution systems, calculations and cost estimation, selecting and scheduling equipment.

Prepared variety of complex engineering deliverables for larger or multiple projects. Performed complex research and developed recommendations for equipment and materials selection.

Strong experience in troubleshooting and debugging electrical systems

Technical Skills:

Computer Skills: MS word, MS Excel, MS Power point, Linux, Unix, Windows-XP, Vista, 2007.

Engineering Tools: MATLAB, AutoCAD, Autodesk, Modelsim, LabVIEW, OrCAD, Xilinx, Vivado, MicroWind, PSpice, Cadence.

Programming Language: C, C++, Java.

Professional Experience:

Gray Electric Inc, New York Aug 2016- Present Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:

Electrical system planning including distribution layouts, specifications of wiring systems, and analysis of loads.

Electrical studies including voltage drop/ dip, short circuit and over current coordination studies.

Reviewed project construction submittals and shop drawings; Updated, revised and reviewed equipment files.

Managed design of new construction and renovation projects.

Trained and managed a team of five employees, ensuring adherence to safety procedures and maintenance of high quality service standards expected by management.

Prepared rough drafts of essential project correspondence, meeting minutes, and memoranda.

Coordinating with other in house disciplines, utility companies, consulting engineers, architects, and contractors to maximize over-all efficiency and effectiveness in project design.

Prepared layout and designed for medium- and low-voltage electrical power and distribution systems.

Responsible for underground work including cable pulling, installing instruments & threaded rod, trunking, tray, ladder rack, confine space entry, small power and lighting.

Diagnose malfunctioning systems, equipment, and electrical parts, via using test equipment to identify the cause of breakdown.

Keeping Office Manager, Project Managers, and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.

Attending meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas.

Assisting the Firm in the establishment of standards and specifications and evaluating material used in the projects.

Prepared various technical reports and presentations for projects and submitted to the authority.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Selected Contributions:

Supervised a team of 4 electricians responsible for cable pulling, tray installation, high level wiring of lights, small power and lighting; responded and provided technical assistance to electrical equipment problems within the company-owned facilities.

Examined installations and observed operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications, and provided technical assistance to field personnel in the areas of high voltage distribution equipment and high voltage motors/generators.

Samsung Electronics, California August 2015-June2016

Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:

Was an individual contributor within the electrical engineering design team that develops Hardware Configuration Items and Subsystem Level electrical design.

Led a small electrical engineering development team as well as worked with VME backplane design, VME module design and FPGA using VHDL.

Delivered innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers changing business needs.

Planned, drafted, executed, maintained and improved electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components and systems.

Reviewed formal FPGA board design (configuration, XDC constraints, clock and reset handling) as both a Presenter and Reviewer.

Used LabView Realtime and LabView FPGA.

Performed Embedded design (ARM processors, AXI, SDK, basic software programming).

Applied static timing concepts and clock domain crossing techniques.

Executed test bench development and simulation.

Experienced in product life cycle.

Utilized PSpice to simulate circuit / sensor computer models and created electrical specifications for new sensor designs.

Served as core member of cross-functional team responsible for state-of-the-art sensor systems development involving vibration, pressure, and inertial sensors.

Assisted in defining product requirements, identifying best concepts / designs, and implementing into production of new sensor solutions.

Incorporated State of the Art design tools and methodology throughout design process.

Created Analog, Digital, D/A, A/D, and mixed-signal circuit designs as well as electrical specifications for new system designs.

Actively worked in Fabrication, Integrated Circuit (IC) Design, PCB Design, and ASIC Design teams.

Extensively used AutoCAD, OrCad and other engineering softwares for design purposes.

Successfully Interfaced with internal customers and external production / mechanical engineering teams.

Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and test reports for quality assurance purposes.

Designed and approved power distribution requirements for the construction of high tech manufacturing facilities.

Actively worked in designing low power circuit and system robustification.

Contributed to increased throughput by rapidly diagnosing and correcting issue that impacted baseline performance.

Selected Contributions:

Saved significant production costs by identifying strategic improvements to product life cycle during the New Product Development (NPD) process.

Triggered 2.3% increase in sensor reliability by developing testing validation procedures.

Played key role in ensuring team efforts met and often exceeded all financial, performance, quality, and reliability goals.

Shiddhirganj Power Plant, Narayanganj, Bangladesh March 2012- Nov 2013

Assistant Engineer

Responsibilities:

Maintained The Alternators in a 50MW power plant each having capacity from 600 K.W to 2.2M.W.

Installed and ensured successful trial of new Engines with technical collaboration of foreign expert teams.

Increased operation hours of the alternators significantly by proper maintenance which includes but not limited to monitoring physical condition before operation, allowing enough resting time, keeping close eyes during operation etc.

Reduced the amount of minor problems of Engines and Alternators considerably during operation by proper monitoring of the machines.

Kept close eyes on transmission system and took necessary steps to solve any fault in shortest possible time.

Provided required services during installing new Transformers and Circuit breakers and maintained regular servicing.

Extended support and assistance to other departments in routine maintenance work.

Supervised the operation from control room and kept my team always prepared to handle any emergency situation.

Prepared daily report of the work shift and submitted to the higher officials in a timely manner.

Ensured a safe work environment in my operation area by properly guiding the workers and subordinates, Closely monitoring the hazardous operation, Making sure the work safety in the work area.

Prepared different types of pertinent reports in the format such as DOC, DOCX, XLSX,PDF using MS Word/Excel etc including formal reports, notices, meeting minutes, web contents etc.

Prepared several slides in PPT, PPTX format using MS PowerPoint for presentation which illustrated the Progress of my team, Efficiency, Future plans, Proposals, Problems, Solutions, Achievements and so on.

Selective Contribution:

Trained up and managed subordinates like Diploma Engineers, Technicians and workers in team of more than 40 persons which reduced the manpower by 10% by increasing their efficiency.

Trained a group of 10 workers about Operation safety and conducted several workshops and seminars.

Played an active role in maintaining the environment safety including but not limited to regular monitoring of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), monitoring Carbon Emission Rate (CER), keeping close eyes on environment sensitive issues.

Education:

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) 2015

Northwestern Polytechnic University

Fremont, California, USA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (B.Sc EEE) 2011

American International University-Bangladesh

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