Engineer Design

Nicholas J. Vanderpool

*** ** ***** **., ******, OH 45403

Cell 937-***-****

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: C/C Net/VB, Hardware: Microcontrollers, CPLD

MATLAB, Python Tools: PCB123, PCBArtist, AutoCAD,

Tools: DxDesigner, Visio, MKS, AVR Studio, HI-TIDE, Xilinx Design

Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Suite

Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hardware/ SoftwareEngineer (2010 - Present)

Developing hardware systems for sensory military applications.

Designing, constructing, and testing antenna positioning systems.

Incorporating HMI development, motor control, and analyzer feedback

processing.

Designing various microcontroller control and communication applications.

BerrieHill Research Corp. Dayton, OH

Hardware Engineer (2007 - 2010)

Characterized military, processor-based systems for purpose of interfacing

with modern computers and existing ITCN products.

Improved hardware and firmware for redesigned time-domain reflectometry

application.

Designed FPGA firmware for 1553 based military aircraft communication

diagnostics within a PXI standard.

Updated existing boards for industrial and military environments as well as

obsolete component replacement.

Designed several microcontroller based systems to add features to existing

product line.

ITCN Inc. Dayton, OH

Instructor (2007-2007)

Taught kinematics and robotics programming using Visual Studio and MATLAB.

Wright State University, Russ Building, EE Department, Dayton, OH

Design Engineer (2005 - 2007)

Employed as a controls systems engineer responsible for designing a

supervisory system with human machine interface on a Linux platform for a

programmable high power module.

Assisted in digital circuit design, communication protocols, motor control

algorithms, high power circuit design and testing procedures as well as

writing manuals and specification documents.

IAP Research, Dayton, OH

Technician/Lab Maintenance (1998 - 2004)

Employed as a lab assistant while studying at Wright State University.

Responsible for maintaining lab equipment, prototyping and manufacturing

circuitry for both professor and student research.

Wright State University, Russ Building, EE Department, Dayton, OH

EDUCATION

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (September 2003)

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435

M.S. in Electrical Engineering (August 2007)

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435

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