Carlos M. Navarro

832-***-**** ** Forest Lane, Barrington, IL 60010 acz3vh@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Creative Engineering Grad with experience in electronic hardware design and analysis, computer programming, management, and audio engineering seeking challenging internship position. Passionate about learning and offering a multicultural perspective to tackle evolving challenges in today's global markets.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) - Chicago, IL Expected: May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

UIC GPA: 3.0/4.0

Musicians Institute (MI) – Hollywood, CA January – December 2013

Audio Engineering (Studio, Live Sound, & Post-Production)

GPA: 3.6/4.0

Towson University – Baltimore, MD August 2008 – December 2012

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Electronics (I, II), Microprocessor Based Design, Electro-Mechanical Energy Conversion, Transistors, Multimedia Systems, Network Analysis, Communication Engineering, Communication Electromagnetics, Solid-State Device Theory, Thermodynamics, Discrete and Continuous Signals and Systems, Logic Design, Computer Organization I, Circuit Analysis.

SKILLS

Hardware: Embedded systems and microcontrollers (Tiva ARM Cortex-M and Arduino), soldering, logic circuits, oscilloscopes, function generators, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, transistors, semiconductors, operational amplifiers.

Software: MATLAB, C, Assembly (Armv7 and MIPS), Cadence OrCAD (Capture and PSPICE), Simulink, Excel, TivaWare, Pro Tools, Logic, Xcode, Autodesk Inventor, CCS (Eclipse).

Language: Spanish (native proficiency), French (elementary proficiency).

Music: Advanced proficiency in Guitar and Drums. Elementary proficiency in Piano.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) – Chicago, IL May 2016 - Present

Undergraduate Research Assistant - Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Design and build a micro-controlled digital circuit to aid in measuring interface trapped charges in Metal Insulator Semiconductor Capacitor (MISCAP) samples.

Create a C-code module in the Keithley Semiconductor Characterization System (4200-SCS) that records and plots data measured from an interfaced micro-controlled digital circuit for measuring properties in MISCAPs.

Install and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.

Wava Studios – Hollywood, CA January - July 2014

Recording Engineer and Producer

Engineered, supervised, and assisted in 20+ top talent recording sessions.

Produced and recorded cover songs for a collaboration project with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.

Banco General de Panama – Panama City, Panama June - August 2011

Corporate Trainee

Received corporate training in the Consumer Banking, Online Banking, and Investment Departments.

Optimized the efficiency of bank tellers’ workflow guidelines by locating and removing redundancies.

Translated corporate documents from English to Spanish.

PROJECTS

Senior Design Project August 2016 - Present

Proprietary Product Development for Wilson Sporting Goods

Design and implement the product’s core hardware component, a laser array capable of detecting motion in two directions, with its corresponding documentation.

Research and analyze activity levels and household income data from major cities in the United States.

Collaborate with UIC Marketing and Industrial Design students on ideating a tangible solution to achieve Wilson’s corporate goals.

Smile Detection Program for Videos Feed November 2016

Multimedia Systems Final Class Project

Developed a program capable of detecting a person’s smile in a video feed, for the purpose of triggering and controlling external hardware and software.

Petronome: Your Animal Metronome (iOS Mobile App) January - September 2014

Co-Creator and Developer

●Developed a children’s iOS metronome application (downloaded 5500+ times in Apple’s App Store) that offers a fun approach to practicing musical instruments by engaging with fun animal characters.

Sinestesia 507 (Independent Music Band) January 2009 – December 2013

Founder and Musician – Panama City, Panama

●Recorded and co-produced two studio albums “Debajo de la Piel (2013)” and “De Panas (2010)”.

●Performed and presented on multiple radio and TV local shows.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

AIESEC PANAMA (International Leadership NGO) – Panama City, Panama January - December 2011

Webmaster and Team Leader for the Marketing & Communications Department.

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