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About Me

Hello Everybody! My name is Dylan and I am an aspiring entrepreneur with a passion for people and their visions. In every position I take, I am dedicated to exceed expectations and set new goals. Whether developing my own smart devices to collaborating on smart city projects, I look for better ways to improve the world around me. My ultimate aim is to deliver on customer opinions by ensuring their voices are heard, addressing their problems, and acting on their recommendations. With my experience in computer engineering, need-finding, and leadership, I am ready to dedicate myself in order to improve the lifestyles of others.

Specialties: C/C++, Python, Embedded Systems, Design Process, Marketing, IoT Prototyping, Software Engineering

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Experience

Solution Concept Developer

Connected solutions Innovation Group | Volvo Group
May 2019 - Aug 2019
  • Ran smart-city innovation project from ideation to technology prototype; gathered 70 survey responses, mapped site utilization, ideated possible human interactions, and embedded sensor capabilities into a round one prototype
  • Conducted 10 client need-finding interviews to develop personas for Volvo’s next generation vehicle customer
  • Organized and visualized 5 million vehicle data points with 300 variables into 35 readable variables using MATLAB
  • Facilitated project transition from university students to Volvo team, and built ReactJS front-end prototype for interaction

Lead Sensors and Peripherals Engineer

Hyperloop | UC Santa Barbara
Apr 2017 - July 2018
  • PCB designer for the control and communication systems made through Xpedition PCB software
  • Won levitation sub-competition on a team of 40 multidisciplinary students
  • Test engineer for various sensors and motor systems operating on I2C, UART, and PWM protocols
  • Coded positioning and stabilization data in C on a GitHub code base of approximately 55 files

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of Science, Technology Ventures
Grad: Dec 2019
Grad: Dec 2020
  • GPA: 3.48/4.00
  • Software: Computer Graphics, Cyber Physical Systems, Embedded Software Engineering, How to Write Fast Code
  • Business: Grand Challenge Innovation, Policies of the Internet
  • Teaching Assistant: Designing for IoT, IoT Ecosystems, IoT in Depth

University of California, Santa Barbara

Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
Technology Management Certificate
Aug 2014 - June 2018
  • GPA: 3.26/4.00, Four-time Engineering Dean’s Honors
  • Software: ComputerVision, Machine Learning, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Databases
  • Hardware: Sensors& Peripheral Interfaces, Advanced Computer Architecture, High-PerformanceDigital Circuits
  • Business: Business Strategy, MarketResearch, Entrepreneurship

Skills

Computer Literacy

C, C++, Python, HTML, Verilog, SQL, LPCXpresso, Git

PCB Design Software

Xpedition PCB, Cadence

Leadership

Project Advisor

Project Ignite | Carnegie Mellon University
Sept 2018 - May 2019
  • Organized tasks for 5 high schoolers to develop a music visualizer consisting of a graphics website and holographic pyramid over10 weeks

Volunteer

Engineers without Borders | UC Santa Barbara
Mar 2016 - June 2018
  • Events Chair responsible for organizational bonding activities, volunteer opportunities, and educational workshops. Most of my time was spending time volunteering locally at the campus career fair, ocean cleanups, and trash pickups.
  • Kenya Team Fundraising Lead leading awareness of our work to the Santa Barbara community by promoting our organization through the sale of customized water bottles.

Coordinator

Asian Pacific Islanders Mentorship Program | UC Santa Barbara
Mar 2016 - June 2018
  • Coordinator training 15 new Mentors weekly in offering advice to those in need.
  • Mentor for over 200 first-year students educating them about API specific struggles and event planner to allow them to be comfortable in a new environment.
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Hello World,

I'm Dylan Vanmali

Entrepreneur // Engineer // Designer // Developer