Laura Carolyn Martini
[martini at mit.edu] [martini.mitplw.com]

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T) Cambridge, MA
SB in Mech. Eng. with conc. in Product Development and minor in Anthropology. June 2008.
GPA 4.9/5.0

Relevant Courses: Product Design, Human Factors Engineering, Design and Manufacturing I and II, Thermal-Fluids Engineering I and II, Controls, Circuits and Electronics, Computational Media Design

Experience
Apple Corporation, iMacs Product Design, Product Designer Cupertino, CA
June 2007 - August 2007; August 2008 - December 2008
* Designed a testing fixture used to calibrate iMac hinges at assembly sites.
* Collaborated with Model Shop, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Design departments.
* Traveled to China to oversee vendor production lines.

Cooper Perkins Technology Development Firm, Product Designer Burlington, MA January 2008
* Worked on many facets of project including dynamic and structural analysis, creating parts in machine shop, building circuits for product testing, running sound level tests, and solid modeling.

Physical Language Workshop, MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA
Product Designer under John Maeda October 2004 - May 2007
* Designed a system to create online communities among users of a particular brand of kitchen. Did market testing and data analysis to determine feasibility of idea. Presented results to companies in Tokyo and LA.
* Prototyped user interfaces for electronic books incorporating flexible LCD displays
* Spearheaded project with AARP to create a clock that is accessible to mature users. Involved phases of market research prior to prototyping.

Leadership
System Integrator, Product Engineering Process (2.009) Cambridge, MA
Fall 2007
Co-led an 18-person team through the brainstorming, mock-up and alpha prototype stages of a machine for extracting oil from used car oil filters in order to reduce the environmental impact of filter disposal.

Dorm Executive, East Campus Dormitory Cambridge, MA
Vice president, February 2006 - February 2008
Elected by majority of 350-person dorm.
Treasurer, February 2005- February 2006
Responsible for allocating and tracking $60,000 annual dorm budget.

Dormitory Council Executive, M.I.T Cambridge, MA
Vice President May 2006 - May 2007
Represented undergraduate population in regular meetings with high-level MIT administrators.
Secretary, May 2005- May 2006

Team Consultant, Rube Goldberg Competition Cambridge, MA
Spring 2006
Advised teams of middle school students during design and construction of Rube Goldberg machines.

Undergraduate Advisor for Design and Manufacturing I (2.007 Competition) Cambridge, MA Spring 2007
Guided students through process of designing and building a remote-controlled competition robot.

Honors/Awards
* MIT 2.007 Competition, robot in top 10% of 160 participants
* Member of Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi engineering honors societies

Skills
* Work well on teams and independently; good at following directions as well as initiating my own projects.
* Familiar with basic programming concepts; know Matlab, Python, Scheme, Flash, Dreamweaver HTML, CSS, Mathcad
* Machine Shop trained; know Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Mastercam
* Proficient at French