Duc V.

Nguyen
39A S. 19th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 267-273-4997 ducnguyen@drexel.edu

Education Drexel University - Pennoni Honors College Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Cumulative GPA: 3.93 Honors and Awards
Drexel Dean's Scholarship - 2009, 2010, 2011 Drexel University Endowed Scholarship - 2009, 2010, 2011 Drexel Trustee Award - 2009, 2010 Drexel Dean's List of Distinction - 2009-2010 The National Society of Collegiate Scholars membership STAR Scholar

Philadelphia, PA Graduation - June, 2014

Experience PECO - An Exelon Company Engineering Assistant and IT Support Philadelphia, PA September 2010 to March 2011

Ran power flow analysis using PSS/E Software to evaluate transmission system behavior Developed transmission project diagram using AutoCAD 2006 Wrote programs to calculate PECO's today and day ahead load forecast using Perl Validated transmission system ratings Updated PECO restoration manual Completed outage reports, eDART, DMAC, etc. Built SharePoint site for Transmission Planning group

Drexel Autonomous Systems Lab Researcher

Philadelphia, PA May 2010 to Present

Assist professor and Ph.D. students in building hardware and programming for HUBO humanoid robot project Assist senior students in building robotics framework: Conductor - High Degree of Freedom Control Software Work on mini-humanoid robots and virtual mini-humanoid robots (walking and vision) using Webots and Conductor Created a ground vehicle that can autonomously navigate between multiple GPS way points in a known environment Planned path using A* search algorithm or others

Drexel Wireless Systems Laboratory Researcher Assistant

Philadelphia, PA October 2009 to May 2010

Developed hardware for multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) wireless communication project Programed and calibrated electrical boards and testing wireless check points using MATLAB Developed graphical user interface (GUI) for data analysis program

High School for the Gifted Biology Lab TA

Assisted instructor in biology lab Instructed high school students doing biology experiments Created biology online database (videos, images, materials)

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam January 2008 - May 2009

Software
Microsoft Office (2003, 2007, 2010): Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7; Ubuntu, Macintosh Programming Languages: Java, C, C++, Perl, Maple, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Microsoft Visual C# Pro/ENGINEER, Autodesk Inventor 2010, AutoCAD 2010, MasterCAM X3 (with machine code)

Hardware
Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machine and tools National Instrument robotics toolkit Agilent Technologies oscilloscopes

Drexel Design Projects

Ground vehiles and GPS waypoints: creating an autonomous vehicle that can navigate through a known environment to some check points. Robotics: developed an effective method of navigating a team of bluetooth-enabled robots. Reverse Engineering: redesigned a disposable camera to increase its efficiency. Green House Design: designed a thermally and economically efficient house. Drug Delivery: created a model of nanobot delivering drug to cancerous cells and eradicating them.

Relevant Coursework
Digital Logic Design Evaluation & Presentation of Experimental Data I Computational Lab I, II, III Linear Engineering Systems Calculus I, II General Chemistry I, II Fundamentals of Materials Computer Numerical Controlled Machining Foundations of Electric Circuits Introduction to Microcontrollers Engineering Lab Design I, II, III Advanced C Programming Multi-variable Calculus Fundamentals of Physics I, II Essential Biology for Engineers Java

Others
Fluent in Vietnamese Basic German Member of Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) - 2010 to Present Member of Drexel Engineers Without Borders (Drexel EWB) - 2009 to 2010 TechServ - Fixing and refurbishing old computers - 2009 to 2011 Advisor for Lindy Scholar Program at Drexel University - 2010 to 2011