Daniel Enrico Cahall
Cahalld0@students.rowan.edu | (856) 535-0819
111 Hampshire Court | Deptford, NJ 08096
Education:
 Rowan University | 201 Mullica Hill Road | Glassboro, NJ 08028 | (856) 256-4000
 Electrical and Computer Engineering Major | Class of 2017 | Major GPA: 3.46
 Computer Science Major | Class of 2017 | Major GPA: 3.69
 Dean’s List | Cumulative GPA: 3.50
Internship Experience:
 Systems Engineering Intern - Innovative Defense Technologies | Mount Laurel, NJ June 2015 – Aug 2015
 Worked with the product team to develop integrated and efficient software solutions
 Applied automated software testing and analysis to large, mission-critical software systems
 Improved data loading performance in complex AAW software testing systems
 Virtual Reality Lab Intern - South Jersey Tech Park Virtual Reality Lab | Glassboro, NJ May 2014 – Aug 2014
 Worked as lead in a team of four interdisciplinary interns
 Created a haunted house demonstration using Autodesk Maya and Unity game engine
 3D printed Autodesk Maya models from haunted house demonstration using the Makerbot Replicator Z18
Leadership Experience:
 Chair of Rowan IEEE Student Branch Dec 2014 – Present
 100+ Active Student Members | 10 guest speakers | 5 Industry Tours | 8 Community Outreach Projects
 Co-developed an Australian American international IEEE student branch exchange
 2014 Rowan University International IEEE Australian Partnership Sumo Robots Project Lead Mar 2014 – Mar 2015
 Joint project between Rowan University and James Cook University in Townsville, Australia
 Lead six summer robot construction and coding workshops
 Planned, organized, and hosted several robotics competitions
 2014 IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference Planning Committee Jan 2014 – April 2014
 26 Universities | 19 Industry Sponsors | $65,000 Budget | 12 Month Planning Cycle
Engineering Experience:
 Analog Sensor Data Collection with PCB incorporating TI MSP430 (Digital II: Microprocessors) Sep 2015 – Present
 Objective: Collaborate with team to devise and implement analog sensor data processing algorithms on microcontroller
 Tested the algorithms with a TI MSP430 and protoboard model using lab equipment to simulate various environments
 Transferred the model onto a PCB which was then used to collect sensor data during the flight of a model rocket
 The final design successfully acquired, processed, and saved temperature, pressure, and acceleration data
 Altitude Detection Circuit (Electronics I) Jan 2015 – May 2015
 Objective: Build an altitude detection circuit for use on a model rocket
 Applied advanced circuit design techniques such as decoupling, filtering, and hybrid grounding
 Constructed and tested an initial model on a protoboard, and transferred the final design onto a PCB
 NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concept - Academic Linkage Project Sep 2014 – Dec 2014
 Objective: Write a project proposal detailing how to place a 20 metric ton robotic payload on Mars surface in 2035
 Researched several potential landing locations as well as feasible atmospheric entry methods
 Completed and presented the proposal to engineering students and faculty at the end of the semester
 Airline Passenger Service System Project (Object Oriented Programming and Data Abstraction) Sep 2014 – Dec 2014
 Objective: Design a functional airline service system in Java using GUIs and File I/O
 Applied key principles of object oriented programming: abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism
 The final program had all functionality, as well as additional features such as handicap customer accommodations
Research Experience:
 Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and Machine Learning Research | Glassboro, NJ Sep 2015 – Dec 2015
 Learned, implemented, and applied several machine learning algorithms in MATLAB
 Researched basic neuroscience to interpret and process EEG signals derived from using EPOC Emotiv headset
 Completed and presented a literature review on BCI applications to students and faculty at the end of the semester
 Rowan University Summer Robotics Research & Tutoring | Glassboro, NJ May 2014 – May 2015
 Designed search algorithms for LEGO EV3 Robot with Linux operating system using Java language
 Collaborated with my professor to write a 40-page technical guide on programming the EV3
 Tutored undergraduate robotics, mathematics, and object oriented programming classes
Technical Skills:
Software: MATLAB, Java, C#, C++, C, Python, Ruby, Verilog, Mathematica, Autodesk Maya, 3DS Max, Solidworks, and LabVIEW
Hardware: DE2 Altera FPGA, Arduino UNO, Pololu ZUMO Shield, TI MSP430, EPOC Emotiv, MYO, Intel Edison, and LEGO NXT/EV3