Karen Jolly has experience as a teaching assistant and software engineering intern at Boeing. She has a B.S. in Computer Engineering and Applied Physics from the University of Idaho. Her technical skills include programming languages like C++, Java, Python, and Matlab. She has worked on projects involving antenna design, operating systems, and airplane simulations.

1. 11826 SE 316th
Pl
Auburn, Washington KAREN S. JOLLY
(253) 508-8978
Joll8845@vandals.uidaho.edu
EMPLOYMENT
Computer Engineering
Teaching Assistant University of Idaho Spring 2014 - Winter 2014
Signals and Systems/ Electromagnetics Labs
• Took ownership of both the computer lab and electromagnetics lab, led classes of 35-40 students, and
was responsible for all grading, lecturing, and curriculum development within both labs.
• Designed a Matlab programming project for junior level Computer and Electrical Engineering students.
• Developed an innovative Antenna Design Lab as the capstone project in the Electromagnetics lab.
Software Engineering Intern Boeing Seattle Summer 2014
• Programmed in PowerShell and Matlab to complete multi-frequency electromagnetic FORTRAN
predictions for the Seattle Boeing Radar Range.
• Scripted in Matlab and PowerShell to complete signal processing tasks for Boeing technical personnel.
Software Engineering Intern Boeing Seattle Summer 2013
• Updated large-scale airplane simulations (757, 767,747) from PowerPC servers to Intel servers.
• Scripted in Python and Bash to facilitate transitions to new server systems.
• Wrote and edited C files and makefiles for real-time simulations, and maintained project’s revision
control system.
Software Engineering Intern Boeing Seattle Summer 2012
• Designed a prototype Excel database system for Test Program Integration
• Assisted in all Test Program Integration tasks and documentation.
EDUCATION
Moscow, Idaho University of Idaho 2009 - 2014
• B.S Comp. E., Computer Engineering (2013)
• B.S. Applied Physics (2014)
GPA: 3.41
• Undergraduate Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms; Operating Systems; Programming
Languages; Comp. Architecture I and II; Digital Systems Engineering; Signal Processing I and II,
Electromagnetics I and II.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Projects
• Tensegrity Senior Design Project (2013). Ownership of Arduino hardware and programming for a
small tensegrity robot. Responsible for wiring and Arduino C programming, in addition to interface for Bullet
physics software.
• Monopole Antenna (2013). Created and simulated a small monopole antenna in Matlab programming
language.
• Operating System (2012). UNIX-style OS with scheduler and file system
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS
• National Merit Scholar
Languages and Technologies
• Java; C++, C, Arduino C, Matlab, Python. Prior Experience with: Javascript, MongoDB, JSON, Verilog.
• Visual Studio; Eclipse; Git Bash; Node.js; Agile Software Design, Object-Oriented Design.