Current Address: Home Address

2933 West St.

Apt. #5
Ames, IA 50014
bsjulson@i astate.edu
Mequon, WI 53092
Benjamin Sjulson

Permanent Address:
7046 W Overlook Ct
Mequon, WI 53092
Phone: (262)-302-0115
bssjulson@gmail.com sjulson@i astate.edu
OBJECTIVES

Find a full-time electrical engineering position in the industry with a focus on control systems.
Make contributions to the industry through participation in innovative projects wit h the opportunity to
exercise critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
EDUCATION

Iowa State University
Fall 2010 Present
Senior in Electrical Engineering.
EE Core GPA: 3.42
Graduation date: May 2015
Areas of focus: Control Systems, Semiconductors.
Senior Design Project: Portable Atrial Fibrillation Detection Device ABET accredited.
Other course projects: Tesla Coil, Analog Remote Device, CMOS Monophonic Keyboard Design, Cancer -
fighting Nanoparticles, Semiconductor Fabrication Semester Project.
Courses completed for semiconductor focus: EE 439 Nanoelectronics, EE 438 Optoelectroni cs and
Photonics, EE 432 Semiconductor Fabrication.
Current course work for control system focus: EE 475 Automatic Control Systems.
SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Software including Excel and Visio.
Excellent communication abilities and a strong team focus with an independent drive.
Following standard operating procedures and safety regulations.
Simulating and analyzing analog and digital circuits using SPICE programs and Verilog programming.
Experience with microelectronic fabrication process including oxidation, lithography, doping, etc.
Using high speed test equipment including time domain reflectometers, network analyzers, and
spectrum analyzers.
Using equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi -meters, function generators to test analog circuits.
Designing and building circuits using analog components.
Scripting in Linux/Windows.
Programming in MATLAB/Simulink.
WORK EXPERIENCE


Ames Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy: Student Intern
May August 2014: 40 Hrs./Week August 2014 Present: 20 Hrs./Week
Programming Beaglebone and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers to analyze the power to the cluster
servers.
Writing scripts to generate error codes based on the power level.
Bash and Perl scripting to automate tasks and acquire system data.
HTML programming, JavaScript and web development.
Communicating with sensors in the helium recovery network and generating an interactive web
interface.
Scripting with Round-Robin Database (RRD) Tools to graph real-time sensor data. Installing cluster
server systems.
Troubleshooting and performing maintenance on cluster server systems.
Linux administration and using command line to execute functions.
Organizing equipment and disposal of old inventory and systems.



Iowa Public Radio: IT/Engineering Assistant
May August 2012: 40 Hrs./Week August 2012 May 2013: 20 Hrs./Week
May August 2013: 40 Hrs./Week August December 2013: 20 Hrs./Week
Writing technical and instructional documents detailing the process of upgrading the automation
system.
Creating scripts in Windows to automate installations and tasks.
Assisting the engineering team with transmitter maintenance.
Maximizing efficiency of UPSs for the server systems.
Performing hardware and software maintenance on laptop, desktop, and server class machines.
Iowa Public Radio: Board Operator
October 2011 May 2012: 20 Hrs./Week
Measuring transmitter power, voltage, and current levels remotely.
Performing hourly air-checks to ensure quality broadcasted audio.
Editing content to ensure smooth transitions between programming.
Ozaukee Aquatics: Swimming Coach
Summer 2010/2011: 30 Hrs./Week
Coaching children in various age groups from 5/6 year olds to high school kids.
Writing creative sets to help the kids improve their technique and performance in a competitive
swimming environment.
Encouraging and motivating the children to set and accomplish goals and to develop a strong work
ethic.