Elizabeth Polito
Electrical and Software Subteam at Cornell Rocketry Team- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Seal of Biliteracy (Italian)
New Jersey Department of EducationJan, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Girl Scout Gold Award
Girl Scouts of the USAOct, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Amateur Radio Technician Class License
Federal Communications CommissionFeb, 2023- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Cornell Rocketry Team
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical and Software Subteam
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Oct 2021 - Present
- Design and manufacture custom hardware for a high-powered rocket and ground station, including a flight computer, data acquisition board, and GPS radio beacon. - Assist and educate new team members on PCB design with Altium and bench bring-up methods. - Served as 2022-23 Electrical Subteam Lead; responsible for managing subteam meetings, recruitment, and communicating with other subteam leads to ensure electrical integration. - Compete annually in the Spaceport America Cup; placed 2nd overall out of 159 teams in the 2023 Cup. Show less
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CACI International Inc
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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RF Engineering Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
- Tested mmWave radio PCBs and RFICs using spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and oscilloscopes. - Designed a test fixture PCB in Altium for a waveform synthesis board to provide power, SPI interface pins, and clock signals. - Tested mmWave radio PCBs and RFICs using spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and oscilloscopes. - Designed a test fixture PCB in Altium for a waveform synthesis board to provide power, SPI interface pins, and clock signals.
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Girls Who Code
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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500 - 600 Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
- Instructed 60+ students in HTML/CSS/Javascript web development on a team of 5 instructors. - Mentored students individually and assisted with debugging 3 projects for both of the 2-week sessions. - Instructed 60+ students in HTML/CSS/Javascript web development on a team of 5 instructors. - Mentored students individually and assisted with debugging 3 projects for both of the 2-week sessions.
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Education
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Cornell University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering -
Ridge High School
High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diploma