Resume

1. AKSHATA SAHEBGOUDA SAHUKAR
415.604.6226 · draft.akshata@gmail.com · San Francisco, CA
CAREER SUMMARY
Motivated, creative and highly professional Engineer with 5+ years of academic experience in Embedded applications. Project leader with successes
implementing stable, efficient systems meeting proposed goals with high accuracy and on time completion.
EDUCATION
• Master of Science in Embedded Electricals and Computer Systems, Engineering Aug 2016 - present
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
GPA 3.82
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Jul 2012 – Jun 2016
SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Karnataka, India (SDMCET)
GPA 3.7
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Hardware: 8/16/32 bit embedded controllers (Texas. ARM. Arduino. 8051), Raspberry Pi.
UART, I2C, SPI, Wi-Fi, USB, DMA Peripheral Devices.
Logic Analyzer. Oscilloscope. Function Generator instruments
• Programming Languages: C, SQL, JAVA, ALP, OpenCL, Python, HDL Programming using Verilog and Arduino.
• Tools: Xilinx, MATLAB, Simulink, Eclipse and KEIL.
• Designing Robots, IoT
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
Fall Detection, San Francisco State University, CA Jan 2018 – Present
• Designed a wearable sensor system to detect a fall of a subject and transmit the data using GPRS to nearby hospitals.
• Recorded accelerometer and gyroscope readings obtained by interfacing MPU6050 to MCU
• Exploited STM32F4-DISC1 MCU to Implement and process fall detection algorithm
IOT based wireless data acquisition, San Francisco State University, CA Jan 2017 – May 2017
• Designed and implemented an IoT system to sense the applicant temperature using TI CC3200.
• Used sockets API to support TCP'IP protocols between end hosts as client-server mode
• Remotely uploaded the collected data to the database created using SQL on Raspberry Pi.
Design and Simulation of Motion Estimator, San Francisco State University, CA Aug 2016 – Dec 2016
• Developed Verilog test bench for random stimulus and performed timing verification using Primetime and achieved 15fps speed.
• Worked on physical design consisting of placement, clock tree synthesis, and routing and implemented the search in 32x32 pixels
window.
Hyper-dimensional computing in OpenCL, San Francisco State University, CA Aug 2016 – Dec 2016
• Used 10% to 90% of given data for stepwise data training using Hyper-dimensional computing in OpenCL.
• Analyzed the results at each stage to find the best parameter of nGram and Dimension.
Successive Approximation Register ADC Jan 2016 – Jun 2016
• Designed a 4 input D-flip-flop and used it in designing a 16-bit SAR ADC
• Successfully Simulated the designed ADC and tested output for different combination of inputs.
Anti-lock braking system Jul 2015 – Dec 2015
• Designed and simulated an ABS system using Simulink
• Implemented indicator control system using embedded c and Kiel to communicate the direction of moving vehicle
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jul 2013 – May 2016
Robotics Committee, SDM College, Karnataka, India
Committee Coordinator
• Designed robots such as line follower, action controlled and more using c and Arduino Uno board
• Conducted workshops for students to teach basic elements of robot building and their working.
All India Radio, Karnataka, India Jun 2015 – Jul 2015
Intern
• Used oscilloscopes to observe input data before broadcast and did necessary modifications to fix noise factors.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Winner of “BRAINSTORM” event held during INSIGNIA 15 & 16 at SDMCET
▪ Implemented multiple modules based on task
• Winner of “DO IT YOURSELF” event held during “INSIGNIA 15” at SDMCET
▪ Built Line Follower Robot
• Conducted a Basic Robot Building workshop for 250 students.