Rose Kitz Email & Phone Number

Somerville, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

- Welcome and train community members to use tools safely & effectively; provide advice in the iterative design process- Maintain & repair tools, and clean & organize the space as needed- Organize and run 2 workshops per semester with a fellow employee, focused on engaging and welcoming newcomers and non-engineers in the space (i.e. stained glass soldering jewelry making in Spring 2023)

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

- Designed, built, developed and verified new product test fixtures utilizing inter-competency system level thinking (Mechanical/Electrical Design, Controls, Data Collection & Analysis)- Supported the development of advanced technologies, from their infancy to production- Tested and debugged prototype robotic systems composed of wireless communication systems, sensors, computation modules, mobility, and power/energy storage subsystems- Assisted in prototype integration, verification, and validation, inc. system functional, performance & environmental testing

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

- Designed, built, and programmed (in Python) musical instruments with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime kit to take sensory inputs and output sound from GarageBand (over BLE and USB MIDI) and the kit’s hub, in collaboration with teammates on the A in STEAM project: - Programmed a trombone to play like a real-life trombone (with partials & slide positions), in addition to a violin and easier-to-play trombone- Wrote algorithm to approximate distance using only a color sensor, based on RGB values- Researched, tested, and documented methods for playing MIDI sounds over Bluetooth on the SPIKE Prime hub

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

With STEM Education PhD student Yume Menghe Xu:- Tested a new virtual reality software, MindRender, to provide feedback on user interface to designers, and design a classroom lesson to teach physics using the software’s physics engine (for students to create their own mini golf hole, and combine the class’ holes together to make a course)- Connected Arduino and micro:bit with environmental sensors and designing classroom activities for garden design and maintenance for after-school and summer programs at Malden High School

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Guided students through programming challenges and provide advice/support relating to programming concepts in Python with CodingRooms software (including iteration and data processing/analysis/visualization) and programming relating to equity & justice in engineering in the world, operating office hours 2 hours a week virtually (part with another TA, plus additional sessions for big projects).

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Guided student learning in response to questions and challenges while operating weekly office hours in Nolop Makerspace (with another TA, with additional office hours and grading as needed), on concepts of:- Building with LEGO SPIKE Prime kits, coding SPIKE Prime in MicroPython with CodingRooms software, website design with HTML/CSS to interact with SPIKE Prime- Effective documentation of projects, physical fabrication (laser cutting, 3D printing, general building) for end-of-semester projects, and managing time on projects within the class and with life

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Worked and collaborated with 3 fellow interns, a lead instructor, and Boston Public High School students:- To design electronics (micro:bit, Arduino), design thinking, and agriculture (sustainable agriculture, food justice, indoor gardening) curriculum, lessons, and activities- To teach and support students and fellow instructors in virtual classroom 4 days a week- Professional Development: Design thinking (James Intriligator), Autodesk apps (Fusion360, Tinkercad), Microsoft, TSN Academy*Recognized by senior management for dedication and contribution to program & student experience

West Hartford, Connecticut, United States

- Worked the cash register, greeted customers, and stocked shelves- Designed and painted store window for various events, including Thanksgiving, ‘Friends & Family’ sale, and Mizuno’s Project Zero to fund breast cancer research

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering (Minor Music Engineering, Focused On Acoustic Musical Instrument Design), 3.89

Activities and Societies: 3-season senior Captain of Varsity Women's Cross Country and Track & Field (Conference All-Sportsmanship '23 &.

Summer Study Abroad, Computer Science & Italian

- Italian I (cultural & language immersion including trips around Italy and conversation with locals) - Intro to Computer Science (Python.

High School Diploma