Christina Chen

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Looking for PM roles in hardware+software engineering spaces

chrichen@mit.edu

I’m Christina a courageous leader and learner. I’m passionate about impacting and supporting small businesses. Catch me
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Personal Story

Since I was 9, I’ve helped out with my parents’ Chinese restaurant, taking phone calls, building a website, and distributing video ads. At MIT, I had the opportunity to engineer cool products and hone my leadership skills. Now, I'm utlizing my experiences to start a product that relieves the financial burden of online food ordering for small restaurants.

Brooklyn, NY -> Bethlehem, PA -> Cambridge, MA -> Brisbane, Australia (current!)
chrichen@mit.edu

Education

Ruhr University Bochum

Summer 2023

Ruhr Fellowship

German language and culture classes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2019-2023

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with Computer Science

Minor in Business Management

Freedom High School

2015-2019

Work Experience

CIMIC Group

Present

Graduate Engineer
Feb 2024 - Present

Rotating through a grad program across different construction projects in Australia, including Brisbane's Cross River Rail and APLNG. Currently building natural gas wellsites in rural Queensland. Previously led paint program, compliance+defects tracking, and design vs construction clashes in train station fit offs

Rail Construction
Natural Gas Pipeline Infrastructure

BigOrders

Present

Co-Founder
Feb 2023 - Present

Created a food ordering platform that sources local restaurants using Google’s Places API and simplifies group orders using AI to support small owners and team connections; Received funding from MIT Sandbox to kickstart ideation and customer discovery

AI & ML
Startup

Evonik Industries

Summer 2023

Data Engineering Intern
June - Sept 2023

Migrated databases and produced applications in Azure cloud infrastructure to analyze cost of pipeline usage for chemical plants; 1 of 9 Ruhr Fellows in selective German work-study program

Data Models
Cloud storage

MIT Civic Data Design Lab

Spring 2023

Undergraduate Researcher
Feb - May 2023

Developed web app to simulate challenges of Venezuela migrants to support World Food Programme’s campaign in Agile project environment with team of 4 engineers

Web Development
UX Design

Amazon Web Services

Summer 2022

Software Development Engineering Intern
May - Aug 2022

Implemented a full stack scalable web app that generates queries automatically and reduces redundancy for >50% query search features internally on AWS Keyspaces team for cloud databases

Software Development
Cloud Databases

Bloom Energy

Summer 2021

Process Engineering Intern
Jun - Aug 2021

Re-engineered an ergonomic tool using 3D printing and machining to decrease user error by 25%

Queried and synthesized data to restructure rework process in manufacturing clean energy fuel cells

Product Design
Data Engineer

Mayflower Venues

Summer 2020

Product and Marketing Intern
Jun - Sept 2020

Published 10 blog posts to increase SEO and visibility by 20% for sustainable wedding startup

Recommended 3 software features to CEO for high ROI based on data-backed competitive analysis

SaaS Startup
Consulting

Skillsets

Mechanical Engineering

  • CAD (Fusion360 & SolidWorks)
  • Matlab
  • 3D Printing
  • Architectural Drawings
  • Shop tools
  • Electronics
  • Manufacturing
  • KNIME

Software Engineering

  • Python
  • C++
  • Javascript
  • SQL
  • HTML & CSS
  • Cloud

Business & Design

  • Agile PM
  • Microsoft Excel & Project
  • Operations Management
  • Figma
  • Final Cut Pro
  • PowerBI

Culture Languages

  • Mandarin (fluent)
  • Fuzhounese (beginner)
  • French (beginner)
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