CHARALAMBOS NICOLAOU
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
DETAILS
Oak Park, IL, 60302, USA-
Tel: 630-***-****
*************@*****.***
LINKS
SKILLS
Circuit Design
CAD Software (Altium Circuit
Designer, LTSpice)
Coding (C, Python)
Microcontrollers
Microsoft Office
Linux OS
Cleanroom Class 100,000
Creativity and Problem Solving
Work under pressure and meet tight
deadlines
Clear and concise communication
skills
Team work and collaboration
LANGUAGES
English
Greek
German
PROFILE
Innovative graduate student pursuing a Master's in Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Adept at carefully assessing issues and offering viable solutions to achieve optimal Engineering results. Skilled at project management. Superior interpersonal skills working as a collaborative and positive team member. Equipment knowledge acquired from assisting students, TAs and professors while working at UIC's Electronics Instructional Laboratory.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Greek Language Teaching Aide at National Hellenic Museum, Chicago February 2018 — May 2020
• Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
• Collaborated with lead teacher on in-class lesson plan creation and transition to online classes due to COVID-19.
Electronics Instructional Laboratory Assistant at University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago January 2016 — May 2020
• Properly calibrated and repaired malfunctioning equipment to achieve precise readings.
• Performed routine and emergency maintenance on laboratory instruments.
• Regularly operated logic and spectrum analyzers, multi-meters, oscilloscopes and other technical equipment.
• Educated undergraduate students on laboratory activities, including safe use of equipment such as 3D printers, soldering irons, etc.
• Created and updated record of all supplies and equipment to monitor inventory.
• Supported department members with research and academic assistance. EDUCATION
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago January 2019 — Present
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago January 2015 — December 2018
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Student Member at Hellenic Student Association, UIC, Chicago September 2015 — December 2018
Secretary at American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, UIC, Chicago August 2018 — August 2019
• Coordinated with the board and set up meetings.
• Notified students in our mailing list of upcoming events.
• Kept a record of the organization’s members and activities. Quadcopter Documentation Team Leader at AIAA, UIC, Chicago January 2018 — August 2018
• Compiled user manuals and data sheets for various components and parts.
• Uploaded information on Google Drive along with schematics and CAD files.
• Co-authored Maurice prize pamphlet.
• Assisted in drone creation for MRDC 2018 competition. NOTABLE PROJECTS & AWARDS
ECE 493 Special Problems Project: Sensor Multiplexing Board, Chicago February 2019 — May 2019
This project was part of a special problems course offered as ECE 493. The professor responsible was Dr. Igor Paprotny and the goal was to assist a graduate student finish his thesis by developing a part that was needed.
For this project, I had to design a circuit board in Altium that takes the Trigger signals from four ultrasonic sensors and sequentially sends them to a microcontroller. Hellenic Student Association 2018 Scholarship, Chicago April 2018
Terra Mater Seed Planting Drone, Chicago
January 2018 — April 2018
Co-led an engineering student team and created a semi-autonomous seed-planting drone that won the 2018 Maurice Prize Award.
Senior Design: Grecos Lantern System, Little Village, Chicago September 2017 — December 2017
Co-led a four-member student team and delivered several rechargeable, solar-powered, 3D-printed lanterns to the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. REFERENCES
Demetra Georgouses Frentzas from National Hellenic Museum ***********@*****.***
Anthony Flowers from University of Illinois at Chicago *******@***.*** · 312-***-****