Micah B. Brouwer is seeking a company-sponsored project for his senior design. He is an electrical engineering student at the University of Texas at Dallas expected to graduate in May 2017 with a 3.85 GPA. He has internship experience with Texas Instruments and HUB Controls Ltd where he worked on haptic feedback and smart thermostat projects. His technical skills include C++, Matlab, PSpice, 3D printing, and LabView. He is involved with the UTD BattleBots team, IEEE UT Dallas, and originally founded the Philosopher's Society.

1. Micah B. Brouwer
2200 Waterview Parkway Apt 1412B, Richardson, TX 75080
713 - 447 - 4387 | micahbrouwer@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/micahbrouwer
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a company-sponsored project for Senior Design.
EDUCATION ANDHONORS
BS in Electrical Engineering Expected May 2017
The University of Texas at Dallas,Richardson,TX GPA 3.85
Terry Scholar Present
Selected based on leadership potential and academic ability with the expectancy to participate in community involvement
and strive for scholastic achievement
Dean's List Spring 2015
WORK EXPERIENCE
Applications Engineer Intern - Haptics | Texas Instruments,Dallas, Texas Summer 2016
 Constructed an innovative haptic knob demo and displayed proof of concept by 3D printing a prototype
 Created a user's guide and other helpful collateral for TI's software used to control TI's haptic drivers
 Assisted customers by monitoring TI's E2E (engineer to engineer) forum
Engineering Intern | HUB Controls Ltd, ITT Dublin, Ireland Summer 2015
 Researched the smart thermostat market and analyzed the main features and popularity of the competitors
 Researched new potential products by analyzing market trends on Ebay and Amazon
 Prototyped and architected a wireless thermostatic radiator valve using the TI CC3200 chip and Energia IDE
(Integrated Development Environment) for users to control their heating remotely
PROJECTS
DIY with TI Intern Contest August 2016
 Designed a system that would provide proportional haptic feedback in the steering wheel when a car is in the
blind spot relative to the distance of the car. Placed 1st out of 15 teams in the MSP432 category.
AT&T Hackathon January 2015
 Used the Arduino IDE to program an Intel Galileo board to complete a set task with specific hardware constraints
and presented the design to judges
Motion Detector Alarm November 2013
 Designed, built, and programmed a motion detector alarm using an Arduino UNO microprocessor with a team
and presented the project to the class.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Experience with
 C++ and Visual Studios (2 semesters and projects - intermediate understanding)
 Matlab, PSpice, and LogicWorks (1 semester - basic understanding)
 3D printing (1 summer - basic understanding)
 LabView (Exposure through technical workshops)
ACTIVITES
UTD BattleBots Team March 2015 - Present
 Contribute to the maintenance and wiring of a combat robot
 Edit videos of the robot in action and promote the team
IEEE UT Dallas February 2014 - Present
 Attend monthly meetings concerning industry updates
 Attend technical workshops for hands on experience
Philosopher's Society November 2014 - Present
 Original founder, organized weekly meetings and dictated the vision of the club
 Discussed various philosophical ideas and their relevancy to modern society