Max De Somma

Member of Technical Staff

Claremont, California, United States

About

I recently graduated from Harvey Mudd College majoring in Engineering. I specialized in mechanical and electrical engineering while pursuing additional software engineering courses. I am looking to gain experience in a breadth of engineering fields so that I can better understand the engineering industry.

Experience

  • Member of Technical Staff at Higher Ground LLC
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Harvey Mudd College (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Machine Shop Proctor
      Aug 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - Teach fellow engineering students and professors how to safely use the machine shop and all its equipment. - Organize and run weekly training courses that teach other proctors how to better instruct new students in the shop. - Directly responsible for managing the shop’s budget, including purchasing decisions for new materials, tools, and machines.

    • Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

    • Researcher
      May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

      Researched the Optical Properties of Herbaceous Plant Roots to Safely Monitor the Rhizosphere - Programmed Monte Carlo simulation in Python simulating photons travel in plant tissue - Responsible for setting up both the lab camera and photodiode DAQ combination and coding functions for them in Vimba Python and NI-DAQmx Python respectively - Manufactured custom fiber optic cables for use in lab experiments - Wrote and presented a summary of relevant findings to faculty and research staff

  • Renewable Energy Engineer at Invenergy
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    - Utilized PLS-CADD to design and test transmission lines for Invenergy’s 1200 MW HVDC Grain Belt Express project - Transmission design was selected over other proposals for its superior cost and power efficiency. - Developed and implemented quality control forms to ensure construction adhered to specifications and operated smoothly

  • Software Engineering Intern at Strata Identity
    May 2023 - Aug 2023 · 4 mos

    Software Engineering Intern working on Cloud Identity Orchestration - Wrote proprietary software documentation providing tutorials for potential clients and training for future engineers. - Reconfigured the cloud identity orchestrator to use Go Lang 1.20 when it was out of date, resulting in improved build speeds of 10% and increased CPU performance of 2%. - Worked alongside Dev Sec Ops to integrate State of Minnesota’s preexisting security system, Oracle Identity Cloud Service, into Strata’s proprietary software and taught management how to use the Oracle software.