James C.

Gao
890 Curran St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 | 681-285-5286 | jamssgao@gmail.com | US Ci zen

Objective
Reliable and collaborative first year Computer Engineering student at Georgia Tech with a passion for computer hardware and
emerging architecture as well as signal and information processing. Seeking an internship position to expand knowledge in such
fields, especially in the application of semiconductors.

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA August 2023 – Present
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, GPA NA Expected Graduation, May 2027
Morgantown High School | Morgantown, WV August 2019 – May 2023
GPA 4.486

Skills
Programming: Java
Hardware: Arduino, Servo, Micro:bit
Software: NI LabVIEW, GitHub, Onshape
Communication: Design proposals, presentations (medium and small audiences)
Languages: English (native), Chinese (native), Spanish (novice)

Projects
Wi-Fi Lab | Science Olympiad January – May 2023
Lead Designer
Team-based project to create a Wi-Fi antenna that fits inside a 5 cm 3 space.
• Custom made 3 unique 3D-printed parts to secure wire to Yagi-Uda antenna
• Maximized Yagi-Uda antenna design to fit inside 5 cm 3 space
• Transmi ed 2.4 GHz signal up to 10 m
• Guided team member on construc on of antenna

Scrambler | Science Olympiad January – May 2023

Lead Designer
Team-based project to create a design, build, and test a mechanical device, which uses the energy from a falling mass to transport an
egg along a straight track as quickly as possible and stop as close to the center of a Terminal Barrier without breaking the egg.
• Created cart with wing nut stopping mechanism
• Designed elas c propulsion system with a hinge lock mechanism
• Mo vated team member on precise construc on of project
• Placed 12th in the na on (highest among team from West Virginia)

Relevant Coursework
Fundamentals of Digital System Design: explores design at the layers of a compu ng pla orm from switches and wire to a
programmable machine; transforming specifica on into implementa on; design tools are used to build, evaluate, and compare
implementa on approaches

Activities
HyTech Racing | Member September 2023 – Present
 New member about to make significant contributions to the team in the improvement of HT08