Marc Thibodeau

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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About me
Systems Development Engineer II at Project Kuiper
Education
- University of Oklahoma
  2014 - 2018
  Computer Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering 4.0
  Activities and Societies: IEEE (Chair), Eta Kappa Nu (Review Session Organizer, Review Session Leader, Treasurer), AIChE Chem-E Car (Team Captain), Russian Club, Club Soccer, Intramural Soccer, Intramural Volleyball Review Session Organizer, Review Session Leader, and Treasurer of Eta Kappa Nu. Led review sessions for multiple ECE classes to include Electromagnetic Fields I, Solid State Electronics, and Circuits II. Chair of IEEE branch at OU, oversaw start of Holiday LED design project. Team Captain of AIChE Chem-E Car team, designed new stopping mechanism, won 3rd in regional competition, competed at nationals. Completed four semesters of Russian. Club Soccer player. Studied abroad in Turkey (Summer… Show more Review Session Organizer, Review Session Leader, and Treasurer of Eta Kappa Nu. Led review sessions for multiple ECE classes to include Electromagnetic Fields I, Solid State Electronics, and Circuits II. Chair of IEEE branch at OU, oversaw start of Holiday LED design project. Team Captain of AIChE Chem-E Car team, designed new stopping mechanism, won 3rd in regional competition, competed at nationals. Completed four semesters of Russian. Club Soccer player. Studied abroad in Turkey (Summer 2015), Ireland (Summer 2016), and Oxford (Summer 2016). Show less
- University of Oklahoma
  2018 - 2020
  Master's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering 4.0
- University of California, Berkeley
  2020 - 2021
  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Electronics Engineering 3.7
Experience
- NASA Langley Research Center
  Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
  Volunteer
  Shadowed development of Electron Beam Free Form Fabrication project
- NASA Langley Research Center
  Oct 2013 - May 2014
  Student Mentee
  Engaged in a mentor program where a NASA employee and I underwent a student project. The project involved developing an alternative to the Discrete Fourier Transform for uses such as preventing aero-elastic flutter on aircraft
- University of Oklahoma
  Jan 2016 - May 2017
  Image to STL File Research
  Developing ways to convert images to STL files. Current research paths include rapidly converting topographical images to 3D maps and representing art in a 3D manner for the blind.
- KISS Institute for Practical Robotics
  Dec 2016 - Mar 2017
  Student Employee
  Worked to facilitate Bot Ball and other KIPR projects
- ARRC - Advanced Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma
  Jan 2017 - May 2018
  Undergraduate Research Assistant
  Development of digital interface of a Ka Band Radar system
- LivaNova
  May 2017 - Aug 2017
  R&D Intern
  Creating interface between two micro-controllers to allow advanced features to be implemented into future neuromodulation devices.
- Sandia National Laboratories
  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  Intern Summer - R&D
  Development of components for radar and microwave applications
- ARRC - Advanced Radar Research Center, University of Oklahoma
  Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
  Graduate Research Assistant
  Researching development and fabrication of high-power, tunable filtenna array.
- University of California, Berkeley
  Aug 2020 - May 2021
  Graduate Student Researcher
- Amazon
  Jan 2022 - now
  - Calibrated hybrid and fully digital phased arrays for ground station and satellite based systems- Focus on improving processes, with greater than 100x decreases in process time achieved- Supported multiple production line bring-ups in-person in Asia based factories- Strong push for standard coding practices, leading to a 40% increase in code coverage, increased code reuse, and 99%+ calibration reliability in production runs- Wrote and tested multi-device-at-time automation of calibration procedure, quadrupling throughput Show less
  - System Development Engineer II
    Apr 2023 - now
  - System Development Engineer I
    Jan 2022 - Mar 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- Autodesk Inventor
  Autodesk