MATTHEW MCTAGGART

Email: sites.psu.edu/mim5548 Phone Number:

matthew@mctaggart.ky linkedin.com/in/matthewmct 814-321-7763

EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University GPA University Park, PA
M.S. in Electrical Engineering 3.81 Expected Aug. 2018
B.S. in Electrical Engineering – Summa Cum Laude 3.99 May 2017
B.S. in Civil Engineering (Student Marshal) – Summa Cum Laude 3.99 May 2017

EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant University Park, PA
EE 350 – Continuous-Time Linear Systems (130 Students) Sp 2018
• Host two of six recitation sections to accompany lectures
• Creating exam questions and grading
EE 455 – Digital Image Processing (60 Students) Fa 2017
• Host MATLAB tutorials, office hours, and grading

Research University Park, PA

Robust Informative Frame Classification for Bronchoscopy – M.S. Thesis Sp 2018
Digital Stethoscope using the NXP LPCXpresso 54608 – Capstone Project Sp 2017
• Presented at the Asilomar Conference
• Displays acoustical heart signals and heart rate
• SIMULINK testing for Adaptive Noise Cancelling

Penn State Unmanned Aerial Systems University Park, PA

Electrical Engineering Team 2016
• Created a wireless safety kill switch for an autonomous quadcopter controlled by an XBee
transmitter and receiver system
• Programmed, soldered and constructed ground robots to be directed by the quadcopter
• Created an occupancy sensor to update the club webpage when members were present in the lab
controlled by a Raspberry Pi

Decco Ltd & Kimpton Seafire Resort and Spa Cayman Islands
Internship Summers 2013 – 2016
• Reports and inspections of the geothermal HVAC system using a FLUKE Thermal Imager
• Ensured the main circuit panels, automatic transfer switches and generator backup switches were
installed in correspondence to the electrical drawing speculations
• Reported improper installation for life safety systems of levels 7 through 10 of guest rooms
• Provided status updates on the contractor installation of security systems, technology systems,
exterior and interior lighting systems, plumbing systems, and smoke extraction systems.
• Organised access panels to be installed for basement and lobby level hard ceilings for critical
locations of the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, technology and security systems
• Two, 1 megawatt generator backup installation and commissioning
• Managed Prolog Converge for submittals, drawings, and requests for information
• Monitored and created work reports for LEED Silver compliance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
AutoCAD SAP2000 MATLAB C/C++ NI Software Suite
WinCUPL Verilog Xilinx Vivado Adobe CS MPLAB X IDE

AWARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS

The William A. Dart Memorial Scholarship & Campbell’s Scholarship
PJ Dick, Inc. & Trumbull Corporation Scholarship