Thomas J. Barnes (773) 653-6581 | 840 Techwood Dr NW | Atlanta, GA 30313 | thomas.jonathan.barnes@gmail.com | U.S. Secret Clearance

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA August 2012 – December 2016 (expected)

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Candidate for B.S. in Computer Engineering

Cumulative GPA 3.04/4.00

Study Abroad: Georgia Tech-Lorraine May 2014 – August 2014

Studied at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in Metz, France

AWARDS Warren L. Batts Co-op Scholarship January 2015 – December 2015

Order of Omega Honor Society September 2015 – present

PROJECTS Simulated RFID Reader for Residential Parking Garage Fall 2015

Built a circuit for an embedded systems course that implemented an ARM mbed microcontroller, along with several other

components, that works similarly to how an RFID reader would work for parking in a residential building (programmed in

C++)

NXT Robot Challenge Spring 2013

Designed and programmed a LEGO Mindstorms NXT robot with a team to navigate a course using color/touch sensors

which resulted in 2nd place for the course competition

EXPERIENCE

Software Development Intern at TransMarket Group L.L.C. • Chicago, IL May 2016 – August 2016

Business Development One Semester

Acted as a Product Manager for recruiting software features

o Co-built an in-house applicant tracking system, which utilized a Python back-end hosted on Amazon Web Services,

to better mold to the particulars of the company hiring process

o Conducted market research to add to and improve planned recruiting software functionality

Created and handled social media accounts, updating regularly to generate a following and to display company events

Designed several brochures and advertisements for company recruiting events in Adobe Photoshop

Co-designed an update company website via Square Space and custom JavaScript/CSS features

Recorded photo and video content at company events via GoPro for promotional use

Research Co-op at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) • Atlanta, GA August 2013 – July 2015

Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Three Semesters

Designed ten Python scripts and tools to expedite related research steps

o One writer program that generated XML files which catalogued data critical to many projects

o Seven converter programs from XML to other file types such as Excel spreadsheets

o Two tools used to swap around bus data in DataSIMs and generate AltaView Protocol files respectively

Standardized test procedures in company proprietary software for use in current and future projects

Compiled software proof-of-concept presentations that demonstrated functionality before coding actually began to minimize

company spending

Wrote an application in C# that packaged together the functionality of the Python scripts mentioned above

Acted as system engineer whenever possible (set up communications between simulated Bus Controllers (BC) and Remote

Terminals (RT) via MIL-STD-1553 cables)

SKILLS

Programming: Experience with Python, SQL, C++; Working knowledge of C, Ruby, JavaScript, Java, C#, MATLAB,

VHDL, MIPS

Software: Amazon Web Services; Visual Studio; Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop

Communications: Technical writing, Project proposals, Presentations, UML diagrams

Instrumentation: Experience with Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Multi-meters

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Cloud Computing: Covers basic cloud computing technologies, programming aspects of cloud computing, and big data

analytics

Introduction to Computer Security: Provides a hands-on approach to examining a wide range of topics in operating

systems, software engineering, and network and communications security.

Advanced Programming Techniques: Covers a number of advanced topics in programming methods, data management,

distributed computing, and advanced algorithms used in typical engineering applications

Engineering Software Design: Write efficient and correct programs in C/C++

Mathematical Foundations of Computer Engineering: Explores fundamental concepts in discrete mathematics and their

efficient realization via appropriate algorithms, data structures, computer programs, and hardware

Embedded Computing Systems: Explores embedded computing through the lens of embedded software

Introduction to Database Systems: introduces the fundamental concepts necessary for the design and use of modern

database systems.

Computer Communications: Basic concepts of computer communication network protocols

Programming for Hardware/Software Systems: Presents execution and storage mechanisms used to support high level

programming languages and operating systems

Introduction to Signal Processing: Introduction to discrete-time signal processing and linear systems.

Computer Architecture, Concurrency, and Energy: Introduces the basic organizational principles of the major

components of a processor – the core, memory hierarchy, and the I/O subsystem

Digital Design Lab: Design and implementation of digital systems; included a team design project

ACTIVITIES Secretary at Theta Chi Fraternity November 2014 – November 2015

Weekly records of meetings involving either the entire brotherhood or solely the Executive Committee

Correspondence with parents/alumni to keep them informed about and connected with our brothers

Keeping an up-to-date social media presence on Twitter and Facebook

Weekly newsletters based on records and various reports from other chairmen

Member at Georgia Tech Undergraduate Consulting Club January 2016 – present

Weekly meetings that cover case study preparation and lectures/testimonials from leading consulting firms