Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Seminars/Certifications
Community Engagements
Other Projects
References
Timeline
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Chrisczar Villapando

Student - Electronics Engineer
Calamba, Province Of Laguna

Summary

Passionate and curious engineering graduate with skills in troubleshooting complex systems , failure analysis , root cause investigation , and PCB design . Driven to apply critical thinking and scientific methods to develop innovative, high-quality solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve reliable results.

Work History

Test Engineer Intern

Continental Autonomous Mobility Philippines
07.2024 - 09.2024
  • Conducted failure analysis and performed root cause investigations on defective products, identifying technical issues and implementing corrective actions.
  • Executed preventive maintenance on test equipment, including parts inventory management and tallying.
  • Performed product changeovers and hardware test station conversions (pogo pin fixtures) to support manufacturing flexibility.
  • Troubleshot and diagnosed machine and test equipment failures on the production line, minimizing downtime.

Education

Electronics Engineering

Polytechnic University of The Philippines Sto. Tomas Campus
Sto. Tomas City, Batangas
10-2025

Senior High School - Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics

Calamba City Science Integrated School
Calamba City, Laguna
04.2001 -

Junior High School -

Calamba City Science High School
Calamba, Province Of Laguna, Philippines
04.2001 -

Skills

PCB Design, Layout, and Routing (KiCAD, EasyEDA))

Circuit Analysis (LTSpice, Multisim)

Drafting and 3D Modelling (Autocad, Autodesk Inventor)

Arduino and STM32 Development

Python and C/C

Critical Thinking

Leadership

Project management

Research and development

Team collaboration

Accomplishments

Academic

  • 2nd Runner-up, Interscholastic Quiz Show (IQS) IECEP Batangas, 2025
  • 2nd Runner-up , IOT-Design Competition IECEP Batangas, 2025


Research Projects

Machine Learning-Based Classification of Solar Flare Classes and M-Class Intensity Levels Using Particle Swarm Optimization - 6th International Conference on Big Data Analytics and Practices (IBDAP 2025), Thailand, 2025

  • Research project accepted for presentation/publication at IBDAP 2025 specializing on Big Data analytics and smart computing.
  • Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer


A CNN-RNN Hybrid Neural Network Model for Identifying and Timestamping Filipino Swear Words in Audio Data - ADXP 2025, 2025

  • Finalist for Technical Paper Presentation for Analog Devices Academe Expo 2025
  • Project Manager, Electronic System Designer, Programmer


Key-less Vehicle Unlocking System Utilizing RFID License Checking, Fingerprint Scanning, and Alcohol Influence Detection Technologies - 4th Imake.wemake: create innovate collaborate, Philippines , 2020

  • Top 15 finalist of the 4th Imake.wemake
  • Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer

Seminars/Certifications

  • Radio Network Planning for Beginners Webinar, Terra Hertz, 2025
  • Cell Site Frequency 101: An Introduction to the RF Spectrum Used in Mobile NetworksWebinar, Terra Hertz, 2025
  • Introduction to Electrical Safety: Understanding the ECEntials, OECES-PUP Sto.Tomas,2025
  • Acoustics and Vibration: Engineering the Sound and Movements of Modern Life, OECES-PUP Sto.Tomas,2025
  • Graduate Study and Scholarship Oppurtunities for ECE Graduates, OECES-PUP Sto.Tomas,2025
  • RoboTech Unlocked: Exploring the World of Robotics and Automation, IECEP-Batangas Chapter, 2023
  • Development in Deep Learning A.I., IEEE TechEx - DLSU ECES, 2023
  • Instrumentation and Process Control Engineering Webinar Series Track 2, IECEP, 2022

Community Engagements

SKTK: Solid Waste Management Project: Garbage Collection Notification and Monitoring System of the City of Sto. Tomas, Phase 1, Batangas, 2022-2025

  • This is an extension project in collaboration with the PUP Sto.Tomas ECE Program and the City of Sto.Tomas, Batangas for Waste management project.

SALECENDUNONG Program, Batangas, 2024 & 2025

  • Served as Project Lead for this annual outreach program organized by PUP Sto. Tomas ECE students, introducing high school students to the Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) program through engaging activities and presentations.


CALCUTRONICS 2025, Batangas, 2025

  • Acted as Project Head in partnership with IECEP Batangas and PUP Sto. Tomas ECE, conducting outreach to high school students by distributing calculators and teaching advanced calculator techniques to enhance problem-solving skills.

Other Projects

  • CMOS Implementation of a Positive-Edge Triggered 3-Bit Counter-Based IC for Generating High-Level Pulses with 1, 3, and 5 Clock Cycle Durations-(Project Manager, System Layout and Design), 2025
  • Project Ligtas: Remote Rescue Signal for Population Living in Remote and Low-Lying Areas-(Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer), 2021
  • Accessing LoRaWAN Communication Technology in Developing a One-Way Communication Network between Multiple Devices-(Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer), 2021
  • Project Ligtas: Remote Rescue Signal for Population Living in Remote and Low-Lying Areas-(Project Manager, System Designer, Programmer), 2020

References

Engr. Verna C. Magnaye 

e-mail: vcmagnaye@pup.edu.ph 

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sto. Tomas Campus


Engr. Joyce Ann Bagalayos 

e-mail: jahbagalayos@pup.edu.ph 

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Sto. Tomas Campus 


Timeline

Test Engineer Intern

Continental Autonomous Mobility Philippines
07.2024 - 09.2024

Senior High School - Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics

Calamba City Science Integrated School
04.2001 -

Junior High School -

Calamba City Science High School
04.2001 -

Electronics Engineering

Polytechnic University of The Philippines Sto. Tomas Campus

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