Alexander Khalitov

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EDUCATION

Computer Engineering BS – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Expected graduation Spring 2027

• Dean’s List all semesters, 3.69 GPA – Relevant coursework includes Electronics
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Fundamentals I/II, Data Structures, Microprocessor Systems, Digital Systems
• Design, Signals and Systems, Processor Design Laboratory (ECE437)

Computer Engineering MS – Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Expected graduation Spring 2028 (4+1 Program)

High School Diploma – Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey

Graduated Summer 2023

• 4.02 Cumulative GPA, Highest Honor Roll, National Honor Society

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rosen Center for Advanced Computing - Student Cluster Administrator
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana – Hybrid; Fall 2025 - Present

• Monitor Linux HPC Clusters for failures and outages, and manage SLURM workloads

• Remotely administrate Rocky Linux machines using Puppet

Sandisk Corporation - Advanced Technology Group Intern

Milpitas, California - In-Person; Summer 2025

• Used Atomic-Layer Deposition to research the growth of oxide semiconductor films

• Trained on SEM, Ellipsometer, 4-probe resistivity meter – to verify film properties

• Worked on improving inventory-tracking software written in Python

Purdue STARS - Design Track Fellow

West Lafayette, Indiana – In-Person; Summer 2024

• Participant in program to design, test, tape-out, and manufacture a custom ASIC

• Developer on a 5-person team to make a single-cycle 32-bit RISC-V processor

Hyphen Group - Intern Programmer

Switzerland – Remote; Summer 2022

• Worked in Data Science with external vendor data

• Documented over 40 datasets and APIs, and set up tools and software for interns

SKILLS

• Experienced with SystemVerilog and RTL Design of digital systems

• Proficient in Python, Python Data Science libraries, and C

• Over 10 years of experience with administering, customizing and
• maintaining multiple Linux workstations and embedded devices (x64, x86, ARM)

• Windows OS administration experience- from Windows 98 to Windows 11

• Proficient in PCB design with tools such as KiCAD

SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS

• Co-designed a Pipelined Cached Multicore RISC-V processor, implemented on FPGA

• Co-designed a Single-Cycle RISC-V ASIC, which was taped-out and manufactured

• Volunteer hardware and software developer to make free 3D-Printed prosthetics, • • focusing on engineering biosensing, motor control, and filtering applications

• Provided hosting for several public-facing online services using Linux servers

• Learned 6502 assembly and used it to write applications for a Commodore 64

• Set up a home network, including routing and firewall

MEMBERSHIPS

AND AWARDS

• Member of Eta Kappa Nu and Alpha Lambda Delta Phi Eta Sigma honors societies

• Executive board member of Beta Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu

• Member of the SCALE professional network

• Finalist, IBM Master the Mainframe Hackathon 2019, Bergen Community College

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

• Linux User Group member and Open-Source contributor

• Tinkering with all sorts of machines - robotics, electronics, engines, mechanical

• Vintage Computers and Consoles, Cars; Founder of small preservation society

• History and Geography

• Drummer