ENGINEERING PORTFOLIO
View résumé ↗Hi, I’m Param.
I’m an electrical engineering student at Cal Poly SLO. I work on power systems, renewable energy, and anything that moves on land or underwater.
I’m the President & Project Lead of Future Fuels and the Power Systems Team Lead at Naval Innovations.
Ongoing Projects
2 projects
Autonomous submarine battery
Naval Innovations · Power Systems Team Lead
A custom lithium-ion battery architecture for an autonomous submarine platform.
Deep-sea electric fishing boat
Future Fuels · 500 Sails · Project Lead
Solar-electric propulsion for an 18-foot fishing boat, developed with 500 Sails in the Northern Mariana Islands.
A bit about me
Cal Poly SLOI’m studying Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. I’m particularly interested in how we generate, store, and use energy. I’ve also developed an interest in manufacturing through my time working in the shops at Cal Poly.
That’s taken me from a mobile solar array for our experimental farm to electric vehicle conversions and a battery pack for an autonomous submarine. I enjoy the whole process: working through a circuit, making parts, troubleshooting, and learning from the people around me.
Outside my project teams, I work in the Cal Poly machine shop, helping students use the equipment and keeping the shops running.
Skills
- Amateur Radio Technician License
- MIG/TIG Welding
- CAN Bus
- Circuit Schematic Design
- Arduino and ESP32
- JavaScript
- C and C++
- Python
- CAD
- Altium PCB Design
- Oscilloscope
- Power Supplies
- Function Generator
- LTspice
- CNC Milling
- CAM
- PCB Design
- High Voltage Architecture
- High Frequency Transceivers
- BLDC Motor Control
Education
Cal Poly SLO - Majoring in Electrical Engineering
Agoura High School - Class of 2025 · Honors Society student · 4.2 GPA
Work Experience
Full résumé ↗Cal Poly Machine Shop Tech
August 2026 – Present
- Teach students how to use shop machinery safely.
- Provide customer service.
- Perform maintenance troubleshooting in the wood and metal shops.
- Use TIG/MIG welding alongside manual mills, lathes, and other common shop tools.
- Design and manufacture custom parts using CNC mills, CNC waterjets, and CNC wood routers.
Ukraine Army 25th Airborne Brigade
June 2026 – July 2026
- Worked remotely to aid in PCB design for improvement of battery technology in frontline deployment.
Get in touch
I’m always happy to talk about engineering, interesting projects, or opportunities to learn something new.
param.butani@gmail.com ↗You can also find me at pvbutani@calpoly.edu.