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The Knights Open Circuit

by IEEE UCF

The Knights Open Circuit is a podcast created by IEEE UCF, an electrical engineering organization at the University of Central Florida and the student branch of the global organization, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE UCF created this podcast so students can get the chance to learn more about the background of professionals in the EE workforce, such as engineers, professors, and researchers. Co-Hosts: Brian Smith & Fernando Oriundo Technical Director: Jordan Schneider Executive Director: Juan Battaglia Executive Producers: Alexander Parady & Yash Gharat Marketing Director: Muhammad Gudaro

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  1. The Knights Open Circuit #5 - Josh Khani

    Josh Khani is an associate principal engineer at NEI Electrical Power Engineering. Josh has worked with NEI for the last eight years as a power systems engineer working on renewable energy interconnections. Josh received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from FSU, received his...

  2. The Knights Open Circuit #4 - NASA Engineers Allen Parker and Jonathan Lopez

    Allen Parker is an electrical engineer at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC). He is the lead for the FOSS team which stands for Fiber Optic Sensing System. He graduated from Prairie View A&M University and then Texas A&M University. Jonathan Lopez is an aerospace engineer at NASA AFRC.…

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  3. The Knights Open Circuit #3 - Halle Fields

    Halle Fields graduated in 2019 from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science Honors, with minors in Business Technology and Mathematics. Currently, she is a full-time Software Developer at the Federal Reserve and part-time Computer Science graduate student at...

  4. The Knights Open Circuit #2 - Andres Vargas

    Andres Vargas is an accomplished Industrial engineer and MBA graduate with 7 years of work-related experience in Systems Engineering, Quality Assurance, Life Cycle Cost analysis, and data analytics. Andres currently works as Mission Assurance lead at Northrop Grumman systems. A proven leader with...

  5. The Knights Open Circuit #1 - UCF Professor Dr. Reza Abdolvand

    Dr. Reza Abdolvand, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCF. He leads a research group called Dynamic Microsystems Lab, advising several researchers on a variety of projects in the field of micro-electro-mechanical systems. He and his team have...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Knights Open Circuit is a podcast created by IEEE UCF, an electrical engineering organization at the University of Central Florida and the student branch of the global organization, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE UCF created this podcast so students can get the chance to learn more about the background of professionals in the EE workforce, such as engineers, professors, and researchers.

Co-Hosts: Brian Smith & Fernando Oriundo Technical Director: Jordan Schneider Executive Director: Juan Battaglia Executive Producers: Alexander Parady & Yash Gharat Marketing Director: Muhammad Gudaro

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IEEE UCF

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