Christian Held
admd7n@r.postjobfree.com Cell 618-***-****
Denver, CO 80239
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
BS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
December 2020 Urbana-Champaign,
IL
College of Engineering
ONLINE PRESENCE
LinkedIn:// christian-held-00017114b
TECHNICAL
COURSEWORK
ECE 210 - Analog Systems Processing
ECE 220 - Computer Systems and
Programming
CS 225 - Data Structures
MATH 286 - Differential Equations &
Linear Algebra
ECE 313 - Probability with Engineering
Applications
ECE 329 - Fields and Waves
ECE 330 - Power Circuits &
Electro-mechanics
ECE 333 - Green Electric Energy
ECE 340 - Semiconductor Electronics
ECE 343 - Electronic Circuits
ECE 431 - Electric Machinery
ECE 464 - Power Electronics
ECE 476 - Power System Analysis
ECE 486 - Control Systems
SKILLS
CIRCUIT DEVELOPMENT
Kicad • SMD and THT hand soldering •
Board pre-heating and oven soldering •
Adept Board Debugging
PROGRAMMING
C • C++ • Git • Matlab • Python • Spice
PROFICIENT LAB AND DESIGN
EXPERIENCE
Matlab Data manipulation • Dynamic DC
and AC Electrical Analysis • LTSpice
Analysis • AutoCad fluency
EXPERIENCE
TSI GEOTECHNICAL CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
May - August 2018/2019 St. Louis, MO
• Provided test data for clientele on numerous multi-million dollar buildings and complexes
• Managed work on multiple projects concurrently
• Tested primarily in an independent environment, being the only company representative on-site
• Received safety qualifications including access to power substations
• Tested and received American Concrete Institute Certification
ALTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 11 IT INTERN May 2015 - August 2015 Alton, IL
• Categorized district computers and network devices
• Transference of technology resources across multiple campuses
• Reconciled general computer issues of faculty and students
LEADERSHIP
ILLINOIS ROBOTICS IN SPACE ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT August 2016 - Present
• Lead a sub-team of 15+ students at NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition
• Designed power conversion and regulation for micro-controllers and other components
• Prepared safety circuitry and physical precautions for mining system
• Planned and constructed electrical systems of two autonomous Rovers designed for competition with both off-the-shelf items and IRIS PCBs
• Used risk/reward systematic analysis for problem solutions
• Performed at multiple events aimed to teach and imbue interest in STEM to children K-12
PROJECTS
CAPSAT (COOLING, ANNEALING, POINTING SATELLITE)
STUDENT ATTITUDE STABILIZATION ACTUATOR (SASA)
September 2017 - May 2018
• Prepared circuits and actuators for space environment
• Used half-bridge strain gauge to monitor fine solar-cell movement in order to provide accurate data for stabilization motors
• Routed circuitry for four piezoelectric motor-controllers in design space
• Worked with four-layer PCB network, needed in order to fit all necessary components in design space
PERSONAL SKILLS
• Excellent TeamMemberandLeaderindiverseteamsettings
• Hiking, Camping, River Floating and Outdoor Enthusiast
• Dedicated to making Earth greener
• If it is currently unknown, ability to find the answer to the problem at hand