Amy Dodenhoff
Mechanical Engineering graduate, currently pursuing MSc at Brown University.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Management |
| Location: | Providence, RI |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Brown University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Fairfax County Public School System, Alexandria, VA |
| Position: | Intern for Neal Shelton |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Performed network updates in schools throughout the district to maintain and improve wireless network |
| Employer: | United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA |
| Position: | Intern for Timothy Thorpe |
| Time period: | May 2007 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Examined patent for pumping mechanisms
• Wrote form letters for responses to petitions • Acted as assistant coordinator of interoffice moves and building of new Patent Training Academies |
| Employer: | Brown University |
| Position: | Projects |
| Time period: | August 2004 - October 2007 |
| Description: | Ball Catching Mechanism, Brown University, Mechanics of Solids and Structures, Fall 2007
• Worked with a team of five engineers to build a structure to catch a ball falling from one, two, and three meters, store potential energy, and reproduce kinetic energy Power Cycle Design, Brown University, Thermodynamics, Spring 2006 • Worked individually to design a thermodynamic cycle to use steam created by a company to produce both steam and electrical power to sell to nearby power plants, taking into account environmental and practicality concerns Flying Ring, Brown University, Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2005 • Worked with team of four engineers to design a coil and a ring to maximize height of flight of the ring using electric and magnetic principles learned in the course; used Excel to create spreadsheet with necessary formulas to maximize height Cardboard Prosthetic Leg, Brown University, Dynamics and Vibrations, Spring 2005 • Worked with team of four engineers to design a prosthetic leg out of foam-core board to pre-set specifications to kick a Ping-Pong ball as far as possible Handicap Lift, Brown University, Introduction to Engineering (Statics), Fall 2004 • Worked with team of five engineers to create force balance spreadsheet in Excel and CAD to design a lift to transport a 150-pound person from a wheelchair to a bed using PVC pipe, steel pipe, steel gusset plates, and rope |
| Employer: | Bridgewater State College, Chemistry Dept., Bridgewater, MA |
| Position: | Research Assistant for Professor Haefner |
| Time period: | May 2004 - July 2004 |
| Description: | • Experimented with a design for copper polymer intended for possible use in nanotechnology
• Wrote eight experimentals documenting design attempts using Copper Nitrate and other chemical substances |
EDUCATION
| University: | Brown University |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Brown University |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Math Tutor, Walpole and Foxboro, Massachusetts, 2002-2004
• Assisted two struggling students in Algebra I and II and Geometry Figure Skating Instructor, The Pond at Norwood, Norwood, Massachusetts 2002-2004 • Taught children ages 3 – 10 the basics of figure skating Tour Guide at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, Milton, Massachusetts, 1999 – 2003 • Gave tours on the instrumentation, background, and history of the Blue Hill Observatory to visitors of all ages |
| Memberships: | Student Ambassador to Alumni, Career Week at Brown University, Spring 2006 & 2007
• Served as liaison for engineering alumni, coordinating schedules, solving problems, assisting with travel plans Massachusetts Audubon Society Goodwill Ambassador, Sharon, Massachusetts, 2003-2004 • Assisted visitors to the Audubon Society, designing advertisements and posters to become involved with nature |
| Awards: | RI Business Plan Competition Winner (2008), Gold medalist, International Theatre on Ice Championships, Senior Level, Bourne, MA & Burlington, VT (2007, 2006, 2005), United States Figure Skating Association, Gold Dance (2007), Science Exhibition at EMC2 and recipient of $1000 EMC2 award (2001); Second Place Massachusetts State Science Fair in Physics (2001); United States Figure Skating Association, Senior Moves in the Field (2001); United States Junior Figure Skating Championships, Colorado (2001); Gold medalist, Precision Championships, Rouen, France (1998); Gold medalist, Precision Championships, London, England (1997) US House of Representatives, Congressional Citation, Gold medalist (1997). |
Amy's Contacts (7)
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Whitney Sharp
Biomedical Engineering graduate, currently pursuing MSc in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship Engineering at Brown.
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Mike Ditton
Looking for the next BIG thing
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Ashmeet Kapoor
Looking to get involved with clean tech startups. Recent graduate from Brown University with a Masters in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship, and a background in Electrical Engineering. Currently, interning at a startup in the solar industry.
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Tarang Patel
Research Assistant at Brown University