OBJECTIVE
A full time position in Engineering where I can bring my technical ability, creativity and a strong work ethic
EDUCATION
NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA Master of Sciences Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.50 Dec'09
Relevant Coursework: Automated Systems Engineering, Systems Control Engineering, Electric Vehicle Systems, Electric Motor Drives, Advanced Robotics, Computer Control of Robots, Advanced Mechatronics, Agent Based Mechatronics, Computer Networks, Power Systems Operation and Control.
DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, India B.Tech, Information & Communication Technology 07/03 – 05/07
Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming, DataBase Management, Integrated Electronics, Digital Systems Design, Analog Design, Labs in VLSI.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Applications Engineer Schneider Electric, Columbia, SC 05/11 – PRESENT
• Design, Engineer, Programming of Schneider Electric PZ-4 480V Switchgear for Low Voltage Applications.
• Interact with Potential Customers and understand the Specifications and requirements for their application.
• Creation of electrical schematics, three lines drawings, name plate arrangements and wiring diagrams in AutoCAD.
• Design of Control Schemes and program ALLEN BRADLEY and MODICON PLCs for Automated Transfer applications.
Electrical Controls Engineer GiftMaker Systems, LLC, Raleigh, NC 02/10 – 04/11
• Design and model a Laminator, Sheeter Knife and Assembly Line for the production of Gift Wrap Boxes.
• Generate Bill of Materials (BOM), request Quotes and interact with Vendors for procurement of Components.
• Size SERVO Motors, Servo Slides, AC Variable Frequency Drives and Motion Controls using Motion Analyzer Software.
• Interface and automate Conveyor, Pick and Place Laminator, Servo Motor with Motion Control Systems.
• Design a 2-Axis positioning system to interface Servo Slides and Conveyor and achieve accuracy of +/- 0.0125 inches.
• Develop and test the Control System with MITSUBISHI FX SERIES PLC, GOT 1200 HMI, 20SSC-H and SSCNET III.
Electrical Engineer Siemens Power Transmission, Wendell, NC 07/10 – 04/11
• Design and Engineer Siemens 15 KV Medium Voltage Switch Gear Applications in the Power and Transmission Division.
• Creation of Electrical Schematics and BOM for manufacturing switchgear and assist the shop with wiring.
• Prepare three line drawings, program and commission ALLEN BRADLEY and SIEMENS S7 PLCs for custom applications.
Hardware Systems Design Engineer MindTree Consulting Ltd., Bangalore, India 07/07 – 07/08
• Analyzed and designed BLOWER and DEFROST Controller Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) for HVAC Systems.
• Designed SCHEMATICS of components in Auto CAD and PSPICE and developed a footprint of the PCB.
• Generated Bill of Materials (BOM) for the components and interacted with vendors for acquiring the supplies.
• Headed the Test team to carry out FUNCTIONALITY, RELIABILITY testing and documentedTEST PLAN
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Allen Bradley PLC Programming: Design of Automated System for Packet Sorter System
• Designed an automation system which senses weight of the load and classifies the packets using Bernoulli’s Principle.
• System comprised of conveyor run by AC motor, manometer for calibration of liquid level and photo-electric sensors.
• Controlled the system through AB MICROLOGIX PLC using RSLOGIX 500 from Host-PC and segregated the packets.
HARDWARE IN LOOP NAVIGATION CONTROL DCS Design: MOBILE ROBOT Design and Path Tracking
• Designed and assembled a Front Wheel Drive Mobile Robot for the desired application.
• Designed the kinematics and controller for an unmanned vehicle in TARGET LINK, C/C++ & REAL Time WORKSHOP.
• Interfaced the iSpace server and a Host- PC using TCP to obtain the desired path through an image processing algorithm.
• Implemented QUADRATURE PATH TRACKING AND OSTACLE AVOIDANCE techniques on the mobile robot.
SKILLS
• RS Logix, iQWorks, WinCC, PanelView, Siemens TIA, AUTOCAD, C++, MATLAB/SIMULINK, PSPICE