Michael Boyer

School Address

Box 281, Union College

Schenectady, NY 12308

518-388-1669

Home Address

3708 SW Lyle Ct.

Portland, OR 97221

Cell: 434-531-8034

Education

Union College, Schenectady, NY

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Minor in Math, expected June 2006

GPA: 3.59 (3.98 last 8 trimesters)

COMPUTER ENGINEERING Experience

Senior Project: Automated Campus Tour Guide, 3/05 - Present

Currently designing a handheld tour guide system that uses signals from cell towers for real-time indoor localization.

Intern, Intel Corporation: Enterprise Microprocessor Group, 6/05 - 8/05

Supported timing clean up and convergence efforts in the BEAR section of the Nehalem project. Built and debugged section timing models and developed numerous Perl scripts to automate the timing analysis process. Received an overall rating of Outstanding.

Undergraduate Researcher, Semiconductor Research Corporation, 6/04 - 8/04

Performed IBM-funded research on the verification of asynchronous circuits with Professor Cherrice Traver at Union College. Presented my results at the SRC Graduate Fellowship Program Annual Conference, one of only five undergraduates to do so.

Teaching Experience

Tutor, Computer Science Help Desk, Union College, 10/04 - 6/05, 9/05 - Present

Helped college students with coursework from computer science classes. Beginning 9/05, also acted as coordinator, organizing schedules and providing feedback to professors.

Writing Tutor, Writing Center, Union College, 9/05 - Present

Helped students improve both the process and product of writing. Specialized in technical writing, but worked with students from all disciplines.

Instructor, Girls Inc., Schenectady, NY, 1/05 - 5/05, 9/05 - Present

Taught courses in basic computer programming and robotics to underprivileged girls. Developed and implemented my own lesson plans.

Instructor, Union College Robot Camp, Union College, 6/28/04 - 7/2/04

Helped local middle and high school students build, test, and program robots.

Computer Skills

Languages: Perl, Java, C++, C, Assembly, VHDL, SQL, Scheme, HTML, Visual Basic.

Operating Systems: Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac OS.

Programs: ModelSim, MaxPlus, Matlab, MySQL, Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Photoshop.

Relevant Coursework

Digital Design: Digital Computers, Digital System Design, VLSI Design, Microprocessors, Computer Organization

Circuits: Semiconductor Devices, Electric Circuits, Circuits and Systems

Software: Software Engineering, Algorithm Design and Analysis, Data Structures, Databases, Programming Languages

Networking: Computer Network Protocols, Probability and Digital Communications, Data Communications

General: History of Computing, Fundamentals of Engineering

Honors and Awards

Goldwater Scholar Nominee, 2005

Dean’s List, 2003-2004, 2004-2005

Presidential Scholarship Recipient, 2002-2006

Eta Kappa Nu, Spring 2005 - Present

Sigma Xi, Spring 2005 - Present

Tau Beta Pi, Fall 2005 - Present

Extracurricular Activities

Computer Science International Design Competition, 11/04 - 4/05

P. O. Pistilli Scholarship Selection Committee, 2/05 - 3/05

Rugby Club, 9/02 – Present