Kristine McLaughlin

Experience

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  Synopsys Science & Technology Championship

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2021

  Researcher

  Wired and coded a wearable health device using Python, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi. Researched data accessibility for Machine Learning study of racism in medical diagnoses. Performed study on learning environments for high school students.

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  UC Santa Barbara

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  UCSB Summer Research Academies Participant

  Performed Deep Learning research with two students and a UCSB mentor to translate American Sign Language videos to text using Convolutional Neural Networks, with a focus on medical terms. Used Python, PyTorch, OpenCV, and Matplotlib.

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  MedLaunch

  Sept 2021 - Apr 2022

  FutureG Algorithms Engineer

  Created SugarBuddy, an accessible website with a Machine Learning component for our community partner with Type 1 Diabetes to receive information and predictions on their blood glucose trends.

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  University of Michigan Tech for Social Good

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2023

  Curricular Advocacy Team

  Investigating and advocating for ways that social responsibility concepts could be incorporated into the CSE curriculum.

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  Kappa Theta Pi - Professional Technology Fraternity

  Feb 2022 - Aug 2023

  App Developer

  Developed a mobile and web application using Flutter and Google Firebase to facilitate the recruitment process, strengthen community, and centralize resources for 90+ KTP brothers and 400+ prospective members. Successful first launch in Fall 2022!

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  European Innovation Academy

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

  Team ID Chief Technology Officer

  Collaborated with an international team of 4 students to build a teamwork facilitation start-up in 15 days, resulting in a pitch to investors. Defined plan of underlying technology and designed prototype in Figma.

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  MedLaunch

  Aug 2022 - Apr 2023

  UpperHand Project Manager

  Led a group of 8 peers to design and develop a personalized American Sign Language (ASL) communication app for a deaf U-M staff member.

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  University of Michigan School of Public Health

  May 2023 - Dec 2023

  API Developer

  Creating a website for air quality monitoring in Detroit, built for researchers and community members to encourage policy change and increase community awareness. Developed a REST API to query our database, which will host the largest number of air quality monitors in the Detroit area on a single platform.

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  Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

  Jun 2024 - now

  Software Engineer

  Working on improving new patient access to ambulatory care at Michigan Medicine by simulating effects of different provider schedules in Python and calculating key resulting metrics. CHEPS is a collaboration between Michigan Engineering and Michigan Medicine that applies engineering principles to work towards a healthcare system that more equitably serves patients, providers, and institutions.