Caroline Debrota Email & Phone Number

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineering Team (June 2021-present):Responsible for design, development, maintenance, and verification of existing and new products.Design of parts for plastics injection molding using CAD (Onshape).Development and testing of new products and systems.Co-op Manager (June 2023-present):Responsible for managing two engineering co-op students from Northeastern University.Performed onboarding activities for each new set of co-ops, distributed projects, and kept up with progress through weekly meetings. Mentored co-ops in lab safety, engineering practices, and career advancement principles, while fostering an encouraging and open environment for them to grow.

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

• Hands-on involvement in all stages of the biomedical product development process in a small entrepreneurial team• Created and presented attractive and informative pitch decks to prospective clients• Created formal grant proposals to NIH using strong technical writing and organizational skills • Managed three interns and provided engineering counsel for their technical projects• Organized and led volunteer effort to laser-cut, sew and distribute 3,000 + cloth face masks for COVID-19 relief using a mask pattern I adapted and improved for the purpose

Manchester, New Hampshire

• Designed and refined complex test fixtures capable of creating and maintaining pressure settings in a fluid system. Test fixture development involved CAD modeling via SolidWorks, prototype fabrication and assembly, benchtop testing, and creation of all associated fixture documentation including bill of materials, engineering drawings, assembly guide and use instructions.• Worked closely with mechanical, manufacturing, and systems engineers on a multidisciplinary project-based team with focused daily scrums and weekly full-team meetings• Formulated and reviewed test cases to verify requirements demonstrating safety and efficacy of high-tech medical devices in development. Formal test cases covered test method validation, procedure, uncertainty budgets, equipment tracing, etc.• Organized and led a 3-month long training effort for coworkers to learn to use Python 3 • Used issue tracking and project management tools including Jira and Confluence to stay abreast of deadlines and organize task priorities

Terre Haute, Indiana Area

• Part of a student team developing a lightweight, adjustable pediatric manual wheelchair to accommodate growing children• Directly responsible for client communication, design work, prototype fabrication, and project documentation

Terre Haute, Indiana Area

• Worked in a 3-person team to engineer solutions for client companies• Conceptualized and developed solutions to problems with neurosurgical devices posed by client contact, culminating in the design and realization of prototypes suitable for use in laboratory testing (e.g. accessory system for company’s flagship products, illumination attachments for surgical handpiece)• Managed significant portions of multiple simultaneous projects• Designed and prototyped mechanical components for optical measurement system• Constructed bench-mounted testing apparatus to simulate manufacturing environment

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Executed independently-formulated experiments in a self-guided research environment• Analyzed data to develop a comprehensive quantifying equation for chemical levels based on sensor readings• Presented results to teammates in weekly meetings and to public in final research symposium

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Designed and ran bioassays to test the potency of bioproducts in development• Created and populated an electronic catalog of over 6,000 cell lines stored in liquid nitrogen dewars• Established, maintained, and banked five cell lines for experimental use