Professional
Almost all of my professional work can be found in my publications and conference abstracts. However, I also have internship experience and coursework from ASU to share for those interested
Education - Arizona State University
PhD: (3.95) Summa Cum Laude in Electrical (RF) Engineering conducting research in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
circuits, RF coils (antennas), and systems in a new electronics lab as the founding PhD student – 2023
MSE: (3.95) Summa Cum Laude in Electrical (RF) Engineering - 2018
BSE: (3.80) Summa Cum Laude in Electrical Engineering - 2017
Non-Academic Experience
Engineering Intern Cirtec Medical — Chandler, AZ July - December 2023
Helping hand for various projects with a primary focus on implementing lab automation using LabVIEW, Python, and microcontrollers for rapidly testing in-house developed ASICs and test PCBs
Tutor Private & Arizona State University — Tempe, AZ August 2013 - January 2019
Tutored multivariable calculus, linear algebra, assembly (MIPS), MatLab, digital logic, circuits and systems, applied electromagnetics, physics, and chemistry
RF Engineering Intern Microsoft — Redmond, WA May – August 2017
Extension of previous year’s project: further developed, verified, and documented testing procedures for an RF test
system’s antenna array as well as benchmarked data from these testing procedures for future RF test chamber
development
RF Engineering Intern Microsoft — Redmond, WA May – August 2016
Performed extensive RF testing on all-purpose device test chambers used on manufacturing lines in China to concisely
characterize the chambers’ RF testing limitations. Extensively documented the procedures used, benchmarks generated, and data measured for the future use of Microsoft manufacturing and testing engineers
Coursework
EEE524: Communication Transceiver Circuit Design
RF circuits and systems course at the IC level using Cadence Virtuoso to design low noise amplifiers, voltage controlled oscillators, and mixers.
EEE540: Fast Computational Electromagnetics
Computational electromagnetics using Matlab to define and solve complex computation problems using MoM, FEM, and FDTD.
EEE541: Electromagnetic Fields and Guided Waves
Pure electromagnetics study revolving around developing an intuition of Maxwell's equations, the Helmholtz wave equation, boundary conditions, and applications to understanding waveguide operation, wave propogation, etc.
EEE543: Antenna Anaylsis and Design
Design, analysis, and synthesis of various antennas and antenna arrays with assistance from Matlab and Python.
EEE545: Microwave Circuit Design
Passive microwave circuit design using ADS with emphasis on Wilkinson power dividers, couplers, filters, and ferrites.
EEE547: Microwave Solid State Circuit Design
Solid state microwave circuit design at the PCB level using ADS to design low noise amplifiers, voltage controlled oscillators, and mixers.
EEE598: Mobile Systems Architecture
Analysis of the hardware and software design philosophies for mobile system development with Java and C++ projects in Android Studio.
EEE598: RF Transmitters and Amplifiers
Introduction to power amplifier fundamental design principles with projects spanning class A, B, C, D, E, F, and Doherty amplifiers using ADS and Matlab.
EEE598: Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Measurements
Study of the challenges found when developing systems for high frequency microwave systems using ADS, Matlab, and Python.
EEE598: Wireless and RF Transceiver System Design
Entire RF system with an emphasis on system-level receiver design in ADS and Matlab.
EEE598: Manuscript Writing for Engineers
Technical writing, publishing, project planning, and practices of effective technical communication.
EEE598: Principles of Signal and Power Integrity
Comparison and analysis of RF systems vs fast digital systems with projects analyzing and mitigating the complex problems faced with modern high speed digital PCB design.
EEE598: Intro to Quantum Information and Quantum Computing
Fundamental mathematics and physics of quantum information, circuit theory, algorithms, and physical system design.