SIVATHARSHINI SIVAKADADCHAM

912-180 Lees Ave

Ottawa, Ontario  K1S 5J6

Telephone: (613) 234-2682

email : ssivakad@chat.carleton.ca

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OBJECTIVE :To gain practical work experience in summer, utilizing acquired

                         engineering and people skills.

 

EDUCATION :

 

1998- Present       Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

                              Bachelor of Engineering                

                              Major: Systems and Computers, 3rd year

1997- 1998            Woburn Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario

      Ontario Secondary School Diploma

 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

 

Organizational:          Set goals and priorities in work and personal life.

Technical:                  Demonstrate understanding technology, principles and theory  

                                   applicable to tasks.

Decision Making:     Support decisions with appropriate evidence and rationale.

 Intellectual:               Think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve 

                                    problems and make decisions quickly, grasp new concepts.

 Interpersonal:           Work co-operatively with a variety of individuals in a team   

                                    environment.

 Assertiveness:          Pursue goals with commitment and take pride in accomplishments.

 

BACKGROUND ENGINEERING :

 

Computer Systems :

· Experience in design and construction of computer programs involving data structures

   and different program paradigms, Data structures, abstract data types, graphs, recursion,

   and Object Oriented Programming.

· Developing classes, reusing existing classes and incremental extension of frame works.

Electronics:

· Knowledge of finite state machines, asynchronous sequential circuits and bipolar logic

    gates. 

· Programming knowledge of PAL, CMOS, PMOS, NMOS

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

 

Operating Systems       :  DOS, Windows95/98/NT and UNIX

Languages                    :  C/C++, Java, HTML, Assembly language(80x86), Verilog

Applications Software :  MS Office, Corel Draw, WordPerfect

Simulation Packages    :  MatLab, WorksViewOffice, PSpice   

 

PROJECTS :

MIDI Interface

Designed, implemented and simulated a serial to parallel receiver for a MIDI Interface using Viewlogic.

The T-Bird Taillight control

Designed, built and tested a T-Bird Taillight in Programmable array logic, which is written in PALSAM.

 

RELEVANT COURSES:

Computer Systems:

· Foundations of Computer Systems            · Object-Oriented Programming Laboratory

· Program Design and Construction             · Circuits and Signals

· Introduction to Real-Time Systems           · Switching Circuits

· Operating Systems and Concepts                 · Micro Processor Systems

· Communication Theory                             · System and Simulation

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

 

Sept. 00 – Present      ISIS Consultant

                                    Carleton University, Ottawa

·        Developed a screen saver

·        Developed a Java GUI based tool to identify the status

Of the computers in the lab.

·        Maintained ISIS web pages.

·        Helped students by answering technical questions

      Related to software packages.

·        Met other senior members to discuss about improving

      Our services to students.  

 

May 00 – Sept.00       Wavelength Device Operator

                                    JDS Uniphase, Ottawa

·        Center Piece coupling

·        Documentation

 

May 99-Sept 99         Tutor, Carleton University, Ottawa

·        Tutoring junior students (Java and C++).

 

ACHIEVMNENTS:  

 

·        Ontario Scholarship Award (OAC, 1998)

·        Best Women Student of the year(1998)

Woburn Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario

 

Extracurricular Activities:

                                    

                                    ·     Student member, IEEE Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.

·         Spends leisure time in eastern classical music.

 

 References :               Available upon request.