Ian J. Sawyer

Computer science student eager to apply knowledge in low-level programming to secure a full-time position as a low-level systems software engineer.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology — Terre Haute, IN

• GPA: 2.76  ·  Major GPA: 3.14
• Relevant Courses: Computer Architecture, Software Design, Software Requirements Engineering, Operating Systems, Operating System Design, Network Security, Computer Networks, Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Montrow Group — North Vernon, IN

• Collaborated with members of other departments to ensure timely and efficient job completion.
• Designed efficient part set-ups for the mass-manufacturing of steel parts, improving workflow and efficiency.
• Performed detailed inspections using specification sheets and internal quality standards to ensure product accuracy and compliance.
• Troubleshot setup and production issues to minimize downtime and maintain output targets.

• Developed full-stack features for a puzzle hunt platform using MySQL, a Node.js REST API, and Svelte, enabling teams to securely access and solve puzzles during live events.
• Designed and implemented responsive user-facing interfaces in Svelte, improving usability for puzzle navigation, puzzle tracking, and live event interaction.
• Collaborated with a four-person engineering team and coordinated with the client to refine requirements and adjust implementations based on feedback.

• Researched microkernel and monolithic kernel architectures to inform the design of a custom microkernel OS, with emphasis on process isolation, inter-process communication (IPC), and kernel responsibility boundaries.
• Performed in-depth analysis of process control block (PCB) designs in existing production-level operating systems to design and implement a PCB, weighing real-world trade-offs in scheduling, fault handling, and capability management.
• Modernized the project's build infrastructure by migrating from a Make-based system to Meson, improving maintainability and iteration speed for development.

• Designed and implemented a custom network driver and UDP network stack for the Xv6 operating system, enabling inter-machine packet transmission.
• Built support for Ethernet, ARP, and UDP, as well as packet construction/parsing.
• Implemented a socket API into Xv6, modeled after Linux sockets, supporting socket(), bind(), recvfrom(), and sendto().
• Debugged low-level networking in QEMU and with Wireshark, developing deeper understanding of protocol interactions and driver/OS boundaries.

Rose-Hulman

• Competitive Programming Team2024 – 2025
• Intramural Sports2022 – Present

High School

• Soccer — 2 years captain2018 – 2022
• Baseball — 4 years varsity2018 – 2022