Loren Ashfield

Computer Engineer at UCSB, 3.93 GPA

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Last updated: April 15, 2025

About

I am a rising senior computer engineering student at UCSB. I am passionate about computers and interested in pursuing opportunities in VLSI design and computer architecture. I am proficient with a range of industry standard design, simulation, and verification tools, including Cadence, SPICE, Verilog, and others. I am also experienced in developing full-stack, end-to-end software. Additionally, I have hands-on experience with applying novel AI and machine learning models to industrial applications. I excel at approching problems with an innovative and analytical mindset, backed by a strong intution, dedicatied work ethic, and vivid eagerness to learn. Most importantly, I thrive in team-based environments, emphasizing communication in my work.

Education

BS, Computer Engineering

UC Santa Barbara 2022 - 2026 Santa Barbara, CA

High School Diploma

Newark Academy 2018 - 2022 Livingston, NJ

Experience

ECE Tutor

UC Santa Barbara 02/2025 - Present
  • Working for MESA University Program at UCSB providing one on one tutoring for first-generation and low-income students.
  • Tutoring Digital Design Principles (ECE 152A)

Lab Systems Engineer

Yonder Materials 08/2024 - Present
  • Creating full-stack software applications to power AI-driven, high-throughput materials discovery.
  • Working in lab alongside chemistry team, engaging hands on with deliverables and shadowing experienced material researchers.
  • Designing custom circuits to allow software to work fluidly with high-throughput electrochemistry setup.

Embedded Systems Research Assistant

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 06/2024 - 07/2024
  • Evaluated the effects of random bit changes on consumer grade microprocessors to determine reliability in New Space applications.
  • Wrote low footprint benchmarks for ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V embedded processors using explicit register management, testing with and without operating systems.
  • Prepared the benchmark for irradiation campaigns controlled by an external host, sending data over serial communication to catalog misbehaviors.

Computer Repair

Freelance 01/2020 - 06/2022
  • Provided practical repairs for personal computer devices and peripherals. Performed on-site repairs while talking clients through issues and advising cost-effective solutions.
  • Gained a practical intuition for working with circuits and working directly with clients.

Various Summer Jobs

Corolla, NC 2021 - 2023
  • Held jobs in the service industry during high school, learning customer service and communication.
  • Worked in the kitchen, as a food runner, and at the counter.

Projects

ULTRARAM/2D Integration

Present

Exploring the possibility of fabricating ULTRARAM, a novel memory concept built on III-V materials, on wafers utilizing 2D material substrates.

32kb SRAM

12/2024
  • Designed 32kb SRAM from scratch on Cadence Virtuoso on a 130nm process node.
  • Built all necessary circuits to power SRAM array, including precharge circuitry, sense amps, decoders, and more.
  • Ran SPICE tests to verify and benchmark SRAM performance, corroborated by hand calculations.

Societies and Honors

Dean's Honors

UCSB 2022 - 2024

Earned every quarter since matriculation

Tau Beta Pi

2024

Member of national engineering honor society

Alpha Tau Omega

2024

Social Chair, coordinated large scale trips and events for social fraternity

Skills

Programming Languages

Python, C/C++, Assembly, Java

Tools and Frameworks

Cadence, LTspice, ModelSim, Quartus, SUE Design Manager, NST (New SPICE Tool), Git, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, Conda, PyTorch, Linux, Streamlit, PyQT, Docker, Poetry

Languages

English