Raul Cardenas: Owner - Partner

Electrical Engineer, PE

University of Toledo: 2008: GPA: 3.92

Magna Cum Laude

Terra Community College: 2005

Cum Laude: Overall GPA: 3.727

USAF Veteran

Awards:

- IEEE Toledo Section 2008 Outstanding EECS Student Award

- Tech School Distinguished Graduate, USAF

-BMT Honor Graduate, USAF

Raul essentially began his electrical career at a young age when he started helping his father wire newly constructed and existing homes. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he maintained Airborne Avionic equipment on aircraft. He often refers to his specialty in the service as the best job he ever had. It was a position that required being physical and having problem solving skills. After leaving the military, he attended industrial electrical courses at Terra State Community College. It was within the first quarter at Terra State that he realized he wanted to become an electrical engineer. From that realization, he quickly became passionate in his courses and took pride in his work. His career has included working as a consultant, as a Plant Engineer, and a System Engineer. In his career he is often tasked with projects he was not previous familiar with, however he uses his strong fundamental engineering skills to deliver successful engineering end products.

In his time off, Raul enjoys time with his kids, running, working out, and playing basketball, as well as other outdoor activities.

Research And Development Experience:

• Raul and his team developed the idea of using solar panels on a vehicle that automatically tracked the sun to optimize the incident angle in which the rays of the Sun hit the solar panels. A computer program was developed to control servos to tilt the solar panels, which were mounted on a remote control car. A sensor was designed using photo diodes to measure the intensity of the Sun in 360 degree azimuth rotation.
• Raul participated in independent study, with a college professor, in which he was to develop sensor communication technology to use in underground surface conditions (Imbedded in soil beneath the surface). Raul formulated a descriptive method and identified parts to build and design a prototype. Other students performed the actual build and testing in a different semester.
• While utilizing Matlab, Raul developed a program that analyzed road cracking and identified the type of cracking and the severity of the cracking. This was developed as a project in image analysis coursework.