Experimental Methods• Proficient in standard VLSI clean room processing procedures such as wet chemical etching, dry etching, lithography, thin film deposition, and soft lithography• Proficient in measurement and data acquisition methods including the use of LabVIEW and laboratory electronics• Proficient in working with thermocouples and silicon diode temperature sensors as well as PID temperature control systems• Proficient in the statistical analysis of experimental dataComputational Simulation & Computer Skills• Proficient in ANSYS finite element analysis software, ANSYS Icepak electronics thermal management CFD program, Fluent CFD, Gambit computational grid generation, the Solid Edge computer aided design (CAD) software package, MATLAB, Tecplot, SigmaPlot, Mathcad, the Loci-CHEM and Loci-STREAM academic CFD packages, LaTeX, UNIX/Linux environments, and Microsoft Office applications• Experienced in C, C++, and FORTRAN programming, parallel computing practices (MPI, Metis, etc.), and numerical methods• Proficient in modeling electrical and thermal energy transport in solids from macroscale metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers to thin films, nanowires, and graphene• Familiar with FloTHERM electronics thermal management CFD programsCommunication & Leadership• Experienced in technical writing including journal articles, project reviews, procedural summaries, and successful grant proposals • Worked extensively and cooperatively in diverse environments with coworkers of various technical and personal backgrounds• Served as President of Tau Beta Pi Honor Society and Vice President of the Louisiana Tech Engineers’ Association, which provided invaluable experience in operating in a leadership role, delegating tasks, and facilitating teamwork & cooperation between individuals• Worked on interdisciplinary design teams in which clear communication, organization of tasks, and cooperation were key to achieving goals and meeting deadlines