Pran Mukherjee
Cellular
Phone: (734) 717-6466 E-mail:
pran AT umich DOT edu
Objective
Product-driven research engineer with over five
years of industry experience in sensing systems seeking a position involving
the design and fabrication of nano- and micro-electronics for space-based
sensor systems.
Selected Skills
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Design and manufacture of silicon-based
integrated microsystems and interface electronics
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Programmed in C/C++, Perl, Java, OpenGL, Matlab,
and DirectX under Windows 9x/NT/2k and UNIX
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Experienced with project planning and targeting,
small-team management, and object-oriented design
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Have maintained and worked on a large codebase
ported to multiple operating systems
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Personal involvement in 3D interactive graphics
applications, computer artwork, and game programming
Professional Experience
and Education
Masters of Engineering in Integrated Microsystems, expected
05/04 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ph.D. in Space Science, expected 05/08 University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Current GPA: 7.7 out of 8.0
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Relevant classes include Advanced MEMS Devices,
Integrated Microsystems, Integrated Microsystems Lab, Embedded Systems, Patent
Law, and Planetary Atmospheres
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Design projects included a vibration sensor with
capacitive pick-off and a shape-memory-alloy fin actuator
Postgraduate Funded Research
Positions
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Current: Design of micro-electromechanical
systems for space-based sensing platforms
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High-school technical outreach program aimed at
introducing pre-college students to engineering
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Virtual jetski programming for Coast Guard
training in the 3D CAVE virtual reality environment
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Air-bag deployment safety testing based on
stereo-vision optical data of passenger size and head location
Senior Software Engineer at Campfire
Interactive, Inc., 2000 - 2001
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Designed and built the GUI and control structure for
database-driven 3D storyboard and movie applet
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Built multicast engine, layered markup, and GUI
for a visual document collaboration application. Features include passable
control token, drag-and-drop, 3D rotation, chat, and more. Also performed
system design.
Research Scientist: Computer Vision at
ERIM International, Inc. (now General Dynamics), 1996 - 2000
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Designed and built computer vision software for
three DARPA-sponsored automated target recognizers, including template- and
model-based image matchers that analyzed imagery from military- and
civilian-grade sensors in optical and radar wavelengths
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Became code lead for two software modules and
company troubleshooter on module interdependence
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Key involvement in top-down software design and
setting of code standards
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Coordinated algorithmic and interface issues
with companies making related modules
B.S. in Electrical Engineering,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 1992 - 1996
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Relevant classes include Interactive Computer
Graphics, Introduction to Dynamics, Linear Algebra, Principles of Optics,
Electromagnetics I and II, and Probabilistic Methods in Engineering
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Group projects in Digital Signal Processing
Design Lab and Electrical Biophysics
Publications
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“Joint U.S.-Russian Atlas of the Arctic Ocean
(Winter Period)” by the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission's
Environmental Working Group; March 1997
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"The Impact of Super-Resolution,
Multi-Look, and Magnitude Remap Operations on the Performance of Template-Based
SAR ATR Algorithms" by James M. Gleason, Rajesh Sharma, Pran Mukherjee;
March '99
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