dahlke.ethan

11/22/2014
Mahomet, IL

Position Desired

Materials Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
Yes

Resume

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign May 2013
* Materials Science and Engineering: Electronic Materials, B.S. GPA: 3.0 /4.0
Relevant Coursework
* IC Fabrication
* Electronic Properties of Materials
* Materials Properties Testing
* Semiconductor Electronics
* Crystallography and Diffraction
* Electron Microscopy

Research

Pyroelectric harvesting system
* Designed an energy harvesting system using pyroelectric material
* Selected best material for application by comparing thermal and electrical properties
* Determined the best cell geometry by one-dimensional thermal analysis dependent on system frequency
SIGBot Robot Arm
* Led a group of students in building a robot arm control system
* Selected new componets for new control system
* Integrated new motor controllers and microprocessor with robot arm motors and encoders
* Wrote code in C for microprocessor to control the motion of the robot arm
LED Spectrum Display

* Assembled a matrix of multiplexed LEDs using BJTs for switching each row and column
* Built analog circuit to display a level with columns of LEDs based on a binary input
* Used a microcontroller to determine levels for each column from an audio input

Work
Knox Array, Champaign, Illinois May 2013 – Current
* Systems Engineer/Technician
* Setup sound and light systems for live events
* Design and monitor systems to operate safely
Nusbaum and Sons Custom Carpentry, Farmer City, Illinois August 2013 – Current
* Assistant Shop Carpenter
* Fabriacte closet systems from hardwood
* Deliver and install closet systems
Illini Union, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign December 2011 – August 2013
* Multimedia Services Student Manager
* Improved audio system with existing equipment to double output power and minimize setup time
* Led student techs to produce audio and visual support for live events
* Developed new audio and light systems training for 15 techs
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