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Nancy Ouyang
June 2013B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFall 2014 – presentCuroverse, Researcher (Science Team) • Prototyped open source genomics-related web applications in Python and Flask • Led product specification and development through user interviewsSummer 2013 – Summer 2014NarwhalEdu, Co-Founder • Applied and accepted to MIT Global Founder's Skills Accelerator 2013 • Designed drawing robot arm kit and complementary online curriculum as an introduction to engineering EdX class • Reached close to 100 students with over $20k of sales in our first yearSummer 2012Fitbit, Intern (Research and Development) • Wrote evaluation firmware for MSP430 • Designed mechanical prototypes sent out for CNC machining • Analyzed experimental data in Pylab and MATLABSummer 2011Code for America / Google Summer of Code, Intern • Developed open-source python wrappers for government-related APIsApril 2013 – April 2014Treasurer, Open Source Hardware Association • Prepared quarterly budget reportsFeb. 2012 – Feb. 2013President, MIT Electronics Research Society • Student-run shop at MIT. Started and led student project grants and peer-to-peer workshop and seminar seriesJan. 2012Team Lead, Metrify, Startlabs Concept to Company • Led team of four people in prototyping a low-power wireless water bottle sensor and data analysis platform for the Internet of Things • Awesome Foundation, Boston: Colorful Swarm of Robots (Nov. 2014) • de Florez Fund for Humor: EL Wire performance art (24 April 2013) • de Florez Fund for Humor: Hexapod Conference 2013 (04 April 2013) • NYC Hackathon, "Most API's" Award (Spring 2012) • "When inspiring future roboticists, think small, think cute", BetaBoston (13 Aug. 2014) • "Gatttool, ubuntu, and Adafruit’s Bluefruit LE – NRF8001 Bluetooth low energy breakout in 20 minutes", Adafruit (28 July 2014) • "Spotlight: Robots in STEM Education", ASEE Accelerator (22 Jan. 2014) • "Wicked Cool Education from NarwhalEdu", Makezine (04 Dec. 2013) • "Learn Engineering and Draw Narwhals", Hackaday (22 Nov. 2013)Software: Python, Java, C, MATLAB, bash. Vim. Wordpress, Inkscape, LightworksHardware: Solidworks, Eagle, machining (mill, lathe), lasercutter/waterjet, Atmel C>> See portfolio for vending machines, 18-servo-hexapods, CNC cake molds, & more
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EngineerEntrepreneurProduct developer I build things for fun, adventure, and profit. I prefer to work on projects with a social justice or open-source slant that also challenge and grow my technical skillset. PERSONALSTATEMENT
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