2000-2004                                                                                           Mumbai University, India

·     Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)                                                                      63%

Sardar Patel College of Engineering

1998-2000                                                                                     Maharashtra University, India

·     Higher Secondary Certificate                                                                               77.5 %

Kishinchand Chellaram College

1987-1998                                                                                           Mumbai University, India

·     Secondary School Certificate                                                                                78.7 %

St. Xavier’s High School (Fort)

OVERALL EXPERIENCE – 1 year 6 months

2004–2005 Crompton Greaves Ltd. - Technology Executive (Research and Development)

Responsible for 3 areas in the design of Intelligent Electronic Devices for Power Systems

·        Hardware Design: Design input and output interfacing circuits for digital signal processor and microcontroller-based systems

·        Embedded Software: Develop software for monitoring, diagnosis and control of power system apparatus

·        Protective Relay Algorithms: Formulate algorithms to simulate protective relays in microprocessor and DSP-based systems

Project::
Intelligent Circuit Breaker Monitor & Controller: Monitor and Control a High Voltage Circuit breaker and offer features such as real time metering, datalogging, communication, line protection and fault diagnosis. My role in the project is as follows:

Hardware: Design of Analog and Discrete Input & Output sections, Motherboard and testing of Printed Circuit Boards

Software: Creating modules for dependent-time Overcurrent and Ground Fault protection of power systems

·     ‘Design of Numerical Overcurrent and Ground Fault Relay’ – Crompton Greaves second technical project presentation for trainees (February 2005):

·     ‘Development of Algorithm for Processor-based Inverse Time Relays’ – Crompton Greaves first technical project presentation for trainees (December 2004)

·     ‘Microcontroller-based Programmable Timer’ – final year engineering project (2004)

·     ‘Thrust Vectoring and Super Maneuverability’ – IEEE-TSEC inter-college technical paper contest (October 2003)

·     ‘Electronically Steered Arrays for Airborne Platforms’ – IEEE M.V. Chauhan all-India technical paper contest (2002)

·     ‘Radio Detection and Ranging’ – IEEE-SPCE technical paper contest (2002)

·      Awarded Merit certificate in the all-India IEEE M.V. Chauhan technical Paper presentation contest for paper titled ‘Electronically Steered Arrays for Airborne Platforms’ (2002)

·     Selected as a finalist for the IEEE-TSEC all-city technical paper contest for paper titled ‘Thrust Vectoring and Super Maneuverability’ (2003)

·     Held the position of IEEE college chapter Vice-Chairman, 2002-03. Responsible for overall functioning and administration of the chapter, as also organizing events for the same.

·     Elected Vice Captain of St. Xavier’s High School 1997-98. Maintaining order and discipline in the school, representing school at various inter-school events.

·     Won the Personality Contest at Sardar Patel College of Engineering in 2004 as part of the annual cultural festival ‘Technobreak’

·     Held the membership of the IEEE college chapter for the years 2001-2003. Attended field trips and workshops among other activities

·     Created presentations and slide shows, apart from operating all electronic equipment such as projectors and microphones as a member of the technical team in the annual inter-college cultural festival SPACE (2003).

·     Interacted with various companies and helped raise funds for various events as part of the finance committee for SPACE (2002)

·     Winner of various inter and intra college technical and cultural events.

·     Keen follower of Aviation technology and news, I make it a point to keep track of the latest happenings in the field of aviation.

·     Avid interest in photography: I currently possess three cameras and have clicked over 3000 photographs so far.

·     Sports: Represented my school and junior college in cricket. I also play chess, table-tennis and badminton.

·     Music: I listen to a wide genre of music both classical and modern. I am currently learning to play the guitar.

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