Brandon Heller
Stanford CS PhD student interested in cleantech, especially electric vehicles and electric efficiency. I have a broad engineering background - 2 yrs as a MechE, 4 years in Computer Engr, and now Computer Science. Let's make the next killer gadget.
| Headline: | Engineer |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Computing |
| Skills: | C/C++, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Java, Languages and Platforms, Perl, Software Engineering |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Groups: | BASES, E-Challenge Competition 2008, Social e-challenge Competition 2008, Stanford C.S. and E.E Engineers Group, Wal-Mart Better Living Business Plan Challenge |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Tags: | clean tech, electric vehicles, Entrepreneurship, networks |
| Schools: | Stanford University, Washington University, Saint Louis |
FULL BIO
Stanford CS PhD student interested in cleantech, especially electric vehicles and electric efficiency. I have a broad engineering background - 2 yrs as a Mechanical Engineering, 4 years in Computer Engineering, and now Computer Science. Let's make the next killer gadget.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Stanford High-Performance Networking Research Group, Stanford |
| Position: | Staff/Researcher |
| Time period: | August 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Improved test infrastructure for NetFPGA, an open FPGA-based router platform
• Actively researching network virtualization • Advised by Professor Nick McKeown |
| Employer: | Emerson Automotive Precision Motor Division, St. Louis |
| Position: | Engineering Intern |
| Time period: | June 2004 - January 2005 |
| Description: | • Developed control and communications software for a gyroscopically-stabilized balancing platform (aka Segway)
• Designed, constructed, and tested mechanical parts for the platform |
| Employer: | Washington U. Computer Science and Engr. Department |
| Position: | Researcher |
| Time period: | January 2004 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Designed, coded, tested, and analyzed functional blocks for a virtualized 10Gbps router
• Benchmarked and wrote Linux kernel modules for multi-core API • Profiled Java virtual machines to understand instruction costs • Advised by Assistant Professor Patrick Crowley |
| Employer: | Intelligent Automation Incorporated, Rockville |
| Position: | Engineering Intern |
| Time period: | June 2003 - August 2003 |
| Description: | • Evaluated and tested electrical/computer components for an unmanned ground vehicle
• Programmed wireless real-time robot control software |
| Employer: | Army Research Laboratories, Adelphi |
| Position: | Engineering Intern |
| Time period: | June 2000 - May 2001 |
| Description: | • Developed target recognition algorithms for a multi-modal sensing unit
• Created prototype circuits, circuit boards, and testing stimuli • Programmed microcontroller assembly with serial communications |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2012 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, PhD |
| University: | Washington University, Saint Louis |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Computer Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Washington University, Saint Louis |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Computer Engineering, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Charlie Wiseman, Jon Turner, Ken Wong, Brandon Heller, “Experimental Evaluation of a Coarse-Grained Switch Scheduler”,
Poster, Architectures for Networked and Communications Systems, November 2007. Jonathan Turner, Brandon Heller, et al., “Supercharging PlanetLab – a High Performance, Multi-Application, Overlay Network Platform,” ACM SIGCOMM, August 2007. Brandon Heller, Jonathan Turner, John DeHart, and Patrick Crowley, “Virtualization for a Network Processor Runtime System,” Washington University Technical Report WUCSE-2006-62, Oct. 28, 2006. Brandon Heller and Phil Davis, “Build a Balancing Robot on a Budget - Part 2: Making it Work,” Nuts and Volts Magazine, Dec. 2006, pp 74-77. Brandon Heller and Phil Davis, “Build a Balancing Robot on a Budget - Part 1: Design Considerations,” Nuts and Volts Magazine, Oct. 2006, pp 12-16. |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Formula SAE (racecar building)
Mountain Biking Kickboxing |
| Clubs: | IEEE Wash U. Chapter Vice President |
| Awards: | Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship IdeaBounce, Winner 4/19/07 (business idea competition)
David Levy Distinguished Service Award, 2006 NISH National Scholar Award, Honorable Mention (design competition), Spring 2005 Olin Cup Elevator Pitch Competition, Winner, Spring 2005 Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship IdeaBounce, Winner Spring 2005 (business idea competition) Calvin L. Woodward Fellowship, 2001 Washington University Merit Scholarships, 2001 Armed Forces Comm. Electronics Assoc. Scholarship, 2001 |
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Advanced Rowing Instruments
A virtual start-up for a senior design project for my B.S. in Electrical Engineering. Four seniors made up the executive leadership, while eight underclassmen served as virtual employees. Advanced Rowing Instruments creates innovative electronic...
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Rebeca Hwang
Korean-Argentine finishing her PhD at Stanford. Addicted to startups and entrepreneurship. Life ADD & Loves travelling.
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Vivian Hill
Want to get involved in a 21st Century venture. Seniors use the internet, too. I want to capitalize on the popularity of the internet with seniors and those over 45.
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Ruediger Rothenbusch
Visiting Scholar at Stanford, interested in CleanTech / Education Startups
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