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John Aaron Boiles

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Graduated December 2008
The University of Texas at Austin

Skills (size = proficiency)

PHP   C   C++   SystemC   VHDL   Verilog   Linux   HTML/CSS   Javascript   SQL   Matlab   SCH/PCB   ObjectiveC   Spanish   French   Embedded OS   Python  

Projects

Dimlet - Designed and built a portable, network-controlled light dimmer that can be controlled from an iPhone / iPod Touch application.

Waterloo Labs - Assisted 4 National Instruments Engineers to setup and film DIY electronics projects as part of an unofficial viral marketing campaign.

Senior Design (Rosie) – Won 1st place out of 25 fall 2008 senior ECE projects. Partnered with three other engineering seniors to create a device which autonomously balances on two coaxial wheels but can be controlled with a handheld remote control.

Wrtilty – Combined knowledge of hardware and software to create a wireless toy car which can be controlled via wifi using the accelerometers in an iPod Touch or iPhone.

P-Pod Nanosatellite Separation (Daily Texan Article)– Partnered with aerospace students to design and build a wireless data logging system for a NASA affiliated experiment in NASA's "Weightless Wonder" aircraft.

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Academics

The University of Texas at Austin - Graduated December 2008 with High Honors in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program (technical area: embedded systems). Senior Design Winner

GPA: 3.93 / 4.00 – Major GPA: 4.00 / 4.00 – Engineering Honors Program

Relevent Coursework: Real Time Embedded Systems Lab, Microprocessor Applications, Probability and Random Processes, Electronic Circuits I,  Electronic Circuits II, Digital System Design Using VHDL, Data Structures w/ C++ STL

Work Experience (in order of relevance)

01.2010 – Present

 Yelp
Software Engineer - iPhone App
  • Part of the three person team that creates and maintains the Yelp iOS Apps
  • Add and maintain features for Yelp's private API

San Francisco, CA

06.2008 – 08.2008

 Green Hills Software
Software Engineering Intern - Advanced Products Group
  • Designed a prototype of debug and simulation tools for the SystemC HDL within Green Hills Software’s existing debugger
  • Presented my prototype to a team of engineers including the Chief Technology Officer, David Kleidermacher
  • Created a synthesizeable implementation of the AES block cipher in SystemC

Santa Barbara, CA

01.2007 – 01.2008

 Applied Research Labs
Student Technician
  • Developed test programs in MATLAB to coordinate data acquisition and process data in order to diagnose problems on sonar circuit boards
  • Debugged mixed-signal circuits using oscilloscopes
  • Performed development support tasks such as soldering PCBs and measuring impedance of new sonar transducers

Austin, TX

01.2009 – 05.2009

 Caisse d’Epargne et Financement en Afrique
Volunteer Web Designer
  • Created web sites in a php/sql framework
  • Developed an online banking system that securely interfaces with the existing Microsoft SQL server
  • Educated entrepreneurs on proper use of credit in order to promote development in Cameroon

Douala, Cameroon

11.2004 – present

 Wolf Stuntworks
Effects Technician - Seasonal Work
  • Wired and detonated explosive charges for pyrotechnic shows
  • Built and operated special effects equipment such as snow machines, air cannons, fog machines, flame effects, rain bars, and ziplines

Austin, TX