I'm 22 years old and live in the Greater Boston Area. I'm an embedded software engineer for The Mitre Corporation. In my spare time, I enjoy weightlifting, playing baseball, ice hockey, and working on cars. Some of my other passions include working with electronics, embedded systems, and writing software.
Kenneth Schmitt
ken@kennethwschmitt.com
Computer & Systems Engineering and Computer Science Dual Major • May 2018
GPA: 3.93 - Summa Cum Laude
•Wynant James William Prize Winner
• Awarded to a senior for outstanding scholarship, personality, and promise
• Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society
• Eta Kappa Nu - ECSE Honor Society
• Relevant course work:
• Internetworking of Things
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mechatronics
• Microprocessor Systems
• Embedded Control
• Computer Hardware Design
• Computer Architecture, Networks, and Operating Systems
• Computer Components and Operations
• Signals and Systems
• Electric Circuits
• Introduction to Electronics
• Operating Systems
• Introduction to Algorithms
• Programming Languages
• Foundations of Computer Science
• Principles of Software
• Data Structures
• Database Systems
• Software Design and Documentation
• Multidisciplinary Capstone Design
• Engineering Probability
Embedded Software Engineer• June 2018 - Present
• Designed and developed high-throughput RF data recorder.
• Developed C++ application around the Ettus USRP platform.
• Implemented a modular and asynchronous architecture to enable versatility
and achieve mission-critical performance.
• Tuned Linux system and PCIe peripherals to attain maximum data rates.
• Developed automated platform to aid in the analysis and visualization of the accuracy
and precision of various positioning and timing devices.
Embedded Software Engineering Internship• May - August 2017
• Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy into existing Lutron products.
• Implemented Network Coprocessor on Silicon Labs EFR32 SoC to handle BLE
communication.
• Host application interfaced with Network Coprocessor using serial communication.
• Updated host application to handle new Bluetooth Low Energy features.
• Presented work to company Vice President and General Manager.
Software Development Internship • June - August 2016
• Spent the summer of 2016 in Palo Alto, CA at Simple Emotion - A software company
focused on emotion recognition in audio.
• Implemented audio content detection system.
• Identified and classified silence, music, speech, and ringtones.
• Prototyped algorithms in Matlab with final product implementations in C++.
January 2013 – Present
• Created series of applications to utilize various mobile application frameworks.
• Boxle – Tile based game with multiple game modes and difficulties.
• Alarm Clock application that requires a math problem to be solved in order to shut off.
• Remake of classic Snake game with innovative user interface.
• Featured in RPI orientation sessions for incoming freshmen.
June 2017 - Present
• Designed and created entire electronic control system from scratch.
• 9-DOF Inertial Measurement Unit (Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Magnetometer) used to
calculate Roll, Pitch, and Yaw.
• I2C bus used to interface with sensors.
• Implemented kalman filters and sensor fusion to reduce noise in sensor data.
• Control cycle operates at 100Hz on 8-bit Microchip PIC18F microcontroller.
• Controlled quadcopter using XBOX 360 controller.
• Used Arduino to read USB output of XBOX 360 controller.
• Integrated 2.4GHz wirless link to communicate with quadcopter.
• Range up to 1.5 miles.
January 2016
• Developed C++ program to generate G-Code from 3D CAD files and transfer data to an
8-bit microcontroller through a serial interface.
• Microcontroller parsed data and controlled three stepper motors to move drill.
• Designed and implemented mechanical assembly from raw material.
• Completed in 11 days.
July - August 2014
• Integrated 8-bit microcontroller into PCM of 1999 Camaro to capture live data for
calculating and displaying engine RPM and fuel level.
• Displayed results with a 4 segment multiplexed LED array and an LED bar graph.
July - August 2013
• Used custom hardware on existing frame to add GPS and compass sensors.
• Implemented automatic driving system using sensors to autonomously drive vehicle to
given coordinates.
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