Control Engineer
Resume:
OBJECTIVE:
-A full time position as a Control Systems Engineer, applying previous R&D experience with system dynamics, control theory (multivariable, digital, nonlinear, stochastic), controls for electric machines (heavy-duty trucks), powertrain internal combustion engine control systems, vehicle stability and control, OBD for hybrid electric vehicles, transmission control development algorithms, Li-Ion battery controls for electric cars (PHEVs), embedded real-time hardware in the loop control systems (HIL), stochastic estimation and detection theory, communication systems, signal processing.
EDUCATION:
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Expected Graduation: September 2012
M.Sc. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Major GPA: 3.76 (4.0 scale) : A
Major: Controls, Minor: Communications/Signal Processing
Overall GPA: 3.65 (4.0 scale) : A-
- Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Romania 2002-2003
M.Sc, Department of Automatic Control and Computers
Overall GPA: 3.85 (4.00 scale): A
Thesis topic: 2D Positioning Systems, Major: Controls
- Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Romania 1997-2002
B.Sc, Department of Automatic Control and Computers
Overall GPA: 3.73 (4.00 scale): A
Thesis topic: Inverted Pendulum, Major: Controls
RELEVANT COURSEWORK (OSU):
Control Systems: Linear Systems Theory, Numerical Optimization, Feedback Control Theory, Feedback Control Systems, Digital Control Systems, Introduction to Estimation Theory (Kalman Filtering), Nonlinear Systems, Large Scale Systems, Optimal Control Theory, Sliding Mode Control, System Biology Decision Making, Control System Implementation Lab, Autonomy in Vehicles, Powertrain Control, Hybrid Electric Vehicles Energy Model, Hybrid Electric Vehicles Control, Fuel Cell Systems, Control of Electromechanical Systems.
Communications and Signal Processing: Communications Systems, Random Signal Analysis, Detection and Estimation, Medical Imaging, Digital Image Processing, Digital Signal Processing.
SKILLS:
-Software: MATLAB/Simulink, Stateflow, LabView, LabWindows/CVI, dSPACE Control Desk.
-Documentation Packages: MS Office, LaTeX.
-Operating Systems: Windows, Linux.
ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE – Center for Automotive Research (CAR), The Ohio State University, USA
Graduate Research Associate : January 2010 – January 2011
- NSF GOALI Project: Model-based system fault diagnosis and prognosis
o Responsible for developing and implementing a new multi-sampled model based prognosis architecture for estimating the remaining useful life (RUL) of a Li-Ion battery for a Plug In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
o Responsible for experimentally validating the prognosis algorithm for RUL’s estimation.
o Authored a research paper to be published.
Graduate Research Associate : July 2009 – December 2009
- Fil-mor Project: Design and development of a full electric truck
o Responsible for debugging, testing and embedding the BMS controllers with the battery modules of the truck
o Responsible for the BMS software control and monitor of battery’s cells, voltage, current, temperature.
o Part of a team of 10 people that accomplished the development of the first full electric truck.
Classroom Academic Projects
- HEV and Fuel Cells Energy Management and Control: September 2011 – June 2012
o Worked on different supervisory control strategies for HEV and Fuel Cells Energy Management and Control for improved driveability and fuel efficiency consumption.
Software used: MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow.
- Idle Speed Control of an IC Engine: January 2011 – March 2011
o Designed and implemented several linear control techniques for Idle Speed Control problem for IC Engines Software used: MATLAB/Simulink.
- Sliding Mode State Estimators for a Tandem Inverted Pendulum System: March 2009 - June 2009
o Developed and implemented a nonlinear sliding mode observer for estimating the angular positions and speeds for the stabilization of a tandem inverted pendulum system. Software used: dSPACE Control Desk.
ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE – Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
- Control and monitor of irrigation systems. October 2004–October 2006
o Responsible for the development of a hierarchical control system for the optimal growth of plant cultures.
o Accomplished the design and implementation of the control strategy.
o Software used: National Instrument’s LabView, Microsoft Access. Part of a team of 10 people.
- The inverted pendulum / 2D Positioning Systems. October 2001–June 2003
o Responsible for the development of an inverted pendulum laboratory platform.
o Software used: National Instrument’s LabView. Hardware used: DAQs AT-MIO-16E-10 and NI-TIO-6601.
o Worked with a hardware engineer to implement the control strategy on the real platform.
- Intelligent Control Systems for Mobile Robotics. October 2001–March 2002
o Responsible for the design of an intelligent hybrid geno-fuzzy control structure for a Khepera Mobile Robot to implement the task of obstacle avoidance.
o Software used: MATLAB.
- Angular speed control. March 2001-June 2001
o Developed angular PID speed controller using a 80C51 microprocessor, programmed in assembly language.
o Accomplished the design of a MATLAB/Simulink application for the RS232 serial data communication.
o Worked with a hardware engineer to implement the control strategy on the real platform.
- Temperature control. March 2001-June 2001
o Developed a PID temperature controller using a 80C51 microprocessor, programmed in assembly language.
o Accomplished the design of a MATLAB/Simulink application for the RS232 serial data communication.
o Worked with a hardware engineer to implement the control strategy on the real platform.
- Autonomous Data Logger Application. March 2000–June 2000
o Developed a fully autonomous portable data acquisition system for high autonomy monitoring purposes.
o Designed the hardware structure based on a 80C32 microcontroller, SGS Thomson memory and 12 bit ADC.
o Accomplished the design of a Visual Basic software interface to acquire, store and process the data.
AWARDS:
The Ohio State University, USA
- Graduate Fellow, September 2007 - September 2008
Bucharest International Technical Fair – TIB, Romania, September 2004
- Bucharest International Technical Fair 2004 Distinguished Award for the Inverted Pendulum laboratory platform.
Siemens Corporation, Germany, September 2003
- "Werner von Siemens" Excellence Award - best Master thesis for “2D Positioning Systems".
Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, September, 1997-2002
- Academic Merit Scholarship (top 5% students), Department of Automatic Control and Computers.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
Romanian: native
English : proficient
Italian: conversational
French: conversational
REFERENCES: Available upon request
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