Dr. Kristen Cardinal’s Tissue Engineering Lab at Cal Poly focuses on developing tissue-engineered vascular models for preclinical use. The lab’s “blood vessel mimics” are used for in vitro medical device testing. Working in the lab I have gained exposure to:- Cell staining (immunostaining, viability assays, etc.)- Imaging and analysis (SEM, Fluorescence Microscopy, ImageJ etc.)- Creating tissue engineered constructs of healthy and diseased vasculature (such as aneurysm models)- Vascular device deployment testing- Material biocompatibility testing- Proper aseptic wet lab technique

• Led DMAIC-based initiatives to eliminate process inefficiencies, directly contributing to reduced scrap rates and increased production yield. • Devised an effective solution to reduce scrap by creating a part return avenue to the vendor for repairs, resulting in an estimated cost savings of $48,000 a year. • Assisted in handling NCMRs and contributed to updating inspection plans using Enterprise/Material Resource Planning (ERP). • Conducted thorough inspections of supplier lots to determine their usability, enabling efficient dispositioning and use of parts in production to prevent downtime and ensure continuous supply.

• Provided member services in a friendly and professional manner, gave members full attention, and communicated in a positive, timely and effective manner. • Packed member orders into boxes.• Performed clean-up, cart retrieval, and ran for items as directed.• Performed sales floor work, such as greeting or assisting members and taking inventory.

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• Built pallets for shipment as well as walls in the trailers on the ship dock.• Scanned and stacked totes to ship in the transship area.• Wrapped, closed, and sorted pallets by location and departure time and loaded them onto trucks ensuring timely departure.