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Olathe, Ks, Us

• Developing embedded Linux, DSP, and microcontroller software.• Hardware peripheral integration: I2C/SPI comms, ADC/DAC, dynamic PWM controlled charger, in circuit programming

• Team captain and manager for the Mizzou Valorant team. • Managed scrimmages, league registration, roster, inter-collegiate communications, and was one of five main players on the roster that made it to the NACE 2020 Championship.

• Worked on servo control, battery management, and trace routing/PCB layout in EAGLE for a prosthetic hand.

Joplin, Mo, Us

• Lead the hardware initialization and communication porting project from an STM ARM Cortex M3 to a Nuvoton ARM Cortex M4.• Programmed SPI, UART, Ethernet, Flash Memory Control and GPIO configuration and communication.• Implemented FreeRTOS into the new system to improve reliability and predictability of the device.• Created a configurable routine power cycle for an existing ARM Cortex-M3 based system

Zurich, Zh, Ch

• Developed software in C and C++ to take in sensor data over SPI and communicate this over MQTT to the cloud.• Made use of sleep modes and batch processing to stay power efficient for an IoT device entirely run off solar.• Relative to the most comparable device currently produced, the IoT Sensor with its added capabilities, allowed for improvement in the following areas: - 72% less power - 44% lower cost - 70% smaller total volume• The process of creating this device from the ground up involved a lot of teamwork, working with international ABB teams, working in multiple disciplines such as software, electrical, and mechanical, and especially improved my knowledge of programming, GPIO, multiple protocols, testing, embedded systems, and Agile Methodologies.

• Created and managed a YouTube channel with 44,000+ subscribers• 350+ videos worth of editing, planning, and collaboration experience