Adam Kaj

Beirut-Lebanon

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Senior Electrical and Computer Engineering

Student

I am a fourth year Electrical and Computer Engineering student at the American University of Beirut. I am tracking in Power and Energy and aspire to work in the Renewable Energy industry. Continuously looking for opportunities to enrich my knowledge and expand my experience in the field of Green Technologies and sustainable energy systems. Expertise In

Team Work

Research

Problem Solving

Communication

Public Speaking

Presentation

Tools and Technologies

MATLAB and Simulink

Python

SPICE

C++

RISC-V

VHDL

Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Leadership Strengths & Highlights

Communication: good communication skills in both writing and conversation, making sure team members and I understand our roles and achieve it

Organization: Creating short and long-term goals – Developing plans to reach goals – Keeping eye on schedule – Innovative thinking – Addressing Problems – Having sight and control over team project work

Conflict Resolution: Able to effectively resolve conflicts by reaching fair solutions involving different parties.

Delegation: Making sure every task of the project is performed within its deadline.

Motivation: Forming and maintaining an active environment that adopts development opportunities and motivates good quality performance among team members.

Problem Solving: Putting team members on same page and inspiring myself and them to conquer unanticipated problems. Professional Experience

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

at American University of Beirut June 2020 – August 2020 Research Assistant

Key Profile:

Research was done on the following topics in addition to weekly presentations of summaries and research milestones:

Transmission Lines Review

Plain Wave Propagation Review

Scattering Parameters Review with focus on:

o Characterizing unknown devices

o S-parameter measurements basics

Vector Network Analyzer (VNA)

Overview of Time Domain Reflectometer and Vector Network Analyzer o Definition and functionality and architecture of TDR and VNA o VNA vs. TDR Scopes – Advantage of VNA

o Calibration methods, and the difference between the different techniques, o SOTL (short open through load) calibration method, matlab code explanation, and testing on existing data

MATLAB training and implementation and testing for short open load calibration Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

at American University of Beirut September 2020 – Present Final Year Project

Project Title: Power Flow Control in Islanded DC Microgrids Key Profile:

Motivation: DC microgrids are more energy-efficient than AC distribution systems when implemented with distributed generation such as photovoltaic panels, and their advantage is more pronounced with DC load profiles. A method for controlling the power flow in islanded DC microgrids employs droop control via the virtual resistance model. This project investigates the use of metaheuristic optimization for tuning the droop control parameters that lead to efficient decentralized DC microgrid operation.

Desired Needs: Design, implementation, and testing of a metaheuristic solver for tuning DC microgrid droop control parameters.

Functioned as member of senior engineering students’ team involved in developing a graphical user interface application for power optimization in Islanded DC Microgrids using droop control and genetic algorithm.

Deep research on DC microgrids design, feasibility, advantages and power flow control methods.

Software implementation on MATLAB of a user-friendly optimizer for tuning the droop control parameters of DC microgrids.

Verification of the control parameters under different operational scenarios and network topologies.

Comparison of the DC microgrid energy efficiency with minimum loss solutions over different load levels.

Guided team members in effectively closing critical technical issues with potential negative impacts on project code.

Weekly meetings with team advisor to agree on project plans and task timelines, minutes taking

Working to include a generic database to account for any network topology and different load scenarios. Previous Assignments

Organization Designation Duration

Spectra Chrome, Lebanon (Family Business)

Tools: Adobe Illustrator, Excel, AutoCad

Design Assistant

Customer Service

Summer 2017

Summer 2018

Summer 2019

Activities

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Clubs:

- MATLAB and Signal Processing Workshop

- CAD workshop

- Deep Learning and Computer Vision Workshop

Academics

Education

Bachelor in Engineering (Electrical and Computer), American University of Beirut, Lebanon (2017-present) Honor list for Spring 2018

Very good standing

Lebanese Bac II, Makassed High School (2016-2017) Placed top 1% in Lebanon for the Lebanese Bac 2 (2017), General sciences. Certification

Microsoft Office Specialist Master Certification

(MOS)

Personal Details

Date of Birth : August 31st 2000

Languages Known : Fluent in English, Arabic and French.

Nationality : Lebanese

Passport Details : valid till 2023

References : Available on Request

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