Zachary Kent Schulz-Behrend

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Austin, TX, 78717 acufsr@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION Texas Tech University

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Graduated December 2015 Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.7

EXPERIENCE Texas Tech Pulse Power Laboratory Lubbock, TX Aug '15 - Dec '15 Research Assistant

Designated Vector Network Analysis technician

Developed Matlab code to calculate material dielectric characteristics from reflection measurements

Assured exact gap thickness by designing micrometer controlled contraption via AutoCAD

Jan '15 - Dec '15 University Laboratory Project Lubbock, TX Audio Amplifier

Implemented Class A/B amplifier to achieve desired gain while minimizing distortion

Final system design produced < 1% total harmonic distortion

Minimized risk of device breakage by added heat sink components

Designed PCB layout as per project requirements

Verified design through third party application to ensure first print would function Jan '14 - Dec '14 University Laboratory Project Lubbock, TX DC Electric Load

Composed C++ program in microcontroller to operate two DAC chips on the same serial line utilizing I2C bit protocol based on global variable values

Added dataflow programming via LabVIEW to adjust global variables through RS-232

Constructed vector board to facilitate both DAC devices, communication lines, DAC outputs and voltage supply

June '14 - Aug '14 University Laboratory Project Lubbock, TX Automated Robot, responded to color

Selected SMD color sensor for compact design and minimal cost

Created I2C bus bit protocol on FPGA board

Designed small form factor PCB board to facilitate color sensor, pull-up resistors & pin- outs

Verified design through third party application to ensure first print would function June '08 - Aug '13 World Wide Technology, Inc. Austin, TX Systems Engineer - subcontracted to Dell, Inc.

Worked with Dell Project Managers to produce Proof of Concepts to be approved by the customer before being release to production

Shortened production time by consolidating BIOS flashes into single USB image; accessible through bootable DOS environment

Designated by manager to be point of contact for Pivot3 customer to facilitate production and customer needs

Developed extensive knowledge of a multitude of Dell products; PCs, servers and routers SKILLS Computer: Labview, Matlab, C++, Verilog, Assembly, MS Windows/Office

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