Tara Len
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Credentials
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Jetson AI Specialist
NVIDIAMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
NVIDIA DLI Certificate – Getting Started with AI on Jetson Nano
NVIDIAFeb, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
IBM Accelerate - Hardware Developer
IBMAug, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Fundamentals
IBMJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Working in a Digital World: Professional Skills
IBMJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red CrossApr, 2017- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
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United States
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP Finance
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Jan 2023 - Present
-Sends purchase requests made by club members to the mechanical and aerospace engineering department, which is responsible for making such purchases-Manages the club Venmo account used for reimbursing personal purchases made by club members-Opened a bank account for club funds to be placed in
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Phoenix Recovery Engineer
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Feb 2021 - Present
-Assigned to a team designing the recovery system of a liquid bi-propellant rocket that is targeted to reach a maximum height of 45,000+ feet-Responsible for using SolidWorks to design and run thermal and pressure simulations on the nose cone, as well as researching materials and manufacturing methods for the nose cone-Using a milling machine to manufacture jigs for testing the shear strength of 3D-printed shear pins
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New Member Team Participant
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Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
-Assigned to a group with three fellow participants in which we were tasked to design a rocket in SolidWorks and analyze the max Q, velocity, pressure, and apogee of our rocket in Open Rocket -Researched appropriate materials to make the rocket out of and helped analyze and design the rocket fins
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Intern
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Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
-Designing and fabricating deployable composite booms, which will serve as a mechanism for unfurling antenna in low Earth orbit -The antenna will be integrated on a constellation of CubeSats for a project called CubeSpark, a satellite-based lightning mapping mission -Traveled to remote Alaska to assist with surveying a site at which 30 antenna will be deployed to study the ionosphere -Designing and fabricating deployable composite booms, which will serve as a mechanism for unfurling antenna in low Earth orbit -The antenna will be integrated on a constellation of CubeSats for a project called CubeSpark, a satellite-based lightning mapping mission -Traveled to remote Alaska to assist with surveying a site at which 30 antenna will be deployed to study the ionosphere
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Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) - UC San Diego
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP Outreach
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Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
-In charge of the entire outreach program affiliated with my school's HKN chapter -Advised outreach officers and served as a coordinator between them and the rest of the club -Ensured that the objectives of the outreach program are in line with the overall mission and vision of HKN -Applied and received over $3600 in funding for the program -In charge of the entire outreach program affiliated with my school's HKN chapter -Advised outreach officers and served as a coordinator between them and the rest of the club -Ensured that the objectives of the outreach program are in line with the overall mission and vision of HKN -Applied and received over $3600 in funding for the program
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Nov 2021 - Jun 2023
-Researching, designing, and 3D-printing PLA components to use to test how to kink 1/4" outer diameter plastic tubes filled with flowing water -Previously responsible for designing micro-Venturi tubes for fluid manipulation in a fluidic system in Autodesk Fusion 360 -Fabricated those micro-Venturi tubes by laser cutting cross sections out of acrylic, sticking them together with an adhesive, tapping threads in them, and screwing in threaded tube adapters in those threaded holes -Researching, designing, and 3D-printing PLA components to use to test how to kink 1/4" outer diameter plastic tubes filled with flowing water -Previously responsible for designing micro-Venturi tubes for fluid manipulation in a fluidic system in Autodesk Fusion 360 -Fabricated those micro-Venturi tubes by laser cutting cross sections out of acrylic, sticking them together with an adhesive, tapping threads in them, and screwing in threaded tube adapters in those threaded holes
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Motherson SAS interior modules
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Germany
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Engineering Intern
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Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
-Collaborated with a process engineer to determine the optimal way to place airbag assembly stations adjacent to Tesla Models 3 and Y instrument panel assembly lines -Assisted a controls engineer with operating a UR robot utilized for drilling screws into footwell units and a Yaskawa PL500 robot used for transferring metal frames designed for carrying instruments panels -Designed in Autodesk Fusion 360 and 3D-printed a wedge for an airbag assembly machine and a mount for a cordless screwdriver Show less
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Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) - UC San Diego
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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MAE (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) Outreach Chair
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
-In charge of running a directed group study class at UC San Diego in which students teach engineering to kids at K-12 schools -Creating lessons to be taught at schools and contacting and meeting teachers at those schools -In charge of running a directed group study class at UC San Diego in which students teach engineering to kids at K-12 schools -Creating lessons to be taught at schools and contacting and meeting teachers at those schools
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Kumon North America, Inc.
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Tutor
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Mar 2021 - Sep 2021
-Guided students ranging from age three to middle school with working on student worksheets by helping them understand new concepts and answering their questions -Graded student worksheets -Guided students ranging from age three to middle school with working on student worksheets by helping them understand new concepts and answering their questions -Graded student worksheets
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UC San Diego
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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COSMOS Undergrad Cluster Assistant
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Jul 2021 - Jul 2021
-Part of the instructional team, led by UC San Diego mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Raymond de Callafon, that taught a cluster (class) called Engineering Design and Control of Kinetic Sculptures, which engaged participants in physics, engineering, design, and control systems, to students in COSMOS, a highly selective summer program for motivated 8th-12th grade students with demonstrated interest and achievement in math and science -Assisted them with using Working Model 2D, AutoCAD Inventor and RobotC -Gave advice on and aided them with their class projects, which consisted of designing, building, and doing calculations for pendulum clocks and marble runs with control systems Show less
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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IBM Accelerate - Talent Identification Program Participant (Hardware Track)
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Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
-Met and interacted with IBM employees in a variety of hardware development roles, such as those in processor design, quantum computing, and supply chain, which taught me about possible careers in hardware -Learned and cultivated foundational skills, such as networking and interviewing for jobs, that will help me apply to, obtain, and succeed in future internships and jobs -Earned the IBM Accelerate – Hardware Developer badge for participating and engaging in the IBM Accelerate Program and submitting an essay discussing how the program curriculum applies to my current and future academic career Show less
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Society of Women Engineers at UCSD
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Robotic Bird Project Team Member
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Nov 2019 - Jun 2021
-In charge of the hardware configuration of a robotic bird -Experimented with servos to determine the optimal range of motion and speed that the servos needed to power the motion of the bird wings -Determined the materials needed to make the robotic bird with a $300 budget -Established a preliminary bird body design based on the dimensions of the materials -In charge of the hardware configuration of a robotic bird -Experimented with servos to determine the optimal range of motion and speed that the servos needed to power the motion of the bird wings -Determined the materials needed to make the robotic bird with a $300 budget -Established a preliminary bird body design based on the dimensions of the materials
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CyberPatriot Competitor
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Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
-Competed in CyberPatriot, a cybersecurity competition, with several of my classmates from my high school cybersecurity class -Learned how to find and fix vulnerabilities in Window and Linux operating systems and was exposed to Cisco Networking -Helped my team advance up to the semifinals in the gold tier of the open high school division -Competed in CyberPatriot, a cybersecurity competition, with several of my classmates from my high school cybersecurity class -Learned how to find and fix vulnerabilities in Window and Linux operating systems and was exposed to Cisco Networking -Helped my team advance up to the semifinals in the gold tier of the open high school division
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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United States
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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PG&E Summer Intern
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Jun 2018 - Jul 2018
-Job-shadowed employees working in telecommunications -Learned how to write a resume, how to make a LinkedIn profile, how to behave in interviews, and workplace safety -Job-shadowed employees working in telecommunications -Learned how to write a resume, how to make a LinkedIn profile, how to behave in interviews, and workplace safety
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Union City Community and Recreation Services
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Union City, California
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Lifeguard/Swim Instructor
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
-Taught children ages 3-12 years old how to swim in half-hour classes ranging from 1-7 students -Made lesson plans for each of the classes I taught and tested students to gauge their swim skill levels at the conclusion of the class -Also worked as a lifeguard, in which I was in charge of making sure pool patrons were safe and following safety rules at the pool complex -Exposed to a high-stress environment in which the worst possible scenario is always in mind, which helped me learn how to stay calm under pressure and take in criticism Show less
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Education
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2023 - 2024
UC San Diego
Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering -
2019 - 2023
University of California San Diego
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering -
2015 - 2019
James Logan High School
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