Electrical/controls engineer
Resume:
SATYA PRASANTH KAMASANI
Email: *****.********@****.***
Phone: 860-***-****
Objective:
A challenging position as an Electrical/Controls Engineer in order to acquire practical knowledge and requisite skills with hands on experience, so as to keep pace with the latest developments and contribute to the advancement of technology.
Skills:
Operating Systems: Windows 98/XP/ME/NT, Snow Leopard (MAC OS), Linux, UNIX, DOS.
Software: LabView 2011, GE Proficy Machine Edition 6.5, MPLab IDE v8.76, AUTOCAD, Synplify Pro, Multisim, Cadence, L-edit, T-spice, P-spice, Matlab 7.0, Simulink, Xilinx Platform Studio for designing Embedded Processors, Xilinx Web Pack ISE 11.0, Digilent ADEPT 2.1, Metrowerks Code Warrior on Motorola M68HC12 microcontroller, Code Composer Studio3.1 on DSK 6713, MS Office 2010.
Hardware: NI cFP-2220, NI cFP-1808, Yokogawa MX-100, GE FANUC PAC Systems RX3i, Intel Microprocessor 8086 (16 bit), Micro-controller AT89C51 (8 bit), Micro-controller board: M68HC12 (16 bit Micro-processor by Motorola), TMS320C6713 DSP Hardware board, Xilinx Spartan 3E FPGA (Basys board).
Languages: C, C++, Python, VHDL, Assembly level programming with Motorola M68HC12.
Engineering Expertise:
o Data Acquisition, monitoring and controlling in LabView.
o PLC Programming.
o RS232, RS485 and Ethernet communication protocols.
o Worked with Motorola 68 family, Intel 8051, ATMEL, PIC.
o Worked with transformers, MOSFET’s, motors etc.
o Ability to read schematics for firmware development.
o Applications of vibration analysis in machinery maintenance.
o Using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators and other lab equipments for software development.
o Profound knowledge of SDLC and Software Testing Life Cycle.
Work Experience:
GE Global Research, NY (Jul 11 – Present): Direct Evaporator
o Designed the control system for Direct Evaporator test consisting of more than 200 devices like temperature sensors, pressure sensors, flow meters, pumps, valves, VFD’s, gas detectors, network cameras etc.
o Supported the controls group by implementing time to time changes requested to the test cell software.
o Designed the PID loop controls.
o Developed the front end GUI from P&ID diagram using Lab View for controlling and monitoring the test cell.
o Worked with NI field points and Yokogawa DAQ’s for controlling, reading, recording and processing the data.
GE Global Research, NY (Feb 12 – Apr 12): Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Controller
o Developed the firmware code in C language using Renesas – High-performance Embedded Workshop (HEW) development environment on M16C/65.
o The EVSE Controller monitors vehicle connections, determines vehicle status, starts and stops the charging cycle and informs the vehicle the amount of current it can draw.
o Paired EVSE with GE Nucleus to keep track of the current power tariff and charge accordingly.
o Successfully tested and demonstrated with 4 ranges of power tariffs.
GE Global Research, NY (Oct 11 - Dec 11): Real-time Locating System
o Modified the existing C code to get the desired output in microchip MPLAB IDE v8.76 on PIC18LF66K80 microcontroller.
o Suggested some changes in the hardware to get the desired output accurately.
o Used the timers in the microcontroller to get delays in the output.
o Used SX1211 transceiver to send and receive data.
GE Global Research, NY (Jun 11 – Aug 11): Late Lean Injection
o Supported the Systems group by implementing the change requests to the TestCell Software.
o Supported the Test Equipment Design group by trouble shooting LabView related Software issues.
o Developed the GUI for the TestCells in LabView.
o Wrote test scripts in LabView to test the functionality and efficiency of test cell.
Internship:
Sai Ram Technologies, India: (Jan 07 – May 07)
o Collaborated with a team in developing an embedded system to control the position of stepper motor.
o Used ATMEL 89C51 microcontroller.
o Embedded software performed real time tracing of analog input channels, time dependent turn off control.
o Firmware code was implemented in Microchip assembler.
o About 200 devices have been deployed.
Adjunct Faculty: Dept. Of Electrical Engg, University Of Hartford :( Jan 08 – Aug 10)
o Taught Digital Electronics lab for undergraduates.
o Helped them in performing their experiments using P-spice and building hardware.
o Graded their work.
Adjunct Faculty: Dept. Of Electrical Engg, University Of Hartford: (Sep 08 – Dec 09)
o Taught Pre-Calculus.
o Graded their work.
Teaching Assistant: Dept. Of Electrical Engg, University Of Hartford :( Jan 08 – Aug 10)
o Tutoring students in Matlab, Electrical circuits and Digital Logic Circuits.
o Helping them in the lab.
o Graded their work.
Embedded Processor Projects:
Environment: Metrowerks Code Warrior IDE V3.0, MC68HC12 Development Board.
Mealy Machine
o Designed Mealy type state machine.
o Implemented using super loop software architecture with an overall loop time of 1.024ms.
Signal Generator
o Designed a sine wave signal generator.
o Interrupt Service Routine is used to drive digital synthesizer.
o Analog output is obtained using four bit R2R ladder circuit.
o Low pass filter is used to smooth the output.
DSP Projects:
Environment: Code Composer Studio, Matlab and Simulink, TMS320C6713 (32 bit DSP Processor kit by Texas Instruments).
o Implemented all the basic modulating techniques real time on DSK6713 DSP board.
o Implemented Linear Predictive Coding using Code Composer Studio and Simulink.
o Implemented Image Compression and Image enhancement techniques using Matlab and Simulink.
VLSI Designing:
Environment: L-Edit 10.3v and T-spice.
o Designed an Optimized Operational Amplifier.
o Fabrication of Operational Amplifier and Digital functional blocks.
Undergraduate Project:
DC to AC MOSFET based inverter power supply:
o Designed a circuit to convert DC power to AC power and developed the PCB layout.
o A 12 V DC car battery is used as input to the circuit consisting of components like MOSFET’s, multivibrators, inverting transformer, etc.
o Obtained an output of 230V AC at a frequency of 50 Hz.
o Designed the schematics for PCB.
o Developed a prototype for demonstration.
Graduate Thesis:
• Non-Contact Vibration Sensing Using Photo Diode
Environment: Data Acquisition in LabView 8.6, NI CB-68LP I/P Connector block, Laser, Photodiode.
o Designed a low cost vibration sensing system.
o Photodiode is used to measure the vibration by converting the optical brightness into electrical signal.
o Calibrated the system.
o Analyzed these signals using LabView to measure the frequency and fluctuations.
• Fiber Optic Illumination System
Environment: Xilinx Web Pack ISE 11.0, Digilent ADEPT 2.1, Basys Board, collimators, fiber optic cables, high power LED’s, connectors.
o Designed LED illuminator consisting of paired red and green LED’s. Developed PCB layout for the circuit.
o Each red green LED pair is connected to one or more pairs of fibers from a single Tapelite surface emitting Exi-path ribbon fiber cable.
o Programmed microcontroller to control the LED sequence.
Education:
Masters in Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.6/4.0
University of Hartford, West Hartford, Dec 2010
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.6/4.0
JNTU, India. May 2007
Relevant Courses:
Embedded Systems, Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, VLSI, Computer Architecture, Semiconductor Physics, Power Systems, Digital Signal Processing, DSP Hardware, Fiber Optics Communications, Industrial Laser Applications, HVDC Transmission.
Honors:
• Awarded Graduate Assistantship from Jan 2008 to May 2010.
• President of EKTA (Indian Student Association) at University of Hartford.
Reference: Available upon request.
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