Luis A. Cruz

***** **** *** **** ***********, VA 20121

571-***-**** • acp1qx@r.postjobfree.com • http://luiscruzgmu.wix.com/luis

OBJECTIVE:

Computer Engineering major with an inventive passion seeking a full time position in computer hardware, device

driver, or software development. Bringing analytical problem solving skills to generate unique solutions.

EDUCATION:

George Mason University – B.S. in Computer Engineering – GPA: 3.44/4.0 Graduated: May 2015

WORK/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Classroom Technology Assistant – George Mason University November 2010 – Present

Investigate and solve faculty members’ problems with audio-visual equipment and PCs

Assemble new PCs in various classrooms and labs in George Mason University

Take phone calls to troubleshoot technical issues

Document unresolved issues in Sharepoint and BMC Service Desk Express ticketing systems

Lead Programmer – Vision Based Tracking System for Controlling a Robotic Swarm – Research Project

August 2014 – May 2015

Coded a camera based localization and tracking system for a robot swarm using OpenCV

Designed and implemented a peer to peer network of robots using sockets through WiFi connections

Programmed a closed loop control system for a robotic swarm using visual localization

Programmed a distributed system algorithm for a roboti c swarm with collision detection

Received multiple awards: Outstanding Research Project, People’s Choice, and Keynote Speaker award

Intern – Verizon June 2014 – August 2014

Analyzed spend data to plot relevant data for Tableau, a data visualization software

Programmed Microsoft SQL scripts to port data directly into Tableau

Scripted R scripts to add future forecasting capabilities by integrating R with Tableau

Trained other employees on using R scripts with Tableau for added functionality

Researched possible solutions to indoor-mobile navigation within Verizon real estate

Documented research and design in functional and technical specification documents

RELATED COURSEWORK:

Electrical and Computer Engineering Courses:

FPGA and ASIC Design with VHDL (Xilinx ISE)

Single-Chip Microcomputers (Microcontrollers)

Humanoid Robotics (Linux shell, Git, Servo interfacing, Serial communication interfaces, Python, C)

Computer Networking Protocols (TCP/IP, Socket programming)

Device Driver Development (Linux kernel development)

Computer Organization (Microprocessor architecture and assembly language)

Senior Design Project (Vision Based Tracking System for Controlling a Robotic Swarm)

Computer Science Courses:

Operating Systems (C, Concurrent programming, Sockets, Pipes)

Computer Systems and Programming (Data representation, Assembly, C, GDB, Valgrind)

Object Oriented Programming (Java)

SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Python, C, VHDL, Linux Shell, Assembly, Java, R, SQL

Programming Environments: VIM, Xilinx ISE, Code Composer Studio, Eclipse, Netbeans

Two years of experience developing software for both FPGA and microcontroller embedded systems

One year of experience in robotic systems development, concentrated on Computer Vision (OpenCV)

Four years of experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes with analog and digital circuits

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with great attention to detail

Strong verbal and written communication/public-speaking skills

Fluent in English and Spanish, conversational in Italian and French

References available upon request

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