Professional Summary
- Twenty years of combined experience — six years in academia and fourteen years in the industry.
- Published eight research papers in national and international conferences.
- Guided more than fifty industrial projects for UG and PG students.
- Expertise spanning power electronics, embedded systems, SCADA, PLC, and circuit design consultation.
Work Experience
Expert Agencies, Cuddalore
Aug 2012 – Present
Design Engineer · ₹ 35,000 / mo
- Registered SSI unit – Government of Tamil Nadu
B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai
Jan 2012 – Jun 2012
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) · ₹ 36,100 / mo
Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, VMU
Jul 2008 – Jan 2012
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) · ₹ 34,500 / mo
Dr. Navalar Nedunchezhliyan College of Engineering
Jun 2007 – May 2008
Lecturer & Project Coordinator · ₹ 12,500 / mo
IIT Uttaranchal
Jul 2006 – Jun 2007
MHRD Research Scholar · Stipend ₹ 10,000 / mo
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Engineering College
Jun 2005 – May 2006
Lecturer & Project Coordinator · ₹ 12,500 / mo
Expert Systems and Solutions
Aug 2001 – May 2005
Electronics Engineer
- Full-time (Aug 2001 – May 2003): ₹ 4,500 / mo
- Part-time (Jun 2003 – May 2005): ₹ 2,500 / mo
- Developed Microprocessor & Microcontroller based applications
- Introduced new technologies to meet industrial needs
Conference Papers Presented
| # | Topic | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANN based EHV Line Fault Diagnosis | Noor Islam College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu |
| 2 | Mathematical Modeling & Simulation in Electric Drives | IIT Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Neural Network Based One-Hour-Ahead Load Forecasting | N.S.S College of Engineering, Palakkad, Kerala |
| 4 | SCADA for Industrial Drives | Govt. College of Engineering, Tirunelveli |
| 5 | Ozone Generation From Corona | Annamalai University |
| 6 | Ozone Generation Using H.V Inverter | Sri Subramanaya College of Engg. & Tech., TN |
| 7 | Design & Implementation of Microcontroller Based UPS | Mahendra College of Engineering |
| 8 | Improved SCADA System for Energy Management in Industries | Sri Sai Ram College of Engineering |
Publications
JOURNAL
| Topic | Journal |
|---|---|
| Electrical Safety With Special Reference to Human Body | Engineering Today |
BOOKS
| Title | Year | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| A Text Book on Electric Circuit Theory | Dec 2004 | III Sem ECE – Anna University |
| Lab Manual for Electric Circuits | Jan 2006 | II Sem ECE |
| Lab Manual for Power Systems Simulation | Aug 2005 | VII Sem EEE |
Circuit Design Consultation
| # | Design | Client / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automatic Thyristor Switched Power Factor Controller | PSN College of Engineering, Tirunelveli |
| 2 | 0–30V, 2A Power Supply | Mega-tech Co-operation, Coimbatore |
| 3 | Control Panel for 3-phase/Single-phase Induction Motors | Electro Mech Co-operation, Coimbatore |
| 4 | Control Panel for RO-based Water Plants | Middas Systems, Chennai |
| 5 | Wavelet-based Induction Motor Fault Identification | Ultra Systems, Tholudur |
| 6 | Cashew Boiler Controller | Maya Cashews, Kadampuliyur, Cuddalore |
| 7 | GPS for Karthar Harvester Machines | Sarath Kumar, Kuruvepanpati, Kurinjeepadi |
Workshops
ATTENDED
"Research Methodology" – ISTE Chapter, AVIT, Vinayaka Missions University (Nov 11, 2009)
"Python for Scientific Computing" – FOSSEE Group, IIT Bombay, organised at AVIT (Jan 29, 2010)
ORGANISED & PRESENTED
"MATLAB for Engineering Applications" – Centre for Innovation & Excellence, AVIT (May 20, 2011)
"MATLAB for Polytechnic Education" – Centre for Innovation & Excellence, AVIT (Jun 23, 2011)
UG / PG Projects Guided (Select List)
- Power System Fault Identification and Location in EHV Lines using ANN
- Microprocessor-Based Power Factor Corrections for Industries
- Microcontroller-Based Power House Monitoring
- TMS320C50 Based Power Transient Analysis
- TMS320C50 Based Hearing Aid with Selective Frequency Amplification
- Energy Conservation using Microcontrollers
- Microcontroller-Based Process Monitoring
- Design and Implementation of Microcontroller Based UPS