Coral Hess

Brentwood Library, Library Assistant, April 2008 - August 2008
Answered patrons' reference and circulation questions, checked materials in and out of the library, shelved materials, repaired damaged materials, processed new materials, and assisted patrons with computers. Assisted with adult programming, including an "Intro to Blogging" class. Planned and created a set of mailing lists to improve communication with patrons.

Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant, June 2006 - February 2008
Supported US DOT's Vehicle Infrastructure Integration program as a wireless systems engineer, requirements analyst, and project coordinator. Wrote sections of, managed subcontractors’ input to, and coordinated/edited team’s contributions to the VII System Requirements Specifications. Refined document creation workflows, increasing documents' accuracy and decreasing creation time significantly. Analyzed/edited requirements for VII subsystems and applications, maintaining and updating requirements in Rational Requisite Pro. Created radio-frequency coverage analyses of the Road Side Equipment (RSEs) in the VII Proof of Concept. Performed site surveys of the RSE locations as part of a six-person team, identifying coverage issues and making determinations of each site's viability. Assisted in planning the backhaul connection for each RSE site. Contributed to several proposal teams, writing a key technical section of a $93M proposal and writing as well as coordinating authors' contributions to a $6M proposal.

i5 Wireless, RF Engineer, September 2005 - May 2006
Led the company’s research and development initiatives, designing and testing antennas for use in waveguides within novel in-building wireless installations. Used Wireless Valley to design traditional in-building wireless systems. Monitored and performed maintenance on existing systems inside government buildings in Washington, DC, including the Securities and Exchange Commission building and three Library of Congress buildings. Provided information about new wireless trends and emerging technologies to upper management. Interfaced with vendors, both in coordinating the setup of the company’s new office and in procuring wireless test equipment.

Carnegie Mellon Electrical Engineering Department, Research Assistant, June 2003 - August 2005
Performed research as part of the Antenna and Radio Communication group and Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking. Developed new method of network analysis based on conventional channel sounding techniques, using IEEE 802.11g, with an analysis algorithm implemented in MATLAB. Performed an extensive set of experiments on propagation and antenna design/orientation in HVAC ducts. Discovered an antenna configuration that would produce single-mode propagation down a cylindrical duct at 2.4GHz. Used an iterative experimental approach to develop a simple and practical directional in-duct antenna for use in the 2.4GHz band; performed subsequent mathematical analysis that supported experimental findings. Joined other Carnegie Mellon staff and students in providing engineering expertise to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s Tunnel Radio project, designing and building a system to retransmit AM and FM radio into two of Pittsburgh’s tunnels. Maintained the ARC’s website.