Sylvester Amponsah
Permanent Address – **** Morality Dr. Westerville, OH, 43231
614-***-**** ******@****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvester-amponsah-b9a77b69/ Education
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Cleveland, OH
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.6/4.0 August 2018 v M.S. Thesis: Optical Characterization of Nitrogen-vacancy Centers and Resonance Analysis of CVD Grown Diamond MEMS Devices (with special focus on Quantum Computation)
v Relevant Courses: Solid State Electronics II, Advanced Sensors, Graduate Physics Lab Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.2/4.0 May 2018 v Senior Projects: Connected Air Quality Software, Microphone Array v Personal Projects: Crypto Investment Startup, Social Networking Website v Relevant Courses: Introduction to Java, Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, Logic Design & Computer Organization, Electronic Circuits I & II, Semiconductor Electronic Devices, Signals & Systems, Signal Processing, Integrated Circuits, Applied Engineering Statistics, Electromagnetic Fields I
Technical Skills
v Programming: Proficient in Python, Java, Swift, MATLAB, (Some knowledge in Verilog, HTML, & CSS)
v Research: Solid States Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematical Modeling v Software: MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
v Business: Analytics, Managerial Accounting, Business Writing, Portfolio Management v Languages: Fluent in English, Twi
Experience
Case Western Reserve University
Research Assistant June 2014 – August 2016
v Made various thin films from nanocrystals and polymers Ozy Media Inc.
Research Engineer June 2015 – November 2016
v Studied high temperature superconductors and delivered a 25 paged report v Supervised four engineers on technical lab duties (data processing and soldering) Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.
Intern, R&D Engineer June 2014 – August 2014
v Began the development of a Bluetooth module device to control a truck seat in Android v Revised instruction manuals
Activities and Volunteer Service
v Case's Hacker Society 2018
v Director of Program Planning, Engineers of SocioEconomic Neutral Spaces (ESENS) 2012 – 2014
v FIRST Robotics Team 3262, Secretary August 2010 – June 2012 v Pets Without Parents, Columbus June 2010 – August 2010 Honors & Awards
v Gates Millennium Scholar 2012 – 2018
v OZY Media Genius Award Summer of 2015
v IdeaLabs Business Concept Competition 2014