Engineering Electrical

John Mechkowski *** Liveoak Lane • Knoxville, TN *7920

865-***-**** • ********@*****.***

Objective: Electrical Engineering Associate

Overview of Engineering Qualifications

Background includes a solid foundation of electrical and computer engineering experience through several internships and academic coursework/projects. Bring knowledge in electrical engineering covering the fundamentals of DC and AC electricity and electric power circuits, analog and digital electronics, electromagnetic fields and applications, and signals and systems. Skills for conducting experimental work needed to substantiate theoretical developments. Understand and formulate solutions of open-ended engineering design problems. Digital computer proficiency with an emphasis on software engineering, building abstractions with procedures and data, and programming. Enjoy technical challenges and have the intelligence and flexibility to learn/adapt to new engineering environments, projects, and principles. Offer additional strengths and training in areas including:

• Fundamentals of Communications • Signals and Systems • Algorithm Development

• Embedded Systems • Circuit Analysis • Logic Design Digital Systems

• Electronic Devices and Circuits • Computer Science • Electricity and Magnetism

• Technical Skills: Microsoft Office; MatLab; Fortran; C++; AutoCAD; Simulink; Cell Graph; Adapt Query; Peg Tool; QXDM; JDSU RAN Advisor; Windcatcher; Cadence; C sharp;

Education, Engineering Projects & Affiliations

B.S., Electrical Engineering (12/2016) – THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, TN

IEEE Robotics Team Engineering Project:

• Participated in multiple robotics projects and competitions that involved a range of engineering functions,

including circuit analysis, programming, circuit design, and computer control systems.

• Worked with a 3D printer (hardware/diagnostics) and fabricated robotic pieces using hand and automatic tools.

Group & Individual Engineering Projects:

• Worked with a team of engineering students to develop a mobile aquatic cartographer as a proof of concept using embedded systems.

• Successfully developed an integrated circuit chip utilizing various logic gates and flip flop latches

using Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor technology.

Professional Affiliation: Member – IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers)

Engineering Experience

System Performance Engineering Intern – US CELLULAR, KNOXVILLE, TN 06/2016 –11/2016

• Gained a strong familiarity with Long Term Evolution and Code Division Multiple Access networks and technology.

• Executed performance monitoring of LTE/CDMA cell sites utilizing various statistical analysis tools and KPI’s to identify outliers and anomalies within a 300+ site network.

• Provided deep-dive analysis to determine root cause of customer impacting issues on CDMA/LTE technologies.

• Gained valuable experience shadowing Network Operation Switch Engineers, Network Performance Engineers, Optimization Engineers, System Performance Engineers, and RF Engineers.

• Performed installation and testing of JDSU RAN Advisor in-building software. Administrated the Strata Sync server for 10+ users.

• Performed In-Building RF testing and analyzed results to ensure DAS design was acceptable on large scale deployment at a hospital.

• Performed Device Acceptance Testing on multiple OEM devices using QXDM and Windcatcher. Compared results to baseline to ensure UEs were performing to the standard.

• Applied optimization techniques to decrease data failure rate across the entire South-East market.

Military Experience: UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, 08/2005 – 08/2010

• Provided management, leadership direction, training, and performance evaluations for 60+ personnel.

• Maintained a high operating efficiency of >90% for high voltage microwave RF communication equipment.

• Performed in depth technical inspections down to component level on satellite/troposcatter RF communication equipment that valued >40 million dollars.

•Modeled and executed an RF communication link for the company’s largest collaborative event of the year.

•Completed third echelon component repair/replacement among 50+ pieces of equipment.

•Successfully merged a pre-expended bin with a float block.

•Opened and closed more than 2000 Equipment Repair Orders.

•Implemented digital demodulation board layout and schematics into the Third Echelon Test Set.

•Initiated and implemented weekly classes to create more well prepared operators, saving >10K dollars a quarter.

• Acted as Quality Control, Floor Chief, and Shop Chief.

• Counseled and advised the Hit Iraqi Police force for 7 months to help govern a city with a population of >190K.

Additional Engineering Experience

Electrical Engineering Intern - PRO2SERVE, Oak Ridge, TN 05/2014 – 09/2014

• Gained valuable experience supporting critical infrastructure engineering services for this multi-disciplinary

firm servicing government and private clients in the defense, energy, and science markets.

• Shadowed engineering teams executing critical security, facilities and infrastructure, nuclear defense and

nonproliferation, and environmental projects.

• Developed heat/power calculations to assist the engineering team on placement and temperature impact on

server casings located at nuclear power plants.

• Calculated cable length and placement for server casings located at nuclear power plants.

• Reviewed existing building plans and modified engineering plans that served as templates for new project plans

to install wireless access points in several TVA nuclear reactors located throughout their 7-state service area.

• Selected as one of three to perform final check on each wire requirement estimates and access point placement for the TVA project.

Group & Individual Engineering Projects:

• Worked with the team of engineering students on a group project to build multi-stage amplifier, step-down transformer, differential amplifier, and logic gates.

• Completed an individual engineering project that involved the demodulation of a channel from a massive audio

band signal to extract a sound clip.

Distinctions: Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America; Service of Commendation, United States Marine Corps; Intern of the Year, US Cellular

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