Daniel R. Nelson
www.dtmland.info
Education B.S. Degree Candidate, Computer Engineering • Cumulative GPA 3.11 • Expected graduation date August 2009 University Attendance Brigham Young University ‘Ranked 79th in the category of “Best National Universities”‘ BYU Hawaii campus ‘One of the most ethnically diverse student bodies per capita in the United States‘ BYU Idaho campus ‘Fastest growing university in the state of Idaho‘
2004-2009 2007 2003-2004
Topics & Projects from Completed Courses Team Design (Senior) Project: • Working with fellow students, built dynamic Adhoc network around module based C variant nesC inside TinyOS. Wireless nodes and framework donated from Rincon Research Corporation. Electrical Engineering: • circuits, MOSFET, BJT, digital signal transmission & processing, probability theory, Fourier transforms. Computer Engineering: various topics: RTL Design of digital systems, verilog, embedded & real-time operating systems
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Using the Virtex-II Pro microcontroller with on board FPGA, coded in C all elements of the classic arcade game 'Space Invaders' playable via the VGA output of the Virtex board. This software was tied in with various hardware modules written in VHDL including: hardware interrupts, Direct Memory Access, a Sound controller, and interfacing to external custom hardware (Sega gamepad) Computer Science: various topics: assembly translation, instruction sets, language parsing, discrete structures, caches, pipeline architecture, virtual memory, multi-threading, memory management, optimization.
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Implemented core functions of a small Operating System designed in C, including the Shell, Scheduler, and Multi-tasking operations. Designed basic Web Crawler (a mini-Google) using C++ Programming Languages: • C, C++, java, various assembly code, various XML (partial)
Internship Systems and Software Analyst,
May 2006-Aug 2006
Yucca Mountain Project: Bechtel International Corporation Las Vegas-Nevada • Testing and Verification of Software. Desktop Engineering
Experience from recent employments Computer Systems Department Representative,
Jan 2007-Current
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University-Utah • Systems and network management
Security Services Representative,
May 2007-Aug 2007
Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie-Hawaii • Managed Employee Identity Verification
Nano-Computing Research Assistant Programmer,
Sep 2005-Apr 2006
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brigham Young University-Utah • Designed and programmed several frond-end graphical user interface applications in Java for Nanoelectronics research simulation software
Skills -Computers: -Electronics: -Languages: -Strengths:
Linux, networking, data storage redundancy and reliability, automation, basic & advanced debugging of both hardware and software, basic web design. Soldering and wiring, Analog circuit design via bread board and integrated circuits. Spanish, Spanish fluent oral and written. Problem resolution and troubleshooting skills. Quick learner; able to grasp new concepts quickly. Proven ability to communicate technical data and theory to non-technical people. Hard-working, Reliable, Punctual.
Affiliations/ Awards/ Activities -Served as a Volunteer Representative for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Honduras (2000-2002) -Responsible for training and motivating fellow full-time volunteer representatives. -Coordinated conferences, community service efforts, and language training. -Achieved the rank of ‘Eagle Scout’ in the Boy Scouts of America