Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2021 - ? (Going to do a masters)

• Engineering Honors, GPA 3.93
• T. W. Whaley, Jr. Friends of Alec Endowed Engineering Award Recipient.
• Relevant Engineering Coursework:
  • Compilers: Program compilation from high-level into machine languages. Code generation, intermediate representation, control and data flow analysis, and optimization.
  • Computer Architecture (ECE 460N): Overarching course covering ISAs, physical and virtual memory, caches, arithmetic, pipelining, out of order execution, and branch prediction.
  • Operating Systems: OS design and implementation, covering virtualization, concurrency, persistence, and security. Projects coded in C.
  • Algorithms: Combinatorial algorithms, proof-based reasoning, asymptotic complexity, algorithm design principles, data strutures, and NP completeness.
  • Software Design and Implementation I, II, & Lab: Data structures, algorithms, & programming in C, C++ (in I), Java (in II), and full stack development in React and Python (in Lab).
  • Embedded Systems: Microcontroller programming, interfacing, and debugging in C/C++ for ARM Cortex M4.

Duke University

STAQ Quantum Summer School, Summer 2024

• Topics Covered:
  • Quantum Information Theory
  • Neutral Atoms
  • Trapped Ion
  • Quantum Simulation
  • Quantum Architecture

Relevant Experience

Emerson Electric Co.

Embedded Software Engineering Intern, May 2024 -> July 2024

• Enabled secure communication between Emerson’s DeltaV industrial controllers by writing C++ modules for encrypted and authenticated communication between controllers using TLS encryption and OpenSSL.
• Compiled OpenSSL version 3.0 for an unsupported proprietary OS (Neutrino) and a discontinued ISA (PowerPC).
• Collaborated with engineers during Agile daily standups and code reviews, documented workflow using user stories, and documented/implemented a comprehensive testing strategy to verify code changes.

GXC Incorporated

Software Engineering Intern, May 2023 -> August 2023

• Engineered a dashboard of tests characterizing 30+ metrics for GXC’s private cellular product GM01. (Python)
• Saved manual throughput-related testing time, cutting single test time from 30 hours to 40 minutes.
• Performed root cause analysis of a previously undiscovered networking failure in the Gateway Access Point.
• Reverse-engineered an authenticated REST API for a web dashboard provided by Baicells (GXC’s access gateway).
• Created a software library for automatic configuration in Python via web scraping.

Engineering Expo Committee (Cockrell School of Engineering, UT Austin)

6000+ students and 100s of employers attend UT Austin’s Engineering Expo career fair each year, and the committee organizes and plans all components of this event.

Director, February 2024 -> Present

• Executive student point of contact for all Engineering Expo related decisions, managing a half a million dollar budget.
• Lead a team of 25 committee members, organizing activity across all subcomittees/teams.

Publicity and Web Division Lead, February 2022 -> September 2022

• Led a social media strategy leading to 30,000+ content impressions, leading to greater student awareness about the Engineering Expo career fair.
• Authored comprehensive documentation and maintenance guides, as well as a step-by-step tutorial for SSH terminal access and Git protocols, facilitating team members' efforts to manage the site effectively.
• Oversaw a team of 5 members performing information coverage for the events up to and including Engineering Expo.

Publicity and Web Division Member, February 2022 -> September 2022

• Coded the website informing students and employers about the career fair, help coordinate event logistics, and created social media content up to and during the event.
• Landing Site Link: expo.engr.utexas.edu

Texas Guadaloop

Embedded Systems Engineer, October 2022 -> October 2023

• Engineer and write C/C++ drivers for sensors, motors, and electronics aboard the pod.
• Collaborate with software and hardware engineers to develop complete embedded solutions for the UT Hyperloop Pod.
• Learn about the project: guadaloop.com

Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center (UT Austin)

Student Associate, Aug '22 -> Present

• Perform web development for the HKEC Wordpress site, including writing pages and implementing changes.
• Orchestrate event logistics for networking and professional events for McCombs School of Business.
• Coordinate administrative work, including maintaining a CRM database.

Projects

Engineering Expo Site

• Landing site for Engineering Expo, the fall career fair for UT Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering with 6000+ students, and 100s of companies.
• Site provides pertinent info for students and employers attending Expo.
• Developed using HTML and CSS.

expo.engr.utexas.edu

Service Locker

• Implemented a management dashboard to track large numbers of APIs exposed in backend services and across environments.
• Backend features authenticated data retrieval using the MSAL and Azure AD to sign in and authorize users.
• Integrates Microsoft Graph for Office 365 API, developed using React, Javascript, CSS, HTML, and deployed on Microsoft Azure.

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PVP Tanks (Embedded System)

• Constructed a handheld two-player tanks game for TI TM4C using ARM and C/C++, designed constrained to limited ROM (<128KB).< /li>
• Developed drivers for timer-triggered digital to analog audio output, an LCD screen, two analog, and four digital user inputs.
• Designed game logic to manage sprites including tanks, bullets, and score, engineered event triggered audio output.

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Quarantine Support

• Engineered a COVID risk assessment and medical contact application for detection and treatment of elevated COVID symptoms
• Expedited doctor-patient communication through chat/email portal and hospital locator tool
• Contributes facets of entertainment and mindful guidance, protected by a local login verification system.

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Traffic Light Board Simulation System

• Constructed functional bidirectional traffic light system with sensor-informed cycling and pedestrian-responsive waits.
• Developed using Moore finite state machine, TM4C123 Microcontroller, and coded in C and ARM Assembly.
• Simulation includes pedestrian crossing indicators (LEDs), sensors (Switches) and cycles through traffic without exhaustion.

Self Driving Car Intersection Management System

I'm currently developing a project exploring different algorithms for managing autonomous intersections. Link updated soon!