1. Joseph D. Rothrock ► 715 Fairlane Avenue ► Nazareth, PA 18064
► (484) 707-6085 ► jrothrock90@gmail.com
Education
Experience
Skills
Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology 5/13
Minor in Mathematics
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
GPA – Major 3.72 / 4.0 Overall 3.66 / 4.0 Dean’s List 5 / 8 semesters
Electrical Design Engineer 8/13 - Present
Amphenol Aerospace Operations: High Speed Solutions, Sidney, NY
• Aided in electrical design, reviewed existing designs, and developed test setups for PCBs
• Diversified knowledge of media converters such as XAUI to 10GBASE-T, XAUI to 10GBASE-SR,
TMDS to 1000BASE-SX, CML to 1000BASE-LX
• Exposed to varying project topics including as high speed layout, opto-isolators, large
throughput, video, and Ethernet
• Developed, tested, and consulted with Boeing to implement DVI extender in the B1B
• Project leader in creating a DVI extender box for the C-130J
• Created test plan for qualification of a DVI media converter used in the C130J
• Accompanied customers for full system integration
• Planned and optimized manufacturing methods for connector assemblies
• Consulted with customers including GMS, Honeywell, Raytheon, L-3, Boeing, Northrop
Grumman, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Lockheed Martin, and Niitek
• Fabricated test design for fiber optic to copper converter for the ADCP F15 program
• Communicated and cooperated with operators for product manufacturing
Signal Integrity Engineer – Internship 5/13 – 8/13
Amphenol Aerospace Operations HSS, Sidney, NY
• Performed skew and insertion loss testing
• Exposed to signal integrity concerns and de-embedding
• Operated Tektronix TDRs and network analyzers
Electrical Technician – Internship 5/12 – 8/12
Lutron Electronics Co. Inc., Coopersburg, PA
• Product tested to help further product completion
• Fabricated new test procedures
• Executed skills such as re-wiring a circuit, soldering, measuring waveforms, data analysis, and
troubleshooting
• Collaborated with Engineers and Technicians to ensure proper testing
• Managed individual projects and arranged group meetings with co-workers
Landscaping Associate 5/10 – 8/11
Campanelli & Sons Landscaping, Nazareth, PA
• Performed maintenance and renovation of landscaping and hardscaping to meet customer
satisfaction
Produce Associate 8/07 – 8/09
Giant Industries, Nazareth, PA
• Cooperated with other Produce Associates to ensure the department met customer
expectations
• Prioritized tasks including stocking the department, fulfilling orders, and organizing stock
• Knowledgeable in physics and the mathematic disciplines including Calculus, Differential
Equations, and Statistics
• Experienced with wide range of computer programming languages such as C, C#, MatLab,
VHDL, and Ladder Logic
• Adept with interfacing software and hardware such as the Freescale HC12 microcontroller and
the Digilent Basys II board as well as measuring equipment via serial port, GPIB, and Ethernet
• Versatile with measurement equipment including Lecroy Waverunner 44XI-A, Agilent 6 ½ Digit

2. Projects
References
Multimeter, Agilent 15MHz function generator, and Instek GPS-4303 power supply
• Well-rounded with circuit design, analysis, and construction up to Butterworth filters
• Practiced design and simulation of signal sampling, discrete Fourier transforms, and digital filters
• Capable of identifying problems via evaluation or function failure and applying troubleshooting
procedures
• Capable of using CAD to construct schematics and PCB layouts of single layer and multi-layered
boards as well as construct the circuits in either a deadbug, perf board, or bread board method
• Completed an inverted pendulum using a DL06 PLC, 10 bit rotary encoder, servo-motor /
controller, and an AtoD card for capstone project
• Created a traffic light controller using a Digilent Basys II board and LEDs
• Made a temperature monitor using a RTD to be read by the Digilent Basys II board
• Constructed PSpice schematic and PCB layout of a RF synthesizer design
• Successfully communicated an Agilent 6000 series 300MHz oscilloscope to a Dell Optiplex 980
via C#
• Improved previous posicon controller project using the Freescale HC12 microcontroller
• Controlled the temperate of an environment using the Freescale HC12 microcontroller,
temperature Pmod, and displaying it on an LCD display
Provided upon request