RANJITHKUMAR BRAMANPALLI
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Tel: 978-***-****
EDUCATION
M.S in Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA ( Dec 2008)
B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, JN Technological University, India. (May 2006)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming Languages: C, MATLAB, PSPICE, Assembly Level Language, Verilog, VHDL, HTML
ERP Packages: SAP – ABAP Workbench, Cross applications, MM.
Database: Oracle 10g
Platforms: LINUX, Windows
Cadence (Virtuoso, Spectre ), MS Office, Microsoft Visio
PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
OSRAM Sylvania Inc., (Largest lighting manufacturer in North America), Danvers, MA
Engineering Intern July 2008 - Present
Modify power supply design of Maggie Down Light Module (DLM) and test optical properties
Support Driver Circuit Design team for Led Retrofit lamps
Research, test and implement color sensor with required electronics in Maggie DLM
Study electrical properties of LED & power supply and estimate relative efficiency by doing manual simulations
Perform phosphorous coatings on LEDs to get desired wavelength and performance
Support Department of Energy project in power supply design, optical design and thermal testing
Conduct Electrical and Thermal testing for DLM 700 and 1100 modules according to UL standards
Research & present cost estimations for new design machinery
Benchmark specifications of LED Systems provide from marketing Dept.
Documentation of testing results
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Computer Lab Technical Assistant Sep 2007 – June 2008
Installed and updated hardware or software of Mac and PC
Troubleshot all kinds of software for both Mac and PC
Helped students in MS word, excel software applications and general Computer problems
PepsiCo Inc., Plano, Texas
Project Management Intern May 2007 – Sep 2007
Pepsi Business Solutions Group (PBSG), PBSG Productivity Program (PPP)
Assisted leadership of PBSG productivity team which eliminates unnecessary costs & find ways to increase productivity
Modified and Updated PBSG Productivity Program (PPP) website using web portals
Managed internal cost savings database
Liaised between project managers on inter-project updates
Update company leaders on cost saving development every month
Hosted and documented weekly PPP meetings
Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), UMass Lowell, MA
System Support Intern Feb 2007 – May 2007
Provided backup support to TURI website servers and performed troubleshooting
Troubleshot hardware and software of employee computers
Power Electronics Lab, UMass Lowell, MA
Research Assistant Sep 2006 – Dec 2006
Built a high current bi-directional converter used to charge 48v & 24v battery
Researched control part components of chopper to withstand high current
Electronics Co-operation of India Limited (ECIL), Hyderabad, India
Engineering Intern Feb 2006 – Apr 2006
Worked on a Analog to Digital converter of Turbine Speed Monitoring System, used to eliminate black outs in power plants
Modified and tested frequency to speed converter of turbine speed monitoring system
Documentation of test results
PROJECTS:
VLSI Fabrication:
Fabricated n-channel Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) transistor on silicon wafer which involved the processes of oxidation (Dry & Wet), photolithography, etching, diffusion (Deposit-on & Drive-in) and metallization
Verilog/VHDL: Designed a cache controller which bridges the gap between processor and memory in an embedded system using Verilog Hardware Description Language
VLSI Design:
Designed ring oscillator, carry look ahead adder, ripple carry adder using minimum number of transistors
Advance Logic Design:
Minimized logic circuits using simple disjoint decomposition technique and designed digital lock
Sequence detector using Logic works software
Control Systems:
Designed feedback laws for a cart with inverted pendulum using Matlab and validated designs with
Simulink and animated
Fiber Optics and Applications:
Doing research and analysis on Fiber Bragg Grating and long period grating sensors used for sensing crack formation in concrete and also used to sense chemicals. Include finding range of fiber grating sensors and emerging technologies
Power Systems:
Visited both KTPC (Thermal power plant) and Hydro thermal plant and submitted the report to Electrical Engineering department explaining the flow process
SAP (ABAP):
Developed custom classical and Interactive reports, designed dialog programs using workbench tools, worked on all kinds of SAP scripts and SMART FORMS. Migrated data to R/3 using BDC for transaction codes MM01, XK01, XD01, ME21N, Va01. Configured ALE Process across two application servers and sent master data (material master, vendor master) through Application Link Enabling (ALE). Created database tables and worked on data dictionary, Debugging, BAPI, Screen Painter, Menu Painter, and User Exits
COURSE WORK:
Verilog/VHDL, Power Electronics, Microprocessors Interfacing and Intro to MC, Microwave Measurements Lab, Linear and Digital IC Applications, Power Semi-conductor Devices, Power Systems, VLSI Design and Fabrication, Control Systems, Solid state devices, Optical fibers and its applications
References Available on Request