COLIN WILLIAM MCCARTHY

210 Park Avenue Suite 326, Worcester, MA, USA 01609 | 978-212-9622 | colin@mccarthyinternet.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/cwmcc | http://resume.mccarthyinternet.com MBA-holding engineer interested in business development and technology commercialization seeking a fast-paced, challenging, entrepreneurial position

EDUCATION
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA M.B.A. 2012 Capstone: Opportunities and Barriers to Resource Recovery and Recycling from Shredder Residue in North America Selected as Best in Class Graduate Project Final Presentations Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor: Manufacturing Engineering Capstone: Design of a Low Cost Modular Robotic Manipulator Joint

2009

PATENTS
13034394 (Application) - Non-contact Biometric Monitor Filed 2/24/2011

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Metro Integrated Solutions, LLC. | Worcester, MA President -Provided Contract Engineering, Product Development, and Project Management to clients September 2010 - Present

- Managed development of a web-based application and associated mobile app, and numerous hardware-based projects - Specializing in systems for the entertainment industry (DMX based systems, control of PA processors, LED lighting, etc.) Summit Safety, Inc. | Devens, MA Electrical Engineer, Consultant May 2008 - Present - Designed, tested, and debugged circuits and board layouts for assigned projects; extensive firmware development work - Organized contract manufacturing and product development - Developed proposals for and worked on DHS, DoD SBIR and HSARPA contracts Cambridge Viscosity | Medford, MA Electrical Engineer, Consultant October 2009 December 2011 - Created hardware and firmware to interface existing instrumentation with industrial control and automation (PLCs, 4-20mA DAQs/controllers) - Sole Electrical Engineer at firm; responsible for contract manufacturing, sales support, and maintenance of legacy projects Mercury Computer Systems | Chelmsford, MA Hardware Engineering CO-OP June 2007 August 2007 - Performed high-speed signal analysis and signal validation on designs for ultra-high performance computing modules -Designed circuitry to implement JTAG boundary scans and programming on computing nodes Liquid Machines | Waltham, MA QE/Engineering Intern May 2006 August 2006 -Sole responsibility for maintenance of 100 desktops and servers for QE testing; implemented an virtualization system to increase load testing ability

PROGRAMMING/COMPUTER SKILLS (in order of proficiency)

C/C++, ASSEMBLY, LABVIEW, PHP, HTML, JAVA, ANDROID SDK, MATLAB, MySQL, FLEX, VHDL

NON-PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: I enjoy challenging myself and learning about new fields, as such I have a number of other certifications and have taken various jobs to practice and learn new skills.
CERTIFICATIONS FCC Extra Class Amateur Radio License, Mass Emergency Medical Technician, FAA Private Pilot, Mass DPS MPO INTERESTS Aviation, Emerging Technologies, Cycling, Running, Rock Climbing, Amateur Radio, Live Event Production MEMBERSHIPS IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), ARRL (Amateur Radio Relay League) OTHER GIGS Part-Time Police Dispatcher [Worcester Polytechnic Institute Police (Worcester), Assumption College Campus Safety (Worcester)] Emergency Medical Technician [Worcester Polytechnic Institute Emergency Medical Services (Worcester)] Freelance Lighting Technician [High Output, Inc. (Canton), Immedia (Worcester), South Shore Music Circus(Cohasset), Lyric Stage Company (Boston)]