Miguel R. Roncal
10843 Split Oak Lane
Burke VA 22015
MiguelRoncal@gmail.com - Cell: 703 587 8516
Purpose:
To obtain a position in a team-based environment that utilizes my experience in systems
engineering, technical background, coursework and certifications, and communication abilities for
company benefit
Education
Vanderbilt University
Electrical Engineering
Minor in Engineering Management
Bachelor of Engineering – 2008
Certifications
Nashville, TN
3.2 GPA
PLC-5/SLC 500 and RSLogix Fundamentals – Rockwell Automation
SLC 500 and RSLogix Maintenance & Troubleshooting – Rockwell Automation
SDP Technical – Kongsberg Maritime
DP Basic Operator – Kongsberg Maritime
SKM Power Tools – SKM
Memberships
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Skills and Coursework
C, C++, MATLAB, RoboSim, CORE, AutoCAD, PSPICE, Word, Excel, Project,
PowerPoint, Access, Visio, Windows. Signal processing, robotics, circuits, DSP, control
systems, microelectronics, electromagnetics, digital logic, signal processing and
communications, systems engineering, program and project management, audio engineering.
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification. Fluent in written and spoken
Spanish
Experience
J. Ray McDermott, Inc.
Morgan City, LA
Electrical Engineer June 2008 – February 2010
-Provided on-shore and off-shore support for company vessels in the Gulf of Mexico and
the Middle East regions. This support included Dynamic Positioning (DP) trials essential to
business by assuring work contracts with oil companies.
-Assisted with department technical issues such as electrical and mechanical assembly of a 50
Ton Winch composed of parts from Europe, the Middle East, and the US-based client.
-Training for electrical personnel included running an arc flash project to upgrade the yard’s
PPE (personal protection equipment) in order to be arc flash safe. The arc flash project
began with a cost assessment of equipment, training, and scheduling of crew rotations.
-Developed department Capital Expenditure Proposals for upper management approval.
these proposals consisted of:
-Sonar upgrades to vessels to flush out bugs and replace aging hardware
-PLC updates to the Multi-joint facility in order to be up to code
-Power analysis on vessels for the expansion of the living quarters and deck space
-Debugging hardware and software malfunctions to PLC ladder logic, which is very
similar to C++ code
-Communicated and interacted with clients and contractors on a weekly basis to issue and
receive updates on deadline, current progress, issues, or concerns on projects
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Nashville, TN
Independent Study Research Project January 2008 - May 2008
Experimented with optical lithography on silicon wafers in the Vanderbilt Institute of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE).
Vanderbilt University School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Nashville, TN
FSAE Instrumentation Senior Design Project November 2007- May 2008
-Designed and implemented an advanced instrumentation system for the VU Motorsports
Formula SAE racing car.
-Using a systems engineering approach, CORE software was used to develop flow charts to
model the project.
-Weekly presentations were made to our sponsors to exemplify the week’s progress using MS
Project to develop plans, assign resources, track progress, and assure equal workload around the
team.
United States Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Intern – Summer 2007
-Reviewed patent applications, and classified them regarding their applicability to the digital
disk drive technology department’s charter. Successful applications were then referred to the
department Patent Examiners.