John Burns
Electrical EngineerHello there! I'm a 24 year old EE looking for a job in embedded systems, software development, or robotics.
Expertise
Circuit Design
Experienced with KiCAD, AutoCAD, and Keysight Advanced Design System (ADS). Willing and able to learn new simulation and design software.
Circuit Prototyping
Experienced in SMT microsoldering, reflow soldering, pick-and-place machines, and circuit diagnosis and repair.
Software Development
Programs in C, C++, C#, Python, MATLAB, Bash, and ARM Assembly. Able to learn new programming languages quickly.
Testing
Developed a testing framework in C#, used that framework to develop testing suites for individual interfaces, and deployed automated interface tests across many operating systems simultaneously.
Work Experience
Spring 2021
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN, USA
Spring - Summer 2019
Software Development Intern
Online Development, Inc.
Knoxville, TN, USA
Summer 2018
Electrical Engineering Intern
Radio Systems Corporation
Knoxville, TN, USA
Spring 2017, Fall 2017
Software Development Intern
OSISoft, LLC.
Johnson City, TN, USA
Education
2015 - 2021
Bachelors - Electrical Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Interests
Discrete Computing
I'm interested in running software on everything, from a tiny GD32VF103 microcontroller to a dual Xeon server. Raspberry Pi's are my current area of most interest, as they have enough power for desktop applications while not requiring more than 15 Watts at peak load. I believe that computing power will only become more ubiquitous with time, and I plan to stay on the cutting-edge of this transition.
Server Administration
This website used to be running on an Azure VM, running Nginx on Debian 10. It has been moved to Cloudflare Pages due to the ease of use for such a simple website. I've used many different GNU/Linux and BSD distros such as Fedora, Red Hat, Debian, Ubunto, Gentoo, Arch, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. Debian has been my go-to choice for servers and workstations historically, as it's stable, secure, easy to use, and committed to open source.
PC Building and Gaming
Beyond schoolwork, I spend plenty of time at my computer playing games. Building custom PCs has been a hobby of mine since high school, and I have no reason to stop now. I helped host a Building a Computer Workshop at UTK, and would love to help others learn about PC building again in the future.
Board Gaming
From Chess to Scythe, I've played a lot of different board games over the years. I tend to like games with lots of strategy and planning, such as Lords of Waterdeep, Scythe, and Dominion.
Contact
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