C ORY HOFFER
** ******** ** *********, ** ***** 781-***-**** ******.*@*****.***.***
O BJECTIVE
Entry level Electrical Engineering position at small to medium sized company
EDUCATION
Candidate for Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering August 2013
Northeastern University, Boston MA
Major: Electrical Engineering
GPA: 3.012
Related Courses: Communication Systems, Digital Signal Processing,
Capstone, Noise and Stochastic Processes, Linear Systems, Electronics 1
and 2, Circuits, Digital Logic Design, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Activities: IEEE student chapter, NU Pep band treasurer, NU Concert Band
EXPERIENCE
Physical Science Technician July 2012 -
Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics January 2013
Designed and tested of circuits for microwave power detection and
a bias unit.
Milled 1 and 2 layer printed circuit boards
Used autoCAD to design layouts for 1 or 2 layer PCBs
Designed and implemented filters to reduce nose for the power
detection and bias units
Systems Intern Electrical July 2011 -
iRobot December 2011
Wrote and executed test procedures
Drafted reports focused on requirements verification and operational
validation
Made requirements based on corrective actions
System Test Coop June 2010 –
Textron Defense System December 2010
Prepared equipment for test activities: Cleaning, replacing broken
parts, functional testing
Performed test conduct for integration and regression testing
Traveled to offsite locations to perform tests: Devens MA, Yuma AZ,
and Carson CA.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Technical
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Ubuntu 11.04
Applications: AutoCAD, MATLAB, Scilab, Microsoft Office Suite:( Word,
Powerpoint, Excel, Visio, DOORs, Windchill, OpenOffice
Soldering, Multimeter, Signal Generator, Basic Oscilloscope, Basic RF
Power generator..