Kelly Lai

EDUCATION
May 2015
(Expected)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Jan 11 Present

Jun 14 Aug 14

Jun 07 Aug 11

ENGINEERING
PROJECTS

SKILLS

CAMPUS
INVOLVEMENT

COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT

12049 Ashton Manor Way, Apt 307 Orlando, FL 32828

727-481-0865 | k.lai@knights.ucf.edu
www.kellylai.net

University of Central Florida Orlando, FL

Major: Aerospace Engineering
Minors: Astronomy and Business
Related coursework: Design of Aerospace Experiments, Engineering Design Practice, Technical Writing for the
Working Professional, Small Satellites and Payloads Integration
Center for Microgravity Research Orlando, FL
Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Research Assistant
Responsible for designing, building and testing various experiments and payload for a variety of platforms
Experiments and payloads have flown or are slated to fly on parabolic flights, the International Space
Station, and suborbital rockets
Responsible for 3D CADs and engineering drawings for experiments to send to manufacturers
CNH Industrial Burr Ridge, IL
Systems Engineering Intern
Worked in the Precision Systems and Telematics Department to develop auto guidance systems
Built electrical harnesses, tested auto guidance systems on Case IH tractors, and developed test plans for
new software
Astro Skating and Fun Center Pinellas Park, FL
Session Manager of Pinellas Park Rink
Managed a team of 15+ employees through daily operations of the skating rink
Collisional Accretion Experiment (CATE)
Student and Engineering Lead
Awarded a parabolic flight campaign through the NASA Undergraduate Student Instrumentation Project and
$100,000 for formulation of experiment
Manned accretion payload that studies the formation of planetary ring systems as well as our Solar System
Oversaw the designing, building and testing of payload and writing required technical NASA documents
NASA Robotics Mining Competition Team Lunar Knights
Founder/Project Manager/President
Competition that challenges university level students to design, build and test a robot to traverse and mine
lunar regolith within a set of required guidelines
Oversee all designing, building, testing of mining robot and manage technical team of 25 students
Oversee all marketing and outreach events into our local community
Oversee all team finances including taxes, sponsorships, procurement and $8,000 budget
Collection of Regolith Experiment (CORE)
Student and Engineering Lead
Awarded a suborbital flight campaign aboard Virgin Galactics SpaceShipTwo and Blue Origins New Shepard
Unmanned autonomous payload that simulates the collection of asteroid regolith on the surface
Oversaw designing, building and testing of payload as well as writing of required technical documents
ISS Nanorocks
Awarded Nanoracks and Space Floridas ISS Research Grant and a flight aboard CRS-4
Unmanned payload currently flying on the International Space Station studying formation of planets
Oversaw the designing, building and testing phases of payload
Advanced Knowledge in: Solidworks 3D Modeling Software; Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Outlook
Intermediate Knowledge in: AGI Satellite Tool Kit; Microsoft Excel and Lync
Basic Knowledge in: MathWorks MatLab and Simulink; Microsoft Sharepoint; NI LabView; AutoCAD; Machining
Bilingual in English and Chinese (Cantonese)
Lunar Knights Mining Club Founder, President, Project Manager, Lead Telematics Engineer
Theta Tau (Professional Engineering Fraternity) PR Chair, E-Week Chair, Rube Goldberg Competition Chair
UCF Intramural Sports Co-ed/Girls Flag Football Captain, Co-ed Indoor soccer Captain
American Society for Engineering Education Public Relations Chair
Relay for Life, Camp Connect, Lockheed Day of Caring, Math Tutor for Pinellas County Schools