AUSTIN T. OWENS

SUMMARY

Passionate programmer, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineer. Love to learn and can apply knowledge in innovative and efficient ways. Work well in teams and welcome challenges. WORK EXPERIENCE

Mechatronics Club President/Founder October 2011 - Current

Founded a non-profit organization consisting of 70+ Engineers, Computer Scientists, and Business students.

Raised over $120,000 in monetary and $25,000 through gifts in kind.

Started a Mechatronics 101 division to aid in the development of STEM education within San Diego.

Created a RoboSub and RoboAir division to compete in water and air based autonomous vehicle competitions.

Developed an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and led a team of 30+ students to the 2014 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) competition; placed 8th out of 39 international teams.

Present proposals to companies to gain sponsorships and provide vehicle presentations to current sponsors.

Featured in San Diego Union Tribune and several SDSU newspapers.

Hospira Software Development/Testing Intern March 2013 - August 2013

Performed load tests on servers to test against Safety Software products for infusion pumps. Results were used to determine the hardware and software requirements for production line.

Proceeded onto participating in software review; primarily in Java and SQL.

Began assisting in writing Java unit tests for Hospira’s in-house tools. TECHINICAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Languages and Software

Python; Java; MATLAB ; Simulink; C++; C; OpenCV; SQL; Scheme; Racket; APL; HTML; CSS; JavaScript; JQuery; AJAX; PHP; JSP; ASP; XML; JSON

Eclipse; Subversion (SVN); GIT; Code Collaborator; SolidWorks (CAD); Pro/ENGINEERING (CAD); WireShark; Nmap; Multisim; Apache ANT; JMX-console; Apache Tomcat; MySQL; MSSQL; PHPMyAdmin; Sphinx; Visual Studio; Atmel Studio; Microsoft Office Suite

Projects

Wrote all computer software for an AUV to navigate an underwater obstacle course o Developed multiple image processing algorithms in Java/Python to locate various objects underwater. o Implemented various closed loop control systems for navigation and depth control. o Programmed microcontrollers using various peripherals to take in sensor data and control motors. o Designed serial communication drivers in Python for all embedded devices. o Implemented a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling and monitoring AUV status. o Created a navigation system and 3D virtual map using advanced mathematical algorithms to monitor

AUV’s location.

Created control system simulation of a 3 degree of freedom robotic arm o Calculated PID controller values for joint controller. o Developed GUI and simulation of robot’s performance under various models of brushed DC motors.

EDUCATION

San Diego State University San Diego, CA Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering Expected: Fall 2016 Minor in Computer Science Expected: Spring 2015

Relevant Coursework: Robotics I & II, Artificial Intelligence, Control Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics I & II, Heat Transfer, Mechanics of Materials, Circuit Analysis, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Calculus I, II, & III

GPA: 3.3