JASON SHIM
Email: jpshim@mtu.edu
Current Address:
220 Blanche Street,
Houghton, MI 49931.
Contact#: 906-483-4091
Education
Michigan Technological University (MTU), Houghton, MI
B.S. in Computer Engineering & Electrical Engineering (Double Major)
(December 2005)
GPA 3.92 (Senior)
Awarded MTU Ambassador Scholarship based on exceptionial academic achievement
Wireless Local Positioning System Project (WLPS)
(May 2005 – present)
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a novel wireless local positioning system for
Airport (indoor) Security
 Working closely with Dr. Seyed Alireza Zekavat
 Self-taught Digital Signal Processing (DSP) chip programming and applied it into WLPS within 2 months
 Programmed pulse shaping filter, match filter, correlation and detection
 Working closely with a graduate student to integrate all hardware components of WLPS
 Designing and building additional circuits such as feed back amplifier to improve WLPS performance
 Troubleshoot challenges faced in wireless communication
SHAFI INC Corporation Co-op
(May 2005 – Aug 2005)
A company providing reliable and simple Vision Guided Robotic Software Solutions(http://www.shafiinc.com/)
 Upgraded RELIABOT vision software solutions from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic. NET compatible
 Programmed Adept Robot to traverse along the side of a stovetop at constant speed for dispensing purpose
 Learned Adept Robot Programming and provided customer support
 Involved in weekly ORG meeting to improve company’s various issues such as customer service, partner
evaluations and document security and organization
MTU Aerospace Enterprise: Nanosatellite Project
(Aug 2003 – May 2005)
Funded mainly by NASA and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to compete with 12 chosen universities in
building a Nanosatellite (http://www.enterprise.mtu.edu/aerospace/)
 Team won 3rd place in MTU’s first attempt
Engineering Experience
 Assisted Power Team leader in managing overall Nanosatellite’s power distribution system
 Worked with teammates in integrating and testing electronic components of power distribution system
 Designed and built full charge detector for battery charging system
 Designed circuit board using Eagle Layout Program and populated circuit board meeting NASA compliance
 Communicated and worked with a group of over 68 members spanning various engineering backgrounds
Elected as Project Manager (Spring 2005)
 Led a group of 20 to continue completion of Nanosatellite project
 Presented Nanosatellite to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Microwave Instrument Technology Branch
under the leadership of Dr Brad King
 Writing a proposal requesting Nanosatellite launch space
Professional Development
 Attended American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics/Utah State University Small Satelite Conference
in Logan, UT, August 2004
 Attended Michigan Space Grant Consortium Conference at University of Michigan Ann Arbor on September
2004
Achievements/Experiences
President of MTU Malaysian Student Association (MASA)
(May 2004 – May 2005)
 Led members in promoting Malaysia’s culture, food and tradition to the community
 Led fund raising efforts for Tsunami victims
(Jan 2004 – May 2005)
Electrical Engineering Learning Center Coach
 Provide assistance to students in their Electrical Engineering coursework
(Jun 2004 – Sep 2004)
Power Research Assistant
 Assisted graduate students in collecting data for transformer study
(Jan 1997 – Dec 2001)
National Table Tennis Player
 Represented Malaysia in participating international table tennis championship in Japan, Thailand,
Vietnam and Taiwan
 Trained in Shanghai, China for 3 months
 Coached primary and secondary school students in table tennis
 Organized National Table Tennis Championship (team event)
Computer Skills
Operating System:
Languages/Software:
 Window
 Matlab
 C++
 Fortran
 Unix
 P-Spice
 Java
 Eagle Layout
 Labview
 Xspim
 VB.NET
Relevent Courses:
 Intro. To Communication Theory (Fall 2005)
 H-ware/S-ware System Integration (Fall 2005)
 Electronic Applications (Spring 2005)
 Intro. To Operating System (Fall 2005)
 Linear System and Control (Summer 2005)
 Computer Arch with Mod & Sim ( Fall 2005)
Additional Awards:
 Michigan Technological University Dean’s List Award (nearly all semesters since 2003)
 INTI College President List Award (3 semesters of 4.0GPA)
 St Patrick Secondary School Exemplary Student Award
 Tawau Table Tennis Association Most Valuable Player Award
Interests: Table Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Swimming, Reading
Languages:
English, Chinese (Mandarin & Contonese), Hakka and Malay