Resume

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Basics

Name Bakary Coulibaly
Label Electrical & Computer Engineer
Email bcoulib9@gwu.edu
Phone 202-677-8929
Url https://bkcly.github.io
Summary M.S. Electrical Engineering student specializing in renewable energy and AI-driven photovoltaic defect detection.

Work

  • 2022.10 - 2024.05

    Washington, DC

    Research Assistant
    Institute for Security and Conflict Studies - GWU
    Facilitated seminar courses for the US Department of Defense's Foreign Area Officers, compiling French resources and assisting in syllabus development.
  • 2020.08 - 2022.05

    Gaithersburg, MD

    Foreign Guest Researcher
    Heat Transfer and Alternative Energy Systems Group - NIST
    Conducted research and development in PV module testing, solar simulator lab renovation, and water heating technology evaluations, improving data analysis and testing efficiency.
  • 2020.01 - 2020.08

    Rockville, MD

    Student Aide
    IT Service Desk - Montgomery College
    Provided IT support during Montgomery College's transition to remote operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, resolving technical issues and optimizing efficiency.
  • 2019.01 - 2019.07

    Rockville, MD

    Learning Assistant (Principles of Chemistry I & Precalculus)
    Montgomery College
    Led review sessions and employed remote teaching tools, resulting in a 100% passing rate under faculty mentorship.

Education

  • 2025.05

    Washington, DC

    Master of Science
    The George Washington University
    Electrical Engineering
    GPA: 3.67/4.00
  • 2023.05

    Washington, DC

    Bachelor of Science
    The George Washington University
    Computer Engineering
    Cum Laude
  • 2021.05

    Rockville, MD

    Associate of Science
    Montgomery College
    Computer Engineering
    Honors
  • 2017.06

    Bethesda, MD

    French Baccalaureate
    Lycée Rochambeau - French International School
    Honors, Mention Bien

Skills

Hardware
Microprocessors
Microcontrollers
FPGAs
Electronics Test Equipment
3D Printing
Software
MATLAB
Cadence
LabVIEW
Multisim
LTspice
AutoCAD
Altium Designer
Programming
Python
C++
C
Java
Verilog HDL
Linux

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Native
Bambara
Native
Spanish
Limited Proficiency

Projects

  • 2022.01 - 2023.05
    AutoGrow
    Designed, prototyped, and implemented an off-grid automated gardening system with a 100W solar panel and 12V battery.
    • Designed custom PCB and integrated ESP32 microcontroller.
    • Implemented Micropython for low power soil moisture sensing and solenoid control.
    • Developed UI components using Dart and Flutter.
  • 2021.11 - 2022.05
    NIST: Testing Photovoltaic Modules
    Conducted PV module testing, EL imaging, and co-authored an ongoing research paper.
    • Designed an Electroluminescence testing rig.
    • Developed Python scripts for automated EL image analysis, reducing processing time by 50%.
    • Tested 20+ solar panels for degradation analysis.

Awards