Resume (Tesla) - Spencer

Spencer Hawkins
8310 Knurled Oak Ln TEL: 713-443-0466 !
Spring TX, 77379
WEB: http://spencer-hawkins.com EM: [email protected]
Objective
Computer Science student seeking technical internship in Engineering / Computer Science
Education
University of Texas at Dallas – 3.500 Cum. GPA – Graduating December 2015 – Computer Science B.S.
Relevant Courses
Introduction to Digital Systems – Digital Logic, Digital Simplification, Lab Exp. (74XXXX chips, Oscilloscope, Function Generators)
Digital Circuits – Advanced Digital / Boolean Logic, Verilog HDL, FPGA Usage, Synchronous State Machine Design
Computer Science II – High Level OOP Languages, File I/O, Implementation of Data Structures, Intro to Networking
Discrete Math for Computing II – Recurrence Relations, Recursive Definitions, Map / Graph Traversal
Professional and Technical Communications – Interpersonal Skills, Memos, Proposals, Team Projects
Experience
Firmware and PCBA Validation and Test Engineering Intern ◎ Tesla Motors ◎ Palo Alto, CA ◎ January 2014 — August 2014
Wrote code for testing automation and build / test automation infrastructure, automated manual hardware tests, automated ECU
application and bootloader validation processes. Collaborated with firmware engineers to design bootloader specifications. Created NI
LabVIEW FPGA modules for real-time hardware data acquisition, used NI LabWindows and LabVIEW CVI to create software interfaces for
hardware testbeds, wrote regression tests for hardware / ECU application validation. Wrote REST API clients for various web interfaces
(Atlassian Stash, IBM Jazz / RQM), collaborated with large teams to develop well-documented Python CAN / UDS utilities.
Electronics Technician, Microcontroller Programmer ◎ Precise Circuits ◎ Dallas, TX ◎ Sept. 2011 – January 2014
Loaded circuit boards with components, soldered loaded circuit boards, tested physical aspects of circuit boards (QC), troubleshooted
malfunctioning circuit boards. Managed SQL database for parts catalog (front-end). Wrote code for projects utilizing the dsPIC2011 /
dsPIC3011 microcontroller families. Collaborated with clients to implement embedded state-machine systems.
Engineering Intern, ISAAC Project ◎ Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( NASA / JPL / CalTech ) ◎ Pasadena, CA ◎ Summer 2013
Set up and managed internal networking for the ISAAC Project. Implemented and maintained an Ubuntu server ( Web / Drupal / MediaWiki ,
NFS, LDAP, DHCP ) and 6 Ubuntu workstations. Designed and implemented new online applications for the ISAAC project. Collaborated
with FPGA developers on hardware and software projects. Contributed to wxPython-based GUI for FPGA Interfacing. Assisted in dsPIC33F
development for CubeSats using MPLAB8.
Programming, Build and Drive Crew ◎ FIRST Robotics Team 3735 ◎ Tomball, TX ◎ 2010 – 2011
Wrote code for autonomous and controlled modes of operation. Collaborated to Design, build and troubleshoot hardware and software in a
team environment. Operated robot during competitions. Adhered to safety rules and regulations during competitions.
Skills
◎ C / C++ / C# ◎ HTML / CSS / SCSS
◎ PHP ◎ Circuit Analysis
◎ Java ◎ Python
◎ Circuit Testing / QA
◎ Javascript / JQuery ◎ Soldering
◎ Django
◎ Linux / Ubuntu Server
◎ SQL / MySQL / SQLite
Projects
http://Spencer-Hawkins.com (WIP - Start date: 8/13) ◎ Developer, Maintainer My personal blog and portfolio. Developed and deployed on an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Computing (EC2) instance. Previous
versions have been hosted on personally owned machines (no web host services used), as well as on traditional web hosts. Skills
cultivated: PHP, Apache Server setup/management, Database management, AWS Management Platform-as-a-Service usage, HTML/CSS
and design.
http://UTDCycling.com (WIP - Start date: 8/13) ◎ Developer, Maintainer The website of the UTD Cycling and Triathlon team. I created the team’s logo, featured prominently on the site and on team-branded
clothing. Skills cultivated: XML data management, PHP, HTML/CSS and design, Branding and Identity.
University Village Laundry Monitor - Android App (Defunct) ◎ Developer An app created for UTD Residents in early 2011. Application fetched data describing UTD laundry machines from LaundryView systems (no
longer available) and relayed the information to users in a readable, aesthetic manner. App would notify users when their laundry was
complete. Skills cultivated: Android App development, Data processing, UX design.
Referrals
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