Antonio Montoya

515-419-4731
arsmontoya@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/antoniorsmontoya

Education
2013

Iowa State University

Senior in Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.91

Departmental GPA: 3.97

Professional Experience
2016

IBM Power 9 Team

VLSI High Speed I/O Design Co-op
Projects include PLL/Reciever/Transmitter circuit characterization, development of laboratory testing protocols
and wafer testing platforms, and software design to enable supervision of long term circuit performance testing.

2015

Vermeer Corporation Advanced Control Systems Group

Embedded Software Intern

Projects in machine control systems. Future work to include user interface design work and development. Most
Programming done in C/C++.
2014

Iowa State University Microelectronics Research Center

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Research into characterization parameters for organic photodetectors, Development of testing equipment and
procedures for quantifying desired figures of merit. Design and development of custom circuit boards for use in
testing apparatus to lessen ringing and effects of noise on measurements.

Work Experience
2014 Now

Iowa State University

Lab Instructor/Peer-Mentor/Teaching Assistant

Providing lab oversight and mentoring for the Introduction to Electrical Engineering class, as well as acting as
teaching assistant for the Signal Processing I lab course. Important responsibilities include: leading help
sections, instructing lab sections, and grading lab reports.

Project Experience
2013 2014

Critical Tinkers Holiday Light Show - Fall 2014 - Recurring Event

Drum Kit Automation System - Fall 2014 (HackISU Fall 2014: First Prize for Hardware)
High-Fidelity Singing Plasma Arc - Summer 2014 - Ongoing
Infinity-Mirror Music Visualized - Spring 2014 - Completed
Leap-Motion Controlled Nerf Turret - Spring 2014 -Completed
Electrical Engineering Learning Community Project team lead - Fall 2013 - Completed

Professional Skills

Honors & Awards

Languages: C#/C++/C/Java/Python/Perl/MATLAB/Verilog
Design Tools: Cadence Virtuoso/ModelSim/Simulink
Hardware Test/Verification Experience
High speed I/O Characterization
PLL Design and Characterization Experience

First Place Hardware winner, HackISU Fall 2014.

Boeing Company Scholarship Recipient for 2014-15.
Five semesters on the Dean's list
Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society Nu Chapter Inductee 2015
Cardinal Key Honor Society Inductee 2015

Activities/Leadership
Vice President of Critical Tinkers Student Group
CT - Events and Competitions Committee Chair
CT - Student Representative to Egineering Student Council
Eta Kappa Nu - Social Service Chair
Eta Kappa Nu Help Room Staffer
Student Ambasador Iowa State Engineering Career Fair

2013 - 2015
2013 - 2015
2014 2015
2014 2015
2014 2016
2015