Bryan J. Berns berns@uwalumni.com http://berns.cae.wisc.edu 72 Blue Spruce Lane Ballston Lake, NY 12019 518-289-5432 Objective ========= Seeking a leadership role in software or electrical engineering. Education ========= Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (May 2004) Additional Major: Computer Science University of Wisconsin - Madison •Major GPA: 3.47, Cumulative GPA: 3.11 •Completed two majors in four years while working 30 hours per week •Emphasis in Electromagnetic Fields & Waves Work Experience =============== Bechtel - Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Niskayuna, NY Senior Electrical Engineer (2005-Current) •Develop and support test platform for Navy I & C test equipment •Develop Java, .Net, and Oracle application for test platform and team management •Systems architect for local area network (Windows, Cisco, Solaris, Linux) •Develop / maintain VxWorks drivers and executive for VME-based I/O system •Act as expert consultant in community for variety of software engineering areas •Act as software quality control and configuration management coordinator •Plan and track fiscal budget of test platform group •Solicit, prioritize, and distribute incoming work for test platform group •Act as information systems security officer for electrical laboratories Avista, Inc (Subsidiary of Esterline, Inc) , Platteville, WI Software Engineer (2004-2005) •Developed verification code for two FMS systems which will run on Boeing 737/767 •Trained and advised oncoming team members •Developed time-saving documentation tools used by a team of engineers University of Wisconsin - Madison, Computer Aided Engineering, Madison, WI Novell Netware / Windows System Administrator & Programmer (2001-2004) •Trained and advised 20 first/second level support personnel •Deployed standard computer images for over 400 Dell machines via Ghost •Programmed multiple applications to aid in network administration •Configured, deployed, and managed over 300 applications with ZENWorks ShopKo Stores, Inc. (Corporate Headquarters), Green Bay, WI Workstation & Network Support Engineer (1999-2000) •Managed workstation distribution and inventory •Created, deployed images for 1000+ IBM workstations in 4 corporate buildings •Provide on-site technical support for three buildings Related Projects ================ ECE 554 - Digital Engineering Lab Team Project: Designed and implemented an explicitly multi-threaded 16-bit CPU aimed at DSP applications. The processor supported interrupts, sub-word arithmetic, exceptions, a VGA interface, a PS/2 interface, and a serial interface. The design was implemented on XESS prototyping board with the Virtex XCV800 FPGA. Personal contributions included programming a versatile assembler, interrupt/exception supporting kernel and a MFC Windows application to transfer data to the processor over a serial connection. ECE 552 - Microprocessor Design Team Project: Schematically designed generic 16-bit CPU with a cache implementation at gate level. In comparison to 13 competing teams, the design required the least physical resources and was the fastest in simulation. Activities & Awards Certifications ================================== •Auto-qualifier for MENSA (1998) •Engineer-In-Training, pursuing Professional Engineer registration (2004) •DoE Security Clearance Level 'L' (2005) •DoE Security Clearance Level 'Q' (2005) Awards ====== •Nominee for Green Bay Youth Philanthropy award (2000) •Lockheed Martin Spot Award for decisive actions that maintained test program (2005) •Lockheed Martin Spot Award for development activites on serial card firmware (2006) •Lockheed Martin Spot Award for technical expertise and customer support (2008) Extracurricular Activities ========================== •Webmaster for SHPE, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (College, 2 years) •Tutor for variety of undergraduate classes (College, 4 years) Software Skills =============== Operating Systems ----------------- •MS-DOS / PC-DOS (6 years) •Windows 9x (6 years) •Windows NT 4.0 (2 years) •Windows 2000 (6 years) •Windows XP (7 years) •Novell Netware (5 years) •Solaris / SunOs (5 years) •Linux (3 years) •VxWorks (2 year) Software Packages (IT) ---------------------- •Active Directory (6 years) •Novell ZENWorks (5 years) •Microsoft Office (9 years) •Visual Studio (6 years) •Symantec Ghost (6 years) Programming Languages / Frameworks ---------------------------------- •C / C++ (6 years) •Java, Java Swing (5 years) •MFC (3 years) •Perl (3 years) •SQL (3 years) •Assembly -- x86, PPC (2 years) •HTML (5 years) •Shell Script -- DOS, CSH (6 years) •C#, VB.Net (2 years) Software Packages (Engineering) ------------------------------- •Electronics Workbench (2 years) •PSpice (1 year) •ModelSim (2 years) •XILINX ISE (3 years) •FPGA Express (1 year) Hardware Skills --------------- •HP Digital / Analog Oscilloscopes (3 years) •HP Digital Multimeters (4 years) •HP Logic Analyzers (3 years) •XILINX FPGAs (3 years) •HDL Languages: Verilog / VHDL (1 year) •XESS Prototyping Boards (2 years) •VME Bus Interface (3 years) •Cisco Switches (2 years)