Alexander Kick

Software Development Engineer @ McDonald's

Champaign, Illinois, United States

About

Experience

  • Software Development Engineer at McDonald's
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • ECE385: FPGA Course Assistant at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Aug 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    ● Assisted students with FPGA-related concepts and understanding System Verilog HDL ● Instructed students on how to construct different types of adders as well as teaching about clock and register constraints

  • Software Engineer Intern at McDonald's
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    ● Transferred mock server testing from WireMock to Postman to keep API testing in single software location ● Designed three new API calls: sale, refund, and getStatus for new payment service

  • Operations Planning Engineering Intern at NiSource
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    ● Analyzed two different substations in Indiana and assessed transmission line functionality with breakers and transformers ● Overhauled Energy Management System (EMS) by updating over 500 substation active power and power factor values through the use of Microsoft Excel functions; led to load increase by 95 megawatts and ensures accurate future power flow calculations ● Performed data acquisition on transformer loads and capacities across Indiana transformer substations; updated 27 transformer substations with outdated capacities and 130 substations with load differences of over 30% since last update

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, Illinois, United States · On-site)
    • Research Assistant
      Dec 2022 - May 2023 · 6 mos

      ● Developed a functional vector field in Unity that allows atom to undergo polarization ● Successfully implemented dielectric materials, such as water and plastic, to illustrate their impact on polarization ● Created virtual reality program that enables students to visualize and comprehend difficult physics concepts

    • Residential Advisor
      Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

      -Provided support and guidance to 1st and 2nd floor residents of Bousfield -Supervised 60+ residents; able to resolve and identify issues that arose - Held events to foster community as well as explore social identity