# Leina McDermott

> Engineering @ Ramp

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/leina

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Ramp
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Ramp
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer, Crypto R&D @ Jump Trading LLC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer @ oso
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area

### Control Systems Project Lead @ Dartmouth Formula Racing
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

### Captain: Team and Project Management @ Dartmouth Formula Racing
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Hanover, NH
- Determine timeline and priorities of 30-person team, assign roles and tasks, manage deadlines and provide mentorship
- Led team to first-ever hybrid vehicle championship at 2018 Formula Hybrid competition 
- Established sponsorship team responsible for relationships with financial sponsors; raised over $75,000 to date

### Suspension Project Lead @ Dartmouth Formula Racing
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Hanover, NH
- Team lead for the design and manufacture of the suspension and steering systems for the 2017 vehicle
- Modeled and tested designs using MATLAB, SolidWorks finite element analysis and SusProg3D software


Website: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dfr/

### Software Engineering Intern @ Honeybee Robotics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Pasadena, CA
- Automated testing for two projects by writing data acquisition and test procedure software in C++
- Integrated and tested lightweight filesystem with RTOS-based flight computer (ARM M0 processor)
- Designed and fabricated electromechanical breadboard for pneumatic sampling technology testing

### Device Engineering Intern - Firmware @ Alarm.com
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Boston, MA
- Designed and implemented hardware and RTOS-based firmware in C for prototype IoT device to showcase new tech
- Intern project finalist; selected to present product to company executives including CEO

### Vehicle Engineering Intern @ Tesla
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Palo Alto, CA
- Processed and analyzed data using MATLAB, Python and Excel to determine conditions for specific failure mode of Tesla Air Suspension System
- Developed logic and firmware in C for early-warning system; instrumented test vehicle and recorded data using CAN

### Private Tutor @ Varsity Tutors
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Seattle, WA
Tutored several students one-on-one in math, reading, and writing from a 6th-grade to 10th-grade level.

### Dartmouth Dining Services Associate @ Dartmouth College
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Hanover, NH
Worked in the bakery in the Class of 1953 Commons, Dartmouth's main dining hall, making delicious chocolate chip cookies and other treats for Dartmouth students and staff.

### Hostess, Room Service @ Woodmark Hotel & Still Spa, A Destination Hotel
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Kirkland, WA
Organized reservations and seated guests as a hostess using OpenTable software. Also worked as a busser, food-runner, and room-service server.


## Education
### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Computer Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Engineering Sciences
Dartmouth College

### December Business Bridge Program
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

### International Community School


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-07