William Powers

Computer Engineer · University of Kansas 2024 · +1 (620)-755-8911

A highly motivated and skilled computer engineering with a strong focus on embedded system design who is seeking a challenging position where I can contribute my technical expertise and innovative mindset. Through my dedication to continuous learning of cutting-edge technologies and my hands-on experience in embedded development, I aim to leverage my skills to design efficient and reliable solutions that push the boundaries of technological advancement. My goal is to contribute to a dynamic team, stimulate a collaborative environment, and make a significant impact in the realm of embedded systems.

Experience

Embedded Systems Developer

Center for Remote Sensing and Integrated Systems | 2335 Irving Hill Rd, Lawrence, KS 66045

Developing an algorithmic trading platform to be used for building, testing, and deploying fully automated trading systems. The platform includes a large amount of data science work including mining, analytics, and modeling as well architecture design, iteration planning, and other documentation. Future project implementation includes deep learning neural networks to identify underlying trends in collected market data.

May 2023 - Present

Machine Learning Engineer

University of Kansas Undergrate Research Association | 1520 W 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045

Creating an algorithmic trading platform to be used for building, testing, and deploying fully automated model driven trading systems. Building this platform requires a large amount of work in data processing and storage, feature engineering, real-time model training and storage, as well as general web design.

Dec 2021 - Present

Full-Stack Developer

Status 200 - KU CS Department | 1520 W 15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66045

A software project that solved the issue of users having too many separate and regularly used rideshare apps. My team and I built a web page that displays a mapping of the closest rideshare car available in your area including drivers from Uber, Lyft, and general public transportation . The objective was to allow users to see cars from all companies in their area, sort and filter those rides, and in turn find the best option for them reguardless of vendor.

Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

PLC Systems & Control Intern

Experitec Automation | 11325 Strang Line Road, Kansas City, KS 66215

Designed and installed industrial automation and field instrumentation as part of process control in large manufacturing facilities. Skills learned included system hardware design, software configuration, instrument programming, and overall process control performance analysis.

May 2022 - Aug 2022

Projects

Backtrader V2

Python - Data Science - Deep Learning

Developing an algorithmic trading platform to be used for building, testing, and deploying fully automated trading systems. The platform includes a large amount of data science work including mining, analytics, and modeling as well architecture design, iteration planning, and other documentation. Future project implementation includes deep learning neural networks to identify underlying trends in collected market data.

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

RideFind

Javascript - React - Node - Azure Devops - HTML/CSS - Firebase

This software project solved the issue of users having too many separate and regularly used rideshare apps. My team and I built a web page that displays a mapping of the closest rideshare car available in your area including drivers from Uber, Lyft, and general public transportation . The goal was to allow users to see cars from all companies in their area,sort and filter those rides, and in turn find the best option for them reguardless of vendor.

September 2022 - Dec 2022

Backtrader V1

Python - Selenium - Pandas Dataframes - Excel

Building an individual portfolio back testing application to allow users to test investment ideas across historical and real-time prices as well as implement these ideas through their chosen brokerage. Skills being learned: API integration, large-scale data processing, advanced pyhton, github version control.

Sept 2022 - Jan 2022

Oscillation-Stacker

Python - Selenium - Pandas Dataframes - Excel

Pulls stock related data from a dynamic javascript loaded site. Sorts then stores the data in Excel sheets, pullsn indicator readings from the Excel sheets, then determines which stocks have all indicators in agreement. Skills learned: scraping dynamic pages, dataframes, importing Excel sheets, webdriving dynamic pages.

May 2021 - November 2021

Crypto-Scrape

Python - Dictionary Parsing - Html Scraping - Excel - Selenium

Uses crypto currency pricing website to scrape coin data for top 100 coins, Stores data and stores in sorted dictionary. Then allows the user to enter a coin name to see specific specifications of that coin. Skills learned: advanced python parsing, html scraping tools, dictionary to excel integration.

Feburary 2021 - April 2021

Education

University of Kansas

Bachelore's of Engineering

Major: Computer Engineering

Cumulative GPA: 3.480 | ACT: 32

Achievements: Acedemic Honors, Engineering Honors, Undergrad Research Award Grant 2022

Related Coursework: Digital Signal Processing, Embedded Systems, Signals and Systems Analysis, Communication Networks, Computer Architecture, Electronic Circuits, Software Project Planning

August 2020 - Present

Emmerson Learning Certifications

DeltaV Programming and Graphics Configuration

DeltaV Feild Service Readiness Certification(By end of summer)

DeltaV Live Implementation Certification(By end of summer)

Control Loop Foundations Certification (By end of summer)

May 2022 - Aug 2022

Codecademy

Online Programming Education

Intermediate Python Certification, Django, Selenium, Pandas Dataframes

Static Web Development, HTML/CSS, Command Line/Powershell, Heroku & Github Deployment

C++, Arduino C#, SQL, Python Pandas Excel Writing

August 2018 - Present

Skills & Awards

Awards
  • University of Kansas Undergraduate Research Award Grant 2022, 1 of 2 choosen at University each year.
Professional
  • RTL Programming for FPGA's
  • Zynq SoC Design and Development
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • RF System Design
  • Linux Device Driver Programming
  • Machine Learning Model Development
  • AWS Database Design and Management
  • Python experience with Django, selenium, pandas dataframes, matplotlib, and beautifulsoup
  • JavaScript experience with React, Node.js, and Firebase
  • HTML and CSS
  • Azure Devops Software Development Planning and Management
  • C Programmign
  • DeltaV Control System Development
Personal
  • Experience leading a small diverse software team through full-stack development.
  • Experience working under and learning from manufacturing plant teams containing a variety of programming contractors and electricians with decades of software/electrical knowledge and application.
  • Ability to creatively problem solve learned from building trading software with limited framework knowledge.
  • Determination shown by learning PLC programming languages required by systems engineer position.

Interests

Aside from programming I enjoy weight lifting, crossfit, rock climbing, and have a very strong interest in data science in the financial industry. One word I would describe myself as is energetic, no matter how many hours I've worked, how early it is, or if I just worked out, I always strive to bring energy to every room I enter. Knowing this energy contagious, I feel as though I can benefit companies by bringing the best out of my team so we can then produce our best results.