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| 5 | description: Systems Engineering / Minor in Computer Science @ UIUC Grainger (Dec 2025) |
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| 11 | <img title="Me!" style="max-height:300px" src="/static/images/devilslake_josh.png"> |
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| 14 | <h3 style="margin-top: 0">Systems Engineering / Minor in Computer Science @ UIUC Grainger (Dec 2025)</h3> |
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| 16 | Studying systems engineering with a concentration in embedded computing. Interested in |
| 17 | embedded/electrical systems, firmware programming, data analytics. Recently |
| 18 | completed my second firmware engineering [internship](/resume) at |
| 19 | **<i>Milwaukee Electric Tool</i>** and returning for a third in 2025. Long-running |
| 20 | independent technical projects include: |
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| 22 | * a [remote-controlled snow plow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOkGwRdGm9s) (self-study in mechanical, |
| 23 | computer, electrical, and power engineering). currently working on designing battery |
| 24 | charging, motor control, and peripherals into one PCBA |
| 25 | * an experiment in tiling world generation and simulation, OpenGL graphics programming |
| 26 | * a stock market autotrader (basic evolutionary machine learning, GPGPU |
| 27 | programming, software development) |
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| 29 | Between hobby projects, internships, and coursework, I have experience in |
| 30 | a variety of engineering and computing disciplines and have working knowledge |
| 31 | with relevant technologies in both design and analysis/support capacities. |
| 32 | This table isn't comprehensive, nor am I an expert in all of these, but here |
| 33 | are some things of note I've worked with or had considerable exposure to: |
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| 35 | | Skill Sets | Tools / Technologies | Programming Languages | |
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| 37 | | Embedded Firmware Programming | <ul><li>IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM (STM32)</li><li>ESP-IDF (ESP32)</li><li>FreeRTOS</li><li>Arduino (ATmega)</li><li>GoogleTest</li></ul> | C/C++ | |
| 38 | | Electrical & Computer Engineering | <ul><li>Altium Designer</li><li>KiCad</li><li>LTSpice</li></ul> | MATLAB, Python | |
| 39 | | Graphics and GPGPU programming | <ul><li>OpenGL</li><li>CUDA</li></ul> | C/C++ | |
| 40 | | 2D Drafting, 3D Modeling | <ul><li>AutoCAD</li><li>Fusion 360</li></ul> | | |
| 41 | | Software Development | <ul><li>Azure DevOps</li><li>Git</li><li>CMake</li></ul> | C/C++, Python, Lua | |
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| 43 | See the [blog](/blog) page for some technical write-ups. Outside of my |
| 44 | pursuits in STEM, I enjoy running, hiking, rock climbing, playing guitar, |
| 45 | cooking, and baking. I'm also [bionic](/static/images/scoliosis.png). |
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| 47 | Contact me by email:<br> |
| 48 | [[GPG key](/josh.gpg)] / |
| 49 | <a href="mailto:josh@joshstock.in">josh@joshstock.in</a> / |
| 50 | <a href="mailto:stockin2@illinois.edu">stockin2@illinois.edu</a> |
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| 53 | <img style="aspect-ratio:1.333" title="RC snow plow" class="small" src="/static/images/rc-plow.jpg"/> |
| 54 | <img style="aspect-ratio:1.333" title="ePaper display CO2 monitor" class="small" src="/static/images/epaper-co2.jpg"/> |
| 55 | <img style="aspect-ratio:1.333" title="Devil's Doorway @ Devil's Lake State Park, Baraboo, WI" class="small" src="/static/images/devils_doorway.jpg"/> |
| 56 | <img style="aspect-ratio:1.333" title="Kakabika Falls, UP Michigan" class="small" src="/static/images/kakabika.jpg"/> |
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