Veronika Wang Résumé

01 Experience

Research, engineering, and where I've learned the most

Roles where I've done technical work — building, testing, analyzing, and presenting — listed with what I actually did rather than what the title suggests.

02 Research & engineering

Technical roles

2023 — present Boston, MA

Founder & Lead Engineer

Rescue Reach

  • Designed and built a UAV sensor-fusion platform that aligns FLIR thermal imagery to 16-beam LiDAR and runs a dual-stream CNN detector on a Jetson Nano for survivor detection under debris
  • Implemented LOAM-inspired real-time SLAM so the system maps and navigates in GPS-denied environments
  • Reached roughly 85% detection in simulated-rubble testing with sub-second end-to-end inference, about 30% better than the 2D baseline I compared against
  • Designed ReachLink, the mobile coordination layer: geofenced alerts, shelter routing, and moderated crowd-sourced reporting
  • Built ReachOne, a wearable multi-arm robotic prototype for responders, currently in movement testing
  • Wrote and presented the research as a poster and talk, with mentorship from engineers at Robostreet and Universal Robots
  • Thermo Fisher JIC Top 300
  • IEEE Top Innovator Award
  • MSEF 3rd place, 2026

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Summer 2025 Natick, MA

Research Intern

U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)

  • Supported research on environmental and physiological resilience under the supervision of senior scientists
  • Worked with experimental datasets and followed established research and testing protocols
  • Studied how human performance is measured and modeled under extreme environmental conditions
  • Observed how applied research is designed, conducted, documented, and interpreted in a federal laboratory setting
July 2025 Saint Anselm College · Manchester, NH

Team Member, Drone Team

Saint Anselm College

  • Designed, built, and flew drones as part of a college drone team
  • Collaborated on flight operations, payload integration, and mission objectives
  • Applied hands-on robotics and aviation practice that carried directly into my own UAV work
2021 — present Boston, MA

AI & Clean Energy Intern

Robostreet

  • Worked alongside engineers developing autonomous electric vehicles, gaining exposure to how commercial autonomy programs are structured
  • Assisted with data analysis and systems testing
  • Observed AI-enabled transportation development from prototype through demonstration
  • Represented the company at conferences and industry events, explaining technical work to non-technical audiences

03 Organizations

Other roles

2024 — present Remote

Chief Financial Officer

STEMed Insights

  • Developed financial strategy and budget oversight for a student-run STEM nonprofit
  • Managed funding allocation across research bootcamps and a startup incubator program
  • Supported partnership development to keep programs running year to year
2020 — present Cambridge, MA

Student

Girls' Angle @ Google

  • Long-term mentorship in applied mathematics, design thinking, and technology
  • Worked on geometric modeling, algorithmic design, and Desmos-based simulations with mathematician mentors

Leadership, mentorship, and community work →

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I'm seeking lab and internship opportunities in robotics, autonomy, computer vision, and intelligent systems.

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