Isaac Vrba

Isaac.vrba@gmail.com ⧫ 319-327-6994 ⧫ Ames, Iowa ⧫ linkedin.com/in/isaacvrba ⧫ isaacvrbaportfolio.weebly.com

OBJECTIVE
Eager to embark on a rewarding career in embedded systems or machine learning following graduation in
December 2023.

EDUCATION
Iowa State University, College of Engineering Ames, Iowa Expected: December 2023
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering | Dean’s List Spring 23’

Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, Iowa August 2018 – May 2020
Associates of Science

EMPLOYMENT
Sigler Companies Ames, Iowa
Machine Operator October 2020 – Present
• Print static and variable data on stock while maintaining quality.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software failures on industrial Kodak printing press machines.

EagleTech Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Tech Store Staff August 2018 – May 2020
• Troubleshoot any issues students and local residents were experiencing with their devices.
• Assisted students find the best computer for them based on any personal or academic need.

Summer Camp Staff Central City, Iowa

Archery Director June 2019 – July 2019
• Taught kids aged 8 to 17 the background knowledge and safety precautions needed to shoot on
an archery range with others.
• Managed an archery range with an assistant.

ACADEMIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Embedded Systems Design - Team Member of 4 April – May 2023
• After having learned the fundamentals of programming a FPGA system, we designed a project
that connects a camera via I2C to feed raw camera input through a custom hardware design and
output an edge-detected image though a CRT oscilloscope.

Senior Design - Team Member of 7 August 2022 – May 2023

• Developed a custom device that aids users in playing the Kalimba through detecting analog input
on a microcontroller, passing it to a custom app using BLE, and calculating how our mircoLED
arrays attached to the kalimba will light up as a visual to show the user what note to play next.

Android App Development August 2022 – December 2022

Team Member – of 4
• Worked as a front-end developer on a custom trivia app using Android Studio.

MIPS Processor Design Aug. 2021 – Dec. 2021

Team Member
• Collaborated as a group to program hardware components in VHDL that would later be combined
to form the basic structure of a five-stage pipelined processor.

SKILLS
Languages: C/C++, Python, Java, MIPS Assembly, VHDL, Verilog
• Spoken/Written: English
Software: Vivado, Vitis, vSphere, ModelSim, Intel Quartus Pro, Microsoft Office
Qualities: Adaptability, Time Management, Clear Communication, Curiosity, Eager to Learn
Other: Knowledge in Embedded Systems, Cyber Security Concepts, Hardware Design, Linux
Systems, and Machine Learning.