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About Me

I am a computer engineering major currently attending University of Houston.

Some of my current hobbies are writing poetry [1], learning new things, and creating software/hardware projects.

Life as a Computer Engineer

Why I am a computer engineer?

Previously, I was majoring in computer science, so I found being a computer engineer would be a good major to transition to. One of the main causes for the transition from computer science to computer engineering was my friend's advice to become a engineer. Additionally, I would want to work with computers as an engineer and develop new applications and devices. Another reason I chose computer engineering would be because I would be following in my brother's footsteps as a software engineer.

What are some projects you have worked on?

Some of the many things I have created in the past as a project would be a phone application that would send a mass text to a group of people, a digital stopwatch using only integrated circuits (ICs), and more recently a Minecraft mod implementing archer zombies and mining zombies. I additionally worked on developing a startup for legal tech (CaseViaUs). Right now, I'm working on setting up Arch Linux on my Macbook Pro (2011). More info can be found on my resumes.

Resume 1

Resume 2

Projects

Digital Stopwatch

This project focused on the design, simulation, construction, and testing of a fully functional digital stopwatch using digital logic components and sequential circuit principles.

The system was developed to measure and display elapsed time through the use of D flip-flops, logic gates, timing circuits, and seven-segment displays. To ensure proper functionality, the circuit was first designed and verified using Multisim simulation software before being implemented on a breadboard.

The final system successfully demonstrated the ability to track time as intended.