Preston Thomas

5174 Bowers Brook Drive, Lilburn. GA 30047 pthomas1991@gmail.com 678-523-9334 US Citizen

EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA Dec 2011 May 2014
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Combined GPA: 3.31
Deans List Recipient
Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA Aug 2010 Dec 2011
SKILLS
Coursework
Completed:
o C++ Programming, Digital Design Lab, Microelectronic Circuits, Circuits and Electronics Lab, Digital
Integrated Circuits, Control System Design, Computer Communications, Computer Vision, VLSI and
Adv. Digital Design, IC Fabrication
Programming: C/C++, MATLAB, VHDL, Java, Assembly, Python
Instrumentation: Multimeter, Logic Analyzer, NetBeans, MyDAQ, Quartus II,FPGA Development Board,
Waveform/Function Generator, Soldering Iron, Oscilloscope, TI C2000 Microprocessor, Cadence Virtuoso
Operating Systems: Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X, Linux
PROJECTS
Electronic Chessboard Aug 2013 May 2014
Worked in a group of 6 members to design and build an electronic chessboard that used LEDs to light up
pathways a player can take to win the game of chess.
Assigned the task of the hardware implementation of the senior design project.
Used printing and circuit simulation software to develop the PCB for the chessboard.
Digital Design Project Nov 2012 Dec 2012
Emphasis on building a Discrete Digital Synthesizer to generate digital waveforms. This was accomplished by
working in a group of five, by writing VHDL code, and by implementing the code on a FPGA Development
Board.
Microcontroller & Motor Control Aug 2013 Dec 2013
Programmed a TI C2000 microcontroller in C to perform specific feedback control tasks.
Learned to analyze and extrapolate data from graphs produced by the AC and DC motors that were
programmed.
Text Detection (Math) Jan 2014 Apr 2014
Part of a group of three in which the goal was to capture handwritten mathematical equations and solve them
electronically.
Was responsible for capturing the handwritten text and using Matlab to adjust the picture for lighting
variations and automatically cropping the regions of interest.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Strong Systems International, Engineering Intern, Norcross, GA April 2013 August 2013
Worked in the engineering department to build, test and help improve the design of STA units.
Repaired damaged STA units by using multimeters and oscilloscopes.
Trained another intern on the STA building and testing process.
Assisted in writing Python code to compute the average temperatures for 8 units after they have undergone
testing.
Piano Instructor Aug 2009 Present
Taught children from ages six through eighteen how to read music, understand musical theory, and play
different melodies with vocal accompany.
Seven+ students have been trained to play the piano and three of them are now playing in local churches.
Atlanta VA Medical Center Volunteer June 2009 July 2010
Worked in the IT department of the Atlanta VA Medical Center to fix problems with different computer
equipment ranging from fixing motherboards, installing new operating systems, and cloning hard drives.
Had to respond to problems in a quick and responsible manner in order to keep the hospital operating
efficiently.
Accumulated over 250 community service hours.
LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Youth Coordinator July 2011 Present
Currently the Youth coordinator for Atlanta Assemblies of God.
Organized various activities for children under the age of twenty-one.