Aspiring Electrical Engineer specializing in high-voltage electronics, Tesla coils, and Arduino microcontroller systems. Campus Valedictorian, School Salutatorian (Class of 2026), and National ESSLCE Top Scorer (569.75 / 600).
I'm Abenezer Petros, an aspiring electrical engineer driven by hands-on experimentation in high-voltage physics, power electronics, and embedded systems.
I graduated as Valedictorian of my campus and Salutatorian overall at Gibson School Systems (Class of 2026), and achieved an outstanding national score of 569.75 / 600 on the Ethiopian Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (ESSLCE) — with 98.0 in English, 96.67 in Physics, and 95.0 in Mathematics.
My engineering passion revolves around physical hardware and applied electromagnetic theory: from designing high-voltage switching power supplies with flyback transformers and building resonant air-core Tesla coils (both spark-gap and solid-state Slayer Exciter designs), to mastering microcontroller firmware with Arduino and C/C++.
My academic foundations are reinforced by Rice University Physics 102 credentials in Electric Potential & DC Circuits and Electric Charges & Fields, an IELTS Academic Band 8.0 (CEFR C1), an Udacity Programming Fundamentals Nanodegree, and Sololearn intermediate certifications across C, C++, and Python.
Campus Valedictorian • Overall School Salutatorian
Gibson School Systems • ESSLCE Score: 569.75 / 600
Gibson School Systems • Class of 2026
Academic DistinctionEarned top academic rank on campus and 2nd overall school-wide, achieving highest honors across mathematics, physics, and science disciplines.
Ministry of Education / EAES • Ethiopia
Score: 569.75 (95%+)Secured elite scores nationally: English: 98.00, Physics: 96.67, Mathematics: 95.00, Chemistry: 93.75, Aptitude: 93.33, Biology: 93.00.
Rice University • Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Verified CourseworkCompleted university-level electromagnetism: Electric Charges & Fields (Dec 2024) and Electric Potential & DC Circuits (May 2025) taught by Prof. Jason H. Hafner.
Flyback Transformer • Power Electronics
Hardware ProjectEngineered a high-frequency switching driver circuit to operate a flyback transformer, generating sustained plasma arc discharges with robust dielectric insulation.
Resonant Transformers • Wireless Power
High Voltage PhysicsConstructed a Spark Gap Tesla Coil with LC resonant tank and Archimedean spiral primary, alongside a solid-state Slayer Exciter for wireless gas-discharge excitation.
Atmega Microcontrollers • C/C++ Embedded
Hardware PrototypingProgrammed embedded circuits in C/C++ for sensor acquisition, PWM modulation, hardware interrupts, and automated breadboard circuit design.
Core technical disciplines, high-voltage apparatus, and verified credentials.
Laboratory prototypes, high-voltage apparatus, microcontroller architectures, and verified academic milestones.
Constructed a high-voltage bench supply utilizing a television flyback transformer driven by a high-frequency switching driver. Features thermal management, arc electrode positioning, and dielectric breakdown safety.
Built an air-core resonant transformer with high-voltage capacitor tank, Archimedean spiral copper primary, quenched spark gap, and aluminum toroid top load producing brilliant multi-branching electric arc streamers.
Designed a solid-state self-oscillating circuit utilizing fine magnet wire wound on PVC pipe. Generates high-frequency electrostatic fields that wirelessly light up fluorescent and neon bulbs in mid-air.
Extensive experience writing C and C++ firmware for Arduino microcontrollers. Integrating analog and digital sensor telemetry, PWM duty-cycle modulation, hardware interrupts, and circuit breadboarding.
Comprehensive theoretical and analytical study of electric potential, capacitance, DC network analysis, Kirchhoff's laws, and magnetic fields under Prof. Jason H. Hafner (Rice University).
Earned Campus Valedictorian and Overall School Salutatorian alongside top national examination performance: English 98.00, Physics 96.67, and Mathematics 95.00.
12 official verified certificates, test reports, and university coursework credentials.
569.75 / 600
Band 8.0 • C1
Rice University
Rice University
Nanodegree
Intermediate
Foundations
Intermediate
Intermediate
Core Skills
Foundations
Valedictorian
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