Electrical Engineering

Nasima Monsur

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position in the field of Electrical Engineering

EDUCATION

Ph. D in Electrical Engineering (Current)

University of Nevada, Reno

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering June, 2007

Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering May, 2000

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant Sept. 2007 – Dec.2007

University of Nevada, Reno, USA

• Theoretical analysis of the Induction motor

• Control of Induction Motors in high performance drives

Tutoring Class

University Of Nevada, Reno, USA

• Tutoring Mathematics, Statics and Physics to the Undergraduate students, Clarified doubts of students in group sessions comprising of 3-5 tutees Sept. 2007 – Current

Research Assistant Jan. 2005 – June. 2007

Concordia University, Montreal, QC

• Worked on the design of diode-thyristor HVDC rectifier using EMTP-RV software.

• Developed controller circuit for the modeling of reduced cost HVDC transmission system.

Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, and Markers, Jan. 2005 –Dec. 2006 Concordia University, Montreal, QC

• Taught different undergraduate courses (Digital Electronics, Power System Lab) as a teaching assistant.

Electrical Engineer Dec. 2000 – Dec. 2004

Saka International Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Provided technical assistance to customers in areas of installation, startup, maintenance, repair, training and modification on power transmission, distribution and generation equipment and systems.

• Managed assigned projects for electrical equipment, including working knowledge of electrical test and diagnostic equipment.

• Equipment supervised: transformers, oil circuit breakers, power circuit breakers, power cables, substation equipment, motor control centers and medium voltage control.

RESEARCH & ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Taken courses in PhD:

Optical Fiber Communication:

• Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) in 40 Gb/s Transmission Systems

Optical Network:

• Improvement of an Optical Network Unit (ONU) for Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed Passive Optical Network (WDM PON)

Control systems:

• Control of Induction motor using Fuzzy Logic rules with Matlab and Simulink.

Digital Electronics:

• Design of digital tunable filter

Electrical Machine:

• Online starting of Induction motor using Simulink and in Matlab

• Characteristics of Induction Motor in MATLAB

M.Sc. Thesis:

Modeling a Hybrid Diode-Thyristor HVDC Rectifier in EMTP-RV

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

• Designed a hybrid diode-thyristor High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) rectifier in EMTP-RV

• Investigated the possible reduction of the overall costs of the HVDC transmission system.

• Examined the static and dynamic characteristics of the designed model and compared with the standard HVDC converter.

• Developed controller circuit for the designed model using MATLAB.

B.Sc. Thesis:

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Forecasted hourly load and evaluation of reliability index and production cost.

• Designed and constructed Digital Thermometer in measurement and instrumentation course. (3rd year course project in BUET).

• Designed and constructed adapter Circuit in Electronics Course. ( 3rd year course project in BUET)

• Designed a four bit computer in Microcomputer and Microprocessor Course. (4th year Assembly Language course project BUET)

• Designed a single phase transformer. (2nd year course project BUET)

PAPER PUBLISHED:

• “Modeling a Hybrid Diode-Thyristor HVDC Rectifier in EMTP-RV”

IEEE (CCECE) Conference, Ottawa, May 7–10, 2006.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Programming and simulation tools: EMTP, Mat lab, Simulink, Pspice, Cadence, C.

• Application Software: Microsoft Office (MSWord, Visio, Excel, Power Point, Project etc.).

PROFILE

• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in English and French (basic level)

• Flexible, able to accept and respond to multi-task assignments quickly and readily.

• Organized, dedicated, and committed to professionalism through a strong work ethic.

• Sound in engineering studies, documentation, and project management.

• Strong communication skills, quick learner, and able to work well under pressure.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• High School scholarship

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

• Student Member of IEEE.

References Available upon request

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