Kelli Shimazu
Mechanical Engineer
RESUME
Professional ​
info​​
I am a senior at Olin College of Engineering and am majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I have a passion for woodworking and FEA. This can be seen through the various projects and researches that I have done so far.
Work​
experience​
Autonomous Marine Systems Internship
​2016
- Worked on improving existing boat designs by evaluating failure points and redesigning parts of the mechanical system
- Analyzed designs with hand calculations, redesigned components in Inventor, and fabricated parts for the boat (aluminum and fiberglass fabrication)
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Internship
​2016
- Summer internship at Electric Boat's New London Engineering Office.
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- Used CAD and FEA software to analyse various products for submarine design.
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- Performed some hand calculations to see if the product was within the stress limit.
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Perching Landing Gear Research
​2015 - 2016
- Research under Olin's Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Christoper Lee
- Requires analysis of existing literature
- CAD and prototyping leading gears for a variety of drones
- Requires knowledge of Solidworks, 3D printing, and Laser Cutting.
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- Paper was published in 2016
Pacifier Research
​2015 - 2016
- Research under Olin's Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Christoper Lee
- Requires analysis of existing literature for basis of research
- Learn and apply Solidworks Finite Element Analysis to perform tests to determine displacement on pacifiers
Olin College Machine Shop
​2014 - present
- Interpreting orthographic drawings for fabrication
- Making parts to fulfill faculty and student placed work orders
- CADing and prototyping organizers for the shop
- Teaching other students how to use the shop's wood lathe
- Managing the College's Woodshop and Advanced Woodshop
Skills
CAM/CAD:
SOLIDWORKS
INVENTOR
RHINO
FUSION 360
HYPERMESH
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FEA:
AUTODESK MECHANICAL
SIMULATION
ANSYS
COMSOL
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FABRICATION:
LATHE
WOOD LATHE
MILL
BRAZING
3D PRINTING
LASER CUTTING
VINYL CUTTING
FIBERGLASS FABRICATION
SHOPBOT (CNC ROUTER)
MOLDING AND CASTING
Languages
MATLAB
ARDUINO (C, C++)
LATEX
Education
Olin College of Engineering
​2014 - present
- Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Current graduation date is May 2018
- Received the Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship for research purposes
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University of Westminster
2016
​- Study Abroad in London, England
- Studied Architecture courses
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Punahou School
​2008 - 2014
​- Graduated on June 2014
- Member of National Honor Society.