Rachel E Ellison

3603 6th Street, North Beach MD 20714 443.624.8659 ellison.rachel.e@gmail.com EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Specializations: Signal Processing & Communications, Computer Engineering GPA: 3.3
OBJECTIVE To obtain full time employment after graduation in May 2014. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Expected May 2014

Motivated and dynamic professional with a diverse skill set. Experienced with many mainstream programming languages, technical software, and operating systems. Other skills include: Signal Processing Computer Networks Computer Security Cryptography Wireless Communication, RF Circuit Design Programming: o C, Java, Python o Verilog, Assembly o Matlab, Ruby Spirent Test Center Breaking Point Avalanche Commander Wireshark Netscout PSpice Computer Assisted Drafting: o Creo (ProEngineer) o Solidworks o Inventor WORK EXPERIENCE Sensor Performance Testing Intern (January 2013 Present) Cisco Systems, Columbia, MD. Tested device and software performance under different setups and scenarios with simulated network traffic. Found and reported software bugs, and created results spreadsheets. Network Security Engineer, Intern (June 2012 August 2012) AT&T Government Solutions, Columbia, MD. Created and implemented various network and server tests for latency, bandwidth, packet loss, etc. to evaluate the resiliency of different network components and systems. Simulated and analyzed HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, and SMTP network traffic using Wireshark, Netscout, Breaking-point, Spirent Test Center, VSS, Solar Winds, and other network monitoring software. Engineering Aid (May 2011 July 2011) Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. Designed and implemented RF communication equipment for military bases and vehicles. Front-End Supervisor (July 2010 December 2012) Sears Holdings, Prince Frederick, MD. Supervised cashiers, distributed and monitored cash flow, ran service desk, answered store calls. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Researcher, Autonomous Sound Seeking Robot (Spring 2012) Conducted research in robotic hearing and signal processing for Dr. Gilmer Blankenship Built and programmed robot designed to detect and navigate to sound sources Robot sampled 4 microphones which were interpreted by an Arduino microprocessor that controlled the robot. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Amateur Radio Association Courtyards Area Council Chess Club Flexus (Women in Engineering) Girls Excelling in Math and Science President President Member Member Mentor April 2012 - present August 2012 - present August 2013 - present August 2010 - May 2012 January 2011 - June 2011 Linear Algebra Differential Equations Calculus Spanish LaTex Microsoft Office: o Word o Excel o Visio o Powerpoint