Recommendations

Professional recommendations and testimonials from colleagues, supervisors, and collaborators

Professional Recommendations

John Linko

Senior Project EngineerStanley Black & Decker

August 2024
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Recommendation from John Linko

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"It is my pleasure to strongly recommend Yuri Braga for any future program or position he is persuading. Yuri demonstrated creativity, collaboration, strong work ethic and a great attitude. He also has strong understanding of circuit design, microcontrollers, and electronic testing equipment. Yuri is a rare engineer who is fast to learn, shows up everyday with a great attitude and very easy to work with."

Luis Yon Morales

Electrical EngineerStanley Black & Decker

August 2024
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Recommendation from Luis Yon Morales

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"Yuri was truly a joy to have on the team. Dedicated worker, refreshingly humorous, and caught onto Power Electronics concepts swiftly. He showed a great level of comfortability in system design (hardware architecture and firmware writing), pcb layout (Altium), and conducting his own internal project reviews. His test rig worked on the first hardware revision which is exceedingly rare!"
Goosey Yurinator Tattoo

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Luis bet against Yuri that if his fixture worked on the first try, Luis would tattoo Yurinator (Yuri's funny name for his test fixture) on his arm. After Yuri's fixture worked on the first try, Luis tattooed Yurinator on a reverse body diode, representing Yuri's test fixture application.

Dr. Brewer

AdvisorVirginia Tech

December 2024
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Recommendation from Dr. Brewer

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"Yuri was an exceptional student in my class and has continued to impress me ever since. He consistently demonstrated outstanding organizational skills, a deep passion for engineering, and a rare ability to translate theory into well-executed practice. His project work showed careful attention to detail, strong problem-solving ability, and thoughtful design trade-offs. Yuri's curiosity and work ethic made him a reliable collaborator and a leader in group settings. I enthusiastically recommend Yuri for any advanced study or research position; he will be an asset to any team he joins."