Meek Simbule
Electrical & Computer Engineer
Forest Park,GA
Summary
Versatile Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate with a passion for innovative technology and a solid foundation in both hardware and software aspects of ECE. Adept at designing and implementing circuits, embedded systems, and programming solutions. Eager to contribute fresh ideas and a strong analytical mindset to a dynamic team. Proven ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and thrive in fast-paced environments. Ready to embark on a rewarding career that allows for a meaningful impact in various areas of engineering.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Independent Software Engineer
Open Source Projects & Freelancing
Remote, Global
08.2021 - Current
- Develops and maintains apps and websites for clients as a freelance software engineer including custom fine-tuned large language AI models (LLMs).
- Created and maintained vuln-regex-detector tool to enable performance optimization in Node.js applications by addressing Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issues. (https://github.com/marketplace/actions/vuln-regex-detector)
- Collaborated with other software developers to build open-source software to support application development.
Teaching Assistant
Alabama A&M University, EECS Dept.
Normal, AL
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Organized and graded weekly laboratory sessions for students in Computer Architecture, Digital Systems Lab, and Microprocessors undergraduate courses.
- Provided ad-hoc laboratory session support to graduate students in the newly formed graduate program.
- Conducted one-on-one support during office hours, documenting and escalating student feedback to professors for prompt resolution.
Student Researcher
University of California, Berkeley - EECS Dept
Berkeley, CA
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Focused on research in Hyperdimensional Computing (HDC) Vectorization Optimizations with Hwacha Vector Accelerator on Rocketchip RISC-V CPU.
- Collaborated with UC Berkeley graduate students in Prof. Jan Rabaey's group at the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC).
- Co-authored “Accelerating Hyperdimensional Computing with Vector Machines” and presented the work at the 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS).
Engineering Project Manager Intern
Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Provided project/product management support for Apple On-Device Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to over 40 engineers using internal/ proprietary tools.
- Facilitated weekly project check-in meetings to communicate progress toward achieving project milestones.
- Collaborated with engineering managers to brainstorm new projects to support internal customers.
- Helped to organize laboratory sessions for external software developers at the 2021 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alabama A&M University, Bioinformatics Lab
Normal, AL
03.2020 - 04.2021
- Developed and maintained multithreaded bioinformatics pipelines using JupyterHub and MINIO cloud storage server supervision on Docker Swarm.
- Taught introductory Linux and Bioinformatics to a class of 10 students.
- Collaborated with graduate students in the AAMU Molecular Biology lab.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering (conc. Computer Eng)
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
Normal, AL 08.2019 - 05.2023
Skills
Program/Project Management
Programming in C/C, Python, & JavaScript
FPGA Programming (VHDL/Verilog)
VLSI Design
Machine Learning
Linux System Administration
Cluster & Cloud Computing
Publications
Accelerating Hyperdimensional Computing with Vector Machines
Publisher: IEEE
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS46773.2023.10181701
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Alabama A&M University, EECS Dept.
08.2022 - 05.2023
Student Researcher
University of California, Berkeley - EECS Dept
01.2022 - 12.2022
Independent Software Engineer
Open Source Projects & Freelancing
08.2021 - Current
Engineering Project Manager Intern
Apple Inc.
05.2021 - 08.2021
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alabama A&M University, Bioinformatics Lab
03.2020 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering (conc. Computer Eng)
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
08.2019 - 05.2023