Christian Kramer

Technomark

Design Engineer • 2023 — present

• Participated in a wide variety of engineering projects with a focus on value.
• Conducted in-depth research to identify and implement innovative solutions, ensuring the successful integration of advanced lighting effects in cutting-edge user interfaces.
• Developed and iterated prototypes and models, translating conceptual ideas into tangible technical solutions, leading to streamlined product development cycles.
• Created and optimized test firmware to drive complex animations and lighting effects, enhancing the functionality and aesthetics of user interfaces.
• Diagnosed and resolved design challenges by refining firmware and hardware interactions, ensuring robust and reliable product performance.

Technomark

Production Operator • 2022

Proficiently operated

• Vanguard digital inkjet printing presses
• Aristo knife cutters
• CalderaRIP software
• Automation Alternatives/SMTmax pick-and-place software and equipment
• Several laser cutting, scribing, and imaging devices

Independent

Consultant • 2019 — present

Contributed to a diverse range of projects for a variety of companies in the communications, entertainment, and residential air quality industries. These projects have utilized my skills in high-level and low-level software development, additive manufacturing, and custom printed circuit board design.

Evans Larson

Developer • 2017 — 2019

Automated internal Mailchimp reports using

• PHP to automatically ingest completed Mailchimp campaign data
• IBM Watson to parse each campaign interaction into a prospect name, job title, and email address
• PHP to programmatically generate a formatted Excel spreadsheet with headers bolded and important columns highlighted
• PHP-based Slack Bot to upload generated Excel spreadsheets to a dedicated channel for employee analysis

• JavaScript-based bookmarklet for copying data from TVEyes’ dashboard to web server automatically
• PHP to programmatically scrape BurrellesLuce’s reporting website
• PHP to interact with Mention’s API to gather/aggregate daily interaction with client brands on Social Media
• JavaScript-based bookmarklet for rearranging Hootsuite’s automatically generated reports into a layout suitable for branded PDF/printable reports

ICA FoodShelf

Technology Consultant (Volunteer) • 2017

Replaced overweight Slack client with lightweight collaboration alternative, and prototyped an inventory and food rationing system which utilized their existing weigh scales and networking infrastructure.

Evans Larson

Editor/Animator • 2016

Created short visual-effects-heavy clips for various social media accounts, including Starwood Retail Partners, Regis Corporation brands, and GenZGuru.

Minnetonka High School

High School Diploma • 2017

• VANTAGE Digital Journalism
• VANTAGE Global Business
• VANTAGE Design and Marketing

First and only student to take more than two VANTAGE courses, and the first and only student permitted to attend both morning and afternoon sessions for my entire Senior year

University of Minnesota

Northern Climate Beekeeping Certification • 2009

DECA State Qualifier

Minnetonka School Board • 2017

Outstanding Academic Excellence

President's Education Awards Program • 2013

Cypher's Hat

CAD and PCB final assembly • 2021

Designed manufacturable thermoplastic parts and printed circuit boards

Flipgrid

Project Manager and App Developer • 2017

Asked to provide feedback of Flipgrid's design choices. Ended up redesigning their logo and mobile application, adding support for Augmented Reality.

GenZGuru

Editor/Animator • 2016

Participated in filming focus groups in Des Moines during 2016 Election Primary. Directed filming over the course of 2 days, and edited footage into 15-second clips to post on GenZGuru's Twitter account.

Final VANTAGE Project

Systems Architect and Administrator • 2016

Constructed a 30-node distributed rendering cluster to meet the end-of-year deadline for film project. Later expanded to 50 nodes to improve performance.

Providence 48 Hour Film Festival

Contestant • 2014

Flew to Rhode Island to join a film crew for the Providence 48 Hour Film Festival. As a member of the crew, assisted with writing, set design, camera operation, editing, and distribution.

Embedded Systems and Microcontrollers

ARM, Atmel AVR, Espressif ESP, Microchip PIC, x86/x86_64

Electronics and Circuit Design

Analog Circuits, Membrane Switch/Flex Circuits, PCB Design/Fabrication, Electroluminescent Lamp Design

PCB Design Software

KiCad

CAD Software/Graphic Design

AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Cinema4D, Realflow (used for fluid simulation in 3D)\

Programming Languages

C++, C, C#/.NET, PHP, Flutter/Dart, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Web Development and APIs

REST API Design

Manufacturing and Printing Techniques

Laser Cutting, Die Cutting, Knife Cutting, Screen Printing, Digital Printing

• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• 3D Modeling/Animation
• Computer Networking
• Storage Architecture
• Information Security
• Graphic Design
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Aviation