Evan Andresen

Evan Andresen is a fourth-year student working towards his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering at the Herbert Wertheim College Engineering at the University of Florida. He will be graduating in the Spring of 2024 and will pursue a job that leverages his skills in embedded systems and hardware design.

For the past two summers, Evan has worked as a Silicon Engineer at Microsoft in Hillsboro, Oregon. In this position, Evan contributed to large on-going projects through the creation of Python scripts and by implementing UVM/System Verilog code to improve RTL design verification. In this role, Evan engaged in frequent stand-ups, sprint retrospectives, and team meetings to discuss the team’s progress and next steps for adding to the project.

While in school, Evan participated in various design teams and projects. Most consistently, he has dedicated his time to the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. He has worked as a production technician for the arena for two and a half years by setting up and running audio, video and lighting for sporting events and concerts. In this position, he has worked as a Division Head for technicians where he managed and mentored twenty other students to teach them the skills necessary to set up and run events.

Evan enjoys spending time outdoors playing different sports and skating. He is also vegan and likes cooking meals nearly every day. Evan is excited to apply the skills and experiences he has learned in his professional career so far to meaningful causes. His purpose is to have a large positive impact on the world and to achieve his potential.

Richard “Will” McCoy

Richard “Will” McCoy is a senior Electrical Engineering student at the University of Florida, though he has also taken a majority of the courses required for a Computer Science degree. He is passionate about the digital side of Electrical Engineering and has experience with embedded systems, operating systems, and FPGA technology. Will has additionally studied signal processing and electromagnetism due to his interest in radio communications. He is also a member of the UF chapter of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), the Honors Society of IEEE.

Will has had several opportunities to apply his studies. In his most recent internship, he worked at VerdeGo Aero, where he was responsible for evaluating various controller architectures (microcontroller vs FPGA) for the FADEC in a 180kW airplane hybrid power plant. Before this, he worked at CACI, where he was responsible for efficiently implementing an adaptive noise cancellation algorithm (Wiener filter) in C++. Additionally, he currently in his third year of research at Garrett Lab (a plant pathology group), where he creates simulations and tools for modeling the spread of plant diseases. Prior to this, he worked in a team of undergraduates to publish a paper on techniques to minimize the number of disease tests, titled “Optimization of Multi Two-Level Batch Testing”. Finally, he participated with a team in the 2022 Florida Hacks Hackathon, where his team won 2nd place for a project to reduce wasteful energy usage. Will always likes an engineering challenge, and is looking for a job which combines software and hardware to solve difficult problems.

In his free time, Will enjoys maintaining his personal website (https://willmccoy.xyz), programming, engineering hobby projects, and going to the beach. He is an avid Linux user, and is currently working on building a kiln and achieving his Amateur Radio Technician’s License.

Rolando Angulo

Rolando Angulo is a fourth-year computer engineering major at the University of Florida graduating in May 2024. His journey in the field of computer engineering started with his first AICE Computer Science class in high school and soon with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida.

I have had the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience through internships and extracurricular involvement. As a Software Engineering Intern and Microsoft Explorer Intern at Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, where he actively collaborated with cross-functional teams to expedite product development and explored both Project Manager and Software Engineering roles.

He also has a dedication to mentoring and fostering academic growth which led him to the STEPUP program, where he served as a STAR Mentor. There he provided first year students with resources, encouraged them to be active on campus and professional development and even served as a Teaching Assistant for Chemistry, Calculus, Engineering Design, and Engineering Research during this program. Furthermore, his passion for engineering and leadership extends to his involvement in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Currently, he serves as the Treasurer for this organization where he manages a team of directors to manage the organization funds and conduct financial learning workshops. Previously, he was part of the Design Team, where he built interactive projects, including the construction of a 3-D printed robot.

Overall, his coursework has equipped him with a strong foundation of programming languages and skills to succeed in any type of work environment. He is eager to leverage his technical skills, leadership experiences, and commitment to efficiency in the field of computer engineering.

Skyler Levine

Skyler Levine is a fifth-year student studying Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the University of Florida (UF). Skyler has developed working knowledge of various skills through his classes such as product design, CAD, rapid prototyping, manufacturing with machinery like mills, lathes and CNC, material science, and statistical analysis. Skyler started a 7-month internship at Northrop Grumman as a manufacturing engineer in January of 2023, further improving his knowledge of design strategies, manufacturing processes, materials, and teamwork along the way.

In pursuit of academic research experience, Skyler joined the Human Neuromechanics Laboratory at UF in the spring of his freshman year researching body-weight support systems geared towards rehabilitation. There he developed skills in 3D modeling and professional writing. Skyler was brought on as an SAT tutor for high school students in his second year at university. There he improved his communication and leadership skills while helping to develop the skills of the students he taught. In the spring of his sophomore year, Skyler joined the UF student design team Gatorloop. He focused on the designing of the propulsion sub-system used in a scale hyperloop pod, paired with the business portion of the team. The following semester he was elected as the president of Gatorloop. During his year as president, he was focused on maintaining the spirit and culture of the club throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. There he learned valuable skills such as communication, management, outreach, and leadership. Skyler began familiarizing himself with the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) shortly following his presidency, working to improve his skill to a professional level. His knowledge of AI has reached a professional level today through development and deployment of personal projects.

Prior to studying at UF, Skyler attended a STEM high school in central Tampa taking biomedical and engineering classes. Here he was taught broad basics of both fields and chose UF based on these experiences. He was taught basic coding languages such as C++ and Python, 3D modeling software such as Inventor and SolidWorks, and gained experience in manufacturing with workbench equipment and CNC mills. Since then, he has strived to maintain his working knowledge of engineering both inside and outside of his degree, including fields such as Electrical and Computer EnWilliam “Billy” Jonesgineering.

William “Billy” Jones

William “Billy” Jones is a fourth year electrical engineering major and currently a student athlete for the University of Florida. Billy is apart of the Men’s swimming team and have been swimming the last ten years. The most recent work internship completed was in the summer of 2023 alongside the technical service team at Exactech which is a biomedical engineering company that manufactures joint prosthetics. The projects that completed were building a complete electrical cabinet for a bipolar press that had improvements made to the design. Another was researching weather systems for the company site and conducting a business deal between Exactech and the company that had the weather system. Before this internship, the past three years have been competing as a college student athlete for the University of Florida. Continuing backwards, the previous experience was working as a manager for a frozen yogurt company called Mochi from 2018-2020 summer. The job was keeping track of inventory, money, and the schedules of the workers. Moving on to some awards that Billy has received are being SEC academic honor roll for the past three years and being apart of contributing to the success of being SEC champions for the 12th year in a row. Billy takes a lot of pride in what he does day in and day out of the pool which he translates to every aspect of his life. One motto that he has learned to live by ever since starting his collegiate career is “being the best at getting better”, even if it means focusing on only one thing at a time.