Software Engineering

BRETT BYER

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EDUCATION Auburn University Auburn, AL

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering: Computer Engineering Option May 2014

GPA: 3.54/4.0

WORK EXPERIENCE Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center Auburn, AL

Engineering Research Technician Aug. 2012 – Present

Major responsibility: To assist and support AMSTC research goals through the

design of new embedded systems and software

Developed PCB and software for plasma Asher etching systems

Developed PCB and software for atomic layer deposition (ALD) control system

SoleTrakr, LLC Auburn, AL

Lead Hardware Consultant Mar. 2013 – Aug. 2013

Developed highly miniaturized GPS tracking module for Alzheimer’s patients

and children

o Integrated GPS/GSM/Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) design

InfoPro Corporation Huntsville, AL

Engineering Technician I Jun. 2010 – Aug. 2010

Contract Area: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Researched Fabrication and Failure Analysis of Micro-Coil Spring

Interconnects for Space Flight Ready Vehicles

Operated Surface Mount (SMT) machinery, including solder screen printing,

pick and place, and vapor phase soldering machines

NASA INSPIRE Internship Huntsville, AL

Electronics Fabrication Lab Assistant May 2009 – Aug. 2009

Assembled and reworked prototype electronic designs for testing and

verification

STUDY ABROAD Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel

Received 10 credit hours Jun. 2012 – Aug. 2012

Studied Modern Standard Arabic in a 5-week, intensive course

Traveled to Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Nazareth, and Bethlehem

Immersed in the language and life of the Middle East

RESEARCH Senior Design Project: Bluetooth Low Energy Sensor Device (2013)

Responsibilities included PCB design and embedded software construction.

“Microcoil Spring Interconnects for Ceramic Grid Array Integrated Circuits” (2011)

Researched manufacturing processes for the application of micro-coil spring

interconnects to a ceramic substrate.

ACTIVITIES/ Student Projects and Research Committee, 2012-2013

HONORS SOL of Auburn (Hybrid Solar/BioDiesel Car Team), 2009

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Pre-College Intern Research Award, 2009

SKILLS

Security Clearance, TS

Excellent writing and communication skills

Experience with Altium EDA tools

Experience with Assembly, C, C++, Python, and VHDL

Experience with Freescale Kinetis ARM Cortex-M4 Processors and

CodeWarrior Development platform

Experience with Texas Instruments CCS development software and MSP430

Ultra Low Power MCU’s

Experience using SMT equipment, solder screen printing, pick and place,

reflow ovens, vapor phase machines, and inspection tools

Experience in ellipsometry, plasma etching systems

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