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Torrance, California, United States

Torrance, California, United States

• Performed Human Factors and Usability Engineering activities for a next-gen LVAD, includingcreating prototypes, conducting risk analyses, and collecting user feedback.• Authored system level documentation such as User-Interface Specifications, DesignRequirement Documents, dFMEAs and Hazard Analyses.• Lead small international team of engineers to create high-tech AC Adapter product.Maintained project schedule, wrote documentation, and designed injection molded casing.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

• Managed data collection and analysis of over 75 characterization tests while ensuringeach test related back to specific product Design Input Requirements.• Wrote three Test Methods and conducted their respective Test Method Validations.• Wrote Design Verification Protocols documenting 35 tests to be performed during DV testingand lead on-site testing following COVID-19 restrictions and tight project schedule.

Pittsburgh, Pa

• Organized and ran weekly meeting for four Western Pennsylvania FIRST LEGO League teams by supervising team progress and helping them to achieve their goals.• Created curriculum designed to run multiple FLL teams at a time, allowing teams to be individually successful while still being managed by a small number of adults. • Advised high school mentors in how to best support teams.• Lead team-building activities, and taught organization, documentation, and oral presentation skills… Show more • Organized and ran weekly meeting for four Western Pennsylvania FIRST LEGO League teams by supervising team progress and helping them to achieve their goals.• Created curriculum designed to run multiple FLL teams at a time, allowing teams to be individually successful while still being managed by a small number of adults. • Advised high school mentors in how to best support teams.• Lead team-building activities, and taught organization, documentation, and oral presentation skills to students, aged 9-14. Show less

• Designed two alternate single-use catheter pump loading concepts for a Thrombectomy device, addressing flaws in current mechanism, to be used in a user research study.• Prototyped caster locking and monitor height adjustment mechanisms, preformed engineering confidence testing on the prototype, and summarized findings in a report.• Designed ratcheting and tensioning mechanisms for a gear train in a new dry powder inhaler.

Manchester, Nh

• Designed an ergonomic outer housing for a class II aesthetic laser treatment device (ALTD)• Prototyped a lightweight and flexible umbilical and collapsible gantry for use with the ALTD.• Created a test fixture and ran experiments to prevent condensation formation on the surface of a skin-cooling device based on theoretical convection and conduction calculations.• Performed SolidWorks transient thermal analysis simulation on a multi-layered storage container.

Carnegie Mellon University

Taught Python in weekly recitation and lab classes, tutored small groups of students weekly, held office hours, graded homework, quizzes, and exams, organized hackathon and wellness activities for the students

Lasalle Language Academy Chicago, Il

As a mentor I lead team-building activities and teach organization, documentation, and oral presentation skills to students, aged 9-13. I also share my personal robotics and engineering experiences and projects with the team. In 2013 I pitched the FLL robotics program to the school PTA and principal. Other relevent skills include general project management, director of research project, and helping guide robot construction and programming.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Ma

• Designed and conducted a study to record the motion of human hand joints, using Optitrack Motion Capture, to assist in the development of a portable hand orthosis.• Analyzed joint angles using OpenSim and Matlab and described results in a one-page abstract.• Presented scientific poster at Biomedical Engineering Society’s 2017 Annual Meeting.• Organized and ran a week-long camp to expose 8th grade girls to biomedical engineering and research skills

Teach MIT Scratch, MIT App Inventor, and LEGO Mindstorms drag-and-drop programming, and custom Minecraft Mods (Javascript) to elementary and high school students in half and full day camps.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science In Mechanical Engineering With Additional Major In Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Society of Women Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Scotch'n'Soda Theater, Student Dormatory.

Education record

Activities and Societies: FIRST Robotics Competiton Team, National Honors Society, Varsity 12" Softball, Varsity 16" Softball, National.