Electrical Engineering Blog http://www.TaylorKillian.com

Taylor Killian

Local Address 3750 Hill Avenue, Apt 12 Toledo, Ohio 43607 216.236.8243 [email protected]

OBJECTIVE

To design and create circuits, firmware and real world applications, which make use of my Electrical Engineering background.

EDUCATION

The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering  Anticipated Graduation Date: December 2015  Cumulative GPA: 3.879

HONORS & AWARDS

 Top 10 percent worldwide in IEEE Xtreme Programming Challenge  Dean’s List – Spring 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2014  Ohio Space Grant Recipient – Studied Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 C/C++  Freescale Coldfire SoC  x86 Assembly  Arduino (Atmel) Microcontroller  Backtrack 5 Linux

 Xilinx ISE / Altera Quartus  Verilog  OllyDbg  DxDesigner (Schematic Capture)  Wireshark/Ethereal

COMPLETED COURSES

 Microsystems Design  Circuit Analysis I & II  Electromagnetics I

 Computer Architecture and Organization  Electronics I & II  Signals and Systems

EXPERIENCE Spring 2014 & Fall 2014 Co-ops

ABB Inc., Wickliffe, Ohio Research and Development: Embedded Systems  Implement a new Networking Stack for use in Distributed Control Systems  Add new memory component to existing design (Schematics, HDL and Firmware)  Designed network based Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) code  Designed firmware for aiding in module fault analysis

January 2013 December 2013

The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Undergraduate Researcher for National Science Foundation  Designed an FPGA based Smart Meter for controlling home appliances  Research Quantum Cellular Automata (QCA) layout and optimization of majority gates  Worked with graduate students and published at IEEE Nano conference

COLLEGIATE ACTIVITIES

 Theta Tau, Professional Engineering Fraternity – President, Webmaster  Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Society – Student Member  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Student Member

SPECIAL SKILLS & INTERESTS

 Enjoy challenges and takes extreme pride in my work  Possess a well-organized and logical thought process  Well-developed written communication skills  Once rode a bicycle 3000 miles, from Ohio to Mexico  Maintain an Electrical Engineering Blog at http://www.TaylorKillian.com/

REFERENCES

Available upon request