Resume
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Research Interests
Statistical signal processing; information theory; neural signals and coding.
Education
Rice University, Houston, TX
PhD in Electrical Engineering - Systems, Expected May 2008
MS Awarded January 2005
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario
B.E.Sc. in Electrical Engineering - Wireless Communication, June 2002
Graduated with Distinction
Practical Experience
Park Assist, Syndey, Australia
Engineering Consultant, July 2006 - present
Managed and contributed to the design, construction, and installation
of wireless sensor networks for parking space management and enforcement.
ECE Department, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Research Assistant, Spring 2003 - present
Conducted research in signal processing and
computational neuroscience, under the supervision of Dr. Don H. Johnson.
Teaching Fellow, Fall 2004
Assisted the primary instructor for the
course “Signals and Systems”; Developed course material, including lecture notes, homework and exams; Prepared and delivered fifteen in-class lectures;
Provided private tutorials and extra help sessions to students.
Time Domain, Huntsville, Alabama
Engineering Consultant, Summer 2002
Assisted in the development of an analysis tool to make
performance predictions for Time Domain’s Ultra-Wideband radio systems.
Summer Intern, Summer 2001
Worked in a team on a simulation
analysis of the 2nd generation Ultra-Wideband digital radio; Designed and implemented simulations, performed data post-processing and statistical
analysis using Matlab; Created custom software to aid in simulation data processing and visualization.
iLAN Network Consulting, London, Ontario
President and Founder, September 2000 - March 2001
Founded and operated a small business
to install and support home computer networks for university students.
Abas Computing, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Programming Consultant, Summers 1999, 2000
Designed custom order-entry, invoicing, and
accounting systems to client specifications using the dBase++, Clipper, Xbase++, C, and Java programming languages.
Honors and Awards
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (2006-present) - tenable in the U.S.
- Texas Instruments Fellowship (2002-present)
- Rice Graduate Fellowship (2002-present)
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship (2005, declined) - only tenable in Canada, declined in favor of studying at Rice
- Rice ECE Teaching Fellowship (2004)
- Edmund McAshan Dupree Fellowship (2002-2003)
- First Place, ECE Senior Project Competition, UWO (2002)
- Deans Honor List, UWO (1998-2002)
- Engineering Excellence Scholarship, UWO (1998-1999)
Publications
For a full list of publications, see my Publications page.