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California, United States

Menlo Park, California, United States

Develops custom mechanical test setups and performs root-cause analyses for clients in medical device and consumer electronics industries

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Research focus: tailoring mechanical properties of polymer foams and lattices through multimaterial and structural design• Designed, simulated, and mechanically tested the response of lattices and foams with tailorable mechanical properties

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Developed the revenue model and conducted financial forecasting• Conducted finite elements analyses to assess prototype designs• Won third place at the Scheinfeld New Venture Challenge and Honorable Mention at UCSB's New Venture Competition

• Advised two senior capstone teams through the product development process from concept to prototype• Facilitated communication within the product development team as well as with faculty and sponsors through weekly meetings

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Assisted students using FDM, CJP, and SLA printers and repaired printers

Corning, Ny

• Led a research and development project to introduce a new manufacturing technology • Assisted in failure analysis investigations• Authored a research report: Ultrasonically Soldering Dissimilar Materials

Greater Seattle Area

• Created research and development experiments for medical implants• Led “Process Failure Mode Effects & Analysis” meetings with medical device companies (Cochlear, SetPoint, and Med-El)

Certificate, Technology Management

Curriculum focused on the fundamentals of business strategy, innovation & management, marketing, and finance. These were put into practice.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science, 3.91

Graduate Student Consulting Club Co-Founder & Co-President McNair Scholars Mentor Beyond Academia Programming Chair

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Materials Engineering, 3.92

Division I Track and Cross Country Athlete Rossin Junior Fellow Lehigh Materials Society Member Society of Women Engineers Member