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Abhimanyu Dhawan

Abhimanyu Dhawan

New Delhi

Summary

With wide range of experience across industries, I am swift and bold in taking on any intellectual challenges. A problem solver and a leader who is pragmatic and decisive. You will always find me fuelled with innovation working on creative ideas.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Intern

Infizeal Technologies
06.2013 - 07.2013
  • Learnt basics of Arduino programming and its vast capabilities
  • Worked on making touch tables and touchscreens
  • Introduced myself to Microsoft Kinect's working and its code-development to make amazing projects and applications

Facilitator

ITEST, NYU
05.2017 - 09.2018
  • Delivered lessons on robotics to 80 high school students and teachers
  • Conducted hands-on activities and competitions encouraging students' interest in Robotics
  • Visited schools to aid teachers in implementing robotics curriculum in their classes

Robotics Instructor

The Armory Foundation
10.2018 - 04.2019
  • Taught Robotics from basic to intermediate level to 70 middle school students
  • Designed hands-on curriculum to teach areas like robot principles, programming, building
  • Prepared 6 teams of students to compete in First Lego League robotics challenge, some of whom competed in zonal level

ROS Ambassador

The Construct
01.2018 - 09.2018
  • Worked on projects using new developments in world of Robot operating system (ROS)
  • Designed simulation for autonomous warehouse robot operation in ROS
  • Built a Robot librarian for masters thesis using State Machines, Navigation and Extended Kalman Filter(EKF) packages
  • Taught ROS to individuals and groups using Robot Ignite Academy platform

Software Engineer

Torc Robotics
12.2020 - 06.2021
  • Building and maintaining maps used in truck autonomy software
  • Keeping track of map changes like constructions, lane-closures, deterioration of road etc
  • And updating maps
  • Reviewing software failure logs with other teams to identify and fix probable map related root causes
  • Making plugins to manage, distribute and report map-updates efficiently

Application Test Engineer

Torc Robotics
04.2020 - 12.2020
  • Reviewing disengagements (failures) of autonomy mode in trucks
  • Collecting, analyzing and diagnosing these failures into various root software/hardware components
  • Communicating with multi-disciplinary teams to learn their work and better identify points of failure
  • Automate repetitive part of reviews through scripts, track and report critical metrics to management

Embedded Software Engineer

Silo Inc.
01.2019 - 04.2020
  • Developing the smart safe system embedded app using Qt/QML in C++
  • Implemented memory caching, logging and watchdog features
  • Fixed critical bugs and built an inclusive UI & UX for the human-safe interaction
  • Implemented vision sensor to detect inventory inside the safe
  • Configured touchscreen, finger-print sensing, accelerometer, GSM & GPS modules to work with the safes

Director

Goodwill Plastic Industries
09.2021 - Current
  • Heading Manufacturing Excellence, Quality KPIs, Digitalisation and Future Innovation

Education

Masters - Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

New York University
01.2016 - 01.2018

Bachelor's Degree - Mechatronics Engineering

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
01.2012 - 01.2016

10+2 - PCM

Kulachi hansraj model school
01.2000 - 01.2012

Skills

Arduino

Microcontroller programming

Algorithm design

Embedded systems

Robotics design

Motion planning

Certification

Introduction to Self-Driving Cars

Timeline

Director

Goodwill Plastic Industries
09.2021 - Current

Software Engineer

Torc Robotics
12.2020 - 06.2021

Application Test Engineer

Torc Robotics
04.2020 - 12.2020

Embedded Software Engineer

Silo Inc.
01.2019 - 04.2020

Robotics Instructor

The Armory Foundation
10.2018 - 04.2019

ROS Ambassador

The Construct
01.2018 - 09.2018

Facilitator

ITEST, NYU
05.2017 - 09.2018

Masters - Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

New York University
01.2016 - 01.2018

Intern

Infizeal Technologies
06.2013 - 07.2013

Bachelor's Degree - Mechatronics Engineering

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
01.2012 - 01.2016

10+2 - PCM

Kulachi hansraj model school
01.2000 - 01.2012
Abhimanyu Dhawan