Ishan Gaikwad Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Specialization: Microelectronics Examination Graduation Intermediate/+2 Matriculation University

IIT Bombay Maharashtra State Board Maharashtra State Board Institute

06D07013 Dual Degree (B.Tech+M.Tech.) Male DOB: 21-05-1988 Year 2010 2006 2004 CPI / % 7.09 89.33 93.46

IIT Bombay Shri Shivaji Science College Somalwar High School

WORK EXPERIENCE
IMARITIME CONSULTANCY PVT. LTD, MUMBAI (DECEMBER 2008)
Worked as a Research Analyst on the India Maritime Report-2009, which gave a detailed overview of the Indian shipping industry in terms of its operations, growth and future prospects Conducted extensive field surveys on the modernization level of Indias major ports and the connectivity of these ports to the hinterland Identified key upgrades required at Indian ports depending upon the goods and traffic handled by them

TENSILICA, PUNE (MAY 2009-JULY 2009) Verification of Tensilica Instruction Extension (TIE) ports of the customizable microprocessor- Xtensa
Improved the accountability of Xtensa microprocessor which forms the core of many hardware products like Cannon Printers etc Implemented assertion based Coverage Monitor for Xtensa TIE ports using System Verilog Identified and wrote assertions in Coverage Monitor for the corner cases of TIE ports Generated relevant test bench using Perl in order to validate correctness of Coverage Monitor Achieved a 100% coverage results implying precise functioning of the TIE ports

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
HOSTEL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR (JULY 2008-MARCH 2009)
Headed a team comprising of two computer secretaries, and one web-and-alumni secretary Ensured efficient functioning of network infrastructure and maintenance of the hostel webpage Monitored the LAN connecting over 400 internal nodes to the institutes main server Upgraded the computer room by adding 4 new computers and allocated funds to enforce security measures for the same Introduced online voting to conduct hostel election in an efficient manner

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT STUDENT MENTOR

(JULY 2008-MARCH 2009)

Was a part of the fifteen member team chosen by the faculty to help academically weak students and seek to maximize their academic potential Guided seven second year students of the department to choose electives pertaining to their area of interest and motivated them to take part in various department activities

KEY ACADEMIC PROJECTS

DUAL DEGREE PROJECT Compact and high fidelity ADPLL for communication devices (JULY 2010-PRESENT)

Designed an All Digital Phased Locked Loop(ADPLL) and customized it to serve as frequency synthesizer for GSM applications Optimized the layout area and reduced noise in the output by improving the resolution of ADPLL Achieved a 64% decrease in energy consumption as compared to the traditionally used Analog PLL

MUSIC PLAYER

(JANUARY 2009 MARCH 2009)

Conceptualized and created low cost MP3 player with inbuilt audio amplifier Created a user-friendly interactive display on the PC for browsing the list of songs available in SD card and play the desired song from SD Card

ASSEMBLY LINE CRANE PROTOTYPE

(AUGUST 2009-NOVEMBER 2009)

Designed a mechanism to automate the segregation of silicon wafers in the manufacturing assembly line of Solar Cells Reduced losses incurred due to breakage of wafers by human intervention while accelerating the manufacturing process

LIGHT SCREEN DISPLAY

(FEBRUARY 2008-MARCH 2008)

Fabricated a screen that could recognize pattern of light drawn on it using a light source The pattern is then reproduced on a separate LED display Successfully demonstrated a message containing alphabets and numerals using this screen Was used as a low cost advertisement board to convey instructions in the lab

JUNIOR THESIS ON LARGE SYSTEM PARTITIONING

(FEBRUARY 2010 MARCH 2010)

Reviewed the different types of algorithm used to implement the bi-partitioning of graph in VLSI CAD to solve routing and placement problem Focused on the Spectral Graph Theory used in bi-partitioning of graphs Analyzed the effectiveness of Halls Algorithm and Multilevel partitioning using Rayleighs quotient

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Secured district rank 5th and state rank 12th in the Maharashtra State 10th Board examination 2004 Was School Topper in the same securing 93.46% in the examination

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
TEACHING ASSISTANT (ELECTRONIC DESIGN LAB EE 318) (AUGUST 2010 NOVEMBER 2010)
Mentored students working on various projects in Electronic Design Lab Course Gathered resources and organized tutorials to ensure smooth functioning of Lab

GROUP FOR RURAL ACTIVITIES (GRA)

Coached the underprivileged students in slum near IIT Bombay to help them tap into their potential

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

TECHNICAL
Secured 2nd position in treasure hunt at the Electrical Department Festival- Aagomani 2007 Designed a step climber for the competition Nexus at Techfest 2007

SPORTS
Represented the hostel in the Basketball General Championship (GC) 2008 and 2009 Represented the hostel in the Chess GC 2008

CULTURAL
Won the on-the-spot event Paparazzi at Mood Indigo 2009 Was part of Hostel team who performed in Gyration(Inter Hostel Dance Competition)