VISHAL
SAGAR BE, CE
Objective
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To design and program
embedded systems and develop expertise at doing so.
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Profile
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Embedded Systems Engineer
in Wireline Intellectual Property. Development Group focused
mainly in Consumer Electronics Space at Wipro Technologies. (Sept
2004 – Nov 2006)
System Software Engineer at NVIDIA. Worked as
developer on bug fixing and feature enhancements of OpenGL and X
driver. (Nov 2006 –
Sept 2008)
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Experience
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4 years
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Technologies
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IEEE 1394 Firewire and
related technologies in Wireline Networking,
NVIDIA’s OpenGL and X driver on Linux
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Languages
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C. C++
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OS
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Linux, Unix, VxWorks
(RTOS), T-Kernel(RTOS for Automotive domain)
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Onsite
Experience
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IEEE 1394 SBP2 stack for
Car Navigation System at Denso
Corporation, Kariya, Japan from March to April,
2006.
NVIDIA HQ at Santa Clara for Graphics card
bring up in June 2007.
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Awards
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‘ Feather
in the Cap ‘ for excellent contribution to the
Development of DTV IP Stack.
‘ Above & Beyond
‘ in recognition of my work at Denso Corporation, Japan
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Education
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B.E. in Computer Engg
Mumbai University May 2004 (Ist class 68%).
HSC in Maharashtra State Board May 2000(Ist
class 91.67%)
SSC in CBSE June 198 (Ist class
86.6%)
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Projects
Executed
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Testing of ATSC Tuner for Home Networking
Block Device Driver for SBP2
Web
Server scripts for Home Networking and Web based DTV
Testing
the SBP 2 Initiator and Target on different OS (VxWorks,
T-Kernel, Linux)
Porting
of SBP2 stack to Denso’s Platform
Baselining
and Configuration Management of Wireline IPs
Making
the IEEE 1394 stack MISRA C rules complaint
Design
and coding of SBP 2 Target for SBP 2 enhanced 1394 chip.
Enhancing
the OpenGL and X Driver at NVIDIA
Implementing
a API capture and replaying tool for OpenGL and GLX protocol.
Ref
Annex.A
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Trainings
Attended
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RTOS
basics and VxWorks 5.0
UNIX
Internals
Linux
Device Drivers
Testing
and Review process in Wipro
VxWorks
6.0 with Eclipse based IDE
Communication
Skills
Win
CE 5.0 (with Platform Builder)
ARM 7TDMI architecture
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Trainings
Given
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Testing
and review process
Using
CVS
Linux
Device drivers
NVIDIA’s
Linux driver framework
Shadowing Techniques at IIT B
to B.Tech, M. Tech and PhD students under Prof Sarath Chandran
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Key
Competencies
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Creative
and a Fast Learner
Excellent
communication and presentation skills
Motivated
achiever
Adapts
easily to new technologies and process cycles
Quality
Conscious of Deliverables
Excellent Team Player
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Roles
Played
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Tester,
Developer, Lead Designer, Quality Coordinator, Offshore support
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All the above facts are true to the best of my knowledge.
Vishal Sagar
Date : 21st November, 2008
Place : Pune
Annexure A
Personal Details
Marital Status - Married
Passport - E5251129 ( Have a US B1 visa valid till 2017)
Experience Summary
Worked in the niche areas of IPs in embedded systems.
Experience in
protocols like IEEE 1394 Firewire, Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP 2),
CEA
2027 & CEA 931 (Home networking protocols); porting; designing
and
implementing device drivers in Linux, VxWorks and T-Kernel;
Worked with RTOS like VxWorks and T-Kernel; Testing (Unit,
Integration, System).
Experince in scripting using C for GoAhead WebServer; Designing HTML
pages;
Using Adobe Photoshop, 3DS MAX and other tools to create small
animations;
Onsite experience in development and porting of SBP 2 and Block
Device Driver
for same on a Tiger platform for Denso Corporation,
Japan.
At NVIDIA, I worked as a system software
engineer. My job included bug fixing and
adding enhancements to the
Linux OpenGL and X driver developed and optimized for
NVIDIA’s
range of graphics cards. I also worked on developing a tool
for capturing
and replaying OpenGL and GLX APIs.
I had been to NVIDIA’s Headquarters at Santa Clara, US for
new graphic card bring up activity.
Technical Experience Summary Table
Technology
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Tools
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Project
IDs
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Development/Productivity Tools
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Compilers, Debugging Tools - GDB,
Makefile, Unix Shellscripts, vi
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1,
3, 10
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E-Com Frameworks/Web Technologies
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CGI/Perl Scripts, HTMLB, JavaScript
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3
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Network/Telecom/RT/Systems Software
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DEVICE DRIVERS ON RTOS & UNIX,
Unix Internals
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2,
1,
3, 8
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Programming Languages
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C/C++, DATA STRUCTURES &
ALGORITHMS, HTML, Microsoft Visual Basic, XHTML, XML
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1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7, 8,
9, 10
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Software Engineering
Methodologies/Tools/Technologies
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CVS, Eclipse,
SOFTWARE TESTING, Perforce,
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1,
2,
3,
5,
4,
6,
7, 9,
10, 11
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Verticals
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Automobiles,
Embedded Systems, Radio/TV, TELECOM, Graphics
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4,
6,
7,
1,
3,
2, 8,
10
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Graphics
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X Driver,
OpenGL
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10, 11
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Key Projects
1. Testing of ATSC Tuner for Home
Networking
Description
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ATSC Tuner was to be tested by
issuing commands from another terminal using a GUI.
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Role
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Tester
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Operating
System(s)
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VxWorks
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Skills
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Compilers,RTOS,C/C++,DATA STRUCTURES
& ALGORITHMS,Microsoft Visual Basic,CVS,Embedded Systems
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Environment
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VxWorks (Tornado IDE)
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Contribution
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Developed a module, that used the
serial driver in VxWorks, which helped in the communication
between the controling machine (GUI) and the ATSC Tuner Test Case
APIs.
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Start
Date
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27/11/2004
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End
Date
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09/01/2006
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Period
(in months)
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2
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Team
Size
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3
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Other
Information
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2. Block Device Driver for a Serial Bus
Protocol 2 (SBP2) Initiator capable IEEE 1394 device on VxWorks
Description
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The project involved writing a
device driver in VxWorks that would help use Serial Bus Protocol
(SBP2) to transfer data to a SBP 2 storage device via IEEE 1394
medium.
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Role
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Project Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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VxWorks
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Skills
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DEVICE DRIVERS ON RTOS &
UNIX,RTOS,C/C++,DATA STRUCTURES & ALGORITHMS,CVS,SOFTWARE
TESTING,TELECOM
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Environment
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C and VxWorks 5.5. Debugging using
Tornado IDE and printfs on the client machines.
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Contribution
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The project involved writing a block
device driver for VxWorks which used the DOS File system.Involved
in the complete design, coding,testing of the project. Also
provided offshore support to colleague who was sent to client's
place (Lucent Tech., NJ, USA).
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Start
Date
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07/03/2005
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End
Date
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14/06/2005
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Period
(in months)
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3
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Team
Size
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3
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Other
Information
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3. Web Based DTV
Description
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Web based Interface for DTV over
IEEE 1394 with protocols CEA2027, EIA775.1, CEA931B and IP over
1394 implemented.
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Role
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Project Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Linux,Unix
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Skills
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Compilers, Debugging Tools - GDB,
Makefile, Unix Shellscripts,vi,CGI/Perl
Scripts,HTMLB,JavaScript,Unix Internals,C/C++,DATA STRUCTURES &
ALGORITHMS,HTML,XHTML,XML,CVS,Eclipse,SOFTWARE TESTING,Embedded
Systems,Radio/TV
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Environment
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Linux, Unix. Kernel level. GoAhead
WebServer compiled for Linux.
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Contribution
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Involved in creating web pages,
creating animations, implementing and testing scripts that will
generate an HTML page "on the fly" describing the CEA
2027 capable device, Support to CEA 931 and CEA 2027 modules
during unit testing, bringing the DEMO up (integration and system
testing).
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Start
Date
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01/02/2005
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End
Date
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05/10/2005
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Period
(in months)
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7
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Team
Size
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3
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Other
Information
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Was awarded "Feather in Cap"
for excellent contribution to the Development of DTV IP Stack.
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4. Testing SBP2 Initiator and Target on
ADIT's Tiger platform
Description
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Needed to test the SBP 2 Initiator
with the SBP 2 Target running on separate platforms provided by
client (ADIT GmBH)
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Role
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Tester
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Operating
System(s)
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Not Applicable
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Skills
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C/C++,SOFTWARE TESTING,Automobiles
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Environment
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ADIT's Tiger Platform with T-Kernel
OS and e-Binder IDE. Test Cases implemented in C language.
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Contribution
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Design, Implement and execute the
test cases for testing SBP 2 Initiator with SBP 2 Target. Solving
the bugs found in the process too.
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Start
Date
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12/10/2005
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End
Date
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15/02/2006
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Period
(in months)
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4
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Team
Size
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4
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Other
Information
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The OS was T-Kernel (used in
Automobiles). Followed the MISRA coding standards (standard used
in the automotive industry). Had interactions with client to
understand their problems and requirements.
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5. Configuration Management of WireLine
IPs
Description
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Baselining of all the IPs developed
till date in CVS repository.
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Role
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Project Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Linux,VxWorks
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Skills
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C/C++,CVS,SOFTWARE TESTING
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Environment
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WinCVS for checking in the files.
Tornado IDE for VxWorks testing.
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Contribution
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Major contributor in testing and
baselining the code for nearly all the important WireLine Ips like
OHCI driver for VxWorks and other IPs like CMP, Dash - 2,3,4,5,
SHA - 1, SBP 2 Initiator, SBP 2 Target, IDB, IP over 1394, etc.
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Start
Date
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15/01/2006
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End
Date
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01/02/2006
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Period
(in months)
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1
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Team
Size
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3
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Other
Information
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Spread awareness in the team about
importance of CVS and how to use the same. Held a tutorial session
on using WinCVS for the new joiners for the same. Awarded with ‘
Above & Beyond” for this work.
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6. Porting of Block Device Driver to
GDI for Denso Corporation (Japan)
Description
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Implementation of block device
driver to General Driver I/F for SBP 2 Initiator on 1394 driver
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Role
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Project Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Not Applicable
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Skills
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C/C++,SOFTWARE TESTING,Automobiles
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Environment
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T-Kerenel RTOS with e-Binder IDE.
Implemented in C.
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Contribution
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Understanding the requirements of
the client; learning the different way of implementing device
driver on T-Kernel for GDI; Design, Code, Test at client's place
in Japan. Code was MISRA compliant.
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Start
Date
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27/02/2006
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End
Date
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31/03/2006
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Period
(in months)
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1
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Team
Size
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1
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Other
Information
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Single handedly completed the
project on time with proper testing and excellent documentation.
Got a great opportunity to interact with client on a one-on-one
basis. Reported status of work via status reports. Satisfied
client gave another project to Wipro subsequently. Awarded with
“Above & Beyond” in recognition of my work at
Denso Corporation, Japan.
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7. Porting of Block Device Driver for Denso
Corporation’s Device Manager for T-Kernel
Description
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Implementation of block device
driver to Denso's Device Manager on T-kernel for SBP 2 Initiator
on IEEE 1394 driver
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Role
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Project Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Not Applicable
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Skills
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C/C++,SOFTWARE TESTING, Automobiles
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Environment
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T-Kernel RTOS with e-Binder IDE.
Implemented in C.
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Contribution
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Requirements gathering; Learning the
Device Manager (difficult as all documentation was in Japanese);
Effort estimation for the project; Modular Design, Code, Test and
Excellent Documentation at client's place in Japan within a month;
Code was MISRA compliant;
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Start
Date
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01/04/2006
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End
Date
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02/05/2006
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Period
(in months)
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1
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Team
Size
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1
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Other
Information
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Was involved right from the effort
estimation stage, scheduling of project, interaction with client
for RS and reviews to handing over my deliverables. Reported
status of work regularly via status reports. Awarded with “Above
& Beyond” in recognition of my work at Denso
Corporation, Japan.
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8. Design and Coding of SBP 2 Target
for OHCI IEEE 1394 enhanced with SBP 2
Description
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Design and coding of SBP 2 Target
for SBP 2 enhanced OHCI IEEE 1394 chip.
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Role
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Project Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Not Applicable
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Skills
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C/C++
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Environment
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VxWorks 5
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Contribution
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Read up the
specification for SBP 2 and the document that contained the
description of how to program the SBP 2 enhanced OHCI 1394 chip.
Came up with the design document and did the coding.
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Start
Date
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15/07/2006
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End
Date
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03/11/2006
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Period
(in months)
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3.5
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Team
Size
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2
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Other
Information
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Was the owner of the entire module.
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9. Making the IEEE 1394 stack MISRA C
compliant
Description
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Rewrite the logic to support MISRA C
standards of coding
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Role
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Project Engineer,
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Operating
System(s)
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Not Applicable
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Skills
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C/C++,SOFTWARE TESTING,
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Environment
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T-Kernel RTOS
with e-Binder IDE. Implemented in C.
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Contribution
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Reading up the MISRA rules.
Selective application of rules with change in logic to support the
coding standard as required by the client.
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Start
Date
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20/09/2006
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End
Date
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03/11/2006
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Period
(in months)
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1.5
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Team
Size
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1
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Other
Information
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.
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10. Bug Fixes and Enhancement of OpenGL
and X driver
Description
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Fixing bugs
reported by QA and writing enhancements for OpenGL and X driver
designed and optimized for NVIDIA’s graphic cards.
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Role
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Software Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Linux x86 and x86-64
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Skills
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C. Software Testing.
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Environment
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Linux gdb
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Contribution
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Fixed bugs as
reported and read up on the driver architecture. Assigned an
enhancement and working on it currently.
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Start
Date
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06/11/2006
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End
Date
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15/11/2007
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Period
(in months)
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12
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Team
Size
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8
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Other
Information
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Programmed to GPU to provide a
feature on Linux which was offered on Windows.
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11. API capture and replay tool for
OpenGL and GLX APIs
Description
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Implementing
a API capture and replay tool for OpenGL and GLX APIs. Some
clients can’t share their OpenGL apps with us as they are
tied down to client’s infrastructure. This tool will help
dev team reproduce and solve bugs in the OpenGL driver.
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Role
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System Software
Engineer
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Operating
System(s)
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Linux
x86 and x86-64
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Skills
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C.
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Environment
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Linux
gdb
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Contribution
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Designed
and implemented the GLX protocol capture and replay part.
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Start
Date
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16/11/2007
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End
Date
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Present
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Period
(in months)
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6
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Team
Size
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2
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Other
Information
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This
tool exists for Windows and I am in charge of developing it for
Linux as some bugs reported by the customers are not reproducible
because we don’t have access to their application. These are
tied down to their networks.
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