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|'''Full Name:''' Shane William Oberloier
|'''Full Name:''' Shane William Oberloier
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|'''Position:''' MOST Research Position Applicant
|'''Position:''' MOST Researcher, MTU Teaching Assistant
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|'''Background:''' Electrical and Computer Engineering
|'''Background:''' Electrical and Computer Engineering
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|'''Current School:''' [http://www.svsu.edu/ Saginaw Valley State University]
|'''Current School:''' [http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technological University]
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|'''Interests:''' Machine Prototyping and Startup, Circuit Board Design and Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Energy Efficient Designs and Methods, Web Design, Teaching, VLSI, Artificial Neural Networks, Open Source Technology
|'''Interests:''' Machine Prototyping and Startup, Metal 3D Printing, Circuit Board Design and Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Energy Efficient Designs and Methods, Web Design, Teaching, VLSI, Artificial Neural Networks, Open Source Technology
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|'''Relevant Work Experience:''' Research Assistant, Controls Engineering Co-op, Lab Technician's Assistant, FSAE System Leader
|'''Skills:''' Machining (CNC, Lathe, Mill), Mechanical design (Sketchup, OpenSCAD), 3D Printing and Design, Startup and calibration, Circuit design and PCB Routing (KiCAD, NI Circuit Design Suite), VLSI (Electric VLSI), SPICE Modeling, Power Electronics Design, Project and Budget Management, Typesetting (LaTeX) Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Soldering (TH, SMD), Programming (Visual Basic, LabVIEW, C, C++, Assembly, Matlab, Octave GNU), Web Design and Maintenance (HTML/CSS/Javascript, Drupal), Advanced Digital Circuit Design
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|'''Relevant Skills:''' Machining (CNC, Lathe, Mill), Mechanical design (Sketchup), 3D Printing and Design, Startup and calibration, Circuit design and PCB Routing (NI Circuit Design Suite), VLSI (Electric VLSI), SPICE Modeling, Power Electronics Design, Project and Budget Management, Typesetting (LaTeX) Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Soldering (TH, SMD), Programming (Visual Basic, LabVIEW, C++, Assembly, Matlab, Octave GNU), Web Design and Maintenance, Advanced Digital Circuit Design
|'''Email:''' [mailto:swoberlo@mtu.edu swoberlo@mtu.edu]
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|'''Email:''' [mailto:swoberlo@svsu.edu swoberlo@svsu.edu]
|'''Website:''' [http://www.voltfolio.com voltfolio.com]
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|'''Website:''' [http://www.voltfolio.com voltfolio.com] (under construction)
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Hello! I am Shane Oberloier, currently an undergraduate electrical engineering student at [http://www.svsu.edu/ Saginaw Valley State University]. I am working through my last semester, am now applying at graduate schools across the nation. MTU is on the top of my list because I love it here at my home state of Michigan, and the work done at MOST seems very suited to my interests and skills. My goals at MTU would include increasing my research experience while working to acquire a PhD.
Hello! I am Shane Oberloier, currently a first year masters electrical engineering student at [http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technilogical University]. I am a [[MOST]] researcher, currently focusing on metal 3D printing


==Brief Biography==
==Brief Biography==
I am from the small town of Beaverton, MI. I now reside in Saginaw, MI where I work part time as well as study electrical engineering. I have maintained a full schedule as an undergraduate. During my undergraduate career I designed and built the [https://www.svsu.edu/cardinalformularacing/ SVSU's FSAE] race car electrical system under the advisory of [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brooks-byam-4211417 Dr. Brooks Byam]. This system is composed of electronic controls and a data acquisition system. The team has performed well in worldwide competitions, receiving 1st place in the acceleration event in 2014. I have also acquired a position as a research assistant under [https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-zou-2385961a Dr. Yu Zou]. The first flagship project we undertook is research and design in power inverter technology. The second project involved conception and construction of a novel machine for making printed circuit boards in an energy and material efficient manner. These projects have involved printed circuit board design, programming, controls, electromechanical design, and construction. Due to my encouragement these projects have recently opened up to more students where I now serve as a mentor figure and lead researcher. I have been recognized for this research effort, along with Dr. Zou, and am now featured on a billboard in the Saginaw area. The last project of note is my recently initialized senior capstone project. Under the advisory of [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajani-muraleedharan-8471467 Dr. Rajani Muraleedharan], I am working on a CMOS VLSI implementation of a digital artificial neural network. The goal of this project is to design the system to have a high neural density compared to other chips on the market, as well as be geared for an unforeseeable amount of applications. It should be noted that much of the content of these projects are not covered in regular course work, and have therefore required a commitment to self education and experimentation.
I am from the small town of Beaverton, MI. I now reside in Houghton, MI where I study electrical engineering at [http://www.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technilogical University]. I studied for my undergraduate degree at [http://www.svsu.edu/ Saginaw Valley State University], where I worked on many projects including the FSAE race car, and power electronics design. I spent 3 years at a co-op job at [http://www.winemantech.com/ Wineman Technology Inc.] where I learned a lot about the process of engineering a machine from start to finish. I started at MTU in the Fall of 2016, where I've been working on metal 3D printing. I also work as a teaching assistant (TA), covering classes like EE2112, EE2174, and EE3173.
 
I got married in the summer of 2016. We have a black cat named Salem, who likes to knock bins of SMD components off of my desk.
 
==Work Experience==
'''Current Employment'''
*'''[[MOST]] Researcher'''
**JUN2016 - Current
**Designing metal 3D printer adaptions, as well as other Open source hardware projects.


I am currently working as an engineering co-op at [http://www.winemantech.com/ Wineman Technology Inc]. Wineman serves as an expert in data acquisition technology, with a focus on automotive and aerospace. I have seen all sides of this business, working with electrical system design, basic hydraulic design, programming, and systems troubleshooting. A notable project I played a key part in is the design and configuration of a machine made to test the durability of either oil and vacuum pumps for automotive applications.
*'''Teaching Assitant'''
**AUG2016 - Current
**Teaching labs mainly focused on embedded systems, as well as intro circuits labs.


==Current Employment==
*'''[http://www.interactiveaerial.com/ Interactive Aerial]'''
'''[http://www.winemantech.com/ Wineman Technology Inc.]'''
**JUN2016 - Current
*Since October 2013
**Designing Embedded systems for custom UAV solutions. I now am employed on a consultative basis.
*AutoCAD design of electrical controls for data acquisition systems. Printed circuit board design in NI Circuit Design Suite. Machine start-up and debugging.


'''[https://www.svsu.edu/ece/ Saginaw Valley State University Electrical Engineering Department]'''
'''Past Employment'''
*SinceApril 2014
*'''[http://www.winemantech.com/ Wineman Technology Inc.]'''
*Designing and testing circuit boards for power electronics. Design of CNC machine for PCB prototyping. Machining, soldering, 3D modeling, purchasing.
**OCT2013 - MAY2016
**AutoCAD design of electrical controls for data acquisition systems. Printed circuit board design in NI Circuit Design Suite. Machine start-up and debugging.


'''[http://www.svsu.edu/chemistry/ Saginaw Valley State University Chemistry Department]'''
*'''[https://www.svsu.edu/ece/ Saginaw Valley State University Electrical Engineering Department]'''
*Since November 2012
**APR2014 - MAY2016
*Setting up laboratory experiments. Basic chemistry for mixtures and dilutions. Instrument repair and maintenance.
**Designing and testing circuit boards for power electronics. Design of CNC machine for PCB prototyping. Machining, soldering, 3D modeling, purchasing.
==Undergraduate Projects==
 
*'''[http://www.svsu.edu/chemistry/ Saginaw Valley State University Chemistry Department]'''
**NOV2012 - MAY2016
**Setting up laboratory experiments. Basic chemistry for mixtures and dilutions. Instrument repair and maintenance.
 
==Current Projects==
*'''Metal 3D Printing TIG adaption for Lulzbot TAZ'''
:Deigning a fully modular metal 3DP system which can be adapted to the TAZ. The end result will be low cost with high resolution
*'''[[Open Source Low Cost Power Measurement System for Solar Energy]]'''
:A fully open source system to monitor power consumption of various loads (ranging from 5-120V & 0.5 - 400A). The system is flexible and can handle up to 256 channels (at a relatively low sample frequency). All data is collected and stored for later analysis. A real time web-based display is also planned.
*'''[http://www.voltfolio.com/ Voltfolio.com]'''
:My personal website where I share small open source projects, utilities, and educational articles (and some fun off topic stuff as well)
 
==Past Projects==
'''Graduate work at [http://www.mtu.edu/ MTU]'''
*'''[[Open Source 4 Point Probe]]'''
:Helped with circuit design, troubleshooting, and fine-tuning. Also peer reviewer
'''Undergraduate work at [http://www.svsu.edu/ SVSU]'''
*'''Cardinal Formula Racing Electrical System'''
*'''Cardinal Formula Racing Electrical System'''
:Project encompassed many different smaller projects. The main project was designing the wiring harness for the car. Other parts included designing a data acquisition system (using an Arduino and recycled sensors), engine calibration, and vehicle testing.
:Project encompassed many different smaller projects. The main project was designing the wiring harness for the car. Other parts included designing a data acquisition system (using an Arduino and recycled sensors), engine calibration, and vehicle testing.
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:ACAPP is a project done in collaboration with Dr. Yu Zou all made possible by SVSU's Undergraduate Research Project Grant. The idea is an additive method for constructing circuit boards that is energy efficient, and cost effective. The machine will be designed to automatically lay out a copper tape based on a circuit designed in our custom designed circuit-design suite.
:ACAPP is a project done in collaboration with Dr. Yu Zou all made possible by SVSU's Undergraduate Research Project Grant. The idea is an additive method for constructing circuit boards that is energy efficient, and cost effective. The machine will be designed to automatically lay out a copper tape based on a circuit designed in our custom designed circuit-design suite.
*'''Programmable Artificial Neural Chip Acquires Knowledge by Experience (PANCAKE)'''
*'''Programmable Artificial Neural Chip Acquires Knowledge by Experience (PANCAKE)'''
:PANCAKE is my senior capstone project. The equations behind a multi-layer perceptron with back propagation were brought into the discrete domain. From these discrete domain points, digital logic circuits are derived, and will be implemented in CMOS VLSI. The goal is to achieve a count of 1024 neurons, capable of multiple different machine learning tasks. These tasks include but are not limited to, weather prediction, industrial quality control, multi-variable automatic control.
:PANCAKE was my senior capstone project. The equations behind a multi-layer perceptron with back propagation were brought into the discrete domain. From these discrete domain points, digital logic circuits were derived, and were implemented in CMOS VLSI.
*'''Voltfolio.com'''
 
:Voltfolio is my new leading hobby project. It is a blog site containing information about some of my smaller personal projects. The site is custom configured and laid out, and uses Drupal as a content management system.
==Hobbies==
==Irrelevant Interests==
Some of my for-fun interests include: Hiking, skiing, biking, sailing, Dungeons and Dragons, guitar, wood working, web design & blogging, and classic video games.
Some of my "for fun" interests include:
[[Category:5490-2017]]
*Hiking
*Biking
*Sailing
*Dungeons and Dragons
*Guitar
*Carpentry
*Web Design
*Classic Video games

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Shane Oberloier
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Full Name: Shane William Oberloier
Position: MOST Researcher, MTU Teaching Assistant
Background: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Current School: Michigan Technological University
Interests: Machine Prototyping and Startup, Metal 3D Printing, Circuit Board Design and Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Energy Efficient Designs and Methods, Web Design, Teaching, VLSI, Artificial Neural Networks, Open Source Technology
Skills: Machining (CNC, Lathe, Mill), Mechanical design (Sketchup, OpenSCAD), 3D Printing and Design, Startup and calibration, Circuit design and PCB Routing (KiCAD, NI Circuit Design Suite), VLSI (Electric VLSI), SPICE Modeling, Power Electronics Design, Project and Budget Management, Typesetting (LaTeX) Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Soldering (TH, SMD), Programming (Visual Basic, LabVIEW, C, C++, Assembly, Matlab, Octave GNU), Web Design and Maintenance (HTML/CSS/Javascript, Drupal), Advanced Digital Circuit Design
Email: swoberlo@mtu.edu
Website: voltfolio.com

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Introduction

Hello! I am Shane Oberloier, currently a first year masters electrical engineering student at Michigan Technilogical University. I am a MOST researcher, currently focusing on metal 3D printing

Brief Biography

I am from the small town of Beaverton, MI. I now reside in Houghton, MI where I study electrical engineering at Michigan Technilogical University. I studied for my undergraduate degree at Saginaw Valley State University, where I worked on many projects including the FSAE race car, and power electronics design. I spent 3 years at a co-op job at Wineman Technology Inc. where I learned a lot about the process of engineering a machine from start to finish. I started at MTU in the Fall of 2016, where I've been working on metal 3D printing. I also work as a teaching assistant (TA), covering classes like EE2112, EE2174, and EE3173.

I got married in the summer of 2016. We have a black cat named Salem, who likes to knock bins of SMD components off of my desk.

Work Experience

Current Employment

  • MOST Researcher
    • JUN2016 - Current
    • Designing metal 3D printer adaptions, as well as other Open source hardware projects.
  • Teaching Assitant
    • AUG2016 - Current
    • Teaching labs mainly focused on embedded systems, as well as intro circuits labs.
  • Interactive Aerial
    • JUN2016 - Current
    • Designing Embedded systems for custom UAV solutions. I now am employed on a consultative basis.

Past Employment

  • Wineman Technology Inc.
    • OCT2013 - MAY2016
    • AutoCAD design of electrical controls for data acquisition systems. Printed circuit board design in NI Circuit Design Suite. Machine start-up and debugging.

Current Projects

  • Metal 3D Printing TIG adaption for Lulzbot TAZ
Deigning a fully modular metal 3DP system which can be adapted to the TAZ. The end result will be low cost with high resolution
A fully open source system to monitor power consumption of various loads (ranging from 5-120V & 0.5 - 400A). The system is flexible and can handle up to 256 channels (at a relatively low sample frequency). All data is collected and stored for later analysis. A real time web-based display is also planned.
My personal website where I share small open source projects, utilities, and educational articles (and some fun off topic stuff as well)

Past Projects

Graduate work at MTU

Helped with circuit design, troubleshooting, and fine-tuning. Also peer reviewer

Undergraduate work at SVSU

  • Cardinal Formula Racing Electrical System
Project encompassed many different smaller projects. The main project was designing the wiring harness for the car. Other parts included designing a data acquisition system (using an Arduino and recycled sensors), engine calibration, and vehicle testing.
  • Single Phase Power Inverter
The Inverter project entailed understanding a schematic designed by Dr. Yu Zou, and designing a PCB from it. The board was designed and it is currently being tested and refined.
  • Automated Copper Applicator for PCB Prototyping (ACAPP)
ACAPP is a project done in collaboration with Dr. Yu Zou all made possible by SVSU's Undergraduate Research Project Grant. The idea is an additive method for constructing circuit boards that is energy efficient, and cost effective. The machine will be designed to automatically lay out a copper tape based on a circuit designed in our custom designed circuit-design suite.
  • Programmable Artificial Neural Chip Acquires Knowledge by Experience (PANCAKE)
PANCAKE was my senior capstone project. The equations behind a multi-layer perceptron with back propagation were brought into the discrete domain. From these discrete domain points, digital logic circuits were derived, and were implemented in CMOS VLSI.

Hobbies

Some of my for-fun interests include: Hiking, skiing, biking, sailing, Dungeons and Dragons, guitar, wood working, web design & blogging, and classic video games.

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