Justin B. McAllister

Current Address:
2200 Waterview Pkwy. #1535

Richardson, TX 75080
justinm@utdallas.edu

Permanent Address:
201 Park Meadows Dr.
Weatherford, TX 76087
www.qsl.net/k5aea

Objective

To find a full time summer position that will build on my experience and allow me to use and further my abilities in the microelectronics field.

Education

Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas

Electrical Engineering and Mathematics; 8/01-present. GPA 3.187/4.0; Relevant coursework: Electronics I, Materials Science, Network Analysis II, Engineering Electromagnetism

 

University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas
Electrical Engineering; 8/1999-5/2001 GPA 2.987/4.0; 68 Hours Completed; Relevant Coursework: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Network Analysis, Computer Science I (C++), Computer Science II (C++), Computer Organization and Design

Relevant
Skills

Computer Skills: IBM Compatible PCs running Windows 9x, NT; Macintosh OS 9, X; Linux 2.0.x-2.4.x; Programming in C++, HTML, limited Assembly and server-side scripting (CGI, PERL, PHP); Typing: 50 WPM

 

Software: L-Edit, Intellisuite, Lasi, Electronics Workbench, PSPICE, MathCAD, Axum, Microsoft Office XP

 

Electronics Skills: Designing, building, and testing electronic circuits (with an emphasis on RF circuits); use of common lab equipment including oscilloscope, function generator, RLC Bridge, network analyzer

 

Relevant
Experience

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas

Research Assistant, Microelectronics and Microsensors Laboratory.  January 2002-present. 

 
  • Finite Element Analysis of MEMS devices using Intellisuite
  • Comparison of analysis results to experimental data, consultation on new designs.

University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Lab Tech III, UTD Electrical Engineering Cleanroom and UTD Wireless Communications Lab.  Fall '99- Spring ‘01; 40+ hours/week summer, 20 hrs/week while in school.

Reason for Departure: Transfer to TCU.

 
  • Building the antenna systems and RF front end for an adaptive antenna array.
  • Speaking with product engineers, ordering products, developing, assembling, and testing the RF side of the adaptive antenna array from the antennas themselves to t  he I and Q outputs of the RF front end
  • Use of micro fabrication techniques and the development of Microelecromechanical Systems (MEMS).  Learned techniques of mask and substrate preparation, exposure using e-beam lithography, development, evaporation, lift off, and reactive ion etching
  • Operation of the Scanning Electron Microscope, Atomic Force Microscope, Evaporators, Reactive Ion Etcher, Ball Bonder, and the Triple-Point Drier

 

Honors

Academic Distinction Scholarship, UTD; Brandenburg Amateur Radio Scholarship, UTD; President's Award for Outstanding Community Service; All American Scholar

Activities

Vice President, TCU IEEE; Member, TCU Society of Engineering Students; Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES); Amateur Extra Class Amateur Radio License, call sign K5AEA; Small Group Leader and Audio Technician, Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, TCU

Availability

Full time May 14, 2002-August 23,2002