Resume I

1. John M Garofalo
810 Kimberly Dr. Apt. 13 ◊ DeKalb IL 60115 ◊ 321.704.1547 ◊ JMGarofalo@gmail.com ◊ linkedin.com/in/jmgarofalo
SUMMARY: Highly driven individual proficient with principles of electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, and design as well as low-level and
high-level programming. A motivated learner always eager to learn new technology and methods and work hard to achieve goals.
Recently graduated electrical engineering major with extensive experience analyzing data, utilizing design software, and
troubleshooting problems based on the principles of theory.
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Minor in Applied Mathematics, 2017-2020
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetics, 2020-Present
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
SKILLS: MATLAB, Simulink, C++, Python, Visual Basic, CADFeko, MathCAD, Sonnet, Windows, Linux, Microsoft Office, Mathematica,
B2Spice, AVR Assembly, PSpice, Circuit Prototyping, Arduino, FDTD
COURSEWORK: Linear Systems Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Electronics, Electromagnetic Theory, Engineering Electromagnetics,
Control Systems, Electromechanical Systems, Power Systems, Microwave Circuits, State-Space Analysis, Communication Systems,
Microcontrollers, Antennas, Digital Filter Design, Signal Processing
HONORS: Jonathan Levine Electrical Engineering and Senior Design Scholarship
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2020
Dean’s List
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2019-2020
PROJECTS: Senior Design
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2019-2020
A Short-Range Radar System to Detect Chest Movement of a Still Person
• Our research group focused on a radio frequency solution for the detection of live people buried under a collapsed
building or behind a wall using frequency modulated continuous wave and ultra-wideband techniques.
Antenna Design Theory
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2019
E-Shaped Microstrip Patch Antenna for WLAN Applications
• A wideband E-shaped microstrip patch antenna designed with CADFeko software using the finite-difference time-
domain method for high-speed wireless local area networks according to the IEEE 802.11a standard covering the 5.15–
5.825 GHz frequency band with a reflection coefficient below -10 dB.
Microwave Circuits and Devices
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2019
Compact Microstrip Lowpass Filter with Wide Stop Band and Sharp Roll-off
• A small microstrip lowpass filter composed of radial split-ring resonators and radial patch resonators exhibiting a wide
stopband, sharp roll-off, and low insertion loss designed and simulated using MATLAB.
Control Systems I/II
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2019
Control System for the Main Rotor of a Helicopter
• The design and analysis of a frequency domain controller that adjusts the tilt angle of the main rotor of a helicopter for
forward motion was implemented using MATLAB.
Observer-Based Compensator for Feedback Control
• Design of Observer-Based Compensator for physical SISO state-space model using MATLAB.
EMPLOYMENT: Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2020-Present
• Responsible for grading all student laboratory reports for ELE 356 – Computer Engineering II.
• Aided student understanding by mentoring hardware implementation during student laboratory sessions.
RESEARCH: Graduate Research, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, 2020-Present
• Involved in researching the development and application of metamaterials, as well as the computational
electromagnetic solving algorithms required for the accurate simulation of various propagation scenarios in electrical
devices.