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RANJITH PRASAD

Guelph,ON

Summary

Results-oriented professional with extensive experience in wet laboratory setup, electronics, instrumentation, and biomedical engineering. Skilled in sample preparation, equipment sterilization, and documentation control. Proficient in troubleshooting PLC-SCADA, MATLAB, Proteus, Python, and ANSI C. Strong attention to detail and logical thinking. Excellent communication skills with a track record of conducting seminars and presentations. Member of THE CANADIAN MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY. Licensed as Engineer in Training by professional Engineers Ontario.

Experienced service sector professional with expertise in improving projects. Leveraged experience from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited to drive success. Skilled in delivering exceptional service and optimizing project efficiency. Seeking new opportunities to further enhance project management proficiency.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Semiconductor Process Technician

VueReal Inc.
Guelph, Canada
04.2023 - Current
  • Working in a clean room by following all the good practices that includes GLP, GMP, and GDP
  • Mainly focused on the inspection part of both the cartridges and the Backplanes (in micro and nano level)
  • The inspection comprises of looking for the potential damages, disconnection, discolouration, missing components, and the alignment
  • The measurement of the Indium and SU-8 bumps under the microscope is carried out during inspection and is a vital parameter to predict the quality of the lithographic process
  • The potential issues are record on to the Tooltrack with the description and for the development sample it is record on the Goggle slides along with the images
  • The shunt testing of the samples using the CRO and the probe station is also a part of the duty
  • Also, the Flatness measurements of the samples are recorded in the Spredsheet and proper documentation of the values are monitored for the decision makings
  • The cartridge processing includes the use of the Wet bench and proper training of the safe use of the chemical substance is taken during the orientation
  • Moreover, proper communication among the team members and the Engineers are performed using the google chat and the one that needs urgent priority is notified to the process Integration Engineer
  • Recognized as the 'Tiger of the Week' for three times for my immense contribution and dedication over the time period

Processing operator 1

Johnson & Johnson
Guelph, Canada
04.2022 - 04.2023
  • Daily planner begins with the team meeting organized by the shift supervisor where the status of the production is explained and allocation of the operators as accordingly
  • Documentation and the proper communication with the team members are vital to know the condition of the equipment
  • Trained on assembling and disassembling of the equipment as according to the Tablet that needs to be produced
  • Trained and licensed with the forklift which is essential for the transfer of totes where the final tablet is stored and also for the totes in which the granulation or the raw materials is supplied
  • The softwares like SAP and PASx is used for recording of the details of the current batch as well as for the quality monitoring
  • Worked on the weekend overtime basically on the rework of the tablets that had issue while in the production phase
  • This includes physical monitoring at a precise level
  • Communication with the other departments like the Granulation and the coating section about the availability of free Totes and thus drew the conclusion of the new batch accordingly
  • Polishing of the tools with the use of the chemicals like IPA-70% & 99% and Methane by the proper usage of half face mask and PPE kit
  • Friability, Hardness, and the Dissolving time of the tablet is monitored in each In-process checks and recorded on the document by obeying the quality protocol
  • Harness trained and certified to perform the disassembling and cleaning of the machine parts at heights

Dairy and frozen Department manager

Walmart Canada
Guelph, Canada
04.2022 - 04.2023
  • Working with a brilliant team of 10 associates as their manager for the weekends in fulfilling the goals and the targets designed by the store manager
  • Coordinated the regular meeting along with the associates about the target and had effective discussion among the area that needs improvement and considerations
  • Recognized as the 'best department for the month' twice during my period by proper planning and execution that delivered a substantial result
  • Attended the receiving calls from the truck, inventory happening every three months, and compliance as part of my duty

Biological Activity - Sample Generation Technician

LABSTAT International
Kitchener, Canada
05.2021 - 04.2022
  • The Technician is responsible for completing duties for Sample Generation (SG)
  • These duties include but are not limited to, calibration of the smoking machine applicable to the area assigned, monitoring proper operation of the machine, recording in logbook during all stages of the project, completion of the Package (including Chain of Custody form, Run Sheets, Out-of-Control Data Sheets and Repeat Request form)
  • Each team is responsible for cleaning glassware pertaining to their area
  • The employee shall implement the Laboratory Quality Policy and perform their duties in accordance to existing project specific requirements, current Test Methods, study plans and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
  • Daily Safety Inspections and stretches, General maintenance and upkeep
  • Also, Compliance to Health & Safety policies and procedures and wear required Personal Protective equipment at all times along with other duties as assigned
  • Preparation of media plates and solutions that includes MGA, SGA, SSA and checking the sterility of the samples prepared with the usage of pipettes by following all the Good Laboratory Practice in the ISO 17025 laboratory
  • Also, the sterilization of the biological waste and the laboratory equipment for the reuse are the part of daily tasks
  • Calibration of the smoking devices as well as the calibration of the solutions including glucose, VB salts while preparing are vital where the PH & Osmolarity is checked against the designated range
  • Using of the software like LIMS, Excel sheet to record the resultant values and make assumptions as according and Outlook to report the incident, set remainders with colleagues, and communicate with all levels of staff
  • Also the inventory for the chemical are maintained and need to receive the incoming goods by following all the procedures as mentioned in the Transportation of dangerous goods training

IT Technician Intern

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Bengaluru, India
04.2018 - 11.2019
  • Experienced in utilizing Terraform and Ansible for efficient infrastructure setup.
  • Managed inventory tracking of all IT assets in the organization.
  • Implemented solutions with Python and Java scripts
  • Running and managing systems and services on cloud platforms like Azure or OpenStack.
  • Utilized Linux systems in daily planning tasks
  • Skills in technical solutions development, team collaboration, research and analytical applications
  • Documented repair processes and helped streamline procedures for future technical support actions.
  • Communicated with customers to provide up-to-date information on incident response progress and resolution timeframe estimates.
  • Notified internal and external customers of impending changes and agreed outages to prevent unexpected service disruptions.
  • Supported end-users with their day-to-day technology needs such as setting up email accounts or configuring wireless devices.

Education

M.Eng - Biological/Biomedical Engineering

University of Guelph
Guelph, ON, Canada
06.2021

B.Tech - Electronics & Instrumentation

Cochin University of Science and Technology
01.2018

Skills

  • Equipment Selection
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • System optimization
  • Systems Analysis
  • Statistical trends
  • Parts Installation
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Upselling strategies
  • Complaint resolution
  • Service Orientation
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Expense Monitoring
  • Product Development
  • Team Collaboration
  • Improvement plan knowledge
  • Forecasting
  • Organizational Skills

Certificationsandachievements

  • Certification in attending robotics and automation workshop from Technophilia (2014)
  • Certification in participating SUDCON KERALA (2014)
  • Certification in attending inplant training at FACT Ltd., KOCHI (2017)
  • University Rank Holder in Electronics & Instrumentation from CUSAT (2018)
  • Best employee of the month at BHEL (2018)
  • Best achiever award from Sankaramangalam public school (2019)
  • Nominated for the Shining Star of the month at the WALMART (March 2021)
  • Fire Extinguisher Training (2021)
  • Canadian class G driver's license
  • Six-sigma trained professional
  • Engineer in Training (E.I.T) license from Professional Engineers Ontario.
  • Smart Serve Ontario.

References

Upon Request

Projects

Undergraduate mini-project - 'Bed lamp with morning alarm', 2017, Timely completion of the assigned project with a team of four and helps to have a better understanding of the practical aspect of the electronic circuitry., Maintain constant feedback with the instructor to emerge as one of the most interesting projects of the batch., Effective use of software like Matlab, and Eagle for designing and simulation which helped to create a basic idea of troubleshooting. Undergraduate final year project - 'Automated Public Distribution System', 2018, Proper pre-planning made the project to complete in the required budget and time and also the relevance made it more interesting even to the society., During designing, basic electronic knowledge is collected from data sheets, referral circuitry diagrams, soldering, and even PCB fabrication and the final project was molded without any electrical safety issue., Issues are rectified through proper debugging using software like Proteus and Matlab and also it required a lot of patience attributes along with large scale commitment to the project which finally got rewarded by featuring in the local newspaper. Graduate Project: Wireless Sensor network Based Precision Irrigation Control System With the Help of IOT: A REVIEW, 2021, 6 months of experiencing in Food Engineering Research Lab at University Of Guelph as part of the project., Made an extensive learning on latest technology on the irrigation system with efficient time management and highly depth thinking in design and establishing of modern methodologies., Use of professional approach in creating report and framing the entire document., Obtained vast knowledge in the field of precision irrigation through literature reading as well as gained courage to present the information through thesis defence in front of university professors. Course project: Developed the product titled 'SPO2 MEASUREMENT USING ECG', 2020, Familiarized with the biological input signal and converted it into usable digital signal using intermediate filters and other ADC's with proper designed values for the circuit components based on the design equation., Developed program that will relates the ECG values taken using clamp electrodes to that of SPO2 value of that particular interval of breath cycle., Emerged as the best product among all the other colleagues and obtained a higher grade for the 100% efficiency and the efforts involved in effective processing of the non-uniform ECG signal., Designed the circuit using the EAGLE software and perform the test run using various components also Arduino programming was thoroughly understood to develop the code that matches digitalized value of ECG potential with that of oxygen saturation. Course project: 'Future of Microscopy and imaging using surface plasmon resonance: A Review', The project discussed about the future of the SPR with the focus on the developments in the optical platforms and functionalization methods., The project covers the biological application ranging from detection of bacteria, nucleic acid, and the proteins to the biomolecular interactions., The advancement over the past five years are concluded that mainly focused on the imaging and microscopy using the Biosensor.

Summaryofskillsandqualifications

  • Obtained a high level of knowledge through hands on practice from the wet laboratory setup that ranges from sample preparation to the sterilization of the equipment by working in the international laboratory setup at the Labstat, Kitchener.
  • Extensive diverse knowledge in the field of electronics and instrumentation through undergraduate engineering course and relative deep subjective knowledge in Biomedical through M.Eng course.
  • Proper documentation reviewing and Document control is obtained as part of the experience from the Government of India owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bengaluru.
  • Self-motivated under the worst situation and a resourceful associate at the most important situation of a task. Moreover, active in any activity engaged and has been ambitious of attaining maximum output of whatever work engaged in.
  • Trained to troubleshoot PLC-SCADA and MATLAB as part of the curriculum and in-plant training. Also had experience of using Proteus, python and ANSI C as part of both undergraduate and M.Eng thesis.
  • Highly potential to obey the assigned duties by following the curriculum in undergraduate to become the university rank holder (9th) from Cochin University Of Science And Technology and also have higher understanding about basic circuitry by obtaining higher grades in practical oriented subjects. Thereby, shows the attention skill as well as logical ability.
  • Excellent communication skills through continuous development by conducting seminars and presentations both in class as well as online as part of the curriculum. Always put forward quality and documentation ahead as things which are not documented will always be unnoticed.
  • Deep understanding in food engineering based on thermodynamics from the course 'Advance Food Engineering' in graduate course. The non-destructive based image quality theory were well understood by virtual lab training as part of the course called 'NON-Destructive techniques for biological products'.
  • Member of 'THE CANADIAN MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY' and had experience of working in FOOD ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB at the UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH as part of thesis preparation for two consecutive semesters. Also, licensed as the Engineer in Training by professional Engineers Ontario.
  • Effective collaboration ability through the group project, efficient leadership qualities by gaining understandings from the Engineering Leadership course as part of Graduate study, and also have the potential to deliver healthy feedback through the experience from Communication course in Graduate studies in a timely and orderly manner.
  • Deep and proficient knowledge in MS-OFFICE documentation as well as possess higher Communication skill and customer handling ability from the year long experience from WALMART.
  • Proficient in laboratory knowledge especially the instruments used and effective troubleshooting. Also, safe sample handling and understandings on Good Laboratory Practices.

Personal Information

Willing To Relocate: True

Timeline

Semiconductor Process Technician

VueReal Inc.
04.2023 - Current

Processing operator 1

Johnson & Johnson
04.2022 - 04.2023

Dairy and frozen Department manager

Walmart Canada
04.2022 - 04.2023

Biological Activity - Sample Generation Technician

LABSTAT International
05.2021 - 04.2022

IT Technician Intern

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
04.2018 - 11.2019

M.Eng - Biological/Biomedical Engineering

University of Guelph

B.Tech - Electronics & Instrumentation

Cochin University of Science and Technology
RANJITH PRASAD