Popular Books on Android:
1. Android, A Programmers Guide by Jerome DiMarzio.
2. Professional Android Application Development by Reto Meier.
3. The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development by Mark L. Murphy.
General Links:
1. http://code.google.com/
2. http://developer.android.com/index.html
3. http://www.android.com/
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6YdwzAvwOA
Google I/O 2009 - Make your Android UI fast and Efficient
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0UmSQeWsJc&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 - Mastering the Android Media Framework
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Bk5rmIpic&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 - Writing Real-Time Games for Android
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS-ju61vOQw&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 - Text-To-Speech & Eyes-Free Project:Android
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUemfrKe65c&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 - Coding for Life -- Battery Life, That Is
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9A4FqholOY&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 ...A Preview of Google Web Toolkit 2.0
10.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LkNlTNHZzE&feature=related
Android - Apps without borders
11.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgnx0E7m1GQ&feature=related
Google I/O 2009 - Debugging Arts of the Ninja Masters
12.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5aJAaGZIvk&feature=related
Google I/O 2009 - Keynote Day 1 (full)
13.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5JT2jBrJX8&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 - Programming With and For Google Wave
14.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhnesvrfdIM&feature=related
Google I/O 2009 - Building Applications with Google APIs
15.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SARbwvhupQ&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 - The Myth of the Genius Programmer
16.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xV_0pTpNj0&feature=channel
Google I/O 2009 Native Code for Compute Intensive Web Apps
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Electrical Interview @Large Power Company in India.
1. Can you explain through the single line diagram, the hierarchy in your office.
2. Can you explain through flow chart your work.
3. Can you explain feeder protection? Draw it and explain.
4. can you explain transformer protection? Draw it and explain.
5. which different relays are used? What will be equivalent ABB or Areva or Siemens Relays?
6. Can you explain the functionality for the feeder relay? Explain in detail each of them and their variations too.
7. How is the LAN overview ?
8. Which cables you use to connect relay with BC (Bay Controller)?
9. which are Busbar protection relays ? How does it work?
10. which is software for control and protection ?
11. how many relays can be connected to Ethernet switch?
12. tell me about if you have knowledge of any other Relay series? from major Power System Solution Providing companies ...
13. why 2 relays of different manufacturer for feeder protection ?
14. Do you have any knowledge of ABB/Siemens/Areva relay and their configuration ?
15. Do u have any idea on how is it connected?
16. what are your other interests?
17. which sports do you play ?
18, which books do you read ?
19. currently what are you reading ?
20. tell me about the book, any learning point?
21. which interests you more, protection or automation?
22. still, what is your liking?
23. can you work on AUTO CAD?
2. Can you explain through flow chart your work.
3. Can you explain feeder protection? Draw it and explain.
4. can you explain transformer protection? Draw it and explain.
5. which different relays are used? What will be equivalent ABB or Areva or Siemens Relays?
6. Can you explain the functionality for the feeder relay? Explain in detail each of them and their variations too.
7. How is the LAN overview ?
8. Which cables you use to connect relay with BC (Bay Controller)?
9. which are Busbar protection relays ? How does it work?
10. which is software for control and protection ?
11. how many relays can be connected to Ethernet switch?
12. tell me about if you have knowledge of any other Relay series? from major Power System Solution Providing companies ...
13. why 2 relays of different manufacturer for feeder protection ?
14. Do you have any knowledge of ABB/Siemens/Areva relay and their configuration ?
15. Do u have any idea on how is it connected?
16. what are your other interests?
17. which sports do you play ?
18, which books do you read ?
19. currently what are you reading ?
20. tell me about the book, any learning point?
21. which interests you more, protection or automation?
22. still, what is your liking?
23. can you work on AUTO CAD?
Must Read Books and Material on Electrical Engineering
Electrical Systems:
- Industrial Power Systems by Shoaib Khan.
- Industrial Power Engineering and Applications Handbook by K.C.Agarwal.
- Design of Electrical Systems for Large Projects. Vol.I - 3rd Edition 2002 by N. Balasubramaniam, Published by NBS Consultancy.
Short Circuit Studies, Relay Coordination books:
- Electrical Engineer's Portable Handbook by Robert B. Hickey, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill (from Pg. 182 and up).
- IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants (IEEE Std 141-1993).Chapter 4, Short Circuit Current Calculations, Pg 109.
- IEEE Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (IEEE Std 242-1986), Recognized as an American National Standard(ANSI).
- IEEE Recommended Practice for Industrial and Commercial Power System Analysis (IEEE Std 399-1997), Recognized as an American National Standard(ANSI).
- Technical Manual TM 5-811-14, Coordinated Power Systems Protection (Dept. of Army).
Relays, Protection and Control books:
- Protection Relay and Automation Guide (NPAG) from Areva Website.
http://www.areva-td.com/home_tdmain/US_57_Homepage.html
http://www.areva-td.com/solutions/US_366_Solution+Index.html - Siemens Technical Guide for each relay available on Simens Website.
https://www.energy.siemens.com/cms/00000029/Pages/products.aspx?lang=en&country=ZZ&partid=KN03010401 - ABB Relays
http://www.abb.com/product/us/9AAC710342.aspx?v=9AAC30405217&e&ep=1&rm=1 - The art and science of Protective Relaying by C. Russell Mason.
- IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Power Transformers (IEEE Std C37.91-2000)
- Practical Introduction to Power System Protection and Control by Ahmed Safie Eldin, 2005.
SCADA related books:
- Practical Modern SCADA Protocols DNP3, IEC 60870.5 and Related Systems by Gordon Clarke, Deon Reynders and Edwin Wright, Newnes Publications, 2004. ISBN 07506 7995.
- Practical Electrical Network Automation and Communication Systems by Cobus Strauss, Newnes Publications.
- Practical SCADA for Industry by David Bailer, Edwin Wright.
- Interview Prep for Techies, Career Job Search Radar http://www.radarfarms.com/?page_id=30&type=12&sstring=questions
- Electrical Machines and Power System http://www.geocities.com/cindulkar/
-
Phase Sequence Calculator (ABC012.exe)
Electrical Interview - with Large US Power Electrical Company, Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution.
However, one year back I also had a call from ***. And I had the following experience with HR interview.
1. Can you walk through your resume, starting from the most recent employment.
2. Can you explain in detail your role in each of the following Projects.
3. What are your strengths?
4. What are your weaknesses?
5. What motivates you?
6. Why we should hire you?
7. What values do you bring in with you, when you join our organization?
8. what was your worst mistake, and how did you learn from it?
9. What are your long term goals
10.Can you mention some example, where you had to make a quick decision on the job?
11. Do you have any question for us?
12. Do you want to add more, to what we have already asked you ?
13. It seems you have changed a lot of jobs? Can you justify that ?
14. Why did you do your Masters in CS and not in Electrical ?
15. But you have no experience in US?
16. Are you familiar with NEC codes, ANSI codes and NEMA codes?
17. How do you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of your technical competency?
1. Can you walk through your resume, starting from the most recent employment.
2. Can you explain in detail your role in each of the following Projects.
3. What are your strengths?
4. What are your weaknesses?
5. What motivates you?
6. Why we should hire you?
7. What values do you bring in with you, when you join our organization?
8. what was your worst mistake, and how did you learn from it?
9. What are your long term goals
10.Can you mention some example, where you had to make a quick decision on the job?
11. Do you have any question for us?
12. Do you want to add more, to what we have already asked you ?
13. It seems you have changed a lot of jobs? Can you justify that ?
14. Why did you do your Masters in CS and not in Electrical ?
15. But you have no experience in US?
16. Are you familiar with NEC codes, ANSI codes and NEMA codes?
17. How do you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of your technical competency?
Electrical Interview - with Large US Power Electrical Company
My first telephonic interview experience with ***.
Well, I had uploaded my resume for the particular post of Interest in ***, and got an auto generated email regarding scheduling an appointment. I did that. And on the particular day waited for the interview. Finally, the moment arrived and I got a call. The person introduced himself and started discussing few things regarding:
1. Do you have legal Work authorization permit.
2. What are your Compensation requirements ?
3. Whether you are willing to move to a new place? Or to a place where company is located in.
4. Do you have Professional license or certificate ?
5. When you applied online for the particular post, were you aware of all the requirements and do you meet them all?
6. How do you qualify for the job?
7. So, from where did you do your masters.
8. And then, you also have done Bachelors in Electrical engineering .... so from where did you do?
9. And you have mentioned in your resume that, you also have Graduate Assistantship with some Secure Systems group ? Is that Correct ?
10. What motivates you to work with ***?
11. How will you justify that your past experience will be helpful to you in your current work?
12. Do you know about SCADA and ANSI standards?
13. Have you done relay coordination studies?
14. What kind of roles you performed in your previous work, that will be useful to you in your current job?
15. Do you think, you will get anything from joining ***?
However, the interview was to take place for 30 min, for me, somehow, it took exactly 8 min and 36 sec.
*** is Large US Power Electrical Company.
Now, I am waiting to hear from them for the next technical phone interview.
Well, I had uploaded my resume for the particular post of Interest in ***, and got an auto generated email regarding scheduling an appointment. I did that. And on the particular day waited for the interview. Finally, the moment arrived and I got a call. The person introduced himself and started discussing few things regarding:
1. Do you have legal Work authorization permit.
2. What are your Compensation requirements ?
3. Whether you are willing to move to a new place? Or to a place where company is located in.
4. Do you have Professional license or certificate ?
5. When you applied online for the particular post, were you aware of all the requirements and do you meet them all?
6. How do you qualify for the job?
7. So, from where did you do your masters.
8. And then, you also have done Bachelors in Electrical engineering .... so from where did you do?
9. And you have mentioned in your resume that, you also have Graduate Assistantship with some Secure Systems group ? Is that Correct ?
10. What motivates you to work with ***?
11. How will you justify that your past experience will be helpful to you in your current work?
12. Do you know about SCADA and ANSI standards?
13. Have you done relay coordination studies?
14. What kind of roles you performed in your previous work, that will be useful to you in your current job?
15. Do you think, you will get anything from joining ***?
However, the interview was to take place for 30 min, for me, somehow, it took exactly 8 min and 36 sec.
*** is Large US Power Electrical Company.
Now, I am waiting to hear from them for the next technical phone interview.
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