• Hi!
    I'm Dhanya Francis

    Budding artist and Engineer

  • I am
    an Engineer

    Trying to make a positive impact on society

Who Am I?

Hi I'm Dhanya Francis

I was inspired by robotics from various movies and TV shows while I was a kid. I was astonished by the film 'Short Circuit' and wanted to be a robotics engineer from that day onwards. I want to give some positive contribution to society by designing and building something new using technology. It feels really wonderful when you know that you are actually providing something positive to society. I chose to be an engineer because I believe I can find solutions to the problems faced by society using technology. I would like to gain some practical experience from the industry after graduation applying what I have studied till now. I would like to pursue a master’s in electrical and Computer science majoring in robotics and A.I. My dream is to start a new company within 10 years which provides low-cost technology solutions, especially to differently abled people.

I am passionate about being an Engineer and love to inspire others to be part of the engineering world.

What I do?

Here are some of my expertise

Microcontroller

8085, PIC, ATMEGA328, Embedded C

Programming

C, C++, Python, MySQL, Java

Web and App Development

HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, Flutter

Software

NI LabView, MATLAB, Simulink, MPLAB X, Proteus 8, Kiel, NI Multisim

Data

Selenium, matplotlib, pandas, NumPy, Seaborn, Plotly

Application

Photoshop, Illustartor, After Effects, Audible, Audacity, Visual Studio

Education

Academic Background

I pursued my bachelor degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Govt. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam under the affliation of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.

Course work included Digital signal processing, VLSI design, Radiation and propagation, Microwave engineering, Computer architecture and parallel processing, Mechatronics, Electric drives & control, Medical electronics, Applied electromagnetic theory, Solid state devices, Information theory and coding, Digital image processing

I have Advanced diploma with Honours in Electronics Engineering Technology from Cenrenial College,Toronto. The coursework includes the following :

  • Microcontroller programming and interfacing
  • Computer supported design
  • Control Systems
  • Industrial Controls
  • Analog and digital signal processing
  • Measurements and Instrumenetation
  • System Integration
  • QA and project management
  • RF Communication
  • Data acquisition & interfacing with mobile devices
  • Electronic Circuits and Applications
  • Digital communications
  • Embedded Systems
  • Wireless networks applications


Experience

Professional Experience

System Engineer (Asst) 2017-2018

I was part of IoT project at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd from March 2017 to July 2018.

I worked as developer and tester in collaboration with the team that provided front end IoT solutions for a smart city project.I achieved Band A in the project for the financial year 0f 2017 - 2018

As part of my training, I created MATLAB and Simulink based solution proposals for the automotive industry

I am also trained on IBM Watson cloud platform and engaged in technologies like Speech-to-text conversion.

Product Analyst 2020 - Present

I work as Product Analyst at BSC Global ensuring quality of consumer electronics and updating asset and inventory records for the units using MS Access. I have integrated MS Access data into Power BI for visual reports of targets which increased the profit by 25% for last quarter.

Teaching Assistant Summer 2019

I worked as teaching staff at Digital Media Academy at University of Toronto. I assisted with daily instructional and classroom responsibilities as well as lead recreation activities during non-class time. I was able to help students in creating 3D models using TINKERCAD and 3D print using Ultimaker 2+. I inspired girls with Made by Girls program in Wearable technologies using Lilypad. I engaged in teaching python with Pi-Top using raspberry pi and helped making various projects like personalized Alexa and electronic music using theremin. I was able to enable students to create autonomous robotic vehicle using Arduino

Peer Tutor Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

I am peer tutor at Centennial College who helps students in their studies.I engaged in teaching electronic concepts with students with adequate examples and study techniques. I also assisted Professors in electronics laboratories to guide students and in the maintenance of equipment.



Projects

Academic Works

Smart vision system for the blind

Smart vision system for the blind using Image Processing which identifies persons, text and objects using PCA, OCR and Edge detection algorithms.

Blind helping Smart Spectacles

Blind helping Smart SpectaclesATMEGA328 and HC-SR04 Ultrasonic sensorsvoice output by encoding data onto the processor.

Robotic vehicles

Robotic vehicles using ATMEGA328 and IR sensor for line tracing, HR-SR04 for obstacle detection and voice or Bluetooth using mobile application for control.

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Achievements

Scholarship

Recipient of IEEE Toronto Student Scholarship (2019) for outstanding students in engineering.

Representative

Student Representative of Centennial College for IEEE AGM Toronto Section 2019

Workshop

Instructor TA for Digital Media Academy at University of Toronto

Workshop

Instructor for IEEE STEM WearableElectronics Workshop by Centennial College for school students

Workshop

IEEE STEM WearableElectronics Workshop by Centennial College for school students

Representative

Representative of Centennial College in IEEE Canada Student

Get in Touch

Contact

dhanyafrancis@ieee.org

www.linkedin.com/in/dhanyafrancis