Keerthi Kamath

adh9yw@r.postjobfree.com * Westside Dr, Acton, MA 01720 978-***-****

Professional Experience

Education

STEM-Away – Machine Learning Intern

Santa Clara, CA (June 2020 – August 2020)

• Developed a machine learning model to categorize Amazon Seller Forums posts, with a long-term goal of applying similar model to STEM-Away site

• Scraped the forum webpage using Selenium, Beautiful Soup, and Python

• Implemented DistilBERT and a logistic regression classification algorithm to classify posts by category, with an accuracy of 95% Dr. Sameh Tawfick’s Lab – Research Assistant

Champaign, IL (February 2020 – March 2020)

• Assisted in the development of a tiny jumping robot with artificial muscles; technology funded by DARPA for military use

• Designed and performed experiments to test the efficacy of the buckling beam, the bio-inspired jumping mechanism being used to propel the robot University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical

Engineering

GPA: 4.00/4.00

Expected May 2023

Acton-Boxborough Regional High

School

High School Diploma

GPA: 4.49/5.00

Graduated June 2019

Key Skills

• CAD Software: PTC Creo,

SolidWorks

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA):

Abaqus

• Programming: Java, Python,

MATLAB

• Spanish – 6 years

Honors

• Dean’s List (Fall 2019,

Spring 2020)

• U.S. Presidential Scholar

Nominee (2019)

• Commended Student in the

2019 National Merit Program

(2019)

• National Honor Society (2018-

2019)

• Spanish National Honor Society

(2017-2019)

Extracurriculars

Society of Women in Engineering (SWE) – Team Tech Member Champaign, IL (October 2020 – Present)

• Creating a mathematical model to estimate required wall time for different FEA simulations; project proposed and managed by Caterpillar Inc. to optimize company’s product development timeline

• Learning to perform FEA using Abaqus and researching the importance of various relevant parameters (i.e. material properties) in simulation runtime i-MADE – Sensing Safety Team Member

Champaign, IL (September 2020 – Present)

• Programming a mobile game to help users with impulse control issues under the direction of Karen Simms, licensed mental health counselor

• Utilizing Flutter for cross-platform app development

• Engaging in technical workshops involving CAD, circuits, 3D printing, etc. WIE-GFX Projects Scholar Program – Projects Scholar Champaign, IL (September 2019 – May 2020)

• Collaborated with a team of six engineering students to build a walker with a touch sensor-activated brake system for elderly users

• Utilized feedback from nurses and potential users to design walker

• Assembled the mechanical components of the walker’s braking system

• Outlined a hypothetical marketing and production plan through the Cozad New Venture Challenge

iRobotics – MRDC Freshman Team, Mechanical Subteam Member Champaign, IL (September 2019 – March 2020)

• Designed a mobile robot to compete in a strategic, objective-based game

• Modeled drivetrain using CAD software, identified and executed necessary design changes, brainstormed game strategy, and began to assemble robot