1. Suraj Jadhav
2624 Beacon Hill Drive Apt 203 Auburn Hills Michigan 48326, Phone: +1 (248)-759-0241
Email: srjmmcoe@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suraj-jadhav-a69158a7
EDUCATION
Masters in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, OaklandUniversity, Rochester, MI Expected Graduation May2017
GPA - 3.8
Bachelor of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Universityof Pune, India August 2012 First Class
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PLC Automation Softwares Allen-Bradley- RSLogix 500 & PicoSoft, B&R Automation - AutomationStudio, Siemens - SIMATIC
S7, GE Fanuc, OMRON
Automation Courses PLC, SCADA, HMI Controller Training
Circuit Design Tools National Instruments Multisim Circuit Design Suite, ORCAD PSpice Designer
PCB Design Tools DipTrace Schematic & PCB Design, FreePCB
Programming Languages Embedded C, PLC Ladder Logic, Functional Block Diagrams Programming Tools MATLAB &
Simulink, Freescale Semiconductor CodeWarrior, Keil uVision
WORK EXPERIENCE
Failure AnalysisIntern, Continental Automotive Systems, ADAS-Quality, Auburn Hills, MI June 2016 - Present
 Learned andunderstood the product functionalityof Continental’s Short Range RADAR modules, SRR200 andSRR300 for
Blind Spot Detection System to be usedinadvancedcars manufacturedby Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Subaru
 Performed extensivelythe preliminaryas well as deepfailure analysis investigations along withtechnical report generation
 Maintainedproduct qualityhistoryrecord through Continental Quality Tracking System (CQTS) tool
 Handledresponsibilityof root cause analysis byusing software andhardware analysistoolsandlaboratoryequipments
 Implementednew procedures using the knowledge acquired byworking withR&D, productionandthe FA Technicianteams
 Studiedand Operated RADAR Chamber and Environmental Test Chamber for extensive failure investigations
 Acquiredvarious professional corporate management and technical training opportunitiesuseful for personal development
Lecturer and Instruction Assistant, Oakland University, Department of Physics September 2015 – May 2016
 Demonstrated applications of phenomena and laws of Physics in real-world problem solving tasks to undergraduate students
for better understanding of relationship betweentheoreticalandpractical approaches
 Researchedonconstruction& implementation ofPhysics experiments & activities
 Executed laboratorysessions and assisting students in classroom lecture deliverables
 Gradedandevaluatedlaboratoryhandbooks, homeworkandexaminations of students
Production Engineer, Chroma Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune August 2012 - August 2014
 Handledmanufacturing project of indigenouslydevelopedMetallurgical Testing Equipments withthe implementationof
various mechanical and electrical operations
 Lead a team of six groupmembers includingtechnicians & workers for project execution
 Developed Supplier Management skills, PPAP& APQP component development and production experience
 Performed DFMEA andPFMEA processes withQualityControl of supplies andTesting of Automotive Gears, shafts, joints and
components for hardness
 Learned applications of Six Sigma approachandmethodology
 Designedtestingsystems andprocesses for improvedperformance ofhardness testing
 Analysis ofdesign parameters andtheir responses
 Achievedstandardization ofproduct throughutilization ofimprovedqualitycomponents and writing technicallyaccurate
Engineering Documentation & user manuals

2.  Suggestedimproved methods ofinterfacingand connecting electronic components byreplacing existing weaklinks with
latest industrial electric terminalconnectors
 Designedandimprovedspatial efficiencyof Driver PrintedCircuit Boards for PLCapplications byPCB integration and
component compaction using DipTrace andFreePCB softwares
 Made use of Metallurgical laboratoryinstruments suchas Microscopes & Hardness Testers for laboratorytesting ofheat-
treatedgears, joints andother power transmissionparts
 Used Mechanical and electrical machines andtools like power drills, tapping tools, sheet-metal cutters andbenders, electric
saws, solderingworkstations, heat-shrinktools, electric joints and Environmental Chamber
 Worked on Optics usingillumination lamps, semi-transparent reflective mirrors, eyepiece and objective lenses
 Gainedknowledge of Mechanicalfixture methods byinstalling workpieces on CNClathe andVMCmachines
 Worked on handlingvarious electric & electronic instruments such as o Relays, Single & Three Phase Contactors o Limit
Switches, ProximitySensors, SolidState Relays o MCBs, Servo Motors andDrives, RotaryEncoders o Single Phase andThree
Phase Motors
 Gainedfieldexperience ofOn-site product installationand periodic service visit procedures
 Organized Commercial Marketing meetings & Client Training sessions
Event Organizerand Instructor August 2012 – August 2014
Kutuhal Scientific Instruments & Sakal Newspaper Media Group, India
 Organizedandmanaged‘SundayScience School’, a halfyearlyevent dedicatedto developscientific approach among children
byHands-onimplementationof scientific experiments depictedintext-books over the periodof twoyears
 Gainedexperience of teaching youngminds ofdifferent age groups & learnedways to encourage themfor developing
scientific approach towards day-to-daylife experiences
 Developed communication skillsbyInteracting withlarge group ofindividuals
ENGINEERING PROJECTS
Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Color Sorting Application Intelligent Sorting System
Micro-computer basedControl Systems, Oakland University January 2016 - April 2016
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75fH6y7hTcs
 Built a electro-mechanical systemwith color vision& a learning abilityto observe & keeptrackof user’s actions inorder to
repeat the processto simulate intelligent behavior
 The systemlearns a color-sortingsequence as per user’s desire & appliesthe knowledge inreal-time color sorting
 Developed a mechanical robotic arm with grippingactionusing ArduinocontrolledServo motor and joystick
 Worked on detectingdynamic image changes using MATLAB’s Image Processing Toolbox functions
Automatic Target Tracking System
Automotive Mechatronics, OaklandUniversity September 2015 – December 2015
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3vC3Dniuu0
 Achievedactive tracking ofrandomlymovingcoloredtarget infront of a camera using PIDcontrol strategyapplied to control
dual Servo Motor Pan-Tilt mechanism
 Interfaced VideoCamera withMATLAB’s Image ProcessingToolbox to control real-time embeddedsystem usingHCS12 Micro-
controller fromFreescale
HMI Controller Based ‘Object Sorting Using Image Processing’
Digital Image Processing, Universityof Pune January 2012 – May 2012
 Implementeda vision-basedapproachtowards automationindustrybyassisting mechanical sortingoperationusingMATLAB
interfacedHMI module
 Used Real-Time interfacing ofUSB Camera with MATLAB’s Image Processing toolbox withmechanicalsorting system using
B&R Automation’s PP-45 HMI & ACOPOS Servo Controller module powered conveyor belts
 Employed Shape-detectionalgorithm for detecting basic geometrical shapes
Adaptive Traffic Light Controller
Micro-controllers andApplications, Universityof Pune August 2010 – December 2010
 Developed a practical approachfor traffic management onbusyroads with lane system
 Programmedthe micro-controller systemto measure traffic densityon each roadat anintersection to adaptivelychange the
respective ‘ON’ time for ‘GO’ signal, therebyquicklyallowing reductionin traffic build-up
 Interfaced AVR – ATMega32 micro-controller withInfra - redsensors and7-segment displaypanel