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EDUCATION
Master of Science, Engineering - Dec 2009
University of Florida, Gainesville FL
•Electrical Engineering	GPA 3.47/4.00

Bachelor of Science, Engineering - May 2006
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne FL
•Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering GPA 3.12/4.00

AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
•Engineer-In-Training Certificate, Florida - Aug 2009
•ECE Department Distinguished Senior Award,  Florida Institute Of Technology 2005 – 2006

SKILLS and ABILITIES
•Design, Engineering, Implementation Allen-Bradley PLCs.
•Creating functional tests for Mitsubishi PLCs using NI CVI, high speed digital IO to
emulate signals.
•Using PowerWorld to modify an existing transmission system to accommodate load growth.
•Automate data acquisition using LabVIEW from equipment such as spectrum analyzers,
oscilloscopes etc.
•Strong in technical research, analysis and presentation.

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Process and Automation Services Alexandria VA; http://bpaservices.com
BPAS provides smart automation solutions tailored to achieving the client’s core financial
and reporting needs.
Electrical Engineer I – Perform power system studies relating to smart grid planning. Nov
2009 – Present
•Conduct preventative studies and recommend corrective actions in accordance with FAA
guidance. 
•Update the NAS Master Directory configuration management documents.
•Publish and issue the SSD including the System Support Modifications.
•Design and prepare electrical systems for government facilities.

International Center for Lightning Research and Testing (ICLRT), University of Florida;
www.lightning.ece.ufl.edu
The center conducts studies for the purpose of advancing the science and technology of
lightning.
Graduate Research Assistant, May 2008 – Aug 2009
•Compared the differences in lightning properties from different regions for the purpose
of lightning protection.
•Analyzed electric and magnetic field waveforms of lightning from Florida, USA and Uppsala
Sweden.
•Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical instruments and testing
equipment.
•Reviewed lightning protection standards for buildings and transmission lines.
•Analyzed lightning research papers from different countries for comparison.
•Concluded that there is indeed a difference in some of the important lightning parameters.

AuthenTec Inc., Melbourne FL; www.authentec.com 
AuthenTec is a leading provider of fingerprint sensors and solutions to high volume PC,
wireless devices and access control markets.
Electrical Engineering, Oct 2005 – Apr 2007
•Researched materials that may be used as protection for fingerprint sensor surface.
•Researched different methods that may be used to spoof a fingerprint sensor.
•Performed both small and large scale product testing.
•Prepare project cost and work-time estimates.
•Set up and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts under
simulated operating conditions, and record results.
•Analyzed data from each test to determine the effectiveness of the material or spoofing
method. 
•Designed data analysis programs which reduced the time needed to analyze test data by
more than 100%. 

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Senior Design Project, Florida Institute of Technology
Component Lead Engineer, Fall 2004 – Spring 2006
•The task was to design and build a fully functional control system for a VTOL (Vertical
Take-Off and Landing) aircraft.
•Team leader for the communication system group.

RELEVANT CLASSES
•CONTROL SYSTEMS – Focus on signal processing with many practical results and a
fundamental understanding of the basic requirements to develop novel algorithms in speech
recognition and processing, where the resulting signals are meant for listening, such as
speech coding. 
•INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION – Provides engineering students comprehensive information on the
operation and application of PLCs using formal study of the theory, hands-on projects will
be designed to enhance the application and programming skills of the students. programming
languages and possible applications of PLCs to the field of industrial automation.
•POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS – Provides recommended practices, methods, and a reference tool
for the analysis of commercial and industrial power systems.
•VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION LAB – A laboratory course that integrates programming, data
acquisition and analysis of virtual instruments using state-of-the-art and industry
standard virtual instrumentation software and hardware tools (LabVIEW).

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
•Design Tools: LabVIEW; MicroLogix; OrCAD; SPICE; AutoCAD; Simulink
•Languages: C; C++; C Sharp; Java; PHP; Perl; Assembly Language - MPLAB; Visual Basic, MySQL
•Software: MSOffice Enterprise; MatCAD; MATLAB
•Operating Systems: Unix; Linux; Windows; MATLAB; MathCAD; MPLab (Micro Pic); LabVIEW