Andrés Cassinelli
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Computing, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | C/C++, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, German, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, MacOS applications, Python, Software Engineering, Spanish, Windows applications |
| Location: | Stanford, CA |
| Groups: | BASES, Stanford C.S. and E.E Engineers Group |
| Visas: | F-1 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Employment opportunities, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Providing services to startups, Shadowing, Trading services |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Electrical Team, Stanford Solar Car Project, Stanford University |
| Position: | Member |
| Time period: | December 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Work with a team of undergraduate students, redesigning our last
car’s electrical system to compete with a new car in the 2009 World Solar Challenge. Currently in charge of designing the driver controls hardware for relaying driver commands to the car’s motor controller and CAN bus. |
| Employer: | Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University |
| Position: | Spanish Language Tutor |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Completed training on learning skills and tutoring methods. |
| Employer: | Toyota InfoTechnology Center |
| Position: | Summer Intern, Networking and HMI Groups |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Upgraded a hardware platform for in-car testing of software
applications, making it more flexible and upgradeable. Rebuilt the electrical system powering the platform, reducing complexity and increasing reliability. Organized components and cabling to make the new platform suitable for demos to visitors. Presented results to visiting managers from Japan. |
| Employer: | Transducers Lab, Stanford University |
| Position: | Undergraduate Student |
| Time period: | March 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Designed the PCB layout of three two-electrode amplifier circuits for recording
electrocardiograms from their schematics, assembled the boards and characterized them. Currently testing the circuits with actual signals from the body to analyze and compare their performance. |
| Employer: | Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation |
| Position: | Summer Intern |
| Time period: | June 2007 - September 2007 |
| Description: | Tested sensors in a mobile robot platform and analyzed the results using MATLAB.
Assisted engineers in identifying ways to reduce the size of the platform to increase its range of applications. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
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Beto Juarez
B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University (2007), Associate at L.E.K. Consulting (2007-2009), Associate at StepOne Ventures since 2009.