WILLIAM J.

BYERS
151 35th Street Dr. SE, Apt. A, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 | 319-423-5907
wbyers35@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/william-byers
EDUCATION
May 2020 Iowa State University / Ames, Iowa / Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering / GPA, 3.51
· Activities: Make to Innovate (M:2:I), Pheasants Forever, BWR Building Council

May 2015 Marion High School / Marion, Iowa / GPA, 4.00

· Activities: Soccer, Cross Country, National Honor Society, One Day in May, Band, Choir

EXPERIENCE
Nov. 2018 – Electrical Engineering Co-op / Collins Aerospace, MS Comm: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Present · Creating/Improving scripts in csh, tcl, and Batch to automate team’s OS environment
· Performing FPGA design, development, and testing using VHDL and QuestaSim
· Coordinated and worked with RCD (Germany) to develop an FPGA design
· Experienced and familiarized with an agile work flow that utilizes JIRA
May 2017 – Electrical Engineering Co-op / Rockwell Collins, GS CPH: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nov. 2018 · Created and released a design and layout schematics for a PCB (IPC-8310 T2080 RTM) - 2018
· Developed an ADC/signal processing FPGA solution for a 10x project, was in patent process - 2018
· Worked with GS Comm team from listing above, performing same tasks - 2018
· Collaborated with engineers to design electrical hardware for System Integration Labs (SIL’s) - 2017
· Used AutoCAD Electrical to create and modify schematics of cable harnesses and connectors - 2017
· Tested SIL hardware using electrical instruments to verify correct assembly and connections - 2017
· Coordinated and worked with RC-France to implement SIL changes and additions - 2017
May 2016 – Electrical Engineering Intern / Rockwell Collins, GS PNT and AJ Hardware: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Aug. 2016 · Collaborated with engineers to design Printed Circuit Boards for GPS products
· Demonstrated a product to Boeing engineers and provided troubleshooting support
· Tested PCB’s with electrical instruments and BBCOM, and recorded results
· Derated a PCB, organized the data in Microsoft Excel, and presented the results
SKILLS
Computer Software Tools
· JIRA, ALM, Bamboo, Confluence, QuestaSim , Altera Quartus Prime, TotoiseSVN, PREP, DxDesigner, CR-5000, Microsoft Office Suite,
Google Drive, AutoCAD Suite, GitHub, Eclipse, Code Composer Studio, PSpice, BBCOM, X-Win, PuTTy, Spyglass

Hardware
· Digital Logic, Embedded Systems, Cable & Connector Design, Signal Analysis, FPGA Design & Verification, PCB Design & Layout

Electrical
· AC/DC Circuits, Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Function Generator, RC Circuits, RL Circuits, RLC Circuits, Operational Amplifiers, Filters

Computer Languages
· VHDL, System Verilog, Verilog HDL, C, tcl, csh, Bash, Batch, Java, ARM Assembly, MIPS Assembly, Perl, VBA

Operating Systems / Networking

· Linux, Windows, Bash, C Shell, Processes/Threading, Semaphores, Inter-Process Communication, TCP/UDP sockets, Packet Routing,
Error Checking (Parity, CRC), IP Addressing Schemes

LEADERSHIP / ACTIVITIES
Jan. 2017 – Make to Innovate (M:2:I)
Aug. 2017 · Boeing Technical Concepts Team, Power Systems sub-team
· Boeing-sponsored project for researching and developing an all-electric airplane
Aug. 2015 – Stevenson House Council
May 2017 · Floor President (2016-2017), Floor Vice President (2015-2016)
· Facilitated communication between the building council and over 50 residents
Jan. 2015 Eagle Scout
· Planned and executed a project to build a greenhouse for the Indian Creek Nature Center
· Provided 248 man-hours of labor, and organized over 30 volunteers