Brad Funsten is an electrical engineering student at California Polytechnic State University expected to graduate in June 2015 with a B.S. and M.S. He has a 3.71 GPA and has made the Dean's List for 6 quarters. His coursework includes digital signal processing, analog/digital filter design, microcontroller programming, and more. He has experience programming in C, C++, and assembly and using test equipment, software tools like Cadence Virtuoso, and MATLAB. He has worked with Advanced Telesensors assisting with a radar filter design and is developing a radar monitor for the elderly as part of his thesis. He has also completed projects involving a ping pong ball launcher, luxmeter, computer

1. Brad Funsten Electrical Engineering (Graduation Pending) 1826 Canyon Circle, San Luis Obispo, CA 93410
btfunste@calpoly.edu
(626) 759 – 4275
Education:
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Major: Electrical Engineering
B.S. and M.S. (expected graduation date: June 2015)
GPA 3.71, Dean’s List: 6 quarters
Coursework:
Digital Signal Processing
Analog/Digital Filter Design
Microcontroller Programming
Computational Intelligence
VHDL/VLSI
Computer Vision
Digital Image Processing
Advanced Analog Circuits
Sales Engineering
Microelectronics/Amplifier Design
Control Systems/Mechatronics
Communication Systems
Areas of Technical Expertise:
Programming Languages: C, C++, Assembly Code
Test Equipment: Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Power Supplies, Multimeters, Logical Analyzers, VNAs
Software Tools: Cadence Virtuoso, KATE, Xilinx, OrCad (Schematic Capture, PCB Layout), LTSpice, MATLAB
Experience:
Worked for Advanced Telesensors, Inc. (Ongoing) September 2014
Assisted with the filter design of a radar heart/respiration rate detector by reverse engineering a traffic radar gun.
Simulated filters of the traffic radar gun to obtain optimal filter responses.
Participated in weekly conference calls as well as meetings.
Gained valuable resources for further research into my thesis.
Undergraduate/Graduate Projects:
Thesis/Senior Project: Electrocardiography/Phonocardiography Characterization June 2015
Initiated investigation of Neural Networks, Wavelets, and Fuzzy Logic for feasibility study for final design.
Simulated a neural network using MATLAB in order to detect abnormalities in ECG signals.
Radar Monitor for the Elderly (Ongoing) October 2014
In the process of developing a single-unit monitor capable of successfully capturing a silhouette of patients.
Proposed project to the Baker-Koob Endowment and CpConnect for funding.
Ping Pong Ball Launcher Project June 2014
Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to write software, implement, and debug design.
Designed a PID control system using a microcontroller to implement the control loop.
Designed a Luxmeter December 2013
Implemented a transmitter/receiver link using ASK and a PLL tone decoder.
Programmed a microcontroller to estimate the frequency of the detected light signal.
Designed a Computer Processing Unit using VHDL February 2012
Wrote assembly programming instructions downloaded to an FPGA.
Re-engineered assembly program to machine code.
Constructed a Dual Channel Variable Power Supply February 2012
Designed PCB for power supply using DipTrace software.
Soldered and troubleshot electrical components.
Achievements:
► Cal Poly Presidential Award July 2012
► Honors Extraordinaire in Physics June 2011
► Eagle Scout Award May 2008