Christopher Bird Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Summer Internship. Power and Energy Generation Systems

-Winter Quarter Class. Basis industry knowledge for working in utilities, ISO/RTO, or power generation.-Grid Structure and hierarchy. Analyzing generation, transmission, and distribution for three phase power.-Using power world software tool to run power system generation. -Utilizing point unit scale and Y bus matricies.

Santa Clara, California, United States

• Weekly projects. Designing step up/step down Converters, LPF/HPF filters, DC Power supplies, regulators, rectifiers etc. to meet desired specifications. Simulations in LT spice.• Utilizing diodes, BJT, MOSFETS, RLC, op amps, and RLC basic components.• Constructing circuits. Hands on Lab work. Taking measurements with Oscilloscope & Multimeter. Using Signal generator and DC power supplies. • Organized charting of results (spreadsheet and waveform capture) and analysis. Commonly analyzed figures include power factor, harmonic distortion, apparent/reactive power, and parasitic loss.

Bend, Oregon, United States

• Converting non motorized bikes to electric with Bafang parts. Handled all Electrical and Mechanical engineering aspects.• Business planning, marketing, customer safety compliance, and other logistics of operating a profitable business.

Santa Clara, California, United States

• Managing team (3 persons) to an organized, finite timeline for deliverables.• Designing/constructing animatronic robot. Coordinated light, sound, motion detection & mechanical movement features.• Wiring schematic design, breadboard circuitry, and Arduino code tested with TinkerCad simulation.• Presenting to school of engineering faculty. Submitting formal report with materials list and implementation cost.

Bend, Oregon, United States

-2nd place for concept design to capture/reduce vehicle CO2 emmisions.