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ISHORE

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AJAN

kishore@u.washington.eduwww.kishore-sr.com(206) 351-8101Dept. of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Washington185 Stevens WayPaul Allen Center AE 108Box 352500Seattle, WA 98195

SUMMARY OF PERTINENT SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Designed, built, and tested electric field sensors, mixed signal circuits, and signal processing algorithmsfor

over 20 non-destructive sensing applications

8+ years of experience as lead researcher and project manager

directing project vision, design,development & delivery, and leading a diverse team of visiting faculty, graduate students, undergraduateresearchers, technical writers, and graphics designers.

Approved US patent

on MEMS based accelerometer design. Provisional patent applications have beenfiled on impedance spectroscopy techniques for thin film measurements and multi-modal sensing formobile applications.

Extensive publication record

on applications of impedance spectroscopy and fringing electric fieldsensors to non-destructive testing.

Developed algorithms correlating sensor responses with physical changes in environment

fornumerous applications including but not limited to process monitoring, material characterization, andsample classification.Proficient in multi-physics finite element, experimental system design & testing, and multi parameterestimation algorithms.

Currently interning at a technology startup as project engineer

leading a multi disciplinary team, andtherefore know what it takes to deliver in a fast paced research environment.

Architected and oversaw numerous successful research proposals

ranging from $25,000 to $4.7Mtargeting industrial collaborators, NIH, NSF, DOE, DARPA and industrial research consortia.

EDUCATIONPh.D. in Electrical Engineering

Expected

2010

University of Washington, Seattle

Topic: “

Electric Field Sensors: Design and Applications

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M.S. in Electrical Engineering 2003

University of Washington, Seattle

Thesis Title: “Moisture Measurement in Paper Pulp Using Fringing Field Dielectrometry”

B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering 2001

University of Madras, India

Areas of Concentration: Analog and Digital Circuits, Power Systems, Control TheoryThesis Title

: “Ground Fault Detection Relay”

RELEVANT RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCELead Researcher and Project Manager

Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory, Univ. of Washington 2002

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Present

Acted

as lead researcher

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directed project vision

technology development, experimental design &testing

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prototype delivery

.Designed, prototyped, tested, and optimized sensors and circuits for analog sensing (capacitive andimpedance sensor) for non-destructive testing applications.

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Proficient in multi-physics finite element modeling (COMSOL), material characterization, experimentaldesign & testing (LabView), and multi parameter estimation algorithms (MATLAB).Well versed in signal processing techniques including time and frequency domain based filtering, signalamplification, signal extraction, empirical mode decomposition, and chemometrics.Familiar with extraction of feature sets and implementation of supervised and unsupervised learningusing techniques such as K-NN, clustering, and decision trees.Developed test and data acquisition systems with integrated custom circuits and off the shelf equipmentsover RS232, GPIB, and custom feedback controls.Acquired extensive knowledge in selecting and characterizing electrical and mechanical properties of avariety of materials including ITO, stretchable conductors, carbon composites, and a variety of polymers.Have

experience managing over 20 projects targeting diverse industrial applications

including,multimodal mobile sensing platform for diet and activity monitoring, sensitive skin for prostheticapplications, material characterization, material detection, and process monitoring.

Led feasibility studies

for various applications including pharmaceutical products and plastics in directcollaboration with industry partners.

Architected and oversaw numerous successful research proposals

ranging from $25,000 to $4.7Mtargeting industrial collaborators, NIH, NSF, DARPA and industrial research consortia.

Human resource management

, including the recruitment, development, and termination of groupmembers.Oversaw a team of 6 undergraduate researchers, 2 graduate students, 2 visiting professors, 4 technicalwriters, and 2 graphics designer.These efforts have lead to

18 technical publications, 4 invention disclosures and a startup

Project Engineer (Intern)

Illionix, LLC Sept 2010

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Present

Responsible for system design, implementation, and delivery of a multi modal sensing platform builtaround electrical impedance tomography.Translated loosely defined system functionalities into concrete system requirements and engineeringdesigns.Lead a multi disciplinary team of 14 engineers, guiding them through the execution of the project on avery aggressive time line.Developed key documentation that defined the specifications and design of the system for the client.

Director of Product Development

AP Metrics, LLC 2008

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Present

Founding member of the startup aimed at commercializing nascent technologies developed atUniversity of Washington.Responsible for technology identification and evaluation.Directed product development aimed at air flow characterization and digital health monitoring.Instrumental in development of intellectual property strategy, synergistic relationships and businessplan.

MEMS Sensor Engineer (Intern)

Intel Research, Seattle, WA 6/2004

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12/2005

Developed a MEMS based low power low-g accelerometer for embedding in RFID tags.

Modeled the sensor’s performance using advanced multiphysics finite element models

.Fabricated sensors using industry standard fabrication procedure, MUMPS, as well as custom fabricationflow using generic microfabrication techniques.This work resulted in

two internal invention disclosures, and one USPTO patent

Energy Efficiency Lead Student Engineer

Industrial Assessment Center, University of Washington 10/2006

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10/2008

Department of Energy certified in industrial energy efficiency.Developed expertise in analyzing HVAC, electric motor, thermal regeneration, and lighting systems.Played the

lead role in starting, structuring, staffing and operation

of the center at UWEE.

Led a team of 3 graduate and 5 undergraduate students.

Represented Univ. of Washington at the national meeting for the centers.

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Sensor Engineer (Intern)

dTEC Systems LLC, Seattle, WA 6/2007

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9/2007

Developed impedance sensors and measurement systems for nondestructive sensing of moisture in foodproducts, thickness of layers, and identification of fillers in food.Co-wrote a

successful NSF SBIR

proposal for monitoring curing of meat using dielectric spectroscopy.Directly interacted with other industrial partners to explore opportunities for product developmentincluding visiting their sites for technology evaluation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages:

C/C++, Assembly, LabView, and VHDL/Verilog

Research Software:

MATLAB, LabView, SPICE, Eagle, Ansoft Maxwell electrostatics, COMSOLmultiphysics, Tanner L-Edit, CoventorWare, Mathematica, and Maple

Communication Protocols:

USB, UART, RS232, GPIB, and TCP/IP

MEMS Processes:

Photolithography, wet chemistry, RIE, DRIE, sputtering, thermal evaporation,PECVD, soft lithography with PDMS, and metrology

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES

J. R. Smith, J. Heck, and K. Sundara-Rajan

, “Inertial switch using fully released and enclosed conductivecontact bridge,”

U.S. Patent 7,633,025

, December 15 2009.K. Sundara-Rajan

, A. V. Mamishev, and A. R. Kristal, “Dietary Data Recording System,”

U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/328,767

, filed May 2010.G. Rowe, A. V. Mamishev, K. Sundara-Rajan

, G. Klute, and W. R. Ledoux, “Conformal Sensing Skin,”

Record on Invention No. 8250D filed with University of Washington, December 2008.K. Sundara-Rajan, M. Ovir, A. H. Martin, and A. V. Mamishev,

“Air Velocity Sensor System,” Record of

Invention No. 8145D filed with University of Washington, August 7, 2008.K. Sundara-Rajan

, A. Mathur, and A. V. Mamishev, “Spatial Deconvolution of Material Properties UsingFringing Electric Field Sensors,” Record

of Invention filed No. 8036D with University of Washington,March 18, 2008.K. Sundara-Rajan

, and J. R. Smith, “Low Acceleration Radial Inertial Switch Using Fully Released andEnclosed Contact Bridge,” Disclosure filed with Intel Research, December 2005.

NOTABLE AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Semi finalist at 2010 University of Washington business plan competition.

Investor’s choice award at the 2009 Technopreneurship & Innovation Program.

Semifinalist at 2009 international business plan competition organized by US Department of Energy andOakridge National Laboratory.Quarter finalist at 2009 University of Washington business plan competition.

3rd Place in UW Electric Energy Industrial Consortium’s Research Poster Award, Graduate Category,

20082nd Place in UW E

lectric Energy Industrial Consortium’s Research Poster Award, Graduate Category,

2006

IEEE Dielectric and Electrical Insulations Society’s Graduate Fellowship, 2003

Student grant to attend the Eighteenth International Forum Process Analytical Chemistry, 2004IEEE Travel Grant awarded to attend IEEE Sensors Conference, 2003

Chairman’s special mention and Best student award, Vel Tech Engineering College, India, 2001

“Diamond Ring” for consistent academic excellence, Vel Tech Engineering College, India, 2001

“Gold Rings” for academic excellence, Vel Tech Engineering College, India, 1997

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