Anthony DiTano

Experience

Work, education, and campus involvement.

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  1. Now

  2. Present

    Senior Year at Villanova

    B.S. Electrical Engineering · expected May 2027 · Villanova, PA

    • Looking for full-time roles in test engineering, embedded systems, hardware-software integration, and applied AI on real devices. Pittsburgh-area and remote-friendly teams first.
    Details

    Course notes

    • Design Project · ECE 4970. Senior design. Team lead and hardware lead for the AI-Powered Assistive Device. Research prototype, not a medical device.
    • Microcontrollers and Applications · ECE 5450. Evening lecture on microcontroller hardware and applications.
    • Medical Device Technology · ECE 5900. Graduate-level special topics course on medical devices. Labs are on the Projects card.
    • Introduction to Sociology · SOC 1000. Core social-science elective.
    • Thomas Merton Seminar · THL 5003. Readings and short writing.

  3. Leadership

    Student Member, Multimedia & Classroom Technology Working Group

    Academic Technology Governance Committee · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Help set priorities and review standards for campus multimedia and classroom tech.

  4. 2026

  5. Experience

    Test Engineering Intern

    Intervala, LLC · Mount Pleasant, PA

    • Operated, programmed, and repaired flying-probe, ICT, and customer fixtures on PCBAs for military, medical, and data-center work under ITAR and EAR.
    Details
    • Tuned flying-probe programs to cut false failures by isolating probe access, fiducials, and tolerances from real board faults.
    • Owned bring-up of a customer's custom computer and test fixture. The customer demoed the function in detail. I wrote and document-controlled the test procedure, and trained technicians.
    • Worked with the customer, other test engineers, and technicians to refine the process and repair worn and faulty fixture parts from repeated use.
    • Built custom cables, programmed cable test fixtures, and installed new test equipment.
    Technician at a functional test bench with a fixture, meters, and assembled boards at Intervala
    Intervala Functional Test Bench

  6. Education

    Junior Spring at Villanova

    Electrical Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Engineering Systems Models and Control, Engineering Electromagnetics, Electrical Communications, and Design Seminar in EE.
    Details
    • Engineering Systems Models and Control · ECE 3000. Laplace transforms, transfer functions, and first- and second-order system response. MATLAB homework on polynomials and state-space forms.
    • Systems Models and Control Lab · ECE 3001. MATLAB labs that turn lecture models into working scripts.
    • Engineering Electromagnetics · ECE 3030. Fields, waves, dielectrics, and Smith-chart work.
    • Electromagnetics Lab · ECE 3031. Bench practicums. The research paper is the 5G Cellular Systems write-up.
    • Electrical Communications · ECE 3040. Amplitude modulation, spectra, and Fourier properties of communication signals.
    • Design Seminar · ECE 3970. Capstone setup for the assistive vest. Ethnography, interviews, literature review, and the proposal deck that became senior design.

  7. 2025

  8. Leadership

    ADS Senator

    Office for Access and Disability Services · Student Government Association

    • Pushed accessibility fixes for dietary-restriction dining options, elevators, automatic doors, and exterior concrete pads.

  9. Leadership

    ACS Student Advisory Council

    Villanova University

  10. Education

    Junior Fall at Villanova

    Electrical Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Digital Systems, Introduction to Electric Energy Systems, Fundamentals of Signal Processing, Analog Electronics II, and Introduction to Criminology.
    Details
    • Digital Systems · ECE 2172. Combinational and sequential logic, VHDL, and a gumball-machine controller design.
    • Digital Systems Lab. Intel Quartus and ModelSim on a DE10-Standard. Lab 6 is the FPGA traffic-light controller.
    • Analog Electronics II · ECE 3530 / 3531. Device models, multi-stage circuits, breadboard work, LTspice, and Keysight bench gear.
    • Fundamentals of Signal Processing · ECE 3242. LTI systems, convolution, and filters.
    • Introduction to Electric Energy Systems · ECE 3020. Power-system fundamentals and a PowerWorld power-flow project.
    • Introduction to Criminology. Policy memos, a debate, and historical case work. Elective outside the EE core.

  11. Education

    Sophomore Spring at Villanova

    Electrical Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Analog Electronics I, Fundamentals of Computer Engineering, Engineering Probability and Statistics, and Calculus III.
    Details
    • Analog Electronics I · ECE 2530 / 2531. Diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, six practicums with lab reports.
    • Fundamentals of Computer Engineering · ECE 2170 / 2171. ARM Thumb assembly and C on the DE10-Standard.
    • Engineering Probability and Statistics · ECE 2292.
    • Calculus III · MAT 2500. Multivariable calculus with Maple group work.

  12. 2024

  13. Experience

    eLearning Student Operator

    College of Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Recorded 200+ hours of graduate engineering classes with consistent audio and video for live and async delivery.
    • Troubleshot classroom AV hardware and software so faculty could keep instruction running.
    Details

    Sustainable Energy, PhD Professional Development Industry Track Seminar, Biomimicry, Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Communication Networks, Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering, Advanced Digital Design for FPGAs, Design of Bridge Superstructure, Structural Steel, and many more.

  14. Activities

    Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society

    Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Honor society for students with disabilities.

  15. Education

    Sophomore Fall at Villanova

    Electrical Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Electric Circuits, Differential Equations with Linear Algebra, Physics II, Engineering Physics Lab, and Ethics for Health Care Professionals.
    Details
    • Electric Circuits Fundamentals · ECE 2030 / 2031. Circuit laws, ten labs, Multisim and CircuitLab.
    • Differential Equations with Linear Algebra · MAT 2705.
    • Physics II Electricity and Magnetism · PHY 2402, plus Engineering Physics Lab write-ups.
    • Ethics for Health Care Professionals · PHI 2115. Case analysis and a slide deck.

  16. Education

    Freshman Spring at Villanova

    Electrical Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Augustine and Culture Seminar, ECE 1205, Engineering Programming, Calculus II, Physics I, and a CubeSat solar board.
    Details
    • Augustine and Culture Seminar · ACS 1001. Second-semester ACS.
    • ECE 1205. MATLAB modules and a solar Space Hot Topics talk.
    • Engineering Programming · ECE 1260 / 1261. C for engineers, weekly labs.
    • Calculus II · MAT 1505 and Physics I · PHY 2400.
    • CubeSat solar board. Designed and soldered. See Projects.

  17. 2023

  18. Activities

    LEVEL

    Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • Involved with LEVEL.
    • Helps when peers have practical campus questions.

  19. Education

    Freshman Fall at Villanova

    Electrical Engineering · Villanova University · Villanova, PA

    • First-year engineering: interdisciplinary design, calculus, chemistry, and the Augustine and Culture Seminar.
    Details
    • Entered with AP credit in General Biology I and II and Algorithms and Data Structures I.

    Course notes

    • Augustine and Culture Seminar · ACS 1000. Essays on the Odyssey, the Bhagavad-Gita, Augustine, and a life-well-lived paper. Not the American Chemical Society.
    • General Chemistry · CHM 1151 / 1103. Lecture plus ten lab experiments.
    • Interdisciplinary Projects · EGR 1200. Team of five. Surveyed 25 students and delivered an AutoCAD concept for a reusable water bottle cleaning station.
    • Calculus I · MAT 1500. Maple assignments beside the Stewart sequence.
    • Faith, Reason, and Culture · THL 1000. First-year theology seminar.

  20. Experience

    Computer Technology Support Intern

    Sewickley Academy · Sewickley, PA

    • Deployed and configured 30+ handsets and a dozen-plus touch displays for faculty and admin.
    Details
    • Ran new fiber backbone across buildings to the esports facilities and helped relocate IT offices.
    • Imaged and inventoried campus devices, configured elementary touch TVs, and advised on esports PC purchases.

  21. Education

    Graduated Sewickley Academy

    High school · Sewickley, PA · September 2019 to June 2023

    • President for the Italian half of the Italian/French Club in 2022 to 2023. Rebuilt meetings around food, coffee, movies, and games.
    Details
    • AP Computer Science in Java, AP Calculus, and AP Biology. Tech Theater. Highest Honor Roll in 2020 to 2021, Honor Roll in 2022, and the American Legion Award.
    • Italian through grades 9 to 12. Choir from 2015 through graduation.

    Course notes

    • AP Computer Science A. Java. Steganography lab, a shape hierarchy, and a polynomial grapher.
    • AP Calculus and AP Biology. Enzyme, osmosis, photosynthesis, and respiration labs.
    • Italian 4. Patron-saint talks for Chieti and Rome, Made in Italy, World War II unit.
    • Senior project. Community tech-help site, email hotline, and in-person slots.
    • Tech theater. Light board for Big Fish. Senior internship hours in the technology office.

  22. 2022

  23. Education

    Engineering Bootcamp

    Stevens Institute of Technology

    • Completion certificate for the full summer engineering bootcamp program at Stevens, including MATLAB image-processing labs covering crop, blur, and threshold operations.

  24. 2021

  25. Personal

    FSD Beta Tester

    • FSD beta since November 2021, from v10.3.
    • Safety Score 99/100. Got into one of the first waves of public FSD beta testers.

    Clips of FSD in use live on About Skills.

  26. Experience

    E-Commerce Operations and IT Specialist

    Barno Electronics · McKeesport, PA

    • Ran the company website and eBay storefront, including listings, inventory, and campaigns.
    Details
    • Deployed cameras, printers, workstations, and a Wi-Fi upgrade.
    • Packaged electronic components for government-contracted and private orders and organized on-site stock.

  27. 2019

  28. Service

    Technical Theater Volunteer

    Sewickley Academy · Sewickley, PA

    • Helped tech middle school and lower school performances, primarily running the light board.

  29. Education

    Grades 9 to 11 at Sewickley Academy

    Sewickley Academy · Sewickley, PA

    • Started high school in September 2019.
    Details
    • 11th. Programming in Java before AP. Honors Physics, Honors Precalculus, Italian 3, U.S. History, English.
    • 10th. Honors Algebra II, Honors Chemistry, Italian 2, Modern World History, 1984 and Othello.
    • 9th. Honors Geometry, Biology, Italian 1, World History, and an Audacity multi-version mix.

  30. Service

    Vacation Bible School

    Church summer camp

    • Helped run a religious summer camp program at my church.

  31. Education

    Middle and lower school at Sewickley Academy

    Sewickley Academy · Sewickley, PA

    • Attended since kindergarten.
    Details
    • 8th. Arts and Bots robot build. Latin, civics, school store.
    • 7th. Hydrodynamics robotics challenge.
    • 6th. Digital arts interview audio and a layered photo composite. First year of Latin.
    • 5th. Robotics films and a tech game plan for Google Classroom.
    • 4th. Question Answering Device in tech class, plus Scratch art.

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