Nicholas J.

Stasi
njstasi@gmail.com (319)-238-3837 215 Stanton Ave. Unit 405 Ames, IA 50014
https://nicholasstasi.weebly.com

Objective
Highly motivated and enthusiastic new grad with industry experience
seeking a full-time position in Hardware/Electrical Engineering.
Education
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames, IA
➢ BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, COMPUTER ENGINEERING (EXPECTED GRADUATION NOVEMBER 2020)
Cumulative GPA: 3.95/4.00
SECURITY CLEARANCE ̶ Active D.o.D. Security Clearance Level: SECRET
Work Experience
COLLINS AEROSPACE, Cedar Rapids, IA
➢ FPGA/ASIC Engineering Co-op (May 2020 – Present)
o Wrote 7 VHDL logic blocks on an FPGA dealing with digital RF data for a next generation
Military Software Programmable Radio
o Wrote VHDL test benches and debugged waveforms in QuestaSim
o Performed integration testing on a Xilinx FPGA development board
o Ran UVM test sequences to verify hardware in simulation
➢ Software Engineering Co-op (May 2018 – May 2020)
o Wrote embedded C/C++ code for Military GPS units with new M-code technology
o Developed a software tool using MatLab and Python to produce over 1,000
pages of automated documentation after every commit to trunk
o Improved continuous integration (Bamboo) build scripts to make builds run 17% faster
o Worked on an eight-person Agile Scrum team
Academic Experience
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
➢ Computer Architecture T.A. (Fall 2019)
o Instructed students on single-threaded pipelined processor design techniques
o Oversaw 2 lab sections, helping students design and debug VHDL using ModelSim
➢ Senior Design Project (Spring 2020 – Present)
o Underwater sensor arrays to monitor and predict harmful Algal blooms
o Designing custom PCB in EAGLE CAD for microcontroller and peripheral sensors
o Setup I2C communication between microcontroller and sensor grid
➢ Music Reactive LED Light PCB Project (demo link: youtu.be/kWPfY7RCxU4)
o Designed custom PCB that controlled a LED light strip using an ATmega328 microcontroller
o Developed skills in circuit design, firmware, using oscilloscopes, and hardware debugging
➢ M:2:I team SailBot
o Designed a Python script to read sensor data and autonomously steer our sailboat
➢ Study Abroad ̶ 8-week Study-Abroad in Rome, Italy
➢ Financial Research ̶ Researched the effect of presidential primaries on local companies’ stock
➢ Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Scholarship Chairman ̶ Kept the house in good Academic Standing.
Skills
➢ VHDL, Verilog, QuestaSim, Xilinx Vivado, Quartus Prime, UVM, Eagle PCB design,
Digital circuit design, Analog circuit design, soldering, oscilloscopes, MatLab,
Simulink, Python, TCL, Linux, Java, C, C++