Nikolas Allen

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College Park MD, 20740

Tel: 808-***-****

ac1hbg@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolasallen1

Education

University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Spring 2017

Course Highlights

●Analog and Digital Circuits

●Electrical Circuits

●Computer Organization

●Electromagnetic Theory

●Elements of Discrete Signal Analysis

●Microfabrication

●UMD Hyperloop Team

VLSI Design

Engineering Experience

University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD

Researcher, Bioinspired Advanced Manufacturing (BAM) Laboratory Fall 2015 – Present

Advisor: Prof. Ryan D. Sochol

●Commercial Project

Designed and modeled 3D fluidic components (e.g., microfluidic channels) in Solidworks

Prototyping a new multi-material approach to photolithography at the micro scale

Managed and maintained material acquisition throughout process

Experimentally characterized 3D printed processes using self-made methods

Umd Hyperloop College Park, MD

Power Team Lead, Electrical Systems Fall 2015 – Spring 2017

●SpaceX Hyperloop Design Competition [5th overall best design]

Worked with SpaceX employees to qualify design for competition

Constructed a battery system to power a fully operational Hyperloop concept pod

Analyzed and constrained various optical and pneumatic sensors for use in near vacuum

Constructed and machined mounting and structural component

Optimized the electrical routing with NX 10

ENEE 408D College Park, MD

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Spring 2017

●Senior Design Project

Designed and simulated a color sensitive pixel sensor using Cadence Virtuoso

Worked with team to produce layout of circuit compliant with classes standards

ENEE 200 College Park, MD

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Winter 2015

●Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Lead the discussion portion of an ethics class covering the ethical implications of a career in engineering

Technical Skills

●Engineering Software: Siemens NX MATLAB SolidWorks Virtuoso LabVIEW Pspice Excel Inventor LTSpice

●Hardware: CMOS and Transistor Level Circuitry FPGA Design Power Systems Design Microfabrication Electronic Wiring and Harness Assembly

●Programming: Java C++ Linux/Unix C C#

●Machine Shop: Engine Lathe Milling Machine Drill Press Off-Hand Grinder Belt Sander

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