TILDEN CHEN

Senior Electrical Engineering student, seeking full-time starting May 2021

[ tilden@iastate.edu Ó (515) 708-6110 ½ Ames, IA
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EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
National Carwash Solutions B.S in Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering Co-op GPA: 3.76
 January 2019 – August 2019 ½ Grimes, IA  May 2021 ½ Iowa State University
• Successfully developed cable stress-test system in collaboration with en-
gineers of diverse disciplines for verifying robustness claims of a potential
cable supplier. OBJECTIVE
• Programmed PLCs, Raspberry Pi, lighting controllers, and VFDs working
within different teams to perform the required tasks of various high prior- A highly motivated Electrical Engineer seek-
ity projects. ing full-time employment beginning May
• Diagnosed circuit logic in different systems to improve product efficacy, de- 2021 with special interest in applications
bugged wiring while updating older systems with newer parts. Designed and engineering, audio products, signal process-
wired enclosures working with 120V and 240V circuits to maintain safety ing, and hardware design.
standards.
Hardware Design PLC Microcontrollers Circuit Debugging HARDWARE
Iowa State University Soldering Debugging Oscilloscopes
Laboratory Assistant
Analog Circuit Design
 June 2018 – January 2021 ½ Ames, IA
• Contributed creative solutions towards smart home research in a team envi-
ronment. SOFTWARE
• Performed verification and test checks on various sensor types (relative hu-
midity, temperature, infrared, ultrasonic, and more) to ensure functionality. Cadence Simulink PSpice

Sensors Wiring LabVIEW KiCAD Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Cloud

PROJECTS LANGUAGES
Senior Design: Encapsulated Battery-less Hydrometer
C Verilog MATLAB Python
 August 2020
• Designed and developed a fully encapsulated battery-less hydrometer mod- LabVIEW
ule, for remotely determining and logging a liquid solution’s specific gravity
with a small team of Electrical Engineers. Useful in brewery environments. AREAS OF INTEREST
• Programmed the Silicon Labs micro-controller unit to transmit orientation
and temperature information to the Raspberry Pi base station for logging.
Applications Engineering Audio
Embedded Systems C Bluetooth Low Energy Silicon Labs IDE
Signal Processing Hardware Design

Audio Visualizer ACHIEVEMENTS

 June 2020
Dean’s List of Distinguished Students
• Redesigned own analog color organ project from a PCB class during the sum- 3 3.50+ GPA, all semesters
mer. Overhauled the initial design to include higher-level Arduino program-
ming and filtering chip for increased performance, practicality, and flexibility. Award for Competitive Excellence I
3 Highest automatic scholarship
Hardware Design Hardware Prototyping Arduino Filtering
Cardinal Leadership Scholar Award I
Floor-Standing Subwoofer
3 Highest automatic scholarship
 June 2020
• Built a rich-sounding subwoofer to complement a two-way speaker system!
Designed, modelled, and simulated the audio response for various drivers
and enclosure sizes prior to construction.
Filtering Response simulation Woodworking