Christine Watnik
http://chris.watnik.com
- Objective:
- Obtain a full-time electrical/computer engineering position as a digital design engineer in the San Francisco (CA) Bay Area. I am available to relocate to the Bay Area mid-summer 2006.
- Work Experience:
- Intel Corp., Platform Components Group, 1997-Present
- Folsom, CA
- Senior Component Development Engineer. Experiences include: motherboard chipset logic design, synthesis process execution ownership, timing analysis process ownership, timing constraint development, pre- and post-silicon validation and debug, gate-level simulation debug, performance evaluation, testability hooks
- Wavelength Automation Inc., 1995-1997
- West Sacramento, CA
- Computer Technician. Responsibilities included: hardware installation, troubleshooting, network maintenance, custom database programming
- Department of Computer Science, U.C. Davis, 1995, 1997
- Davis, CA
- 1997: undergraduate TA for introduction to computer programming (Pascal), basic introduction to UNIX course
- 1995: reader for C language programming, in depth introduction to UNIX course
- Life Chiropractic College West, 1992-1994
- San Lorenzo, CA
- Telephone receptionist. Other responsibilities included: data entry, support for other departments
- Education:
- University of California at Davis, M.S. expected June 2007 (coursework completion expected June 2006)
- Computer Engineering
- Cumulative GPA - 3.96
- I attend U.C. Davis part-time (one class per quarter) while I work full-time for Intel.
- Relevant Courses - Design Verification, Fault-Tolerant Systems, Design for Testability, Advanced Logic Design, Graphics Architecture, Computer Arithmetic, Hardware/Software Co-Design, VLSI Digital Signal Processing, Code Generation (in progress)
- University of California at Davis, B.S. June 1998
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (double major)
- Cumulative GPA - 3.89
- Relevant Courses - Computer Architecture (Graduate and Undergraduate courses), Digital Systems (I and II), Microcomputer Based System Design, Microprocessor Systems, Device Physics (I and II), Electronic Circuits (I and II)
- Skills:
- Computer architecture, logic design, analog and digital circuit analysis, VLSI
- Senior project: IEEE MicroMouse - worked with a team to design a self-contained robot to navigate a maze. The robot combined aspects of computer engineering (processor-peripheral interface), electrical engineering (power and sensory circuitry), mechanical engineering (chassis, motors), and computer programming.
- Programming languages: VHDL, Verilog, Perl, C++, C, Visual Basic, HTML
- Tools: Synopsys (DC, PT), Modelsim, Matlab
- Operating systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows
- Awards and Honors:
- Graduated with Highest Honors (UC Davis College of Engineering) - June 1998
- UC Davis EEC Department Citation Award - June 1998
- UC Davis Dean's List - Fall 1994 - Spring 1998
- Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)
- Phi Kappa Phi (National Scholastic Honor Society)