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A little about myself

I really enjoy embedded HW and SW as a career choice and as a hobby; I prefer to develop projects on lower levels. Lower levels give me more control in the overall design of the system so I may optimize the final product. Also, the lower levels give me a deeper understanding of the system and how it operates at higher levels. My greatest strengths here is my meticulous, patient attention to detail, I love to perfect things and build robust systems that SW engineers may work from.

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Employment Experiences

ADAS SW Engineer at Continental AG

September 22, 2014 to Present

Engineer AUTOSAR Ethernet SW modules for embedded Active Safety radars 
Configure embedded Broadcom switches with a BroadR-Reach PHY
Integrate AUTOSAR/OS and Algorithm components for Application SW
Develop/Run Automated Smoke Tests for new SW Integrations
Develop internal SW tools for ECU Part Verification using CAN Diagnostics
Use Vector CANalyzer and CANoe tools to debug Embedded Systems
Support Base development activities in Lindau, Germany
Implement KANBAN methods for prioritizing tasks

Electrical Engineering Intern at Harman International

April, 2011 to September, 2014

Construct Infotainment Harnesses for Electrical Engineers

Develop and debug autonomous Python scripts verifying Bluetooth functionality for Infotainment systems
Build test functions interfacing to Telnet, CAN and D-Bus protocols
Manage and commit scripts to a P4 repository
Plan and develop solutions for further automation development with team
Assisted testers in automation setup for their systems
Capture air traces for Bluetooth packets, analyzing the protocol and profiles of the stack
Support occasional test drives with German developers

Pastry Chef at The Historic Holly Hotel

August, 2009 to August, 2011

Crafted seasonal desserts from scratch based on classical French cuisine
Sold over 200 desserts a week 
Hand designed wedding cakes according to customer demands.

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Notable Personal Projects

YouTube Channels

January 2015 to Present

For about 2 years I've been working on 2 independent YouTube channels that I run.

One is "Nicholas Williams' OSEE", where I discuss anything embedded system related. The topics are mostly FPGAs and I have gained 3000 subscribers on this channel.

My other is starting out. It's called "Just Nick Life", intended to most misc. videos from embedded systems. However I have just published a series of Character Development Workshop videos and hope to build a subscriber base there as well.

ChronosMEGA

January, 2014 to April, 2014

A handmade digital wrist watch with a binary encoded time display

Driven with Assembly code running on the ATmega328P

Features a low power sleep mode with a current draw of 4 micro Amps

Silver watch case designed in Google SketchUp

Recharging circuitry with a micro USB interface

Took Runner Up in the Full Spectrum Lasers Contest competing against 1000+ entries.

Reginald: A UDP remote access bot

March, 2012 to September, 2012

Remote access robot that is controlled with UDP messages

Programmed a GUI using Processing and the ControlP4 library

Based on the Arduino Platform, using an Ethernet shield

Linksys Router flashed with DDWRT to act as a wireless bridge to home AP

Live video feed with controllable flashlight and turrets

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Education

Graduate Embedded Systems: Oakland University

August, 2016 to Present

Studying Embedded Systems of Electrical Engineering to acquire my Master's degree.

EE Undergrad: Oakland University

August, 2010 to August, 2014

Studied Electrical Engineering while interning with Harman International

Began with a major in Mathematics and switched to EE

Earned over 150 credits

Received my BSEE in August, 2014

General Education: Oakland Community College

August, 2008 to August, 2010

Studied general education topics in community college to save money on tuition

Studied Calculus in the first semester of college

Earned approximately 56 credits

 

Holly High School

August, 2004 to August, 2008

Studied Calculus

GM Academy Student and Automotive Repair

Ran on the Varsity Cross Country and Track teams

Member of the Outdoor Club

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