CHRIS SHOEMAKER

1318 Lyon Place
Wantagh, NY 11793
(516)-826-9510
shoemakc@vuser.vu.union.edu

OBJECTIVE:
To obtain an electrical engineering position in the New York capital region.

SUMMARY:
Strong foundation in a diversity of electrical engineering concepts, enhanced by excellent communication and computer skills.
EDUCATION :
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, June 2002, GPA 3.4/4.0
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, June 2001
Independent Study: A Survey of Techniques for Digital Watermarking
Senior Design Project: Design of a Class D Audio Power Amplifier
Eta Kappa Nu: National electrical and computer engineering honor society, May 2002
Courses included:  
Analog Circuit Design (7), Digital Circuit Design (4),
Digital Signal Processing (4)
, Data Communications (3),
Wireless Communications (3), Control Systems (3),
Embeded Microcontrollers (2)
COMPUTER SKILLS :

Extensive Knowledge of: MATLAB, SPICE, VHDL, MS Office, Visual Basic, BASH, HTML,
PHP, Windows 9x, NT, 2000, XP, Linux System Administration, Networking, PC Hardware
Experience with: C++, PERL, Unix, AutoCAD, 3DStudio, Macintosh.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Electrical Engineer, Lizardos Engineering Associates, Mineola, NY, 2002-Present
TBA
Systems Engineer, Tritium Card Services, Uniondale, NY, 2001-2002
Aided in the acquisition and deployment of PC servers, workstations and storage arrays.
Automated various company processes using Visual Basic and shell scripting.
Provided technical support to an office of over 100 employees.
Peripheral Sales, Microcenter, Westbury, NY 1998-2001
Explained computer concepts to frequently non-technical customers.
Helped customers find the most effective solutions to their problems.
Receptionist, Union College, Office of Computer Services, Schenectady, NY 1997-2001
Helped students and professors with simple computer problems.
Performed basic Unix account maintenance.
Sales Associate, Computer City, Westbury, NY 1997-1998
Assisted customers with purchase, helped with stock, assumed duties of absent employees.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE :

Treasurer, Virtual Union, 2000-2001
Managed a budget of over $8000 and aided in the deployment of 5 Linux machines
serving over 500 users.

Treasurer, Union College Debate Team, 2000-2001
Managed a budget of $5000 for registration fees and transportation.
Full Member, Philomathean Society, 2000-2001
Organized and participated in meetings of college literary, speech and debate society.
Eagle Scout, Troop 656, Wantagh, NY