Overview
Work history
Education
Professional Summary
projects
Extracurricular activities
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Hemacharan Meka

Newcastle upon Tyne

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Freelance Stock Trader (part time)

Self Employed
Hyderabad, India
05.2023 - Current

Conduct in-depth analysis of Indian equity markets examining macroeconomic indicators, government budgets, and corporate actions to identify high-conviction intraday trades.

Execute disciplined intraday trading strategies on the Zerodha platform, applying risk-management techniques to protect capital.

Monitor sector developments, and business deal flow; synthesize data into concise market insights and stock-selection ideas.

Analyze government spending patterns across key sectors and translate fiscal policy changes into actionable investment themes.

Associate

Amazon(part-time)
Newcastle upon Tyne
10.2022 - Current

Organized and stocked over 2,000 items daily in an Amazon Fulfillment Center, collaborating with a 200-member operations team to optimize workflows.

Developed a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end fulfillment processes which includes receiving, stowing, picking, and shipping.

Collaborated with RME, Sustainability, and HR teams to implement safety protocols, spearhead sustainability initiatives, and boost employee engagement.

Presented process-improvement proposals in leadership workshops and partnered with area managers to drive operational efficiency.

Research intern

Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
07.2024 - 09.2024

Designing firmware for an Arduino-based system to operate as a standalone device controlled via its own Wi-Fi access point.

Embedded C Internship

Pantech Solutions
Chennai , India
01.2022 - 03.2022

Leveraged microcontroller datasheet specifications to guide firmware development.

Applied core data structures like linked lists, sorting algorithms, and tree traversals to optimize memory usage.

Utilized STM32CubeIDE for firmware development, debugging, and deployment on STM32F411 microcontrollers.

Developed a UART communication protocol to drive an LCD display on the STM32F411.

Configured I2C and SPI interfaces to integrate the ADXL345 accelerometer for reliable sensor data acquisition.

PCB Design Internship

Pantech Solutions
Chennai , India
06.2021 - 09.2021

Carried out circuit simulations and design validation using OrCAD Capture, PSpice, and Allegro PCB Designer.

Designed an 8051-based schematic in OrCAD Capture and built custom component libraries like FT232R USB driver.

Executed schematic verification, footprint linking, and design-rule checks to ensure netlist-to-layout integrity.

Performed component placement, trace routing, and Gerber file generation in Allegro PCB Designer for fabrication.

Compared Cadence Allegro and Altium Designer workflows, mastering Altium’s interface to streamline PCB design

Event manager

Aditya Engineering College
Surampalem, India
06.2019 - 03.2020

Headed fundraising and budget management by collecting student contributions and allocating resources to deliver events.

Organized event logistics like venue, scheduling, materials for students and faculty, ensuring seamless execution and high engagement.

Built and led a volunteer team with clear roles along with conflict resolution, fostering collaboration and accountability.

Launched sustainability measures waste policy and resource optimization to cut event waste by 5%.

Stall assistant

Self Employed
, india
04.2018 - 07.2018

Prepared and served tea and biscuits to over 100+ customers daily, handling both cash and digital payments.

Managed inventory levels and placed timely orders with suppliers to keep ingredients stocked and fresh.

Maintained a clean stall and greeted customers warmly to create a welcoming atmosphere and encourage repeat visits.

Education

PG Diploma - Embedded Systems

Emertxe Institution
Bangalore-India
01.2024 - 08.2024

Master of Science - Microelectronics and Communication Engineering

Northumbria University
United Kingdom
09.2022 - 01.2024

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication

Aditya Engineering College
India
06.2016 - 09.2020

Professional Summary

Recent MSc graduate from Northumbria University with proven team leadership and operational management skills, eager to optimize processes, drive performance, and implement strategic initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness, with the right to work in the UK.

projects

Digital Clock: Designed an embedded system which can display time in 2 different formats on 7 segment display. 

Turnstile Gate Controller: Replicated a Turnstile gate on a microcontroller which has 3 states and can be controlled by 2 switches.

Massive MIMO Communication system (Proposal): A MIMO system design plan is mapped out with a team of 4 members.

Online Delivery Store Analysis: Built Excel dashboards tracking weekly orders, category sales, and delivery lead times to drive faster, data-informed decisions.

HR Data Analysis: Analyzed attrition, training hours, and productivity in Excel pivot tables to guide staffing strategies and optimize resource allocation

AI tasks on FPGA: using PYNQ interface performed 3 AI tasks and did detail study about FPGA role in AI development.

LSB Stenography: Encoded secret data on an image and decoded by performing 7 steps validation.

Inverted Search: Created a database which stores 4 parameters related data in file that can be easy while accessing data.

Command Test Line: Created an online test in Linux that has 10 questions and has 10 seconds time limit to answer them.

Car black Box: Displays car logs on 3 parameters and has 2 operation states. 

Extracurricular activities

Skills: C, C++, Python, System Verilog, Altium (4-layer PCB design), Linux (bash scripting), Pspice (schematic capture), communication protocols (UART, I2C, SPI).

Voluntary work: Durham food bank, Newcastle food bank, CHUFS, Bread and butter things.

Languages: Hindi, Telugu, Italian, English, Tamil, German.

Timeline

Research intern

Northumbria University
07.2024 - 09.2024

PG Diploma - Embedded Systems

Emertxe Institution
01.2024 - 08.2024

Freelance Stock Trader (part time)

Self Employed
05.2023 - Current

Associate

Amazon(part-time)
10.2022 - Current

Master of Science - Microelectronics and Communication Engineering

Northumbria University
09.2022 - 01.2024

Embedded C Internship

Pantech Solutions
01.2022 - 03.2022

PCB Design Internship

Pantech Solutions
06.2021 - 09.2021

Event manager

Aditya Engineering College
06.2019 - 03.2020

Stall assistant

Self Employed
04.2018 - 07.2018

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Communication

Aditya Engineering College
06.2016 - 09.2020
Hemacharan Meka