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New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York

• Shared stories about race, identity, shame, love, and loss on the stage at Housing Works Bookstore & Café, The Bellhouse, Speak Up Storytelling, Raven Storytelling, and The Jewelry Library.• Developed a five-week storytelling workshop for students in grades K-5 at Community Roots Charter School—a public charter school committed to creating a diverse and inclusive learning environment.• Developed a community storytelling event in Brooklyn, NY geared toward creating a safe and supportive environment for the voices of minorities.• Freelance Writer for the Washington Post

New York, New York, United States

• Conducted thorough research and examination of telecommunication design applications, including a detailed examination of the description, drawings, and claims to determine patentability.• Assisted in reducing the oversized backlog of patent applications as part of the Clearing the Oldest Patent Application (COPA) initiative.• Searched through US and foreign patents and publications, technical literature, and online databases to determine the state of technology relative to pending patent applications.• Discussed and negotiated with applicants and attorneys to resolve disputes.

Brooklyn, Ny

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Annapolis, Md

• Developed a wireless communication interface between a COTS integration module and Android mobile devices for product prototyping and integration into original equipment.• Designed an interface between Virtex FPGAs and a RF front end device, using hardware description languages in order to synchronously transmit data to a high performance frequency synthesizer.• Demonstrated a wide range of capabilities by utilizing simulation and other programmable logic design tools and techniques.• Operated electrical and electronic test equipment, computer-aided design tools, and utilized digital design techniques such as, wiring, logic & timing analysis, verification & testing, and documentation.

* Analyzed and performed Quality Assurance (QA) on system operations of 4 mobile devices, 2operating systems, and numerous software applications utilized in the surveying industry.* Authored and commercially published a 92-page user’s manual that simplified product utilization.* Retained customers by quantitatively analyzing mobile devices, UHF radios, GSM modems, andBluetooth communication.* Expanded business and company product line by documenting, presenting, and implementinginnovative designs, technical reports and statistical analysis.PROJECTSWireless Endpoint Access Device* Designed and assembled a wireless interface between an Android mobile device and an Opal Kellyintegration module embedded with a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA.* Developed sophisticated RTL test benches to verify clock synchronization across multiple interfaces.* Worked on a team with Electrical, Software, and RF Engineers to develop a small, hands-free radiofrequency location system for soldiers to pinpoint a communication device within a given cell.Microprocessor Based System Design* Designed and constructed an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle capable of following randomtracks via assembly programming, IR reflective sensors, DC motors, and other electrical components.* Designed, tested, and debugged a distinct electrical circuit embedded on the UGV.Analog Electronic Circuits Design* Utilized CAD tools to analyze and design diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field-effect transistors(MOSFET and JFET), CMOS circuits, operational amplifier circuits, and digital electronic circuit.* Conducted abstract fabrication and validation of multilayered PCB designs, developing andinterpreting schematics, BOMs (Bill of Materials), and layout instructions.

· Enriched the rental experience, by charismatically creating a professional and personal atmosphere that attracted new customers and retained existing customers.· Took the initiative to fill in for higher positioned colleagues when business was busy­showing customers out, answering questions and calls.· Marketed rental vehicles by promptly detailing the inside and outside of every car.

· Performing beyond expectations by creating and maintaining a company database for over 3000 employees­in place of updating an out-dated filing system.· Developed and sustained relationships with customers by providing clarification and coherent customer service.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

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