Jordan McGhee | Computer Engineer

My name is Jordan McGhee.

Student at Iowa State with an interest in computer microarchitectur going for a degree in computer engineering

About

I am a student studying Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. I really enjoy learning about modern computer microarchitecture and understanding the various design choices in aircraft.

I always try to understand the working of the things around me, whether it be electrical or mechanical. Some of the skills I learned while pursing my education would be -

• Low-level programming ( C, C++, Assembly )
• RTL Design (Both VHDL and Verilog)
• Hardware testing and synthesise

Languages: C/C++, Java, VHDL, Verilog, HTML/CSS/Javascript, VBScript
Libraries: CUDA, OpenGL,
Tools & Technologies: Git, Quartus Prime, Modelsim, Virtuoso, Genus, Innovus

Experience

Insurezone

Tech Intern

Developed and managed many projects, most of which involved both front-end and back-end work.
Created a parser for interpreting action point expressions into reactive form components in angular. Created numerous APIs, one of which dynamically querries and generates json for display with ChartJs.
Worked on existing framework for maintaing mappings between carrier risk classifications and insurezone business classes.
Helped improve various UI components.
Tools: Java, Javascript, CSS, Angular, VBScript

May 2018 - Present | Oelwein, Iowa

Oelwein Tech Office

Tech Team Member

Worked primarily as a macbook technician, repairing and salvaging broken laptops for both teachers and students.
Helped troubleshoot and fix technology issues experienced by the Oelwein High School faculty.
Helped setup technology for various school functions ( Computers, laptops, projectors ).

Aug 2015 - May 2017 | Oelwein, Iowa

Projects

                
CUDA Accelerated Particle Simulation
                  A piece of software for simulating gas particles
                
AccomplishmentsAllowed me to familiarize myself with the basics of CUDA.
Learned how to use OpenGL
Helped me understand the types of communication that goes on between the CPU and GPU.

Mips Processor
                  Working Design and Verified Processor
                
Important NotesMade designs for single-cycle, pipelined processors.
Created using both VHDL and Verilog
Verified with python scripting
Optimized and Generated Layout

MTCP Network Protocol
                  A basic implementation of the MTCP Protocol
                
Important InformationAllowed for the fast transfering of text files.
Implemented across multiple threads to increase speed.
Required mapping data being sent to a specific tcp connection on a specific thread.