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Chi Hoe How

3910 Tripp Street Unit 132


Ames, Iowa 50014
chihoe@iastate.edu
515.708.8960

September 20
th
, 2014

When I first came to Iowa State University (ISU), Atanasoff Hall was the first building I
heard of. With its history of the worlds first electronic digital computer, the Atanasoff-Berry
Computer (ABC) is something every ISU student is proud of. Although I am currently studying
Electrical Engineering, I have a very profound interest in computer architecture and languages
involved in them. As a technical elective, I have taken CprE381 (Computer Organization and
Assembly Level Programming) which was a tough but fulfilling class. Currently in Fall 2014, I am
taking CprE488 (Embedded Systems Design) which is a fun learning class on using the ZedBoard
with Xilinxs Software Development Kit.
Although I have no background with computers, I am still proficient in languages such as C,
C++, Verilog, a small extent of understanding towards assembly languages as well as VHDL.
During my Fall 2013 semester, I took EE330 (Integrated Electronics) and for the final project, I
wrote a digital alarm clock using Verilog coding while doing it solo. It was a tad bit difficult to start
it off but once I got a small push from my Teaching Assistant, it was easy implementation. Senior
Design II seems to be taking up most of my semesters time with the fact that our team had to start
everything from scratch due to some setbacks with our client. My teams Senior Design project
involves a Hypervelocity Asteroid Interceptor Vehicle (HAIV) which is a under development
project to implement infrared sensors to detect incoming asteroids towards Earth. Since infrared
was way over our clients budget, we resorted to implementing a tracking system with live video feed
using an optical camera module first. With the same outputs as an infrared camera, our client or any
user of the system can just replace the optical camera module with and infrared one and it can detect
asteroids in real-time.
Back in Summer 2012, I interned in AHE Automation Sdn. Bhd., an automation company
working on implementing ABB robotic arms in manufacturing companies. One client used our
robotic arms for lifting leaf springs used in truck suspension system. The programming behind these
arms were easy to learn as they had manuals supplied together when purchased. The 3 months I
worked for them was not enough for me to fully grasp the knowledge I needed. It was still a great
time working with other engineers to get small projects done before the due dates.
I believe I have what it takes to complete any task given to me with my previous experiences,
in class and in work. Working in teams is also not unfamiliar to me and will definitely do well in
assimilating in your company. Thank you for your consideration.

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