EDUCATION

• Pursuing Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2003 – Present)
  • University of California, Irvine
  • GPA: 4.00/4.00
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2003 – 2005)
  • University of California, Irvine
  • GPA: 4.00/4.00
• Coursework in Electrical Engineering (2000 – 2003)
  • Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • GPA: 4.62/5.00
• Miscellaneous Coursework (1998 – 2000)
  • Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
  • GPA: 4.00/4.00

EXPERIENCE

• Graduate Student Researcher (2004 – Present)
  • Employer: University of California, Irvine
  • Advisor: Prof. Andrei Shkel
  • Current project: Nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscope.
  • Previous projects: Optical and piezoresistive MEMS accelerometers.
• Math Instructor (2001 – 2002)
  • Employer: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Manager: Prof. Stefan Ostlund, Dean, Dept. of Electrical Engineering
  • Responsibilities: Instructor for a peer-assisted learning program in mathematics. Planned and led weekly meetings with freshman electrical engineering students.
• Internship (Summer 2001)
  • Employer: Svenska Kraftnat (electric utility company), Stockholm, Sweden
  • Manager: Stefan Arnborg
  • Responsibilities: Worked on relay protection devices. Developed templates for status and error reporting

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Sensors: Design, modeling, fabrication, and testing of gyroscopes and accelerometers. Experience with atomic, optical, capacitive, and piezoresistive sensing principles.
• Software: COMSOL Multiphysics, SolidWorks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, SPICE, L-Edit, C/C++, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office.
• Cleanroom: Four years of experience with conventional and emerging microfabrication technologies in Class 100/1,000/10,000 cleanroom.
• Communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills. Experience in writing grant proposals.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Journal paper "Single-mask fabrication of high-G piezoresistive accelerometers with extended temperature range" was chosen for inclusion in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 2007 Highlights – a showcase containing a combination of the most accessed papers online and those considered to be of the highest quality by the Editorial Board.
• Journal paper "Glass Blowing on a Wafer Level" was highlighted in Lab on a Chip (vol. 7, p. 664, 2007) as an article of particular significance/value to miniaturization research.
• Featured in the news section of the UC Irvine Henry Samueli School of Engineering's website. The article was also published in the school's magazine, Innovations (vol. 2, issue 1, p. 16, 2007).
• Awarded the Henrik Goransson Foundation’s scholarship in 2003 for outstanding academic performance at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
• President’s List: Fall 1998 – Spring 2000, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA.