Education

Ohio University

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

Athens, Ohio

May 2015 - April 2019

GPA: 3.584

• Fully funded by employer

• Non-thesis online coursework

Table 1 Class Summary

Course	Grade	Description
Satellite-Based Navigation Systems	A-	Theoretical development of spread spectrum ranging and positioning with space-based transmitters; ephemerides, broadcast signal structure; ranging observables; absolute and relative positioning methodologies; simple error source characterization and mitigation.
Optoelectronics and Photonics	A-	Introduction to fundamentals of the light propagation in solid media, passive devices like waveguides and optical fiber. Introduction to important modern active optoelectronic devices. Emphasizes basic physical theory needed to understand LEDs, laser diodes, photodetectors, photovoltaics and their construction and applications.
Computer Network Communication	B	Computer networks with an emphasis on the design and working of the Internet. Protocol layers, service models, HTTP, FTP, electronic mail, UDP, TCP, congestion control, hierarchical routing, internet protocol (IP), IPv4, IPv6, data link layer, error correction and detection, multiple access protocols, Ethernet, bridges, hubs, wireless links, PPP, ATM, multimedia over IP, 4G wireless, bluetooth. Basic queueing theory and delay analysis. Basic security mechanisms, such as encryption, authentication and firewalls.
Communication Engineering	A	Fundamentals of communication system engineering, at the physical layer. Resources available for communication system design. Probability and stochastic processes for communication systems, including noise. Analog communication systems and their performance. Baseband digital communications, carrier modulated digital communications. Basic link budget analysis.
State-Space Methods in Control	B	Introduction to state-space methods for control system analysis and design. Topics include basic state-space concepts, writing state equations, solution of the state equation and the matrix exponential, relations to transfer functions, controllability and observability, stability, state-space methods of design including state feedback, state estimation, servomechanisms and an introduction to optimal control.
Microwave Theory and Devices	A	Introduction to radiating systems, including descriptive parameters, radiation integrals, current distributions and their effect on antenna patterns, and how antenna arrays function. In addition, waveguiding systems at microwave and optical frequencies discussed.
Embedded Systems	B	Introduction and history of embedded systems; defining embedded system using requirements; embedded system processors including microcontrollers, low-power microprocessors, digital signal processors and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA); distributed embedded systems; timing aspects of embedded systems; real-time operation and real-time operating systems as applied to embedded systems; the economy of embedded systems; fault tolerance; communication protocols overview and more detailed description of the Controller Area Network (CAN) and Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP) as well as some wireless networks used in wireless sensor networks; defining interfaces and the use of mixed-signal systems (digital and analog); design methodologies and tools.
Micro and Nano Fabrication	A-	Basic steps of fabrication used in the manufacturing of micro and nanoscale electronic devices. Si BiCMOS technology to be relevant to industry applications, while novel fabrication tools and processes used in the nanoscale engineering also included. Nanotechnology materials, devices and technologies that serve computing, communication and medical applications. Example applications chosen from CMOS chips, novel nanomaterials, MEMS/NEMS, photonics, and biomedical engineering.
Design of Digital Circuits	A	Digital design of microelectronic circuits, simulation, verification, and specification. Structural design concepts, design tools. VHDL language, data types, objects, operators, control statements, concurrent statements, functions, and procedures. VHDL modeling techniques, algorithmic, RTL, and gate level designs. Introduction to very large scale integration (VLSI) technology and design of CMOS integrated circuits. VLSI fabrication process, design rules, logic design, performance estimation, chip engineering, and computer aids to VLSI design. Emphasis on virtual prototyping, circuit design, optimization, verification, and testing. Design synthesis.
Digital Signal Processing	A	Review of discrete time signals and systems, the z-transform, sampling. Transform domain analysis. Design of IIR and FIR filters; DFT, FFT, and Fourier analysis, spectrum and eigenanalysis, parametric signal modeling.
Computational Tools for Engineers	A	This course provides an introduction to computational tools used extensively throughout graduate study in engineering. Topics include array manipulation, matrix computations, computer graphics, and symbolic manipulation. Also covered are programming language constructs and advanced data types. In addition, the course introduces computer-based modeling, simulation, and analysis of dynamic systems. Course concepts will be applied to graduate-level engineering problem solving.
Engineering Writing	B	Designed to help students to develop the ability to think critically as a professional communicator by asking appropriate questions that will enable them to understand, develop, and produce effective communication using the following elements of thought: purpose, basic concepts, information sources and needs, underlying assumptions, inferences/conclusions, implications/consequences, points of view, and questions raised and addressed.

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Minor in Mathematics

Rexburg, Idaho

January 2011 - July 2014

GPA: 3.817

• Full academic scholarship

• Commencement ceremony speaker

University of North Texas

Minor in Jazz Studies

Denton, Texas

August 2006 - July 2008

• Extensive performance experience