EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Awarded December 2003

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Chicago, Physical Sciences Department, Chicago, IL.
May 2006 – Present
Help Desk Technician/Application Developer

UIC Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC), Chicago, IL.
January 2003 – May 2006
Senior Micro Repair Technician

Solnet Consulting, Chicago, IL
September 2005 – May 2006
Field Technician

RESEARCH EXPERTISE, INTERESTS AND SKILLS

• Robotics
  • Systems Design
  • Mechanical Design
  • Automation and Actuation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Control Systems
  • Computer Vision
• Power Generation/Storage
  • Solar
  • Thermal
  • Mechanical
  • Hydrogen Fuel Cell
• Electronics
  • Power Electronics Design/Optimization
  • Microcontroller Programming and Implementation
  • Motor Contro

AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND RECOGNITIONS
Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition, Urbana, IL
March 2006
1st place

Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition, Urbana, IL
March 2006
"Most Innovative Design" Award

Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition, Urbana, IL
March 2005
"Most Creative Design" Award

Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition, Urbana, IL
March 2005
4th place

PROJECTS
Autonomous Robotics System, Chicago, IL.
Prototyped, designed, implemented and tested a complex computer controlled robot for robotics competition, which won a prize for “Most Innovative Design”.
April 2005 – March 2006

Telecontrolled Robotics System, Chicago, IL.
Helped prototype, design, implemente and test a telecontrolled robot for robotics competition, which won first place.
April 2005 – March 2006

Telecontrolled Robotics System, Chicago, IL.
Helped prototype, design, implemente and test a telecontrolled robot for robotics competition, which won fourth place.
April 2004 – March 2005

WiFi-Based Robot Control System, Chicago, IL.
Design-phase of a control system for autonomous robot projects which allows for computing power to be lifted from the robot and located remotely.
Oct 2003 –

ORGANIZATIONS/LEADERSHIP
President – Chicago Engineering Design Team
Build robots for competitions (Metal working, electronics, microcontroller programming, wireless communications, sensors, corporate relations, …)
Member since 2000

Member - UIC Linux User Group
Focus on promoting and learning Linux and related technologies (Host of several sponsered events every semester to help spread the word about Linux)
Member since 2003

Member – Association for Computing Machinery
General computer related organization with many events throughout the year.
Member since 2000

NEWS/MEDIA COVERAGE
1. UIC NEWS