Rhea Kripalani

Electrical and Computer Engineering @ CMU

Morganville, New Jersey, United States

About

Junior at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA

Experience

  • Distributed Systems Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    Teaching Assistant for Distributed Systems. Host weekly office hours and recitations, as well as create homework questions.

  • President at Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering at CMU
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    President As President during my senior year, I oversee all organizational initiatives, events, and collaborations on campus. I manage the executive board with a focus on growing membership, improving outreach, and fostering an inclusive and supportive community for women in ECE. I also handle the organization’s operational details, including finances, logistics, and long-term planning. Corporate Chair In my sophomore and junior years, I served as Corporate Chair, where I coordinated sponsorships and developed partnerships with industry professionals. I organized weekly recruitment events that connected Women in ECE members with leading tech companies, and helped foster a strong community through networking sessions and social events.

  • Software Engineer Intern at Meta
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    Teen and Family Experiences Team

  • Software Development Intern at kACE - A Fenics Brand
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    Work on teams developing commercial software to facilitate FX derivative trading. Developed a microservices architecture with a Spring Boot REST API for MS SQL database manipulation and effectively handled asynchronous calls using Apache Kafka messaging to improve user experience.

  • Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

    TA for Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (18-100). I conduct weekly office hours, grade assignments, and meet with small groups of 5 students every week to review lecture content and homework. I also have weekly discussions with either Professor Zajdel or Professor Kesden to discuss the course.