Christopher P. Brophy Current Address: Permanent Address: 832 N. Frink St. Apt# 10 1645 12th Ave. Peoria, IL 61606 Grafton, WI 53024 (309) 495-7567 (262) 375-0875 cbrophy@students.bradley.edu OBJECTIVE Seeking a summer internship to utilize my engineering skills, coursework, and previous internship experience in a competitive, technically orientated company. EDUCATION Bradley University Completing course work for: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering; Expected Bachelor Degree graduation date May 2002, Expected Masters Degree graduation date December, 2003 Major GPA: 3.75; Overall GPA: 3.32 (4.0 scale) WORK Maytag - Galesburg Refrigeration Products (5/01 - 1/02) Galesburg, IL Electrical Engineering Internship *Shadowed professional in field of study *Coordinated with supervisor on special projects *Gained experience in embedded C programming, Atmel assembly, In-System Programming, Six Sigma Manufacturing Process, circuit board layout, etc. Wisconsin Electric Power Company (6/00 - 1/01) Milwaukee, WI Geographic Information Systems Temporary Employee *Digitized Certified Survey Maps *Updated old parcel map drawings *Special projects coordinated with supervisor Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance (1/98 - 6/00) Milwaukee, WI AutoCAD Operator Intern *Updated building drawings (Data, Phone, Power, Structural, Details, etc.) *Created new drawings based on hand written drawings from electricians *Digitized old blue prints Ozaukee Land Information Office (1/96 - 1/98) Port Washington, WI Engineering Apprentice (AutoCAD) *Digitized old land parcel deeds *Updated old land drawings ACTIVITIES Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity, Zeta Omega Chapter *Special Events Chair - Responsible for organizing formal and informal events for approximately 70 members *Adopt-A-School Mentoring Program - Tutored several grade school children once a week every semester Others *Amateur Radio *Intramural Softball, Basketball, Football COMPUTER AutoCAD, Netscape, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SKILLS Visual C++, Pspice, Protel, Matlab, AVR Studio, Keil uVision, Assembly, L-Edit, Xilinx, Leonardo, etc. HONORS Northwestern Mutual Life Scholarship, Dean’s List, Bradley Dean’s Scholarship, Highest GPA in Electrical Engineering for Spring 2001 REFERENCES Available Upon Request PROJECTS Sophomore Year Digital auto-ranging frequency counter *Constructed using discrete logic *Simulated using Logic Works digital simulation package Junior Year Digital audio recorder *Constructed using EMAC 8051 evaluation board *Featured variable sampling rate *Written entirely in assembly code *Simulated and tested in Kiel development tools Integrator for signal adaptation *Constructed using several op-amps, frequency and time domain simulations using PSPICE *Magnitude and phase characteristics carefully considered as well as practicality of an integrator in a real system Stepper Motor Controller *Constructed using discrete logic *Simulated using Logic Works digital simulation package *Power transistor simulations using PSPICE Senior Year Wireless PC interface via ISA bus using VLSI (Capstone Project) *Initial design drawn, tested, and simulated using Logic Works *Initial design transported to VHDL code for further simulation and testing using Mentor Graphics Renoir, ModelSim, and Leonardo *RF module and design concept tested on EMAC 8051 evaluation board *Final design drawn in LEDIT (using SCNA technology), to be sent for fabrication of VLSI chip in summer of 2002 *Presentation given at Technology Expo DC motor PWM controller *Constructed using EMAC 8051 evaluation board *Featured keypad entry, RPM and temperature display, and thermal shutdown *Software simulated and tested in Kiel development tools *Hardware simulated in PSPICE Various class-related projects *ISA interface design with timing and loading analysis (EE565) *Traffic light controller and frequency counter using VHDL and FPGA development tools (EE409) *Logic gate packages drawn using VLSI in LEDIT (EE563) Personal Projects *Under-car ground lighting effects *Uses L.E.D.s and shift registers with a microprocessor controller *Simulation and testing using Atmel In Circuit Emulator (ICE200) and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Studio Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator *Interfaced arcade controllers and monitor on a cocktail table arcade machine to PC joystick interfaces and VGA port; Ability to emulate virtually any arcade game *Constructed interfaces using discrete logic and analog switches (An easier-to-view resume is available at this link: http://cegt201.bradley.edu/projects/proj2002/asdf/index/about/about.html)