7123 George Burns, San
Antonio, TX 78240-2323
Cell: 210-365-1702 Home: 210-680-7407 Email: [email protected]
BSEE, May 2003, University of Texas at San Antonio
Undergraduate GPA:
cumulative=3.18/4.0; major=3.43/4.0
MSEE, Aug 2005, University of Texas at San Antonio
Graduate GPA: 3.3/4.0
Skill Summary:
1.
FPGA: Spartan II
/ IIE, Virtex-II Pro, Xilinx EDK, Xilinx ISE, ModelSim, Memec Insight
dev boards w/ P160 expansion module.
2.
Matlab, C, PVM,
PICBasic, Assembly, Unix, Linux, XWindows, Java,
Fortran, OpenGL, C++.
3.
RISC computer
modeling, VerilogHDL, VLSI, Digital Systems Design I & II, UART programming
using TurboC for serial file transfer.
4.
PSpice, Circad,
Magic, IRSIM, Mentor Graphics Design Architect & QuickSim II.
5.
TexasInstrumentsDSP6416,
MotorolaHC12, Basic StampII.
Spring 2005:
Master Thesis: Fast
Implementation of Engine Monitoring Algorithm on ASIC. Work will be completed by Aug. 2005.
DSP Implementation: Implementation
and comparison of DSP algorithms on TI DSP6416 processor, versus FPGA.
Fall 2004:
Parallel & Distributed
Computing: Compared speedup of sorting algorithms of
sequential versus parallel machines using PVM.
Spring 2004:
Adv Topics: Embedded Sys
Design: VirtexII Pro,
PowerPC405 core, interface to LCD, user input utilizing interrupts, timer
display, and memory file systems, using Xilinx EDK design software. (also done w/ SpartanII/IIE, Microblaze core)
Top in Ctrl Sys: Intro
Neural Networks: Studied fundamental algorithms for
backpropagation / feedthrough networks w/ Matlab simulations.
Engineering
System Programming: Animation of bodies in orbit using OpenGL and
C++. Animation of car following
an Epi-Spiral path using JAVA.
Coop, Southwest Research
Institute Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (NRC):
Assisted performance analysis group in updating and assuring the quality of
nuclear waste repository simulator. (Jan-Oct,2004)
Summer 2003: Coop,
Central Intelligence Agency: Embedded
devices design group. PCB layout (CIRCAD
/ IsoPro). IrDA research. Test, debug, and rebuild digital/analog
circuits for embedded applications to verify and/or enhance design. (i.e. Ethernet, voice chips, analog filters,
digital gain control, uPC to PC debugger link).
Spring 2002: Ford Motor
Competition: 1st
Prize. Presented novel concept to
prevent locking keys within a vehicle while automating pre-existing vehicle
electronic systems using wireless detection methods.
Fall 2002:
VLSI Design: Design of
CMOS logic using Magic v7.1. Implementation
of Bough-Wooley algorithm for asynchronous 8bit
multiplier.
Texas Space Grant
Challenge: Image Recognition on Mobile Arm. Team construction of robotic arm with vision
using CMOS digital camera, digital image processing and servo motor control
routines. Responsible for servo power
board design, controller and program interface to servo motors. Used ANSI C, Eyebot Embedded Controller.
Summer 2002: Coop, Central
Intelligence Agency: Signals
forensic analysis. Reconstruction of fax
and voice, using Matlab, and other software.
Data recovery from legacy storage media.
June 2001 - June 2002: Louis
Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Scholarship: Programmed
algorithm for maze navigating robot using Basic Stamp II microcontroller,
ultrasonic/infrared rangefinders.
August 2001 - May 2002: Texas Space
Grant Consortium: UTSA Mars
Greenhouse Robot Project. Implemented
Panasonic Ultrasonic Rangefinders and Sharp Infrared Rangefinders on Basic
Stamp II for object avoidance and distance finding.
June 1998 - August 1998: High School
Summer Research Program at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San
Antonio: Histological research and
analysis of homogeneous bone protein graft on baboon vertebrae.
Other:
1.
Deans List:
Spring/Summer 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2005
2.
Part of a team
that constructed autonomous robot with sonar that navigated a maze for IEEE
Region 5 Conference (Colorado Springs, CO 2001-3rd place finish / Houston, TX 2002).
Professional Memberships:
1.
IEEE: Publicity Chair Fall/Spring 2000, Robot Team
Chair 2001-03
2.
Mexican American
Engineers and Scientists (MAES):