Gabriel E. Colón Reyes (787) 236 – 9059 • gabriel.colon8@upr.edu • https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielcolon6

OBJECTIVE: Obtain an experience as an electrical engineer within power, control, or power electronics systems to gain

practical experience through my research experience, leadership and organizational skills. EDUCATION: University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM) August 2013 – Present Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Expected Graduation Date: May 2018 GPA: 3.90/4.00 EXPERIENCE: WAVE Fellow Researcher – California Institute of Technology Summer 2016

Guides research in creating a graphical user interface (GUI) web application for electric vehicle (EV) charging using HTML and JavaScript

Designes the app so that it instructs an EV charging infrastructure what portion of the available system power will be reserved for EV charging schedules

Tested the GUI to effectively store and graph data inputted by the user for power capacity specification during a determined time interval

Wind Power Systems: Optimization Characterization – UPRM August 2015 – Present Established successfully a mathematical model to describe wind power Developed and implemented an Arduino-based data logger for data acquisition Leads research in the development of a wind charge controller in order to optimize wind turbine

power output Microevolution: The Game – UPRM Spring 2016

Designed and developed an assembly language program capable of satisfying design constraints including winning and losing levels, and going forward and backward in levels.

Completed the project by implementing an MSP430-based embedded system Wind Energy Research Experience – University of Massachusetts, Amherst Summer 2015

Led research on identifying optimal locations and evaluating energy storage potential for Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage to analyze its installation feasibility in the Gulf of Maine

Researched social, engineering, and environmental parameters, and implemented this data in ArcGIS to conduct a site suitability analysis

Located a feasible site for the implementation of an Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage facility in the Gulf of Maine

Tutoring Services – UPRM February 2015 – Present Designs and develops classes and reviews for calculus courses Has offered tutoring services to 100+ students requiring help in mathematics and electrical

engineering courses AWARDS: UPRM

Verizon Foundation Scholarship: Distinguished student Fall 2015 Honor Exemption: Maintains GPA in top 5 % of university class August 2014 – Present Relay for Life Star Funder: Raised $1,000+ independently for donation April 2015

ACTIVITIES: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) – UPRM August 2015 – December 2015

Career Prep Program – Received training and mentorship to further develop self professionally Champions – Managed SHPE sponsor relations on and off campus

Relay for Life Team Volunteer – UPRM February 2015-16 – April 2015-16 Established a funding committee, and organized fundraising activities Accomplished a $5,000+ team donation from tutoring sessions, fundraisers, and other activities

Team Made – Student Counselor Volunteer – UPRM August 2014 – Present Works in the organization of 200+ new admission students at UPRM every year Responsible for the orientation and guidance of 30+ new admission students per year

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) – UPRM August 2013 – Present Engages in activities as an Eta Kappa Nu honor society member Participated in the Robotics and Automation Society and Circuits and Systems Society

SKILLS: Fully Bilingual: English and Spanish Basic: C, Assembly, HTML, JavaScript