Umme Kawsar Alam
**** **** ******* *******, ***. # 107
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ummekawsaralam/
Objective
Seeking an internship/full time job in a research or corporate environment where I can contribute productively with my knowledge and skills in design, robotics, and mechanical engineering.
Specialized Skills
Programming Software: MATLAB, C++, Python, OpenCV
Computer Competence: MS excel, MS word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook
Design Software: AutoCAD, Solidworks, Autodesk Revit, Fusion 360
Education
Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, July 2021 (Expected Graduation Date)
CGPA: 3.708/4.00 (Ongoing)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET).
CGPA: 3.07/4.00
Professional Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dynamic System and Control
●Assisted professor on the development of the learning materials.
●Conducted lab of the course.
●Assessed 64 students’ submissions, kept record, and gave them feedback.
●Provided 2 hours office hour per week to help students to understand the subjects better.
Design Engineer, Spenserv Ltd., Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6 months
●Designed fire detection, fire protection and Plumbing system of commercial building using Autodesk Revit.
●Calculated costing for the systems using MS Excel.
Trainee Engineer, Abul Khair Steel Melting Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh, 6 months
●Checked and maintained the quality of the raw materials and finished goods (billets) using chemical and physical testes.
●Used Minitab for creating quality control charts.
●Kept record of the quality of the daily production using MS Excel.
Academic projects
Gesture Recognition
●Used OpenCV Python to recognize 3 distinct hand gestures from real time webcam input.
●Correctly detect the hand by putting a virtual bounding box around it (object tracking).
Gesture Based Control of a Mobile Robot
●Controlled a mobile robot (iRobot Create 2) to come forward with gestures using an object in hand.
●Used OpenCV Python program to move and stop the robot.
Controlling an Autonomous Mobile Robot
●Used raspberry pi 3B+ and Python program to randomly move a mobile robot.
●Made the robot to detect and avoid obstacles in its way by using an ultrasonic sensor.
Walking Stick for the blind using GPS and Arduino-UNO
●Used Arduino-UNO, GPS Module, GPS Antenna and Ultrasonic sensor for making a useful mobility tool for the visually impaired people.
●Used C++ to control the Arduino-Uno.
Numerical Solution of Navier Stokes Equation coupled with heat transfer Using MATLAB
●Used MATLAB to get numerical solution of the Navier Stokes Equation.
●Formed natural convection flow and plotted heatlines, streamlines & isothermal lines.
Academic Course Works
Fall 2019:
Design of Robot Manipulators
Robot Vision Control
Robot Programming & Control
Spring 2020:
Design of Thermal Systems
Convection Heat Transfer
Computational Heat Transfer & Fluid Mechanics
Fall 2020:
Robot Dynamics & Control
Advanced Mechanical Engineering Analysis
Spring 2021:
Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing
Membership
Active member, Honor Society of Phi Beta Delta, November 2020-present.
General member, NIU National Society of Black Engineers, August 2020-present.