CHRISTOPHER SOUSA

Hardware Engineer
107 Tropez Lane
Cary, NC 27511

Phone: 919-607-6390
Email: admin@csousa.net

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Digital Design: RTL, FPGA, Functional
Verification, VHDL, Verilog
Hardware Development: PCB Design,
Embedded Systems, Microcontrollers, Test
Equipment, Soldering, Prototyping
Applied Mathematics: DSP, Statistics and
Probability, Algorithms, Simulation

Software Development: C, C++, Java, Python,

MATLAB, Visual Basic
EDA: MentorGraphics ModelSim, Synopsys
Synplify and VCS, Xilinx ISE and Vivado,
OrCAD PSpice, CadSoft EAGLE
Scripting: Tcl/Tk, Shell
Networking: Routing, Switching, Security

EDUCATION

PROJECTS

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering | Cum Laude December 2016
GPA: 3.54 | Focus: Hardware Systems

Spatial Acoustics Simulator using MATLAB

Variable Length Moving Average Filter using
VHDL
ATmega32u4 USB HID Keypad Matrix Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PALO ALTO NETWORKS
Hardware Engineering Intern
Automated FPGA synthesis flow using
scripting:
Developed logical synthesis scripts for
Synopsys Synplify using Tcl/Tk and Shell
Created targeting scripts for Xilinx ISE for
mapping, routing, and timing strategies
Implemented IBM LSF for load balancing
Integrated SMTP for reporting synthesis
results and metrics
CISCO SYSTEMS
Customer Proof of Concept Co-op
Conducted and managed customer-facing
labs for enterprise, service provider, and
government accounts
Installed and configured Cisco routers,
switches, and firewalls
Performed CLI configuration (IOS, IOS XR,
NX-OS, and ASA)
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION
Associate NOC Technician
Supported over 27,000 wireless, DAS, and
broadcast sites/towers in the United States
Monitored and logged site/tower projects,
activity, and traffic

Santa Clara, CA
May 2015 August 2015
Evaluated an algorithmic TCAM solution for
packet processing and classification:
Performed functional verification using
SystemVerliog using Synopsys VCS
Analyzed performance of longest prefix match
scheme
Created test cases for pseudorandom search
of IPv4/IPv6 rules

MORE INFO

ORGANIZATIONS

http://www.csousa.net/portfolio
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sousachristopher

IEEE, Audio Engineering Society, Computer

History Museum

Research Triangle Park, NC

July 2014 December 2016
Built and troubleshooted WAN/LAN network
topologies
Analyzed network performance using Spirent
TestCenter, Ixia BreakingPoint, and Wireshark
Configured virtualization and storage servers
Performed system administration for Windows
and Linux servers
Cary, NC
May 2013 August 2013
Resolved events and issues reported via
alarming systems
Provided technical support and data to tower
managers, engineers, and technicians