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Chicago, Il, Us

Franklin Park, Illinois, United States

Urbana-Champaign Area

● Lead 5 subteams and 35 total students with weekly presentations and design reviews● Created multiple $10,000 budgets, recruited members, and organized high level project deadlines● Successfully completed 2 vehicles for competition, hitting a record of 655 miles per gallon gasoline

Urbana-Champaign Area

● Designed, manufactured, and programmed a custom engine control unit using an STM32 microcontroller, embedded C, CAN protocol, and many sensors to improve reliability and efficiency● Tested and tuned a custom STM32 based brushless motor controller targeting 152mi/kWh vehicle efficiency● Designed and manufactured a new steering mechanism with improved handling and serviceability

Urbana-Champaign Area

● Redesigned the wiring harness to be more serviceable with modular sections and color coordination● Machined 30+ high tolerance parts from aluminum and steel on a manual Mill and Lathe● Operated a LinuxCNC Router for 200+ hours to create large molds from high-density foam for carbonfiber composite manufacturing

● Programmed in C++ to improve UI/UX in Vectorworks’ CAD software which serves 685,000 clients● Fixed 10+ bugs using Jira to track issues, Xcode to debug, and Perforce for version control● Honed my professional skills, including communication and time management

● Programmed in C to make video games for arcade cabinets alongside 10 other developers● Laid groundwork for a new game, bringing it from an idea to a functional demo● Developed low level software to interface with proprietary hardware in a real-time game environment● Created a menu system and user interface to handle a new method of customer transaction● Integrating the company's existing SQL database into a new client-side project

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Engineering, 3.56

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