Dylan Bedford Email & Phone Number

Devens, Massachusetts, United States

Leading a team of materials testing operators to support the design and engineering of fusion systems and high temperature superconducting magnets.

Massachusetts, United States

Montpelier

Worked as a shift worker and helped refine systems and processes at Another Way, a community center rooted in the principles of Intentional Peer Support (IPS). Another Way provides support to everyone in the community, especially the unhoused population and individuals recovering from addiction, mental illness, and other struggles.

Palo Alto, CA

Joined the tech support team of the Piazza remote learning platform in 2019. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, adopted a range of responsibilities including project management, product design and testing, business operations, and accessibility. Built and refined standard operating procedures in each of these areas to increase efficiency and.

Stanford, California, United States

Installed, maintained, and catalogued computers and printers across university network. As a member of the imaging team, configured and debugged MacOS and Windows images with the latest software updates to be distributed university-wide.

Stanford, CA

Conducted research for the CyberText Technologies project under the supervision of Dr. Elaine Treharne. Collected and analyzed samples of text technologies across a wide chronological and geological range in order to compare past trends and predict future possibilities. Produced a research poster to present at the CESTA Poster Symposium.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Joined Habitat for Humanity Rhode Island - Greater Providence through Stanford's CSWS program. Managed teams of home maintenance volunteers while also working hands-on duties of home repair and cleanup. Organized and executed outreach plans to potential donors. Financial duties involved collecting and digitizing tax records for current and previous years.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Taught two week-long robotics courses for students ages 9-15. I helped students design and build robots with parts salvaged from discarded electronics. Course material covered basic electrical and mechanical engineering (voltage and resistance, soldering, gear ratios, mechanical principles.), as well as C++ programming with the Arduino UNO microcontroller.

Stanford, CA

Managed rehearsals, performances, and internal affairs for the Stanford Harmonics a cappella group. Role involved scheduling logistics, decision-making, delegation and leadership.

Mentored for the Portsmouth Abbey Summer Program robotics class for 2 years (2012-13). Worked with local and international students in sixth to tenth grade to design and build robots for a sumo competition at the end of the course. Taught construction using NXT parts as well as programming with the NXT-G language.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Business Manager, Stanford Harmonics 2016-17; Co-Chair of Ethical Education, Stanford Artificial Intelligence.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cross Country, Track and Field, Volunteering, Performing Arts, Student GovernmentCaptain of Varsity Cross.