Lucas Akira Tanaka

255 East Beaver Avenue Apt. 604, State College, PA 16801 (585) 880-0573
Permanent Address: 31 Thomas Grove, Pittsford, NY 14534
School email: lat5088@psu.edu (U.S. Permanent Resident)

OBJECTIVE To obtain a full-time position in the electrical engineering field that will challenge me to use my analytical,
leadership, and interpersonal skills, as well as my interest in cultural diversity and adaptability.

EDUCATION The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, May 2011
Cumulative GPA: 2.73/4.0

Universidad de Buenos Aires (Summer 2009) Buenos Aires, Argentina

One month long intensive Spanish program.

The Pennsylvania State University Study Abroad (Summer 2009) Beijing/Shanghai, China
Studied the impacts of history, culture, society, and the environment on engineering design of structures such as
the Great Wall, Three Gorges Dam.

WORK China National Resource Recycling Association Beijing, China

EXPERIENCE INTERN Summer 2010
 Worked in database upgrade using PHP and MySQL, so as to implement simplified Chinese character
recognition.
 Developed new company website using CCS and HTML coding.
 Acquired knowledge of industrial metal recycling from airplanes, and machinery.

Highlands at Brighton Nursing Home Rochester, NY

VOLUNTEER Summer 2008
 Organized and conducted recreational activities and patient assistance.

Pathfinder Engineers LLC Rochester, NY

INTERN Summer 2006
 Participated in the engineering design of air conditioning systems for industrial buildings.
 Attended meetings where plans for construction and budgeting were made.

PROJECTS Operational Amplifier Design Spring 2009

 Designed circuits using multiple operational amplifiers to perform designated tasks.
 Calculated resistor values and correct place to insert potentiometers in order to achieve desired circuit gains.

MP3 Player Speaker Spring 2009

 Designed a mono stereo system for an Apple IPod MP3 player whose bass balance, treble and volume can be
controlled.
 Applied knowledge of circuits and devices and digitally tested circuit on NI Multisim in order to ensure the
functioning of the stereo system.

RELEVANT Into to Nano Electronics Engineering Application of Waves and Particles

COURSES Circuits and Devices/Electronic Design Intro to Embedded Microcontrollers
Engineering Electromagnetics Digital Integrated Circuits/Logic Design Theory and Practice
Continuous Time-Linear system Solid State Devices/Semiconductor Devices

SKILLS Computer: C ++, NI Multisim, Matlab, Solidworks., CSS/html, MS Office.

Languages: Fluent in Portuguese, and English, conversational Spanish skills, elementary Chinese.

ACTIVITIES Tennis Club: Fall 2007

& HONORS The Penn State Brazilian Society (Secretary): Fall 2009 - present
 Organize meetings to decide on and schedule activities such as cook-outs and soccer games.
 Responsible for keeping track of participants’ membership information.
 Promote club throughout campus in order to attract new members.