Melissa Ma Email & Phone Number

United States

San Mateo, California, United States

• Led time studies on 38 stations and constructed a capacity model to identify bottlenecks; implemented improvement initiatives for the X2 vehicle, which allowed the effective capacity to increase.
• Audited and edited 30 work instructions on the production line, streamlined processes, and reduced total time.
• Designed, 3D printed, and laser cutted fixtures/nests for vehicle soldering, motor hub installation, drone protection module, and workstation tool storage to improve line ergonomics and reduce costs.
• Performed torque tests on 45 gimbal covers and pinpointed the defect-causing torque level, then escalated engineering spec changes.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Designed mounts for 4 Arduino shields and Odroid to improve their stability on the Hyperloop pod
• Redesigned the pneumatic braking system pipes in SolidWorks piping to improve their accessibility for future modifications
• Re-engineered ten battery modules to reduce their footprint on the Hyperloop pod by 15% using SolidWorks.
• Liaised the design and manufacturing processes with six other technical teams to compete in the annual SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition with 20+ Universities worldwide.
• Created FMEA analysis for the braking system and edited system schematics using AutoCAD.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• https://www.mie.utoronto.ca/community-spotlight-mie-u-of-t-hyperloop-team-executives/
• Hosted SolidWorks workshops for team members
• Selected 40+ pneumatic braking system parts for manufacturing and assembled the system using hand tools.
• Produced FDD and Whitepaper reports for Canadian Hyperloop Conference and European Hyperloop Week

CurbIQ teamTransportation and curbside management

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Use CATIA to design complex compound pipes for a train air intake system that are to be installed on 20 DMU trains under Go TransitCreate 10+ toleranced engineering drawings from CAD models for manufacturing purposesWork with internal customers, suppliers, and technicians to discuss project timelines and create engineering instructions from project.

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Digital Additive Production DAP
• DAAD RISE 2022 Scholar
• Perform Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on additively manufactured industrial gas burners components in Europe

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Designed a fabrication process to improve steel fiber composite sensors using additive manufacturing, vacuum chamber, Scanning Electron Microscope, and planetary mixer that increased the fiber uniformity by >97%.
• Pioneered a microscopic image analysis process using MATLAB and assembled an automatic image collector using Arduino, belt-drive motor, and a 3D Printed motor mount that reduced the image collection time by.

• Helped to run the first-ever 3 day Canadian Hyperloop Conference in Waterloo, Canada which involved 8 teams from across the globe
• Reviewed technical whitepapers from Canadian and International student teams and provided feedback to different subsystems
• Coordinated testing weekends on the track and event logistics

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

• Used UI/UX principles and Swift to prototype an app for teachers to sign up for shifts

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Liaised with 20 potential sponsors and landed 4 sponsors and $1000 in funding
• Created a sponsorship package and coordinated sponsor tiers with the finance director, co-chairs, and awards director
• Published Conference Proceedings with STEM Fellowship
• Managed the UnERD LinkedIn page and worked with the communications director for public outreach

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Represented 1000+ students at Faculty Council meetings for curriculum and policy changes.
• Collaborated with university to optimize online learning experience for first-year engineering students by collecting student feedback from surveys and discussing them with course instructors and department staffs.
• Implemented and developed accommodating online exam dates and protocols for 1000+ students.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Represented STEM Fellowship at STEM-related conferences and events.
• Emailed and engaged in meetings with sponsors for funding and partnership opportunities.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Generated 2D engineering drawings and 3D models of five conceptual designs according to the client statementand technical specifications using SolidWorks and Autodesk Fusion360.
• Produced 7 high-quality status reports using Gantt Charts and Microsoft Project for the engineering manager.
• Spearheaded weekly meetings with the engineering manager and client to give progress updates.

• Worked in a team of five student researchers to publish a review paper evaluating different imaging modalities for COVID-19 in the Cambridge Medicine Journal.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Led semi-monthly team meetings with a team of 15 editors to publish monthly issues on school and global events for 1400+ students.
• Recruited writers and editors at the annual clubs fair and screened candidates by designing and evaluating application forms.
• Reduced the monthly printing cost by 15% by negotiating with printing companies through email and phone.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Taught grade 11/12 IB Math, IB/AP Physics, and CS through 2 to 5 hour weekly online lessons to high school students.
• Initiated monthly progress meetings with parents and students to improve student learning experience.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Communicated with teachers and staff to assist them in conducting daily lessons.
• Collaborated with volunteers and other camp counselors in carrying out daily activities.
• Escorted grade 2 students to their classes, supervised during breaks, and served lunch.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Royal Guard

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Education record

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechanical Engineering

Dean’s Honour List for all semesters.

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: The Panther Press Debate Club Varsity Girl's Field Hockey Girl's Cricket Announcements Team Strings Orchestra DECA

Education record