Rodney Singleton II

Rodney Singleton II [email protected] (517)803-9737 4060 Springer Way Apt #223 East Lansing, MI 48823 Education: Michigan State University, College of Engineering, East Lansing, MI PhD, Electrical Eng. with Signal Processing emphasis, May 2016 GPA 3.79 MS, Electrical Eng. with Signal Processing emphasis, Dec 2013 GPA 3.75 BS, Electrical Engineering, Dec 2010 GPA 3.67

Experience: 02/11-Present Graduate Research Assistant - Gear and Motor Fault Prognosis, Michigan State University  Researched data-driven techniques to compute Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of bearings using vibration data  Utilized various signal processing and pattern recognition techniques such as Kalman Filtering, Particle Filtering, Spectral Clustering, K-Means Clustering for RUL estimation. 05/12-08/12 Summer Technical Aide - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD  Simulated various methods of Periscope Detection Radar to compare the advantages of one over the other. 05/11-08/11 Summer Technical Aide - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD  Used the LIDAR equation to extract the extinction coefficient parameter in order to determine the path transmittance in the coastal region of Hawaii.  Proposed a new inversion process to invert data from LIDAR observations which led to the production of a memorandum.  Administered over 10 Bi-Directional Reflectance Distribution Function tests to quantify the reflecting properties of given materials. 06/10-08/10 Summer Intern - Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI  Scheduled and completed 18 compatibility reviews for the C520 electrical system.  Reviewed and studied the wire harness optimization opportunities for 14 harnesses.  Optimized over 800 days of testing to fit within 540 days for the Vehicle Prototype build for C520 North America. 01/10-06/10 Project Manager - Senior Capstone Project, Michigan State University  Scheduled meetings and assigned tasks to provide internet service to 3 schools in Tanzania using solar power.  Coded a microcontroller to increase power efficiency by determining which part of the system to turn on.  Traveled to Tanzania to implement our system in 3 different schools. 01/08-05/10 Cultural and Transitional Aide & Team Coordinator - Office of Cultural and Transitional Aide, Michigan State University  Coordinated a team of 4 individuals in order to serve as resources to our dormitory  Launched over 20 programs in 2 years for the betterment of students by connecting them to the campus and its resources, as well as spreading multicultural awareness.

Accomplishments: NSF Fellow, Michigan State University, 2012-present GEM Master/PhD, and Sloan Engineering Fellow, Michigan State University, 2011-present Academic Excellence Chair, MSU Chapter of NSBE, 2009-2012 Tutor, Diversity Program’s Office, Michigan State University, 2008-Present Director of Music, Antioch Church of Lansing, 2007-Present Publications: Singleton, Rodney K., Elias G. Strangas, and Selin Aviyente. "Time-frequency complexity based remaining useful life (RUL) estimation for bearing faults."Diagnostics for Electric Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (SDEMPED), 2013 9th IEEE International Symposium on. IEEE, 2013. Skills:  Experience in computer-aided design in NX as well as computer programs such as MATLAB, Simulink, Xilinx, PSpice, Microsoft Office and C++.