Skills
- Professional: Self-lead Research & Development, Collaboration, Management, Problem-solving
- Hardware Design: Verilog, HLS, AMD Vivado / Vitis, Intel Quartus, AWS F1 FPGA
- Programming: C, Java, Python, Assembly, Scripting, Web Development
- Electronics: Microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), Breadboarding, PCB Design, Prototyping
Work Experience
Belief Propagation Accelerator, UG Thesis Research Student [C, HLS, Verilog, AWS FPGA]
University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | Sep 2023 - Apr 2024
- Building a hardware accelerator for the residual belief propagation algorithm on AWS FPGA
- Learning task-based speculative parallelism
- Implementing hardware designs with HLS and Verilog and programming with C for RISC-V
- Migrating Chronos scripting from Bash to Tcl
Multi-FPGA Matrix Multiplier, UG Summer Research Assistant [C, HLS, Verilog, AMD FPGA]
University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | May 2023 - Aug 2023
- Conceptualized hardware accelerator for very large matrix processing over networked FPGAs
- Designed accelerator cores in Verilog and HLS
- Tested easyDMA direct memory interface using AXI steams
- Programmed application software in C
Altium Limited | La Jolla, California and Remote | Mar 2021 - Mar 2023
- Developed web platforms and curriculum for courses about printed circuit board design
- Integrated services together with open-source libraries
- Worked with an international team of developers, designers, and teachers
- Presented to over 200 students and industry leaders at the IPC APEX Expo, Jan 2022, Jan 2023
Doppler Radar Simulator Improvements, UG Summer Research Assistant [MATLAB, Python]
University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | May 2021 - Sep 2021
- Improved a simulator for training a doppler radar neural network in MATLAB
- Collaborated with an international research team based in Canada and the UK
- Wrote image processing scripts in Python
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science with Honours
University of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | Sep 2020 - Apr 2024
- Major in Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Relevant Courses:
- Computer Architecture [C, Benchmarking]
- Computer Systems Programming [C, C++]
- Internetworking
- Computer Networks I & II
- Signals and Systems
- Digital and Computer Systems [Intel Quartus, ARMv7 Assembly]
- Computer Organization [NIOS II Assembly, Verilog]
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5/4
- Fourth year GPA of 3.9/4
- Dean’s Honour List, 2020F, 2021W, 2021F, 2022W, 2023F, 2024W
- Undergraduate Summer Research Program Dean’s Pivot Fellowship Award, Sep 2021
Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
Cisco U | Remote | Nov 2024 - Present
- Install, operate, configure, and verify basic IPv4 and IPv6 networks
- Configure network components, such as switches, routers, and wireless LAN controllers
- Manage network devices and identify basic security threats
- Describe and define network programmability, automation, and software-defined networking
Volunteer Experience
Head Mentor and Director [Java, Python, Prototyping]
- Managing finances for a not-for-profit corporation
- Mentoring youth in business strategy, mechanical design, software programming, and team leadership
- Planning outreach events and proposing sponsorships to local businesses
Computer Systems Administrator / Webmaster [Scripting, Web Development]
University of Toronto Engineering Society | Toronto, Canada | May 2022 - May 2024
- Administrating cloud storage, emails, and websites for most (over 50) UofT Engineering Society design teams, clubs, and associated organizations
- Modernizing legacy computing equipment and migrating to cloud services
- Managing an office network
Electrical Team Member [PCB Design]
University of Toronto Robotics for Space Exploration | Toronto, Canada | May 2022 - Aug 2022
- Conceptualized a circuit board for space rover peripheral power control
- Implemented the neopixel protocol to control LEDs
- Designed the PCB using Altium Designer
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