University of South Florida · B.S. Electrical Engineering
Tampa, FL- Coursework: AC/DC circuit analysis, power systems, MATLAB/Simulink, embedded systems design.
- CompTIA Security+ (January 2026).
Resume.
Dontavious Ellis
Education
EXP. MAY 2028
Technical Skills
Power & CircuitryAC/DC Circuit Analysis, 3 Phase Power, Power Factor Correction, Load Flow Analysis
Design & SimulationMATLAB/Simulink, LTspice, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, AutoCAD (2D/3D), Revit, PSpice, KiCad
Hardware & LabDigital Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Function Generators, Soldering, PWM Control, ESP32/Arduino, FPGA (Spartan 3), Signal Conditioning
SoftwareC/C++, Python, Bash Automation, Git/GitHub, Linux
Professional Experience
MAY 2026 to PRESENT
Orbital Corporation · Electrical Engineering Intern
Tactical communications hardware · Tampa Bay Area, FL- Fabricate tactical communications wiring harnesses and aerospace cable assemblies in compliance with IPC A610 Class 3 standards.
- Crimp multi pin circular connectors and perform high reliability cup soldering for board level electronic assemblies.
- Isolate wiring, routing, and insulation faults via point to point continuity and resistance testing with digital multimeters.
- Map EMI shielding, backshell strain reliefs, and lacing by interpreting nailboard layouts, assembly drawings, and wire run lists.
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.
- Directed discussions on GPS denied navigation, resilient communications, and electronic warfare threats for non technical audiences.
- Identified research pathways for Ellis Dynamics aligned with problems discussed around USSOCOM, USCENTCOM, and major defense contractors.
MAR 2026 to PRESENT
USF CIBR Lab · Research Assistant
Tampa, FL- Designed and executed a structured classification framework across 100+ hardware and software cases supporting AI model training data.
- Contributed to SeniorSafe AI, a specialized conversational model for senior citizen cybercrime victims; conference poster presented.
SEP 2024 to PRESENT
USF Dept. of Mechanical Engineering · Website Specialist
Tampa, FL- Primary technical contact for department website updates across 15+ pages, office system configuration, and local IT maintenance.
Founder & Research Leadership
MAY 2026 to PRESENT
Ellis Dynamics · Founder & Lead Researcher
Countermeasure systems · GPS denied navigation- Founded a countermeasure systems company spanning two domains: ECCM (GPS denied navigation, resilient communications) and Detect and Track (predictive tracking via sensor fusion and EO/IR sensing).
- Developing a GPS denied navigation validation pipeline using C++/MATLAB Kalman filtering to fuse simulated six axis IMU and atmospheric data.
- Conducting inertial dead reckoning studies to establish sensor bias baselines and reduce cumulative drift (Allan variance methodology).
- Building a Telemetry, Tracking & Command (TT&C) ground station for real time state estimation and fault monitoring.
- First hardware deliverable · an IMU based dead reckoning navigation module · currently in development.
FALL 2026
NSBE USF · Technical Development Chair
- Technical programming for a 100+ member chapter; three technical workshops scoped for the semester.
Technical Projects
AUG 2025 to MAR 2026
Secure IIoT Smart Grid Edge Monitor
- ESP32 firmware with FFT based THD detection in under 100 ms intervals; <3% RMS error margin.
- AES 128 + MQTT TLS 1.2 telemetry pipeline mapped to NERC CIP guidance, validated end to end.
DEC 2025 to JAN 2026
Smart Load Shedding & Power Distribution Controller
- ESP32 based PDU with PWM trip logic holding system stability within 10% of peak capacity.
- Active RC filtering cut noise (Vpp) by 35%; bench validated with digital oscilloscopes.
FEB 2026 to PRESENT
Enterprise Infrastructure Home Lab
- Proxmox + pfSense multi tier lab; MATLAB load flow simulations cut modeled grid restoration time 22%.
- Cascading failure modeling across 7 infrastructure layers and 500+ outage scenarios.