Resume

Education:

• University of Virginia 2007 - Present Charlottesville, Virginia
  MS in Electrical Engineering expected 2009
  PhD in Electrical Engineering expected 2012
  
  Rice University 2003 - 2007 Houston, Texas
  BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering
  
  East High School 1999 - 2003 Sioux City, Iowa
  Valedictorian
  

Relevant Course Work:

• Computer Architectures, VLSI Design, Microprocessor Design, Digital Logic Design, Communication Theory, Circuit Theory, Digital Signal Processing, Applied Algorithms & Data Structures.
  

Computer Skills:

• UNIX, Linux, Verilog, VHDL, Magic VLSI, Java, C, Matlab, Xilinx Platform Studio, Xilinx ISE, ChipScope, ModelSim, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  

Publications:

• Mihir Choudhury, Kyle Ringgenberg, Scott Rixner, and Kartik Mohanram; "Single-ended Coding Techniques for Off-chip Interconnects to Commodity Memory." DATE (2007).
  
  Ringgenberg, Kyle, Yi-Chieh Wu, and Patrick Kruse. "Musical Instrument Recognition." Connexions (2005).
  

Work Experience:

• Rice University Houston, Texas
  Computer Engineering Researcher 2006 - present
  Investigated single-ended context-independent coding schemes to minimize bit-transitions, and thus power consumption, over memory interconnects for system on a chip technology. Developed and implemented high-performance algorithms in a comprehensive simulation infrastructure.
  
  Rice University Houston, Texas
  Engineering Design Lab Assistant 2005
  Oversaw student design and general lab work. Designed new circuit sub-systems for primary control boards utilized in lab. Developed new techniques, standards, and devices for lab integration. Responsible for inventory, maintenance, and purchasing of integrated circuits and general electrical components.
  
  Sioux City Community School District Sioux City, Iowa
  Technology Department Technician 2002 & 2004
  Maintained citywide public school intranet. Responsible for logging and tracking 100+ new computer systems. Traveled citywide to troubleshoot over 100 computer failures of public school faculty.
  

Awards:

• Eagle Scout
  National Merit Finalist
  

Leadership:

• Drum Major & Events Coordinator for Rice University's Band Department
  Drum Major of High School marching band for 2 years
  

Interests & Activities:

• Low power VLSI design, digital logic design, & computer architecture.
  Computer animation, 3d modeling, & digital lighting.