Connor Ryan: Education
Connor Ryan: Education
Connor Ryan: Education
Education
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, anticipated May 2023
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Employment Experience
Garmin International, Olathe, KS May 2022 – August 2022
Design Engineering Intern
Design a high-speed circuit with PCB layout program to meet USB 3.1 timing requirements
Formulate test procedures to evaluate and troubleshoot a prototype board.
Analyze components and board layout to improve manufacturability.
Assist fellow engineers by testing circuits and documenting test measurements.
Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE May 2021 – August 2021
Electrical Engineering Intern
Established a proof-of-concept to in-source and specialize a business-critical application
currently licensed from a third-party vendor.
Developed web application using Angular front-end and Java Spring Boot microservices.
Communicated with users on desired capabilities and performance of a dispatching system.
Assisted full-time engineers in the development of large-scale network management tools.
Documented web services and databases for easy implementation in projects.
Electronics and Technology Group, Ames, IA September 2020 – Present
Student Worker
Designed and constructed printed circuit boards to improve lab curriculum.
Implemented embedded systems on projects to meet department and faculty needs.
Tested and maintained the electrical measurement equipment used in student labs.
Aided students in project design, component evaluation, and circuit analysis.
Project Experience
Radar Imaging with Software-Defined Radio August 2022 – Present
Adapt the BladeRF Micro 2.0 platform for use in research experiments at the Center for
Nondestructive Evaluation.
Develop hardware accelerators to optimize digital signal processing algorithms.
Audio Processing Pi Hat October 2020 – December 2020
Reverse engineered and improved on a discontinued design to allow for the addition of new
experiments to digital signal processing coursework.
Utilized STGL5000 Stereo Codec to provide extended audio capabilities for Raspberry Pi.
Incorporated USB-to-UART bridge to permit a serial connection for a personal device.
Involvement
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society March 2021 – Present
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity February 2020 – Present
Vice President, Academic Team Leader, Philanthropy Committee
Students for St. Jude Executive Board August 2020 – May 2022
Skills
ADS, Altera Quartus, Autodesk, C/C++, Cadence, Java, KiCad, LTSPICE, MATLAB, Microsoft Office,
Python, Simulink, Soldering, Verilog, VHDL, Xilinix Vivado