CV: Onboard Software Developer

Date of Birth: 07^th May 1983 Nationality: Indian (Posses Tier 1 work permit)

EDUCATION

Oct  2007-

Sep 2008         Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK

                        MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering

                        Options: Control Engineering & GPS/INS and Sensor/Data Fusion

Main subjects include Space Systems Engineering, Astrodynamics and Mission Analysis, Space Propulsion, Space Communication, Classical Control Engineering, Multivariable control for Aerospace applications, Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Spacecraft Operations

Group Design Project:  ‘Space Tug Satellite’

The purpose of the project is to design a spacecraft to act as a space tug able to rendezvous with disabled spacecraft in the geosynchronous orbit and either provides a replacement for the failed sub-system or re-orbit the disabled satellite to a safe disposal orbit and thus contribute significantly to the better use of space resources. Working within a team of eleven, I am primarily involved in the requirement analysis and evaluation for the mission and designing the Vision System for rendezvous and docking and on-orbit spacecraft inspection.

Individual Research Project: ‘CubeSat’ AOCS design

The project is part of the Cranfield university initiative for detailed studies of a future CubeSat mission for research and technology demonstration. A CubeSat is a small satellite with a mass of 1 kg and roughly 10 cm cube. My responsibility is to design and development of the attitude determination hardware and the control system, also interacting with other subsystems to baseline the AOCS subsystem requirement.

2000-2004       Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, India

B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering

Core subjects included Communication Engineering, Control Theory, Electromagnetic field theory/Antenna Wave and propagation, Satellite Communication, Electronic Circuits, Linear Integrated Circuits, Signal processing, Computer programming and OOP concepts

Group Project 1: Design and Development of PC Based Wireless Control of Stepper Motor

The project was based on the fundamentals of robotics, wherein a stepper motor was controlled by commands from a PC through wireless infrared medium. I was responsible for the hardware design and assembly level coding for the microcontroller. This project was much appreciated and later adopted as a working demonstration for subsequent batches.

Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers – 2003

 Was University topper with a 96.4 percentile while just in my third year of undergraduate studies for this renowned graduate test which is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). This indicated my position as being among the top 3.6% of Electronics and Communication Engineering graduates in India in 2003

1998-2000       Payyanur College, Calicut University, Kerala, India

                        Core Subjects: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008(present) SciSys plc, Bristol, United Kingdom

Applications Developer

SciSys is a well established company in the UK space sector, providing a high quality service to the space industry. I am currently working on the LISA pathfinder onboard software project as an application developer for the System Control functions. In just three weeks, I have completed the partially developed and performed static analysis for software safety for the chemical propulsion functions, even though I was new for such kind of development.

2004-2007       Infosys Technologies Ltd. Bangalore, India

Analyst/Programmer

Infosys Technologies is a world leader in consulting and information technology services, and partners with 2000 global companies to provide business consulting, systems integration and product engineering services. I was working as analyst/programmer both in India and in the UK and was involved in the design, development, implementation and support for mainframe applications for my client, the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Working in a lead role in teams comprising of as many as 50 people required a good capacity for taking initiative, leading groups, mentoring, briefing people and inspiring confidence in customers. I was involved in extensive design and development reviews and in issue resolution for multiple projects. I have worked extensively with senior design architects in RBS for performance tuning of databases and through good use of my analytical skills, have helped improve the efficiency of these applications greatly.

Special Achievements

Was nominated as power programmer over 2500 people in my business unit for my role in a crucial, time-bound project. The success of this project helped establish my company as the sole vendor for all IT development work from my client. The project was also one of the finalists in the ‘Best use of IT in Retail Banking’ category for the acclaimed FST awards.

My work in DB2 performance tuning won the appreciation of the RBS DB2 Technical Lead.

Learning

Working in Infosys has helped shape the professional in me. Team work and support has been vital across all the projects I have worked on. I have acquired a good ability to adapt to multicultural environments gained through my work experience abroad.

COMPUTING SKILLS

Software: Matlab/Simulink, Satellite Tool Kit, CATIA (currently studying), Microsoft Office Suite, Xpediter, Endevor, PVCS version manager

Programming: C, C++, COBOL, Matlab

Databases: DB2

Operating Systems: Windows XP/Vista

LANGUAGES            

English (Fluent), French (Currently Studying), Hindi (Fluent), Malayalam (Mother Tongue), Tamil (Fluent)

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS

Was a member of the Infosys football team and have won inter-department football tournaments

                        Placement activities coordinator in my college during 2003-2004

Was part of a 20 member organizing committee at the inter-collegiate cultural and literary festival in which around 10 colleges participated and which had a budget of Rs.250,000

Organizer of the state-wide inter-collegiate football tournament in 2003 in my college, part of a team of 3 with a budget of Rs.30,000

Have won prizes in music competitions both in school and while working with Infosys

Have won prizes in choreography at inter-collegiate dance competitions

Have won prizes in school level badminton championships (for both singles and doubles)

Have won prizes for Discus Throw in school and college

Have won best actor award in drama competition in school and have also participated in dramas organized by the town council

REFEREES

Dr Peter Roberts                                          Badarinath C S

Course Co-ordinator/Lecturer

Space Research Centre                              Project Manager

Cranfield University                                     Infosys Technologies Ltd.

p.c.e.roberts(at)cranfield.ac.uk                                    badarinath_cs(at)infosys.com