1. Brendan Merna
Citizenship : American ▪ Date of birth : January 20, 1991
Contact
cell: 315-323-2112
e-mail: bmernax30@gmail.com
Address
55 Edmonds St., Rochester, NY 14607
Profile
Objective Seeking a 3 month co-op in the field of electrical engineering or full time employment
upon the completion of my masters at the end of the 2014-2015 year.
Availability Summer/Fall 2015 for full time employment
References Available upon request
Education
2009 to 2014 Pursuing a BS/MS Degree in Electrical Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2009-2013 Current Education Levels
Courses: Electrical Engineering Practicum, Digital Systems, MATLAB/C++, Circuits I,II,
Electronics I,II, Intro. Semiconductor Devices, Microcomputer Systems, Electromagnetic
Fields I,II, Linear Systems I,II, Nano-Science Engr.&Tech., Matrix Methods, MEMS
Design, Computer Architecture, Digital Electronics, Random Signals & Noises, MEMS
Fab., Control Systems, MEMS Evaluation, Communication Systems, IC Tech, Senior
Design I, Analog Filter Design, Mechatronics, Senior Design II, Power Electronics,
Modern Optics for Engineers
Awards/Grades Dean’s List Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Winter 2010/2011, Spring 2011, Winter 2011/2012
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
GPA: 3.370
Projects and Labs
Circuits I
- A basic resistor circuit, inverting op-amp, and RC circuit were analyzed schematically and then were
built on a prototype board. Waveforms and voltages were measured and compared to the circuit
Computer Architecture
- Designed and simulated a 4 bit computer processor in Altera Quertus
Control Systems
- Analyzed the effects of poles and zeros on a motor model in MATLAB and extracted transient
response characteristics
Digital Electronics
- Worked with digital logic circuits at the transistor level
Digital Systems
- Various digital logic circuits were analyzed, prototyped, built, and tested on hardware using an Altera
hardware board.
Microcomputer Systems
- Programming the MSP430 board in Assembly Code and in C to do a variety of tasks using on board
components
Electromagnetic Fields II
- Worked with a network analyzer on transmission lines with different loads.
Electronics I,II
- Analyzing MOSFET’s and BJT’s and building differential amplifiers and current sources with those
transistors.
Linear I,II
- Worked extensively in MATLAB writing programs to take the Fourier transform of signals, moving from
frequency to time domain, overlap and add method, and other things

2. Work Experience
RIT, Rochester, NY Part-time Job
Area Office Assistant of BCGABC Area March 2010-November 2012
 Ability to run an office without supervision
RIT, Rochester, NY Part-time Job
Electrical Engineering Tutor December 2011-Novemeber 2012
 Help students with EE courses that I have already passed
STAR Headlight Co., Avon, NY Co-Op
Electrical Engineering Co-Op 2011(Summer/Fall Quarter)-2012(Summer Quarter)
 Debugging circuits, constructing prototype boards, building test fixtures, and programming microchips
using Assembly Code.
Texas Instruments, Portland, ME
Process Engineering Co-Op
 Worked in the etch group at the fabrication facility in Maine. Worked on ashing and poly etch tools,s
developing recipes, repairing wafers, and helping with new tool startups.
MEMS Fabrication
- Designed a MEMS pressure sensor using VLSI, fabricated the sensor using a RIT’s Bulk MEMS
Process in the clean room, and tested using a pump and multimeter
Microelectronics I
- Learned about basic processing techniques to create PMOS transistor circuits.
Analog Filter Design
- Learned about and designed different analog filters including passive/active filters, Butterworth filters,
Chebyshev filters, and more
Power Electronics
- Examining the operation of rectifiers, converters, and other power electronic circuitry.
Modern Optics for Engineers
- Learned about optic systems and used MATLAB to analyze lens design and light propagation
Senior Design I.II
- Design, fabrication, and testing of a MEMS Peltier Cooler
Thesis- (In progress)
- Continued design, fabrication, and testing of a MEMS Peltier Cooler
Activities and Interests
Sports Club Volleyball Team at RIT, Basketball Official for Board 60
Robotics Competed in FIRST Robotics in 2009
Astronomy
French
Stargazing, own a telescope
4 years in high-school, up to Beginning French III at Rochester Institute of Technology,
studied in France for a quarter