Pradeep Gopal Robotics Graduate Student at the University of Maryland, College Park
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I have had the great fortune of working on some truly inspiring projects while networking with many influential and creative individuals along the way. I believe in the power of working together to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. I love working on challenging problems and a fast-moving, dynamic culture is incredibly important to me, as I believe responding quickly to changes, potential issues, and opportunities is key to success.
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work for some amazing professionals..! Here’s what they got to say about me:
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“Pradeep is always trying to make everything better..”
“One of the brightest minds I’ve seen, Pradeep is always trying to make everything better. He is very innovative and ambitious and has developed several highly valuable software and firmware modules for almost all of the product development projects at Fabheads. He has pleasantly surprised me and the other department heads several times with the speed and quality of the codes he developed. He is an absolutely wonderful asset to have in any company!”
Sreedhar VenugopalHead, R&D at Indian Armour Systems
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“Pradeep never fails to surprise you with his work..”
“Pradeep never fails to surprise you with his work, he manages to achieve great results with limited resources. He has done several impressive works while he was working with us. He is a keen learner and natural at it. He has helped us develop several innovative features for our machines and though I don’t have any expertise in his domain, he’s managed me to make me understand several concepts that I wanted to know about. He is good at imparting knowledge. He is tech-savvy and he’s got a great future ahead of him. I used to tell that he will rock silicon valley one day, haha, definitely would place my bets on him. Pradeep, I wish you the very best to work on things that would one day make a difference to the world. Heads up, he is certainly a resource you wouldn’t want to miss. I wish you the very best. Stay blessed, Keep Moving.”
Praveen Sellaperumal KalaiyarasiHead Of Operations - FABHEADS AUTOMATION - Chennai, India
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“Pradeep is intelligent, motivated, and thoughtful..”
“Pradeep is intelligent, motivated, and thoughtful. His understanding of all aspects of electronics, software, mechanical engineering have been essential in developing a successful product for our company. I would recommend him to anyone.”
Jeff ChandlerChief Executive Officer at Easton Robotics, LLC Maryland - USA
EDUCATION
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Masters Degree
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park
Aug 2019 – May 2021 (Expected)
Major GPA: 3.9/4.0
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Electronics and Communication Engineering
SSN College of Engineering, India
Aug 2014 – May 2018
Major GPA: 8.0/10
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Robotics Engineer – Summer Internship
Easton Robotics LLC – Maryland, USA
June 2020 – November 2020 (Ongoing)
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Electrical and Computer Engineer
Terrapin Works – University of Maryland
Jan 2020 – Aug 2020
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Robotics Crew Member
Autonomous Micro Air Vehicle – UMD
Sept 2019 – Aug 2020
LEADERSHIP ROLES
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
[FEB 12 2016]
Appointed as Event Head for “IOT and Signal Processing HACKATHON” which was a star event in INVENTE – SSN’s National level Technical Symposium 2017 hosted by Tech Club and IEEE.
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SSN Chennai – Placement Co-ordinator
[AUGUST 2016 – MAY 2018]
- Coordinated with the students who appeared for placements and guided them through the interview process for the batch.
- Helped them with clearing their doubts specific to different companies regarding the application process.
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SSN Tech Club – Head (Robotics)
[JULY 2017 – MAY 2018]
- I was positioned as the Domain Head-Robotics of the club.
- Took Hand-on sessions to juniors on topics such as Robotics, IOT and Computer vision and hosted Robotics competitions at college for members of the Tech Club.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
SKILLS
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
SOFTWARE & TOOLS
Linux
MATLAB
Tensorflow
Pytorch
OpenCV
Numpy
Latex
YoloV3
MODELING & ANALYSIS
Solidworks
Simulink
V-Rep
Gazebo
Move-It
Rviz
HARDWARE
NVIDIA Jetson Nano
NVIDIA Jetson TX2
Odroid-xu4
Pixhawk
Raspberry Pi
Arduino
Intel RealSense D435i
Intel RealSense T265
MY PROJECTS
Automated Waste Management Robot
Perception & Computer Vision for Autonomous Robots
Planning Algorithms for Autonomous Robots
CONTACT ME