Jude St John
Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University
Minor in Theater and Performance Studies • Mandarin Speaker
About
Hello! I'm Jude, a Mechanical Engineering student at Stanford University (Class of 2028) with an interest in placemaking and engineering design.
I'm passionate about bringing others joy with my work and have both research and design experience in settings ranging from research institutes to theatre.
While I'm continuously developing my technical skills, I'm particularly interested in the intersection of engineering, creativity, and entertainment.
Affiliations & Leadership
Skills & Languages
Technical Skills
Python
MATLAB
Fusion
QLab
Excel
Smartsheet
PhotoshopLanguages
Experience
The Walt Disney Company
Perform technical systems reviews for ride/show systems at all Disney Experiences properties worldwide against engineering specifications, hazard analyses, manufacturer requirements, and job plans.
Conduct field observations and ride/show technical audits to verify drawing compliance, safety standards, and design intent, documenting questions and follow-up items for multidisciplinary teams.
Midea Group's AI Research Center
Worked at Midea's AI Research Institute for the summer, exploring language-controlled generalist robots. Co-authored ActiveUMI, a framework for robotic manipulation with active perception from robot-free human demonstrations, achieving 70% success rate on bimanual tasks. Also see past work: DexVLA, ChatVLA2.
The Arbor
Live mixing, sound checks, and lighting for Stanford events. Separately, in a freelance capacity, I serve as a mixer for various groups' performances, managing load-in, strike, and hearing safety.
Stanford Department of Theater and Performance Studies
Work in the scene shop on tasks directly related to the installation, creation, build, implementation, maintenance, and strike of a TAPS production. Duties include carpentry, welding, installing lighting/sound/video equipment, 3D printing, rigging, automation, painting, etc.
Office of Naval Research
Supported development of a novel optics/photonics process; analyzed results in MATLAB and briefed engineering leads.
Contact
Feel free to reach out for collaborations, project inquiries, or theatrical engineering opportunities.