Duke University
Pratt School of Engineering
Durham NC, 27705
My full name is Samuel Chadwick Gibbs IV.
I have worked at both a startup company and a large corporation. I believe the combination of the two experience has helped create a well balanced work ethic. At the small startup (Gumstix) I learned the importance of taking your own initiative and finding ways to be productive without being told what to do. At Northrop I developed the skills necessary to work within a large corporation. I learned the importance of the human capital that is inside such an established firm as Northrop. Being the most efficient worker at a place like this requires tapping into this wealth of knowledge to help develop the best solutions to challenging problems.
I have chosen to forgo entering the workforce to advance my technical expertise by attaining a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science at Duke University. As a Ph.D. student at Duke working for Dr. Earl Dowell, I have had the opportunity to develop and advanced technical skills working for an adviser who is at the forefront of his field.
While being a Ph.D. student I have also had the opportunity to work with local Durham startups. I recently had the privelage of working as an applications engineer for Capire a startup developing a micro gas turbine engine. I have now transitioned my extracurricular work to developing wireless mesh sensor networks for energy usage audits. I have been lucky to be supported by another Durham startup, Sustainable IS.
Specialties
CAD, Eclipse, HTML, Java, Linux, Matlab, microsoft excel, microsoft powerpoint, microsoft windows, microsoft word, program design, programming, python, robotics, solidworks
