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Job Objective

A position in computer engineering, working in system or chip design with Hardware Description Languages and opportunities for further education.

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Masters Degree

Major: MS Electrical Engineering
GPA: 3.8

Bachelor's Degree

Major: BS Computer Engineering
Minor: Computer Science
GPA: 3.5

Experience

February 1999 - IBM Retail Sales Solutions

Working for IBM Retail Sales Solutions designing point of sales equipment. Embedded controllers for printers and portable devices. Intel based motherboards for point of sale equipment.

1998 - Graduate Research at Virginia Tech

Participated in graduate research at Virginia Tech. Wrote a Java application that performs board level trouble shooting by comparing probe result with VHDL simulation values. The goal was to determine what component was faulted with a minimum number of signals probed.

1997 - Undergraduate Research at Virginia Tech

Participated in undergraduate research at Virginia Tech. Working with the computer engineering department on digital simulation using Synopsys VHDL.

1997 - Summer Intern at GE FANUC

Summer intern with GE FANUC as a product-testing technician.

1986 to 1992 - United States Navy

Separated from the Navy as a Senior Electronics Supervisor, responsible for the maintenance and operation of the submarine's navigation electronics subsystem. Accountable for the safety and training of junior personnel. Also responsible for the maintenance and repair of all personal computers on board.

Additional Skills

Typing and computer skills, VLSI design experience

Technician Class Amateur Radio License (KC4YDX)

Software

UNIX, MS Word, Excel, DOS, Windows, Maple V, HTML

Hardware

IBM (XT-Pentium)

Programming Languages

FORTRAN, Pascal, Basic, Some Visual Basic, C, C++, Java, PERL

Continuing Education

(NAVY Training courses)

Electronics "A" School

Basic Electronics including AC/DC theory, digital fundamentals, processors, programming, syncros, servos, and RF circuits

ESGM Theory and Maintenance

In depth digital trouble shooting, Analog to Digital conversion circuits, processor operation and repair

Advanced Radar Repair

Radar theory and operation, wave propagation, wave guide theory, TWT's, Magnetrons, and Video circuits

Navsat Receiver Advanced Maintenance

Operation and repair of super heterodyne microwave satellite receiver