Engineer Assistant

Gaurav Rawat

**** ******* **., *** **, Highland, IN 46322

Phone: 765-***-**** Email: ******@*****.***

Objective: Seeking a full time position that utilizes my knowledge and skills.

Education:

Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering and Minor in Economics Aug 2011

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. GPA: 3.00/4.00

Relevant Courses Taken: Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design, Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing, Semiconductor Device Fundamentals, Feedback System Analysis and Design, Electromechanical Motion Devices, Power Electronics, C Programming, Introductory Accounting, Game Theory, Money and Banking.

Computer Skills: Familiar with SAP SD, C++, MATLAB, PSpice, UNIX, Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla,

PHP, MySQL, Apache, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Project Experience:

Built a ‘Micro-controller based Autonomous Mobile Robot’

Was responsible for designing a robot that used infrared sensors to detect any object in its path, turn away from it and then continue moving.

Built a ‘Video and Touch Panel Controlled Cube Sensor’ for my Senior Design Project.

Was responsible for designing a circuit to sense the material of an unknown block using only its

electrical and magnetic properties in a non contact way.

Research Experience:

Undergraduate Research Assistant under Prof. Jason Clark Spring 2011

Research in Computer Aided Design for Micro Electro Mechanical Systems.

Learnt about the MEMS field and design, modeling and simulation using CAD.

Used COMSOL to design projects. Used Sugar/SugarCube to design a MEMS device.

Work Experience:

Assistant Engineer Nov 2009 – June 2010

Sparta Power Project Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India

Responsibilities: Assess generator condition based on electrical and mechanical testing.

Assist in maintenance of the generator.

Test Engineer Jun 2008 – Sep 2009

Auric Cables & Electronics, Vijayawada, India

Responsibilities: Perform product testing to verify performance and diagnose defects.

Maintain test equipment and record test results.

Software QA Engineer Mar 2007 – May 2008

Tera-Soft, Hyderabad, India

Responsibilities: Used Load Runner for performance and load testing.

Helped develop UNIX and VB scripts for testing.

Computer Lab Assistant May 2006 – Aug 2006

Information Technology at Purdue (ItaP), Purdue University

Responsibilities: Provide assistance to patrons using the computer lab.

Troubleshoot any problems with the PC hardware or software.

Other Interests:

Member of the Purdue Solar Racing club. Worked on building solar powered car.

Designing websites using Drupal and setting up and maintaining a LAMP server.

Keen interest in the financial markets in India and the USA.

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