Matthew Althar

Experience

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  Stephen C. O' Connell Center

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

  Security

  - Work independently, as well as in teams, in a fast-paced, friendly environment- Anticipate needs of patrons and prepare accordingly- Maintain order during large events, while ensuring patrons have a safe and satisfying experience- Technical and nontechnical preparation for events (staging, sound, security, etc.)

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  Intersil

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Tactical Marketing Intern

  - Collaborated with colleagues to create and implement a searchable FAQ database for Field Applications Engineers- Created a customer profiling map electronically backed by years of sales reports- Learned to read data sheets

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  Altera

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Applications Engineering Intern

  Worked in External Memory Interface group of Component Apps on the following projects:- Tested leading-edge development board EMIF IP performance and wrote accompanying documentation- Created mock-ups for external web Support Pages using wireframe tools- Responsible for mapping phase of Support content migration to new website- Wrote MATLAB function(s) to plot transceiver signal integrity based on backplane performance

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  University of Florida

  Nov 2014 - now

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Electrodynamic Wireless Power Transfer - Involved in the output stage of a wirelessly received signal, namely very-low-voltage rectification and regulation- After rectification and regulation stage is complete, different battery charging interfaces will be investigated