ARJUN RAJNIKANT PATEL

E-mail: Arjun.patel_8@yahoo.co.in Phone no: 713-391-7494

Objective____________________________________________________________________________

To become a highly competent engineering professional, who can take up and execute challenging projects efficiently.Summary

Responsible and experienced Solar Power Engineer with an excellent record of individual and corporate customer satisfaction.

Mindful of and knowledgeable about all local state and federal environmental rules and regulations. Adept at explaining complex technical engineering concepts clearly and accessibly to a wide variety of professional and non-professional audiences.

3+ years of strong professional experience in electrical PCB circuit design and Power Industry. Designed circuit using programmable logic devices. Possess the analytical abilities and technical skills necessary for engineering innovative designs

and applications. Understanding of UL, FCC, CE, ETL standards. Maintained process procedures and work instructions for all printed circuit board assembly

operations. Strong understanding of processor architecture and micro-architecture. Knowledge of microprocessor architecture including expertise in one or more of the following

areas: instruction fetch and decode, branch prediction, instruction scheduling and register renaming, out-of-order execution, integer and floating point execution, load/store execution, cache and memory subsystems.

Knowledge of advanced level programming in C/C++ with certification of C language. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent oral and written communication

skills. 

Technical Skills

Software :XilinxISE 13.2, Eagle, Simulink, Matlab, AutoCAD, Microsoft office 365, Gns3, Cisco packet tracer

Language : C, JAVA Script, VHDL, Assembly language (8085, 8051), HTML, CSS

Protocols : TCP, UDP, DHCP, RIP, EIGRP, ARP

Hardware Design

: FPGA design and Embedded Systems

Area of Interest

: Control systems, Power Systems, Computer networks, Telecommunication and Wireless Communications, Embedded systems, Dynamic systems

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Work Experience

UR Energy USA, Jr. Electrical Engineer February 2016 – PresentDuluth, GA

Worked in solar power system of size up to 2MW, including installation of solar panels, DC-AC inverters, racking system and grid system.

Designed and implemented detailed construction drawings. Arranged and conducted customer site visits.

Corresponded with local and state regulatory authorities. Provided technical support as needed. Assisted in project commissioning and pricing. Provided technical assistance to project manager and sales development manager as required.

Monitored and updated construction drawing sets. Arranged and conducted individual and group customer site visits as requested. Drafted and submitted post-construction project reports. Extensive breadth of experience in electrical engineering and solar power site evaluation,

Excellent grasp of solar power schematic development. Strong ability to draft and interpret solar power design plans. High proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite. Sound familiarity with solar power engineering industry safety rules and regulations. Superior ability to implement mechanical structural and electrical civil engineering designs. Exceptional knowledge of electrical power system design and large-scale solar power electronics.

Smart lights LED solutions, Jr. Electrical Engineer May 2012 – June 2014Surat, India

Assisted senior electrical technicians in installing electrical and electronic systems and equipment.

Handled the tasks of installing and maintaining electronic components on printed circuit boards. Worked on Schematic Entry: Entry of components and its interconnections using a library that

includes all its electrical properties using Eagle software. Created design elements for aesthetic and architectural appeal Created proof of concept prototypes and mock ups for marketing and executive approval Responsible for photometric analysis and achieved a 90% efficiency for fixture light output Oversaw product transition to full production Validated electrical functions of LED products and its relevant adaptor while utilizing test

equipment. Demonstrated competencies in the upkeep, diagnosis and repair of electrical circuits and wiring. Worked in EMS environments to develop and optimize models for accurate and realistic models

based on various environments for operator training and long term planning. Knowledge of Analog, digital, and mixed-signal product design. Component engineering, cost reduction, and reliability improvement. Applications, customer support in electronics, semiconductor industry including cooperation with

marketing, sales and failure analysis. Conducted regional sales and marketing seminars involving all sales channels to reduce costs,

travel expenses, and utilize time more efficiently. Created and completed show reports, expense reports, log books and Company Documentation.

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Torrent Power Station, Intern October 2011 – April 2012Surat, India

Worked on Three-phase electrical circuits, transformers and reductions of fluctuations in power supply.

Assisted in equipment maintenance, fault clearance, automated controls, DC/DC converters, DC-AC inverters, and AC-DC rectifier for medium to high voltages.

Knowledge of functions of electrical equipment to generated and transmit power from the substation.

Worked on a multi-phase project where my responsibilities included, drawing memos, maintaining all power delivery computer systems, assisting with outdoor lighting projects, staking poles and completing necessary paperwork.

I use the data to update the current status using data maintenance (DMS) and start the design process at the office.

Academic Projects Undertaken

Front-End Design: Designing a 4-bit ALU, various FSM like Bubble-sort algorithms, Min-Max finder etc. in Verilog HDL and simulating it using models.

FPGA implementation of UART with BIST Capabilities: Established PC to PC serial communication link using Universal Asynchronous Receive/Transmit with embedded Built in Self-Test (BIST) capabilities. The entire system has been developed using Xilinx ISE 9.2i and verified using ISE Simulator and MODELSIM.

Link Budget Analysis: Designed a wireless “last mile” system for an internet link at 10 Mbps from an optical trunk to homes in Ku band with a total system bandwidth of 100 MHz

Socket Programming Project: Simulated a resource discovery/file-sharing network using hybrid architecture with TCP and UDP sockets.

Home Automation using Solar Energy: Established use of solar panel in home automation. Using different system element like sensors, controllers, user and I/O interface, programming computers, we can operate tasks in HVAC, lighting, security, audio-visual, intercoms etc.

Education

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering June 2014 - December 2015Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX GPA: 3.16 out of 4Emphasis: Controls, Embedded and CommunicationCourses Undertaken: Advanced Microprocessor, Parallel processing, Power Transmission, Wireless communication, Digital Communication, Signal Processing, Computer Networks

Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering Aug 2008- May 2012Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Technology, Gujarat, India CGPA: 6.22 out of 10

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