Zhi-he (Kevin) Lai
799 Royal St George Dr, Naperville IL ||-|| (630)-Top of Form
linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/zhihelaiBottom of Form
Professional summary:
Electrical engineering student concentrates on Energy Engineering. Possesses strong work ethic supported by engaging in extracurricular activities while maintaining as a full time student. Demonstrated high proficiency on Eagle PCB board hardware design and soldering through internship. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Education:
University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Overall GPA: 3.6, Major GPA: 3.79
Relevant courses: Power machine, Electronics 2, Digital Signal Processing, Antenna propagation, RF microwave, Nanoelectronics, Computer network, Solid state physics, Embedded system
Electrical Engineering intern (FE exam) Passed
Internship:
PedalCell | Design Engineer Associate| Evanston, IL Jul to Dec 2017
Description: Start-up company, designs cellphone charging device through bicycle mechanical power.
Designed and simulated programmable IC chips using LTspice and Eagle.
Soldered designs using hand soldering tools, pick and place machines, and reflow oven.
Tested the prototypes with oscilloscopes and assembled them with the mechanical components.
Merit Management | Marketing manager | Glen Ellyn, IL May 2018 to Aug 2018
Provided exceptional customer service with over 300 customers a week for our products
Reviewed information and analyzed data to provide suggestion on processes within interview process
Trained new hires on daily basis towards product knowledge and helped them grew to be a leader
Projects:
Device Sanitizer (Senior Design project) Jun 2018 to present
Objective: to reduce spread of disease by kill bacteria on common handheld devices (phones, keys, glasses)
Priemer Senior Design Scholarship Award winner
Constructed and troubleshoot the Arduino code and revolving mechanism.
Consulted with professors and manufacturers regarding parts ordering
Organized events for the team, weekly meetings, action items.
Skills:
Hardware: Soldering, logic circuits, oscilloscopes, function generators, reflow oven, vacuum forming
Software: FieldFox analyzer, LTspice, Eagle, Feko, C++, C, Arduino, AutoCAD, creo, MATLAB, MS Suite
Language: Mandarin Chinese, Spanish
Activities:
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aug 2017 to present
Contributed as a member in navigation team, cooperate with team to build a quadcopter
Assembled and soldered parts to quadcopter to meet specifications
Programmed a smart phone app that sends GPS information to quadcopter
Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE) Aug 2016 to Aug 2017
Contributed as a member in Electrical team, assist team with maintenance in electrical component
Designed and built the brake light by soldering the LED and assemble it into the car
Investigated problems with sensors and repair it with lowest cost possible
Honors:
National Honors Society (Tau sigma) February 2017 to present