Chermine Chong

Capstone Design Project – Interactive Learning Kiosk (Shellephone) — MIME 497/498

• Designed an interactive educational kiosk for the Hatfield Marine Science Center using user-centered and systems-based design.
• Collaborated with teammates and stakeholders to evaluate constraints and deliver a functional prototype.

SRAM Derailleur Hanger CNC Machining Project — MFGE 413

• Designed and simulated a 5-axis CNC machining process in Siemens NX using cavity, area, and drilling operations.
• Selected Haas UMC-350HD, achieving a 9-minute total cycle time.

Hay Wagon Production Optimization — MFGE 336

• Designed a hayride wagon prototype and developed an MRP plan using multiple lot-sizing strategies.
• Applied cost-minimizing heuristics and documented production costs.

Inventory Forecasting and Evaluation — IE 425

• Built time-series forecasts using MAD, MSE, and MAPE metrics.
• Improved forecast reliability for inventory decisions.

Data Analysis and Probability Modeling — ST 411/511

• Fitted probability distributions and analyzed data using R.

Sensors and Instrumentation Systems — ME 351

• Built Arduino-based sensor systems and analyzed signals using MATLAB.