Caitlin (K80) Correll

Themed entertainment design professor

Education

M.E.T., Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, The Copper Union

Credentials

Professor of Themed Entertainment Design, 2026–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Director of technical design and drafting, 2024–26, Chicago Scenic Studios, Chicago, Il

CAD design and engineering manager, 2019–23, Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, NM

Mechanical design engineer, 2017–18, Animax Designs, Nashville, TN

Associate creative engineer, 2016–17, Universal Creative, Orlando, FL

Mechanical engineer, 2015–16, Showman Fabricators, Queens, NY

Fabricator, 2015, A Standard Transmission, Brooklyn, NY

Mechanical design engineer, 2014–15, TAIT Towers, Litiz, PA

Engineering intern, 2014, Walt Disney World New Technology Group, Orlando, FL

Engineering co-op, 2014, Disney Research Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Fabrication intern, 2013, The Jim Henson Company, Queens, NY

Fabrication intern, 2010–11, The Puppet Kitchen, New York, NY

Fabrication intern, 2010, Tandem Otter Productions, New York, NY

Tech services intern, 2009, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA

Awards, recognitions, and honors

Early Career Watch List, ASME, 2024
Old Guard Early Career Award – gold medal, ASME, 2017
Charles T. Main Student Leadership Award – gold medal, ASME, 2012
Holds five patents related to robotic systems (20200282319; 2020, 10350504; 2019, US 10258895; 2019, US 15/486814; 2018, US 20180071642; 2017)

Organizations

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)