Resume

Firmware Engineer skilled in Python, C/C++, C#, RTOS, and Embedded Systems with 2+ years experience in the wireless industry; 1+ years in the Powersports and automation industry. Professional with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from the University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

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Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Engineering

• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (UMN), TWIN CITIES
• Technical GPA : 3.16
• Sept 2015 - May 2018

Associate of Science (AS) General Engineering

• Edmonds Community College (EDCC), Lynnwood, WA
• CGPA: 3.64
• Jan 2013 – Jun 2015

Skills

• Programming: C | Java | C# | Python | JavaScript
• Software: Interface: Atmel Studio | LabVIEW | Android Studio | Vivado | MPLABX | CANalyzer | gRPC
• OS: Unix | Linux | Windows
• Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay
• Electronics: Raspberry PI | NXP K22 | IoT Photon | Atmel XMEGA | FTDI FT232H | PIC | Altium | Eagle

Related Work Experience

Engineer II, Firmware Mar 2020 – Present

• Maintained STM32L4A6 (ARM Cortex M4) C code including unit tests, TCP/IP, UDP, and CAN (j1939) protocols
• Periodically released firmware packages to customers encompassing 3G/4G, satellite, and cellular IoT technology
• 7Continued assistance to co-workers with Python, firmware/hardware configurations, etc.

Engineer I, Test Nov 2018 – Mar 2020

• Maintained and created over 200 Python automated unit test scripts for OEM products with processors including ARMv7, ARM9, and gRPC protocol
• Mentored and led 2 interns on daily hardware/software debugging, meetings, and delegating weekly tasks
• 70% reduced unit test time in the production line by removing repetitive variable instantiations

Firmware Engineering Intern, CalAmp, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Jun 2018 - Nov 2018

• Automated IoT modem’s Linux Kernel firmware upgrade procedure in Python using Open Dev Platform
• Sent pre-defined commands to the cellular WAN and satellite modems via Remote Procedure Call (gRPC)
• Monitored the modem’s 120 second shutdown protocol at extreme temperatures (+70C and -30C)
• Automating test scripts to break the microprocessors’ NiMH battery BMS firmware system in C RTOS

Electrical Engineering Intern, Polaris Industries, Wyoming, Minnesota, May 2017 – Sept 2017

• Prototyped new lithium ion batteries by mounting them on the back of the Ranger Electric Vehicle (EV)
• Accumulated charge cycles and logged data by accumulating 500 miles on the Ranger EV
• Analyzed data logged to create a product specification such as the battery capacity for the lithium ion batteries and present to a senior engineering team of 6
• Upgraded the Color Sensor project from a plug-in system to a standalone using the Atmel and XMEGA A3BU microchip

Computer Engineering Co-op, Turck Inc, Plymouth, Minnesota, Jun 2016 – Dec 2016

• Designed circuit boards using the Eagle CAD and solder them after being created from the milling machine
• Converted the LabView Color Sensor to a C# supported software to save cost from purchasing more LabViews
• Interfaced the I2C and FTDI chips with the Color Sensor by transferring data and sending commands
• Upgraded the Color Sensor project from a plug-in system to a standalone using the Atmel and XMEGA A3BU microchip
• Reduced operator’s work time in the factory by creating a program that automates the Rotary Encoder and Temperature Sensor’s manufacturing database in C#

Undergraduate Research

Dynamic Mathematical Display (Python), EDCC, Department of Electrical Engineering Nov 2013 - Feb 2014

• Helped create 3 x 3 pins that plots different shapes from a set of programming code, using sensors, computers, servos and actuation systems
• Helped author and edit the research paper