Derek Dela Cruz Email & Phone Number

California, United States

California, United States

● Overseeing the progress of various infrastructure projects across the city under the supervision and guidance of an assistant engineer● Designed an automated VBA billing system for a city-wide road improvement project capable of calculating requested payments by contractors and splitting them among several funds● Scanned dozens of record drawings with the office scanner in order to create digital copies of and start a new archive of unscanned drawings

● Providing administrative assistance by fulfilling printer requests, sending reminders about scheduled appointments, and answering inquiries from students in person and over the phone● Redesigning the WordPress website by leveraging Canva for visual ideas and HTML and CSS for more nuanced design● Tabling around the university to promote the resources of the center and encourage students to visit

● Developed a Python algorithm able to generate an XML netlist from the output of a custom FPGA packing algorithm that can be read by the Versatile Place and Route (VPR) software● Discovered that fit-first-decreasing is generally faster but performs worse with a higher rate of failure than VPR’s AAPack packing by running thousands of tests with different seeds in Jupyter● Read and analyzed related research papers to gain a deeper understanding of recent breakthroughs

● Employed OrCAD Capture and OrCAD PCB Layout to fully design, capture, and lay out several PCBs for use in a multisensory IoT medical device● Sourced components and footprints from DigiKey and Mouser Electronics to use in the final designs● Generated and modified bills of materials in order to have comprehensive lists of parts needed

Novato, California, United States

● Managed and revised the webnames of more than 16,000 company stock keeping units (SKUs) for display on the company’s new website● Automated a significant amount of data analysis work in Microsoft Excel by programming numerous VBA macros that reduced spreadsheet workloads by 49% and SKU comparison time by 27%● Determined matching product descriptions and prices by comparing the information of more than 45,000 Build.com and Amazon products to Friedman’s Home Improvement products

Goleta, California, United States

● Supervised teams of up to five student workers in fast-paced dish room, providing jobs, assigning tasks, and coordinating break times● Trained four dish supervisors to effectively manage time and manpower and adapt to unique situations like student worker understaffing or a high volume of customers● Conducted frequent maintenance on large dishroom machinery such as dishwasher and conveyor, cleaned components, and troubleshot mechanical issues that arose during business hours

● Provided support at various stations around the dining hall, including serving food, washing pots, bussing tables, and providing janitorial services● Worked alongside a variety of student workers and staff, adapting to the needs of the teams as needed

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Kapatirang Pilipino (Para Sa Kultura Committee.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: First Robotics Competition Team 2551, Speech and Debate, Ethics Bowl, Tech Wranglers, Link Crew, Musical Pit.