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Greater Los Angeles Area

I explored computational methods of analyzing clinical magnetic resonance image and spectroscopy data. The goal of my research was to develop new insights into the diagnosis and treatment of hydrocephalus, pediatric brain tumors, and vasculopathies. A substantial amount of my work involved coding in python to develop graphical interfaces, data manipulation algorithms, databases, and pipelines for a large spectroscopy dataset. These tools improved the ability of clinicians to query and cross reference spectroscopic data with medical records and allowed researchers to perform analyses across patients to develop better insights for different disease states. Other notable projects involved segmenting arteries from time of flight magnetic resonance angiograms of the brain and automating callosal angle measurements for diagnosing normal pressure hydrocephalus.

San Francisco Bay Area

Schedu is a startup working to develop an application to intelligently schedule California community college students into courses that will give the greatest opportunity for success in transferring to a four-year university. My main tasks were overseeing the technical development of the application. I planned out the algorithms that drive the back end of the application and worked with one other developer to write the scripts to execute them while also maintaining the timeline and work schedule for the project.

Redwood City, Ca

Minerva is a PMA approved manufacturer of single-use endometrial ablation devices. I worked on the quality side of production with an emphasis on the capital equipment, a radiofrequency generator used to supply the energy for ablation. My day-to-day tasks involved reviewing data and DHRs for the RF generators, working with our suppliers concerning issues or improvements with the device, performing complaint investigations, and managing the preventive maintenance and calibration system.

San Rafael, California

I worked as part of an integrated R&D team in developing a flexible medical bronchoscope. The main body of my task involved working with the product design files. I was responsible for performing tolerance stackup analysis to better qualify design changes and implementing any necessary changes to parts and assemblies within the design. In addition, I worked to develop manufacturing process instructions for the device with an initial design-based approach followed by iterative revision through direct observation of their implementation in the manufacturing process.

I worked in the failure analysis lab investigating medical devices that had been returned following a complaint. It was my job to confirm the failure mode of the affected devices and determine the root cause. I regularly applied problem-solving skills in order to troubleshoot therapeutic and diagnostic vascular products and their related system accessories. The purpose of my work was to monitor recurring issues so that appropriate changes could be made to improve product quality and safety.

Rancho Cordova

The main body of my work involved interacting with customers over phone and email concerning product inquiries and sales. I developed an understanding of Volcano intravascular products and their function in order to better assist consumers. Further, I practiced and developed extensive customer satisfaction skills through constant interaction with our clients.

Davis

The Advanced Highway Maintenance and Construction Technology Research Center is a Davis-located faction of California's Transportation Department that conducts an array of research. I spent the Summer working on a solo project to develop an optical character recognition program for analyzing CHP accident reports that would replace the traditional human-entered data collection process. The goal of the project was to later apply the data in order to reduce accidents in construction zones.

Sacramento, California Area

I worked on the energy hotline with a team of student engineers. I would respond to inquiries from contractors and public officials concerning energy efficiency of commercial and residential constructions. I gained a working knowledge of California's energy efficiency requirements and how they could be applied to building material and appliance selection to be more conservative.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

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