Brendan Nash

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EDUCATION

BS in Electrical Engineering 2024

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO

• Currently 3.58 GPA.

Licensed Electrician 2018

Denver Joint Electrical Apprenticeship, Denver, CO

• Experienced, craft certified Tradesman.

• Possesses practical knowledge of the National Electrical Code (NEC).

• Holds JW license in Colorado (license number available upon request). BA in Sociology/Psychology minor 2011

Regis University, Denver, CO

• Completed BA.

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

• Fire Alarm Systems, Motor Control Systems, Computing with C, Computing with c++, Circuits I & II, Digital Logic, Programming Digital Systems, Embedded Systems, Electronics Design Lab, Fields and Waves, Waves and Transmissions, Radio Frequency Electronics, Linear Systems, Micro Electronics, EM Energy Conversion, High Speed Digital Design. CORE COMPETENCIES

• Team oriented - collaborates well with others.

• Leadership - completed NECA foreman training administered by Dynalectric.

• Craftsmanship - takes pride in work.

• Self-motivated - able to meet deadlines and multitask. EXPERIENCE

Senior Design, Line Vision, Boulder, CO 2023 - Current

• Implementing low power computer vision algorithm in python to monitor transmission line insulators and present useful data indicating the line’s dynamic power rating.

• Designing breakout board with high speed signaling requirements for raspberry pi CM4. Ports/Peripherals include one ethernet mag jack, one HDMI port, one SD card port, one camera port, one environmental sensor, and one inertial measurement sensor.

• Applying/editing python packages for sensor firmware and camera software, i.e., NumPy, Cv2, Circuit Python, etc. Intern Embedded Software Engineer, First RF, Boulder, CO 2023 - 2023

• Wrote firmware for two pieces of benchtop test equipment. Equipment included an RF switch and a signal generator.

• Utilized open source RTOS platform, Zephyr, to write/flash C code for firmware.

• Interfaced two build tools, Ninja and Make, to incorporate SCPI command library and ensure IEEE standardization.

• Wrote python scripts for unit testing and implementation of benchtop test equipment. Electrician, Dynalectric, Denver, CO 2015 - 2020

• Converted four unused areas into functioning statics/humidity labs at Hewlet-Packard and Digital Globe.

• Retrofitted PLC automation system to old pneumatic temperature system at Rose Medical Center.

• Spearheaded quality control efforts for mechanical systems on all ten floors of VF Corp high rise project. Apprentice Electrician, Intermountain Electric, Aurora, CO 2014 - 2015

• Acquired renewable energy experience while building 2 MW solar field to supply terminals at DIA.

• Provided raceways for low volt cabling in the three story "inpatient south" building at Anschutz VA hospital. ACTIVITIES

Team Lead, CU Student Engineering Expo, Boulder, CO 2021 - 2021

• Planned and built a prototype with three angle sensors used to assess weightlifters’ form while executing a squat.

• Awarded first place out of six contestant groups participating in Fall 2021 CU Engineering Expo. Hobbyist, Just for Fun, Thornton, CO 2017 - 2024

• Constructed 900 W Tesla coil out of some basic electronic components and home improvement supplies.

• Fashioned 250 mm drone using three arduino nanos, one MPU6050 accelerometer, two NRF24 transceivers, four store bought prop/motors, two potentiometer joysticks, three printed circuit boards, and one 3D printed chassis.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Programming - C, C++, embedded C, Matlab, Python.

• Embedded systems – hardware/software design, arm cortex (Arduino, Raspberry pi, TI MSP4, STM32, etc.), RTOS.

• Hardware design - Eagle, Altium Designer, KiCad.

• Simulation – SPICE, HFSS, ADS, HyperLynx.