Stephen Toerner

toernesj@email.uc.edu


co-op or other experience and responsibilities

  • Network Planner & Engineer, Cincinnati Bell (2 quarters):
    • Monitored and analyzed data traffic in the Zoomtown network
    • Programmed and primed access points, bridges, switches, and routers for customer implementations
    • Assisted with planning and implementation of wireless networks for businesses, hotels, and schools

  • Process Engineer, General Cable (2 quarters):
    • Acting process engineer of the model cell in a manufacturing plant
    • Implemented an operator material ordering system using an LED

  • Electrical Engineering Coop, Cinergy (2 quarters):
    • Implemented Fly Ash "Spout Down" Warning System:
        Researched sensor types, recommended photoelectric sensors
    • Assisted with heater level controls and level transmitter installation
    • Assisted Micromax system upgrade which involved checking different thermocouple types and all electrical wiring drawings
    • Wrote employee overtime tracking program in Excel with macros

skills/expertise areas

  • Microsoft Windows/XP, Unix

  • C++, Visual Basic, Bash Scripting

  • Matlab, Mathematica, Autocad

  • PSPICE

  • Wireless communications

  • Electronic hardware design

areas of interest

  • Wireless communications

  • RF design

  • Photonics

  • Robotics

  • Power Systems

type of project sought

  • Wireless communications

  • Bench-top generator

  • Robotics