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.
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
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