T ravis F. Collins
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GOALS
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering/ Masters in Electrical Engineering/ Doctorate in Electrical Engineering
OBJECTIVES
Gain a summer internship to develop new skills for practical applications in electrical and computer engineering
EDUCATION
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts Pending
3.5 GPA Graduation 2011
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
ECE 2799 Electrical Design Winner
Project consisted of the designing and building of a fully functioning modular fire alarm system for the deaf
Complete analog design including filtering, amplification, and pattern recognition stages of the device
WPI Helpdesk Development Team
Implementation and development of modern information technology practices and tools
Extensive work with development of Web 2.0 collaborative applications such as SharePoint and Remedy
IQP: Worcester Art Museum (Received 2010 IQP of the Year Nomination)
Created a dynamic energy audit of the museum s electrical systems
Provided detailed Green Technology supplementation plans for future electrical energy usage
Recipient of the Colleges of the Worcester Consortium Community Engagement Award
MQP: Dual Wireless Protocol Green Cognitive Network (Completed at the University of Limerick, Ireland)
Constructed a software protocol management system implemented with combined ZigBee and Wi Fi radios
Developed a smart control system to optimize battery performance and reduce protocol switching delay
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cooperative Student Engineer
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Maryland
Digital Instrumentation and Controls Branch 2008, 2010 to
Present
Involvement in design and implementation of research collaboration techniques through
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integration of internal and external interactions between industry and regulators
Management of embedded computer based failure modes database of instrumentation and
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controls in highly integrated digital reactor control rooms and supporting systems
2009
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Branch
Involvement with reactor emergency backup systems regulation, onsite component assure
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testing regulation, and effects of faults and transients in the in the grid on reactor backup
systems.
Management of United States SCAP cable failure database for N rated applications
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Information Technology Analysis
2007 to Present
WPI Helpdesk, Worcester, Massachusetts
Trouble shooting wide ranges of technical issues including software and hardware components
Professional communications with students, faculty, staff and professionals within and outside WPI
Information Technology Intern
YourDentalTech.com, Chicopee, Massachusetts 2005 to 2007
Installation and maintenance of complete computer systems in dental offices
Experience with Mac, Windows, and Linux systems and management of their networks
QUALIFICATIONS
Clearances
S Level (Secret) clearance retained since 2008
Software Experience
MATLAB, Multisim, PSpice, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, C, C++, HTML, UNIX, Python