Joel Kiernan Email & Phone Number

Green Bay, Wi, Us

Stanford, California, United States

• Mentored 100s of students in design and manufacturing projects as a CA• Guided students in design for manufacturability and design for assembly principles• Spearheaded process improvements to improve inventory management and increase efficiency

Stanford, California, United States

• Developed a wearable haptic compass for blind navigation, combining human factors, programming, and hardware• Co-first authored two peer-reviewed journal papers for IEEE and World Haptics Conference• Analyzed large datasets and communicated results in weekly research meetings

• Built an automatic feeder for brick kilns in Bangladesh to reduce air pollution by 25% and prevent associated deaths• Designed an improved drivetrain, leading to a 5x increase in maximum runtime over previous years’ designs• Collaborated across different teams: Bangladeshi engineers, NGO administrators, and Stanford Professors

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

• Designed and specced an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) with 100x longer mission lifespan than existing solutions • Presented OTV design to CEO, who pushed the project to be formally proposed to the Space Force• Streamlined mechanical analysis process for project aiming to reduce satellite debris-collision armor weight by 80%• Conducted materials analysis to create novel coatings currently being tested by a national-level energy provider

Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States

• Taught advanced physics, math, and programming during a hands-on astrophysics research intensive program • Supervised students on telescope operations, facilitating successful scientific data collection and analysis • Cultivated leadership and interpersonal skills by overseeing 36 students’ wellbeing and managing social activities

• Co-led payload design for a rocketry competition, communicating interface specifications with peer design teams• Collaborated to design a water-propelled rocket, utilizing design and manufacturing to meet performance goals • Fabricated a high-pressure water-rocket launcher test pad by creatively using on-hand materials

• Taught diverse audiences across the US through STEM workshops, translating rocket science into accessible lessons• Biked 3,000+ miles from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. as part of a group of 7 Stanford students• Managed a $20,000 budget, planned daily biking routes, and ensured team cohesion throughout the 75-day trip

Remote

• Managed a programming contractor to build example use cases• Wrote technical blog posts and design requirements• Quickly learned skills such as regex or using APIs

• Filled a central part of the team of Credit Mountain, at that time a pre-seed B-corp startup• Flexibly and skillfully shifted job capacities based on the needs of the small team: managed a lead generation CRM, compiled research briefs to aid in decision-making, personally fielded business development meetings, among many other responsibilities• Efficiently became adept in the financial technology realm, starting with no knowledge of the field

Beijing, China

• Attended a Chinese high school boarding school through NSLI-Y: a sought after State Department scholarship• Communicated across language and cultural differences, promoting cross-cultural understanding• Intensively studied Mandarin in an immersion environment • Performed as the first foreigner in Beijing No. 80 High School's esteemed folk music ensemble

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council (Senior Class President), cross country (team captain of two years), musical and play (lead.