# Elena Kamas > Mechanical Engineering @ Carbon Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/elenakamas The intersections between design and engineering fascinate me. I am always striving to learn from the people around me and pick up new skills along the way. ## Work Experience ### Mechanical Engineering Co-Op @ Carbon Jan 2025 – Present Designing and fabricating commercial products keeping user experience, manufacturability, and cost in mind. Working across teams to bring products to life by iteratively prototyping, utilizing CAD (OnShape), and overseeing manufacturing in-house. ### Product Realization Lab Course Assistant @ Stanford Product Realization Lab Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 Leading 1500+ students and maintaining shop equipment to create a safe, productive environment Teaching students to utilize our machining, rapid prototyping, wood, foundry, and welding labs ### Product Design Research Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 Working with professor John Edmark to explore and model mathematically defined yet whimsical kinetic sculptures. ### Stanford Graphic Novel Project Teaching Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Worked closely with faculty and students to craft and publish a 100-page graphic novel centered on the origins of graffiti writing. ### CHARM Lab Research Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 Worked in the Collaborative Haptics and Robotics in Medicine Lab under Professor Allison Okamura with PhD candidate Brian Do on novel vine robot mechanisms. Utilized CAD, 3D-printing, and prototyping skills. - Built base and body of a steerable vine robot - Created vine robot documentation for the vinerobots.org website - Created test setups for vine robots and collected footage from tip-mounted camera - Analyzed and ran monocular SLAM on vine robot footage - Designed and sewed vest housing for sensors, Macro-Mini Pneumatic Pouch project - Recipient of NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Sponsorship for Summer of 2021 ### Resident and Teaching Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Worked closely with faculty and students of the 3-week course Exploration of Art Materials: The Intersection of Art and Science. Organized activities, supported classroom learning, staffed lab, and coordinated travel for class trips. ### Makery Mentor @ Stanford University Graduate School of Education Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 Hosted office hours, facilitated workshops, and maintained a safe and inclusive culture for the GSE's Makerspace. ### Fusion 360 Tutor @ Autodesk Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Supported Stanford students using the Fusion 360 software, hosted workshops and office hours. ### Design and Engineering Advisor @ Olimpico Learning Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California, United States Designed a 3D printing workshop curriculum for students in grades 3 to 8. Created video tutorials of TinkerCAD software and trained fellow Olimpico employees on the basics of 3D printing. Created lesson plans, worksheets, and lesson props to be used by educators. ### Administrative Assistant @ Western Friend Magazine Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Crew Member @ Chipotle Mexican Grill Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, California, United States ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering Stanford University ### Bachelor's of Science in Product Design Stanford University ### High School Diploma Homestead High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/elena-kamas-598695197 - Portfolio: https://www.elenakamas.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/elenakamas JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/elenakamas/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13