Kimaru is an electrical engineering student in his senior year passionate about the future of telecommunications, specifically 5G/6G research and deployment. Eager to contribute to the telecom industry, his focus is on building expertise in cloud technologies, core network and RAN operations, and the high-performance computing required to power next-generation communication networks.

Education

• Bachelors: Double Major Engineering, Mathematics - Swarthmore College ‘26

Experience

• Undergraduate Research Intern @ Cornell University Molnar Group
• Electrical Engineering Intern @ Jamii Telecommunications Limited
• Embedded Systems Intern @ Kaizen Electronics Limited (defunct)

Interests

• Software Defined Radios
• Telecommunications
• Hardware Accelerators
• Data Centers (Recent)

Skills

• Languages: C, Python, C++, Matlab, Verilog, Arduino
• Development Tools: Git, GDB, Vivado, Arduino, Valgrind
• Boards: STM32, ESP32, PYNQ Z2, Jetson Nano, LicheeRV Nano
• Test equipment: Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers, Function Generators
• Protocols: SPI, I2C, UART, GPIB, USB

Relevant Coursework

• Mathematics: Real Analysis I, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Stochastic Processes and Numerical Methods, Calculus I/II/II, Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics
• Engineering: Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Digital Signal Processing, Mobile Robotics, Embedded Systems, Thermofluid Mechanics, Mechanics, Linear Systems Analysis, Electrical Circuits Analysis, Electromagnetic Field Theory, Physical Electronics, Microelectronics, Experimentation for Engineering Design, Data Structures and Algorithms