About
Mary Kate is a student of engineering and multimedia artist. She is currently pursuing a BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and she holds a BFA in Animation and Digital Arts from Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts (2017).
Mary Kate has five years of professional experience working as a fabricator within the film and entertainment industry; during this time she gained tangible skills in manual machining, mold making and casting, sculpting, electronics hardware assembly, soft goods fabrication, CAD / 3D modeling, and 3D printing. Her credits include BBC’s Moon and Me, Adult Swim’s The Shivering Truth, and Netflix’s Wendell and Wild.
Since 2022, Mary Kate has been employed as an opto-mechanical student assistant within the Electro-Optical Systems Lab at Georgia Tech Research Institute. There, she works primarily in the research and development of EO/RF technology, and employs multidisciplinary skillsets in engineering, fabrication, and 2D/3D animation.
In her spare time, Mary Kate enjoys photography and illustration, writing, tinkering with all things, and pushing herself to learn through projects of her own.
