Resume - I'm Thomas Davies.

Thomas Davies
44 Fernwood Park Avenue, Toronto, ON M4E 3G1
613-985-3483 | thomasryan@rogers.com
www.ThomasRDavies.com
SU M MA RY
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I'm an electrical engineer, maker, and programmer with interests in the internet of things, control systems, and
embedded design. Third year student at Queen's University and former Autodesk Intern.
E DU C A T I O N
University of Leeds
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Leeds, United Kingdom
Jan 2015-Jun 2015
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International exchange semester from Queen’s University
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Relevant coursework in: Digital Communications, Control Systems, Semiconductor Technologies
and Embedded Systems Design.
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
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Focusing on power electronics and robotics.
Holding a GPA of 4,0, member of the Dean's List
Relevant coursework in: Electronics, Computer Architecture, Numerical Methods and
Optimization, Sensors and Actuators, Autonomous Robot Design and Applications of
Electromagnetics.
Dunbarton Highschool
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
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2012-2016
Pickering, ON
2008-2011
While at Dunbarton Highschool I focused on physics, maths, and computer science.
Graduated with a 96% average and was an Ontario Scholar.
Member of the student council and leadership council, helping organize a 4-day excursion for
leaders in the school.
Classes in computer science introduced me to Visual Basic, Turing, C, and Turbo Pascal.
E XP E RI E NCE
Autodesk
Sustainability Research Intern
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Toronto, ON
Summer 2014
Designed custom circuit boards for a low-cost easily implemented wireless mesh sensor
network.
Refactored large threaded procedural C code base to object oriented C++ code.
Prototyped various 3d enclosures for sensors using Inventor and makerbots for printing.
Queen’s Space Engineering Team
Communications Lead
Kingston, ON
Fall 2013 - Ongoing
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Helped design both electrical and software systems for a Mars enabled rover to compete in the
2012 NASA Lunabotics Competition.
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Designed and implemented a 2km no-line of sight wireless communication system with ground
tracking antenna for an astronaut assisting rover to be used in competition at the annual
University Rover Challenge in Utah.
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Also involved in power systems, user interface, robotics control and mechanical design.
Queen’s University
Kingston, ON
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2014 – Ongoing
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Taught weekly lab classes to over 40 students.
Helped design and mark lab reports, quizzes and assignments.
Assisted graduate students in running tutorials to take up homework problems and examples
Taught various courses including: Calculus; Mechanics; Electricity and Magnetism; Computer
Science
Camp Robin Hood
Section Manager
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Markham, ON
Summer 2010-2013
Co-led program to teach effective leadership skills to teens aged 12 to 14.
Communicated daily with directors, parents and counselors through phone calls, emails and
meetings.
Gained valuable insight into team dynamics and problem resolution.
PRO JE C T S
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InformaBox (2014). Custom designed PCB with various sensors to measure environmental
quantities. Sensor data is parsed from the chip and pushed to an online database for
visualization. C++, Python, MySQL, EagleCad.
Wireless Sensor Nodes (2014). While interning with Autodesk, designed a sensor node mesh
network using custom boot loaded Atmega 328p with RF modules on a designed PCB. C,
EagleCad, Circuitry.
Personal Website (2014). Created a personal website for showcasing various projects, QR code
to webpage found above. Developed using HTML 5 and CSS. Found at:
www.thomasrdavies.com.
Windows 8 Magic Eight Ball (2014) Virtual magic eight ball developed and released for windows
phone 8 platform. C++, Visual Studio, XML.
Mandelbrot Zoom (2013). Application to generate Mandelbrot set, with toggle zoom and
various color themes. C++, SDL.
8x8x8 LED Cube (2013) Large cube comprised of 512 LED’s with over 1000 solder points.
Controlled by Atmega chip programmed in C. Arduino, C, Circuitry
R EF ER ENC E S
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Alex Tessier – Senior Research Engineer – alex.tessier@autodesk.com
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Carlos Saavedra, PhD – Electronics professor – saavedra@queensu.ca
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Howie Grossinger – Owner of Camp Robin Hood – howie@camprobinhood.ca