DAVID SUN-CHU

EMAIL: dxs5429@psu.edu

MOBILE: (267)306-7256

EDUCATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering
Class of May 2017
Bachelor of Engineering
University Park, PA
Major: Computer Engineering | Minor: Information Science Technology
GPA: 3.86
- John Holman Memorial Scholarship Partial Academic Scholarship
- Intramural Champion Table Tennis League
Pennsbury High School
Class of 2013
GPA: 4.67 out of 5
Fairless Hills, PA
- Class of 2013 Medal of Excellence for Young Engineers
- AP Scholar with Distinction and Honor Achieved an average AP score of 3.5 on 5 or more exams
National Taiwan Normal University
Summer of 2014
Mandarin Language Study Program for Expatriate Youth
Taipei, Taiwan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chip Laboratory, Professor Kyusun Choi
Undergraduate Researcher

Oct 2013 Dec 2014

University Park, PA

Designed programmable circuit board schematic for efficient testing of labs 8-bit microprocessor, SIMPLE
o Designed custom schematic designs in Eagle Cad for components not in the original library
Worked directly with upperclassmen and professor to optimize microprocessor testing
Learned basic assembly programming for the HCS12C128 Board
o Researched and programmed discrete LED brightness levels via Pulse Wave Modulation techniques

PROJECTS
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Verilog: Basic counters, state machines, and adders like Ripple Carry and Carry Lookahead
Circuitry: Designed and soldered circuits for speaker with volume control, LED visualizers, bass/tremble boost
Circuitry: Designed and built a power supply using rectifier circuits
MIPS Assembly: Binary tree traverse algorithm
Eagle Cad: Designed a printable circuit board for Professor Kyusun Chois CMPEN 411 Class
Basic Computer Hardware: Built personal computer
C++: Wrote a Blackjack and Go Fish simulation
C++: Developed a User Interface for a supervisor to approve employee timecards in Visual Studio
Java: Created a Microsoft Paint GUI that allowed users to draw different shapes using different colors
Java: Created a Three-Tier Application for Magician Agency Booking
Android: Currently Learning android API to make a fitness application

RELEVANT COURSE WORK

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CMPEN 270: Digital Design: Theory and Practice

CMPEN 331: Computer Organization and Design
CMPEN 431: Introduction into Computer Architecture
EE210: Circuits and Devices
EE310: Electronic Circuit Design I

ACTIVITIES
Member, Penn State Association for Computing Machinery
- Attended seminars about extra-curricular coding mechanisms like Xcode and DirectX
Member, Penn State Operations THON Committee
- Responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for Four Diamonds Families and other THON
volunteers
Treasurer, Pennsbury High School National Honor Society 2011-2013
- Organized fundraising and community service events and managed the funds of a 200+ student organization
Participant, Tough Mudder Philadelphia June 2013 and October 2014
Member, Newtown Table Tennis Club 2011