Ethan Suttor
Electrical Engineering Student
Electrical Engineering candidate at the University of Louisville specializing in hardware/software co-design, FPGA architecture, and embedded control systems. Designing, verifying, and debugging physical logic for real-time applications.
About Me
I'm a junior Electrical Engineering student at the University of Louisville's Speed School, where most of my coursework has pulled me toward the hardware side: embedded systems, FPGA design, and VLSI physical layout. I like knowing what the silicon is actually doing.
Outside of class I work at the Speed Center for Innovation as an electrical engineering bench tech, helping students debug embedded systems and bring up PCBs. I also competed at SoutheastCon 2026, building a closed-loop motor controller with current sensing and IR encoder feedback for an autonomous competition platform.
Currently I am working an electrical engineering co-op at Gaylor Electric in southern Indiana.
Projects
Dual-Factor Hardware Security System
Two-factor authentication lock in bare-metal C on an ATmega328PB. Keypad entry, UART second factor, and servo actuation via Timer1 Fast PWM.
FPGA Hierarchical ALU & 7-Segment Display Controller
10-bit synchronous up/down counter in VHDL on an Artix-7 Basys3 — four modular subcomponents, BCD conversion, TDM 7-segment display. 117 of 20,800 logic slices utilized.
CMOS VLSI Physical Layout & Delay Analysis
Full CMOS cell library designed in Tanner EDA targeting a 250nm process — from manual inverter layout through a 2-bit parallel adder placed in a pad frame, verified with DRC/LVS.
Autonomous Vision-Guided Robotics Platform
1st place — C-based firmware for an autonomous mobile robot using Braitenberg light-following, PID wall-following, and QR-guided cube collection on a 4×6 ft competition arena.
Skills
University of Louisville
Hardware Design & Analysis
Firmware & Logic
Systems & Tooling
Experience
SCI Student Worker
Speed Center for Innovation — University of Louisville
Driving hands-on electronics innovation through rapid hardware prototyping and embedded system debugging. Providing technical support for industrial test equipment and ensuring precision in laboratory operations. Assisting students with component selection and workstation management.
Peer Mentor
Engineering Living-Learning Community — University of Louisville
Mentored a cohort of 40 first-year engineering students through their transition to university-level coursework. Planned and facilitated 2 community-building events with 20 attendees each, fostering collaboration and peer networking within the residential engineering program.
Treasurer
IEEE Student Chapter — University of Louisville
Managing PCB assembly lab operations for 15+ personnel. Orchestrating technical workshops focused on hardware design and enforcing strict IPC assembly standards to ensure professional-grade production.
Industrial Engineering Intern
Nifco Americas — Shelbyville, KY — Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
Learned design processes from professional engineers. Designed mechanical parts for machine conversions and conveyors. Managed the hardware engineering database and updated technical documentation for global suppliers.
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Currently working as an Electrical Engineering Co-op at Gaylor Electric.