Joseph D. Rothrock has a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology from Pennsylvania College of Technology with a 3.72 GPA in his major and 3.66 overall GPA. He has worked as an Electrical Design Engineer at Amphenol Aerospace Operations since 2013 where he aids in electrical design, reviews designs, and develops test setups. He also has internship experience in signal integrity engineering and as an electrical technician. His skills include experience in various programming languages, interfacing software and hardware, measurement equipment, circuit design and analysis.
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