EDUCATION

Olin College of Engineering - Needham, MA May 2015

Candidate for Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering major, 3.56 GPA
Relevant courses
Mechanical Design, Fundamentals of Machine Shop Operations, Systems, Robotics, Dynamics,
Thermodynamics, Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Principles of Engineering, Design Nature

WORK EXPERIENCE

Microsoft- Project Manager Intern Summer 2014
Worked as a part of the Social Team on designing and managing implementation of features for MSN
and Bing Apps. Tasks included sketching new features, talking to all other teams involved, working with
developers, presenting ideas to leadership team, and participating in daily scrum meetings.

Sea Grant at MIT Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Lab Intern Summer 2013
Redesigned an ROV so that it could be used in high schools. Made the vehicle easer to fabricate and
assemble while also making sure the vehicle could run reliably. Created a detailed assembly manual.

Course Assistant 2013-
Worked as a course assistant for Design Nature (first-year design course), Systems, and Teaching &
Learning. Responsibilities included helping students with CAD, answering questions about the design
process, and running tutorials outside of class.

PROJECTS AND LEADERSHIP

Boeing SCOPE Team Fall 2014
Member of the Senior Capstone Program in Engineering (SCOPE) Boeing team. Working on a
yearlong project with the Advanced Manufacturing Team for the 737. Responsibilities include
running daily meetings and working on mechanical design components of the project.

SAE Mini Baja (Phoenix Racing) Fabrication Manager 2013-
Worked on designing and fabricating parts on the drivetrain subsystem for our off-road vehicle.
Currently one of the three team captains and am specifically in charge of overseeing all fabrication.

Jimmy the Robot Fall 2013
Worked on an open-source, humanoid robot for Intel as a part of Mechanical Design course.
Primarily worked on the mechanisms for the neck and wrists. Robot was designed to be 3D printed.

Tuna Tag Redesign Fall 2013
Worked with Professor Andrew Bennett and the UMass Large Pelagics Research Center to redesign
the shape of tuna tracking tags and fix the current major design flaws. Prototyped new casing shapes
for tags and performed testing in a wind tunnel to analyze the effectiveness.

Education Research Group Fall 2011-
Member of research team under the supervision of Professor Yevgeniya Zastavker to student
engineering education and project based learning at three universities. Published in Frontiers in
Education as second author and presented in Seattle in Fall 2012.

Student Government - Class Representative Fall 2013-
Representing the Class of 2015 in our student government. Work to support student initiatives.
SKILLS

Machine Shop: Mill (Manual and CNC), Lathe, Welding, Sheet Metal, Basic Fabrication (woodworking,
drill press, grinders, etc.), Laser Cutter, Rapid Prototyping
Computer: Solidworks, MATLAB, LabVIEW, Arduino, Java, some Python



School Address
1000 Olin Way, MB 455
Needham, MA 02492
MADELINE PERRY
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, CLASS OF 2015

Home Address
49 North Gate Park
Newton, MA 02465
Madeline.Perry@students.olin.edu 617-678-3585