#45421 9450 Gilman Dr.

La Jolla, CA, 92092-0100

(858)405-0439
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vitor.valentim@gmail.com
VITOR VALENTIM DE OLIVEIRA BARBOSA
EDUCATION University of California San Diego; Warren College
B.S. Electrical Engineering, Minor Business; Expected graduation: 2017
Major GPA: 3.66
Colegio Galois (High School), Brazil; Graduation date: December 2012
Final Overall Score: 91.80
X25 Basic Java programing course, Brazil; 2011
APTC Group practical accounting course, Brazil; 2013
Brasilias Musical School(CEP/EMB) piano and musical theory; 2003-2011
ACOMPLISHMENTS
AND AWARDS
- Member of the Warren College Honors Society;
- Member of the National Collegiate Scholars (Honors society);
- Merit Recognition Award (top students of the class); April 2002, June
2002, September 2002, October 2002, October 2003, June 2004, October
2004, April 2005, July 2005, September 2005, April 2006
- Certificate of recognition (awarded to top students of class); 2005
- Honors Award (top students of ESL course); 2005
- Honorable Mention (for outstanding UN simulations); 2008, 2009, 2010
- Participated in SINUS (Brazilian national level UN simulation); 2012
- Honors Merit Certificate (given to top 5 of graduating class); 2012
- Ranked, twice, among top 5 admitted freshman for UnB (ranked as the
top university of Brasilia, Brazil)
- Ranked number 1 admitted freshman for UFU (ranked as the top
university of Uberlandia, Brazil)
- Ranked number 7 admitted freshman for UFRJ (tanked as the top
university in Rio de Janerio, Brazil)
SKILLS AND RELEVANT
COURSE WORK
- Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Basic knowledge in Korean
- Basic Java (X25 course);
- Basic C programing (ECE 15);
- Microsoft Office: Power Point, Excel, Word;
- Basic circuit design (ECE 25);
- Public Speaking skills (acquired through UN simulations)
-Basic accounting knowledge (APTC course)
Vitor Valentim de Oliveira Barbosa (858) 405 0439 vitor.valentim@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE BMES RESEARCH PROJECT TEAM
Fall 2013 Continuing
Project done in partnership with Professor Vikash Gilja, UCSD. Focused on the
development of sensing systems to detect and modify brain activity. More specifically,
development of an electrode headband to detect spikes of signals in a non-invasive way.
- Development, construction and programing of the headband;
- Proposition and discussion of the implementations and applications of the band.
VOLUNTEER
2011 2012
Project done in partnership with Brasilias fire department. Designed to take care and tame
future and retired blind-guide dogs for visually impaired people.
- Walked, washed, played with the dogs;
- Interacted and advised visually impaired people registered in the program;
OTHER ACTIVITIES - Member of BMES UCSD Biomedical engineering society at UC San Diego;
- Nine years of experience with classical piano and musical theory;
- Fund-raising chair of Gamma Nu pledge class, Sigma Nu fraternity Kappa
Rho Chapter UCSD;
- Five years of UN simulations including local and national level ones;
- Over 12 years of experience with martial arts including but not limited to
Judo, Taekwondo, BJJ and Capoeira;
- Over 6 years of swimming.