# Ahmed Muhammad > Mechanical Engineering at Stanford | Founder & Executive Director at Kits Cubed Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ahmedmuhammad Hi! I'm a Mechanical Engineering student minoring in CS at Stanford University, with interests in Product Design and Robotics. I am from Oakland, California, and am passionate about equalizing STEM education through social entrepreneurship, community organizing, and volunteerism. ## Work Experience ### Member, Board of Trustees @ California Academy of Sciences Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Founder and Executive Director @ Kits Cubed Jan 2020 – Present | Oakland, California, United States Kits Cubed is a youth-led, nonprofit organization with a mission to introduce youth to the wonders of science through fun, affordable, and accessible means. Our organization offers an array of community-focused initiatives, including creating science kits, hosting summer camps, providing paid internships and job opportunities for local high school students, teaching hands-on science curriculum in public schools, and organizing large-scale events to foster a passion for science among youth. Kits Cubed has collaborated with esteemed organizations such as the Golden State Warriors, NASA, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland A’s, California Life Sciences, Chabot Space and Science Center, the Oakland Zoo, Lawrence Hall of Science, Oakland Fire Department, and many more. ### Research Assistant at the Assistive Robotics and Manipulation Lab (ARMLab) @ Stanford University School of Engineering Jan 2023 – Present | Stanford, California, United States Advised by Professor Monroe Kennedy III, Wonkyung Do, and Shivani Guptasarma on: -development and experimentation of novel soft actuation methods -programming in ROS1 to assist with tactile sensing and robotic perception project ### Advisory Group Member, Education & Conservation Committee @ San Francisco Zoo & Gardens Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States As an Advisory Group Member of the Education & Conservation Committee at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, I provide strategic advice and guidance on educational and conservation initiatives. I collaborate with fellow advisors to enhance conservation awareness and practices, and create learning opportunities for young people in science. In this role, I work to support and expand SFZG’s commitment to conservation. The Advisors Group is made of Bay Area experts in various fields, such as science, medicine, environmental science, education, technology, and community members. ### Mentor and Tutor (Volunteer) @ Math Star Tutoring Jan 2017 – Present | Oakland, CA Math Star Tutoring (MST) is a nonprofit organization that helps K-8 students from underserved backgrounds achieve excitement and success in their academics. As a former student, I am now a lead mentor and tutor at MST, and am a "big brother" outside of the classroom. ### Mayfield Fellow @ Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Selected as 1 of 12 from a pool of 150+ Stanford students to take part in an immersive 9-month work/study program in tech entrepreneurship. ### Member of Technical Staff @ OpenAI Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Product Design Intern @ io Products Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Career Prep Fellow @ Management Leadership for Tomorrow Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 ### Intern, Engineer Rotation Development Program @ Pacific Gas and Electric Company Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Oakland, California, United States As a summer intern in the Engineer Rotational Development Program (ERDP) at PG&E, I support engineering and operations within the Gas Corrosion Engineering department. My tasks include testing in the field and analyzing data to find and fix corrosion issues in gas pipelines. I also assist in updating procedures and documenting our work. This role is a mix of working remotely, in the field, and in the office, contributing to a program that assesses and manages corrosion risks in the Bay Area. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Instacrops Inc (YC S21) Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile Helped develop a chatbot using Python, WhatsApp, OpenAI, and Flask to automate interactions with farmers in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, aiding mission of enhancing efficient and sustainable food production ### Research Assistant at the Collaborative Haptics and Robotics in Medicine (CHARM Lab) @ Stanford University School of Engineering Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Stanford, California, United States Advised by Professor Allison Okamura and Crystal Winston on Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) actuators for origami haptic devices. ### City Council Youth District Representative @ City of Oakland Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Oakland, California, United States Represented Oakland youth on issues of education, employment, public safety, health, and more. We led Oakland Youth Vote, a new voting measure on city ballots, which has enabled high school upperclassmen to vote in school board elections that directly impact them. ## Education ### Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Stanford University ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mechanical Engineering Stanford University ### Oakland Technical High School ### Peralta Community College District ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ahmedm1 --- Source: https://flows.cv/ahmedmuhammad JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ahmedmuhammad/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13