Education
Graduated December 2007
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. in General Engineering with Highest Honors,
Concentration in Operations Research
and Minor in Mathematics
GPA: 3.91/4.0
Skills
Web
(HTML, CSS, Javascript, Rails, Linux)
Programming
(C, C#, Java, Ruby, Javascript, SQL)
Marketing
(search engine optimization)
Manufacturing
(surface-mount assembly, electronics assembly, laser cutting)
Mathematics
(calculus, differential, linear algebra, probability, statistics)
Control Systems
(analog, digital)
Computer Aided Design
(Altium)
Electrical Engineering
(digital circuits, embedded, electrical testing)
Photography
(product photography)
Experience
Nov 08 — Present
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Wrote over 1000 customer support forum posts
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Trained surface-mount assembly machine operators
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Built electrical testing devices for motor drivers with powers exceeding 15 amps and 50 volts
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Programmed custom enterprise resource planning software
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Photographed hundreds of products for sale on Pololu's website
Aug 06 — Present
President —
Grayson Mulligan Incorporated
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Created and managed a web-based
assassins game hosting service;
hosting games for over 1800 players from 3 different countries
- Created a Smash Bros. Brawl Screenshot Gallery, a website that hosted over 120,000 images, averaging 2,000 visitors per day for a popular Nintendo Wii game
- Programmed Adobe Flash to create a streaming voice/video server using HaXe to distribute real-time video to website visitors
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Created an
email reminder service
Aug 07 — Dec 07
- Created web interface to Pattern Insight's sophisticated code duplication analysis tools
- Developed services in a distributed service architecture to help scale to billions of lines of code
- Programmed Java Servlet Pages using model-view-controller paradigm
Aug 07 — Dec 07
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Designed comprehensive plan to bring Department of Transportation bottle retesting in house to Danville Works Facility saving
$451,381 per year
May 07 — Aug 07
- Programed tools in Microsoft Visual Basic freeing 10 man hours per week
- Led initiative to clean paint line, resulting in 20% reduction of operator foot travel in masking section
May 06 — Aug 06
Manufacturing Engineer (Intern) —
Caterpillar Inc.
- Planned, and implemented entirely new assembly process for Medium Wheel Loader axles
- Acted in the capacity of senior manufacturing specialist in the absence of one
Feb 05 — Aug 05
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Created, developed, and managed an exterior painting business grossing
$60,321
- Learned marketing, sales, management, leadership and self-awareness
Aug 04 — Aug 06
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Mentored twenty five students resulting in their completion of calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra
Other Leadership Experience
July 11 — July 12
Powerhouse Pros Toastmasters President
- Lead club to President's Distinguished, the highest club award given by Toastmasters International
- Conducted club business in Robert's Rules fashion
July 10 — July 11
Powerhouse Pros Toastmasters Vice President of Education
- Prepared agendas for meetings 3 times a month
- Chaired speech contest
- Ensured club was President's Distinguished, the highest club award given by Toastmasters International
Awards
Leisure/Interests