BEN LITTLE
Electrical and Computer Engineering Major | Cornell University
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP
Hilcorp Energy Company | Milne Point | May 2025 - August 2026
Projects:
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Facility selective coordination
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PowerMax load shedding
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Datalogger programming
Rewiring a gaumer heater
SELECTIVE COORDINATION
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Coordinated 100+ medium & low voltage breakers
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Extracted breaker nameplate and trip settings from field
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Modeled data in ETAP
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Completed coordination studies via time current curve charts
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Changed breaker trip settings to reflect calculated setup
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Increased facility up-time (by decreasing nuisance trips) and increased system safety
A time current curve chart created in ETAP
POWERMAX LOADSHEDDING
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Developed and presented the authorization for expenditure for the new Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories PowerMax loadshedding system at Milne Point Alaska
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When commissioned in 2027, this automated load shed system will save millions of dollars per load shed event, by increasing field up time
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Modeled power system in Excel to understand small-grid electrical inertia issues
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Developed preliminary load shed logic in Excel, for easy visualization
DATALOGGER PROGRAMMING
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Programmed a SEL-735 power quality meter and two TESLA 4000 power quality meters
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Achieved communication over network and fixed memory overload issues
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Viewed historical power system faults to program high-speed data gathering triggers for future faults
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These power quality meters now enable faster and more precise system failure analysis
EDUCATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY | AUGUST 2026 - MAY 2030
Electrical and Computer Engineering​
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Key Coursework:
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Calculus II (in progress)
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Intro to Engineering: The Future of Energy (in progress)
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Material Science with Lab (in progress)
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE | AUGUST 2022 - MAY 2030
GPA: 4.00/4.00
Dual enrolled during high school
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Key Coursework:
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Calculus I
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Calculus II
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Calculus III
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Differential Equations
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Linear Algebra
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Chemistry I
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Chemistry II
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Statistics
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Intro to Computer Science
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL | K-12
GPA:Â 4.27/5.00
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Key Coursework:
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AP Physics C Mechanics- 5 on exam
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AP Physics C E&M- 5 on exam
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AP English Language- 4 on exam
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AP English Literature- 4 on exam
PROJECTS
REVSAT | JULY 2025 - ONGOING
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RevSAT is a free desktop application that takes the study tricks I learned from my SAT study and makes it fast and easy for other students to do the same thing
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Developed backend (item response theory model, question selection and filtering) in C++
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Used SQL for database handeling
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Used Qt for graphical user interface
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Used Python for json parsing
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Learn more about (or download) the software at revsat.org
BICOPTER DRONE | 2023 - 2025
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Built a two propeller (bicopter) drone from scratch
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Learned CAD tools to model and 3D print custom chasiss
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Built a transmitter and receiver using two HC-12 modules
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Filtered gyroscopic and accelerometer data from a MPU-6050 module using a Kalman filter
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Developed a custom flight controller on an Arduino Nano
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Tuned PID values for effective flight
HOBBIES
BACKPACKING
PIANO