Ryan Etwaru
*** ******** ** ** . **** Bay, FL *2909 . 321-***-**** . Born USA
Citizen . **********@*****.***
. Willing to relocate .
Objective Ambitious graduate with two bachelor degrees in electrical
and mechanical engineering
seeking electrical engineering position
EDUCATION Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
5/09
Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering- 3.4 GPA
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering- 3.0 GPA
Earned two degrees in 5 years
Graduated May 2009
2008 Winner of President's Cup (Best of Show) for Project PHyR
(Performance Hybrid Racing) Vehicle
Relevant Courses: Circuit Theory, Circuits, Electronics,
Digital Logic, Computer Design, Electromagnetic Fields and
Waves, Signals and Systems, Communications, Electron Devices,
LabVIEW, Electro-optic Systems, Microcomputers, HVAC,
Vibrations, Thermal Systems Design, Control Systems, Heat
Transfer, Thermodynamics, Statics, Dynamics, Pro Engineer
Wildfire, ANSYS, Mechanics of Materials, Fluids, Machine
Elements, Systems Design, C++
Bayside High School, Palm Bay, FL
8/00-5/04
Graduated Top 5% of class
AWARDS 2009 Formula SAE Hybrid Competition, Loudon, NH
5/09
Finished race in top 40% of 30 competing universities
Florida Institute of Technology
5/08 Presidents Cup Winner (Best of
Show) for Project PHyR (Performance Hybrid Racing) Vehicle
Relevant Experience
ASRC Aerospace, Kennedy Space Center, FL
5/10-8/10
Electrical Engineer I
. Revising connections on AutoCAD Electrical 2010
schematics
. Designing and building a PDP-MS (Portable Dew Point- Mass
Spectrometer)
o Unit will analyze the composition of unknown
hazardous gases across NASA's labs and gaseous
exhaust
o Designing complete electrical system in AutoCAD
Electrical 2010
o Developing virtual instrument to input and output
data using LabVIEW and a LabJack
. Assisting electrical support group on the AutoCAD design
of an umbilical arm connecting to launch vehicles
. Building and testing circuits for ground control systems
with an Allen Bradley PLC
. Laid off: ASRC downsized due to NASA's cancellation of
Constellation Program (human spaceflight)
Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach, FL
11/09-
2/10
Avionic/Electrical Engineer Internship
. Modeled Avionic (Garmin) and electrical equipment via NX
Unigraphics 5.0
. Created electrical schematics with AutoCAD 2009
. Simplified LabVIEW 8.6 virtual instruments for use with
NI Data Acquisition
. Data Analysis, MS Excel Spreadsheets, Customer Support
. Assisted Instrumentation Engineer with:
o Electrical wiring aboard single engine proof-of-
concept jet aircraft
o Programming ACRA KAM-500 (Airborne Data Acquisition
System)
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
1/07-5/09
Electrical Project Leader for PHyR (Performance Hybrid Racing)
Vehicle
. One of FIT's most expensive and demanding senior design
project
. Worked extensively on designing and building a hybrid
racing vehicle for 2009 SAE Formula Hybrid Competition
. Ordered and assembled parts with electrical team budget of
$10,000
. Designed, simulated, and tested plans for series hybrid
engine using PSPICE and Pro Engineer Wildfire 4.0
. Programmed a touch screen driver interface to read vehicle
status using
WinCE and an EZPLC Programmable Logic Controller
. In charge of meeting all deadlines
. Presented project review to all leaders engaged.
SOFTWARE\HARDWARE EXPERIENCE
NX Unigraphics 5.0, AutoCAD Electrical 2010, LabVIEW 8.6, Pro
Engineer Wildfire 4.0, ANSYS, MatLab, Mathematica, Cadence
OrCAD PSPICE, MultiSim, Adobe Dreamweaver, MS Visio, MS Office,
WinCE, Computer Information Systems & Networking, EZPLC,
Blackfin BF533: Digital Signal Processing, Oscilloscope,
Spectrum Analyzer, NI ELVIS
INTERESTS TV, Appliance, and Automotive Repair; Handyman
Volunteering: Meals On Wheels (2002-2004), Daily Bread (2002-
2004), and Tampa Bay Medical Camp (2010)
Tutoring: High school students in Algebra I and II