PRERIT PRAMOD B–9, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh–201010, India +919811447151 | preritpramod89@gmail.com | Date of Birth: July 9, 1989 EDUCATION Delhi College of Engineering, University of Delhi, Delhi, India :: Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering 2006–2010 Overall: Aggregate of 76.34% (among top 5% in a class of 92; obtained First Class with Distinction) Highlights :: - Was offered the position of Engineer in Reliance Industries Ltd. and Larsen & Toubro Ltd. during Campus Placements at DCE - Ranked amongst the top 0.1% candidates in the National Level Entrance Examinations in Electrical Engineering of all major Public Sector Enterprises of India for recruitment as Engineering Executive, including PGCIL, IOCL, NTPC, HECL and BARC - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2010: All India Rank 45 in Electrical Engineering out of total 52,246 examinees - Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET): Have been actively involved in the activities of the society; Was the Chief Organizer of the Annual Technical Festival of IET–DCE Student Chapter, “Renaissance‘09” Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi, India :: Central Board of Secondary Education 1995–2006 Class XII: Aggregate of 91.75% (in Best of Four; School Topper in PCM with Economics Group; Overall Aggregate of 88.8%) Highlights :: - Always ranked amongst the top 3 students in school - Ranked amongst the top 1% candidates in all the major National and Regional Level Engineering Entrance Examinations in India, including IIT–JEE, DCE/NSIT–CEE, BITSAT, AIEEE, VITEEE, MAHE, CET (for GGSIPU) and BVP–CET (2006) - Unified Council’s National Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE): Obtained “Very Good” marks in classes XI, IX and VIII - Awarded a scholarship of Rs. 2,500/‐ from “Vishwa Nath Memorial Trust” for being the “Best Boy Student–Class VIII” WORK EXPERIENCE Engineer (Grade ‘A’) :: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Kolkata, India :: Induction Training Sept’10–Present Undergoing classroom training encompassing the organization, management and functioning of various divisions of IOCL as well as the evolution, contemporary nature and issues of the global petroleum industry Overview of the Company :: - Largest petroleum company in India and ranked 105 on the Fortune Global 500 list in 2009 - Has the most rigorous recruitment procedure (through GATE) for engineers in India, selecting only the top 0.05% applicants Online Technical Consultant :: CBI Consultancy Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India :: Online Engineering Projects Nov’08–Jul’10 Was responsible for providing innovative technical solutions and detailed technical content on a variety of engineering disciplines including signal processing, computer vision, control systems and robotics, to the clients of the company Wrote over 100 technical articles for clients, with primary focus on the latest research topics in various fields of engineering Overview of the Company :: - Offshore consultancy firm with main focus on engineering, marketing and financial consultancy INTERNSHIPS & PROJECTS Project :: Delhi College of Engineering, India :: Speed Control of Induction Motor Drives Oct’09–Jun’10 Performed software and hardware implementations of speed control of an induction motor drive, fed from an optimally energized solar powered DC bus, using scalar and vector control schemes and assessed its performance for a submersible pump application Optimized output power of solar generator using 3 Maximum Power Point Tracking algorithms and compared relative efficiencies Internship :: NTPC Limited, India :: Stability of Auxiliary Power Supply Systems Dec’09–Feb’10 Performed system simulation studies to analyze the performance of different types of auxiliary power supply schemes adopted at NTPC during abnormal operating conditions, including both symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults Designed a Graphical User Interface to perform fault calculations on different types of auxiliary supply systems Internship :: Samsung Information Systems America, San Jose, CA, USA :: Seek Control Mechanism of Hard Disk Drives Jun’09–Aug‘09 Worked on various design aspects of seek control mechanism of hard disk drives Developed a set of MATLAB–based Graphical User Interfaces for seek design, tuning, analysis and measurement, called "Visualized Seek Assistant Tools" to improve seek performance of hard disk drives Project :: Delhi College of Engineering, India :: Generation, Detection and Classification of Power Quality Events Sept’08–Apr’10 Worked on generation of various Power Quality (PQ) events in the Power Systems Laboratory as well as through simulation to prepare a comprehensive database for studying the effects of occurrence of PQ events on Transmission and Distribution networks Developed various signal processing algorithms for the detection, classification and compression of PQ events and event data Training :: Delhi College of Engineering, India :: Electrical Workshop Dec’08–Jan‘09 Underwent practical training in household electrical installations including types of conductors, insulations and wire–joints Visited New Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) 110/66 kV Substation to study practical design aspects of a typical electrical substation Designed and fabricated a working prototype of an automated street lighting system using LM324 Quad Op–Amp along with LDRs Project :: Marshall Space Flight Centre, Huntsville, AL, USA :: NASA Great Moonbuggy Race 2009 Aug’08–Apr’09 Co–leader of the DCE Moonbuggy Team, in-charge of the design and fabrication of the DCE Moonbuggy; participated in the NASA Great Moonbuggy Race at Huntsville, AL on April 3–4, 2009 Designed and fabricated the manually–powered DCE Moonbuggy along with the other members of the team, using a number of innovative design features in the suspension and transmission systems of the vehicle Internship :: University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA :: Synthesis and Characterization of Thin Films Jun’08–Jul‘08 Underwent practical training involving various processes and techniques of nanotechnology for the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of thin films for multifunctional applications Worked on the design and implementation of computer controlled gas sensing equipment MISCELLANEOUS WORK EXPERIENCE Volunteer Work :: Aamrapali Rashtriya Sewa Sanstha, India :: Community Service Apr’07–Jul’10 Made substantial contribution towards organizing events promoting national integrity and communal harmony, and spreading knowledge and awareness to semi–urban and rural masses about controlling and minimizing environmental pollution Imparted basic knowledge of Hindi, English and Mathematics to children below the age of 12 belonging to under–privileged sections of society in a village in Patna District of Bihar Journalism :: Pulse Media Inc., India :: Turning Point Jun’03–Dec’03 Anchor of a major segment “Everyday Wonders” of “Turning Point”, a celebrated television science and technology programme, broadcasted on Doordarshan National Network for a total of 26 episodes over 2 series PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS Publications & Papers in Electrical Engineering :: Rajiv Kapoor, Manish Kumar Saini, Prerit Pramod, “Detection of PQ Events Using Demodulation Concepts and Harmonics Analyser,” International Journal of Nonlinear Science, World Academic Press, May’10 (in Press, ID#: IJNS20100309) Rajiv Kapoor, Manish Kumar Saini, Prerit Pramod, “Single/Multiple PQ Events Detection Using Hybrid Demodulation,” International Journal of Electronics, Taylor & Francis, Sept’10 (Under Review, Manuscript ID TETN-2010-0100) Publications & Papers in Other Disciplines :: Prerit Pramod, Shikhar Sood, Prakhar Tiwari, Mamta Kumari, “Remodelling the Power Super-Structure of India: A Novel Approach,” International Conference on Infrastructure Finance (ICIF) 2010, IIT Kharagpur, India, Jun’10; Was among the top few papers selected from Conference Proceedings to be published as part of an Edited Book, Aug’10 (in Press) Prerit Pramod, Vishakha Jha, “A Hybrid Model for the Optimal Utilization of CDM and IET in the Contemporary Financial Scenario of India,” International Conference on Environment, Energy and Development (ICEED) 2010, Sambalpur University, India, Dec’10 Prerit Pramod, “Mezzanine Capital for Financing Infrastructure in India,” SAR Economist, New Delhi, India, Aug’10; Received a letter of appreciation from the Chief Editor of the magazine, Sept’10 Prerit Pramod, Mamta Kumari, Pramila Prasad, R.P.Sah, “Loss of Biodiversity: Challenges and Reasons,” National Seminar on Threats to Biodiversity Conservation in India, T.N.B. College, T.M. Bhagalpur University (TMBU), India, Sept’10 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS National Stock Exchange (NSE) :: NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM) - Cleared 9 modules of NCFM with an overall average score of 94.69% - Was awarded the “NSE Certified Market Professional (NCMP) – Level 4” Certification Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) :: BSE’s Certification in Financial Markets (BCFM) - Cleared BSE’s Certificate on Derivatives Exchange (BCDE) with a score of 97.00% Aug’09–Mar’10 Dec’09 SKILLS & INTERESTS Computer Skills: Windows, C, C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, AutoCAD Fairly adept as a singer, sketcher, writer and have a keen interest in numismatics and philately REFERENCES Dr. Rajiv Kapoor, Head of Department Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road, Delhi–110042, India Email: rajivkapoor@dce.ac.in; Phone: +919999432549 Dr. Tao Zhang, Senior Engineer Servo Group, Samsung Information Systems America, 75 West Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA–95134, USA Email: tao2.zhang@sisa.samsung.com; Office Phone: 1-408-544-5610 Dr. Vishal Verma, Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering, Bawana Road, Delhi–110042, India Email: vishalverma@dce.ac.in; Phone: +919811882648