SUMMARY

I am currently a Firmware Engineer at Texas Instruments, working on Custom Firmware Development in Battery Fuel Gauges team. I graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology as an Electrical and Computer Engineering Master student, specializing in VLSI design, and I finished my Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University specializing in embedded systems.


EXPERIENCE

Firmware Engineer of Battery Management Solution
  Texas Instruments
Aug 2021 - Now


Teaching Assistant and Grader of Embedded System
  Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Aug 2017 - May 2019

  • Supervised active learning lecture sections.
  • Provided one-to-one tutoring during lab sections.
  • Assisted to design homework questions for better active learning.
  • Communicated with students for feedback to improve course efficiency.
  • Graded for homework, quizzes, exams, and lab reports.


Undergraduate Research Assistant
  Purdue Collaborative Robotics Lab
Oct 2016 - May 2017

  • Learned about graduate-level research while assisting PhD students under Prof. Richard M. Voyles.
  • Participated in robotic projects including bionic robot softskin and modular serpentine robot.


Computer Programming Instructor
  China Welfare Institute Children’s Palace
Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Provided extra-curriculum programming tutoring on entry level C Language.
  • Taught 20-student-class-size of middle school and high school students.
  • Offered experience and knowledge of computer hardware architecture, C language coding and practical problem solving.

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology [Diploma]
  Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jan 2020 - Aug 2021


Purdue University [Diploma]
  Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Sep 2015 - May 2019


PROJECTS

  • Hybrid Electric Go-Kart
    A hybrid electric vehicle constructed from a scraped go-kart chassis, through performing research and utilizing existing electric vehicle systems, and designing and fabricating custom electric vehicle components.
    CAN Bus, BMS(Battery Management System), Vehicle Electrical System, Harness, Embedded System

  • Prism Wearable Headset
    A personal wearable recording and data logging device designed and fabricated for early childhood autism research at Purdue University.
    C#, SSH/SFTP Protocol, 3D Printing, CAD, Digital Circuit Design, Linux(RPi)

  • Tool Organization Solution
    A 3D printing solution designed, validated, and improved for organizing different kinds of tools in workbench.
    3D Printing, CAD

  • Mic Amplifier
    A 3-stage microphone amplifier designed, fabricated, and verified, capable of handling both balanced and unbalanced input MIC signal, noise filtering, and 5-band equalizing, with 25.92 Watt of maximum output power.
    Analog Circuit Design, Digital Circuit Design

  • Electric Guitar
    A self-designed spaceship looking wooden electric guitar fabricated with both hand skills and CNC machining.
    Acoustic Instrument Design, CAD, CNC(Computer Numerical Control)

  • EDB-UNIQUE
    An Edge Detection Based Unsupervised Image Quality Estimation method, improved from the original UNIQUE algorithm, to better meet the need of fast expanding social network by focusing on distortion and blur types common in personal shot photos.
    Image Processing, MATLAB, Python

Check all projects HERE


VOLUNTEER

Purdue Polytechnic Institute
  Electrical and Computer Engineering Lab Assistant

  • ECET 22900 Concurrent Digital Systems
    Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
  • ECET 22400 Electronic Systems
    Jan 2017 - May 2017
  • ECET 17700 Circuits Problem Solution
    Jan 2017 - May 2017


Purdue FIRST Program
  State and Regional FIRST Competition Filed Judge
Sep 2016 - May 2019

  • Provided professional advice on robot structural examination.
  • Provided professional opinion on field conflicts and accidents.
  • Examined final score received by robot teams.

  High School Robotics Tutor
Sep 2015 - May 2016

  • Taught high school students programming and construction of robots.
  • Taught robot competition experience to high school robot team.


Purdue BoilerOut Volunteer Program
  Student Volunteer
Sep 2015 - May 2019

  • Worked with both International and American students of Purdue University to do meaningful community service projects that reflect Outreach, Understanding, and Teamwork.
  • Did a variety of volunteer work to benefit Purdue organizations and students as well as local Lafayette community.


Shanghai Film Museum
  Museum Docent
2013 - 2014

  • Demonstrated film culture to local art school visitors as well as tourists, while at the same time enriched my culture life of arts and films.


Shanghai T’ousewe Museum
  Museum Docent
2013 - 2014

  • Provided docent service during weekends to help local community known to the visitors as well as deepening my own understanding of my hometown culture.

HONOR

Bachelor of Science, Graduate with Distinction
   Issued by Purdue University
   on May 2019

Dean’s List & Semester Honors
   Issued by Purdue Polytechnic Institute
   - on Dec 2015 for Fall 2015 Semester
   - on Dec 2016 for Fall 2016 Semester
   - on May 2017 for Spring 2017 Semester
   - on Dec 2017 for Fall 2017 Semester
   - on May 2018 for Spring 2018 Semester
   - on Dec 2018 for Fall 2018 Semester
   - on May 2019 for Spring 2019 Semester


SKILLS

Language

  • Chinese
    Native Proficiency
  • English
    Professional Proficiency
  • Shanghainese
    Native Proficiency
  • Japanese
    Limited Working Proficiency

Programming Language

  • C/C++/C#
  • Python
  • JAVA
  • .NET Framework
  • VHDL/Verilog
  • HTML + CSS
  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • LabVIEW

Development Platform

  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Git
  • AVR
  • FPGA
  • PLC

Engineering

  • Embedded System (SPI, I2C, UART, etc.)
  • CAN Bus
  • BMS (Battery Management System)
  • Wireless Networks (WIFI, Cellular, Ad hoc, BLE)
  • DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Electric Machine Drives
  • Analog and Digital IC Design
  • VLSI Physical Design
  • High Level Synthesis
  • Optoelectronics
  • CAD (Inventor, Fusion, CATIA)
  • 3D Printing (FDM)
  • CNC (Computer Numerical Control)