CV: Internship in AVL applications

 

Personal information
Nationality	Colombian
Date of birth	05 May 1984
Gender	Male
Work experience
Dates	June 2009 →
Occupation or position held	GNSS Applications Engineer (Internship)
Main activities and responsibilities	Design of a software application for gathering, management and analysis of global positioning data and OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) data of the vehicle; the software works as a testing platform aimed to develop a robust telemetry architecture for urban tracking applications based on GNSS.
Name and address of employer	Tema.Mobility - Telecom Italia and Magneti Marelli consortium Via Arrigo Olivetti 5, 10148 Turin (Italy)
Type of business or sector	Information and Communication
Dates	January 2007 - August 2008
Occupation or position held	Electronic Design Engineer
Main activities and responsibilities	Design of an Ethernet based hardware interface with an embedded web server aimed to remote monitoring solutions. Design of an AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) module which integrates GPRS/GSM modem, GPS receiver and communication interface for external devices. Design of an electronic power metering instrument for use in poly-phase electric networks at industrial and residential level.
Name and address of employer	Idosde Ltda. Calle 36 # 16 - 06, Bogota (Colombia)
Type of business or sector	Instrumentation and Telemetry Solutions
Dates	August 2006 - July 2007
Occupation or position held	Researcher at the Automation and Digital Control Department
Main activities and responsibilities	Modelling and simulation of adaptive architectonic structures and the spatial position control system of the mechanical bodies. Design and implementation of the control system for an adaptive architectonic structure small-scale prototype, which comprehends the electronic circuitry, sensors, electromechanical actuators and other functional components integration.
Name and address of employer	Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Autopista Norte # 205 -59, Bogota (Colombia)
Type of business or sector	Education Institution
Education and training
Dates	September 2008 →
Title of qualification awarded	Master in Satellite Navigation and Related Applications
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered	GPS and Galileo systems, GNSS receivers architecture and algorithms, GNSS regulatory aspects, navigation and communication hybridization, timing and scale generation.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training	Politecnico di Torino (University) Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Turin (Italy)
Dates	January 2001 - June 2007
Title of qualification awarded	Electronic Engineering
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered	Analog and digital control systems, signal and image processing, industrial automation, telecommunications, power electronics.
Name and type of organisation providing education and training	Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería (University) Autopista Norte # 205 - 49, Bogota (Colombia)
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue	Spanish
Other languages	English, Italian
Social skills and competences	Good oral communication and writing skills by making technical reports in the work context as well as composing articles and debate about social and political affairs in some blogs and meetings.
Organisational skills and competences	I have acquired team work skills along my career, leading R&D projects and taking part in related activities.
Technical skills and competences	Hardware applications development based on Microchip micro-controllers and handling of MpLab IDE software for firmware development. Setting and configuration of LAN networks.
Computer skills and competences	Handling of Matlab and Simulink environments. Mainly skilled in control systems design and simulation, and signal processing applications. Knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++ and C#. Handling of Proteus and OrCAD software suites for electric circuits design and simulation, and PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) design. Competent with Windows OS and office software such as Microsoft Office.
Additional information	PERSONAL INTERESTS Professional photography and digital picture editing. Amateur musician of electric bass guitar and acoustic drums. Travelling and deep interest in cultural interchanges.