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Katie Barkin

Katie Barkin

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Hardware Development Engineer II at Amazon Robotics

  • Education

    • Harvard University

      2018 - 2022
      Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering, secondary in Economics

      Activities and Societies: Harvard Varsity Sailing Team (Commodore), Quincy House Committee (Co-Chair, Housing Day Chair), Society of Women Engineers (Treasurer) Graduated summa cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society. John Harvard Scholar. Jay Vanderpool Memorial Prize. Thesis, Good Clean Fun: Modernizing Toy Sanitation, received highest honors and the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Engineering Project. The final product is an autonomous toy sanitation device, meant for preschools and daycares. It uses 222 nm UVC technology and a series of moving platforms to ensure complete sanitation coverage of all surfaces.

    • The Westminster Schools

      2005 - 2018
      High School Diploma

  • Experience

    • Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2019
      Camp Counselor

      • Supervised a cabin of 14 girls and managed two Junior Counselors for each of two sessions. Accounted for well-being and safety of all 16 at all times. Earned Honor Cabin First Session.• Taught advanced practical and theoretical sailing skills as Lightning Racing Captain.

    • Enventys Partners

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Summer Intern

      • Prototyped a line of lake-life products including floats, tents, and serving trays for a product development firm. Considered buoyancy, materials, structural and manufacturing concerns, design and comfort. • Designed in CAD, produced, tested, and iterated products. Worked extensively with waterjet, laser cutter, mill, lathe, and various handheld tools.

    • Harvard University

      Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
      Teaching Fellow

      ES125: Mechanical Systems. Selected by Professor Boris Kozinsky. Fall 2020.AM101: Statistical Inference for Scientists and Engineers. Selected by Jeffrey Paten. Fall 2021

    • UPS

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      ATG R&D Mechanical Engineering Intern

      • Designed and built test environment for evaluating machine vision technologies. Researched technicalspecifications, modeled in Solidworks, prototyped, built, and began collecting data. Focused on repeatability,resolution, and adaptability.• Fabricated test environment using waterjet, cold saw, mill, 3D printer, and t-slotted framing. Developedprograms for UR10 collaborative robot to support sensor positioning.• Wrote technical user manuals for waterjet and cold saw for Rapid Prototyping Lab. Show less

    • Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics

      Aug 2022 - now

      • Hardware Development Engineer II

        Aug 2024 - now

      • Hardware Test Engineer II

        Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

      • Hardware Test Engineer I

        Aug 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Associate Certification for Mechanical Design in Solidworks

      Dassault Systèmes
      May 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Katie Barkin
      Detur Book Prize - Awarded to top 100 sophomores in their class.
    • Awarded to Katie Barkin
      John Harvard Scholar - Awarded to the top 5% of each class. Received freshman and sophomore year.