Katharyn Jeffreys

66 St. Nicholas Place #A35  •  New York, NY 10032

jeffreys@alum.mit.edu  •  617.256.8733

http://katiejeffreys.com

Education

 


June. 2003 -    Fashion Institute of Technology                                                                                 New York, NY

Present            School of Continuing and Professional Studies.  Summer 2003 - Present. GPA: 3.67 out of 4.0

                        Relevant Courses: Introduction to Computer Graphics; Presentation Techniques I; Survey of Interior Design; Three Dimensional Design; Drawing I.

                                                                                               

Aug. 1997 -      Massachusetts Institute of Technology                                                                     Cambridge, MA

June. 2001         Bachelors of Science in Environmental Engineering and Literature. GPA: 4.3 out of 5.0

 

                                Relevant Courses: Environmental Chemistry and Biology Laboratory, Environmental Fluid Transport Processes Laboratory, Hydrology, Fluid Mechanics, Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Ecology, Management in Engineering, Environmental Law: Pollution Control, Introduction to Public Policy Analysis and Government Action, Uncertainty in Engineering, Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Practicum in Writing and Oral Presentation.

                                                                                         

Relevant Experience     

 


Nov. 2006 –     Matthew Smyth, Inc., Design Assistant                                                                       New York, NY

May 2007        Responsible for general office duties in well published, high-end residential design firm. Created purchase orders in Design Manager. Organized antique and furniture deliveries. As part of a team, oversaw research, purchasing and installation of a model apartment. Shopped for trims, furniture and accessories/fixtures.  Created client schemes and maintained resource library.

 

May. 2006 -     Trestle on Tenth, Server                                                                                            New York, NY

Sept.  2006      Server at newly opened upscale Chelsea bistro serving food with French and Swiss influences. Daily staff wine tasting program expanded knowledge of varietals primarily from cooler growing regions. 

                      

June 2001 -     MIT Class of 2001, Vice President and Fifth Reunion Committee Chair                 Cambridge, MA

June 2006          On the Class of 2001 Council, organized nationwide social events, maintained class website, and assisted at Alumni Association events. As Reunion Chair, planned a four day, multi-event weekend for over 150 attendees.

 

Jan. 2005-       Metro Café and Wine Bar, Waitress                                                                           New York, NY

Mar 2006        Set up floor, took orders, confirmed food and drink delivery and customer satisfaction, and processed checks at a busy Gramercy restaurant with 100+ wines by the glass. Gained knowledge of wine, catering/event planning and bartending.  Developed repartee with regulars to ensure return business.

 

May 2005 -     Mark Cunningham Design, Inc., Design Assistant                                                   New York, NY

Feb. 2006           Assisted the designer in the decoration of a 4-bedroom newly renovated Upper East Side apartment. Duties included client meetings; fabric cutting requests and ordering; furniture and modern artwork research; scheduling installations; budget tracking and general office management.

 

Oct. 2004 -      Vintage New York Wine Shop & Tasting Bar, Assistant Manager                        New York, NY

Jan. 2005        Filled retail, managerial and bartending duties at wine shop. Developed knowledge of New York                                        wines and ability to serve a crowded bar, maintain stock, and provide excellent customer service.

 

Mar. 2004 -     Manhattan Renovations, Interior Designer                                                               New York, NY

Oct. 2004         Design and oversight of gut residential interior renovations, including construction planning, A/V system design, furniture and lighting selection and cabinetry design.

 

Feb. 2003 -      Louis Berger Group, Inc., Environmental Engineer                                                  New York, NY

March 2004     Oversaw wastewater treatment plant community air monitoring. Conducted health and safety oversight and environmental sampling of subsurface soil surveys. Prepared air permits and emission statements for government agencies. Administrated Lead Abatement Worker training classes. Conducted USPS hazardous materials inventories.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

June 2002 –     AKRF, Inc., Environmental Engineer                                                                       New York, NY

Nov. 2002        Conducted visual and subsurface investigations of properties around New York State as a part of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments. Wrote Environmental Impact Statement Hazardous Materials chapters. 

 

Jan. 2002 -      Park Avenue Country Club, Server                                                               New York, NY

June 2002        Set up restaurant, took orders, confirmed food and drink delivery and customer satisfaction, and processed checks at a large sports restaurant, bar and lounge. Some hostess experience.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Sept. 2001 -     Luminant Worldwide, Analyst                                                                                    New York, NY

Dec. 2001        Coordinated on-site interviews to determine local site needs for major waste management company’s e-procurement effort. Researched peer/best-in-class logistics structures for a major tobacco company’s European distribution. Contributed to team efforts to develop transportation network for Fortune 100 consumer packaged goods company.

                                                                                                                                                                                                

Summer 2001   ISDGM – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Intern                                                  Venice, Italy

                                Developed a computer model of dissolved organic carbon in the Adriatic Sea taking into account settling and aging of carbon. Modified pre-existing code to create a more realistic model of carbon’s interaction with sea life.

 

Oct. 1999 -      The 24-Hour Coffeehouse, Purchasing Manager                                                   Cambridge, MA

June 2001        Responsibilities of cashier included making and serving coffee drinks, stocking shelves, and maintaining a cash drawer. As Purchasing Manager, researched new products and negotiated prices with vendors. Tracked inventories and placed weekly replenishment orders. Assisted with designing counter layout, selecting materials, and optimizing shelving during renovations.

 

Summer 2000   Ford Motor Company, Associate Research Engineer                                                  Dearbon, MI

                                Located and quantified the use of PVC and Hexavalent Chromium in Ford vehicles. Established benchmark procedures for analysis of vehicle lines and substance-of-concern measurement techniques. Created a phase-out plan involving material alternatives and supplier relations. Established a recycling strategy for the TH!NK Neighbor.

 

Summer 1999   Thetis s.P.a., Intern                                                                                                        Venice, Italy

                        Developed a method for cartographic data interpolation and produced maps of environmental data in the Venice Lagoon. Constructed computer programs that performed calculations on large data sets. Created a web-based display of mapped conditions and updated a web page for an international environmental assessment program.

 

Summer 1997   Buca di Beppo, Wait Assistant                                                                                    Wheeling, IL 

Worked in a newly established Italian family-style restaurant taking orders, serving customers, setting and clearing tables, and packing food.

 

 

Proficiencies

 


                       Programming Skills: HTML, Flash, C, Pascal, Perl, FORTRAN.

                              Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT, Windows 3.1x, MacOS, Unix.

                              Software Packages: Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Quark, CAD, ArcView, FileMaker Pro, Aldus Pagemaker.

                       Language Skills: Spanish, Italian.

 

Activities

 


                              Vice President, Class of 2001 Class Council (2001 - Present). Purchasing Manager, MIT 24-Hour Coffeehouse (1999 - 2001). Features Editor, The Tech (1999 - 2001). Vice President Fraternity Relations, Alpha Chi Omega sorority (2000). Project Manager, Senior Gift Committee (2000 – 2001). Member, Society of Women Engineers (1997 - present). Member, Girl Scouts of the United States of America (1985 - Present). MIT Musical Theater Guild (1997 - 2001). MIT Public Service Center Fellowship (January 2000). Tutor, Teach a Child to Read (1997 - 1999). Interests include: interior design, literature, reading and writing poetry, photography, theater and sailing.