Catherine Irwin Email & Phone Number

Lake Junaluska, Nc, Us

Raymond, Ohio, United States

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

- Tutoring underclassmen in a variety of first- and second-year STEM courses in order to make the material more accessible to them and prevent them from getting discouraged in their majors.- Mentoring underclassmen in science and engineering majors, with a focus on underrepresented students, on choosing their major, navigating their education, and pursuing internships and other opportunities.- Enabling connections between undergraduates to help students establish relationships with peers in their classes.

Raymond, Ohio, United States

Raymond, Ohio, United States

- Optimized battery cooling layouts in CATIA to ensure durability, reduce pressure drop, and minimize impact of hotter components on coolant temperature.- Analyzed and presented data from customer feedback surveys to set design targets.- Performed static and fatigue failure analysis of parts using CATIA and Abaqus to determine whether they could withstand test conditions within a safety factor and presented results to design team.- Iteratively designed and simulated a bracket to improve its natural frequency to meet design requirements.

West Lafayette, In

- Lead hands-on projects to get elementary aged children excited about engineering. - Responsibilities include supervising the children, interacting with them, and helping them with their projects.

East Liberty, Ohio

- Generated 3D models and drawings of tools and fixtures in CATIA for installation of various parts of vehicles, such as suspension, fuel tank, and bumper. - Presented designs for approval from managers of each department. - Learned fabrication skills, such as welding, to create fixtures. - Tested tools and fixtures to ensure functionality with new model as well as current models. - Assisted team members with various projects over holiday shutdown to prepare for new model production.

Okemos, Mi

- Ran the front desk of the Best Western Hotel.- Ensured a positive experience for the guests through making reservations, checking them in and out, responding to questions, comments, and concerns, billing, and taking care of any other needs the guest had during their stay.

Okemos, Mi

- Served as a counselor for a summer camp that offered free childcare for parents without anyone to watch their children during the day.- Created a safe and fun atmosphere for the children to spend their summer in by planning activities, supervising the children, playing with the children, and helping manage all the children during field trips. - Served children from age 6 to middle school students with a child to counselor ratio of 10:1.

Howell, Mi

- Responsibilities included planning drills, providing praise and constructive criticism, keeping and analyzing statistics, communicating with parents, and providing a positive environment for the players.

Chatham, Nj

- Created the first student-led afterschool enrichment program that was designed to teach fourth and fifth grade students about engineering concepts. - Responsible for planning curriculum, creating presentations, explaining engineering topics in ways that elementary school students would understand, leading the projects, and helping the children test their projects and draw conclusions from results.- Created budget and tracked financials for the program.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Fourth Year

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Volleyball Captain, National Honor Society, Action, volunteer tutoring, Okemos Outreach

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Volleyball, High Honor Roll, Key Club, volunteer tutoring, German Honor Society