Julia Thompson Email & Phone Number

Following two years as an assistant instructor, I am now a full staff instructor. I lead classes on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays at the beginner through beta levels, and I coach multiple private students on a weekly basis to develop their skating skills.

I keep score for five weekly adult hockey league games on Monday and Thursday nights.

I am a cashier in the pro shop and associate behind the skate rental counter, in addition to serving as a skate guard during busy public sessions.

I coach or assist weekly skating school classes on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays as well as the Skater Tots program on Wednesdays. My focus is group classes for beginners of all ages (3 to adult).

I have mentored multiple high school students over the past few years in math, chemistry, computer science, and writing.

I write testing and flight software for a variety of satellites, including both micro and XL spacecraft.

I worked on a variety of communications, operations, and technology projects in supporting a nonprofit from concept to a successful launch. I was the second hire and worked across all aspects of the organization.

I wrote and tested services for flight software and testing scripts in Python and Rust. I also tested hundreds of modules for engineering or flight use and reduced total testing time by about 50%.

Following my term as co-president, I focused on ensuring the sustainability of the autonomous construction subteam of our Mars team, including growing the team, iterating on our design, and supporting new members in contributing to our work.

I worked on technical and other space-related projects across all seven SSI teams, taking on multiple leadership roles and representing the organization on social media, to businesses, and to Stanford administrators.

I lead an project-based organization of 300 members in seven teams. In this role, I collaborate with team members, faculty, and university administrators to secure resources for our organization and ensure the success of our projects. We have been maintaining engagement and progressing toward goals in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, and I have played a key role in supporting remote work across all of our teams.

I managed logistics for three launches for Project Phoenix, a new project within SSI with a goal of launching a staged rocket to 30,000 feet at the FAR 1030 competition.

I led systems engineering for the Spaceshot project, an air-launched, spin-stabilized rocket aimed at reaching the Kármán line. The team size tripled over the year, and we conducted three spin stability tests and multiple propulsion tests. I also led documentation efforts and the switch to remote work, including focusing on spin-stability dynamics simulations.

I managed a $150,000 budget allocated across seven teams from a variety of funding sources. This included submitting reimbursements, managing credit card requests, and working with team leads to establish, maintain, and adjust budgets.

I set design requirements for circuit boards on SSI’s Project Sequoia, a 3U imaging cubesat. I researched and selected the flight computer and worked with teammates to develop a system architecture and design circuit boards. The satellite has passed an internal design review and PDR.

I founded and led a team to create an autonomous Mars rover to interface with our in situ resource utilization brick machine. This subteam of our novel Mars development team grew to over 20 members and has built prototypes of the rover. We have also entered the NASA contest to redesign the drum for RASSOR. Following a design review, we are scaling up the system.

I explored the possibility of acquiring a vehicle for SSI purposes, specifically for rocket and balloon launches. This involved cost-benefit analyses and examining the issues with insurance, university policy, and other factors surrounding vehicles.

I managed logistics relating to an air-launched, spin-stabilized rocket system aimed at reaching space. I ensured launch safety and managed checklists, budgets, and a testing plan for our system.

I worked on four different teams during my time with SIO. The first was in the fall of 2020, as I worked with the Election Integrity Partnership to combat election-related mis- and dis- information. I then moved to a similar role on the Virality Project related to COVID vaccines. I assisted with events and a literature review on trust and safety for E2EE platforms, and I finally worked with the technology team to build a Jupyter notebook to analyze content on Rumble.

I worked as a rink host and skate guard, as well as supporting beginner group classes on weekend mornings.

I worked on a variety of technical and data-oriented projects including website updates, targeting potentially interested healthcare providers, and analyzing our impact.

I led hands-on virtual engineering workshops for remote control cars and drawing robots as well as design workshops for printed circuit boards through Stanford’s Lab64 makerspace.

I engage in monthly training to increase knowledge of issues surrounding sexual assault and relationship abuse, particularly on college campuses, volunteer for events aimed at creating a culture of consent among students at Stanford, and create quarterly initiatives to raise awareness among specific communities on campus.

I work with a team to implement a student safety initiative focused on preventing safety concerns stemming from high-risk drinking behavior and assist over 200 people weekly through providing access to food, water, and safe walks home.

I provide a safe, engaging experience to 30 children ranging in age from 5-10 to learn gymnastics skills, working in a team environment with four other coaches to prepare drills and assist students based on age and experience level.

Santa Clara, California, United States

I implemented the Dynamic Surface Water Extent algorithm in Python, used custom and commercially available tools to communicate with multiple spacecraft, and conducted data analysis to optimize spacecraft operations and identify key concerns, including corruption of data.

I work on a variety of projects aimed at increasing mental health awareness and improving mental health services at Stanford with a current focus on reforming student access to healthcare at Stanford.

I manage a website used as a resource by over 40,000 individuals per month in 198 countries, as well as related social media accounts, handle communication with donors, including requests for major gifts (up to $5,000), and write letters of support to legislative officials on bills impacting survivors of sexual assault and relationship abuse.

I created engaging messages promoting 18percent's Slack-based mental health community. This content led to a 12% increase in Facebook likes and a 117% increase in Twitter followers in five months. I also helped moderate the community of over 2,300 members.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aeronautics And Astronautics

Education record

Spring 2021 cohort of NASA L’SPACE Mission Concept Academy

Education record

2020 cohort of Data Science 4 All - Empowerment

High School Diploma