Owen Herschelman

Hello! My name is Owen Herschelman, and I am a Junior studying electrical engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. The best way to contact me is through my email, oehersch@gmail.com.

Education

I started higher education at San Diego Miramar Community College, where I studied the fundamentals and got my associate's degrees in Pre-Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. This fall, I am transferring to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where I plan to obtain my bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

Projects

NorthStar: Focus Tool

A recursive to-do list app to help focus on one task at a time. Pinned tasks stay on the screen. Available on the Mac App Store: Mac App Store - NorthStar

Rhombic Dodecahedron Lamp

Developed a custom lamp with individually addressable LEDs and a mirrored finish inside a rhombic dodecahedron. Used a microcontroller to program light patterns cycled with a button.

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Brake Light Circuit Board

Designed and implemented a brake light circuit board using KiCad.

Building My PC

Built a high-performance PC, gaining experience with hardware, system optimization, and part compatibility.

Solar Powered Weather Station

Designed a solar-powered weather station using an ESP32 microcontroller, displaying sensor data on an LCD screen and a webpage hosted by the ESP32.

Stock Trading Neural Network

Python project using the NEAT library to train a neural network for stock trading. Scrapes live stock data and simulates trading to learn buy/sell behavior.

Personal Website

Built using HTML and CSS to showcase my work: herscheyman.top

Car Buying Assistant

A program to simplify buying a car. Scrapes Facebook Marketplace, filters listings, checks Kelley Blue Book prices, and sends the best deals to a phone.

Goal Organizer App

Swift app to help organize and prioritize goals, creating a daily schedule based on them.

Work

I am a full-time student currently, but in the past I worked at a machine shop as a shop hand and at a restaurant as a food distribution specialist (line cook) at Rubios. These jobs help support me through college and have taught me crucial skills such as time management, customer service, and high precision output. Interestingly enough, the attention to detail is about the same at both jobs. Currently, I am pursuing job or internship opportunities to build relevant experience in electrical engineering, particularly in circuit design and electronics development.

Hobbies

At my school, I am part of the FSAE Bronco Motorsports club, where we are building a race car. I have contributed by designing the RTK GPS system and PCBs for the brake lights. I am also in the autonomous vehicle club, where we are making a small car that can drive autonomously. I also play music, work out, code, and tinker with electronics. I play '80s rock / 2000s pop on guitar, and a wide range of genres on piano. I try to keep my body physically fit by weightlifting and going on hikes with my girlfriend. I also enjoy coding to solve problems or automate tasks, as you can see from my project section.

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