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• Drive design control efforts as technical design lead to develop medical devices for soft tissue repair and surgical reconstruction
• Interact with end users, external vendors, consultants and collaborators to and collaborate with project team members to facilitate project work
• Support Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory activities in the form of product support, manufacturing process improvement, test method development, risk management, technical files etc.

• Collaborated with Product Research to develop products for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, General and Trauma Surgery
• Assisted with the Design Control process for new product development projects
• Worked with R&D staff to assure design requirements are established and met
• Assisted R&D to execute studies and generate deliverables for exploratory concepts

• Contributed to production of normal and asthmatic 3-dimensional airway tissue models for commercial sale
• Conducted various assays such as ELISAs, cytokine assays, luciferase reporter assays, and lactate dehydrogenase assays for internal research and development and contract studies
• Performed RNA isolation and purification, reverse transcription, and RT-PCR

• Performed aseptic procedures such as mammalian cell culture (rat aortic smooth muscle cells, human epithelial cells, co-cultures) and media preparation
• Prepared and stained histology slides (Hematoxylin and Eosin, Alcian Blue, Picrosirius Red/Fast Green, Smooth Muscle Alpha-actin, Hoechst)
• Attained phase contrast and fluorescent images using microscopy and imaging software
• Used DVT (digital imaging system) for tissue measurement and analysis
• Conducted tensile testing on Instron machine
• Maintained laboratory inventory, stock and hygiene

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Completed a part-time Master of Science with a thesis on Mapping Cartilage Properties Using Indentation Testing.

Bachelor Of Science, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Biomedical Engineering Society, Phi Sigma Sigma, Women's Varsity Volleyball, Society of Women Engineers.