Grace Zhang

11082 Paisano Dr. linkedin.com/in/gracezhang-ece/ 301 College Ave. APT 4C

Frisco, TX 75035 Ithaca, NY 14850
Cell: (214) 675-0097 Email: gtz4@cornell.edu
OBJECTIVE
Engineering student with strong teamwork abilities hopeful for a 2021 summer internship to utilize years of prior
experience with embedded systems or electrical CAD software.

EDUCATION
Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca, NY Expected May 2022
Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor: Computer Science
GPA: 3.844; Dean’s List, Spring 2019, Fall 2019

EXPERIENCE
Lutron Summer ALT EXperience, Remote Work, Intern Jul. 2020-Present
● Gain Lutron knowledge and professional insight and attend panel discussions, interview trainings, and networking
opportunities to learn to more effectively communicate.
● Work with a team of peers to create a project proposal to outfit a customer’s home with Lutron Caseta products
and present the project solution to a panel of employees.
● Rescinded original summer internship as Embedded Firmware Engineering Intern due to COVID-19.
The Shoulders of Giants, Remote Work, Technical Mentor Jul. 2020-Present
● Lead a group of high school students to design and build a 6-pole DC motor capable of generating a usable
amount of power by educating students about the basics of motors, physics, and mechanical and electrical design.
Cornell Mars Rover, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Electrical Subteam Member Oct. 2018-Present
● Collaborate with a team of peers to design an innovative semi-autonomous rover to compete in the annual
University Rover Challenge.
● Design and fabricate the layout of the printed circuit board (PCB) in Eagle and write the microcontroller code in
C for various sensor, power, and logic boards for rovers.
● Wire the electrical components of the rover and help with testing for competition.
● Communicate with other subteams to determine the design requirements of electrical components.
Summer Biomedical Electronics Experience, Dallas, TX, Assistant Instructor Jun. 2018-Oct. 2019
● Instructed 40 high school students in the mechanical, hardware, and software design and fabrication of a 3D
printed prosthetic hand, circuit, and Arduino code responsive to sensors and electromyography.
● Designed and fabricated the PCB to control the prosthetic hand, servos, and signals.
● Designed an Arduino compatible microcontroller development board that adheres to IEC 60601 standards.

SKILLS
Programming Languages: C/C++, Verilog, MATLAB, Java (novice)
Programs: Autodesk EAGLE, KiCad, Git, Alibre, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, MS Office
Instrumentation: Oscilloscope, Digital Multimeter, Power Supply, Function Generator, Solder Iron
Relevant Courses: Embedded Systems, Digital Logic and Computer Organization, Signals and Information, Computing
Technology in Smartphones, Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers, Object-Oriented
Programming and Data Structures (Java)

LEADERSHIP
Cornell E.Motion, Cornell University, Design Chair Jan. 2020-Present
● Collaborate with executive board members to plan events for 60+ members.
● Design quartercards, posters, programs, and merchandise for the annual showcase and edit photos for promotion.