Micah Snell

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

GPA: 3.82

System Software Engineering Associate

• Built and maintained various software components across several projects in an agile development team.
• Wrote high performance, object-oriented, multithreaded C++ code in a distributed Linux environment.
• Identified and eliminated bugs in new and legacy systems through continuous validation of system functionality.
• Created automated testing routines to minimize human-in-the-loop testing, and increase testing cadence.
• Collaborated with other engineers to design and implement developer tools for containerization technologies.
• Active Secret security clearance.

Supplemental Instructor

• Led study sessions that reinforced CS fundamentals for students in statistically difficult CS courses.
• Developed programming problems that highlighted base concepts of C++ & OOP to assist with student mastery.
• Fostered a collaborative problem-solving environment through pair/mob programming, and code sharing.

Capstone Design Project: Dual-Use Wide-band Microphone Array System

• Designed a device that provides simultaneous voice communication and ultrasonic sound detection.
• Implemented a closed loop control system that processes ultrasonic inputs and generates warnings.
• Collaborated daily with teammates on system design, unit testing, and technical documentation.
• Worked closely with NASA, TSGC, and Texas State to define and satisfy project requirements.
• Placed 2nd in poster presentation, and 5th overall at the Spring 2021 TSGC Design Challenge Showcase.
• Awarded Best Project, Faculty Choice at the Spring 2021 Texas State University Senior Design Day.

You can watch our presentations at the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 TSGC Design Challenge Showcase.
You can also see a project overview, poster, and Senior Design Day presentation on our project web-page.

Personal Projects

• (C++) SimpleSocket : an object-oriented socket library built on the Berkeley socket API, supports TCP and UDP.
• (C++) AlexaFinger : an ESP8266 based device that enables voice assistants to use physical light switches.
• (Java) MIPS CPU Simulator : executes instructions from assembly files and outputs register and memory values.