Kat Ingalls - Resume

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Kat Ingalls Address: 8066 Kirkville Rd, Kirkville, NY 13082 Phone: 315.380.0370 • Email: kji6@cornell.edu

Education CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY. Expected May 2011 College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Major. Bachelor of Science Degree, GPA: 3.2, Major GPA: 3.4.

Design Experience LUMIUM INNOVATIONS, Ahmedabad, India. May 2010 – August 2010 • Researched market trends for the concept generation for 7 original products in the areas of consumer electronics, fitness and hygiene. • Rendered concepts using Sketchbook Pro, Rhino and SolidWorks software. • Created marketing material for product presentations to clients. • Engineered conceptual function mechanisms for 5 products. • Conducted patent research and wrote project proposals for 3 projects. HASBRO CONSUMER PRODUCT DESIGN TEAM, Cornell University. September 2010 - May 2011 • Designed product which was selected by Hasbro for continued development; only 2 products were chosen out of 12. • Selected as project manager to organize and coordinate a systems engineering team of 6 masters students. • Analyzed customer data for the determination of customer product objectives and development of new product concepts. • Developed concept pitch materials from storyboarding to developing Customer Value Proposition statements. • Detailed sub-system functional and structural responsibilities while developing key Interface specifications. • Developed comparative metrics with such tools as the House of Quality. GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND GALLERY INTERN, Cornell University. December 2009 - Present • Designed both print and multimedia advertising materials for exhibits and events. • Conceptualized graphic designs for posters, signs, websites, postcards and bookmarks. • Created illustrations and graphics using Wacom tablet, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Corel Painter.

Technical Experience STUDENT ADMINISTRATOR, ARXIV.ORG, Cornell University. MODELING AND CONTROLS TEAM, SOLAR DECATHALON, Cornell University. INTERN, O’BRIEN AND GERE, Syracuse, NY.

September 2009 – May 2010 January 2008 – January 2009 Spring Break 2008

Awards Kessler Fellowship (Cornell) Joan and Irwin Jacobs Scholar (Cornell) James E. Casey Scholarship (UPS)

National Merit Letter of Commendation Syracuse Society of Women Engineers Scholarship New York State Merit Scholarship

Activities Cornell Art Club - President Society of Women Engineers (SWE) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Cornell Solar Decathalon CU Emerge: Leadership Institute Leadershape Institute

Skills 2D Rendering: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchbook Pro, Corel Painter. 3D Rendering: Rhino, SolidWorks, Alias. Programming and Software: MATLAB, C, Latex, HTML, ANSYS, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. OS: Windows, Mac, Linux. Hardware: Mill, Lathe, Soldering, Circuit design.


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