Resume (Viral Patel) : LabVIEW Engineer

VIRAL ANILKUMAR PATEL

****, ****** ***** **., ***** Blanc, MI – 48439

Phone: 810-***-****; Email: ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a challenging position in the Electronics & Communication, Automation & Controls, VLSI, IT field emphasizing digital and analogue design as well as software design.

EDUCATIONS:

2004 – 2005 Master of Engineering in VLSI System Design

Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, Australia

1998 – 2002 Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication

C U Shah College of Engineering & Technology, Saurashtra University,Gujarat, India.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

• SEP,’07 – DEC,’08

Company Name: Assembly Testing Worldwide, MI, USA

Designation: Software Engineer

Project Name: Engine Timing & Control System

Hardware: NI PCI 7831 R, Altera & Cutomize Signal Conditioning Hardware

Platform: LabVIEW 8.6, NI LabVIEW FPGA, Altera MaxPlus 10.0 ++

Objective: Develop and perform engine ignition fire order using various Crank and Cam patterns. Find the Top Dead Center (TDC), Control variable valve timing, generate the various frequencies for acquire the data and Pulse train.

Project Name: Ford Starter Motor Assembly (Free Spin & Performance Starter Applications)

Hardware: NI PCI 6072E, NI PCI 6220, Lambda Power Supply

Platform: LabVIEW 8.0.1, Rockwell Automation (RSLinx Classic)

Objective: Develop and perform testing of starter with specifications of automotive industry’s client. Design test plan & documentation for project execution, Debugging whole test machine design, Control and acquire various physical channels. The features of software are Test Configuration, Report Generation, Data Analysis, Data Exporting and Viewer & Test Conclusion etc.

• MAY,’06 – SEP,’07

Company Name: GREENING ASSOCIATES INC., MI, USA

Designation: Electrical Engineer

Project Name: Brake Dynamometer (Mileage Accumulator)

Hardware: NI PXI 6221, NI PXI 6528, NI PXI 7831R, TCP/IP (Ethernet) communication

Platform: LabVIEW 8.2, NI TestStand, NI Real Time, NI FPGA, NI Signal Express

Objective: Develop and perform testing of brake assemblies with specification of automotive industries client. Design test plans according to client’s requirement for testing and implement in software. Control and sensing various physical channels such as Temperature, Torque, Speed, and Hydraulic - Pneumatic Pressure using PID control algorithm. Measure the thickness of Rotor using capacitance probes. The features of software are Test Configuration, Test Data Exporting and Viewer Report Generation, Offline Data Analysis etc.

Project Name: NVH – DTV System

Hardware: NI PXI 4472, NI PXI 6221, TCP/IP (Ethernet) communication

Platform: LabVIEW 8.2, NI LabVIEW RT

Objective: Measure noise level and variation of rotor thickness during the Brake Event. Data analysis using various signal processing functions such FFTs. Implementing Client – Server Based Architecture, Test Data Analysis and Test Data file management.

• MAY,’05 – MARCH,’06

Company Name: OPTIMIZED SOLUTIONS PVT. LTD., GUJARAT, INDIA

Designation: Application Engineer

Project Name: Digitized video data acquisition & Electro Optic parameter Evaluation

Software for CCDs (Charge Couple Device)

Platform: LabVIEW 7.1, NI Database & Report Generation Toolkits (MS Office Products)

Hardware: NI GPIB Card, GaGe CompuScope 14100

Instruments: Digital Multimeter (DMM), Function Generator, Oscilloscope.

Objective: Various tests done on CCD sensors. Create Test Configuration & Test report by Sensor name. Image Processing according to acquire data from sensor. Selected sensors are used in various satellites (like Kartoz) for capturing the image.

Project Name: Plastic Film Thickness Measurement

Platform: LabVIEW 7.1

Hardware: NI PCI 6220 & NI PCI 6143

Objective: Measured continuously plastic film thickness in micron and display in Current, Trend (Running Average of 8-Rotations of Scanner) and CD (Running Average of 21-Rotations of Scanner) Graphs. The features are continuously indicated the position of scanner and plant status, Error handling & Alarm status, Data Logging.

Project Name: Penetrating Force Measurement System

Platform: LabVIEW 7.1, NI Report Generation Toolkit

Hardware: NI USB 6009

Objective: Measured the sharpness of needles. Implemented algorithm for acquire data which is converted into the Force and find out the sharpness of needles.

Project Name: Digital Water Level Indicator

Platform: LabVIEW 7.1, NI Report Generation Toolkit Hardware: RS – 232

Objective: Measure and store the level of water tank in the file which is generated automatically. The application runs 24 hours 7 days. If the level of water tank is out of the limit then it’s generate the Alarm.

Project Name: VME Bus Vs NI PXI System

Platform: LabVIEW 7.1 Hardware: NI PXI 6115

Objective: Acquired analog data simultaneously from more than sixty channels on the external trigger. The client has system which based on VME bus. They want to something better, cost effective and compact system. We proved that using NI PXI system. The data files of NI PXI systems and VME system are compared using Matlab.

Project Name: Villa De Contact

Platform: LabVIEW 7.1, NI Database Toolkit

Objective: Store the contact details of clients, appointment, task schedules, important notes about clients and their requirements. MS Access was used for database.

• JAN,’03 – JAN,’04

Company Name: INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, GUJARAT, INDIA

Designation: Graduate Apprentice

Project Name: Automation of Curve Tracer, Taktronics

Platform: LabVIEW 6i Hardware: NI GPIB

Objective: Testing various active and passive electronics components’ characteristics & parameters such as cut-off current, saturation voltage of Diode, Transistor, MOSFET, and FET using Tektronics Curve Tracer.

Project Name: Lab Automation (Software for Calibration of Instruments)

Platform: LabVIEW 6i Hardware: NI GPIB

Objective: Testing calibration parameters of Spectrum Analyzer, Sweep Generator, Digital Multimeter (DMM), and Power Meter using NI LabVIEW. Acquired data from instruments as per the test procedure and analyses on them. Generate final calibration report for particular instrument.

• JAN,’02 – JUNE,’02

Company Name: INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, GUJARAT, INDIA

Designation: Trainee

Project Name: Digital Chirp Generator Using CORDIC Algorithm on FPGA

Objective: Write the code in MatLab and VHDL (Altera Max Plus 10.0II). The CORDIC algorithm is developing in the Matlab as well as VHDL.

PROJECT DONE IN ENGINEERING:

Project Name: 8 X 8 Multiplier using Booth Recording

University Name: Griffith University, Brisbane Australia

Description: Prepare schematic and layout in Mentor Graphics. Write code in Verilog. Using Verilog Net list, find maximum frequency and critical path for multiplier in Leonardo Spectrum.

Project Name: 900MHz RF Receiver (Design the LNA & its biasing circuit)

University Name: Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

Description: To design Front end of the receiver. In front-end part, there are LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) and biasing circuits. All circuits are designed in Mentor Graphics. Lay out are constructed in IC station with LVS and DRC check.

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT SOFTWARE SKILLS:

 NI LabVIEW 6i – 8.6

 NI LabVIEW RT

 NI LabVIEW FPGA

 NI LabWindow/CVI

 NI TestStand

HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE SKILLS:

 Verilog

 VHDL

OTHER SOFTWARE SKILLS:

 Visual Basic

 C & C++

 MatLab

 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access)

EDA Tools:

 Mentor Graphics (Design Architect)

 IC station (layout design) (Caliber tool for ERC, DRC, LVS, PEX)

 Leonardo spectrum (Synthesis tool)

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows, UNIX

DATE OF BIRTH: 3rd, June 1981

REFERENCE: Available on Request.

RELOCATION: Doesn’t matter.

WORK STATUS: Green Card Holder

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