Frazer Pereira
E-mail: Frazer143@gmail.com Date of Birth: 1/1/1986
Address: 2656 Ellendale, Apt #11, Los Angeles CA 90007. Ph: 213-400-3368
PROFILE: To work on contemporary technologies, inculcate skills and develop technologies and products for the future
that will make a positive impact to our surroundings and improve human life.
EDUCATION:
 Masters in Systems Engineering: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
Name of the University: California State University Northridge.
Areas of Study: Systems Engineering and Management, Innovation Engineering, Operations Research, Decision
and Risk analysis, Quality Analysis, Engineering Finance, Product Design and Development , Management of
Engineering Professionals, Engineering Economy, Engineering Statistics Analysis.
 Masters in Electrical Engineering: VLSI DESIGN
Name of the University: University of Southern California. Transfer to California State University Northridge.
Areas of Study: MOS VLSI Engineering, Computer Systems Architecture, Real time computer systems,
Integrated Circuit Design, MEMS, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aircraft Systems Engineering, Optical
Fiber Communication, Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering Theory and Practice, Design of Experiments.
 Bachelors in Electronics and Telecommunication
Name of the University: University of Mumbai.
Areas of Study: Microprocessor (8085/8086) and Microcontrollers (8051), Electrical Design, Computer Networks,
Web Technologies, Telecommunication Networks (Wireless and Fiber Optic).
PROJECTS and PRESENTATIONS:
 Preparation and use of a Nanocomposite composed of Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer.
Spring 2008
Inventor: Frazer Pereira. Status: Provincial Patent.
- Sponsored by the University of Southern California and the US Army
- Experimental test sample exhibited superior strength and mechanical properties
- Microwave energy was used as heat source with a preparation time of less than 20 seconds
- Final product successfully passed tensile armor stress and strain tests.
- Applications include military armor, fracture cast, bone filler, structural reinforcement filler.
 Impact Absorption Armor for the Department of Defense US Navy.
Spring 2009
- Multi-body armor structure composed of Metallic Glass, Polymer and Aluminum
- Designed to absorb impact from missiles and high energy projectiles
- Alpha stage lab testing and computer simulations successfully passed by experimental test samples
- Successfully implemented multi-layered armor design and tested with experimental cannon
- Successfully found methods to process metallic glass to design custom armor plates
 Selective Inhibition Sintering: To develop 3D objects using powder sintering methods.
Spring 2008
- Volunteer Research Assistant for the USC Industrial Engineering Department
- Successfully made plastic as well as metallic objects/parts without the use of laser or mold
- Alpha electro-mechanical machine was successfully tested
- Explored process variables and their impacts on the corresponding procedure
- Performed successful design, integration and testing of electrical components
 Simple Scalar Simulation concentrating on cache configuration.
Spring 2008
- Evaluated performance of different micro-architectures with different standard and custom benchmarks
- Used simple scalar simulation tool for evaluation and testing
 Direct Digital Synthesizer using Cadence.
Spring 2008
- Designed Phase Shift Accumulator, 1.28Kb SRAM and 10 bit DAC
- Generated a sinusoidal wave of fixed frequency determined by a binary coded input frequency control word.
 5 stage pipeline processor using EPD.
Spring 2008
- Design and functional verification of a 5 stage pipeline processor using EPD
- Accomplished dependency handling in processor
- Performed functional verification of control unit and data unit for single cycle and multi cycle processor
- Completed simulation with custom tests and benchmarks of processor
 Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Wavelength Division Multiplexing networks.
Fall 2006
- Simulation and testing of a application for shortest path routing on a CISCO router
- Successfully implemented a modified dijkstra’s algorithm and implemented with all modulation technologies
- Program can be implemented on wireless as well as wired networks
- Successfully implemented with a nodal network of 20 test nodes/computer stations
Frazer Pereira
E-mail: Frazer143@gmail.com Date of Birth: 1/1/1986
Address: 2656 Ellendale, Apt #11, Los Angeles CA 90007. Ph: 213-400-3368
WORK EXPERIENCE:
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Operations Intern, University Student Union, California State Northridge Sept 2009 to Dec 2009.
- Assistant to the Assistant Director at University Student Union, CSUN.
- Daily execution of administrative duties and special projects assigned by supervisor.
- Overseeing and supervising other student assistants.
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Research Assistant, Department of Defense USA Navy/ CSUN MSEM Jan 2009 to May 2009.
- Design and development an impact absorption armor for the Department of Defense, US Navy.
- Armor uses Metallic glass structure for structural superiority and advanced mechanical strength.
- Developed using new innovative manufacturing techniques to enable mass production.
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Office Assistant, Facilities Management Services, USC Aug 2007 to Aug 2008
- Administrative and Customer Support Management.
- Operation and use of FAMIS Data Management Software, Customer Support.
- Design and Development of Emergency Earthquake Operations Center for USC.
COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMING SKILLS:
 Operating Systems: Windows (All), UNIX, Linux, Mac.
 Software: Mathematica, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access, Cadence, Photoshop.
 Programming Languages: C, C++, MATLAB, VERILOG, and VHDL.
 Assembly Level Programming with Microprocessors and Microcontrollers.
 Troubleshooting Hardware/Software problems in Windows and Nix workstations.
OTHER SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES:
 Conducted and Managed Computer Repair workshops in School and College.
 Church Youth Association Secretary.
 Volunteer at the Children and Youth Peace Camp in USC Church.
 Managed School and College Festivals. Organized gaming contests for Counter Strike and Warcraft.
 Extracurricular Activates: Soccer, Swimming, Badminton, and Basketball.