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Boston, Ma, Us

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Collaborated with the R&D team to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges in heating and cooling glass containers, driving the development of innovative solutions that improved product performance and operational efficiencyConducted airspeed tests and thermal mapping of containers, analyzing data to ensure optimal environmental conditions and product integrityOrganized and presented R&D data in a clear, concise format, ensuring both senior leadership and engineering teams could easily understand project outcomes and technical developments

Designed experiments to best capture the swimming style and mechanical properties of Barnacle Larvae Used MatLab photo analysis and Python machine learning to analyze videos taken on high speed cameras, extrapolating the animals’ velocity, energy, and power from successive strokesPresented findings at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics - "The effect of temperature on swimming kinematics and hydrodynamics of barnacle cyprids" Improved understanding of fundamental swimming behavior to help prevent biofouling on aquatic vessels, aiding future research projects

Designed new test fixture using AutoCAD to test vacuum seal on an existing product, improving the rate at which they could be testedLearned best documentation practices for clear and concise transfers of knowledge, creating easy to follow standard operating proceduresProvided support to production hardware tests through troubleshooting and technical understanding of product lineDesigned a new test stand with existing parts to ease testing burden on existing test stand, doubled the number of available testing cable harnesses, and improved ergonomics

Greater Boston

Stress test new software improvements for future SOLIDWORKS builds, testing for defects and toensure improvements operate as expectedCollaborate on future versions of SOLIDWORKS with verification teams and subject matter expertsAnalyzed customers and end users frustrations to improve future versions of the softwareCollaborate with Product Definition team members, supporting their projects and helping to prepare for the 3DEXPERIENCE World 2022 Conference where new software improvements are first publicly demonstrated

Greater Boston Area

Managed and updated budget as well as used Expensify to organize receipts and monthly costsRepresentative for the Diversity and Inclusion team; led a seminar on Diversity in the WorkplaceFellow strategic support: maintained calendar, coordinated company visits, and managed Fellows’ outingsCoordinated and corresponded with vendors, to ensure space was appropriately maintained, as well as companies to answer any questions on programSustained office supplies for 10 staff members and 50 fellows, carefully adhering to budgeting practices

Greater Boston Area

Organized symposiums, regular seminars, workshops, and classes held at the institute with Principle Investigators, visiting scientists, and senior level managers/ administratorsWorked with facility and laboratory managers to successfully coordinate lab space and resourcesAs part of the executive administrative team, worked to ensure smooth and efficient flow of day-to-day operations for the Director, Associate Director, COO, and institute as a wholeProvided logistical support to three Principle Investigators, managing schedules, travel arrangements, and accounts management using PeopleSoft to manage and track expenses

Maintained a global project to reorganize training in over 100 Job Roles in Analytical Research and Development, requiring effective communication with both the local and overseas sitesCreated training guides for 5 scientific machines currently in useExperience with Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Laboratory Practice systemsHelped perform quality control on other projects, such as website updates, & informational brochures for trainingPresented a poster to summarize the work completed from June until August at the end of the summer internship

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology And Math (3.75 Gpa)

Activities and Societies: Captain of Marist College Division I Women's Crew Honors Program Dean's Circle Vice President of Psi Chi.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Swim Team Captain, Honors Chorus