CV / Resume

Objective

I am looking for an opportunity to develop technical skills and business experience while being a strong contributor to your endeavor. I can provide a technical background in embedded software and Electrical Engineering, a creative business mind, and a high level of emotional intelligence. I am a U.S. Citizen and I have a Hong Kong work/live permit. I am looking for work specifically in the Bay Area/ San Jose, and am otherwise willing to relocate and travel.

 

Education

University of California, San Diego – B.S. Electrical Engineering 

• Specializations: Computer engineering; Networking and network protocols; Computer science;
• Projects: SHA-1 hash generator implementation using Verilog; 8-Bit CLA adder design and layout; 

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – Study Abroad 

• Coursework: Entrepreneurship for Technology Companies; Negotiation Tactics, Management Theory
• Projects: Team lead for technical business plan competition (1st place), leading multicultural team

 

Technical Experience

ViaSat Inc. – Software Integration Engineer 6/14- 9/14

• Updated modem software for commercial satellite internet network and performed diagnostic tests
• Received training in satellite network architecture and debugging problems following software update
• Designed and executed throughput and latency tests for integrated Ethernet to coax bridge for modem

ViaSat Inc.[Steven Bradshaw | steven.bradshaw@viasat.com] – System Engineering Intern 6/13- 9/13

• Used static analysis tools to monitor, debug, and fix runtime errors in existing ViaSat modem software
• Worked on software fixes for existing bugs in released commercial modem software for Exede network

ViaSat Inc.[Jordan Corey | jordan.corey@viasat.com] –Signal Transmission  Software Intern 6/12- 9/12

• Designed and coded 8 PSK and 16 APSK encoding schemes, achieving higher throughput, and designed and coded Reed-Solomon encoder for more robust data transmission for a commercial satellite network
• Designed and verified system test showing improved throughput and robustness for implemented changes 
• Link to poster presentation and summary 

ViaSat Inc. [Dr. Shay Har-Noy | shay@tomnod.com] – System Engineering Software Intern 6/11-9/11

• Developed method of creating a high spatial resolution video from a series of panorama-based still images
• Independently implemented dynamic image stitching in C (OpenCV) and integrated into existing software

CALIT2 [Prof. Nguyen and Stanley Chan] – Computer Vision Research Intern 6/10 – 9/10

• Studied ringing effects in video processing in order to resolve shift varying motion blur in videos
• Gained strong experience using MatLab programming in signal processing theory applications
• Link to research white paper summary of work.

 

Skills

• Programming: 6+ yrs in C and Java, including low-level C; MatLab for Computer Vision and Networking;
• Circuit Design: Experienced in PSPICE; Experienced in OrCAD, did design and layout for 8-bit CLA adder;
• Business Dev.: Experienced in marketing; Experienced business plan writer/analyzer; Negotiations;
• Languages: Fluent English; Conversational Cantonese; Intermediate French; Learning Mandarin Chinese;
• Other: Experienced in 3D Maya and Blender; Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; Microsoft Office;

Awards

• Jacobs Scholar: Full scholarship awarded by Dr. Irwin Jacobs. Eight recipients in 2009. June 2009
• Gordon Scholar: Engineering society created to develop students with leadership. July 2011
• Tau Beta Pi: National Engineering Honors Society. Awarded Soph. year at UCSD. Sept. 2010
• Etta Kappa Nu Initiate: National ECE Honors Society. Awarded Soph. year at UCSD. Sept. 2010

 

Business Development and Leadership Experience

HKUST Business Plan Competition – Project Lead (12-week project) 8/10-12/10

• Received best-in-class award of 10 teams for being the most viable and financially sound business plan
• Led a team of 4 from Hong Kong and New Dehli in developing original business idea into a comprehensive business plan and presentation including market/industry/financial analysis and product dev./operations 

Uploaded: The Asian American Movement (Documentary Film) [Julie Zhan]–PR/Marketing 10/11- 10/13

• Spearheaded three social media campaigns (currently ongoing) which have reached tens of thousands.
  Link to our website; Link to our Facebook page;
• Designed marketing materials (e.g. press kits, newsletters, etc.) and represented Uploaded at local events.
  Link to College Tour press kit; Link to press cover; 

UCSD Entrepreneur Challenge –Undergraduate Organizer 1/11-2/12

• Aided in organization, publicizing , and operations of $100K Business Plan competition at UCSD
• Worked with team to develop spirit and knowledge of entrepreneurship in UCSD and San Diego

ECE Undergraduate Student Council – President, formerly Social Coordinator 9/09-9/11

•  Member of founding student council created to promote undergraduate activities for ECE majors
• Hosted first ever annual ECE student faculty dinner in Spring 2010 which was highly successful

 

Other Interests

Ascension Hip-Hop Dance Team – Member 10/12-10/13

• Trained with competitive dance team that performed for national competitions and exhibitions
• Link to Bridge 2012 performance (I’m the front center in the first piece and at 3:25 :] )

[N]Motion Hip-Hop Dance Team – Choreographer, Media Chair 10/11-6/13

• As Choreographer, taught for and led exhibition dance team in award-winning performances at UCSD
• As Media Chair, created fliers, logo, and other design-based material for dance team starting Fall 2012
• Link to a flyer created for a free dance class day that we hosted
• Link to a series of logos I created for [N]Motion