Resume

Fall 2021 - Present

University of Utah 

Majoring in Computer Engineering B.S.

• GPA:  3.972

• Relevant Coursework:

  • CS4440:  Introduction to Computer Security

  • CS4400:  Computer Systems

  • CS3960:  Software Practice II for Computer Engineers

  • CS2420:  Intro to Algorithms & Data Structures

  • CS2100:  Discrete Structures

  • CS1420:  Accelerated Object Oriented Programming

  • ECE5960:  Computational Photography

  • ECE4900:  Senior Thesis I

  • ECE3810:  Computer Architecture

  • ECE3710:  Computer Design Laboratory

  • ECE3700:  Digital System Design

  • ECE3610:  Robotics & Cyberphysical Systems

  • ECE3500:  Fundamentals of Signals and Systems

  • ECE3030:  Communication and Writing for Engineers

  • ECE2280:  Fundamentals of Engineering Electronics

  • ECE2240:  Intro to Electric Circuits

  • ECE1240:  Intro to Circuit Design

  • MATH2210:  Calculus III

  • MATH2250:  Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

  • PHYS2220:  Physics for Scientists and Engineers II

  • LEAP1501:  Social and Ethical Implications of Engineering Technologies

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Fall 2018 - Spring 2021

Taylorsville High School

Scholastic Honoree

• GPA:  4.000

• Relevant Coursework:

  • AP Calculus AB

  • AP Chemistry

  • AP English Language

  • AP English Literature

  • AP Human Geography

  • AP Statistics

  • AP Spanish

  • Code to Success 2018

• Artificial Intelligence:  Computer Vision, Image Processing, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Pix2Pix, U-Net

• Circuits:  Analog Circuit Design and Analysis, Arduino Microcontrollers, Basic Filter Design and Analysis, Digital Circuit Design, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), SPICE, Transient Circuit Design and Analysis, Verilog

• Programming:  C, C#, C++, Docker, Git, Java, MATLAB, MIPS Assembly, Python, SQL, x86-64 Assembly

• Game Development:  Unity Engine

• Web Development:  CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Node.js, ReactJS, SCSS 

• World Languages:  Spanish

• Miscellaneous:  Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Agile Development, Confluence, IBM DOORS, Jira, LaTeX, Linux, Microsoft Office Suite, Technical Writing

October 2023 - Present

The University of Utah

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Tutor

Worked with a team of four to help tutor my peers and underclassmen in concepts relating to circuit design and analysis, digital system design and architecture, mathematical reasoning, and programming.

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May 2024 - August 2024
Northrop Grumman
Systems Engineering Intern

Analyzed various safety requirements and assisted the range safety team with regulatory compliance.  Wrote a crucial analysis for the range safety team that helped pave the way for one of the Northrop Grumman missile systems to take first flight.

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May 2022 - August 2022

Sandia National Laboratories

Future of Research on Climate, Earth, and Energy Intern

Worked with a team to help further development into a modular and standardized energy management system.  I was responsible for the design, implementation, and testing of a Controller Area Network framework written in C and Python for use in this system.

May 2023 - Present
Web Based Applications - kennethgordon.dev

A website created to host an online version of my resume so that prospective employers can more easily see all of the projects I have created in detail.

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January 2024 - April 2024
Research Projects - Towards a Transparent Camera with Eye Tracking Capabilities

Developed a transparent camera that utilized a pix2pix neural network to translate images taken from the side of an acrylic pane to human understandable images.  Wrote eye tracking software to track gaze in the reconstructed images.

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July 2018 - July 2023

Web-Based Applications - Property Management

An interactive, mock property management website where users can make and manage apartment service requests to their landlord (the administrator).

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July 2018 - July 2023

Web-Based Applications - Class Scheduler

A website in which users may select classes from a master list to add tot their schedule.  Each class includes a course description that can be toggled visible or not by the user.

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August 2019 - May 2023

Desktop Games - Astro-Shooter

A game in which the player is tasked to destroy asteroids for points until the player either runs out of lives or they run out of ammo.

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November 2022 - December 2022

Analog Sensor - Light Detector

An analog sensor that uses a photoresistor with two FETs to turn on two different LEDs at different lighting thresholds.

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March 2022 - April 2022

Analog Sensor - Temperature Sensor

An analog sensor that uses a thermistor and a series of op-amps to turn on three different LEDs at different temperature thresholds depending on ambient temperature conditions.

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November 2021 - January 2022

Desktop Games - Tower Defense

A typical tower defense game in which the player puts towers along a path which defeat enemies.  The game progressively gets harder until the player eventually loses the game.

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May 2019 - July 2019

Desktop Applications - ExtempFile

A program that reads RSS links from aa file and downloads news articles in real-time from the RSS feeds.  The RSS link file can be written from the program's interface.  Created for the Taylorsville High School Debate Team.

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June 2018 - July 2018

Web-Based Applications - Birthday Countdown Clock

An interactive clock in which the user may select a dated (their birthday), and the website will countdown the number of days, hours, minutes, and seconds until their birthday.

2021 - 2024

University of Utah Dean's List Recipient

Award given to University of Utah students who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 credit hours during any one academic term.

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2022

University of Utah Asia Campus Learning Abroad Participant

Studied abroad in South Korea for a semester where I learnt to quickly adapt to a new environment and culture.  The experiences increased my intercultural communication skills as well as my overall adaptability.

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2021

Utah Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish

Award given to high school students in the state of Utah who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by their high school graduation.

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2020 - 2021

Taylorsville High School Stirling Scholar of Computer Technology

Award given to a single high school senior who demonstrates excellence in scholarship, leadership, and citizenship in computer technology at their high school in the state of Utah.

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2018 - 2021

Taylorsville High School Debate - Captain

Typical speech and debate team in which I've competed in countless tournaments.

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2018-2021

Granite Youth Symphony - Principal Violist

Granite School District's honors orchestra.  As principle violist, I was responsible for ensuring my section followed the conductor and that the section overall sounded good

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2018

Code to Success 2018 Certificate of Completion

Certificate given to those who've completed the 2018 Code to success curriculum powered by Bottega.  Individuals awarded this certificate exemplify the ideals of a Level I Full-Stack Web Developer