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Michael Mentele

michaelrmentele.com 23214 41st Ne Ln / Redmond, WA 98053
206 618 4282 / michaelrmentele@gmail.com

Summary

Former Associate Power Engineer at Fortune 100 embedded systems manufacturer/developer Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL).

Seeking to make a transition into software development.

Summary of Qualifications

  • 2 years embedded system specification authoring, functional testing, and test automation of protective power applications in R&D at SEL.
  • B.S. Electrical Engineering
  • 2+ years with Python, C++
  • Motivated self-starter and obsessive skill assimilator
  • Team oriented (18+ years of team sports)

Technical Profile

Programming Languages:

Python, C++, Assembly, C#, Java, Ruby, HTML/CSS, VHDL/Verilog, Matlab

Frameworks / Libraries:

Numpy, Pandas, iPython, Jupyter

APIs / Protocols:

Facebook, Twitter, GitHub

Software / Tools:

Git, Anaconda, Trello, FTP, Telnet, RS232/Serial, HTTP

Operating Systems:

Windows 10, Linux (Ubuntu, Rasbian)

Professional Experience

Job Seeker (Redmond, WA)

Python Developer / ML Student, Jan 2016 - Present

  • Enrolled in Udacity's Machine Learning Engineer Nano degree (Expected Completion May 2016)
  • Raspberry Pi Webserver and other projects
  • Engaged in serial project sprints

Sabbatical for Personal Pursuits (Various)

Experimentalist and Student, May 2014 - Dec 2015

  • michaelrmentele.com
  • Completed 3 computer science courses through MITx and UBCx
  • Completed 8 progamming courses on Python, C#, Ruby, HTML, and CSS
  • Completed 3 miscellaneous courses through Harvardx, MITx, and UQAx
  • Worked events for Facebook demoing the Oculus DK2 to 200+ individuals at PAX Prime
  • Toured Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam for 90 days
  • Volunteered as an assistant football, wrestling, and strength training coach to 40+ highschool students

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (Pullman, WA)

Associate Power Engineer, Jan 2013 - May 2014

  • Created 5+ transmission protection logic specifications
  • Wrote 10+ functional tests
  • Automated 30+ functional tests
  • Performed 50+ functional tests on firmware implementation on 10+ projects
  • Identified and owned 70+ SRS's
  • Products worked on are deployed in 100+ countries worldwide.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (Pullman, WA)

Power Engineering Intern, May 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Test automation using a tool built on Perl scrips and interfacing over FTP, Telnet, and RS232(serial) connections.

Certifications and Education

  • MITx Intro to CS, UBCx Systematic Programming, and more
  • Udacity Machine Learning Nano Degree (expected completion May 2016)
  • BS Electrical Engineering, Washington State University (2008 - 2012)
    • EE GPA 3.77
    • President's Honor Roll: 2008, 2010-2012
    • Lead student team in developing a deadband test procedure for industrial hydro-electric govenors for Avista Utilities
  • Various other independent courses and materials
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