Skills ...

1. Programming languages/tools: Hands-on experience in MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW, Arduino, Python, C, C#, JAVA, HTML, PHP, and Javascript.

2. CAD tools: Hands on experience with KiCad, PSpice, Manifold, ArcGIS and FreeCAD.

3. Statistics data analysis tools: MATLAB, Octave, R, SAS and JMP.

4. Mechatronics: Expert in micro-controllers and embedded systems (hard and soft skills), data acquisition systems, instrumentation and control systems. Experience in assembly and maintenance of electronics & computers based systems, experience in assembling and programming of Lego mind-storm's mini robot systems and programmable logic controllers (PLC).

5. Chemical and conventional laboratory soil analysis: Visual Minteq (soil chemistry-simulating software), grid soil sampling, directed soil sampling, loss on ignition technique, hydrometer method, Mehlich 3 extraction procedure and molybdenum blue reaction, KCl extraction procedure and cadmium reduction colorimetric technique.

6. Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools under Microsoft Windows platform.

7. Languages and technical writing: English-fluent, French-beginner, and Marathi and Hindi-native.

8. Rapid Prototyping: Design Thinking, 3D Design and Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• 1. Active member (2013 - ): Bio-Geo-Spatial Technologies (BGSTECH), McGill University, Canada.

  2. Active member (2010 - ): Precision Agriculture and Sensor Systems (PASS) research team member, McGill University, Canada.

  3. VP-IT (2012-13): NSERC CREATE-ISS Graduate student program committee, McGill University, Canada.

  4. Organizing committee member: NSERC CREATE-ISS summer school event (2011), McGill University, Canada.

  5. Organizing committee member: Second Global Workshop on PSS (2011), McGill University, Canada.

  6. Graduate student member for American Society for Agriculture and Biological Engineers (ASABE).

  7. Member of Concordia School of graduate studies committee 2007-08.

  8. Past membership for Electro-chemical Discharges Committee (EDC).

  9. Past membership for American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

  10. Past student membership of Instruments Systems and Automation (ISA).