SANDY R. GARCIA
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Entry-Level Hardware Engineer with strong academic background
ACHIEVEMENTS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
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Superior analytical and problem solving abilities, with track record of improving operations.
Outstanding communication skills; demonstrated background working well with students and
co-workers in one-on-one and group settings.
Proven ability to manage and complete projects to the highest standard with a meticulous
attention to detail and within agreed deadlines.
Quick learner with strong working knowledge of software, hardware, networking, and
operating systems.
EDUCATION
Florida International University, Miami, FL
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Minor in Computer Science, 12/2010
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Platforms: Windows (XP, Vista, 7), UNIX/Linux, Mac OS, MS-DOS.
Programming Languages: Java, LabVIEW, HTML, CSS, XML, Dreamweaver.
Database Systems: MySQL Workbench, MySQL, HeidiSQL.
Hardware Languages: Verilog HDL, ModelSimSE, Xilinx ISE.
RELEVANT COURSES, PROJECTS, AND EXPERIENCE
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LOGIC & COMPUTER DESIGN ELECTRONICS I & DIGITAL ELECTRONICS MICROCOMPUTER I & II INTEGRATED
CIRCUITS
PROGRAMMING I, II DATA STRUCTURES IN JAVA ADVANCED UNIX PROGRAMMING OPERATING SYSTEMS DBMS
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Senior Design – Team #4 Project “Remote Handler Device” http://tinyurl.com/4m22bad Fall ‘10
• Prepared reports, presentations and documents for project mentor and team general
meetings.
• Conducted Feasibility Analysis to predict specific future course of action (4.26/5.0)
scale.
• Used Open Workbench (Gantt Chart) to demonstrate the scope of the entire project.
• Programmed a GUI using LabVIEW programming language.
• Performed hardware testing of the system (mbed microcontroller ARM Cortex-M3
Core, Sensors: accelerometers and Digital compass, RN41 Bluetooth).
• ISO 9001, GMP, RoHS (WEEE) regulations.
Software Engineering – Team #6 Project E-Commerce Website “Go4BidNow.com” Summer ‘10
• Used Software Development Life Cycle for software testing and documentation
techniques.
• Applied phases of the software development process to a real software project.
• Master techniques to gather and specify requirements of a medium-size software system
using UML.
• Evaluated testing using a tabular form (Test Case ID, Expected Outcome, Pass, Fail, and
Correction).
Trust Real Estate Research Center, Miami, FL (Volunteer) 08/09 –
12/10
Computer Repair/Support
• Provided hands-on support to 10+ Real Estate Agents with hardware and software problems.
• Helped company increase sales by 95%.
• PC troubleshooting and diagnostics. Installed internal or external PC components.
• Performed system updates and improved PC speed and performance, including startup, menu
navigation improvement, quick launch and program shortcut creation.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineer (IEEE) and Computer Society