Frederic Caldwell

 3540 Maricopa #5
Torrance, CA 90503
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pferd@ugcs.caltech.edu

EDUCATION: B.S. Mechanical Engineering California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Graduated 4/96

EXPERIENCE: DATA ANALYST
Jet Propulsion Laboratories (NASA) , Pasadena, CA 4/96-6/96
Cassini RADAR Section
Analysed Radiometry data for Breadboard and Flight Hardware Models of the Cassini Project Radiometer. Was required to learn aspects of Radiometry.

RESEARCH GROUP MEMBER, MECHANICAL ENGINEER
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 11/95-4/96
Mechanical Engineering Section
Designed, built and tested a discrete frequency total pressure fluctuation generator for a jet engine inlet compatibility investigation.

ASSISTANT PROGRAMMER AND DATA ANALYST
Jet Propulsion Laboratories (NASA), Pasadena, CA 6/95-9/95
Cassini RADAR Section
Edited a data analysis program specifically designed for Cassini RADAR Program; created initial version of Cassini RADAR homepage. This job required me to learn various aspects of RADAR science, particularly Synthetic Aperture RADAR (SAR).

ASSISTANT INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER
Dryden Flight Research Center (NASA), Edwards, CA 7/94-9/94
Instrumentation Section
Aided in construction and implementation of various instruments to be placed on NASA test planes. Reviewed placement drawings and memory allocation tables; corrected and adjusted the original documents when errors were discovered. Wrote Technical Manual.

SPECIAL SKILLS Complete machining abilities.
Familiar with SUN, HP, SGI, IBM compatible, and Mac computers.
Familar with UNIX and Windows.
Programming Languages: BASIC, PASCAL, C, HTML, CGI.
Willing to learn.
HONORS & ACTIVITIES College:
Designed and built small car for Mech. Eng. Design Contest
Vice President, Dabney House (similar to a fraternity)
National Society of Black Engineers
Caltech Chinese Students Association
NASA Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship(1993-4)
Caltech Chinese Students Association
World Tang So Do Assocation
High School
National Merit Scholar
National Honor Society
Academic decathlon Team
Captain, High Q Team
Vice President, Science Club
Math Club
KEY Club
Outstanding Black Male, El Paso, TX
Varsity Track and Field
Captain, Young Scholars Bowl Team
3rd Place in Math and Science, District Competition
SADD
Computer Club
Orchestra (1st violinist, 2nd chair)
REFERENCES References will be furnished upon request.

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