Joshua X.

Contreras
2090 Miller Grove Road Dalton, 30721 | (423)-883-0573 | josh.contreras.617@gmail.com | U.S Citizen

Education
Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA June 2014 –October 2017, August 2022- Present
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Expected Graduation, May 2024
Threads: Signal Processing and Circuit Design
Dalton State College | City, State August 2021-May 2022
Transient with 32 Credit Hours

Experience
Mohawk Industries| Dalton, Georgia May 2022 – August 2022
Project Engineering Intern / Automation
• Devised with a team of 3 the design and schematics for a grinder that allowed for recycling of extra material, leading to a 100%
waste free manufacturing facility. Personally responsible for documentation and systematic labelling of both the software and
hardware components, and assisted with the overall logic programming for the system.
• Learned in field applications of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and learned how to modify them in the field and used
them for automation and safety systems for heavy machinery.
• Troubleshot failure points in the field should the automation systems fail using Siemens TIA, STARTER, and Simotion, and
subsequently repaired any errors in code or issues with the physical systems.
• Certified and trained in NFPA 70e, which is the safety standard for working on live high voltage electronic systems.

Research Experience
Opportunity Research Scholar - Georgia Institute of Technology September 2022-Current
Undergraduate Researcher
• Analyzing S-Parameters in relation to electromagnetic absorption across plant matter.
• Utilized a VNA based set up to take s-parameter measurements
• Wrote MATLAB code for automating calculations to derive the measured attenuation constants.

Digital Signal Processing Lab – Georgia Institute of Technology November 2022-Current

Undergraduate Researcher
• Researched a method for estimating frequencies of a very short segment of a signal.
• Estimated Total Harmonic Distortion from a single period.
• Found an estimation for maximum frequency for use in a Fast-Iterative-Filtering system.

Skills
Programming: MATLAB, C, Python (Basic)
Platforms: Ubuntu Linux (Basic), Keil Studio
Hardware: ARM mBED microcontroller, oscilloscope, VNA, VHDL
Software: Outlook, Excel, Word, Publisher, Quartus, PowerPoint
Communication: Presentations (large and small audiences), Research Papers, Email

Relevant Coursework
Introduction to Digital Signal Processing: Introduction to discrete-time signal processing and linear systems. Sampling theorem,
filtering, frequency response, Discrete Fourier Transform, Z-Transform.
Programming HW and SW: C and MIPS assembly language, program efficiency, implementing mBED hardware.
Linear Signals and Systems: Continuous-time linear systems and signals, their mathematical representations, and computational
tools; Fourier and Laplace transforms, convolutions, input-output responses, stability.