Hello! I'm Alexandra ("Alex") Forsythe.
I'm a student working toward my bachelor's degree in two majors (electrical engineering and computer engineering) and two minors (computer science and math). As of 5/2018 I completed over 70 credit hours out of 127; I am currently taking 18 credit hours. I have a 4.0/4.0 GPA overall and in my major.
Work:
I am currently an electrical engineering year-round intern for Ultra Electronics USSI responsible for electronic designs and embedded systems, and I have my own business on the side designing and selling custom circuit boards to robotics enthusiasts across the country. During the summer of 2018, I was hired by Raytheon to help write software for an autonomous collaborative system using artificial neural networks. I wrote over 1700 lines of code. During the summer of 2017, I designed a mission-critical circuit board (buck converter) for NASA that will be used in an upcoming space mission. I have generated Gerber files, worked in a class 10 clean room, peer reviewed schematic and board layouts, worked with Cadence, Altium, AutoCAD, Eagle CAD, PADS, DxDesigner, Perl, C, VHDL, Verilog, embedded systems, Linux, LT Spice, and more.
Projects:
In my spare time, I designed and built a full-size, fully functional R2-D2 that not only accompanies me to movie premieres and cosplay, but it also accompanies me in my position as County Science Ambassador while I teach children about STEM concepts. I designed and built a supercomputer (Beowulf cluster) and particle accelerator as additional educational tools, and I am currently working on an FPGA project.
Organizations and Achievements:
I have been inducted into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society (top 10% of college juniors, seniors and grad students in the U.S.) and the Phi Theta Kappa college honor society. I have been selected as a National STEM Role Model, and I was awarded the 2018 National Women in Computing Award. I am president of the university's Math Club, VP of IEEE, VP of ACM, and a CAD Mentor. I am a member of SWE, SAE, Fort Wayne Engineers, Engineers Without Borders, and the Arduino-Microcontrollers Users Group.
Hobbies:
I'm an avid snowboarder, and I love to ski. I'm a ballroom dancer and classical pianist. I'm fiercely competitive in paintball, laser tag, and eSports. I'm a birder and nature photographer; I am Indiana Audubon's first Young Birder of the Year, and my photos have appeared in national magazines and on a book cover. I love to travel and I think every student should study abroad at least once. I loved studying engineering in Germany!
Volunteerism:
I believe it is important to both give back and to pay forward. I work with several organizations that focus either on literacy or on STEM. On average, I spend about 350 hours per year on community service.
On this website I have listed some of my achievements and awards, volunteer work and work-related experience. I have also included a few of my favorite photos and some of the news articles in which I have appeared.
I'm a student working toward my bachelor's degree in two majors (electrical engineering and computer engineering) and two minors (computer science and math). As of 5/2018 I completed over 70 credit hours out of 127; I am currently taking 18 credit hours. I have a 4.0/4.0 GPA overall and in my major.
Work:
I am currently an electrical engineering year-round intern for Ultra Electronics USSI responsible for electronic designs and embedded systems, and I have my own business on the side designing and selling custom circuit boards to robotics enthusiasts across the country. During the summer of 2018, I was hired by Raytheon to help write software for an autonomous collaborative system using artificial neural networks. I wrote over 1700 lines of code. During the summer of 2017, I designed a mission-critical circuit board (buck converter) for NASA that will be used in an upcoming space mission. I have generated Gerber files, worked in a class 10 clean room, peer reviewed schematic and board layouts, worked with Cadence, Altium, AutoCAD, Eagle CAD, PADS, DxDesigner, Perl, C, VHDL, Verilog, embedded systems, Linux, LT Spice, and more.
Projects:
In my spare time, I designed and built a full-size, fully functional R2-D2 that not only accompanies me to movie premieres and cosplay, but it also accompanies me in my position as County Science Ambassador while I teach children about STEM concepts. I designed and built a supercomputer (Beowulf cluster) and particle accelerator as additional educational tools, and I am currently working on an FPGA project.
Organizations and Achievements:
I have been inducted into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society (top 10% of college juniors, seniors and grad students in the U.S.) and the Phi Theta Kappa college honor society. I have been selected as a National STEM Role Model, and I was awarded the 2018 National Women in Computing Award. I am president of the university's Math Club, VP of IEEE, VP of ACM, and a CAD Mentor. I am a member of SWE, SAE, Fort Wayne Engineers, Engineers Without Borders, and the Arduino-Microcontrollers Users Group.
Hobbies:
I'm an avid snowboarder, and I love to ski. I'm a ballroom dancer and classical pianist. I'm fiercely competitive in paintball, laser tag, and eSports. I'm a birder and nature photographer; I am Indiana Audubon's first Young Birder of the Year, and my photos have appeared in national magazines and on a book cover. I love to travel and I think every student should study abroad at least once. I loved studying engineering in Germany!
Volunteerism:
I believe it is important to both give back and to pay forward. I work with several organizations that focus either on literacy or on STEM. On average, I spend about 350 hours per year on community service.
On this website I have listed some of my achievements and awards, volunteer work and work-related experience. I have also included a few of my favorite photos and some of the news articles in which I have appeared.
