Kalvin McCallum

Computer Engineer & Robotics Researcher

Contact Info

  • 760 213 3436
  • kalvin_mccallum@student.uml.edu

Skills

  • Software: Windows, Linux, Kanban, Visual Studio, Confluence, Jira, Multisim, Quartus, MS Office, Helix ALM, Arena, PyCharm.
  • Programming: C (Proficient), C++ (Proficient), MATLAB (Proficient), Python (Familiar), Assembly (Familiar)
  • Hardware: AC & DC Circuit Analysis, Microelectronics & Semiconductor Analysis, Microprocessors & Embedded Systems, FPGA

About Me

Motivated Senior Computer Engineering Student Seeking Full-Time Opportunity Beginning May 2023.

I specialize in software engineering and robotics research with a particular interest in embedded systems and human robot interactions.

Experience

New England Robotics Experimentation & Validation Center

2022 - Present

Robotics Researcher

  • Developed production quality C++ robotics programs on Windows and Linux based operating systems to effectively implement human-robot interactions between patients and humanoid robots.

  • Collaboratively implemented manual and automated unit, integration, and system test protocols to ensure desired software functionality.

  • Utilized the Kanban method and Kanban principles to track software development progress and GitHub to manage source code.

  • Used Microsoft Office to create design documentation, tracking meeting minutes, and present technical solutions to team members.
    • Insulet Corporation

    2020 - 2022

    Systems Engineer Co-Op

  • Developed scalable and reusable MATLAB requirement report consolidation tool for medical device FDA 510K submission.

  • Utilized agile process to develop software requirement specifications for BLE connection between medical device and smartphone.

  • Designed and developed robust MATLAB tool to automate data analysis of medical device BLE connections.

  • Created high level visual model for medical device software development kit implementation.

  • Tested and debugged software builds against software requirement specifications using embedded system development board.

  • Engineering Projects

    Linux based Thread Synchronization Program using Semaphore and Mutex

    Fall 2022


    • Designed and developed multithreading integer storage and control unit using C programming on a Linux operating system.

    • Created an array buffer to store integers and created threads to provide integers to and remove integers from the buffer.

    • Utilized a semaphore and mutex to govern access to the array buffer and implement thread synchronization.

    Embedded System Snake Game Controller with Joystick and Gyroscope

    Fall 2022


    • Developed game controller software using C programming, Python, and the Arduino integrated development environment.

    • Implemented the game hardware using a breadboard, joystick, MPU-6050 gyroscopic sensor, and a Mega Arduino dev board.

    • Analyzed and debugged hardware using a benchtop oscilloscope and Analog Discovery 2 logic analyzer.

    Interactive Robotics Game with LuxAI QT Robot

    Summer 2022

    • Designed and developed human-robot interactive bingo game using C++ in Linux centered LuxAI QT humanoid robot system.

    • Utilized embedded robotics API’s and artificial intelligence packages of QT robot to enable robot to naturally interact with patients to ensure maximum engagement from participants.

    • Developed client/server network using C++ socket programming to send images to robot system via reliable data transfer protocol.

    education

    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    2022 - 2023

    MS, Computer Engineering (Embedded Systems)

    Anticipated December 2023
    GPA: 4.00 | Dean’s List | Francis College of Engineering Ambassador | Tau Beta Pi | IEEE Member

    University of Massachusetts Lowell

    2019 - 2023

    BS, Computer Engineering

    Anticipated May 2023
    GPA: 3.92 | Dean’s List | Francis College of Engineering Ambassador | Tau Beta Pi | IEEE Member

    Palomar College

    2017 - 2019

    AS, Engineering

    All California State Academic 1st Team | Chapter President - Phi Theta Kappa | Academic Merit Scholarship | Dean’s List