Elene N. Dahners Trull
endahners at gmail dot com
  307 Millbrook Dr.
Pittsboro, NC 27312
(919) 789-1854 		 
Professional Software Engineer focused on embedded system design. Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to assess and communicate new ways of working. Established as a software customer interface willing to work hard to get the customers what they need. Skilled in managing and debugging code from simultaneous projects, creating scripts to automate tasks, documentation, and organization. Excellent team player as well as a valued individual contributor.
SKILLS
    Computer
    Windows, Linux/Unix
    Perl, Java, C, HTML, PHP, Javascript
    ClearCase, Eclipse, Macromedia Dreamweaver
    Sonic Foundry Soundforge, Cakewalk
    Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

    Language
    Four years of high school Spanish classes as well as five semesters of upper level Spanish classes and three months in Spanish classes over-seas.

EXPERIENCE
    Software Engineer Ericsson MBM, RTP, NC 2010 - present
    Integration and Build Environment Tools Designer.
      ·Integration team collaboration motivator, pushing for better group cohesion
        o Instigated a team task tracker which improved team work division and flow
      ·Software Integration responsible on five projects; at least two simultaneous at any given time
      ·Designed scripts to improve efficiency of build environment by leveraging parallelability and optimizing to make functionality multi-purpose

    Consulting Software Engineer ST Ericsson, RTP, NC 2009 - 2010
    Integration and Delivery Lead for Customer Projects.
      ·Worked directly with multiple customers on simultaneous projects, including:
         o First high volume Sony Ericsson HSPA based phones targeted for American market (AT&T, T-Mobile, Telcel, Vivo, Telefonica, Rogers)
         o Sony Ericsson Android based concept device
      ·Collaborated in debugging several time critical Type Approval issues reported by customers in the field to ensure timely operator acceptance
      ·Responsible for all deliveries and documentation
      ·Performed unit tests on devices

    Software Engineer Ericsson, RTP, NC 2007 - 2009
    Performed integration and delivery activities for Customer Projects as well as assisted in the development of tools to enhance the workplace.
      ·Initiated refined method for managing code labels in incident tracking tool and presented new method to Customer Projects team, which made fixes clearer for future reference
      ·Developed time saving tools to generate useful documents such as three way label comparison spreadsheets and label lists with details, which increased efficiency
      ·Worked directly with multiple customers on simultaneous projects, including:
         o Sony Ericsson PC300 PCMCIA card, EC400 Express34 card, and MD400 USB dongle projects based on the first ST-Ericsson HSPA platform
         o Ericsson MBM F3507 mini-card project based on the first ST-Ericsson HSPA platform
      ·Responsible for deliveries and documentation

    Intern GlaxoSmithKline, RTP, NC 2005
    Repaired and performed quality assurance on laptops. Assisted in shipping, receiving, terminations, and asset delegation.
      ·Successfully combined broken laptops into functioning laptops for a Dell sell back program resulting in cost savings
PROJECTS
    Embedded Design, Final Project 2010
    Autonomous line following vehicle: Implemented a vehicle to follow a line using two infrared sensors. The controller unit was a RENESAS board with an M16C, programmed in C.
      ·Using available switches and potentiometers, implemented a menu system to allow for on the fly setup of line darkness
      ·Also worked with a GPS module using SiRF, which interfaced with the car and could be used to set the car driving toward a particular coordinate.


    wolfPACS, Senior Design Project 2007
    Parking Area Coordination System: Designed to maximize the efficiency of high traffic parking lots. Based on desired destination of driver, the closest current parking space is assigned to said vehicle. Programmed in Java, divided amongst three team members.
      ·Constructed the framework by implementing the constructor and reader classes
      ·Determined space availability by allocating each space and store entrance a location, and then assessing the relative distance of available spaces

    Cruise Control, Final Project 2007
    Cruise Control: Solo project using an RC car, implemented cruise control using a BX24 chip, programmed in BASICX.
      ·Expanded on the original requirements by repurposing the RC board to change and set speeds in addition to maintaining the option to steer
EDUCATION
    NC State University, Raleigh, NC
    MS Computer Engineering, planned May, 2013  GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 (as of 2011)
    BS Computer Engineering, December, 2010GPA: 3.659 / 4.0
    BS Electrical Engineering, May, 2007GPA: 3.595 / 4.0
       Spanish Minor 

HONORS
    Special Achievement Recognition: “Secured Sony Ericsson and MBM Platform deliverables”, 2008
    Eta Kappa Nu Member - Beta Eta Chapter
    Duke Energy Scholarship Recipient
    National Society of Collegiate Scholars
    Golden Key Member
    Semester Dean's List - 6 semesters
ACTIVITIES
    Computers, web design, programming
    IEEE member since 2005
    Spanish, Rock Climbing, Ultimate Frisbee
    Webmaster and Recording Engineer for Wolfgang A Cappella

US Citizen