matt aldrich

mha4 at aya dot yale dot edu
1024 N. Utah St. #424
Arlington, VA 22201
www.visiphon.com

 
EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Yale University
2000-2004 :: New Haven, CT 
 
OBJECTIVE

To pursue a degree in media arts and sciences with emphasis on embedded design.


INTERESTS

Portable, networked, musical systems; sensors and instrumentation for multimedia design; gestural control; haptic interfaces; machine musicianship; computer music and synthesis; vision; colorimetry; embedded design (hw+firmware); design and typography


SKILLS / TOOLS

Continous and Discrete
Proven design capability with linear voltage controlled current sources, precision instrumentation amplifers, continous and discrete filter design, large scale synchronous state machines, discrete logic design, 8 bit and 16 bit microcontrollers, low noise A/D and D/A, external memory, LCD displays, RGB color sensors, capacitive touch sensors, signal drivers for communication and portable, micro power systems
 
Protocols
Designed and implemented: Asynchronous serial, MIDI, DMX, Bluetooth, 802.15 (zigbee), SPI, I2C
 
Prototyping / Development
Professional lab experience; extensive debug capability; refined electrical and mechanical prototyping skills; proven 2, 4, 8 layer PCB design
 
Code
C, C for embedded targets (PIC16, PIC18, AVR) MATLAB, Processing, Max/MSP/Jitter, Pure Data, LabView, Spice


ACTIVITIES 

Swimming, electronic music composition and performance,  electronics and code, playing the drums, congas, and bongos, writing

 
RECENT WORKS

zjam
Low power wireless platform for gestural musical control and improvisation in a networked environment.
June 2007 - present 

lsynth
Interactive control of tempo synchronized visuals and effects for lighting systems.
April 2007 - June 2007  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 
Electrical Engineer
Renaissance Lighting
August 2005 - present :: Reston, VA  

Currently design, research, and invent solid state lighting products at a small start up.  Inventor of calibration, uniformity and closed loop algorithms for lighting products. Co-developer of industry first linear drive LED system that rivals PWM accuracy and consistency.  Developer of company's LED control portfolio including wired, wireless, and networked designs.

Electrical Engineer
Rockwell Collins: NLX Corporation
June 2004 - July 2005 :: Sterling, VA

Designed 30W, 4 channel analog deflection amplifier for vector graphics display.  Designed, simulated, and fabricated a VME based radio control board for synchronization of radio data with flight simulator.

PATENTS

#20060237636 "Integrating chamber LED lighting with pulse amplitude modulation to set color and/or intensity of output"

SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

Analog Subthreshold CMOS Probability GatesCharacterization of subthreshold CMOS soft logic gates, including large signal and small signal analysis as well as transistor sizing and layout.   Senior project advisor:  Dr. Richard Lethin

Sorbotic Videomation: Video Driven Sound Synthesis
An interactive human computer composition utilizing video, color, and sound to mimic the effects of synthesia.   Advisor: Dr. Matthew Suttor
 
Analog Beat Tracking and AGC Design
Developed, modeled, and tested analog circuits that efficiently detect the tempo of an incoming audio signal.   Advisor:  Dr. Peter Kindlmann