Obtain a Challenging and Rewarding Internship Or Entry-Level Position in Electrical Engineering

Shaun Shippey

Current Address:
400 E. McConnell Dr. #20
Flagstaff, AZ 96011
480-430-6462 (Cell) / Permanent Address:
1735 W. Morelos St.
Chandler, AZ 85224
480-430-6462 (Cell)

OBJECTIVE

Obtain a challenging and rewarding internship or entry-level position in electrical engineering.

EDUCATION

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Expected Graduation: May 2011

B.S. Electrical Engineering GPA: 3.0/4.0

Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ May 2006 – December 2008

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Engineering Courses (In Progress): Microcontrollers.

Engineering Courses (Completed): Beginning Programming (C++), Intermediate Programming (C), Engineering Analysis Tools/Tech, Circuits 1, 2 and 3. Electromagnetics, VHDL.

General Courses: Calculus 1, 2 and 3, Differential Equations.

ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Embedded Systems

-  Programmed TI MSP430 microcontroller using C code with a systems approach.

·  Included use of timers, pulse-width modulation (PWM), and bitwise logic.

Engineering Design

-  Worked in multidisciplinary groups creating robots to performed tasks such as line following and object manipulation.

-  Wrote technical papers for each project.

Solar Home Project

-  Compared advantages/disadvantages of various photovoltaic panel types.

-  Designed a practical solar panel array and power supply.

·  Weighed pros and cons of off and on grid solar panel systems.

-  Used AutoCAD to display battery and solar panel array.

Electromagnetics

-  Junkyard generator

·  Constructed electromagnetic generator using salvaged parts.

-  Transistor Radio

·  Transistor radio assembled on breadboard.

Circuit I Lab

-  Designed digital logic circuits using PSpice.

-  Circuits Designed Include: Multiplexors, Demultiplexors Registers, Buffers, XORs, NANDs, NORs.

-  Designed 4-bit processor utilizing designed circuits.

-  Built circuits from Boolean algebra.

Circuits II & III Labs

-  Simulated various digital circuit schematics in mentor graphics.

·  Focused heavily on CMOS logic circuit design.

-  Created layouts from simulated schematics.

SKILLS

-  Software: MS Word, MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, AutoCAD, PSpice, Mentor Graphics (Design Architect and IC Graph), MATLAB, C, C++, and Assembly.

-  Platforms: UNIX, Windows, Mac OS.

References

Dr. Elizabeth J. Brauer Professor of Electrical Engineering NAU 928-523-8903