Adam T. Arnesen
Education
- Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
- BS Electrical Engineering – 2009, GPA: 3.66/4.0
- MS Computer Engineering – 2011 (expected), GPA: 3.88/4.0
Course Work
- ECEn 620 – Advanced Digital Logic Design
- ECEn 621 – Computer Arithmetic
- ECEn 625 – Synthesis and Optimization of Digital Circuits
- ECEn 629 – Reconfigurable Computing Systems
- ECEn 682 – Medical Imaging Signals & Systems
- ECEn 451 – Digital VLSI
- ECEn 427 – Embedded Systems
- ECEn 450 – Semiconductor Devices
- ECEn 452 – Experiments in IC Development
Work and Other Experience
- Research Assistant at BYU Configurable Computing Lab (Nov ‘07 – Present)
- Developing automatic interface and timing synthesis tools for software radio.
- Researching and developing XML schema for describing temporal behavior of IP cores.
- Participating in NSC Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC) including participation in annual and semi-annual meetings.
- Software Engineer III – Intern at National Instruments (May ‘10 – Present)
- Developed software for LabVIEW FPGA.
- Executive Board Member and Webmaster at Student-Provo City Alliance (July ‘09 – Present)
- Participated in writing incorporation documents to obtain legal non-profit status.
- Designed and maintained website.
- Produced and published voter guide for municipal elections including video.
- Full-time Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (May ‘04 – May ‘06)
- Build statistics collection and analysis tool as Assistant to the President.
- Supervised and regularly trained 200 other missionaries.
Publications
- N. Rollins, A. Arnesen, and M. Wirthlin, “An XML schema for Representing Reuable IP Cores for Reconfigurable Computing,” in Proceedings of the National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON 2008), July 2008. (Available Here)
- A. Arnesen, N. Rollins, and M. Wirthlin, “A Multi-Layered XML Schema and Design Tool for Reusing and Integrating FPGA IP,” in 19th International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL 2009), August 2009. (Available Here)
Symposiums
- A. Arnesen, “Meta-data and Interface Synthesis Techniques for Improving Design Productivity in Reconfigurable Computing,” in proceedings of the Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium, May 2010. (Available Here)
Special Skills and Technical Qualifications
- VHDL and Verilog
- Java Programming
- C++
- XML/XML Schema
- Xilinx ISE
- Matlab and Simulink
- LabVIEW
- Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Certified Novell Administrator (NW5)
- Read, Write, and Speak Tagalog (Filipino)
Honors and Awards
- Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Fellowship – $2000 / semester
- IEEE Student Paper Competition 3rd Place Mountain Region
- Eagle Scout – 3 palms
- National Merit Scholar
- 2002 American Legion Boys’ Nation Senator
Volunteer and Extra Curricular Experience
- IEEE BYU Student Branch Chair
- BYU Men’s Chorus and Concert Choir (5 years)
- Lifetime Church Service
- BSA Engineering Merit Badge Counselor
- Central Utah Science and Engineering Fair Judge
A PDF of my resume is available here.
Last updated: 8-28-10
