Krunal Thakkar

Experience

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  Vodafone

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2021

  1. Qlikview/QlikSense server administration, reporting support and Expertise with administration and deployment process with agile methodologies.2. Rapidly acquired domain knowledge to become an SME in record time.3. Managed QlikView/QlikSense Server and Publisher for user authorization and identity authentication.4. Analyzed and mitigated time-sensitive production incidents for QlikView/QlikSense; SPOC in team for incident management and mitigation. 1. Worked as a User Access Management Administrator. My responsibilities included management of 5000+ users for our Qlik Platform which hosts high profile dashboards that are used for analyzing and making business decisions.

  • Senior Executive

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
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  University at Buffalo

  Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

  Audubon Racing – F1TENTH Autonomous Racing, UB

  1. Collaborated with a team of 10 to build an Autonomous race car to compete in the 10th F1 Tenth Grand Prix Organized by IROS2. Configured the VESC, Lidar with Jetson Xavier NX and mounted it on chassis to deploy planning algorithms on it.

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  Hyundai Kia America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI)

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Mechatronics Engineering Intern

  1. Researched various off-the-shelf sensors to measure Force & Moments at each joint of the Ultimate Mobility Vehicle.2. Designed and developed experiments in MuJoCo (Multi-Joint dynamics with Contact) simulator and ROS2.3. Analyzed load (Ground Reactionary Force) profile captured from the force plates and compared it with simulation to check the reliability of the simulation data which eventually helped the Mechanical team to set margins for their FEA analysis4. Configured custom-built motors using Twin CAT as EtherCAT master and Motion Lab software and verified its performance in the position, velocity, and current control modes. 5. Developed a Remote Access System to operate the test-bench vehicle and visualize it on Rviz/MuJoCo from the Lab6. Installed, troubleshoot, and documented the bring-up guide for the Real-Time hardware supported Intel NUC with Debian 11 OS and pre-built docker image of the software system.7. Collaborated with cross-functional teams on leg & chassis assembly, and set-up of LV/HV system and connectors. Show less

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  ArcBest Technologies

  Feb 2023 - now

  • Robotics Engineer II

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Robotics Engineer I

    Feb 2023 - Aug 2024