CURRENT AS OF OCTOBER 2026

Resume.

Dontavious Ellis

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING · FOUNDER, ELLIS DYNAMICS
Tampa, FL · U.S. Citizen · DoD Clearance Eligible
772-205-1606 · edon4585@gmail.com
LinkedIn · github.com/thefourierphantom

Education

EXP. MAY 2028

University of South Florida · B.S. Electrical Engineering

Tampa, FL · GPA: 3.0/4.0

Technical Skills

Embedded & FirmwareC/C++, Python, Bare-Metal Firmware, RTOS, STM32, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, SPI/I2C, PWM Control, CAN Bus, Verilog/VHDL, Linux, Bash, Git
Signals & ControlsKalman Filtering (EKF), Sensor Fusion, FFT / Signal Processing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), MATLAB/Simulink, Simulink Coder
Test & BenchOscilloscope, Digital Multimeter, Continuity/Resistance Testing, High-Reliability Soldering, Multi-Pin Connector Crimping, IPC-A-610 Class 3, Root Cause Analysis
Power SystemsThree-Phase Power, Phase Balancing, Fault Analysis, Load Flow Analysis, Power Factor Correction, RMS Measurement, AC/DC Circuit Analysis
Engineering SoftwarePSpice, Synergi Electric, PoleForeman, GIS, Proxmox VE
CertificationCompTIA Security+ · January 2026
Additional ToolsLTspice, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, AutoCAD (2D/3D), Revit, KiCad, Function Generators, Arduino, Signal Conditioning

Professional Experience

AUG 2026 to PRESENT

Tampa Electric Company (TECO) · Distribution Operations Intern

Tampa, FL
  • Apply GIS-based circuit tracing to validate feeder connectivity and develop construction-print details.
  • Analyze transformer kVA, phase loading, and primary current to support fuse review and phase balancing.
  • Document feeder patrol observations, equipment conditions, and route constraints to support grid hardening.
MAY 2026 to AUG 2026

Orbital Corporation · Electrical Engineering Intern

Tampa, FL
  • Interpreted wiring schematics to fabricate tactical communications wiring harnesses to IPC-A-610 Class 3 standards.
  • Crimped multi-pin connectors and performed high-reliability soldering for electronic assemblies.
  • Isolated wiring, routing, and insulation faults via point-to-point continuity and resistance testing with digital multimeters.
  • Developed assembly protocols that accelerated testing, trained 5 co-interns, and cut test bottlenecks.
MAY 2026

GNSI Future Strategist Program · D.C. Experience

Cohort Delegate · Washington, D.C.
  • Selected for a competitive national security cohort; engaged 15+ senior officials across the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, and CNAS.
  • Facilitated discussions on GPS-denied navigation, resilient communications, and electronic warfare for non-technical audiences.

Additional Experience

MAR 2026 to PRESENT

USF CIBR Lab · Research Assistant

Tampa, FL
  • Built a structured classification framework across 100+ hardware and software cases supporting AI training data and contributed to SeniorSafe AI research.
SEP 2024 to PRESENT

USF Dept. of Mechanical Engineering · Website Specialist

Tampa, FL
  • Serve as the primary technical contact for department website updates across 15+ pages, office system configuration, and local IT maintenance.

Technical Projects

MAY 2026 to PRESENT

Ellis Dynamics

Lead Electrical Engineer & Technician · Founder
  • Architected bare-metal C++ telemetry firmware running a 15-state Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) on an STM32 MCU at 500 Hz, fusing 6-DOF IMU and GPS data to achieve sub-5 ms processing latency.
  • Built a benchtop Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) engine simulator using open-source ECU firmware and ArduStim signal generators to calibrate 3D ignition tables and closed-loop fuel maps in TunerStudio.
  • Developing a GPS-denied navigation prototype using C++/MATLAB Kalman filtering to fuse simulated 6-DOF IMU and atmospheric data.
  • Operate an automotive venture serving 10+ returning clients, applying root-cause analysis to electromechanical faults and custom electrical integrations.
AUG 2025 to MAR 2026

Secure IIoT Smart Grid Edge Monitor

ESP32 · Power Quality · IIoT
  • Architected an ESP32 power-monitoring node computing RMS voltage, current, and power factor with <3% error margin.
  • Developed a firmware FFT algorithm for Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), detecting grid anomalies in sub-100 ms intervals.
  • Secured MQTT telemetry with AES-128 and TLS 1.2 to a Proxmox-based control center for NERC CIP-aligned data handling.
JAN 2026 to PRESENT

Resilient Infrastructure Simulation Lab

Proxmox VE · MATLAB · Python · Linux
  • Conducted MATLAB load-flow simulations to identify service recovery strategies, improving simulated grid restoration time by 22%.

Additional Project Work

DEC 2025 to JAN 2026

Smart Load Shedding & Power Distribution Controller

  • Built an ESP32-based PDU with PWM trip logic and active RC filtering, bench-validating stability and noise reduction with digital oscilloscopes.

Leadership & Involvement

APR 2025 to PRESENT

NSBE · USF Chapter

Technical Development Chair
  • Direct technical skill-building initiatives and workshops for a chapter of 100+ engineering and technology students.
JUN 2025 to DEC 2025

USF Society for Critical Operations & Preparedness Engineering (SCOPE)

President
  • Scaled a 60+ member organization focused on mission-critical readiness and emergency engineering operations.