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School Address
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PATRICK MENARD
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Home Address
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403 Memorial Drive
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1634 Virginia Avenue
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Cambridge, Ma 02139
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Palm Harbor, Fl 34683
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(617) 494-8250
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(727) 787-9634
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dranem05@mit.edu
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dranem205@aol.com
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OBJECTIVE
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Engage in a challenging position within Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.
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EDUCATION
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Massachusettes Institute of Technology
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Cambridge, MA
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Candidate for BS in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, June 2003 and MS, June 2004.
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Relevant courses: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Information Theory and Entropy, Circuits & Electronics, Artificial Intelligence, Japanese I
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Complete by May 2001: Computer Architecture, Mathematics for Computer Science, Japanese II.
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GPA: 3.5
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Tarpon Springs High School (TSHS)
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Tarpon Springs, FL
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Salutatorian 1999. GPA: 4.18/4.0 Honors: Principal's Leadership Award, Who's Who Among American High School Students, Varsity Letterman - Track, Cross-Country, Wrestling.
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ENGINEERING
EXPERIENCE
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Second Summer Program (Jan 13-28, 2000)
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Cambridge, MA
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Two week Engineering Design Workshop where teams invent, research, design, produce, and present a product with patent potential. Tools: webpage and design process, machine shop experience, presentation.
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Youth Engineering Society (Y.E.S.) (Sept - June; 1994-1999)
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Selective program in science and mathematics. Used mechanical engineering skills to build projects for competition. Gained extensive experience with working in teams, traveling, and the engineering process.
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SECME Summer Institute (June 1996-99)
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Attend and compete in YES/SECME competitions ona national level. Major project: Mousetrap Car, technical drawing and report. Skills attained: networking, traveling, team unity.
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LEADERSHIP &
HONORS
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Delta Kappa Epsilon: House Manager, Rush Committee, Asst. Community Service Chair; Chi Alpha: Student Leader;YES: Co-director 1998/1999, Head Mousetrap Car Engineer 1995-1999; TSHS: President National Honor Society & Physics Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes Group Leader, Wrestling Captain; Jiu-Jitsu: Blue-black belt, Instructors Choice Award; MIT: Project Interphase; Honors: Outstanding Engineering & Science Student, Best Overall Engineering Projects, First Place Mousetrap Car, Bridge, SECME National Qualifier, Tandy/Radio Shack Scholar, GTE & Army Academic/Athletic All-Star
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SERVICE/WORK
EXPERIENCE
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Texas Instruments (June 12 - Aug 15, 2000)
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Dallas, TX
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Student Intern under the Wireless Business Communications Unit in the IC Design group. Primary responsibilities: Static Timing Analyses, Perl Programming, Wave Form Generation, and familiarity with Synopsys Design Programs, Timing Designer, and VHDL. Current Project: Automate timing extraction, calculation, and wave form generation by means of a Perl script.
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UROP (Feb - May 2000)
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Cambridge, MA
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Research intensive program whereby our team continued R & D on our SSP creation.
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Casper Inc: Homeless Shelter; 1M Boys & Girls Club in Somerville, MA; MIT City Days: Service Projects within the city (schools, churches, and more), 2000, 1999. High School - 200+ hours
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COMPUTER
EXPERIENCE
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Familiar with: Microsoft, Unix, & Linux Environments, MS Word, Excel, Frontpage, and Powerpoint; PERL, HTML, Pascal, JAVA2D, AutoCAD12 & 13, CADkey, Paint Shop Pro 6, Photoshop, EMACS, MATLAB, Synopsys Timing Designer, McAfee Vshield, Norton Antivirus, MIT SCHEME (Lisp).
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ACTIVITIES &
INTERESTS
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Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, American Jiu-Jitsu, National Society of Black Engineers, Anime Club, drafting (mechanical, architectural, and design), martial arts, artistic ability, wood working, basic epic storywriting, public speaking, clerical skills, sports
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