508 Riddle Road, Apt #5

508 Riddle Road, Apt #5

Cincinnati, Ohio 45220

Mobile: (513)260-9407

Residence: (513)861-5160

http://www.geocities.com/vikramts

Vikram Srinivasan

Career Objective

To obtain a full time electrical engineering position in Analog VLSI or Hardware Description Language programming utilizing leadership, organization, communication in a team environment to accomplish project goals.

Proficiencies

Personal Skills

§  Highly motivated, diligent and professional in every assignment

§  Excellent communication and presentation skills

§  Fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil and competent in Japanese, German and ASL

§  Well experienced in material and labor management and organization

§  Quick learner and an enterprising team worker

Computer Skills

§  Languages: C; C++ (intermediate); Verilog-AMS (OOPS style) (advanced);

Visual Basic; Java (basic); Assembly Language Programming (basic); FORTRAN

§  VLSI Tools: Magic; IRSIM; PSPICE; HSPICE; Cadence-AMS Simulator(advanced)

§  Operating Systems: Windows NT; UNIX

§  Application Packages: MS Office; MATLAB

§  Databases: MS Access 2002; ORACLE-SQL(basic)

§  Web design: HTML; Netscape Composer; Active Server Pages

§  Multimedia Packages: Adobe Photoshop

Education

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering Expected August 2005

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

GPA: 3.5/4.0

Bachelor of Engineering First Class with Distinction May 2002

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

University of Madras, Chennai, India

Course Projects

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Circuits and Systems Design Laboratory September 2003-present

Ø  Successfully defended Masters thesis in HDL descriptions of artificial neuron activation functions

Ø  Examined commonly used neuronal functions, their electrical circuits, components and operation

Ø  Developed code descriptions for components in Verilog-AMS

Ø  Compared the feasibility of utilization of Verilog-AMS for such descriptions versus SPICE models

VLSI Analog Design Project May 2003-June 2003

Ø  Conceptualized the design of a CMOS Temperature Sensor to detect absolute temperature and changes in temperature

Ø  Developed a circuit to interpret the sensor output and successfully tested the functioning of the system

VLSI Digital Design Project April 2003-May 2003

Ø  Conceived the design of a circuit that accepts two 8-bit binary numbers and produces the smaller number and the difference between the two numbers

Ø  Constructed a code-conversion circuit to change the system outputs from binary to BCD format based on the XC3000 chip from Xilinx Corporation

Ø  Successfully tested the operation of this circuit system

Compound Semiconductor Fabrication Laboratory January 2003-March 2003

Ø  Fabricated a GaAs MESFET using Mask Layout, Ion Implantation, Photo-Lithography and other semi-conductor manufacturing techniques and processes

Ø  Recorded electrical measurements and performed general characterization of the wafer

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Sriharikota, INDIA November 2001-March 2002

Ø  Developed the design of a Drive/Control System for Satellite Tracking Antenna employing a pair of Brushless DC Motors

Ø  Evaluated the performance of this Drive System in the Servo Systems Division of the prestigious ISRO

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Chennai, INDIA April 2000-June 2000

Ø  Successfully completed an application in Active Server Pages for the largest global software development firm in India, having in excess of 20,000 consultants on their rolls

Sunsea Computers, Chennai, INDIA April 1999-July 1999

Ø  Worked as a Network Administrator in WINDOWS NT environment

Ø  Duties included maintaining printers, networks, software, hardware, operating systems

Publications

Ø  Vikram Srinivasan, Jothiram Athreya, Madhuri Mailavaram & Carla Purdy “Physical and HDL Designs for a Library of Neuron Components for Use in Intelligent Systems” 48th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Cincinnati OH Aug 7-10th 2005

Work Experience

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Disability Services November 2002-present

Ø  Personal Assistant for physically challenged student

Ø  Tutor in Calculus, Algebra & Software Packages

University of Cincinnati Bookstores

Ø  Student Assistant in Accounting Department June 2004-September 2004

Department of Math and Applied Science October 2002-March 2004

Ø  Tutor in Calculus, Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Probability

Other Skills/Proficiencies

Ø  Fluent in English, Hindi and Tamil and competent in Japanese, German, American Sign Language

Ø  Published many articles in “THE HINDU”, a leading newspaper daily in India.

Ø  Member of Greater Cincinnati Indian Community Choir

Ø  Peer Advisor in CULTURAL CONNECTIONS, an inter-cultural student-body organization

Achievements

Ø  Two-time recipient of University Graduate Scholarship (UGS) from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH for 2002-2004

Ø  Completed Senior Year Under-Graduate Project at the prestigious Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the pioneer in space technology in Asia

Ø  Recipient of the prestigious “INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK ROLLING SHIELD AWARD for Best Student” in High School out of 300 candidates, awarded for exemplary conduct, leadership, responsibility and overall academic performance

Ø  Held the post of “School Pupil Leader” in final year of schooling shouldering organizational duties and responsibilities of student body operations and addressing concerns

Ø  Was awarded the distinguished “All Rounder Medal” for a record 8 years in school

Ø  Successfully completed Basic level Japanese Language Proficiency Examination conducted by The Japan Foundation and Association of International Education, Japan with ABK-AOTS DOSOKAI, Chennai, INDIA

Ø  Received Certificates of Distinction in English and Mathematics in the Australian Talent Tests conducted by the University of New South Wales and Education Testing Center, Australia

References

Will be furnished on request