About Me
Hi, I'm Aidan, a multi-talented embedded engineer with hands-on experience in software and hardware design. Driven by a deep passion for creating and applying my skills, I thrive on bringing ideas to life and delivering tangible results.
With expertise across multiple fields, I pride myself on understanding the big picture and contributing cohesively to projects. My experience includes 4+ years of C, C++, Python, Java, and Git, and familiarity with scrum development including code reviews and retrospectives. I am an effective verbal and written communicator and problem-solver with a diverse technical and creative background.
Biography
My name is Aidan Mascoli, and I am originally from Fair Lawn, New Jersey. I am currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia as I study Computational Media and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This fall is the start of my 4th year, and I am currently expecting to graduate in the Spring of 2028.
I started my career at Georgia Tech as a computational media major. As I pursued my coursework and discussed the direction of technology with my peers, I developed an interest in the hardware platforms that the software and algorithms I studied operated on. I have taken on hardware projects in the past, including robotics competitions in high school, and embedded systems projects using arduino platforms. Hardware technology both facilitates and limits the capability of the software that runs on it. Having an interest and experience in both can enhance the capability of the combined final product.
Thus, I decided to add computer engineering as a second major. Having completed two years year of the computer engineering program, I can confidently say that despite the increased course load and overall difficulty of completing two majors, I am very happy with my decision to enroll in the ECE program. Learning more about hardware has felt like the most rewarding experience of my college career. I always enjoyed getting to the end of a software project and seeing the results, but now, with hardware projects, I enjoy the final product even more, looking at something tangible that I built.
Career Goals
5-Year Plan
Five years from now, I would like to be working full time as an embedded engineer, preferably developing embedded software for audio devices. I am also interested in furthering my education by going to graduate school, so I would like to be working at a company that can accommodate and support employees in doing this.
10-Year Plan
Ten years from now, I hope to have completed a masters and PhD. I would like to hold a higher level position with involvement in designing new products, ideally in the audio field. I would also consider holding a research position at a university at this time, potentially supplemented by teaching.
Hobbies & Interests
In my free time, I enjoy music production and composition, playing guitar, attending concerts in my city, and creating and editing video content. I also enjoy working on various personal hardware and software projects, my most recent being the development of a customized CD/MP3 player. I am also heavily involved in theatre, for which I do both technical and creative work, including lighting design and engineering, as well as acting and performance.
Let's Connect!
I don't have a Linkedin yet, but you can sure send me an email at aidan.mascoli@gmail.com, or use this contact form.