Name: Mike Hughes
Major at KU: Electrical Engineering
KU Degree Program: Current Graduate Student
E-Mail: gte769h@yahoo.com
KU Grad Date: -
Previous University: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Daytime Phone: 785-841-3406
Objective: Seeking a research position that will broaden my experience and knowledge of Electrical Engineering (posted 08-29-2006)
Michael Ryan Hughes
1400 Lilac Lane
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-841-3406
gte769h@yahoo.com
Education
1/2006 - Present : University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0
GRE: 540 Verbal, 720 Quantitative, 6.0 Analytical (2005)
Relevant KU Courses: Circuits I and II, Computer Systems & Assembly Language, Electromagnetics I, Probability & Statistics, Digital Logic, Communication Networks, Microelectronic Circuits
9/1998 - 5/2003: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.0/4.0
Additional Courses: Nuclear Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Intro to Bioengineering, Empirical Economics, Economic & Financial Analysis, International Economics, Micro & Macro
Experience
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company: Process Engineer/Chemist
Albany, GA
1/2004 - 1/2006
- Visual Basic Programming
- Banbury Mixer cycle controls
- Six sigma/statistical process control
- Data acquisition (VB, Access, Oracle, SQL)
- First engineer to reduce non-uniform batch percentage below target (< 0.5% of produced batches)
- Created data acquisition improvements, allowing management and operators to easily access relevant and previously unknown information.
- Successfully implemented formula change creating savings of $350,000/year
Schlumberger Oil Field Services: Field Engineer, Well Production Services
Vung Tau, Vietnam
5/2003 - 11/2003
- Member of Hydraulic Fracturing Team
- Maintenance of positive displacement pumps, valves, centrifugal pumps, etc
- Laboratory Work, including polymer and water quality evaluation.
Air Quality Research: GA Tech Environmental Engineering Department
Atlanta, GA
6/2002 - 3/2003
- Created Visual Basic programs that acquired and correlated massive amounts
of data for an epidemiological study.
Micro-Needles Bioengineering Research: GA Tech Bioengineering
Atlanta, GA
9/2001 - 1/2002
- Related time of needle puncture in skin to the drop in electrical resistance across the skin
- Evaluated different sizes and shapes of needles as well as hydrated and un-hydrated skin
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company: Process Engineering Intern
Albany, GA
8/1999 - 8/2000
- Study discovering empirical relationships between laboratory tests and relevant
tire performance data.
Skills
- C/C++
- Viual Basic
- MS Office Suite
- UNIX
- MS Dos
- Six Sigma
- Windows
- HTML
- Pspice
- Matlab
- VHDL
- Assembly
Affiliations, Activities, & Honors
Affiliations: IEEE, ACM
Activities: Classical Guitarist, Bodybuilding, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Investing, Science Experiments, Rollerblading, Automobile Restoration/Maintenance
Honors: Deans List (7 semesters), Faculty Honors (1 semester), National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Relevant Coursework:
Circuits I and II, Computer Systems & Assembly Language, Electromagnetics I,
Probability & Statistics, Digital Logic, Communication Networks, Microelectronic Circuits
