Rebecca A. Masterson
Term Address
362 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)225-7378
Email: becki@mit.edu
OBJECTIVE
A challenging UROP in the field of
mechanical/biomedical engineering
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA
Candidate for B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering, June 1997. GPA as of Spring 1996: 4.5/5.0
Related Coursework: through Spring 1996
- Mechanics of Solids
- Intro. to System Dynamics
- Fluid Dynamics
- Intro. to Electronics
- Control Systems Principles
- Thermodynamics
- Dynamics
- Intro. to Design
- Measurement and Instrumentation
- Intro. to Heat Transfer
- Intro. to Manufacturing
Activities:
- Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity - Vice President of Development '96, Administrative Secretary '95, Archivist/Historian '94
- Order of Omega Greek Honor Society
- Pi Tau Sigma - Alumnae Relations Chair '96
- ASHRAE, NSPE
- KEYS Mentor, Tutoring Plus Volunteer
EXPERIENCE
TRW Space and Electronics Group
Summer intern - Structural Dynamics Department
Redondo Beach, CA - 6/96 to 8/96
Studied and analyzed large deployable structures for a new satelite system. Researched project and analyzed the dynamic response of a large deployable boom using XL and MSC/NASTRAN. Recommended a candidate boom for the mission based on the results.
E.A.S. Energy Services
Webmaster for mechanical engineering firm
Warwick, R.I. - 12/96 to 2/96
Created company homepage and worked on advertising project.
http://www.ici.net/cust_pages/easinc/easinc.html
http://www.ici.net/cust_pages/easinc/promart.html
M.I.T. Technology Licensing Office
Clerk in financial department
Cambridge, MA - 10/94 to 5/96
Resposibilities included: data entry, billing, office reserach and filing.
Borden & Remington Specialty Chemicals
Summer intern in chemistry lab
Fall River, MA - 6/94 to 8/94
Installed and customized computer system, purchased relevant software and supervised training of other employees. Documented procedures for ISO 9000 registration. Streamlined system to control documents and training recoreds for ISO 9000. Also assited with routine laboratory procedures.
Fall River Early Intervention Program
Summer Volunteer
Fall River, MA - 6/94 to 8/96
Teacher's aid, assisting in group session with developmentally challenged children age three and under. Accompanied nurses, educators, and speech therapists on home visits.
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Experience with DOS, Windows and UNIX Environments
- HTML
- Currently taking a class in C++
- Experienced in word processing, database and spreadsheet management
- MATLAB
- NASTRAN
- Exposure to AutoCAD and ProEngineer
BACKGROUND
Graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School as salutatorian with highest honors, 1993. Captain and all-star of cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams in High School. National Honor Society president. Enjoy running, traveling, skiing and reading.