VISHNU JANARTHANAN
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA - 80309
e-mail: ******.***********@********.***
Phone: +1-720-***-****
Academic Qualifications
August 2011 MS, Aerospace Engineering and Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Certificate in Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation – GPA: 3.6/4
2009 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) – 1460/1600
800/800 quantitative abilities, TOEFL – 112/120
2009 B.Tech, Control Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, TN, India
Focus: Instrumentation and Control Engineering – First Division
Professional Experience
2010 – Present Research Assistant, Colorado Center for Astrodynamics and Research
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
• Extensive programming using MATLAB, C++, IDL and FORTRAN and handling very large data sets
• Statistical analysis of data trends, multivariate distributions, error analysis
• Estimation studies using dynamic models, Monte Carlo simulations, Bayesian theory and probability, covariance analysis
• Researching peer reviewed publications to identify better techniques
2009 – 2010 Student Assistant, IT Services
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
• IT support services for campus – troubleshooting processes and systems
2007-2009 Insurance Advisor, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Ltd
Chennai, TN, India
• Insurance marketing (led a sales team of 5 members)
• Explaining basics of the financial system, company investment strategies and the risk involved to clients using presentations
• Analysis of sales results and developing marketing strategies
2008 – 2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Control Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India
• Programming in C++ and MATLAB to design a hard disk drive control system
Fall, 2008 Project Lead, Product Design and Development Group
Dept. of Control Engineering, NIT Trichy, India
• Programming (micro-controller) for developing a cost effective magnetic card reader for small-scale hotels
Relevant Academic Courses
Advanced Calculus, Statistics, Probability and Estimation Theory, Economics, Management Practices, Data structures and algorithms, Programming in C/C++, Numerical Analysis Techniques
Skills
Programming languages C/C++, JAVA, MATLAB, IDL
Environments Microsoft Windows, MacOSX, Linux
Software MATLAB, IDL, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word
Languages English, Hindi, Tamil (fluent), German (basic)
Achievements
Secured 100 percentile in a C++ certification course offered by the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), India
Ranked third in the city of Chennai in the Mathematics Olympiad
Won ‘Best Business Proposal’ award at Ventura, an inter-college technology festival
Won best product award in the Product Design and Development Group, NIT Trichy, 2009
Ranked amongst the top 5% in the country in the All India Engineering Entrance Exam, 2005
Ranked amongst the top 0.1% in the country in the All India Secondary School Examination