# Krista Polikaitis

> Software Engineer at Atlassian

Location: Jericho, Vermont, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kristapolikaitis

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Atlassian
Jan 2022 – Present

### Software Engineer @ AKASA
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Mechanical Design Engineer @ Ipsen USA
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Cherry Valley, IL
Worked as a mechanical design engineer for a top vacuum furnace company.
Used AutoCAD Mechanical and AutoCAD Inventor to 3D model furnace bodies and electrical wireframes.
Performed stress and pressure calculations on the bodies of the vacuum furnace to ensure that they were safe for production.

### Mechanical Engineer- Rotational Program @ AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Detroit Area
Rotated throughout the design engineering and manufacturing engineering team at American Axle.
Helped to design potential products via AutoCAD Mechanical and AutoCAD Inventor. 
Worked with statistical analysis for stress calculations on automobile axles.
Managed a Union manufacturing group.

### Mechanical Engineering Summer Intern @ AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Detroit, MI
Worked with prototype manufacturing team at American Axle in which we were tasked with programming cutting machines for new potential products.

### Student Athlete @ Miami University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | Oxford, Ohio, United States
Member of Division 1 volleyball team.
Practiced 20 hours/week and traveled on weekends, while maintaining full-time status as an engineering student. 
Captain of the team during my Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years. 
2017 Mid American Conference Champions with NCAA Tournament appearance.


## Education
### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Mechanical Engineering
Miami University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017

### Software Engineering
Codeworks
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Exchange Program
Chiang Mai University
Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/krista-polikaitis

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Last updated: 2026-03-29