Riddhi Ray
1246, Apt#205, W 30th Street, Los Angeles, CA-90007
Email:riddhira@usc.edu Contact: 213-321-4672

Education
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Masters in Electrical Engineering (Electric Power) May 2013
GPA: 3.76/4.00

Nirma University Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering June 2011
CPI (Cumulative Performance Index): 8.02/10

Relevant Coursework
Introduction to Power systems Power system analysis and design
Electrical transients in Power system Renewable energy in Power systems
Power system technology Solid state energy devices

Skills
Software: Lua, ORCAD, FEMM, POWERWORLD, MATLAB, MS-Office.

Work Experience
• Student Mentor at Viterbi School of Engineering for Spring semester 2012.
Projects
Title: Surge Analysis of Power transformer
• The objective of the project was to analyse the reaction of different transformer winding configurations under the impact of surge voltages through FFT analysis.
Title: Developing algorithms for modelling electrostatic and electromagnetic problems in transformers.
• Developed algorithms using Lua script to model multi-winding multi-axial part power transformer, analyse electric stress in between transformer windings and tank, between windings and between turns and model Hotspot problems in FEMM.

Title: Development and Simulation of problems in Powerworld.
• Developed and solve multi-bus problems in Powerworld involving Line overloads, reactive power flow and short circuit faults.
Title: Photovoltaic Solar power project.
• My team and I designed an 110MW photovoltaic solar power project and were able to achieve a LCOE of 10c/KWh.
Title: Colosseum Sustainability project
• I am part of an inter-disciplinary team that will conduct a sustainability study of the Colosseum Sports arena lighting system and make recommendations for its improvement.
Leadership
Nirma University
• Was a placement coordinator for the Electrical Engineering department in my senior year.
• Founded a NGO called STEM (Synergy of Technical Education and Management) during my junior year, to promote technical and career awareness among engineering students.
Activities
University of Southern California
• Member of Campus affairs and Communications Committee of GSG (Graduate Student Government).
• Student Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics engineers).