Tido Houtepen

Experience

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  International Junior Science Olympiad

  Dec 2017 - Dec 2017

  Student Mentor
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  VSV 'Leonardo da Vinci'​

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2021

  Responsible for the logistics of a three week study trip, including communication with travel agencies making scripts for the different days and being in contact with companies to schedule our visit to them. Forced to organise an entirely new trip within a limited timeframe due to COVID-19 Responisble for documenting events of the study association using photo's and videos, selecting and editing these after the events.

  • Studytour - Commissioner of Logistics

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Film Photo Committee - Commissioner of film

    Sept 2018 - Sept 2020
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  Stichting Studiebegeleiding Leiden

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2023

  I teach a group of high school students in their last year, everything they need to know to pass their final exam, during a three or two day course. During the weekend I am end responsible for the entire group of students and the team of assistent teachers, making sure that everyone performs optimally.

  • Headteacher Physics

    Feb 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Head Teacher Geography

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2023

  • Assistent Teacher Geography

    Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
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  Forze Hydrogen Racing

  Aug 2021 - now

  Started and lead a team of 15 alumni team members. Educated multiple new team members on track testing procedures within Forze. Increased operational power and reliability of the car. Determined long term strategy and planning for the project. Started development of custom lap optimisation tools in Matlab. Worked on strategy and power levels of the next Forze car. Performed tests on the electrical drivetrain system of the car. Main responsible for the current racing car, it’s (high voltage) maintenance and everything regarding track tests, including communication with the drivers while driving.

  • Advisory Board

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Chief Engineer Forze VIII

    Sept 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Race Engineer

    Aug 2021 - Sept 2022
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  Lockheed Martin

  Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  Data Science Intern

  As a data science intern I helped the MSM data analysis team develop and test machine learning solutions aiding the mechanics on the production floor of the Fort Worth facility. This involved both software and hardware development, while incorporating feedback from mechanics.

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  Emergent Swarm Solutions

  Nov 2024 - Dec 2024

  Chief UAV Engineer

  Built multiple drones to increase the variety of drones available to Emergent's swarming engineers. Started the development of a custom 3D printable frame for a sub 250 gram UAV. The frame was 30% lighter and had greatly increased stiffness leading to better flight performance. Programmed multiple pixhawk flightcontrollers using PX4 flight control software