Résumé
Mark A. Bowers
Education
Oakland University – Rochester, MI
Masters of Science in Embedded Systems
Sep 2011 – May 2013 (projected)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Sep 2007 – May 2011
Major GPA: 3.83
Overall GPA: 3.5
Notre Dame Preparatory High School – Pontiac, MI
Aug 2003 – May 2007
Graduate with Honors
ACT score: 32
GPA: 3.74
Work Experience
RHK Technology – Troy, MI
Engineering Intern (Sep. 2010 - Present)
• Develop and maintain custom hardware in VHDL targeting FPGAs and CPLDs embedded in nano-imaging control electronics.
• Projects developed include a UDP Ethernet controller, polynomial-time generator, digital filters, arithmetic units, DAC & ADC interfaces, and various glue logic.
• Deal considerably with timing analysis and closure, with Altera and Xilinx tools.
Oakland University – Rochester, MI
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant (Sep. 2011 - Present)
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Jan. 2010 - Sep. 2011)
• Worked on custom hardware projects written in VHDL targeting FPGAs.
• Researching methods of generating special-purpose hardware from stack-based intermediate representations of high-level software languages.
• Currently a teaching assistant for ECE 570 Microprocessor-based System Design.
Notre Dame Prep & Marist Academy – Pontiac, MI
Information Technology Assistant (Apr. 2008 - Sep. 2010)
• Deployment and maintainance of client machines.
• Administered network infrastructure spanning three campuses. Dealt with routers, switches, 802.11 APs, Windows and Linux servers.
• Developed and maintained Drupal-based school website.
• Installed and maintained CAT5, coaxial and telephone wiring.
Publications
Darrin Hanna, Bryant Jones, Lincoln Lorenz, and Mark Bowers, "Flexible Embedded System Design using Flowpaths," Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications, Las Vegas, NV, July 18-21, 2011.
Darrin Hanna, Bryant Jones, Lincoln Lorenz, and Mark Bowers, "Generating Hardware from Java Using Self-Propagating Flowpaths," Proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications, Las Vegas, NV, July 18-21, 2011.
Honors
• Oakland University Dean's List 2009-2010
• Oakland University Talented Scholar Award
Associations
• Secretary, Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) – Iota Chi Chapter, electrical engineering honor society
• Member, Tau Beta Pi (TBP) – Michigan Theta Chapter, engineering honor society
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Languages and Programs
Fluent: VHDL, Altera and Xilinx tools, HCS12 assembly, C, VB.NET
Proficient: Forth, Visual C#, Java, Verilog, MATLAB
Relevant Coursework Completed
Electrical Engineering
• Circuits and Systems
• Circuits and Devices
• Signals and Systems
• Electromagnetics
• Communication Systems
• Electric Drives
• Electromechanical Energy Conversion
• Micro- & Nano-Embedded Systems
Computer Engineering
• Digital Logic and Microprocessor Design (VHDL)
• Advanced Embedded Systems (VHDL, Altera Nios)
• Microprocessor-based Systems (HCS12 assembly, C)
• Object Oriented Programming I, II (Java)
• Computer Networks
• Computer Organization
Mathematics
• Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra
• Discrete Mathematics
• Multivariable Calculus
• Calculus I, II
Engineering Core
• Computer Problem Solving (VisualBasic, MATLAB)
• Computer Graphics and CAD (CATIA)
• Intro to Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Intro to Electrical and Computer Engineering (Verilog)
• Intro to Thermal Engineering
• Design and Analysis of Electromechanical Systems
• Senior Design Project
Natural Sciences
• Biology I, II
• Physics I, II
• General Chemistry I, II
• Genetics