Sophia Devito Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington, United States

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Designed and fabricated a completely new robotic arm with 4 degrees of freedom and compatibility with the lab’s existing ROS software for use in social robotics research- Troubleshooted and continued building a new iteration of an interactive mobile cart to capture human interaction data- Collaborated with graduate students on design and execution of a study to be published on robot delivery of counterfactual neural network explanations

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Introduced a group of 15 first-year students to the academic, social, and cultural life of Yale College initially through nightly meetings and later through one-on-one advising meetings to connect them with resources and support- Collaborated with a larger team to plan weekly activity nights, handle medical emergencies, and support the first-year class as a whole

Towson, Maryland, United States

- Validated bus caps and shunt resistors on the electronic trigger module in DeWalt drills and impact drivers through circuit hardware modification and gyroscope measurements.- Personally qualified a new voltage regulator for an unreleased gyro module chip, which allowed for a $70k risk order to resume production of two new products and resulted in $80M in potential sales

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

- Collaborated with Professors Abhishek Bhattacharjee and Robert Soule in fostering connections across the computer science community at Yale- Created and ran a new social media presence to promote events and encourage conversation - Planned community building events such as colloquiums from guest speakers, trivia nights, and career events

New Haven, Ct

- Collaborated with CCAM staff on a number of technology and art related projects, like optimizing the space in order to better utilize the building for art shows- Wrote the weekly electronic newsletter to bolster event interest and attendance by 10%

New Haven, Ct

- Troubleshot, diagnosed, and repaired Yale students’ personal computers with both hardware and software issues- Provided advice to clients both in person and over email, and collaborated with other employees on support tickets

Baltimore, Maryland Area

- Introduced students to various engineering disciplines by helping with college level lectures and lab demonstrations - Offered one-on-one tutoring in office hours twice a week and other out of the classroom support for struggling students with resulting increased grades and interest in the material

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

During my time at Yale, I have taken the foundational courses in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and sought out electives.

High School Diploma

Activities: FIRST Robotics, Theater, Arts Council Treasurer Awards: National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Scholar, Honor Roll