Kristen Rachel Yee

Top Secret Clearance

11513 Kimbark Ct, N Potomac, MD 20878
kristenyee123@gmail.com; 240-601-4452
EDUCATION
University of Maryland: A. James Clark School of Engineering College Park, MD
B.S., Mechanical Engineering Expected May 2023
• Minor – Project Management
• Clark Scholars Program – Cohort Two
• Honors College – Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Northrop Grumman Corporation Linthicum, MD
College Intern: Performance Modeling & Algorithm Integration – Space Systems June 2021 – Aug 2021
• Established a bidirectional connection between Cameo Enterprise Architecture and Phoenix Integration’s
ModelCenter to bridge the gap between systems engineering models and domain/analytical engineering models
• Conducted power vs mode, weight tracking, and RF performance evaluations on processor hardware box
configurations and panel hardware as a proof of concept in the full transition to the “digital thread”
• Trained a new systems engineering hire using technical expertise and lessons learned throughout the summer
• Created Matlab scripts for various virtual buoy water quality data and integrated that with given algorithms

Northrop Grumman Corporation Linthicum, MD

College Intern: Automating Optics Simulations – Space Systems June 2020 – Aug 2020
• Automated a calibration procedure for sun angle sensors that will be deployed in space on a satellite that aims to
optimize the conversion of sun energy to useable energy on Earth
• Modified a standalone application to run hundreds of optics simulations in Zemax OpticStudio through Matlab

Over Sand Vehicle Project College Park, MD

Engineering Project – CAD Lead Aug. 2019 – Dec. 2019
• As part of a team, designed and built a robotic rover capable of traversing a variable terrain with obstacles
• As CAD lead, modeled the structure and components of the Over Sand Vehicle using Autodesk Inventor
• Used Arduino software to autonomously control rover and to assess conductivity and weight of payload

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD

College Intern: Machine Learning – Physical Threat Detections Group June 2019 – Aug. 2019
• Expanded Live Campus, a real-time threat detection system used at APL
• Integrated machine learning into Live Campus using highly realistic video games
• Succeeded in parsing data from JSON files to text files

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel, MD

High School Intern: Automated Tracking System – Physical Threat Detections Group June 2018 – Aug. 2018
• Created an automated person tagging and tracking system using an Xbox Kinect sensor and a projector
• Modified existing source code in C# using Microsoft Visual Studio
• Used Processing and Microsoft RoomAlive platforms to calibrate coordinate planes between Kinect and projector

SKILLS
Software: Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, MATLAB, C++, Microsoft Excel, Zemax OpticStudio, Cameo Enterprise
Architecture (SysML), Phoenix Integration ModelCenter, ModelCenter MBSE
Hardware: Arduino UNO
ACTIVITIES
BitView
• Taught students basic coding skills in a course aimed to encourage high school students to pursue STEM careers

Clark Scholars Service Learning Project

• Participated in the planning and designing phases for a stormwater management effort on the UMD campus to
lessen water contamination contribution to Campus Creek and the Anacostia River

Engineers Without Borders

• Used Autodesk Inventor to model an underground pipeline system to supply water in El Cacao, Nicaragua
• Participated in workshops to gain a better understanding of material properties for the piping system

Tutoring Services
• Provided instruction and test preparation in elementary math to pre-calculus