Katherine Elliott · résumé

email: radiantradon at gmail
Updated March 2011


EDUCATION

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering – Needham, MA (June 2006 – May 2010)

  • Engineering major with a concentration in Systems
    Recipient of Franklin W. Olin Scholarship, valued at $130,000
Projects
  • Principles of Engineering: Worked with a team to design a hand-held, 12-button USB HID class keyboard with predictive text capabilities, project website.
  • Engineering capstone: Part of an NSF-sponsored project to build a specialized microscope for microfluidics research; responsible for LabVIEW user interface and motor control
  • Research Project: Developing algorithms in MATLAB to find optimal non-conflicting class schedules based on student preferences, poster.

SKILLS

  • Software: MATLAB/Simulink, Solidworks, LabVIEW, LaTeX, Python, Perl, Regular Expressions
  • Web design: HTML/CSS, PHP/MySQL, JavaScript, Drupal, Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Other: Open Water Diver certification

EXPERIENCE

Center for Homeland Defense and Security – Monterey, CA

  • Developing custom web applications in PHP to support the center's Masters Degree program in Homeland Security. Working with faculty to implement new website features. (November 2010 - present)

Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System – Moss Landing, CA

  • Developing a statistical method for forecasting phytoplankton blooms in the Humboldt Bay of California (July-October 2010)

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute – Moss Landing, CA

  • Designed and developed for jellywatch.org, a site for collecting jellyfish population data. Wrote custom Google map applets and extensively developed a custom Drupal theme. Poster was presented at 2010 AGU Ocean Sciences meeting. Current web administrator. (Summer 2009)

Mote Marine Laboratory – Sarasota, FL

  • Researched a new method of optically differentiating cyanobacterial species. Results were be presented at 2008 American Geophysical Union conference. For more details, see my poster. (Summer 2008)

Olin College – Needham, MA

  • Worked in the Admission office, organizing credentials sent in by prospective students and giving campus tours. Designed a restaurant map for campus visitors. (October 2006 – Present)
  • Course Assistant for Vector Calculus (Spring 2010)
  • Designed the cover of the 2007-08 Parent Handbook (Summer 2007)

Science Adventures – Westborough, MA

  • Instructor in a science-themed children's day camp. Taught children ages 5 to 10 about rocketry, electricity, zoology and archaeology (Summer 2007)

Blue Man Group – Boston, MA

  • Member of the Blue Man Group street team, focusing on advertising and impromptu street performances (Summer 2007)

Wellesley Summer Theatre – Wellesley, MA

  • Operated the light board, set up stage lights and worked on set construction for a professional theater (Summer 2007)

Kernodle Clinic – Burlington, NC

  • Re-organized chart-based medical records system, cut company costs by over $10,000 (Summer 2006)
  • Managed charts, lab reports, x-ray reports, and other critical paperwork for a Gastroenterology office in a multi-practice clinic (Summer 2005)

Walter M. Williams High School – Burlington, NC

  • Tutored high school and middle school students in Calculus, Chemistry, Spanish, Basic algebra, Intermediate algebra, computer skills and writing (August 2005 – June 2006)
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