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I'm Varun

Experience


Naval Air Systems Command, NAWCWD

575 I Avenue, Suite 1, Point Mugu, CA 93042-5049

Jan. 2017 - Present

Electrical Engineer - Seaborne Targets Branch

  • Designed and implemented control software for unmanned boats and jetskis.
  • Built a new user interface from scratch using C#/WPF for novel command and control of autonomous swarms
  • Developed a ultrafast capacitive break sensor for projectile hit detection.

Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2017

Infrared/Simulation Engineer - Electro-Optics Group

  • Developed software tools to model infrared phenomena and validate measurements.
  • Implemented a MATLAB tool to automatically match infrared images to 3D models. This used to be done tediously by hand.
  • Developed a novel technique to render measured plume data using a custon built OpenGL shader.

Apr. 2015 - Aug. 2015

Neural Network Designer - Airborne Electronic Attack Group

  • Researched, Designed and Implemented a Neural Network to analyze RADAR plots to test jamming technique effectiveness.

Oct. 2014 - Apr. 2015

Software Engineer - TACAIR

  • Developed software tools to aggregate, display, and analyze flight test data

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

S.T.F.C RAL Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0QX

Jun. 2014 - Sept. 2014

Visiting Scientist - Particle Physics Group

  • Created a calibration routine and LabVIEW control interface for simulating minimum ionizing particle events using an IR pulse laser.

California Polytechnic State University, SLO

1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-038

Sept. 2013 - Jun. 2014

Graduate Assistant/Lecturer

  • Developed a Virtual Reality engine from scratch using Oculus Rift and Microsoft Kinect
  • Taught EE 241 and 242 circuit labs

CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Route de Meyrin 385, 1217 Meyrin, Switzerland

Jun. 2013 - Aug. 2013

ATLAS Research Intern

  • Got selected to work at CERN as a summer student
  • Designed a 3D Modelling and Event tracking system that was used to plan the Phase II upgrade to the ATLAS detector.
  • Developed a general-purpose noise model for the ATLAS inner tracker.

Mine Ventilation Services

1625 Shaw Ave #103 Clovis, CA 93611, USA

Dec. 2010 - Aug. 2013

Graphics/Simulation Programmer

  • Developed a 3D visualization system for VnetPC mine ventilation software

Education

California Polytechnic State University, SLO

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

June 2014

California State University, Fresno

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering

Aug 2013

Skills and Certifications