Electrical Engineer Project
Resume:
Brandon Quinn
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OBJECTIVE
To obtain a full time position as an Electrical Engineer
EDUCATION
The University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Johnstown PA
Major GPA: 2.9/4.0
Major: Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering
Minor: Mathematics
Core Courses: Electronics II, Digital Electronics, Embedded Systems, Power Systems,
Communications, Electrical Machines, Control Methods, Instrument and Industrial Control, Digital
Signal Processing *All courses included a 1 credit lab
Computer Skills: OrCAD Pspice for Windows, Matlab, Mathcad, Dev C, LabVIEW 8, Simulink, Allen
Bradley PLC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Norfolk Southern Communication and Signals January 2011 Present
Management Trainee
Toledo OH
• Studied and troubleshot relays and track circuits
• Examined and maintained grade crossing predictors
• Studied and maintained electric locks along with GRS and USS power
• Spent five weeks with the transportation, mechanical, engineering, marketing, and customer
service departments of the corporation
• Participated in management courses
• Reviewed and practiced safety rules that have helped Norfolk Southern win the Harriman Award,
awarded to the safest railroad company annually, for 22 consecutive years
KLH Engineering Project Engineer July 2010 – January 2011
Pittsburgh PA
• Served on a team that designed and reviewed waste water centers
• Reviewed specifications for electrical items that ranged from lighting devices to motor control
centers
• Reviewed building schematics and ensured that the selected items would properly fit within each
room for the waste water centers
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Sr. Project Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Designed and implemented a refrigerator/freezer unit that maintained a database of current food
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items along with a digital adjustable thermostat
Utilized LabVIEW for 114 of our 295 project hours to program the project
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Designed circuits through Pspice for our project in order to ensure correct electrical operation
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Used a DAQ which acted as the communication device between the computer and either the
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compressor or the temperature sensors
o The user scans an item which the computer would find nutritional information on and
store it within a database
The user would be able to view current items in the refrigerator or freezer
without visually scanning either compartment
o The item would then be weighed and its initial weight would be placed in the database
When the items weight reached a designated percentage the user would be
informed that the item was almost empty
o The user could also digitally set the desired temperature of either compartment and a
relay would control a circulation fan or compressor to reach the desired temperature
United States Steel Corporation Manager Internship Summer 2008
Braddock, PA
• Worked with a team to collect and analyze data on plant emissions
• Attended and participated in meetings between plant managers
• Oversaw operations, at USS #2 Power House, such as the maintenance of generators, blowers,
boilers, and large scale pumps
• Presented my emissions data and what I had learned at the Power House to all of the department
managers
ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Sutersville Volunteer Fire Department 2004 Present
Sutersville, Pennsylvania
• Served four years as the chairmen for the annual street fair
o Doubled profits my second year and invested more than 120 hours of work into the
event each year
• Volunteered over 300 training hours
• Successfully completed a nationally accredited Firefighter II test
Habitat for Humanity
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Fall 2006 Spring 2010
• President of the Campus Chapter
o Filled annual reports
o Attended annual conferences
o Found the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter
o Organized Alternative Spring Break trips to various locations for 3 years
2009: Sent 130 Students and Faculty to Mobile Alabama, Albany Georgia, and
Walton County Florida
• Ranked fifth in the country for number of participants and we were only
five participants away from Penn State’s ranking
2008
• Sutersville Volunteer Fire Department Chiefs Award
o Awarded to the firefighter who has shown outstanding commitment through training
and participation within the department
• University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Advisory Board Service to Community Award
o This award was established to recognize students, faculty, and staff who have actively
contributed to the quality of life within the region
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