Caitlind Walker Email & Phone Number

Saint Charles, MO, US

Manassas, Virginia, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Enhance student comprehension of signals and systems through comments on graded work
• Collaborate with other graders to ensure work is distributed evenly
• Implement the new grading system (Gradescope) for all course homework, reports, and case studies

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Support students with their autonomous Raspberry Pi Cars through implementation of peripherals and Python software
• Develop documentation of software and hardware to ensure future success of the course and students

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Develop teaching materials for students to understand the intersection of engineering and ethics
• Lead discussions on the importance of equity in engineering design
• Support students through office hours to deepen their understanding of topics discussed in class

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Create weekly team goals, maintain program schedule, and empower team to meet deadlines
• Founded new design team to compete in NASA University Student Launch Initiative
• Developed team’s knowledge through original presentation on basics of rocketry and technical research
• Recruited technical and non-technical team members and interviewed individuals to understand skills and interests
• Assigned team leads and members based on skill sets to various competition-based tasks

• Designed user interface in MATLAB for data visualization of Mars Sample Retrieval relay communication system
• Developed automation program in Visual Basic for Applications to enhance efficiency of running X-band link budgets
• Presented capabilities of the communication system to Guidance Navigation and Control, Mechanical Groups
• Collaborated on communication system design to implement design trades with project management

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Develop ways for new and returning engineers to maintain social connections during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Host interactive events every-other-week to encourage connections between engineering students
• Relay student feedback to the McKelvey School of Engineering to improve engineering student life

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Designed wireless ground-to-air communication system for WURocketry Design Team subsonic rocket
• Applied knowledge of GPS, RF, and antennas to design and development process
• Presented basics of wireless communication systems and explanation of design processes and choices
• Prototyped and tested design prior to hand-off to WURocketry avionics sub-team

• Work with a group of eight students on a weekly basis to enhance their understanding of linear algebra
• Teach students MATLAB through group and individual sessions
• Support students in applying linear algebra as well as electrical and systems engineering topics in MATLAB

St. Louis

• Member of the Avionics Team (August 2019-December 2019)
• Design simulations to model aircraft flight based on aircraft characteristics
• Design and create the electrical components of the aircraftMember of the structures team (August 2018-April 2019)
• Engineered 3D models of our originally-designed airplane in SolidWorks
• Run simulations of models to determine viability of the parts

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Planned and oversaw Vertigo, a social event for engineering students, with over 800 students in attendance
• Coordinated 10 sub-chairs, seven vendors, three student organizations, and 30 volunteers during the set-up, duration, and clean-up of Vertigo while managing a budget of $13,000
• Reduced set-up and clean-up time from a total of 30 hours to 20 hours through extensive planning with a Gantt chart and direct delegation to volunteers

• Support the National Conference Director in planning and budgeting for 40 McKelvey women engineers to attend SWE National Conference
• Collaborate with the Community Outreach Director in planning STEM events for young women in the St. Louis community
• Advocate for women engineers on campus to cultivate opportunities for women engineering students
• Create awareness of unique challenges faced by women engineers and implement personal development programs
• Develop programming for K-12 students and Girl Scouts to learn about engineering through WashU alumni

• Collaborate with my directors to create and run events for students on campus and in the community
• Work with campus officials to increase awareness of women engineers on campus
• Plan and execute Women in STEM Day, an event where local high schoolers are brought to Washington University in St. Louis to learn about the STEM fields

Washington University In St. Louis

• Coordinate volunteers, money, and transportation for GetSTEMulated, a biweekly engineering club at Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls that inspires girls to pursue STEM
• Delegate responsibilities of the committee fairly between committee members
• Organize activities to increase awareness of Women in STEM on campus

• Developed ground strap designs for each instrument, box, and structure on Europa Clipper to prevent ESD
• Presented and reviewed designs to sub-contractors at Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs)
• Reported and discussed program milestones to ensure program met schedule, scope, and budget
• Managed requirements for harness design and communicated to technicians during prototyping
• Authored article detailing ground strap design for JPL’s Wired internal site

• Mentor a floor of first-year students academically and socially throughout their first year of college through weekly WUSA hours, designed to give students time and space to ask questions and develop friendships with.
• Coordinated orientation for over 1,000 first year students, including leading them through discussions on sensitive topics and helping them adjust to their new home

Saint Louis, Missouri, États-Unis

• Designed an electrical rack using Mentor Capital and Microsoft Visio for the Saint Louis Hardware in the Loop Lab to test avionics of the MQ-25
• Created a Rack Design Guide for the team, which outlines how to design an electrical rack
• Set up standards for electrical drawings to increase efficiency and give cohesion to the teams’ drawings

St. Louis, Missouri

• Designed a drone optimized for efficiency, ease of maneuverability, and safety, through AutoDesk Inventor and Cura
• Worked with FFF/FDM and SLS additive manufacturing to create parts for the drone
• Developed computer program for manually controlling the drone
• Presented the design before the CEO of Boeing, Dennis Muilenburg, and Boeing engineers
• Led my team through utilization of Gantt Charts and OPD Boards for time-management
• Led programming classes in Python for middle-schoolers

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical Engineering With Specialization In Controls

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Major In Electrical Engineering, Double Major In French, Minor In Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Founder, President, and Program Manager of WURocketry, Rocket Design Team • Co-President of Society of Women.

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Activities and Societies: Class President, 2014-2018 Boeing Engineering Explore Post President, Chief Engineer, Program Manager, 2015-2018.