Post on 14-Jul-2015
S.Viswanathan222C, West Coast Way, Singapore – 127108
Email: viswanathan.vsn@gmail.com / Handphone: +65 90262578
Summary
● 7+ years of design and development experience in satellite and photo
kiosk industry
● Systems engineering, project planning & execution, product design &
development.
● Embedded processing module design and development, networking, mission
critical systems.
● Entrepreneurial, creative, innovator, strong driver, team builder.
Academic qualification:
● MSc.-Communication Engineering – Jun 2006, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
● B.E.-Electronics & Communication Engineering – Jun 2002, Bharathiyar
University, India.
Professional Experience:
ST(Satellite Systems) Pvt. Ltd., Singapore.(Jul 2010 -)
Title: Senior Engineer (Onboard data handling).
Project: XSAT2 - imaging satellite mission.
Responsibilities: System data flow analysis, onboard computing/network
conceptual design.
CREST(Centre for Research in Satellite Technologies) Singapore
(Jun 2006 – Jun 2010)
Title: Senior R&D Engineer B (Onboard data handling ).
Project: XSAT1 - Singapore's first indigenous experimental imaging
satellite. Launch date: December, 2010.
Responsibilities: Onboard computer module design & development.
SCM Microsystems (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Jun 2002 – Jul 2005)
Title: Engineer – Hardware ( Digital Media Connectivity ).
Vertical: Digital media connectivity solutions for printers and
photo development equipment industry.
Responsibilities: Project engineer:(Jun 2002 – Dec 2004): Hardware design
engineering. Project Leader: (Jan 2005 – July 2005):
Technical team co-ordination, hardware design engineering
Key achievements: A removable media slot design was proposed to product
management. The idea was implemented in a product for IBM
and Kodak.
S.Viswanathan222C, West Coast Way, Singapore – 127108
Email: viswanathan.vsn@gmail.com / Handphone: +65 90262578
Product design experience:
Conceptualized and prototyped UBI - A device that can turn any flat surface
in to an interactive screen.
Key achievements:
● Principal investigator for proof of concept project proposal titled
UBI-An ubiqutous social computing platform.
● The proposal was endorsed by NTU's Innovation & Technology Transfer
Office(ITTO) and submitted to Singapore National Research fund for
funding.
● Formed a team of three members with expertise in enterprise software,
web design, game design, hardware design and business modelling.
● Formed a vendor network for pilot build. Created avenues for
commercial partnership and funding.
● A self funded fully functional prototype was built and showcased to
media communication companies.
NGO Work and Hobbies:
● Co-organized a charity fund raiser music show for “Mahila action” (an
Indian NGO) in October 2009. Funds from the event helped to support
education for six students.
● Lead guitarist/violinist in a fusion band called Downtown South.
● I experiment with different musical genres. I have a home recording
and mixing studio.
Personal Details:
Nationality: Indian with Singapore permananent resident status
Marital status: Married
Language skills: English, Tamil, Hindi (Fluent in writing, reading and speaking)