Sidharth Ghotikar

Sidharth Ghotikar began their professional career in 2013 as a Research Assistant at Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology. In this role, they developed a speech reading system in Matlab and implemented color mapping, morphological operations, edge and boundary detection algorithms to extract lip contour. Sidharth also designed the GUI for the system. In 2014, Ghotikar moved on to become an Electronic Engineer at Jambhekar Automation Solutions. In this role, they were involved with acquiring data from 5 PXI systems, processing it and displaying it on the mimic screens, pop-up screens of all MV's (Motor Valves) and CV's (Control Valves). Sidharth also worked on the Modular Show Controller which dealt with Video's, DMX Lights, Input Triggers and Outputs. In 2017, Ghotikar took on the role of Office Assistant at San Jose State University. Sidharth was responsible for providing good customer service, administrative functions, monitoring the community space and coordinating regular inventory of supplies/games/equipment/keys. Sidharth also performed general office work. In 2018, Ghotikar became a Network Security Engineer at Armature Systems, Inc.

Sidharth Ghotikar obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology between 2010 and 2014. Sidharth then pursued a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering at San Jose State University from 2016 to 2018. In addition, Sidharth has obtained several certifications, including a Python 3 Tutorial course from SoloLearn in February 2017, a Technical Writing and Presentation Skills certification from The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Pune Network in January 2013, a Thomas Edision Certificate in CRESE - Center for Robotics and Embedded Systems Excellence from iCarnegie Global Learning in February 2012, and a Certified Technical Expert - Pulse Policy Secure certification from Pulse Secure in June 2020.